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Courier. u p.VIVKLL, PROPRIETOR. ‘‘WISDOM, JUSTICE. AND MODERATION.” FOUR DOLI.ARS PER A NNUM. VRW SERIES, ROME, GEORGIA, SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 1, 1879. VOL. 18, NO. 40 'coNSOt- IPATEP A.PRI1. IQ. 1878. hates of subscriptions. FOU THE WEEKLY. I Three months fob the tbi-weekly. ...14 00 ... 2 00 ... 1 00 | one year I six ■ Three months If p.,1,1 yearly, strictly In advance, me price I of the Weekly Courier will be It 60. CONTRACT RATES i F ADVERTISING. I on* squaro one month I 4 00 I one square three months 8 09 I one square six months 12 00 I One square twelve months 20 00 IB-fourth column one montm.. 7 SO IB-fourth column three months 15 Ot n-fourth column six months 27 00 is*fourth column twelve months 50 (X I one-hall column one month 15 u. I One-half column three months 27IX I One-half column six months 60 00 I one-hall column twelve months 80 DC [ one column one month 27 Ot I one column three months 50 (JO I One column six months 80 00 I One column twelve months 120 00 The foregoing rates are for either Weekly or I frl-Weekly. When published In both papers, 60 I percent, additional upon table rates. Fraud in Florida, The following extract from the pro | ceedings of the House in the contested election case of Finley vs. Bisbee, from F.uridu, gives a clear insight into the wav the Radicals counted Tilden out in 1876. Bisbee was a Radical and the I sitting rat-tuber, and Finley a Demo- I crat. Hon. John T. Harris, of Virginia, I had tile floor, and we take the follow ing from the closing portion of hi* I speech: Again, it is well known to gentle- I men who .iv« South that where a col- I ured man has voted the Democratic tic let lie seeks to co’ic-al it for fear ot assault from men of his own color and race. There are exceptions to that, but a; a general thing, in colored commu nities wlnre Uiti colored people largely predominate, if any vote the Democratic ticket they seek to keep that fact a se cret fur fear of injury being done them by their race. And to bring one ot them upuud usk him if he v, t«d the Democratic ticket or uut is almost cer tain to lead him to swear that he did not, rather than to run the risk of his | life from those of his own race who voted the other way. Now look for a moment at the char acter of testimony taken by the con- testee, to the number of three hundred and eight witnenses, of whom two hun dred and sixty-five signed their names with a cross. There were two hundred and sixty-five of his witnesses who were called to prove how they voted who Bigned their names with a cross. The depositions are perfectly stereo typed, as it were, merely changing the name of the witness; the answers and the questions are alike. I will give some specimens of them : Albert Beatty, being sworn, testifies nsfolluws: Q iR.-tiou. What i* vour name ? Answer. Albert Beatty. Q Did you vote on the 7th of No veraher Iasi; and, if so, where? A. I voted at box No 2, in Archer. R- Wnat ticket did you vote? A. The straight R-publican ticket. Q. Where did you get it? A. From Frank Brown. Cross-examined: Q- Can you read ? A. No, sir. theu?^" U ^ not roa d y°ur ticket A. No, sir. his Albert- |-Beatty. mark. 1 will R ive another, and thpy am - ung aloug here haif a dozen on a page. ’^ r ' fhomburgh—'There is the testi- my u| Prank Brown, who can read ' wri,e i and he swears that he gave •only straight Republican tickets, mi/'i ' lir A 1 ' 1 ’ 01 Virginia - You are th o 'b Frank Brown does not swear \T flM -r7'*' Vr! l ^' 8 inan a single ticket. th„ f ' 1 h irnhurgh—He gave tnem to the members of his eluh. „.l r Harris, of Virginia—Here is an other of the depositions: a8 Being sworr, testifies Qlestion. What <s your name? An-Wer. Paul Johnson, h Did you vote on the 7ih of No- ve.uher last; and, if so, where? n' or V ’ t< * 41 t> " x No. 2. in Archer. 2 ^at ticket did you vote? id wl? 8tra 'Rht Repuh ican ticket, i' A here d *d ynu get it? rrom Frank Brown. Cr "ss-examined: Q Cm you read ? A No, th^io^ ° u ^ not read your ticket, A. No, sir. his Paul- [-Johnson’. v murk, titnoliu' th rJ ‘ 8 otlar 'e'er of the tes- tesZL 1 vou ‘ urn 10 Frank Brown’s - Q y you will find that nowhere [Mr. Thornburgh] is shooting iu the ■lark. He sees wnere the gap is. If vou can trace a mechanical paper through the hand i of a number of ig norant men there is u possibility of ex posing it. These men, if they vo*ed the Demo cratic ticket, were afraid to say it. They could have done so without their friends knowing anything about it. Mr. Bis- oee proves by his own witnesses that Moore, one of his own officers ot elec tion, was employed by Democrats, iu the interest ot Democrats, to deceive tl • coo red people by giving them Demo cratic tickets. Now, how many tickets ot that Bort ware placed iu the bauds of colored people who could notread or write, by Moore, a Republican, who Bisbee says has the confidence of his party ? Mr. Candler—Here is the testimony of Frank Brown, where he made his murk. Mr. Harris, of Virginia—The man who gave him the ticket made his mark; Dennis made his mark when he changed the figures from 280 to 399; '•bey all made tnetr marks in that pre- ••inot; and it made its mark upon the country. But, Mr. Speaker, I was go ng to state a circumstance in regard Pi this colored vote. W here there are colored votere who cannot read or write it is customary to get out a ticket which bey will recognize by its appearuuce. [ beard of one Piwn in which the Re publicans got out a ticket having upon it Gen. Grant’s likeness with an eagle. It was not half an hour before the D-m mrats bad out a ticket exactly like it— A member—To cheat tne colored men. Mr. Harris, of Virginia—No, not to cheat them, but to give houest colored meu u chance to vote the Demociatic ioket if they wished to. When they saw that style of ticket would nut do the Republicans got out a red ticket; and very speedily tne Democrat < got out a red ticket also, just like the Republican ticket. After a while the Republicans issued a ticket with a black margin as if in mourning. Very soou tbe Demo crats had issued a ticket just like it. At last tbe Republicans , ut out a ticket having im it tne face of Foster Blodgett, who lived in that city. It was sup posed that all the colored people would recognize Foster Blodgett. But within te - or fifteen minute* the Democrats had issued a Democratic ticket having a portrait of Foster Blodgett Upon it. Tne object was to give honest colored oeople an opportunity to vote the Dem ocratic ticket without being subjected to terrorism. Now, in Florida, how did the poor colored men know whom they were voting for? Not one of those who could not read swore that they voted for Bisbee; they all say they voted the “straight Republican ticket.” How did they know whether it was “straight” or crooked ? Why, sir, some shrewd Republican might have erased the names of more tbau half of the tickets if Mr. Bisbee, and these voters would never have known it. Mr. Thornburgh—But here iu the evidence the “straight Republican tick et” is given, and it has Bisbee’s name on it. Mr. H irr.s, of Virginia—That ticket is g von iu only one <>r two cases. But among the men who could not read you cannot find one who says he voted for Mr. Bisbee. They unit’ rmily say they voted the “straight Republican ticket;” tha* Mr A or Mr. Bgave them the ticket; and when we summon Mr. A or Mr. B as a witness he does not coufirm the statement that he furnished the ticket. Frank Brown in his evi dence nowhere says tnat he gave tick ets to these voters. There is no evi dence to connect the names of these voters with the person for whom they voted. This House wlen acting in a judicial capacity is called upon to say that the votes of these men who voted without knowing for whom they voted shall be counted in a precinct which was cov ered all over with fraud and corrup tion, as is admitted by both the conP-st- ant and tne contestee in this case, and as the history of tbe country has siuce shown. Never before has there beeu such corruption in connection with the exercise of the elective franchise as is shown to have existed there. Yet we are asked to hold this election over again in this Hou-e and to say upon uur oaths tha» these colored people who cannot tell for whom they voted cast their votes for Mr. Bisbee, the contestee in this case. Mr. Eden—Did I understand the gentlembn to say that an officer of the electinu announced the result after the vote bad been taken ? Mr. Harris, of Virginia—Yes, sir; the clerk of the eleet'on announced the re- suit. Mr E len—What was that result? Mr. Harris, of Virginia—One hun dred and thirtv-six Votes for Fi Jay and 180 for Bisbee; but after he and Dennis and Black had had the ballot box at night, the votes next morning footed up 399 for Bisbee and 140 for Finley. Mr. Dunnell—I would like to ask the gentleman whether evidence was not urnisbed by tbe investigating com mittee— Mr. Harris, of Virginia-1 was not on that committee. Mr Dum ell—That the vote was do dared tor be 399 for Hayes and 184 for (Uratelcita’ (Suide. who were questioueii on that point not one sustained the Democratic declara tion. Mr. Harris, of Virginia—I do not rtcollect tbe testimony on that point. Mr. Cobb—Dennis himself' swears that he aud Black and Vance added 219 votes to the poll. Mr. Harris, of Virginia—Yes, sir; hoi Saturday accommodation. comes out and confesses it, and you 1 Leaves Rome <B»»urd*y only) at 6 00 PM gentlemen, n.iw in the cl’'sing hours of, Romm to Rom# ot 8 uu P M Morning trr In makes oonooodon with tram on W. A A. Railroad at Kingston. fur tho Wost oBd Sonth. O M PENNINGTON, Uen’IS-ipt. JSO. E STILLtUKLI. Tir-ot Aeon*. Borne Railroad—Change of Sohednle O N AND AFTER TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1st 1878, tho trains on the Home Railroad will ran m follows: MORNING TRAIN. Leaves Rome dally 7 00 A. Id Return to Rome at 11 00 A. RJ thn F.irty fifth Cmi^re#*, ante us to sane tion this sort of fraud. I hope it will not be done. [Here the hammer fell.] China’s Merchant Marine. From tho N-w York Honrld. Capt. Dc aMsun nfthestcasmhipGleu- r j, wbi h arrived at this port on the United StateB Mail Line—The Ooosa River Steamers I O N AND AFTER N0V.EMB8K 6m 18TB, Steamers on the Oooas River will run as par oohednlb so follow*, supplying oil tho Post Offiots ob Moil Route No. 6162. Loato Romo overs Tuesday end Friday at * 7 A. M, 10*i Hint. Via dutZ canal from ports iu Arrive at Gadsden every Wednesday China, furnished u few interesting facts , “d 8 “‘“ r ‘l“7 « ••• * A M. to a Herald reporter yesterday regard- ^Jturday'at-!.T—- —? s a. m. ing the merchitni marine of that empire. Arrive at Roke'ovory"Tturiday'and He says the large fleet of handsome aud , Sunday at 7 P. M. carrying trade from the interior are J M ELLIOTT. Gon’isupt greatly reduced in number,and the few . „ „ . Da Rl-.s that are left are not running with any- 8fllma * *° m0 and . Ual *°“ ? allroad thing like the profit of former years. Change of Schedule Most of these steamboats were built in : BLUR MOUNTAIN ROUTE, the United States by oder of American fTN *Nn after bundaT, November merchants in China, and for a long time 17rB - 19? *> >r * ,a ‘ ,ri11 there was a lively opposition between j QuiyQ ^ ^ the several bouses owniug them. Grad- 1 Da*ily.’ Daily.’ ually the fl-iet grew smaller, several of (Sunday exnepied.) w e u oat8 ,aT n * u u T ed - The ChinB u.m‘. , R. e udo‘i P h:::::::: Jfp m Merchants (Steamsibp hue was organized Leaves Osiera!. iu iio p M and all the vessels U'isseij into the con- Leaves Talladega 2 3*> A M trol of that company. Since tbe com- pletion of the Su-z canal the business l^vm JMksonviiieT.'.'. tlo a ii hsB materially decreased, and now Leave# Patuna 6 46 aM the Merchants’line is compelled to !««»•• Teoumseh so* a M withdraw some of its boats. Tbe com- o.m Spring’-T.'. 9 to a M pany had sold its dry docks, aud when i e»ve« Rome n oi a m Capt. Donalson left China some of the heaves Pieinviile 1210 p M older of its vessel were being broken , arntM * :on '^ 0UTn up. For several years the company’s | No -I. ’ steamers have carried hut little teu to Daily, the coast. Occasionally the great in- 1 (Sunday jx«*pt*d) novation of the old steamers tuwing lS£m PiV.nvliio.'.'..'.;;.. 6 in P M Bailing cmf s up the reivers has been h**vca Rome «50PM obs*rvt*d, which shows as much as any- o*ve spring 8 jjo J* JJ thing else the .leprsession of thi trade. t^mnhZ'Z 9 tu P M So prosperous at one state of its career Leaves Patona to 49 p M waslh- business of the Cnina Mer- I^av*l Jacksonville H28PM chants’ S eamshipline.it is Haid. that fern Oir.Jd":"'^ 1 1 M aM the company inteuded to run vessels Loavao Talladega 239 am across 'he ocean, hut later on the pro- Leave* Cetera 7 <9 A M ject was abaudoned. Capt. Donaldson R ^r,^i ph 1 Is * m says that business generally in China, Ko t th^’ilo'.’.'iy with LAN.* G«. Bo. solar as his observation extended, IS R. R at Calera for all polnis West! wilhE.T. not of tne most flourishing character. v. ao«. r it ar Dai ion for all Ewwn cities, ToDneise- and Vuglnia Springs, and with w # ‘ id ~ — 1 ‘ 6.09 A M 7.20 A M 9 Oil A M 19 67 A M I. 4s A M 11 t7 A M 12 29 P M 1 00 P M 1 40 P M 2 US P M 2.27 P M 3.16 P M 4 00 P li 6.3. P M No. 2. Daily. BOO AM II 2* A M II. iu a to 11 65 A M 1211 PM 12.19 P M 1.03 P M 1.31 P M 2 1PM 2 08 P M 3 06 P M 6 10 P M 7 SO F M 9 60 P M 9 Chattanooga, Tenn., PI6 & BAR IRON, STORAGE & COMMISSION. ALSO, DEALER IN lane k BODLKY’S ENGINES, BOILERS, SAW AND GRIST MILLS—HOWE’S SCALES —INGOT AND SHEET COPPER —ANTIM'iNY —BLOCK TIN- PIG AND SUE T LEAD—BLAKE’S PUMPS —INJECTORS AND EJECTORS—O LERS —HALL’S SAFE’S AND LOCKS—STEEL FROGS AND CROSSINGS — DIFFERENUAL PULLE V BLOCKS—FIRE BRICK AND FURNACE BO IIES— COAL-SCREEN IRON AN1I WIRE R ’PE —HEvp PACKINO—TENNESSEE WAGONS —LIGHT “T” RAIL-FISH PLATE. BOLTS AND SPIKES—CUT NAILS—TODD’S IMPROVED TURBINE WATER WHEELS. sap5 tw-wOni ALBIN OMBERG, Bookseller, Stationer^. Printer IVo. 33 Broad Street, Has just received a Large Stock CROQUET SETS, BASE BALLS, ETC. A LARGE STOCK WALL PAPER. apr9,(w-wly I©*WRITE FOR SAMPLES AND PRIfES.- Horrors of the Plague* ARB. for Chattanooga and all points in tbe North w»«t No 3 coonects olna ly at Daltnn wih E. T V. k Ua. «. It. for all Ea-tero 01 ties. Tennessee a- d The plague now ravaging parts of Virg oia Springs, and with W. k A. K. B, for Russia U nut new to that country, and Ch N ,l ,“r o r n ^ c a ,‘X“ ^r^ram, of the epidemic of tma year recall* to the l. 4 N a Gt. So R. R. * or Montgomery, Motelo people tbe horror* from which Russia and New Orleans, and all points in Louisiana eufforred a century ago (1770) Tm.se * n i} 0 T ; x “i kel olM# oonnoctioBi „ golms with Were days of trial tor Rus-la; from the AIb . Comral R. R for Meridian Jackson. VioMi. south were pressing tbe formidable mass- burg. Mobile and New Orleans, and all poiuts In es of C.snacks aud peasants under Mis.ir.ippi and ' a, ^'»'> T * iNT o Ni Q , n _ 8upi- Pugatcluin, who shook the Lztrdom and j ^4Y KNIGHT, G. T. A. terrifl-d the “erf holders; while inside the | w KORANIC Agent, Rnma.Oa. the empire was an enemy even more , avj* r.v. formidable, the plague. The people be Spring ana Summer S.lieaulo of the came reckless aud cared for nutbing but' Steamer Sidney F* Smith* their lives; they fled from the cities and . v AN0 AK . rBR TUESDAY, FEBRUARY villages, hid themselves in the woods, V/ 26 i8TR, tho steamer Sidney P. Smith will und there died irom s arvalioa as well as run ** t Hows: from the epidemic, Moscow, the heart of ^‘7,L“r BiuVavl."..!'i!.'..I rS Russia, wan in a state ot anarchy, and ArrlT0 Gadsden at is p. u there semed to be no ruler but the plague. Leave Gadsden Wednesday at 7 a M The viotiins' died by hundreds in their ■ Ar ' tv ® »»G.oonsport at to a. u houses, and the streets were strewn with leB „ U G n reeSspart Wednesday at u a.m dead bodies. There were not enough un-! Arrive at Gadsden at s r. ■* dertakers, and money could not procure Leave Gadsden Thursday at 1 s. jj the needed service, aud it was at last nee- * £"‘’"cidar‘BluffFriday^«*> essary to employ prisoners who’ were ' Arrive at Rome at 4 m promised pardon. The crimioals went | 8. P SMITH, President. to work and put the dead into wagon* which they drove to tbe places of ia>er- meut; but they often seized the dying, who uttered their pitiful cries 'u vain, and many persons wore buried alive. Iu those days children were afraid of their THE . White Sewing Machine! 'The. Lightest and Easiest-Running Machine in the Mai ket. The ISeauty and Accuracy of its Movetnents Attest its Superior Workmanship. Every Wearing Part is Case Hardened, and Ad justable. Capable of Sewing from the Finest Xainsook to the Heaviest of Cloth. • Simplicity, Durability and Certainty Combined. Do Sure und Try Them before Duylng Any Other. For Sttle by E. C. HOUGH. Rome, Ga. eug29 tw-wtt ALLEN & McOSKER -CL# W4T0RK W. & A. B. B. and its Commotions. “KEN.VKSAW BOUTK!” The following eobedsle takes effect May 13.1876 SOUTHWARD. No. 1 No. 3 No. II . .. . .... Leave Atlanta... 3 00 pm... 6 20 am... 6 66 pm parents and parents Of their children; Arr Oartorsvilie- 636 pm... S 42 am... 8 60 pm everybody suspected everybody else, aud many perished from neglect and starva tion. These are the expsrienc-s nf the )a-t century, now recalled in Russia. Spring, sweet, sweet sp-ing will soon he hero. The green gras* will sprout ; he keno player and the lambkin will gamb.d ; the 'itrtlc dove will turtle to his mate; tno young man’s though'* will lightly turn to love; the humble beo will bumble his first humble; the tesiive yel low jacket and the small boy will renew relations; straw hats will come nut; so will dusters, wnito pant*, s'rawberry fee- ^ rivals, holla aud campaign papers ; aud rm> , n g ew York the second afternoon thorusf- the soring poet will mount the editorial I ter at 4.00 P. M . • u u f ,i a. 1A fSxouraioD Tiokott to tho Virginia Spring! and dtair With cheerful fa's© aud ten P'*u 8 fftP10Ui Mummor R«6oru will bo on isle i New ot mai»U!*cripr. Spring ia at band. *V e j orleftaa Mobile, Mon inom«ry,<'-ol am bag, M»cod, cheerfully reC'-eidze the fact, and appeal ' 8ikf*nnDh, *nd Atianu, at greatly t , - ■* , * . I caJhasH ».t*a I flt n ( .Tun ft to all truo hearted paragraphe's to pass the nat around as u-ual —N. O. Times. Arr Kingston H'4pm„. 9 11am... 924 pm Arr ballon 8 41 pm...1064 am...11 46 pm Arr Chattanooga-10 16 p m...l2 42 pm. SOUiHWAUD. No. 3 No. 4 No. 12 Lvo Chattanooga 4 00 p m... 616am.. Arrive Dalton .... 641pm... 701am... 100am Arr Kingston 7 38 pm... 9 07 am... 4 19am Arr Oartorsvilie .812pm... 9 42 am... 618am Arr Atlanta 10 10 pm... 11 66 a m... 9 30 am Pallinau Talaoe Cara run on Not. I and 2 between New Orleesr aud Baltimore. Pullman Palaoo Cars run on Not. 1 ano 4 bo ween Atlanta and Nashville. Pullman Palace Cars run o * Nos. 3 and 3 between Louisville and Atlanta. fsr No change of oars be .ween New Orlease Mobile, Montgomery, Atlanta and Baltimore, ano only one change to New York. Peeseugera leaving Atl .mo at 4.30 P. M. ar ARE NOW RECEIVING A LARGE A SPLENDID STOCK OF THE LATEST STYLES OF JEWELRY BRIDAL PRESENTS, Engagement Rings, Solid Silver & Plated Ware. AGENTS FOR THE CELEBRATED PERFECTED SPECTACLES. jflgy*Personal attention paid to Repairing Watches, Clocks, Chronometers and Jewelry. All kind* of Jewelry made to order. (sprSO.t* wtf OLDEST A_ND BEST DR. J. BRADFORD’S Liver & Dyspeptic Medicine This is a Prompt and Certain Cure for all Diseases of tbe Liver, Such as Dyspepsia, Headache, Chills and Fever, & c. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED IN EVERY CASE, OR MONEY RETURNED. FOR SALE BY DRUCCISTS GENERALLY. J. O. YRISER. Dealer in Drugs, Medicines, Garden Seeds, &c., Solo l*roi rietoi, Ituuie, Ga# -R. T. Hoyt, Whohoalu and Retail Agent for Rome, Ga. febl wwlv A Point at Issue. New York Tribune: Gen. Shields made bis maiden speech as a Senator from Missouri yesterday in appeuliug for his lellow-veterans of the Mexican war. He declared that the pension bureau had* reported ip Congress “a larger army of Mexican veterans alive to-day than ever stood on Mexican soil at one time with arras iu their hands.’ 1 TbU raises an in teresting question of accuracy, which tbe pension bureau ought to meet. “What,” said an inquisitive young lady, “is the most popular color for a bride? 1 ’ We may be a little particular in such matters, but we should prefer a white one. .eduoeu rates 1st of Jane. Parties Retiring - whole eer through to the Virginia Springe or to Baltimore, should ad* iron lha unders'gnrtt Partial contemplation traveling ahonld send for a copy of Sisiun* Route QnittU, oottain- 'ng schedules, etc. 3®-A-.li or ticket, via" Kenneaaw Kontt. B. W WHENN, Gen’l Petssnrerend Tleket Art. Atleet* Go. Qeoreia B. B., Augusta to Atlanta. D AY PAbSENGER TRAINS ON GEORGIA Railroad, Atlanta to Augusta, ran at below: .eavee Augusta at.....—— 6.00 a. a Laavea Atlanta at- -T.06 a. a arrive* Augusta at-..— *.80 r. n Arrives at Atlanta ate 6-00 r. k Night Paiaengtr Train* at followi: Loevae Auguste at— ...8.16 r. > Leavea. Atlanta at -'S'J! r ' “ Arrives at Augusta -f-®® *• * Arrival at Atlanta ate... 8.*® *• » Accommodation Train at follow*: Leaves Atlanta .6 •• F Leaves Covington ■* A - “ Arrive! Atlanta •• 18 A - JJ Arrtvos Oovlayton * *• *. M Hardy, Bowie & Co., DEALERS IN HARDWARE, AND SOLE AGENTS IN ROME FOR THE Celebrated Towers Plow. BONES’ OL1) STAND. M novltwly (6 ’