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8b* JR 0 roe #0nm*. ESTABLISHED IN 1184,3. Iiitlon In Cliorokeo Georgia, and Is the best ad vertising medium in this section. M. »>VI A K I.I., Proprietor. Saturday Morning, July 12,1879 Atlanta had a death from sun- atroke this week, the first case ever oc curring in the city. The original correspondence be tween Dr. Felton and Ferry nnd other prominent Radicals is what the people want, and they will not be satisfied with copies “certified to.” They want to know if anything, and if so, what yras said about Dr. Felton’s competitor being a “Confederate Brigadier.” There is great and growing anxiety on this branch of the subject. On the 24th of June Dr. Felton voted with thirty-seven others to adjourn when the Democrats were trying to pass a hill to prohibit political contributions by officers and employes of the Gov ernment. This was a dilatory motion made by a Radical, such a one as Mr, Hill talked so hard about in the Senate. Perhaps Dr. Felton found it might pro' hibit and prevent all future “assistance” from Ferry and other prominent Rad icals—such as he asked for last year in his war on the Democracy of the Sev enth District; N. E. a. R. Bonds. THE LEGISLATURE. Thursday the roport of the joint com mittee on the investigation of the mo tives and conduct of Gov. Colquitt in signing the Northwestern railroad bonds was reoeived by the Senate, and noth ing else was transacted. The report of the committee is unanimous, clearly exculpating Gov. Colquitt from any in tended wrong. We publish it entire. In the House the Agricultural Bu reau question was up, occupying the time of that body. This Legislature has already wasted time enough, and of course money enough in discussing tho propriety of abolishing this depart ment to have paid tho salaries of all connected with the bureau and the cur rent expenses of the same for the time the Legislature has been in existence. Why does not some man who has nerve to act move to indefinitely postpone the whole question and save debate? When Mr. Stephens learns he is still without the fold of the Democratic party, we fear he will have another at tack. The Rome Courier, however, ruthlessly shoves the "little old rene gade” out in the cold, and will not have him in the family. This is rough on Mr. Stephens.—Augusta News. Wk believe that Mr. Stephens is able to take care of himBelf, and it seems of the Eighth District also, and would have made no reference to the foregoing if the News had not appa rently made us call Mr. Stephens a “little old renegade.” The reader of the passage will he forced to the conclu sion that the News is quoting from the Courier when it uses the expression. We wish to say that we have too much respect for Mr. Stephens as a gentle man to apply such words to him; and to say further that in our rather face tious remark welcoming Mr. Stephens to the ranks we never said “welcome back,” ns the News puts it. We have never thought Mr. Stephens a Democrat at all. The Tribune speaks in high terms of Senator Hill’s denunciation of the ef forts of the Radical minority in tho Senate to hinder and delay the passage of measures which majorities in both branches of Congress thought wise and proper. In a short speech in the Sen ate Mr. Hill talked to them in the right strain, and the Tribune says he “enun ciated the patriotic principle that all such methods, adopted for the purpose of obstructing legislation, or to defeat the legally expressed will of the major ity were revolutionary.” Now every word that Mr. Hill utter ed in denunciation of the revolutionary action of the Radicals was a blister to the hack of Doctor Felton, who voted timo and again with the Radicals on dilatory motions when the Democrats were trying to pass wise and patriotic measures through the House. And every time the Tribune endorses Mr. Hill or any one else when inveighing againBt the filibustering of the Radicals to defeat the will of the Democratic majority, it condemns Dr. Felton’s course in voting with the Radicals to obstruct the passage of Democratic measures in the House. And thus the Tribune, unwittingly we suppose, helps the Courier in its efforts to put down “Iudependentism" in this District; and at the same time it shows that even out of the mouths of babes and suck lings political error is condemned. A police regulation provides that in terviewers desiring to see Cox, the mur derer, in the Tombs, will form on ■ White street, the right resting on Cen ter-New York Star. Unanimous Report of Committee "on Kon tires and Conduct ot Gov, Colquitt. To the Senate and House of Repre sentatives—On the 7th day of Novem ber, 1878, his excellency, the governor of Georgia laid before the general assem bly of the state a special message, ask ing of the assembly a through investi gation of his motives and conduct as the executive of Georgia in placing the state’s indorsement upon the bonds of the Northeastern railroad company. In responce thereto the general as sembly raised a joint committee of thirteen to make the investigation de manded, with instructions to “report not only tho conclusions at whioh it shall have arrived, but also the evidence on which the convictions are based.” The committee having throughly in vestigated the whole matter, beg leave in obedience to instructions, to submit the accompanying evidence and to report the following conclusions: In reference to the evidence susmit- ted, the committee state that, as printed, it is as nearly correctly reported as pos sible under the circumstances, which were rendered embarrassing by the se vere and continued illness of the repor ter first employed, and rendered more embarrassing by the fact that the repor ter used a short-hand system not famil iar to any other reporter whom the committee could procure. But the com mittee Btate that to their knowledge no substantial statement has been omitted from the report of said evidence. In order to arrive at the issue in volved, the governor was requested to specify the charges made against him, in connection with the indorsement of Northeast railroald bonds (which charges induced the sending of his special message to the general assem bly). To this request of the committee, he replied as follows: "The nalUTe of oharge is that I praticipated in a fee which was received by Mr. John W. Murphy, who, it is said, we employed to procure the indorsement of the bonds. The nature of the charge couples me with the fee that John W. Murphy reoeived, and that it was the motive which con trolled me in my indorsement of the bouds.” Your committee, from the want of any evidence sustaining such charges, and from the maBS of evidence dis proving such charges, report this con clusion : That his Excellency deserves at the hands of the General Assembly complete vindication on the issues made by him and specified above. Your committee have unanimously concluded that his Excellency did not in any way, shape or form participate in the fee received by Mr. John W. Murphy, that no offer of any such thing was made by ony one to his Ex cellency, and that Baid fee did not con trol his conduct in said indorsement, and whether the aot of indorsement was legal or illegal, the motives of the Governor were pure. In dosing the report, the committee submit this reso lution : Resolved, That the conclusions of this committee be adopted as the sense of tho General Assembly of the State of Georgia. J. W. Preston, chairman of the Senate Committee; H. R. Casey, John F. Troutman, Samuel Hawkins, Isaac P. Tyson, Committee. Albert H. Cox, ohairman; W. J. Northern, Wm. H. Hammond, R. C. Humber, H. G. Wright, John I. Hall, Allen Fort, Arthur H. Gray, House Committee. Yellow Fever in Memphis. Memphis, July 10.—The Board of Health this morning issued the follow ing order: To the people of the city of Mem phis—We would Bay quietly remove your families to places of safety until we can at least see whether the few cases of yellow fever will assume an epidemic form. To the people along the lines of the different routes of travel we say there can be no possible danger of infection for many days to come. Five new cases are reported this morning, and one death—an infant of Judge J. E. R. Ray, of the criminal court, who, together with another son, is prostrated with the disease. A perfect stampede of the citizens is in progress, the trains being unable to carry away the hundreds who are ready to leave. Memphis, 6 o’clock.—At this, hour there is no change in the situation. The great desire of every one is to leave the city before the fever spreads. The phy sicians are hopeful as to the future, but the stampede of the citizens has almost assumed a panic form. There will not be cars enough to-night to carry the people away. Business is progressing as usual, but to a limited extent. To-night a more hopeful feeling ex ists. The panic of to-day has 'gradual ly subsided, and a thorough investiga tion of the situation reveals the follow ing condition of affairs: There are only two persons in the whole oity prostrated with the fever, Judge Ray and his son. Two deaths havejocourred—Frank Mul- brandon, as telegraphed last night, and a son of Judge Ray, as telegraphed at noon. Five new cases were reported to the board of health, but upon examina tion by the president, Dr. G. B. Thorn ton, three of them were declared to he other diseases than yellow fever. Two of these cases, Maurice B. Tobin and wife, residing on Bradford street, were reported by Dr. G. B. Henning. Tobin died to-day, hut experts say it was not yellow fever. Neither has his wife the fever. Dr. Henning, after giving wide oirculation to the reported illness of hia family, and advising everyone to leave instanter, this afternoon himself left the oity abandoning his patients to tho oare of other physioians. ... The third case thrown out was Mr. Boisonb, who resides at the corner of Second and Keel Btreets, in Chelsea. Mr. Boison had a case of bilious fever, but is now so far convalescent that his physician dis charged him on the 9th. Yet this was one of five cases reported to the board of health. All the trains leaving to night were crowded, and one hundred will leave to-morrow. The mere fact that two deaths have occurred is suffi cient to force the people out of the city. The Lexington (Va.) Gazette, in re ferring to the recent misstatement that Gen. G. W. C. Lee had tendered hia re signation as President of tho Wash ington and Lee University says it waB wholly unauthorized, and that on the contrary, Gen. Lee has resumed the ac tive duties of President of Washington and Lee University, and he has also taken entire charge of the school of en gineering in the University. 84 Weekly Cotton statement. Benj. F. Hull, of this oity, reporter or the National Cotton Exchange, fur nishes the following statement for the week ending Friday, July 11,1879 Stock on hand Sept. 1st Receipts this week: Boat via. Coosa-— 1 Boat via. Oostanaula S., R. & D. R. R— 3 Rome R. R Wagon 8—12 * ‘ previously 62050 Since Sept. 1st- A Deposition by Thomas Jcffor* son—Early Legal Business- There is on file in our clerk’e office, in a suit long since decided, the pa pers of which are darkened by age, a deposition of Thomas Jefferson, taken bofore lie was elected President. The deposition and certificate are in the imlwriting of Jefferson except the sig natures of the two magistrates before whom it was taken. He mentions Col. Washington, Braddock’s defeat and the part taken by some of Washington’s officers on that memorable occasion. In the same office are to be found old land patouts—one signed by P. Henry, jr.—ami several old parohment deeds, yellow and rusty, dated away back in tho history of the country. The writing in those old instruments is fresh and beautiful; tho penmanship is in that style and finish for which the early writers are noted. The occupation of the parties in these instrument are men tioned such as “gentlemen,” “mer chants," etc. Such affixes would now appear strange in a deed. The style of the composition is heavy and cumber some, evidencing the slow, plodding and precise manner in which the early legal business was transacted. The hus tle and hurry and rush of a later day have crowded these old forms out of business transactions. They are gone, and as we read them we cannot fail to think of the dapper little gentleman ar rayed in powdered wig, Bilver shoe buckles, gorgeous Bilken stockings, and self-importance who attended to and directed their execution. — Greenup, Ky., Independent. The Eutaw Mirror says: Judge W. C. Oliver has been troubled a great deal of late by burglars. One entered his house about a week ago and stole some corn, etc. Last Sunday night the Judge arranged a pistol in the room where the thief was m the habit of en tering, with a cord fastened to the trig ger and drawn up in front of the en trance window, in range. All in trim, the family retired to rest and await the result. There was no disturbance, all was monotonously quiet; but when the Judge awoke yesterday morning and entered the room, imagine his surprise and chagrin to learn that the room had not only been entered, but that his pis tol had been stolen. 62062 Total 62146 Shipments this week--- 32 “ Previously—61950 “ Since Sept. 1st. 61982 Stook on hand 164 THE ROME MARKET. Nominal. Middling- 12 Low Middling .11} Good Ordinary 11 STATEMENT For corresponding week of last year: Stock on hand Sept. 1st Received this week 65 “ previously 47865 “ since Sept. 1st 47930 Total 47934 Shipments this week 118 “ previously.— 47618 Total since Sept. 1st 47736 198 Stook on hand ROME MARKET. Nominal. Middlings 101 Low Middlings 10 Good Ordinary 9} METEOROLOGICAL. Barometer, Julv 4 - 29-50 “ “ 5 29-50 “ “ 6 29-45 “ “ 7 29-48 “ “ 8 29-50 “ “ 9 29-50 “ “ 10 29-46 THERMOMETER. Rain fall in inches.- 45-100 Highest temperature 99° Lowest temperature 64° Average temperature - 94° THE White Sewing Machines The Li(/htext anil Easiest-Running Machine Market. * w tte The Beauty and Accuracy of Us Movement. „ its Superior Workmanship. 8 Every Wearing Part, is Case Hardened , fustahle. ’ nna M- Capable of Sewing from the Finest Nainsook Heaviest of Cloth. oou to tfo Simplicity, Durability and Certainty Combined Be Sure and Try Them before Buying Any other For Sale by ' E. C. HOUGH, Borne. Go »ug29.tw-wtf THE WEEKLY STJN, A large Eight Page Sheet of Fifty-six broad Columns, will be sent, Post F»aid, to any Address, till January 1st, 1880, FOR HALF A DOLLAR. Address THE SUN, New York City JunSl tirwlin J. 1?. BUTT & CO, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN Stoves, Tinware and Housefurnishing Goods. A lady was entertaining at dinner a Stranger who had brought a letter of in troduction to her husband, and at the end of the meal coffee was served. The lady had asked her guest if he took sugar with his coffee; he replie: “Oh, never, madam; that is to say, hardly evor, unless the coffee is very poor.” A few minutes later he Baid : “Will you please give me a little sugar ?” Ex-Sultan Murad V., who was de posed by the Council of Ministers at Constantinople, August 31,1876, on the ground of “mental alienation,” is re ported to have esoaped from the palace where he had been confined sinoe that date. Murad only reigned from May 30,1876, to the date of his deposition- three months—and was—and was sue' ceeded by Abdul Hamid, the present Sultan, his brother. Murad’s “mental alienation” was due to an attack of the jim-jams, the result of excessive drink ing. Since his imprisonment two at tempts have been made by his friends to rescue him and reinstate him, but they failed, and over a hundred of his parti sans were shot. As there iB still a Mu rad party, it is not improbable that a further attempt at revolution may be initiated. Should the present Sultan die Youssoufr Izzedin Effendi, eldest son of the late Abdul Aziz, would suc ceed to the throne in regular order, Mu rad having been declared “off.” After him comes Suleiman Effendi, and after him Prince Mahmoud Djemil, who is said to be an idiot. John J. Crittenden, who spent years in Congress in one branoh ana the other, said, at the close of his Congressional record, that while in the House he never knew when he had a right to the floor exoept to make a motion to adjourn. When a few exoeptions, all Representa tives are in the same ignorance of the rules, and a motion appointing a com mittee to codify the present rule and praoticeof the House, which has just passed that body, will be greatly to the public advantage. Rules and decisions, decisions and rules, have been accumu lating in the House for 80 years, till there is a precedent for every conceiv able step, exoept the speedy transaction of publio business. Revision and codi fication may change this for the better. New Advertisements. Summary of Floyd Sheriff's Sales. GKOlWilA, Floyd County, W ILL 11E SOLD BEFORE THE COURT House door in the oitj of Roms, in Floyd M’lBly, between the legal hours of sale, on the Fiust Tuesday in Augubt, 1879, the following property, to-wit: A part of oity lot No. 81, Cothran A Chisolm Addition to Rome. Martha Butler and 7. B. Hargrove, Alio, lot No, 718, 3d district end 4th section, J, A. Barron, Alio, lots Nos. 27, 28, 47, and the west hall ol No, 28, 4th district and 4th eeotion. J M. Bpullcck. Also, house end lot in South Rome, containing 2J aores, more or leas, W. L. Thempson Also, one-third undivided Interest in two honeee and lota in Forrestville, known as Nos. 8 and 17. Thoa. MoKoo, agont. Also, lot No, 232, 23d district and 3d section, containing 160 aores, more or less. C. W. Sproull- Also, psrt of city lot No. 57, Oostanaula Di vision of Rome, with improvements thereon, Jesse Lamberth. Also, all the interest whioh J. W. Bones, Jno. Brown and J. B Dougherty have or had in and to lots Nos. 118 and 119, Coosa Division of Rome, with improvements thereon. Sold at bidder’s risk. Also, lot of land No. 46, 22d district and 3d section, containing 166 a-.res, more or less. H. J. Cook. Sold at bidder’s risk. Also, lots Nos. 115, 118 and 117, 4th district and 4th section, containing 486 aores, more or lese. L. R. end S. D. Wregg. Also, lot No. 65, Coosa Division of Rome, near gas works. W. S Cothran. Also, that property on Silver ereek known at the Etzell mill property, consisting of 10 aores of land, more or lest, off ol lots Not. 103 and 114, 2Zd district and 3d seotion, together with the mill, machinery and all Its fixtures and 1m- f irovemonts thereon, with all rights and priyl eges conveyed by deed to J. W. Bradberry by S. B. Chambers, and S. B. Chambers and W. S. Hills, exeoutors of Dennis Hills, deceased, to what It known as the Bradberry machine shop and wool faotory, adjoining the property first above described. M. R. Esssll, adm’x- Also, city lot No. 33, Etowah Division of Rome. Mary E. and W. H. Adkins. ROBERTSON, TAYLOR & CO., SUCCESSORS TO QEO. W. WILLIAMS & CO., COTTON* FACTORS, WHOLESALE GROCERS, -AND - C E N E R A L COMMISSION MERCHANTS, l&3HayneSt., Charleston, 8.0,, WILL 0IYB ALL BUSINESS THEIB MOST CAREFUL ATTENTION. Conshixjikxts of Cotton Solicited. jullOtwSm Rome Female College. A MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE OF 60H0L- ARB’WORK was awarded this Institution at the Paris Exposition. Board and Tuition at the rate of *100.90 per term of 10 weeks, paya- bio half in advanoe and half in the middle of the session Next term commences on the first Monday of September. J. M. M. CALDWELL, President, jnl 1 tw wSm A lso, manufacturers of galvanized iron cornices, window oap« , fMtorles 8 ’ SU ' llm *“ d FiUinE * speciality. 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STEELE & PRICE, Manfrs., Chicago, St. Louis St Cincinnati, flepIT.tw-wly 1PBICR At One Dollar and Fifty Cents IN ADVANCE! YOU ALL KNOW IT! The Weekly Courier IS TL’IIE CHEAPEST, BEST AND MOST RELIABLE NEWSPAPER IN THE Cherokee Country^ $1.50 IN ADVANCE! * The Courier has been Published 23 Years by the present Proprietor. March 27, 1867, the Southern Statesman, published at Cal! |0,ini was consolidated with the Courier. January 27,1858, the Georgia Patriot, of Cedn rtown, w f ' s con?0 * idated with it. January 1, 1874, the Chattooga Advertiser was bonsolidid® with it. April 12,1876, the Rome Commercial’—daily and wcekl)" v consolidated with it. IS” The above facts are interesting to advertisers. M. DWINELL, Proprietor.