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“WISDOM, JUSTICE. AND MODERATION.'
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ROME, GEORGIA, TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 4, 1879.
VOL. 18, NO. 41
Courier and Commercial
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APRIL lO, 1876.
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Tho foregoing rates are for either Weokly or
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icrcent. additional upon table rates.
Hard Times ot Farmers in
Europe.
Another Letter fr*.m Mrs. Fel
ton.
Washington, Feb. 25.
E.litors Constitution - As you com-
ueuted on the communication pub-
istied in the Mnoon Telegraph and
Mess nger, which was a violent persou-
d attack on D . Felioti und myself, I
Icoiand sufficient space in tho Baino
:ultunns fur a reply. I was the suffer-
B r from editorial uufairnesa during the
ate campaign, but the excuse of partl-
,an policy will not suffice in this case.
As you became a party to the attack,
yuur gentlemanly honor will not refuse
i defense, I had already written a
etter to the Chrouicle and Constitu-
ioualist, which I expected them to
yuhlish, and it reached me to day. A.
iV. Reese, acting under the direction of
Lnator Gordon (who made the first
move in the attack), charges boldly
that I “plead in piteously pathetic terms
for Radical money” to help my hus
band's election last fall. This I firmly de
ny, and I have the full, sufficient proof.
I never asked for one dollar of Radical
money or anv other money or any oili
er money. No pecuniary aid in any
shape or form was asked for. The false
hood stands revealed; the evidence is
complete.
Dr. Felton applied to Senator Ferry
^or my letter, which was handed to me
In day at the breakfast table, in the
■ rescues ol Hon. W. E. Smith, Hon.
I. A. Candler and ex Senator Nor
wood. My husband asked me to read
it aloud, wliieh I did. You oan refer
|to them if you desire to do so. Mr.
lubbell did not deliver it to me until
in exact copy was made, so that there
Should he no cry of fraud. At my re-
|f|Uest Mr. Stephens examined it critic-
illy, line by line, and he says : “There
is not one word to sustain the mali
cious allegat'on; not otto word to con-
‘radiut the letter in the Chronicle and
Jonstitutionalist,” which commuuica-
ton was written before Senator Ferry
returned my letter. So ends the first
[chapter in thiB exposure.
A. W. Reese charges that my husband
lent a message to Mr. Gorham “to in-
uce him to deny its existence—to give
up or destroy it.” This is as false
f the other story. Dr Felton did not
suppose Mr Gorham had it in the first
place. I was particularly anxious for
us pre.-erva ion, and was determined
to have it it possible.
I '■* c8 ' rH * l I can send you a copy
lot Mr. Gorham's certificate, in which
|he srnte, no money was sent to my
I „ a !‘“ or hi* friendft—no money was
[on ,, uor did any Republican, indi-
pmualiy or as an orguuiz ition.ever fur-
I!” i 0UH dollar, at any time or to any-
| jody, to assist the election of any Iu-
[oepeudent candidate in the Seventh
] District.
■ ^ am inclined to think Mr. Reese has
| nade a mistake, thus attacking Gr n.
loemh*, Mr. Stephens, Dr. Felton and
[ Win the same article. We were 8100 farm lands.
oundin very good comp ny, and he
| hot ba misunderstood by the read-
|era ol these papers iu Georgia, the mo-
lues being plain to all.
I His last editorial has the following
[paragraph: “You can’t always, so me-
li„ DlK !’, rauat " enerill Iy toll what is and
is not hot bosh in Washington. There
I th U '-" te ^ larrt to the square inch hero
I li.oj m , a ?y °ther portion of the hub-
„ n j and the number, variety
ri'!!Pr„ pi0Ulrt ’ f:f l ua quality of their manu-
r< o lire Clll fUlated, I should say, to
I “ Kl! ° atan turn green with envy.’’
i ni,!! l0 ?' a hiving furnished some states-
,»[ various professions she has ulso
i,i,„, 1e ,. one magnificent Senatorial
r^tskite Not to be left behind.
0 t ‘*8 furnished, also, oue of the above
oh»L •"!? Manufactures make the
erthfV? ® ataQ, 8 complexio ». YVneth
Tiinmi Sthoods Perpetrated on Messrs,
a , Qf * Stephens, including Dr.
myself, are of the “pictur-
loL t„ C \r ar ‘i? ter ’ or whether they he
rn A? ' r ' ^' e3H ’ a standard variety. I
““lit leuve you to deoiJe.
Very respectfully,
Mrs. W. H. Felton.
At the request of some of the clear
est headed husiuess men in our com
munity we republish the following in
teresting article, which appeared in the
Courier of the 15th of Janury, as New
York correspondence of the Cincinnati
Euquirer:
Yesterday I had a long talk with Mr.
Armour, of Armour, PlankiDgton &
Co, the largest pork and provision
dealers in the United States. Mr. Ar
mour has just returned from England,
and he is tilled with alarm at the dis
tressing financial status of Greut Britain.
“What is the matter over there?” I
asked.
“A general financial ruin stares them
in the face all over Eugland, Ireland
and Scotland,” said Mr. Armour.
“Banks and individuals are failiug
everywhere. The newspapers do not
tell half the stoiy. Tne E .glish peo
ple are in a dreadful condition. Man
ufacturers are running behin i, the ten
ants cannot pay their rents, real estate
has shrunk in value and cannot be
sold at any price, the mechanic is idle,,
and the farmer is poor.”
“Why can’t the farmers pay their
rents?”
“Because their crops do not pay.
Prices fur farm products are so low that
the farmer only makes enough to liv^
on. The 300,000 land-owners are out
in the cold. Tdey cannot collect their
rents nor sell their laud, and many
seemingly rich families ate actually
suffi-ring from poverty.”
“What makes provisions so low ?”
“The splendid crops made on this
Bide. The fact is, the United States,
having no large army to take away tho
laboring men, is making more provi
sions than the whole world can eat.
We are putting wheat in Liverpool at
$1.08, and pork in Dublin and Glas
gow—clear sides, dry salted—for 61c
Now. how can the English farmer
stand this? He pays rental on land
worth $200 to $300 an acre. The lowest
farm lands rent for $10 an acre per an
num. The average yield of wneat is
thirteen buBhels to the acre, worth, say
$13. Now, how can that farmer pay
his rent ? Then ihey used to soil pork
for 15c per pound; and how can they
sell it at 5}c and live?”
“Then cheap American provisions
are ruining the English farmers?”
“Yes. They are bucking their $300
land against our $20 land, and the re
sult is the $300 land is tumbling. The
shrinkage is awful already. They are
just going through what we have goue
through, or rather they are fixed as we
would be fixed if Borne great country
like China would ship wheat to Chica
go and sell it for thirty cents per bush
el, and fill up Cincinnati with pork at
$3 a barrel. Where would our farmers
be then ? They would be ruined, and
our land values would shrink half
within a year, and another crash like
that in England would be upon us.”
1 What remedy do they propose for
the hard times?”
“Ttiey have no remedy. They are
bewildered and discouraged. A mem
ber of Parliament told me that he was
thinking ot advocating an import duty
on corn, pork and wheat, and thus put
wheat up to S2 and pork up to $10.
But this would be only enacting the
odious corn laws again. I told this
member that if they should put an im
port duty on wheat and pork that the
wages of laboring men would have to
be advanced, and then our American
manufacturers would have the advant
age. ‘See,’ said I. ‘we are already send
ing cotton cloth, cotton thread, and
even s'eel goods and cutlery to Eug
land.’”
“What do you think will he the end
of the hard times in Eugland ?” 1
asked.
“They will end in a dreadful depre
ciation of real estate, the stoppage of
the manufactories, general poverty,
mob violence, labor insurrections, anil
a general smash up of business and so
ciety. If I had lund in Eugland to
day I would sell it at any price.”
“Have we got through shrinking in
America ?”
“No. That is, we have and we haven’t
Lands east of Iowa must shrink still
more in value. Two ten for live hogs,
and twenty cents for corn doesn’t mean
ra lands. It means $20 farm
lands. Our dear lstids must shrink
more yet, while our cheap lands have
struck boitom Corn, pork and wheat
are the great levelers. They make the
price of land.”
“How did you find things in Ger
many ?”
‘ Germany is badly off too. Her peo
ple are running away to keep out of the
army. They come to England stowed
in the holds of vsssele, hoping to get
from there to America. The poor peo
ple in Germany and England, are all
looking toward America. Emigration
will be immense uextyear. Every man
who can pay his passage or steal it, will
get away from Europe, cuised by its
big armies and burdensome taxes.
“The fact is,” said Mr. Armour, “real
estate in England, Ireland and Scot
land has got to shrink 100 per cent,
within a year and a half, or the busi
ness interests of the united kingdom
have get to go up in one mighty crash
“The Black Peat."
A privato letter from St. Petersburg,
dated January 27, just received in New
York, says:
I have a sad story to tell. You have
probably beard Home reports about the
epidemic prevailing iu Russia. It is a
most fearful disease, brought here by the
soldiers from the East. It has spread in
the Southern provinces of Russia at a
rapid rate. Thousands upon thousands
have died with it within the last five
days. The victims when taken live only
about two hours, and turn as black all
over as a negro. All the physicians or
dered to the of the siuk have died within
twenty four hours after their arrival.
The corpses are burned and so are the
houses in which the peuple died. Whole
towns have been laid waste during the
past few days. The government has
placed a cordon of soldiers around the
infected proviuces, so that the people can
not get out and spread the disease. Any
who attempt to leave aud break through
the curdou are nhot dead on the spot.
The petiole are begiouiog to feel uneasy
all over the Empire.
The government, of course, does not
allow the news to get out. All reports
are suppressed, but the worst ot' ail is
that nobody can get out of the Empire.
Tbe Austrian und German governments
have placed a double cordon of soldiers
along all the frontiers, preventing all
persuus from entering their territory
Borne Railroad—Change of Sohednle
O N AND AFTER TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1st
1878, the trains on the Rome Railroad will
run aa follows:
Horning train.
Iisaves Roms dally at 7 00 A. M
Rotors to Rome at 11 00 A. H
SATURDAY ACCOHHODATIOX.
Leaves Rome (Saturday only) at 5 00 P. 11
Return to Roms at 8 00 P M
Morning trrio makes oonneotion with trail on
W. A A. Railroad at Kingston, for the West and
South. 0 M. PENNINGTON, Gen’I Supt.
JNO. E STILLWELL Tmket Agent.
United States Mail Line—The Ooosa
Eiver Steamers I
O N AND AFTER NOVEMBER 6th. 1878,
Steamers on the Ooosa River will run as
per sskednle aa follows, supplying all ths Post
Offices on Mail Routs No. 8188:
Leave Roms every Tuesday and Friday
at 7 A. M.
Arrive at Uadeden every Wednesday
and Saturday at 7 A. M.
Leave Gadsden every Wednesday and
Saturday at 8 A. M.
Arrive at Rome ovory Thursday and
Suaday at...., 7 P. M.
J M ELLIOTT. Gen’I «upi
Selma, Rome and Dalton Railroad—
Change of Sohednle
BLUE MOUNTAIN ROUTE.
O N <ND AFTEtt SUNDAY, NOVEMBER
17th, 1878, trains will run as follow.:
GOING NORTH
No. 3.
Daily.
(Sunday excepted.)
We hear of a yourg lady so pizon
nice that she never alludes to that hum
ble utensil by any less r» fined title than
, “boot-johu.” She would die before she
' would say “jaok.”
Leares Gave Spring 9 10 A M
Leaves Rome.... 11 06 AM
Leaves Plelnvilie 12 10 P M
Arrives Dal ion 2.UU P M
GOING ROVTH.
No 4.
Dally.
(Sunday excepted )
Leaves Dalton 3 26 P M
from Russia. All persons from Russia - £«»»«• Selma ••••- 1SS I xr
by railroad are stopped at the frontier, 1 l^ts! OMera* AV.V.V.V.io so P M'
and detained twenty days in quarantine,: Leaves Talladega 2 so A M
their baggage a-id clothing disinfected, , Loaves Oxtord <
and if tney prove all right after the lapse Jukunvliis".'.'. & to 1 m
of twenty days they are permitted to Leave* Patona «45 a m
cross the border. Daring the twenty Tecumieh 8 0a A M
. . T.naWut D.lnv's
i people are housec
iu large shed aud barns, without any ac
commodations or comforts. Of course, a
knowledge of this fact keeps people from
traveling. Thtre is no possibility of
slipping out anywhere. May God grant
that the disease, "bUck pest,” as they
call it here may in some way be oheoked. P^nvlUsVM:: 6 20 P M
I believe the government is doing all in Leaves Rome 6 6« P M
its power to prevent the disease from Leaves Cays spring 8 00 P M
spreading, but if it is not stayed soon the
victims may fall by the thousands daily.
It is much worse than the yellow fevir
was in the South last summer.
It was brought by a Tartar soldier a
month ago, who, on leaving the Turkish
territory, pulled off from a dead Turk on
the hatilefied a handsome silk shawl,
which he tied around his body. Ou ar
riving in his native town he presented the
shawl to his sweetheart, a girl of uine-
teen years. She tied it around her body
and danced about for joy in a room in
which were sometwenty-five people. In
two hours she died, and five hours after
the introduction of the shawl into tbe
room tbe whole party of twenty-five had
died. All turned black. In three days
the whole town, containing eleven hun
dred people, hod died, with the exception
of forty three persons who had fled in
time. From this town the pest began
spreading all over country.
When a Woman Will She*Will.
The Rome, N. Y, Sentinel lias a cu
rious story ah mt n married couple in
Springfield. It says:
“When a Massachusetts woman forms
a habit it iB all a waste of time for her
husband to try and break her of it.
Well knowing his wife’s disposition to
make him a present regularly at the
anniversary of his birthday, ac'tizen of
the Bay State, who likewise forcibly
realized the fact that eoonomy was an
absolute necessity in his household,
said to his wife:
This year you must not undertake
to make me a present, I insist. It would
Oe ubt-urd to do bo at this time, when
we need everything we can rake and
scrape. I give you fair notice tha if
you do carry out your former custom
this year, I will burn up the preseut as
surely as you make it.”
So the wife bethought herself. She
could not bear the idea of being de
prived of her annual pleasure. There
fore she gathered together her dimes
aod bought for her dearly beloved, as
a birthday present, a ton of coal.”
No. 1.
Daily.
6.00 A M
7.20 A M
9 00 AM
10 67 A M
l\4* AM
11 67 A M
12.20 P M
100 P M
140 PM
2 08 P M
2.27 P M
3.16 P M
4 00 PM
6.3v P M
No. 3.
Daily.
Leaves Prior’s 8 4» P M
Leaves Tscamsah 9 10 P M
Leaves Patoaa 10 40 P M
Leaves Jacksonville 11.28 P M
Leaves Anniston 12.40 A M
Leaves Oxford 1 06 A M
Leares Talladega 2 30 A M
Leaves Calora 7 40 A M
Loaves Randolph 9 46 A M
Arrives Belma 1.46 A M
No 1 connects closely with L. A N. A Ot. So.
R. R at Calora for all points West) with E. T,
V. A On. R A at Dalton for all Eastern cities,
Tennessee and Virginia Springs, and with W A
A R R. for Chattanooga ana all points in the
Northwest. _
No 3 connects olostly at Dalton with E. T V.
k Ga. U. R. for all Eastern ottics, Tennessee a- d
Virginia Springs, and with W. A A. R. R, for
Chattanooga and all points in Northwest.
No 2 connects closely at Calora with trains of
L. A N A Gt. 80. R. R. for Montgomery, Mobile
and New Orleans, and all points in Louisiana
and Texas.
No. 4 makes close oonnectloxs at 8elua with
Ala. Osniral R. R for Meridian. Jackson, Vioka-
bnrg. Mobile and Now Orleans, and all points In
Mississippi and Louisiana.
M. STANTON, Gen. Supt.
RAY KNIGHT. G. T. A.
W S. CRANE Agent, Rnme.Gn.
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.
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LATEST STYLES OF JEWELRY
BRIDAL PRESENTS,
Engagement Rings,
Solid Silver & Plated Ware.
AGENTS FOE THE CELEBRATED PERFECTED SPECTACLES.
J&^Personal attention paid to Repairing Watches, Clocks, Chronometer# and Jewelry
All kinds of Jewelry made to order. (&pr20.t» wtf
Spring and Sommer Schedule of the
Steamer Sidney P. Smith.
O N AND AFTER TUESDAY, 6 EBRUARY
26. 1878, the steamer Sidney P. Smith will
run as follows i
Leave Rome Tuesday at — 0i.tr
Arrive at Cedar Bluff at 6 r. h
Arrive at Gadsden at 12 p. h
Leave Gadsden Wednesday at 7 * h
Arrive at G.eeneport at 10 A. »
Retu-ning:
Loavo Groensport Wednesday at 11 A, *
Arrive at Gadsden at 3 r. H
Leave Gadsden Tbnrsday at.................. 7 a. u
Arrive at Ced,r Bind at —. 8 r u
Leave Cedar Bluff Friday at I* «
Atrive at Rome at 6 r. x
S. P SMITH, President.
A Live Texan.
Ha was a wild Texan just from the
froutiHr. and had boarded the train at
Fort Worth, for Dallas. It wasnis first
ride ou the “kors,” and as the conduc
tor reached his hand in his pocket for
his punch, the sharp eyo of Texas
caught a glimpse of its polished handle,
ttud~ quick as thought he leveled a
navy-six on the conductor, saying:
Put up, or I’ll blow daylight through
you- No mau can get the drop on
me.”
“I have found,” says AdJison. “that
the men who are really the most fond of
the ladies—who cherish for them the
highest respect—are seldom the most pop
ular with the sex. Men of great assurance,
whose tongues are lightly hung—who
supply the place of ideas, and place com
pliments in the room of sentiment—ar«
their favorites. A due respect fur women
leads to respectful action towards them,
and respect is mistaken by them for neg
lect or want of love.”
The Marquis of Lome was recently
addressed thus by a youth of Illinois:
Esteemed Sir—Would you be so
kind as to send me your autograph and
the Princess Lome, and I would like
the signature of her mother if I could
get it. Reapecvfulty.
OLDEST A.ND BEST
DR. J. BRADFORD’S
Liver Sc Dyspeptic Medicine
W. & A. R, R. and its Connections.
“KENNKSAW ROUTE 1”
Tho fallowing sobedala takes effect May 21,1876
NORTHWARD. '
No. 1 No.3 No. II
Loavo Atlanta... 2 00 pm... 0 20 am... 6 66 pm
Arr Cartorsviilo.. 8 88 pm... 8 42 am... 8 60 pm
ArrKingston 704pm... 9 11am... 924 pm
Arr Dalton 841 pm...1064 am...11 46 pm
ArrOhattanooga.10 16 pm...l242 pm.
ROmHWARD.
No. 3 No. 4 No. 13
Lve Ohaltanooga 4 00 p m... 6 16 a m ..
Arrive Dalton .... 641 pm... 7 01am... 100am
Arr Kingston 738 pm... 007 am... 4 19 am
Arr Cartorsviilo . 812pm... 041am... 618am
Arr Altanto. 1010 pm...!166 am... 0 80 am
Pallmau Palace Cars run on Nos. 1 and 1
between New Orleans and Baltimore.
Pullman Palace Core run on Noe. 1 onu 4
be: ween Atlanta and Nashville.
Pullman Palace Oars run on Nos. 8 end I
between LouitvUle and Atlanta.
No ohange of sort between New Orleans
Mobile, Montgomery, Atlanta and Baltimore, ano
only one ohenge to New York.
Passengere leaving Atl-nte at 4.20 P. M. ar
rive lu New York the second afternoon thereaf
ter at 4.00 P. M.
Exounion Tickots to the Virginia Springe end
various Summer Resorts will be on eale 1 New
Orleans Mobile, Montgomery, Columbus, Maeon,
Savannah, Augusts and Atlanta, at greatly
reduced rates let of Jane.
Parties desiring » whole ear through to the
Virginia Springe or to Baltimore, should ad-
trots tha undersigned.
Parties contemplating traveling should send
for a copy ot Ktnnuat* Routt Qeuttt, cot tain.
'ng schedules, etc.
JV-Ask or tickets via “Kcnnoiew Route.
B. W. WRENN,
Qan’l Passongerend Tickat Act. Atlanta Ga,
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 DRUGGISTS GENERALLY.
J. G-. YEISEB,
Dealer in Drugs, Medicines, Garden Seeds, &c.,
Solo Proprietor, Home, tie.
R. T. Hoyt, Whdlesals and Retail Agent for Rome, Ga.
fob! wwly
Hardy, Bowie & Co.,
DEALERS IN HARDWARE,
AND
SOLE AGENTS IN ROME
FOR THE
Qeorria R. R., Augusta to Atlanta.
D AY PAbSENGER TRAINS ON GEORGIA
Railroad, Atlanta to Augueta, run at belowi
jeevee Augueta at 8.00 a. ■
heave* Atlanta at.. .7.00 a. a
trrivoi Augueta at 8.10 r. a
Arrive! at Atlanta at. 4.00 p. a
Night Poiiengar Train- a* follow*:
Leave* AugaMaat.. 8.16r. a
heave* Atlanta*! .1 .10.40 r. a
Arrival at Auguita .8.00 a. a
Arrive* at Atlanta at...... 0.20 A. a
Accommodation Train a* faUow* t
Lo&va* Atlanta — ——* w ? K
Leave* Covington ~6 W> A. M
Arrivo* Atlanta .....8 }5 A. M
Arrive* Covington 7 10 P. M
Celebrated Towers Plow.
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Chattanooga, Tenn.,
Pie & BAR IRON, STORAGE & COMMISSION.
ALSO, DEALER IN
LANE & BODLEY’S ENGINES, BOILERS, SAW AND GRIST MILLS —HOWE'S
SCALES—INGOT AND SHEET COPPER —ANTIMONY — BLOCK TIN-
PIG. AND SHEbT LEAD —BLAKE’S PUMPS —INJECTORS AND
EJECTORS—OlLEBS—HALL'S SAFE’S AND LOCKS—STEEL
FROGS AND CROSSINGS — DIFFERENTIAL PULLE V
BLOCKS—FIRE-BRICK AND FURNACE BO-HES—
COAL—SCREEN IRON AND WIRE R"PE — IIEWP PACKINQ — TENNESSEE
WAGONS—LIGUT “T” RAIL-FISH PLATE, BOLT4 AND SPIKES—CUT
NAILS—TODD'S IMPROVED TURBINE WATER WHEELS.
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