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J( dW inell, PROPRIETOR.
“WI8DOM, JUSTICE, AND MODERATION.”
FOUR DOLLARS PER ANNUM.
0 SERIES.
ROME, GEORGIA, SATURDAY MORNING, JULY 12, 1879.
VOL. 18, NO. 97
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would give greater satisfaction if I
would go to New York and superin
tend, in person, the style and arrange
ment of the bonds. This I did, as soon
as I could arrange to leave the treasury,
and after negotiating several days with
the three companies named, and mak
ing, altering and changing mddolA, etc,;
I finally closed the trade with the Amer
ican Bank Note Company, their bid be
ing nine hundred dollars less than the
lowest of the other two companies.
The following is the entire exponae
account in issuing the bonds; to-wit:
Engraving and printing thirty-fivo
thousand aix hundred and four (35,604)
bonds »2,845.00
Expenses to New York and return...,. 162.86
4.65
Telegraphing to New York
Bond book, numbering and heading
same
Copy of aot to send engraver
Express on bonds from New York and
delivering them to purchasers in
Georgia A
22 13
50
Treasurer’s Report.
Statu of Georgia, Treasury Depart
ment, Atlanta, July 1, 1879. To his
Eicellency Alfred H. Colquitt, Govern
or of Georgia: Sir—In obedience to ar-
licle V., sec. 2, paragraph lb of the con
stitution, I have the honor to present
herewith to your Ercellenoy the quar
terly report of this Department, show
ing the financial condition of the State
for and during the quarter ending J me
30th, 1879. . „
Also, in obedience to section 8 of an
act approved December 14th, 1878, I
have the honor to present my “actings
end doings” in regard to the four per
coot, bonds issued by authority of said
id.
TABLE A.
J. W, Renfroe, Treasurer of the State
of Georgia, in account with the State on
account of receipts and disbursements
at the treasury from April 1st, 1879, to
June 30th, 1879, both Inclusive.
HKCF.Il’TS.
1879.
ApT 1—To balance in the treasury, $703,102 69
To general tax,
1378 $34,952.90
To general tax,
1877 2,258.69
To liquor tax,
1878 3,7 9 7.00
To liquor tax,
1870 4,745.50
To insurance tax,
1878 72.00
To insurance |tax,
1870 7 25.42
To show tax, 1878, 67.60
To photograph tax,
1878 99.00
Tosswing machine
tax, 1879 400.00
To sleeping car tax
1879 170-40
To railroad tax,
1879 14 5 0 0
To tax on billiard
tables, 1878 270.00
To tax on apecial
nostruma 81.00
To auctioncsr’a tax
1879.., 22.50
To feoa of inspoc-
*5™ 18,021.45
Tohlro of oonvlota 1,108.00
rent on public
building 057.65
To earnings Macon
* Brunswick RU 10,000.00
To claim U 8 Gov-
® r Qinen 61,425.00
To i&le of four per
cent bonds 200.000.00
To rental Westara
* Atlantic R R..75,000.00
To sals wild lands 1,504.00
To dividend tclo-
? r »ph atock 275 00
To Supreme Court
c0,t f ... 92.80- $410,117.61
$1,119,220.30
DIUBUaSIKBHTI.
tei!! ,Ubl, ' hm8n, -» 21,110.97
dumb' aa 7 y 8 : 2 ' 505 -' 8
“Mnindrim::: frag
W.s.iou.rof agrl■ 1,8,8 “
>»«. 1879 ' , ...
B toxM - 1.832.62
2 ’ ,,ooo °
agftfflssc
’V* 161.688.75
B J ufarv M T f ri ' ty 8,000.00
ell0, m ,t 750 00
By Latte i.2 fund 70640
"C*” 1M60 - 00
8 ;£---"cuurt";;: 525 -°°
By 1,750.00
1857 1 * p ' >ri >PJlatlon,
Bfuadui!.'", uo.oo
'tcrixEEE a,
soce iq treaaury...
B J ball
$248,993.19
876,227.11
, $1,119,220 80
•he acTaufW ° ould P rocure a °°Py of
of f™, zlng an< i requiring the
ac orresnnni per < ’' ent • bonds, I opened
Rsnk & d6 n ce with the American
bulk Nr,.,! Company, the National
nental tt„-i Company, and the Conti-
h'e* YnrW^u Not ® .Company, all of
and bids- n.'t^r an( tasked for models
sent to each r P ro P a red a model and
big them tl.n°L them as . a 8 uid o to ena-
tho b’rtoda nn i m ° r °i eas ‘hly to prepare
feo.ei V6( i lettam 1 ?^ 6 ,he ' r bids. I soon
it them afating that
the work greatly, and
Total $3,197.92
The entire issue of these bonds was
sold at the treasury as fast as they could
be signed, and, indeed, when the last
was sold, orders Btill remained ' that
could not be filled.
This is a matter of congratulation to
Georgians to know that whereas, eight
years ago her seven per cent, bonds were
selling at twenty-five per cent, below
par, or seventy-five cents on the dollar,
that now her four per cents are eagerly
sought for at par, while her higher rate
bonds command premium with the best
securities of the world. The eager de
mand for these bonds enabled me to
save the State the usual and by no means
small expense of commissions to agents
for selling them, as well as the cost of
advertising; the customary commissions
to agents alone being two and one-half
per oent.
The experiment of these small-sized
bonds at low rate of interest, has ex
cited attention over the whole country,
and is being imitated by the federal
Government, as well as by States, with
success. And to Georgia belongs the
credit of inaugurating in this country
what seems about to prove a general
financial benefit to the people.
The point was made that the bonds
were State bills of credit, but the United
States authorities officially decided, af
ter full examination, that they were
pure State bonds and not circulatin
notes; that banks could not be taxei
for receiving them on deposit or paying
them out on checks. It is due, howev
er, as a tribute to the State’s strong
credit to say that the most of these
bonds had been taken in the faoe of ad
verse criticism, and before the decisive
opinion of Mr. Green B. Raum, the
United States commissioner of internal
revenue had recognized the constitution
al status of these popular and success
ful securities.
There are to be issued 8200,000 more
of these bonds in January, 1880, and
8100,000 in 1881. These have been en
graved, and are in this office awaiting
issue at the proper time.
While in New York attending to the
prepration of these fdur per cent; bonds,
I was fortunate in being . able to make
an arrangement by changing our fiscal
agent to have our maturing bonds and
coupons paid without expense to the
state. - Our agents before this have
charged the state one-eighth per cen
commission for paying our public deb 1
and also for other expenses; such i
cancelling coupons and bonds and othi
incidentals, amounting to counsiderable,
All this expense is now saved under the
present arangement, which amounts to
thousands of dollars yearly. _ This ar
rangement is another gratifying testi
mony to the solid financial fame ar
credit of the Btate, the bank now acti
as our new fiscal agent, one of the most
powerful institutions of the country,
esteeming the prestige and benefit of—■
presenting Georgia as full compensate..
Georgia for the last two and a half years,
under the enisting administration, the
people will find muoh to give satisfap-
tion. Expeness have been reduced, in
every department. The large floating
debt of8350,000 has been entirely wiped
out, over 8200,000 unexpectedly ob
tained from claims has been paid into
the treasury, thus relievihg the taxes,
the funding of high rate interest bonds
in very low rate bonds, has been so
easily done, as to show that the state can
adopt it as a policy when she desires so
to do. These are valuable practical re
sults, and an augury of a growingly
bright future financially for the Btate.
It would seem that our state finances
are on a rock-bed basis. Every indus
try of the commonwealth is prosperous
and progressive, and tlje chances of in
creased income are sure. Out pubutj
debt is biit one twenty-sixth of our pro
perty and utidur the new organic law
cannot be increased, but must steadily
be diminished. The state has assets in
her railroads and other property, if sold,
quite ample to pay off her liabilities in
dependent of taxation. With our credit
at the top, a debt so moderate and lim
ited, and offset by state’s property, re-
sorces beyond measure, and a prosperity
where development has no bonds, we
have reason to be proud of our state.
Respectfully submitted,
J.W. Renfore, Treasurer
Bungling British Railway Ar
rangements—Unsafe Trav
eling.
American Register, Faria.
Traveling on the Continental railways
is fraught with dangers unknown to
ihose who have only traveled on the
more democratic and (to my taste) more
agreeable railroads of the United States.
The division of railway carriages into
compartments may. have Some advant
ages in the separation of one’s self from
disagreeable people, but does it neces
sarily follow because a man is able to
pay a first-class fare that he is there-
i 'ore a first-class traveling companion ?
My experience leads me to believe that
oftentimes the poor traveler, male or
female, may be, and frequently is, quite
as well behaved and considerate for the
comiort of his or her associates on the
rail as the man or woman who carries a
heavier purse. I seriously object to be
ing locked into a compartment for a
ride of two or three hours with most
persons with whom I am not person
ally acquainted. 1 have a vivid recol
lection of my last ride from London to
Brighton with an Englishman of braw
ny prdportions and good muscular de
velopment. We were quite alone from
the time we left London bridge till the
train pulled up at the Brighton station.
It was 9 v,, m. wHen we started; and
quite dark. After ridipg together for
iin mauuais quart d'heure in silence, my
companion began corivertatibn, 1 asking
me if I was a foreigner, and what my
purpose was in traveling. After a few
minutes he put to me the rather direct
question.: ,
“Ho* do you carry your money
while traveling?’’
I told him that I generally had it ou
M erson, and by skillful questioning
ew out of me the knowledge that I
had at the time about five hundred dol
lars in my pocket. Of course I was
“very fresh" to tell it. Then he said:
“What is there to prevent my cutting
your throat, taking you*- money, and
throwing yon out of the window?”
I knew nothing in particular to pre
vent it save perhapB bis lack of desire,
atfd told 'him' so. He then began a
tirade against the foolish custom of the
English in this respect, and incidental
ly .criticized various other antiquated
railway usages—relics of the past—such
ob the silly warming-pans for the feet,
the gloss knob which you break with
your cane or umbrella, if you happen
to have one, when you wish to alarm
the guard and have the train stopped.
If you have no instrument of that na
ture concealed about your person you
are expected to borrow your assassin’s
walking stick for the occasion, or his
umbrella, if he happens to carry one.
Then my comrade spoke of the dim,
fi'
$raDclep’ (Suidc.
Borne Railroad—Change of Sohedule
INDiAI
79. the I
run aa follows
HOBNINQ TRAIN.
Leave* Rome dally at...,;;
Return to Rpme at .'
SATURDAY ACCOMMODATION.
Loavoa Romo (Saturday only) at 6.00 P. M
Return to Rome at.... 8.00 P. M
Morning train makes oonnaotlon with traia on
W. A A. Railroad at Kingaton, for the West and
South. O. M. PENNINGTON, Gon’l Supt,
JNO. E. STILLWELL, Tioket Agent.
O N AND AFTER WEDNESDAY, MAY 28th,
1879, the trains on the Rome Railroad will
0.30 A. M
..10.00 A. M
United States MaiTLine—The OooBa
Biver Steamers I
O N AND AFTER NOVEMBER 5ru, 1878,
Steamers on the Ooosa River will run as
per sohodula as follows, supplying all ths Post
Offices on Mail Routs No. 6189:
Leave Rome every Tuesday and Friday
at * 7 a. M.
Arrive et Gadsden every Wednesday
and Saturday at...;....'. 7 A. M.
Leava Gadsden every Wedneeday and
Saturday, at 8 A.M.
Arrive et Rome every Thursday and
Sunday at.. —— 7 P. M.
J. M. ELLIOTT, Gan’l Supt
Selmai Borne and Dalton Railroad—
Change of Sohednle.
BLUE MOUNTAIN ROUTE.
O N AND AFTER SUNDAY, MAY 26th,
1879, traina will run as follow*:
GOING HOSTS.
No. 3. No. 1.
Daily. Daily.
(Sunday oxceptdd.)
Leaves Selma 4.00 P M 6.00 A M
Leaves Randolph 7.16 P M 8,16 A M
Leaves Galore 10.00 P M 9.35 A M
Leaves Talledega 1.60 AM 1.L45 AM
Leaves Oxford • 3.20 A M 12.41 P M
Leaves Anniston 3 50 AM 12.65 PM
Leaves Jacksonville-... 6.00 A M 1.28 P M
Leaves Petene 5.60 A M 2.02 P M
Leaves Teenmssh 7.05 A M 2.44 P M
Leaves Prior's «... 7 86 A M 3,12 P M
Leases Cave Spring 8.10 A M 3.31 P M
Leaves Rome..... 9.56 A M 4.20 P M
Leaves Plaiuvillo 10.56 A M 6.00 P M
Arrives Dalton,...,. 12.60 PM 6.15 F M
OOISG BOUTS.
No. 4.
Dally.
(Sunday exeepted.)
Leaves Dalton 3.10 P M
Loaves Plaiuvillo 6.00 P M
Leaves Rome 6.35 P M
Leaves Cave Bpring 7.45 P M
Leaves Prior’s 8.16 P M
Leaves Teenmaeh 8.40 P M
Leaves Petona 9 56 P M
Leaves Jacksonville 10.40 P M
Leaves Anniston 11.60 P M
Leaves Oxford ....12.20 A M
Leans Talladega 1.60 A M
Loavoa Calera 6.00 A M
Loavoa Randolph 8.20 A M
Arrivea Selma 11.25 A M
1879. SPRING & SUMMER TRADE. 1879.
New Goods! Fine Goods!
MRS. T. B. WILLIAMS,
JVC ILLIKTER.,
No. 61 Broad Street, Rome, Ga.
T hanking my many customers for TnE liberal patronage given me
in the past, I am proud lo say that I am better prepared to attend to their wonts than ever
before. I have new in store end to arrive Sonnets, Hat*, Flowers, Plumes, Silks, Velvets, Pluahes,
Ribbons, Ornaments, Hair Goods, Zephyrs, Combs, Notions, etc., etc., which I have lelsotsd in
S arson in tha Northern markets. My Gooda ere in tho Latest Stylos, and 1 havo my Trimming
one with good material by experienced milliners. Call and oxamtne my gooda and gat my prices
before purchealng elsewhere. (ootl7 tw wtf
ALLEN & McOSKER
-eu$H VMTcfe
ARE NOW RECEIVING A LARGE & SPLENDID
STOCK OF THE
LATEST STYLES OF JEWELRY,
BRIDAL PRESENTS,
Engagement Rings,
Solid Silver & Plated Ware.
AGENTS FOB THE CELEBRATED PERFECTED SPECTACLES.
■Peraonal attention paid to Repairing Watohoa, Clooka, Chronometers and Jewelry.
All kinds of Jewelry mado to.ordor, (aprlOJw wtf
dull lighting of English cars, so differ
ent from the American gas-lighted rail
road car, with its iced drinking water,
elegant seats, perfect system of ventila
tion, water-closets and currents of hot
air in the winter season running under
neath each seat. The English have
muoh, very muoh, to learn from “Our
American Cousin” in railway manage
ment. So have the French, But they
don’t care to learn it, unfortunately for
themelves; also for us, when we have
to ride on their railways.
An Income Without Care.
No. 2.
Dally.
8.00 A M
9.10 A M
9.65 A M
10.39 A M
10.68 A M
11.06 A M
11.66 A M
13.23 P M
12.55 P M
1.03 P M
1.67 P M
4.35 P M
6.60 P M
6.00 P U
No. 1. Connect* closely at Dalton with E. T.
Va. A Ga. R. R. for all Tonnaaccs and Virginia
mineral spring!, and for all Eastern eitlea. Also
with the W. A A. R. R. for Chattanooga and all
Weetern cities.
No. 2. Connecting with E. T. Va. A Ga. and
n’. A A. railroads at Dalton, makes oloae con
nection at Calera for Montgomery, Mobile and
New Orleane.
No. 3. Connect* at Calera with through mall
train of L. A N. A Gu Bo. R. R. for Eastern and
Western cities.
No. 4. Leaving Dalton at 3.10 p. w , connects
Calera with L. A N. A Gt. Be. R. R. for Mont
gomery, Mobile and New Orleans.
NORMAN WEBB, Gsn. Supt.
KAY KNIGHT, G. P. A.
W. B. CRANE, Agent, Rome.Ga.
Spring and Summer Sohedule of the
Steamer Sidney P. Smith.
o*
By the combination method of oper
ating in stocks a handsome income can
be secured without care. Capital in
amount from 810 to 85,000, may be used
with equal proportionate success. By
this system Messrs. Lawrence & Co.,
Bankers, N. Y., pool the orders of thou
sands of customers, of various sums,
into one vast amount, and co-operate
them under the most skillful manage
ment, dividing profits monthly. Each
share-holder thus obtains all the ad
vantages of the largest capital and ex
perienced skill, ana the- percentage of
profits is very great; 820 will pay 8100
in 30 days; 8250 will return 81,826, or
7i per oent. on the stock, and so on, as
the market varies. A prominent pub
Usher of- the Rook Island (III.): Da 1 '
Argus, made 8104.15 on an investmi
of 820, in October. Hundreds of others
are doing even better. Messrs. Law
rence & Co.’a new ciroular has “two un
erring rule's for success^in stock opera-
one ciah' dear in stocks.' All kinds of
bonds and stook wanted. New Govern
ment bonds supplied. Deposits received
Apply to Lawrence & Co., Bankers, 57
Exchange Plaos, iN. Y, City.
Col. Banks, of Mississippi, recently
gave a reporter of the Washington Post
an inside view of the negro exodus. In
answer to the question of inducement
he said:
“Somebody had gone all through the
plantations, and distributed miniature
flags, suoh as are sold at the toy stores.
The negroes were told that each one of
these flaw stack up anywhere in Kan
sas soil was good for sixty acres of
land, and they were all ready to go on
what they considered transportation
certificates. A lot of Bogus transporta
tion orders were distributed along with
the flags, on which they confidently
expected to bo taken to tho land of
promise. _ '
N AND AFTER MONDAY, APRIL 2ta T ,
1879, the atoamor Sidney P. Smith will run
M follows:
Lo&vo Rome Monday at. 11 a.m
Arrivo at OadidenTuesday at. •*-<
Arrive at Greensport Tuesday at 12 u.
Leave Greensport Tuesday at 1 p. u
Arrive at Gadsden Tuesday at 5 p. u
Arrive at Rome Thursday at. 6 p. x
8. P. SMITH, President.
Dtm.,™™.. gl ,
the pastor of a colored church in Or
angeburg, 8. C., to obtain situations as
housemaids, have all returned. *“ e y
hired out for a time, but the moment
they raised sufficient means they turn
ed back home.
Beaten biscuit—One quart of
ono tea-spoonful of salt,' one egg, 01
table-spoonful of butter; and the sat
of lard. Mix up these ingredients with
skimmed milk, work them well
er, and beat fifteen minutes,
with a fork and bake quickly.
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.
^‘Strictly Best Goods Made.
HEMP PACKING—MANILLA HOPE—LACE LEATHER—CUT LACINGS—
UPRIGHT MILL SAWS— CROSS CUT SAWS—ONE MAN CROSS CUT
SyUFS-SAJF SWAGES—FILES—BELT RIVETS—FINE HAMMERS—
WRENCHES, <f-c., making Complete Line of Mill Furnishings,
OUR PRICES ARE ALWAYS RIGHT.
VY. & A. R, B. and itB Connections.
The following sohedule takes effect May 26,1876
NORTHWARD.
No. 1 Ifo.3 No. 11
Leave Atlanta... 2 00 pm... 620 am... 666 pm
ArtCartnriville. 636 pm... 842 am-- 860 pm
An Kingston-.,.. 7 04 pm... 911am... 924 pm
Arr Dalton........ 8 41px>...10 64 atn...ll 46 pm
ArrOhattanooga.1916 pm,.,1241 pm.
SOTT'iHWARD.
Mo. 3 No. 4 No. I*
Lve Chattanooga 4 00 p 616 am..
Arrive Dalton 641pm... 701am... 100 am
Arr Kingston 7S8pm... 907 am... 419am
Arr Garteravlllo.. 812 pro... 942 am... 616 am
Arr Althnta. 1« 10 pm.,.1166 a m.„ 9 26 a m
Pullman Palace Can run on Nos. 1 and 2
between Jfew Orleans and Baltimore.
Pullman Palace Uari ran on. Noe. 1 ana 4
between-AtlanU and Nashville.
Pullman Palnoo Can run ou Nos. 8 and I
botweon Louisville and Atlanta.
pgr No ohenge of oars between New Orleane
Mobile, Montgomery, Atlenta and Baltimore, ena
only one ehange to New York.
Peeeengere loaving Atlanta at 4.20 P. M. ar
rive In New York the second alturnoon thereof-
k< Exoureton Tlekalt to the Virginia Springs and
OLDEST A.ISTD 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 DRUCCISTS GENERALLY.
J. Gk YEI8ER,
Dealer in Drugs, Medicines, Garden Seeds, &e.,
Sole Proprietor, Rome, Ga. .
R. T. Hoyt, Wholesale and Retail Agent for Rome, Ga.
febl tw wly
R. T. HOYT.
II. D. COTHRAN
HOYT & COTHRAN,
Wholesale Druggists,
ROME, GEORGIA,
HAVE JUST RECEIVED A-LARGE CONSIGNMENT OF
Green and Black Teas,
WHICH THEY OFFER TO THE TRADE AT
NEW YORK WHOLESALE PRICES
Savannah, Augaita and
reduoed rates llt of June.
Portico desiring . whole oar through to the
Virginia Springe or to Baltimore, should ad-
Iren the undarilgned.
Portias contemplating traveling should send
for a oopy of Ktnntssv Soots Gaults, eotUin.
Kenhaasj^tit*,'
Gan’l Passenger and Tioket Agt. Atlanta Go.
jul lOtwwtf
FREE OF 1 FREIGHT.
Georgia R. B., Augusta to Atlanta.
D AY PAbBENGER TRAINS ON GEORGIA
Railroad, Atlanta to Angaita, run aa below:
hooves Augusta at - 8.09 a. x
Leaves Atlanta si-, •7.00 a. x
Arrives Augusta at. 3.30 ».x
Arrives at Atlanta ojL,«.......4.00 ». x
•Jl ttwfcSolij.
Ls444»t>Mn3li><MtUiU.....9{Wftfl>h*J* : 9; X
Leaves Atlanta at .uulO.40 r. x
Arrives at Augusta h-rfl-M A. x
Arrives at Atlanta at„.«.. ......O.dO a. x
Accommodation Tr.in *• follow* :
Leav*s Atlontr * 6® Y- JJ
Leave* Covington -6 60 A. M
Arrives Atlanta •* Jj
Arrive! Covington 5v r. M
ALBIN OMBERG,
Bookseller, Stationer^ Printer
No. 33 Broad Street,
Has just received a Large Stock
-woilot edi aUavt>i :oi)*if)is 93; t< ^
CROQUET SETS, BASE BALLS, ETC.
A LARGE STOCK WALL PAPER.
4fT9,tw-wly
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