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■gum rf-toedito inner M. [) WIN ELL, PROPRIETOR. “WISDOM, JUSTICE, AND MODERATION. FOUR DOLLARS PER ANNUM. VKW SERIES. ROME, GEORGIA, TUESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 25, 1879. VOL. 18, NO. 38 tfoimctf and (flommmial CONSOLIDATED APRIL lO, 1876. RATES OF SUBSCRIPTIONS. FOU THE WEEKLY. One year } J “ tlx months ™ Three months w FOR THE TRI-WEEKLY. One year 'j JJj six months * „ Three 1 uu If pahl yearly, strictly In advance, the price „■ the Weekly Courier will be $1 50. CONTRACT RATES OF ADVERTISING. 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Washington, Feb. 19.—The gauntlet thrown down in the House to-day by the Republican side was promply .pick ed up by the Democrats, and after a most bitter partisan fight, it is certain that legislation will be delayed for some days, and that an extra session, with the present temper of the Demo crats, is possible. The action of the re cent caucus has heretofore not been considered binding, as it was known that certainly fifteen of the Democratic members would weaken on tne ques tion of repealing the election laws, but the proceedings of tO'day appear to have solidified the party. It has been a long while since the House has wit nessed such prolonged and rancorous debates, Mr. Atkins made no attempt to hasten matters on his bill, and says to-night that he means to let the quts- tion have full swing. Mr. Herbert, of Alabama, preseri ed the first amend ment, which was to repeal the test oath. The debates on this point were compar atively flat and uninteresting. Mr. Kelley, of Pennsylvania, was the only Republican who fought the present law on the ground of incongruity, and said, in the course of his remarks; “that, he thought that the proper way to solve the Southern problem was to sweep such injurious legislation from the stat utes.” The Democrats simply showed the utter absurdity of a law whose prac tical workings would exclude front the jury-box not only the Postmaster Gen eral but the United States District Judge) and Attorneys all over the South, including Settle, of Florida; Dick, of North Carolina; aud Hill, of Mississippi. The Republicans made scarcely an effort to debate or kill this amendment. It w-s carried by a vote of 118 to G6, many Republicans not voting at all; and Messrs. Cole, Kelley, Chittenden, Rice, Norcross, Harris (Mass.), Crapo, Metcalf and Robinson uniting with the Democrats for repeal, the House was then only on the out skirts of the fight. Many of the Repub- “Cans who really favored the repeal of tho test oath took the position advocat 'd by Mr. Frye, 'that tho question was not germain on an appropriation bill, and hence they could not support it; but tbeir real motive was to preserve their consistency on the points of order which were later advanced. The next amendment, which was the real bone of contention, was offered by Mr. South- , !' °t Ohio. It was to repeal so much 01 the statutes as provided for the ap- poiutment of supervisors of elections. ‘he debate at onco became very hot, aim the war was fought over again lor several hours. Eugene Hale laid down 16 Republican platform in a short, l'eit speech, saving that they proposed oexhaust every measure of parliamenti- \r i?-* 0 defeat the pending legislation. r - Umkle, of Maryland, answered the t'mu lunge by remarking that the De- ocracy were prepared with their cots • mi rations, and would sit the thing ou 8h- Geu. I-Ceifer, of Ohio, who is supposed to represent the Administra- a ‘luded to too possibility of other war and appeared to take great mi oit in trying to got somo Democrat l, , ck . a chi P eft' his shoulder. He s ., la PP'ly answered by Mr, Aiken, of i Carolina, who said that the South ' ad its day of fighting, and if the I 6tnan ,r °m Ohio wanted more war d have to look in Borne other .c c fion. All the South wanted was . • c * 0rc i99 of Statu law's, without -mi t<ir * erenco °l" Federal marshals; Tho that a 1110 ' 1 tn oy proposed to have. £. , present legislation, like tho attempt _ J: ft ° e a * lrst mortgage on tho negro ‘ was 8 curse, and, like other curses, mnJ* 0 ? ® 0I ?' n g home to roost. At this i ‘ l !nt Futinoy, one of the colored ntem- South Carolina, edged down a, ain *°i took Garfield’s soat, thumbed ^’ atut6S , and showed symptoms of ’ t0 ra ply. Of course be obtained Mr cnn sout, and his answer to tho n j. u , Wtt8 a hroad admission that ‘*dicalg n P South Carolina have not reflected much credit on the party, that many ef the negroes had voted for Hamp ton, believing him faithful to tbeir inter ests, and that the State was undoubtedly Republican upon a fair count. This speech was only significant as being per- naps the iaat wail of despair tout a col ored man will ever utter in the halls of Congress over the Democratic tendencies of his race. After some debate Mr. Hale brought matters to a crisis by proposing us a substitute for Southard’s amend ment the House bill some time since in troduced requiring the ballots to be of such a size, and prescribing penalties for violations of the election law. It was during the debate on the admission of this subject that Garfield and Blackburn had their tilt. Garfield made a speech of great venom, so muoh as to charge that the House of Representatives was now governed by the edict of one of whom was under caucus dictation. Mr. Black burn, thou in the chair, at onco took the floor. He said tho insult was hurled at him as chairman ot the Democratic caucus. Holding in his hand the official report of Mr. Garfield’s language, he stated in a dignified manner that the gen tleman from Ohio intended such lan guage to stand. Garfield whined out an evasive reply. He stated in sub stance that he meant no personal reflec tion on the gentleman from Kentucky, but simply wanted to express his opinion that they were acting as a one-man cau cus. Seeing that he had Garfield at a disadvantage, Mr. Blackburn accepted tho explanation and resumed the chair. He showed no passion aud was greeted with a round of applause. This incident did more perhaps than anything else to solidify the Democratic side, but the pita ot General Chalmers stiffened some of the weak. He said that they might dif fer on the currency, on the tariff and other matters of legislation, but here was a question on wbioh the party could unite, a covert allusion to the disagree ment of the Senate, and he said ho hoped that no jealousies would compromise the success of this just measure. The party did unite and the Hale amendment was defeated by a strict partisan vote of 129 to 122. To-morrow the battle is to lie re-1 newed. An Inspired Orator. On a certain occasion Prentiss visited Buston and addressed its citizens in | Funeuil Hull. A gentleman who heard ; him, thin a venerable Judge, told this anecdote which illustrates tho orator’s power. Unable to procure a seat, he , stood jammed by the crowd. Ab Mr. j Prentiss began to speak the gentleman . took out Ins watch to time him. ' As i he was replacing it in his fob something in the orator’s manner and words arrest ed bis attention. Ho found it impos sible to tako away his eyes or ears. He , forgot the presence of the crowd, his own fatigue, the passing of tho time, I everything but tho speaker. Mr. Pren- ] ties seemed fatigued. So intense was the sympathy of the venerable man with him, that he found himself breath ing rapidly and painfully. At last the orator, exclaiming, “My powers fail!” sank exhausted in a chair. Not till then did the aged listener dis cover that his hand was still holding 1 his watch at tho opening of its pocket, lie looked at it. He baa stood in that crowd listening for three hours and fifteen minutes. Near him stood an aged minister, who tremulous with ex citement exclaimed: “Will any one doubt again that God inspires man ?” Asheville, N. G\, February 20.—John Me Leon, a quondam Methodist preach er, the most notorious bigamist ever known outside of Utah, was airested hero to-night. McLson up to Monday last had married ninteen times, all his partners being still alive. It seems that he has made a business of going from state to state, marrying in almost every community in which he found himself. Requisitions have been iesiud by almost overy state south asking for tho delivery of McLeou to officers to be sent from these respective states. He might still be at large but for kidnap ping a child of his lust victim, a widow, Airs. Bettie W. Fullerton, Lynchburg, Va. He lodged tho child in the re cesses of Walnut mountain, a barren desolate place about thirty miles from this city. The mother of tho child came hero to day, accompanied by a United States deputy marshal, and visited tho cavern, where they found the child almost starved to death. A warrant was at once obtained for the arrest of McLeon, and placed in tho hands of the proper oflioer, who started in pursuit. He was found at Marion, McDowell country, and committed to jail. McLoon is about fifty years old, and of exceeding prepossessing man ners. _ _ _ Ought not the rascals who. listened for a moment to tho propositions for tho sale of the Southern retunvng boards, to he severely puuished, sevon to eight? They didn’t purebaso the good citizens who offered to sell out, but is it just to those estimable return ing officials, to permit thoso who de clined to purchase them to go unpun ished ? Let thoso respected boards be vindicated—Hartford Times. Already it is announced that the “heft” of the fruit crop for another sea son is ruined. Shippers will probably order tho bottoms of their baskets raised another inch or so on the strength of it. Fighting a Tarantula. An F.nrouuter In Which ihe Aggressor Suffered Severely. S&n Antonio (Texas) Correspondence of the At lanta Constitution Texas natural history is not without novelties for the scientific or the curious readers of more northern climes. Among them is a horned frog, which inhabits the prairies.w est of the Trinity; from the tip of the broad noso arises a cimeter-like horn, sharp as a knife point, and on which, if you happen to step with the nvked foot, in a puddle of water, a painful wound is received. Not infrequently has the otherwise harmless little animal been forwarded to Northern museums as a curiosity. But it isn’t equal to another Texas crea ture—the tarantula. He is the desper ado of the spider family; frequently at tains the size of the hand, and with Its great, glaring, black eyes and frightful cIuwb, seldom fails to present an ap pearance so formidable that a sensitive lady, even if used to seei ig the tarantu la, will scream at the sight. Tho tar antula is, in fact, only a big spider, and usually makes his homo in the open prairies, dwelling with his family in a nest concealed beneath the tall grass. If you tackle him in his retreat you will very soon repent your temerity, for he springs at you like a tiger, jump ing to an astonishing height—some times three or four feet. He iB one of the most poisonous of the family of tho arachrue, and his bite is said to be more fatal than that of the rattlesnake. In a settlement called Grapevine Prairie, near Fort Worth, some time ago, the son of a farmer named-Featherstone was one day occupied gathering rocks on the roadside. Upon overturning a large flat rock he was suddenly con fronted by a large tarantula tho size of a man’s hand, snugly ensconced in his nest along with a number of young tarantulas. The big one was yellow and black striped, and displayed the same inimitable colors that nature be stows upon the “beautiful snako.” Seizing a good Bized stick, Master Feath erstone attacked the enemy in his stronghold, and was met with an un expected resistance. He succeeded in breaking off one leg, or rather claw, of the devil-fish of dry land; but the tar antula, enraged, sprang upon the ag gressor, and quick as thought, with his great, black eyes glittering with fiend ish ferocity, fastened himself on the boy’s hand and arm. Before he could be dislodged the tarantula had inflict ed two probably fatal bites on the hand and arm, both of which subsequently swelled to three times their natural size—so virulent is the poison of this perado of the prairies. The boy, how ever, succeeded in killing tho tarantula. Some Beaconsfiold Epigrams. Lord Beaconsfield said to a member of the Manchester Chamber of Com merce, who came to tell him that the Chamber intended to vote resolutions condemnatory of the Ministerial policy on the Eastern question : “I have heard a great deal about Manchester ‘clayed cotton,’ which is disgracing the English name in China. Please tell your Chamber that if they attend to my business, I will try and at- te ad to theirs." Equally smart was a stricture of his upon Birmingham, pronounced in the hearing of the heir of the throne, whom it tickled: “A curious city, Birmingham} its prosperity is founded on the manufac ture of instruments of war and sham jewelry; yet it has the disinterestedness to elect three members (Bright, Dixon, Muntz) who do not know a gun-barrel from a pea-shooter, and who have never bad a watch-chain between them.” Of Mr. Carlyle he said : “He has his reasons for writing civil ly of Cromwell—Cromwell would have hanged him.” Of Mr. Browning; “I like Mr. Browning’s verses, and wish somebody would translate them into English.” A lady was telling tho Premier that she had been to Mr. Spurgeon’s Taber- nable, and had heard him preach a scathing political Bermon, in which he (Lord B.) was much abused. “I wish I had been there,” was the dry lejoindor; “I have heard that he can be very amusing.” Memphis Yellow Fever Stories. Alluding to the reports in circulation about tho yellow fever smoulder in Memphis, the Avalanch of last Sunday says: Several weeks since, when bodies of victims of the yellow fever were being reintcred, tho apprehension was express ed that evil results might follow. It was a groundless apprehension. Yet to quiet timid persons not wholly recov ered from the shock of last fall, the work was stopped. All the stories about yellow fever lin gering in Memphis grew out of the above fact, which has been seized os a godsend by an array of lying drum mers, idiots, lunatics and irresponsible character* generally and twiBted into more shapes than were ever assumed by Proteus. ^ An honorable member of tho Legis lature of Wisconsin confidently inform ed his fellow Senators that he “well knew the original origin of this bill ’’ Rome Railroad—Change of Sohedule O N AND AFTER TUESDAY, OCTOBER In, 1878, lbs trains on tho Romo Railroad will run as follows: MORNING TRAIN. Leavot Romo dally at 7.00 A. M Roturn to Roms at 11 00 A. H SATURDAY ACCOMMODATION. Leaves Rome (Saturday only) at 5 00 P. M Return to Rome at S Oil F. M Morning-train makes oonnectinn with train on W. A A. Railroad at Kingston, for the West end South. 0 M. PENNINGTON,Gen'ISnpt. JNO. E. STILLWELL Ticket Agent. United States Mail Line—The Coosa River Steamers I O N AND AFTER NOVEMBER 1878, Steamers on the Coose River will run as por sohedule as follows, supplying all the Post Office, on Meil Route No. 8184: Leave Rome every Tuesday and Friday at 7 A. M. Arrivo at Gadsden every Wednesday and Saturday at 7 A. M. Loavo Gadsden every Wednesday and Saturday at a A. M. Arrive at Romo every Thursday and Sunday at 7 P. M. J. M. ELLIOTT. Gan’l Sunt Selma, Rome and Dalton Railroad- Change of Sohedule. BLUE MOUNTAIN ROUTE. O N AND AFTER SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17m. 1876, trains will run as follows! GOING NORTH. No. .1. No. I. Daily. Daily. (Sunday excepted.) Leaves Selma 4 0(1 P M 5.00 A M Leaves Randolph 7.50 P M 7.20 A M Leaves Calera 10 00 P M 4.00 A M Leaves Talladega 2 30 A M 10.57 A M LeavesOxford 4 10AM 1M4AM Leaves Anniston 4 40 AM 11.57AM Leaves Jacksonville.,.. 5 50 A M 12.20 P M Leaves Patona *1 -15 AM - 1 00 P M Loaves Toeumseh 8 05 AM M0 P M Loaves Prior's 8 36 A M 2.08 P M Leares Cave Spring 9 10 A M 2.27 P M Leaves Rome... 11.05 A M 3.16 P M Leaves Plalnville 12 10 P M 1 00 P M Arrive! DalIon 2.00 PM 5 37 P M GOING SOUTH. No 4. No. 3. Daily. Daily. (Snndey excepted ) Leaves Dalton 3.25 P M 4.00 A M Leaves Flainvillo 6 20 P M 10 24 A M Leaves Rome,.... 0 60 P M 11.10 A M Leaves Cavs Spring 8 00 P M 11 65 A M Leaves Prior's S 40 P M .12 11 P M Letves Teenmseh 9 10 P M 12.19 P M Leaves Patona 10 40 P M 1.03 P M Leaves Jacksonville 11.28 P M 1.31 P M Leaves Anniston 12.40 A M 2.1-1 P M Loaves Oxford 1 05 A M 2 08 P M Leaves Talladega 2 80 A M 3 06 P M Leaves Calera 7 40 AM 0.10 P M Loaves Randolph 9 46 A M 7.30 P M Arrives Selma 1-45 A M 9.50 T M No 1 connee'e cloioly with L. A N. A Gt. So. R. R. at Calera for all points West; with E. T, V. A Ga. R R at Dalton for all Eastern cities, Tennetsoe and Virginia Springs, and with W A A. R R. for Chattanooga and all points in the Northwest. No 3 connects closely at Dalton with E. T. V. A Ga. R. R. fbr all Eastern oitiss, Tennessee u-d Virginia Springs, and with W. A A. R. R, for Chattanooga and all points in Northwest. No. 2 connects closely at Calera with trains of L. A N A Gt. So. R. R. for Montgomery, Mobile and New Orleans, and all points in Louisiana and Texas. No. 4 makes close connections at 8elma with Ala. Central R. R. for Meridian, Jackson, Vicks* burg, Mobile end Now Orleans, and all points In Mississippi and Louisiana. M. STANTON, Gen. 8upt. RAT KNIGHT. G. T. A. W. 8. CRANE. Agent, Kome.Ga. OLDEST A. JSTD BEST DR. J. BRADFORD’S Liver & Dyspeptic Medicine This is a Prompt and Certain Cure for all Diseases of the Liver, Such as Dyspepsia, Headache, Chills and Fever, &c. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED IN EVERY CASE, OR MONEY RETURNED. FOR SALE BY DRUGGISTS GENERALLY. J. G-. YEISER, Dealer in Drugs, Medicines, Garden Seeds, &c., Sole I'rorrletur, Home, fit. It. T. Hoyt, Wholesale and Retail Agent for Rome, Ga. fobl tw wly Hardy, Bowie & Co., DEALERS IN HARDWARE, AND SOI/TC AGENTS IN ROME FOR THE Celebrated Towers Plow. BONES’ OLD STAND. novi2 wly Chattanooga, Tenn., PIG & BAR IRON, STORAGE & COMMON. ALSO, DEALER IN LANE & BODLEY’S ENGINES, BOILERS, SAW AND GRIST MILLS—HOWE'S SCALES —INGOT AND SHEET COPPER— ANTIMONY —BLOCK TIN- PIG AND SHEET LEAD —BLAKE'S PUMPS — INJECTORS AND EJECTORS—OILERS—MALL'S SAFE’S and locks —STEEL FROGS AND CROSSINGS — DIFFERENTIAL PULLFA BLOCKS—FIRE-BRICK AND FURNACE BOSHES— • COAL-SCREEN IRON AND WIRE ROPE—HEMP PACKING—TENNESSEE WAGONS —LIGHT “T” RAIL —FISH-PLATE, BOLTS AND SPIKES—CUT NAILS—TODD'S IMPROVED TURBINE WATER WHEELS. e«p6,tw-wSm Spring and Summer Sohedule of the Steamer Sidney P. Smith. O N AND AFTER TUEBDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1878, the iteamer Sidney P. Smith will run as fallows: Leave Rome Tuesday at 9 a. m Arrive at Cedar Bluff at — 6 p. m Arrivo at Gadsden at 12 r. u Leave Gadsden Wednesday at 7am Arrivo &t Gieensport at 10 a. m Returning: Leave Greensport Wednesday at 11 A. m Arrive at Gadtden at 3 p. u Leave Gadsden Thursday at 7 a.h Arrive at Cedar Bluff at 8 p k Leave Cedar Bluff Friday at 6am Arrivo at Rome at 5 r. m S. P SMITH, President. W. & A. B. B. and its Connections. "KENNESAW ROUTE!" Tho following iohodnla take* effect May 28, 1876 NORTHWARD. No. 1 No. 3 No. 11 Leave Atlanta... 2 00 pm... 820 am... 6 65 pm Arr Cnrtorsville. 8 38 pm... 842 am... 860 pm ArrKingaton 7C-4pm... 9 11am... 924pm Arr Dalton 841 pm...1064 am...11 45 pm Arr Chattanooga.10 16 pm...12 42 pm. ROXI'iHWARD. No. 3 No. 4 No. 13 Lve Chattanooga 4 00 p in... 6 16 a m ,. Arrive Dalton 6 41 pm... 701am... 109am Arr Kingaton 7 38 p in... 9 07 a in... 4 19 a m Arr Carteraville . 812 pm... 942 am... 6 IS am Arr Altanta 10 10 p m...ll 55 a m... 9 30 am Pullman Palace Cara run on Noa. I and 2 hotween New Orlann.- and Baltimore. Pullman Palace Cara run on Noa. 1 ana 4 Dei ween Atlanta and Naahvillo. Pullman Palaoo Cara run oi Noa. 8 ami 1 hotweon Louiavtllo and Atlanta, jSST- No ehango of oara beiwoen New Orlcana Mobile, Montgomery, Atlanta and Baltimore, and only one change to New York. Paaaongort leaving Atlanta at 4.20 P. M. ar rive in New York tho eeoond afternoon thereaf ter at 4.00 P. M. Excursion Ticket! to the Virginia Springa and variona Summer Rasorla will bo on aalo 1 New Orleans. Mobile, Montgomery,Columbus, Macon, 3avanaab, Augusta and Atlanta, at greatly roducod rates 1st of June. l'ariies dociring « whole car through to the Virginia Springa or to Baltimore, should ad- Iren the undersigned. Parties conleinpUtinir traveling should send for a copy of JTmnaatt Routt Gaiettt, coitain- •ng seheduloe, eto. MTAik or tlokets via *• Konnesaw Routs. B. W. WRENN, Gen'] Passenger and Ticket A at, Atlanta Ga. ALBIN OMBERG, Bookseller, Stationer & Printer TVo. 33 Broad Street, Has just received a Large Stool? CROQUET SETS, BASE BALLS, ETC. A LARGE STOCK WALL PAPER. apr9,lw-wly 1^"WRITE FOR SAMPLES AND PRICES.-** Gooreia B. B., Augusta to Atlanta. D ay passenger trains on Georgia Railroad, Atlanta to Auguita,ran at below: weaves Augusta at B.00 a. is .btavet Atlanta at— .7.00 m Arrlvot Augusta at 3.80 e. ■ Arrives at Atlanta at 4.00 r w Night Passenger Train) at follows! Loavoi Augusta at-. 8.16 r. ■ Leaves Atlanta at .10.40 r. * Arrive* at Augusta .8.00 a. ■ Arrives at Atlanta at 0.30 x. u Accommodation Train at follows i Leaves Atlanta — * P- M Leaves Covington 8# A. M Arrives Atlanta .1 A. M Arrives Covington f ** T. M THE White Sewing Machine! The Li ght rut avil Haul est-Jiunning Machine in the Market. The Beauty and Accuracy of its Movements Attest its Superior Workmanship. Every IVcariny Part is Case Jlartleneit, anti Atl- just able. Capable of Scwlny from the Finest Nainsook to the Heaviest of Cloth. Simplicity, Durability and Certainty Combined. Be Sure and Try Them before. Buying Any Other. For Side by E. C. 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