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0WC TTH 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 oiltiet and gfowmimai 1°. 1376. rates of subscriptions. roll TIIF. WEEKLY. o»* month* Three nW" llls "- ..82 00 ... 1 00 ... 60 roil THE TUI-WEEKLY. ^ ^ 2 00 months j 1 oo ^“y Hi odvaueo, the price ,f theWeekly Courier will bo 81 60. contract rates_of advertising. "^SsEEE : EE:'ii nnmS twelve months...... !» 00 nne-fourth column one month . 7 “ r-foarlltcolumn throe months 15 00 onfrlourth column Blx months 27 00 ^fourth column twelve months 60 00 nne-Wlf column one month 16 ou OneOnlfoolumn three months 27 00 One-h«lf column six months 60 00 oSeh.lt column twelve month. 80 00 oaecolamn one month .. 27 w onecolnmn three months “ Oneooluinn six months.... 80 00 Onecoltmn twelve months 120 00 ... r^reffolns rate* are for either Weekly or ■nviklv Wli™ published In both papers, 60 jrfrcenl. soilltlonal upon table rates. 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 l^-WRITE FOR SAMPLES AND PRICES.”©*