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Newspaper Page TextHome €©mriet M pWlMBLL, PROPRIETOR. “ WISDOM, JUSTICE, AND MODERATION.’ FOUR DOLLARS PER ANNUM. \0 SERIES. ROME, GEORGIA, SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 24, 1879. VOL, 18, NO, 76 joutict and (ffotttmemat oN soUDATED APHI1. IQ, 1876. RATES OF subscriptions. fob the weekly. 52 00 ie year 1 00 i months 00 mouttis KOIt THE MU-WEEKLY. tt 00 . 2 00 Bis months- ' 1 oo L moot US „|.l yearly, strictly in adva.ioe, the price Courier wlllbcJlM. CONTRACT RATES OF ADVERTISING. 8 I 00 8 00 ^esquarc six months 12 M ^ ieEqonre twelve months......... ‘0 00 le-fourth column one month.. 7 50 1E .(ourth column three months lo 00 ie fonrth column six inonIlls 27 00 Ifioiirth column twelve monllm 60 00 le-lmlf column one mouth * >00 , e .h»lf column three months W OO fcne-half column six months....... ™ OO K n ,-hnlf column twelve months M 00 fcuecolumn one month 27 00 Due column three months oO 00 hue column six months ™ 00 hue column twelve months 120 00 i The foregoing rates me for either Weekly or LriWtekly. Whin published in both papers, 60 fcircent. additional upon table rates. Lespuiro one month . ,esquare threo months.. A Scrap of History. ItVhy the Regular Army Uiil not Interfere ill the Eleetiuu of 1870. Ifllet OUeiver. Oo the 7th of November, 1870, the city of New York was more deeply ex ited than at any time in its recent his tory. It was the day preceding the general election of that year, and or ders had gone forth that that the rae- fropolis should be invaded by Federal kro-jps, the laws of the State ignored tad the rights of the people placed at |the mercy of John I. Davenport and his reckless crowd of supervisors and deputy marshals. In the harbor lay two gunboats, furnished by the notori ous Robeson, and threatening to open [lire on the business part of the town. The State was at perfect peace, and its laws were respected and enforced. No man could vote unless he had ap peared in person at the designated places ht least ten days before and reg istered his name, answering under oath |the questions which were put in re gard to his residence and qualifications. All that the Republicans had asked in the way of increased stringency to the election acts had been conceded by the Democratic Legislature. The inspec tors and canvassers had been fairly chosen from both parties, under the di rection of a non-partisan police com mission. No officer of the State or city, high or low, Republican or Demo crat, had asked for the interference of the Federal troops, but an army was there, under command of a Brigadier General of regulars, to conduct an elec- I lion. Never before bad sucli a reckless at tempt been made to invade the vested rights of the people, and it is safe to My that it will never be made again ihe promptness and bravery with winch it was met and repelled by Gov. Hoffman served as a warning to Presi dent Grant. The Governor repaired to the city and quietly but firmly an nounced that if the Federal troops ap peared in the streets on election day they would be met by the National 'Hard, who would protect the people at nil hazards. This was no idle threat. Ample preparations had beon made for a conflict, which seemed at that time inevitable. How ample those prepar- ® !°. n ? , W6re i the following document, nich is now made public for she first | t'me, wifi show : \t n New Youk, Nov. 7,1870. Y Dear Govehnou—I have the Ln? re .° f ‘? forniin R y° u that I feel nn _, en ‘ having secured a supply of , , Hundred thousand ball cartridges, dim ' )Ur Hundred rounds of canister find’ ' V ' 1 ^ , Cftrt . r 'dges, for the artillery, tn ‘ la ‘ ^ may not ho necessary ° 32 them. Very truly yours, Franklin 'Townsesij, , Adjutant Genera', governor Hoffman. Truth for all Times, “ When men vote, and when their chos en officers meet to conduct the affairs of their political Governments, no soldiers can interfere. This limit to their an tagonisms no political party can safely pass.” So said Wiiliam M. Evarts, at a mass meeting of the people of New York, a dozen years ago, when as yet he had never dreamed of linking his political fortunes with those of the then unknown man Hayes. “An aimed force in tho neighbor hood of the polls is almost of necosBity a menace to the voters and an inter ference with their freedom and inde pendence.” So 3aid Geo. W. McCary, in his book on elections, before he had lent himself to Hayes. “Civil liberty and a standing army for the purpose of civil police have never vet Btood together, and never can stand together.” So said William II. Seward, speaking with the same wholesome abhorrence of military interference with the rights of the citizen which led tho founders of our Government to circumscribe with in the narrowest limits both the size and and the functions of the regular army. But we now see Hayes in his Veto marching beyond that limit in party manoeuvres which Mr. Evarts once de clared unsafe to pass; insisting on that right of using troops at the polls which Mr. MoCary declared to he a menace to the independence of voters ; and in tending to make that ubo of a standing army as a police which Mr. Seward declared to be incompatible with the continuance of liberty.—N. Y. Sun. To Go dll , lte!y tke threatened necessity p.,.i , ariHe - At tho last moment the CMi,,,, au , or itieB took counsel of die 80 i.i: ani ^treated. Not a Federal Vurk Was seen on the streets of New since eleo t* u R day of 1870, and made t,u *8? 00 llUeui Pt has been ie to invade our State. Herald ^1?* week,” says tkeNewuan fence Pi j 10 our young friend Lsw- *ond, °^' , was "‘rolling through the 3a w a k r rri '!*| ) e ,°^ m ‘ es ‘ rom ‘°wn, he eight fen, 1 ’' 0 , ack 8nake , about seven or hush Bn j'? . S‘H, lying coiled under t et, with,!. lav . lll B a elungshot in his puck- reptile Tn- ll ’ shot at and "‘ruck the siniewW 15 cxa? perated his snakeship disturbed ' v be made for kira who had Warded him ntr- 9 . lara ' )er8 - Lawrence snake ke'??/ W “ h a Frua11 aliok - The treated L )' vail i t;ln g as Lawrence re- yoiing frien^J 81 ! 8 ,' , After awhile our 8na keim, no l 8t “® bled ai ‘d fell, and'the his l ei , Iatcl y wrapped itself around from his Jr?!’”? He drew his knife head. an d cm off the snake's a nd Latvrenr.!. a - ar . ge c °achwhip snake, Have giepn l 0 tklnka the monster would n0ta ®pma&hltt.” rMhiDghaahe Going a Little Too Far, Under the reign of the first Caliph there was a merchant in Bagdad equal ly rich and avaricious. .One day he had bargained with a porter to carry home for him a large basket of porce lain vases for ten paras. As they went, along he said to tne man: My friend, you are young and I am old; you can still earn plenty; strike off, * beseech you, a para from your hire." “Willingly,” replied the porter. This request was repeated again and again, until, when they reached the house, the porter had only a single para to receive. As they went up stairs the merchant said: “If you will resign the last para I will give you three pieces of advice." “Be it so,” said the porter. “Well, then,” said the merchant, “if any one tells you it is better to be fast ing than feasting, do not believe him. If any one tells you it is better to be poor than rich, do not believo him. If any one tells you it is better to walk than to ride, do not believe him.”. “My dear sir,” replied the astonished porter, “I knew these things before; but if you will listen to me I will give you such advice as you never heard.” The merchant turned round, and the porter, throwing the basket down the staircase, said to him : “If any one tells you that one of your vases is unbroken, do not believe him.” Before the merchant could reply the porter made his escape, thus punish ing his employer for his miserly greed iness. Iowa Democrats. Council Bluff, Iowa, May 21.—The Democratic State Convention assem bled this morning. Nearly all the counties in the State were represented with large delegations. A temporaiy organization was effected with J. W. Hagerman, of Keokuk, President. Upon reassembling, Gen. A. C. Dodge was made chairman, and T. A. Walker secretary. The committee on creden tials reported 47G delegates present, out of G09 provided for in the call. A State Contral Committee, headed by Ed. Campbell,jr., of the First District, was appointed. Gen. Dodge, on taking the chair, de nounced the Republican party for forcing resumption of specie payments, and advocated the union of all the ele ments opposed to tho Republican party H. II. Trimble was nominated for Governor by acclamation, and Moses Bloom for Lieutenant Governor. The Canal Congress. N. Y. Herald.] . Our special cable dispatch from Farm gives further details of yesterday’s pro ceedings in the Interoceanic Canal Con gress. Ihe chief interest just now natu rally centres jn the work of the Commit tee on Technique, as it is before this body that tho eminent explorers and engineers are advocating their respective routes. Rear Admiral Ammen, of the United States Navy, occupied the morning ses sion by a lengthy but lucid presentment of the several surveys, and in doing so ho explained the comparative advant ages, disadvantages and cost of the Nicaragua, Panama and Atrato-Napipi routes. The Admiral naturally express ed himself as strongly in favor of the Nicaragua route. He was followed by Eugineer Menocal, who occupied five hours in explaining this Nicaragua scheme, and fortified his theory by maps and plans. Mr. Menocal was so thorough in his details that ho waB highly compli mented by many able engineers who were present. At the close of Mr. Menocal’s remarks Lieutenant Wyse, of the French Navy, made an interesting speech, in which he also reviewed the whole ques tion, This was a notable ejay’s work for one fcommittee to have accomplished, ana shows how thoroughly the entire Congress has addressed itself to the important task set before it. Judging from what has already been accomplished we may con fidently look forward to important re sults and a final report on the question that will place the proposed canal on a line satisfactory to every nation interested its construction. A Simple Issue. New York Sun.] Mr. Hayes demands the right to em ploy the army and navy of the Jnited States, at places where elections are being held, to shoot down unarmed citizens. We maintain that this proposition indisputable, and that such is the plain and only meaning of his latest veto mes sage. He demands the right to have the ar my and navy present at places of elec tion ; no one will dispute that. Now, to have the army and navy pres ent unarmed, or armed with glass swords and wooden guns, would be ridiculous. There could be no possible object in hav ing them present unprepared to kill. The bill which the President vetoes leaves uncurtailed his right to have the army and navy present at any election, if their presence “be necessary to repel the armed enemies of the United States.” Mr. Hayes is not satisfied with this How could he fail to be, unless he was determined to retain the power to em- i Leuven Patona Tlie Radical Mistake. From tho Boston Globe. It was a mistake, and a fatal one, on the part of the Republican managers, to permit this issue to be made so definite ly. For on no occasion when it has been brought into politics for peaceable settlement by the people has the funda mental American idea of local self-gov ernment failed to carry the day. With- out it the American republic would soon sink into the rank of despotism to which it was almost reduced under the bayonet rule of the Grant Adminis tration. “Don’t give up the ship,’’ said Law rence—five words that made him im mortal. “Don’t give up a free ballot,’ ory the friends of liberty of all ages six words which if heeded by the Dem ocratic leaders in Congress will make their party invincible. Young ladies who wuh to have small mouths are advised to repeat this at frequent intervals during the day: _ Fanny Finch fried five floundering frogs for Francis Flower. Spring and Summer Sohedule of the Steamer Sidney P. Smith, O N AND AFTER MONDAY, APRIL 21st, 137D, the itoamor SiJnoy P. Smith will run as follows: Lo&ve Rome Monday at 11 a.m Arrivo at Gadsden Tuesday at Sa.u Arrive at Greensport Tuesday at 12 k. Leave Greensport Tuesday at 1 mi Arrivo at Gadsden Tuesday at 5 p. u Arrive at Romo Thursday at 5 r. u 8. P. SMITH, President. Rome Railroad—Change of Sohednle O N AND AFTER TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1st, 1878, the trainB on the Rome Railroad will run as follows: HORNING TRAIN. Loaves Rome daily aft 7.00 A. M Return to Rome at. 11 00 A. M SATURDAY ACCOMMODATION. Leaves Romo (Saturday only) at 5.00 P. M Return to Rome at 8.00 P. M Morning trsin makes connection with train on W. A A. Railroad at Kingston, for the West and South. C. M. PENNINGTON, Gen’l Supt. JNO. E. STILLWELL. Ticket Agent. United States Mail Line—The Coosa River Steamers I O N AND AFTER NOVEMBER 6th, 187S, Bk.Mn.ri on the Goo.. River will run e. lor sohedule e. follow., supplying all the Poit Iffio.a on Mall Rout. No. 818V: heave Rom# every Tuesday and Friday at 7 A. M. Arrive at Gadsden every Wedneidey end Saturday at 7 A. M. Leave Qodaden every Wednesday and Batttrday at 8 A. M. Arrivo et Romo every Thur.day end Sunday at - 7 P. M. J. M. ELLIOTT, Gtn’l Snpt 1879. SPRING & SUMMER TRADE. 1879. New Goods! Fine Goods! MRS. T. B. WILLIAMS, M ILLINER, No. 61 Broad Street, Rome, Ga. T hanking my many customers for the liberal patronage given me in the peat, I am proud to say that I am better prepared to attend to Iheir wants than ever boforo. I havo new in store end to arrive Bonnets, Ilata, Flowera, Plumes, Silks, Velvets, Flushes, Ribbons, Ornainonts, Hair Goods, Zephyrs, Combs, Notions, etc., etc., which I havo selected in person in tho Northern markets. My Goods are in the Latest Styles, end I have my Trimming one »ilh good material by experienced milliners. Call and examine my goods end jjot my prloes before purchasing elsewhere. 17 tw wtf Selma, Rome and Dalton Railroad— Change of Schedules BLUE MOUNTAIN ROUTE. O N AND AFTER SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17th, 1878, trains will run as follows: OOINO NORTH. No. 3. Daily. (Sunday oxcepted.) Leaves Selma 4 00 P M Leaves Randolph 7.80 P M Leaves Oalsra 10.00 P M Loavos Talladega 2.30 A M Leaves Oxford 4.10 A M Leaves Anniston 4 40 AM Leaves Jacksonville—.. 5 60 AM Loaves Patona 0 46 A M Leaves Teoumseh 8 06 A M Leaves Prior’s 8 36 AM Leaves Cave Spring 0.10 A M Leaves Rome.... 11.06 A M Leaves Plainville 12.10 P M Arrives Dalton 2.00 P M OOINO SOUTH. No. 4. Daily. (Sunday excepted ) WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. 10,000 FOUNDS WHITE LEAD, 300 GALLONS ENGLISH LINSEED OIL, By R. T. Hoyt, Druggist. T he largest and cheapest stock of leads and oils EVER OFFERED in thla market. White Lead at jvholcsalo at Seven Cents end upwards. ALSO, FULL LINE OF WINDOW GLASS, DRUGS, MEDICINES, &c., &c., &c. SEND FOR PRICE LISTS. No. 1. Daily. 6.00 A M 7.20 A M 0.00 A M 10.67 A M 11.40 AM 11.67 AM 12.29 P M 1.00 P M 1.40 P M 2.08 P M 2.27 P M 3.16 P M 4.00 P M 6.30 P M No. 2. Daily. Leaves Dalton 3.26 P M Leaves Plainville 5 20 PM Leaves Rome 0.60 r M Leaves Cevs Bpring 8 00 P M Leaves Prior’s 8.40 P M Leaves Teoumseh......... 9.10 P M .10 40 P M ploy force, at places of election, against unarmed citizens? Memorial Day at Richmond. Richmond, Va., May 21.—Memorial Day was observed with the usual dec oration of the graves of the Confederate soldiers in Hollywood Cemetery. The immense monumental granite cone on the grouuds was covered from base to apex with flowers and evergreens, while a thousand graves received like attention. The State offices at the Cap itol and many of the principal business houses were closed during the afternoon. The military display, however, was not as great as in former years, only two companies visited the cemetery. James Lyons, jr., delivered the memorial ad dress this afternoon, in the presence of a large concourse of people. It is esti mated that from 15,000 to 20,000 per sons visited the cemetery during the day. ^ French Ghost Story. A young man who had lost his be trothed on the eve of marriage believed he saw her spirit every night in her bridal dress. His friends, to prove to him the folly of his belief, dressed a twin sister of the deceased in a dress recisely similar and placed her at the iead of the widowed bridegroom’s bed .exactly at the hour the spirit came. *He looked up, and crying out, “Ah, ciel! en voila deux 1" (Heavens ! there are two!) fell back dead on his pillow. —PariB paper. Mr. Libouchero says that when was an attache at Washington an English man died in the State of New York, and it became a question whether the legation at Washington or the consu late at New York ought to bury him. So he, or rather it, passed its time jour neying between the two cities. “I my self directed it,” he says, “a dozen times to the consulate, ‘This side up with care.’ Whether this uneasy corpse is yet buried, or is still lurking in the luggage vans of an American railroad company, I know not.” Nearly all the tragedies contain the exclamation “Never” uttered in a high key, and with the r magnificently rolled. Now the word makes an au dience giggle and nudge each other with “hardly ever.” It is the opinion of Lester Wallack that “Pinafore” has cooked the goose of tragedy for the present, although, of course, he never used such hnguage, “Don’t be an editor,” shrieks the Bos ton Transcript. It is all very well to say “don’t be an editor,” but when a man is too honest to do anything else what is he to do? Leave! Jacksonville 11.28 P M Leave! Annieton 12.40 A M Leave! Oxford 105AM Leaves Talladega 2.30 A M Leave! Calera 7.40 A M Loavei Randolph 9.46 A M Arrives Selma 1-45 A M 9.00 A M 10 24 A M 11.10 AM 1166 AM 1211 P M 12.19 P M 1.03 P M 1.31 P M 2.01 P M 2.08 P M 3.06 P M 0.10 P M 7.30 P M 9.60 P M ALLEN & McOSKER „ . -SVt Yl/Jvfyz,.- . ARE NOW RECEIVING A LARGE & SPLENDID STOCK OF THE v- ^LATEST STYLES OF JEWELRY, BRIDAL PRESENTS, Engagement Rings, Solid Silver & Plated Ware. AGENTS FOR THE CELEBRATED PERFECTED SPECTACLES. Jgy-Peraonnl attention paid to Repairing Watches, Clocks, Chronometers and Jewelry. AU kinds of Jewelry made to order. (apr20,tw-wt( THE No. 1 conneote closely with L. A N. A Qt. So, R. R. at Calora for all points West; with E. T, V. A Ga. R. R. at Dalton for all Eaatern oitiei, Tennessee and Virginia Spring!, and with W. A A. R. R. for Chattanooga and all point! in the Northwest. . No. 3 connects oloeely at Dalton with E. T. V. A Ga. R. R. for all Eaatorn cities, Tennessee a«d Virginia Springs, end 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 clode connection! at Solnia with Ala. Central R. R. for Meridian, Jackson, Vicki- bnrg. Mobile and New Orleans, and all points In Mississippi and Louisiana. M. STANTON, Gen. Snpt. KAY KNIGHT. G. T. A. W. 8. CRANE, Agent, Rome, Ga. White Sewing Machine! W, & A. B. B. and itB Conneotions. " KKNNEBAW ROUTE!" The following sohedule takes effect May 21,1876 NORTHWARD. No. 1 No. 3 No. 11 Leave Atlanta... 2 00 pm... 8 20 am... 8 66 pm Arr Cartersville.. 8 38 pm... 8 42 am... 860 pm Arr Kingston 704 pm... 911am... 924 pm Arr Dalton 841 pm,..1064 am...11 46 pm ArrChattanooga.10 16 pm...1242 pm. SOUTHWARD. No. 2 No. 4 No. 12 Lve Chattenooge 4 00 pm... 616 am .. Arrive Dalton 6 41pm... 7 01am... 100 am Arr Kingston 7 88 pm... 9 97 am... 419 am Arr Cartersville.. 8 12pm... 942am... 618am Arr Atlanta. 1010 pm,..1166 am... 9 80 am Pullman Palaoe Cars run on Nos. 1 and 2 between New Orleans end Baltimore. Pullman Palace Cars run on Nos. 1 ana 4 botwuou Atlanta and Nashville. Pullman Palaoe Cars run oo Nos. 3 end 1 betweon Louisville end Atlanta. jeer- No ohango of oars between New Orleans Mobile, Montgomery, Atlanta and Baltimore, ana only one ohenge to New York. Passengers leaving Atlanta at 4.20 P. M. ar rive In New York the seeond afternoon thereaf ter at 4.00 P. M. Exoursion Tiekets to the Virginia Springs and various Summer Resorts will bo on sale i New Orleans. Mobile, Montgomery,Columbus, Macon, Savannah, Augusta and Atlanta, at greatly reduoed rates 1st of Juno. Parties desiring a whole car through to the Virginia Springs or to Baltimore, should ad- iress the undersigned. Parties contemplating traveling should send for a copy of Kenneeoio Route Gazette, cot Sein ing schodulos, etc. or Ask lortlckotr via"Kennesew Rente. B. W. WRENN, Gen’l Pessengerand TicketAgt, Atlanta Ga. aug29,tw-wtl The Lightest unit, Easlcst-Huimiug Machine in the MnrJeet, The Beauty and Accuracy of its Movements Attest its Superior Workmanship. Every Wearing Part is Case Hardened, and Ad- fa stable. Capable of Sewing from the Finest Nainsook to the Heaviest of Cloth. Simplicity, Durability and Certainty Combined. Be Sure and Try Them before Buying Any Other. For Sale by E. C. HOUGH, Rome, Ga. HARDY, BOWIE & CO., WHOLESALE HARDWARE DEALERS, BROAD STREET, ROME, GA. WE CARRY IN STOCK RUBBER BELTING, 3 ply, 2, 2 1-2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 inches; “ “ 4 ply, 8, 10, 12 and 14 inches. RUBBER PACKING, 1-8, 3-16 and 1-4 inches. i&'Strictly Best Goods Made. HEMP PACKING— MANILLA HOPE—LACK LEATHER—CUT LACINGS— UPRIGHT MILL SAWS—CROSS CUT Sal IKS— ONE MAN CROSS CUT SAWS—SAW SWAGES—FILES—BELT RIVETS—FINE HAMMERS— WRENCHES, die., making Complete Line of Mill Furnishings. OUR PRICES ARE ALWAYS RIGHT. mard tw wtt Qeoreia B. B., Augusta to Atlanta. D AY PASSENGER TRAINS ON GEORGIA Railroad, Atlanta to Augusta, nn as balow: Leaves Angusta at 8.00 a. ■ [.saves Atlanta at.. -..7.06 a.a Artives Angusta at. 8.10 r.u arrives at Atlanta at...... 4.00 r. u Night Passenger Trains as foUowsi Lsaves Augusta at— 8.10 r. * Leaves Atlanta at - .10.40 r. ■ drrtves at Augusta -8.J0 A. u Arrives at Atlanta at.... a. k Accommodation Train as follows : Leavts Atlantr .» M f- JJ Leaves Covington......... »»«* JJ Arrives Atlanta •* A. M Arrives Covington 7 SO P. M ALBIN OMBERG, Bookseller, Stationer & Printer No. 33 Broad Street, Has just received a Large Stock CROQUET SETS, BASE BALLS, ETC. -A LARGE STOCK WALL PAPER. ap»9,tw-wly iSy-WRITF. 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Rome tri-weekly courier. (Rome, Ga.) 1860-1881, May 24, 1879, Image 1