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THE COURIER Ima a large nixl alcnily circu
lation In Cherokee Ooorgttt, iiml-lN tho l.i'st ail-
verllaliig incauiiii in this section.
M. DWIRGIXi Proprietor.
Tuesday Morning, : : July 15,1879
Ohio will never again hear the
deep-toned voice of William Allen,
which, like the fog-horn in the darkness,
often warned the people of danger.
As the election laws now are, allow
iugthe Radical administration to ap
point ns many deputy marshals as its
henchmen please, it will be almost im
possible to elect any but a Radical as
president; (or as member of Congress In
Districts where the Democrats have
only small majorities;) hence the wis
dom of repealing the law allowing the
appoinment of these officers, whose
only duty is to work against the Demo-
cratic party on eUotion day.
Mr. Hayes could make no political
move that would please us better than
to call Congress together again in extra
session for the purpose of advising the
passage of a bill to pay deputy marshals
to be used by the Radicals at the polls.
Congress passed everything that was
necessary to carry on tho Government,
but failing to vote pay for deputy mar
shals to be used for partisan purposes,
Mr. Hayes vetoed a bill that appropri
ated money to pay marshals for regular
services.
Scott, was with him, and her husband,
Dr. Scott, who was in an adjoining
room, came in at his wife’s call, but
Gov. Allen was dead before he reached
tho room. |
Thus has passed away one of Ohio’s
greatest citizens, a friend of the people*
a true Democrat in its broadest sense,
and a man whom the people of Ohio
have delighted to honor.
Gov. Allen was born at Edenton,
Chowan county, N. C., in 1807, and
when sixteen years old went to Chilli-
cothe, Ohio, where his brother-in-law,
Pleasant Thurman, resided, Mrs. Thur
man being the half-sister of Allen, and
the mother of the present Senator Allen
G. Thurman, of Ohio.
Young Allen read law, being ur^ed
thbreto by his sister, Mrs. Thurman;
was admitted to the bar when about 21
years of age. In 1832 he was elected
to Congress. In 1836 he was eleoted to
the United States Senate, and was chair
man of the Committee on Foreign Re
lations; and was subsequently elected
for a second term to the Senate. In
1848 he was spoken of as a candidate
for the Presidency, but refused to enter
the lists against Gen. Cass, who was de
feated by Gen. Taylor. He supported
Gen. Casa with all his seal, and after
that disappeared from politics until
1873, when he was eleoted Governor,
beating Wm. M. Noyes, who had car
ried the State two years before by
more than 20,000 majorily. In 1875
Rutherford B. Hayes defeated Gov.
Allen by a majority of about 3,000.
Alleged Treasury Frauds.
. The rumor that Dr. Felton has signi
fied bis intention of yielding the race
as an “Independent” to a “successor” is
current and gains credence. The same
report was circulated in the spring of
1878, but Dr. Felton announced him
self as a candidate before leaving Wash
ington, thus forestalling all attempts on
the part of others to get him to give
place to another. There is a strong
probability of the rumor being true,
since Dr. Felton knows as well as any
one that he has extracted all the meat
from the “Independent” egg, and that
his “successor” will get only the worth
less empty shell. Still there are sever
al “successors” anxiously awaiting an
authoritative announcement that they
have liberty to pop up their heads,
We hopb Dr. Felton will not yield. He
commenced the fight. Let him bear
the disgrace of an overwhelming defeat
that is sure to come upon the “Inde
pendent” next year.
CHOP PROSPECTS.
Here are two specimen bricks from
the Independent Headlight, a Felton
paper published at Dalton :
The Democrats of California are try
ing to bamboozle the workingmen. It
won’t work.
The latest objection to Felton is that
he voted against a $100,000 omnibus
appropriation, whereas the other Geor
gia members voted for it. We congrat
ulate the dootor.
Now, what the Democrats are doing
in California we do not pretend to
know; but ns to the “latest objection”
to Felton we have to say that the “Inde
pendent” Headlight iB trying to make
capital for “the doctor” out of very
slim material. What he voted against
was a bill making some extraordinary
appropriations, among them $100,000
to pay awards of the court of claims,
and he voted alone of all tho Georgia
Congressmen against it. We do not
know of any body that objects to his
vote, without the “loyal” claimants do.
By the by, will some clever Catholic at
Dalton inform us whether Dr. Felton
ever secured that appropriation or claim
for them?
The Radicals are using the telegraph,
the newspapers and every other availa
ble means to make it appear that inju
ry is being done to the public service
by the failure of the bill to pay mar
shals, deputy marshals, and others.
The people should bear in mind that
the Democratic party in Congress passed
a bill appropriating money to pay the
marshals when on discharge of their
lawful duties, all such duties as could
reasonably be expected to arise; but
because it failed to appropriate funds to
pay such armies of deputy marshals os
Mr. Hayes might think necessary to in
sure another theft of the Presidency by
the Radicals, regardless of the will of
the majority, he vetoed the bill. He
would rather see men fail to get pay for
the discharge and performance of law
ful duties than to run the risk of a pos
sible failure of paying hired officials,
under the name of deputy marshals, for
doing the dirtiest work of a dirty party.
Mr. Hayes is responsible for the fail
ure to pay marshals, and not the Dem
ocratic majority in Congress. This the
people ought to understand.
We are indebted to Dr. Thomas P,
Janes, Commtssiouer of Agriculture,
for a “consolidation of the reports of
crops, etc., for the month of June, 1879.”
This report is based upon correspond
ence from all parts of the State up to
July 1st. At that time the general
outlook was more favorable than at the
present, but even then the Comraisioner
thought prudent to give the following
wholesome advice to farmers :
“In view of the probable failure of
the corn crop in many sections of the
State, the outlook is somewhat gloomy.
But with proper economy in the use of
present supplies by utilizing all the re
sources of summer and fall orops, and
sowing early and largely of small grain,
the apprehended scarcity of next spring
may be anticipated, and, in great meas
ure, if not fully met.
It is not too late to sow peas in drills
for forage, and farmers should avail
themselves of seasons to put in large
areas for this purpose. Peavine hay,
though somewhat difficult to cure prop
erly, is highly nutritious. Rich lots
near the farm house or lot should be
sown in barley or rye in August, and
will furnish large quantities of green
food.
We must rely chiefly on oats to sup
plement the sboit corn crop next spring,
and farmers are advised to sow early
and fertilize well, that the crop may be
secured against winter freezing and be
available as early as possible next
spring.
If August and September shall prove
seasonable, as they probably will, sow
ings of cat-tail millet and German mil
let may still be made for soiling pur
poses. The drafts on the corn crib and
fodder house should be relieved as far
as practicable by pasturing and soiling
the mules and horses. Where the corn
has failed to produce ears the Btalks,
blades and all should be cut and cured
for forage. By prudent foresight and
prompt action, much may be done in
the way of supplementing short corn
cropB, and providing against the ruinous
expedient of relying on the West for
supplies for our stock.
Miiiouri Republican.]
Tho Republican press has begun the
suspicious task of attempting to belittle
in advanco the forthcoming report of
tho Senate committee on the treasury
book-keeping, and to disparage the
statements on the same subject made by
Hon. John M. Glover of Missouri. It
is admitted that there are discrepancies
between the statements of the public
debt made by the secretary and those
made by the register of the treasury,
but the explanation of these, say the
Republican papers, is that the register
makes out his statements from the issues
and redemptions of bonds, while the
secretary makes his from the receipts
and expenditures, and this causes an
apparent difference where no real differ
ence exists. This explanation has been
made before; but it does not explain.
It makes the matter worse than it was
at first. The most significant discrepan-
•ies that Senator Davis has brought to
notice are, not between the statements
of the secretary and those of the regis
ter, but between the statements of the
secretary, alone. For example: In the
secretary’s report for 1870, the public
debt in 18G4 is put down at 81,740,690,-
690 and in hiB report for 1871, the pub
lic debt in the same year, that is 1864,
put is down at $1,815,784,370. So, in
1870, the secretary gave the public debt
for 1869 at 82.489,002,480, and in 1871
he gave it as 82,588,452,213. In 1870
he gave the debt for that year, 1870, at
82,386,358,599, and in his next report,
he gave it for that same year, 1870, at
82,480,672,427. These discrepancies run
through the debt statements, clear back
to the year 1864, the debt for a certain
year being differently stated is the dif
ferent reports of the same official. So,
too, of the receipts and expenditures;
the statements of them on a given year
do not agree, even when made by the
same official; in his report for 1870 they
are stated at certain amounts for a cer
tain year, while in his report for 1871
they are stated at different amounts for
the same year. These strange discrep
ancies have never been explained. They
ought not to exist. Official statements
of the same item ought to be truthful
and invariable; when once made they
ought to stand as history. But Senator
Davis shows that during the Grant ad
ministration the statements made by
secretaries long dead were changed, and
made to tell a different story from what
their authors intended.
As to the Glover report, it is too seri
ous to be disposed of by laughing at its
author as crazy. Mr. Glover is not
orazy. Earnest and zealous he assured
ly is, but there is a method and deliber-
tion in his work that command respeot,
and there are charges of fraud in his
report that must be either answered or
taken for true. If the Republicans can
dissipate the grave suspicions of sys
tematic official fraud in the manage
ment of the treasury under Secretaries
Boutwell and Richardson during the
Grant administration, they had better
set about doing it. If they attempt to
meet them wi*h derision and dispar
agement it will be the worse for them.
the equal of any publication of its class
in the South, and that is hardly doing
justice to its merits. Mr. J. H. Estill,
of the Savannah Nows, is publisher,
Calhoun Times: Mr. Reese, of Whit
field, says the Dalton Citizen, shipped
twenty head of fine cattle to Texas on
Monday last Whitfield has as much
fine stock in it as any county in the
State.
Early County News: No rain yet,
and orops are rapidly failing. Much
corn is literally ruined, and cotton is
looking very sickly. Planters should
make their calculations to put in a
heavy oat crop this fall.
The Randolph county fair was a
grand success. In the tournament Col.
Arthur Hood, jr., was the successful
Knight Harry Hall, a boy, succeeded
in climbing a greasy pole 20 feet
high, and received two dollars for his
agility.
Mr. John Gray, a worthy farmer re
siding some three miles east ot Fayette
ville, had an alternation with a negro
on his place last Monday, and while en
gaged in the affray the negro’s wife ran
up and struck him on the head with a
hoe, inflicting a serious wound.
A reward of five hundred dollars is
offered for the arrest of one or more of
the parties, with evidence to convict,
who broke open the jail in Laurens
county recently and released Mrs. Ann
and Susan Perry. The prisoners have
disappeared from the county and can
not be found.
Wert railroad. Referred tp committee
on special legislation.
lIso, to amend the charter of Chero
kee Iron Company. Same reference.
Saturday, July 12.
The Senate having adjourned over
until Monday, there was no session to-
day.
House.
THE ROME HOTEL
(Formerly Tennessee Houie) ’
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YELLOW FEVEH.
The latest dispatches that we have,
up to S unday morning, indicate a better
and more hopeful state of affairs at
Memphis. It may turn out that the
few cases in Memphis and other South
ern cities and towns are but the re
maining fruits of last year’s visitation,
and that the disease will not assume
either an epidemic or endemic form.
We believe that it is not unusual that
when a community has suffered severely
from this fever, that the next season
“sporadic” cases have developed without
the plague necessarily spreading to any
great extent. Let us hope that this
may be the result in this instance.
HEATH OP EX-GOVERNOR ALLEN,
OF OHIO.
Last Friday ex-Governor William
Allen died suddenly .at his home near
Chillicothe, Ohio, after a brief illness.
HiB first attack was on Wednesday,
when he was taken with a chill, but he
had no apprehension of a serious result.
About 1:30 Friday morning he got out
of bed, staggered to a chair, and died
without a word. His daughter, Mrs.
General Butler says that the only
thing he hasjasked form President Hayes
was a position for a one-legged soldier.
He was refused, and the place went to
a man who Btayed at home during the
war. General Butler adds the appoint
ment was made for Senator Hoar, who
remained at home also.
When the Prince of Wales went be
hind the scenes in London to see Mad-
Bername hardt, the actress, he said, “I
thinkMadame does not rememberme ?”
“I never saw you Highness with your
hat on.” Neat!
Chi csgo Times: The government isn’t
so badly starved by the Brigadiers that
it cannot man the Tallapoosa and ceal
her for a summer day’s excursion for
the benefit of the administration.
Fort Valley Mirror: On last Monday
evening, during the rain storm, light
ning struck a large tree in Mrs. Royal’s
yard, running down the tree and skin
ning the bark considerably. A piece
of the bark was driven through one of
the windows and struok Miss Joe Roy
al, but did no injury. All the family
were shocked, but no damage was done.
The tree is not more than ten feet from
the house.
State News.
The corn crops vf Clay county are
reported to be greatly damaged by the
drought.
A boat will very shortly be placed in
the Flint river to ply between Bain-
bridge and Newton.
Some of the press are after the Pho
nograph for printing a fashion cut and
calling its Mrs. Potts, the ffimale tramp.
The crop prospects of Montgomery
county are reported good. Very little
damage, if any, has been occasioned by
the drought.
The new iron bridge of the Western
and Atlantic railroad over the Etowah
river is being pushed forward as rapid'
ly as possible.
The fruit crop in Monroe county
seems to be a failure. There is not
much of it, and what little there is for
the most part is unsound.
The Berrien County News states that
a little colored boy named Jones, while
playing with a ball of potash recently,
swallowed a portion of it and died from
the effects.
Daily trains are now run on the
Brunswick and Albany road. The mail
and express, however, still run every
other day. This is a step of progress
for Albany.
Cuthbert Appeal: A Brooks county
widow, who has buried two husbands,
has her pioture placed between theirs
on the wall, and underneath is written
“The Lord will provide.’’ ►
Oglethorp Echo: We see that the
court house committee has a notice
stuck up on trees around town. This
is the kind of enterprise that cripples or
breaks down county papers.
The letter trom a negro girl to her
dusky swain, published in the Ogle
thorp Eobo, was copied into the Chica
go Inter-Ooean as an illustration of the
intelligence of Southern white girls.
The Southern Farmer’s Monthly is
Mr. Hammond, from the committee
on special and local bills, reported back
certain bills that they find cannot be
consolidated with others, and recom
mend that they he put upon their firBt
passage and referred to appropriate
committees.
A resolution was adopted looking to
the adoption of a rule to facilitate the
reading of local and special bills.
A message from the Governor in
formed the House that he had approved
the act to amend section 4411 of the
code with relation to larceny from the
person.
Mr. Shannon—To provide for the
building of a State House in the city of
Atlanta. Referred to committee on
publio property.
Mr. Reece, of Floyd—To amend sec
tion 787 of the code. Referred to com
mittee on corporations.
Also, to prevent the multiplication of
new trials in cases against corporations.
Also, to prohibit the payment of em
ployes in tickets, checks, scrip, etc. Re
erred to committee on agriculture.
Also, to appropriate $6,000 for repairs
at the deaf and dumb asylum. Referred
to committee on deaf and dumb asylum.
Also, to abolish the county court of
Floyd county. Referred to committee
on special legislation.
Also, to release certain parties from
liability on a criminal bona. Referred
to the committee on special legislation.
Also, to incorporate the town of South
Rome. Referred to committee on spe
cial legislation.
Also, a resolution with reference to
the revision of the code. Referred to
committee on judiciary.
In the House a great number of bills
was introduced of a local nature. We
give above those introduced by Mr,
Reece, and some other matters of gener
al importance.
WHITELEY’S
OLD RELIABLE
LIVERY STABLE»
W.L.WHITELEY,Prop RIETOb
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—Excollont Vehicles H °» ? 1,1
A terrible explosion of a powder
magazine ocoured at Bodie, California,
on the 10th, near the old Incline Works,
whioh were blown to atoms. Quite
number of persons were killed. The
list of wounded is also large. A woman
and her child were buried in the ruins
of her house, and one woman was
covered with the debrieB of her hut.
The scene in the vicinity was heartrend
ing. Women and child were orying
and searching among the ruins for the
remains of loved ones. It is supposed
that the bodies of some of the employes
were blown into the air and their re
mains scattered broadcast.
The Press in New York, particularly
the two papers which give most space
to European subjects, the World and
Herald, are emphatic in their declara
tion that our Government is bound to
assert its claims to primary recognition
in the organization of M. de Lessps’
canal company, and these utterances
are echoed by many journals over the
country.
The Howard association of New Or
leans held its semi-annual meeting on
Monday evening last and re-elected the
following board of officers to serve for
another year ; J. M. Vandergriff; presi
dent F. N. Ogden, vice-president; F. R,
Southmayd, seceretary, and S. B. New
man, treasurer.
Legislative Summary.
Friday, July 11.
The Senate met at 10 o’clock; called
to order by President Lester, prayer by
Rev. John W. Heidt. Roll called ana
a quorum found present. Journal read
and approved.
HILLS ON FIRST READING.
By Mr. Boyd—To regulate appraise
ment of property by claimants on fi. fa
Referred to committee onj udioiary.
Mr. Clements, of the 44th—A bill to
y rovide for compensation of jurors in
ustices’ courts. Referred to commit
tee on judiciary.
By Mr. Horton—A bill to amend
section 4159 in relation to the trial of
claim cases in Justices’ courts. Referred
to committee on judiciary.
By Mr. Hudson—A bill to change the
estray laws where the value of the
estray shall not exceed $20. Referred
to committee on judiciary.
By Mr. Slaten—to require owners of
property to give it in in the county
where it is located.
BILLS ON THIRD READING.
To amend section 2042-43 of the code
relative to laying off homestead and
objections to same. Passed. Yeas 29,
ays 0.
To ai
amend 4161 of the code of 1873
in relation to practice in garnishment
Justices’ courts. Passed; yeas 26, nays 0,
In the House a large number of bills
was introduced, mostly local. We no
tice the following, introduced by mem'
bers from our vicinity:
Mr. Luffman, of Murray—To carry
into effect certain provisions of the Con
stitution with referenoe to the public
debt. Referred to committee on finance,
To abolish oounty school commis
sioners and substitute oounty treasurers
in lieu there of. Referred to committee
on education.
Mr. Janes, of Polk—To amend an aet
to incorporate the Cartersville and Van
The Health of New Orleans
New Orleans, July 12.—TheAuxil
liary Sanitary Association makes the
following statement in an official form
After thorough investigation by the offi
cers and members of the association,
supported by the testimony of the
Board of Health and the New Orleans
Medical Association, we hereby declare
that this city is now in a perfectly
healthy condition and that there has
not been a single cose ot yellow fever
here during the present summer. The
city is in a better sanitary condition
than for many years, and the absence
of the fevers which usually precede yel
low fever, inspires the belief that we
shall escape serious sickness. The
country will be officially notified should
yellow fever appear.
New Advertisements.
°. W. ^N.W.JT.T;
W. LJNGWORTIIY & C0„
90 Masonio Temple, Rome.Ga,
MUSICAL AGENCY.
DEALER!
WILCOX & WHITE
Olong-li & Warren
AND OTHER ORGANS.
VOSE & SONS, KRANIGH A BACH, RAVEN
&C0„ AND OTHER PIANoi.
Pianos & OrganB for Exohonge or Rent
SHEET MUSIC, MUSIC BOOKS, STATION
ERY, BOOKS, PERIODICALS, Sc.
-Orders by mall promptly filled
may!5 tw wtf
GOFFEE.
flavored and Pure RIO COFFEE, ask roar
Grocer for MOORE, JENKINS A CO.’i (Kit
York)
ROASTED “ARICA.”
It cannot be excelled. Sold by
IIARPEU * POUT,
jun24 tw wlm Rome, Ga.
RARE CHANCE!
A HALF INTEREST IN A FINE
Flouring Mill and Family Grocery,
In the city of Borne, is offered for tale for
Cash, and, alio,
Two Good Farms
near the city. Address
jul 15 tw2t wit
W. T. ROBINSON,
Rome, Goorgia.
LARAM0RE & CO.,
WHOLESALE
COMMISSION MERCHANTS
AND DEALERS IN
Provisions, Produce,
Tobacco, Cigars,
&o., &c., &c.,
Masonic Temple, :
apr24 tw.'im
Rome, Ga.
ROBERTSON, TAYLOR & CO.,
SUCCESSORS TO
GEO. W. WILLIAMS & CO.,
COTTON FACTORS,
WHOLESALE GROCERS,
— AND -
general
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
l&3HayneSt,, Charleston, S.O.,
WILL GIVE ALL BUSINESS THEIR MOST
CAREFUL ATTENTION.
Consignments or Cotton Solicited.
Julio tw3m
Rome Female College.
-A MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE OF SOHOL-
. . ARB'WORK wee awarded this Institution
Institution
at the Paris Exposition. Board and Tuition at
ft* J*}5 ? f ttOO-OO per term of JO weeks, payn-
ble half In advanoe and half in the middle of
the (Onion Next term oommenoee on the first
Monday or Septembor.
J. M. M. OAtiDWELTi, Proeident.
jul 1 tw wSm
Stockholders’ Meeting.
Rone, Ga., June 25, IStl.
A T THE REQUEST OF THE HOLDERS
of a majority of the stock of the Empn
Iron Company of Rome, Ga., a called meetitj
of the stockholders of the oompany, for ibe elec
tion of officere and other business, will be held
at the ofilee of Hargrove A Willlame, benken.
In Remo, Ga., on Tuesday, the 22th dayot July,
at 12 o’clock. R. T. HARGROVE,
jun28twlm President
Auction Sale of Bonds.
W ILL BE SOLD BEFORE THE CCDBT
House door, in tho city of Rome, OeorgU,
on the
First Tuesday in August, 1879, j
betweon the legal hours of sale, the following
property, the same having been depoiited »iu
ue as collateral to secure payment of a sole
amounting to about >250, principal and inleieit:
Bond No. 35, of the Bartow Iron Co., for,..$l,J0[
„ „ 3O' ,< .. >< « <i 1,101
together with paat due coupons tmoooUgg!»
4337.50 on each bond, and attached to the sent.
Theee bonds are secured by mortgage on the
Vulcan Coil Mines, situated in Merlon oounty,
Tenneeeeo, boar 10 por oent. internet, and ere
due 15th February, 1880. '
HARGROVE, HARDY A WILLIAMS. |
Rome, Ga., July 2, 1879.— twtd _ !
James Gs Dailey,
UDERTIKER’S WARE
(On second story)
96 Broad Street,
A FINE AND WELL SELECTED BT0«
A of Metallic, Walnut, Qrahted «1-
Coffins, Burial Roboe and Coffin Trl®")^ (oI
Neatest Hoarse! few*”
ways on hand, Neateat Hearaeo ‘ day
funerals. All ordors filled with dup ^ RitJ
or night. Residence, corner Cour
“roots. ALS0> dealeb in
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ful 5 twtmarlo —
PORTABLE & _ v
stationary
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Rome, Georgia
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