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SEMI-WEEKLY STANDARD & EXPRESS. published on Tuesdays and Fridays. ULIt SERIES NO. 575. STANDARD & EXPRESS. Tornis of Subscription : f-f.MI-W I.KKI.Y : <>Kr YK*R - - - - ♦ - $3 00 j MX Months, I 50 j WEEKLY « ove Yr*R. - - - - - - s•<» six Months. - - * - - - 1 CO SHARP &FLOYD, SuccfAs.jus T.> Geo. SHARP, Jr.., . All,A N'T A. (JA„ Wholesale And Retail Jewelers, Wc Keep a Urjr anti Varied Assortment of FINE WATCHES, CLOCK^ DUIIONDH, JKWF-LKY, AND c / I ) = r .j / S 1 » J v ICS. mm pltoi. mm, A gPECIALIX W# MnttnfftitiDte Ten Set*, Forks. 'Spoftns, Goblets, ( lip*, Knives, etc. Pt’emmmti t Agricultural .pairs. We aro prepared to (111 anj' or<]er for Fairs at short notice; als'i to feivr any htformatlon in regard to PremiuMt. Orders by mail or in person, will receive pipmpt and care fill attention. We ask a coin of Prices and Workmanship with anr house in the State. Watches amt Jewelry carefully Pop aired and WarruateU- Masonic Budge* and Sunday School Badgei made to order. j(Jiir»y* All Work Guaranteed. ENG HA VINO FREE OF CHARGE. SHARP & FLOYD, May 03, s l «TjPßft HM tawslie & Haynes, HI AVI ON HAND AND AK E It R( RIVING lY five finest stock of the Very Latest Styles of JUftmoiSfi nn<! <f laid and rwkl.u y, l.u upper Georgia, Jeß'ct-fd, with j eat 'care for I he ,< r Fall and Winter Trade, Watches, id thu BEST MA K KBS, of both Europe and A - riot; 9 % 4 ghm FVB American and French Clocks; Sterling and Coin SiiVGr War©; and the best quality of " Silver Plated Goods, at prices to suit the times; Gold, Silver and Steel Spectacles, to suit all ages Wittchcs and Jewelry ItefAUtSf) RY COMVKTEKT VVORKHJJN! Also Clock and Watch Makers Tools and Materials. sept IS.-swlv ATLANTA, GA. R. W. SATTERFIELD & BRO. Are no yv receiving and opening their new uiock of FALL & WINTER DRY GOODS, A^D Invite DYEEYBOhY to * ome aist * them, and, if quality and priee mil, buy *heni. We guarantee «nle* »f these are the conditions <i! the purchase. Cartersville, oct. 31st CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA, TUESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 7, 1871. Great Sensation! The t'apitol in a great state of ECxeitement ! Bullock Resigned ! !! Conley in the Oubernato rial Chair! ! ! The legislature meet to day ! Candidates Swarming !! ! Bullock In Yew York at last accounts ! Conley Issues a Procla mation as Governor ! [Correspondence Staxdaro & ExprelS. Atlanta, Ga„ Qct. 30, 1871. ) 0 o’clock p. m. ) I I send you heiewith a “ Constitution Extra,” containing the correspondence jin reference to Governor Bullocks ! resignation, received at the State De partment tiiis evening at 2 o’clock. The correspondence explains itself. The news of Bullock’s sudden abdi cation has created a great sensatioß in the city, and is generally looked upon as a mean and cowardly dodge of the impeachment, which was to follow the organization of the Legis lature. It is apparent, from the cor responce, that this move has a double purpose. The first is, to dodge the mpeachment and make good bis es cape with the millions which ho has evidently stolen from Ihe treasury of Georgia ; and the second to throw the executive office of the State into Radical hands instead of allowing it to fall into the hands of the Demo cratic President of the Senate who will be elected on the Ist proximo. There are conflicting opinions in regard to the probable course of the Legislature in reference to this matter. It is thought by some that it will per fect its organization and do no other act at present,, except to pass an act, ordering an election for Governor, to take place in thirty or forty days, and take a recess until the election comes off. Others suppose the President elect will supercede Mr. Conley in the office of Governor and that the work will go on, without a recess. There is a general feeling on the part of the Democratic members, who have ar rived here, not to allow this trick of Bullock’s to cheat the Democratic I party out of the legitimate fruits of its well-e..rned victory, by quartering upon them his Radical successor, to clog their efforts at thorough investi gation. There is, manifestly, a strong determination to take this favorable opportunity to rid the State of Radi calism, and to go through every de partment of the State government after the same manner that Yan Trump swept the British Channel with a broom at the mast-head. A large majority of the members have already armed, and the rest are pouring in upon every train. The Kimball House is thronged with visi tors ; in fact, every hotel in the city seems to be packed to its full capacity It is hard to tell, in the confusion which reigns here at present, anything about the probable result of the elec tions for presiding officers of the two Houses. I think there will be a Dem ocratic caucus here to-morrow, which will have a tendency to dispel the fog which invests that subject. There are several distinguished gen tlemen here, signifying their willing ness to serve the people of Georgia in the oapaeity of United States Sen ators. General Young’s chances are thought to bo good tor the place. More anon. J. W. P. From Atlanta Constitution Extra.] THE CORRESPONDENCE ABOUT BULLOCK’S RESIGNATION. Conley Entered Upon Duty at 3 P. 31. STATE OF GEORGIA, Department of State. Atlanta, Oct. 30,1871 —2 o’clock, p. m. To the Hon. Benjamin Conley, President of the Senate; Sih i I have, at this moment, been placed in possession of the enclosed communication from the Hon. R. B. Bullock, being his resignation of the office of Governor of the State of j Georgia, said communication being j transmitted to me through iiifi hands ! qf Col. R. H. Atkinson, the Secretary of the Executive Department. I hereby give you notice to repair : to the Capital iu Atlanta, within teu ; days of the date hereof and take the j oath of office of Governor before j Judge of the Supreme or Judge of the Superior Court, otherwise it will be my duty to consider you as having resigned, and I shall proceed to in form the Speaker of the House of Representatives. Respectfully, your ob’t servant, • David G. Cotting, Secretary of State. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, State of Georgia, Atlanta, October 30, 1871. H>n David G. Coding, Secretary of State, Atlanta, Ga. Sir : lam directed by his Excel lency the Governor to transmit to you, to be filed in your office, the enclosed paper, containing his resignation as Governor of Georgia. I am very respectfully, Yonr obedient servant, R. H. Atkinson, Secretary Executive Dopt. Executive Depautment, 1 State of Georgia, [■ Atlanta, Oct. 23, 1871.) To Whom it may Concern, Greeting: Be it known that good and suffi cient reasons me thereunto moving, I do hereby resign the office of Gover nor of this State, to take offect on Monday next, the 30th day of Oct., in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-one, and on that day and date deliver over to the Hon. Benjamin Conley, President of the Senate, the Executive powers of the Government, until the election and qualification of a Governor in the mode prescribed by paragraph IV, Article IY, Section I, of the Constitu tion of this State. And the Secretary of the Executive Department will en ter the foregoing of record in the Ex ecutive minutes, and place the Capitol Building, Executive Records, Docu ments, Seals, and Mansion, in the control of the said Benjamin Conley, upon his taking the oath of office pre scribed by paragragh V, section I, ar ticle IY, of the Constitution. Rufus B. Bullock, Governor. Sad Casualty. On Wednesday evening, the 18th ull., little Nina, only child of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Craigmiles, came to her death under the following sad circumstances : She was riding in the buggy with her grandfather, Dr. G. B. Thompson, who was crossing the railroad on Inman street—a freight train at the time was slightly in motion in a forward and back mo tion, in delivering some cars loaded with coal at the exact place for un loading ; the buggy was well upon the track when the engine made a sudden forward movement, the cow catcher coming into contact with the buggy, smashing it down, throw ing the Doctor some distance be yond the track out of danger, while little Nina fell immediately upon the track and was instantly killed by the cow-catcher passing over her, mang ling her person in a most shocking manner. The Doctor was only slightly injured. It is thought that when the Doctor attempted to cross the road that he was under the impression that the train was not in motion, and appre hended no danger. When the ac cident occurred the eyes of the en gineer were turned to the rear of the train, and he knew nothing about anything being before the engine un til after the child was killed. Little Nina was aged about seven years—was a bright eyed and intel ligent little girl—a universal favorite with all our citizens, and our whole community deeply sympathize with her parents and relatives in their sad bereavement. —Cleveland Ban ner, The Proclamation Business. State of Georgia, j Department of State, > Atlanta, October 31, 1871. ) Ordered : By his Excellency, Benjamin Con ley, Governor of said State, that all Proclamations offering rewards for the apprehension of criminals, which have heretofore been issued, be, and the same are hereby revoked. Given under my hand and seal of office. David G. Cotting, Secretary of Slate. The following papers will publish the above order one time, to-wit: Constitution, of Atlanta ; American Union, of Macon ; Constitutionalist, of Augusta ; Republican, of Savan nah ; Enquirer, of Columbus; and Southern Banner, of Athens. A Kansas town is named “ Dev il’s Delight.” A Coal famine is feared at Cin cinnati the coming winter. The municipal election in Baltimore resulted in the selection of Van Sundt, Democrat, for Mayor by 8,000 ma jority. A negro named Robinson proudly claims to he the champion chicken stealer in this State. A young lady translates the C. O. D. on express packages to Call on Dad. “ONWARD AND UPWARD.” A STARTLING STORY', TUt Socletc luternatimult and the Chi cago Flre-A Diabolical Plot for the Dt« •traction of the City - Horrible Con f,wlon of one of the Prime Mover* Remarkable Verikcation of a Proplie cj by George Frmncts Train. From the Chicago Times, October 23.] I am a member of the Societe Internationale. The headquarters of the organization are in Paris and its ratifications extend all over the world. There are branches in Lon don, Edinburgh, Manchester, Liver pool, Dublin, Berlin, St. Petersburg, Naples, Florence, Vienna, and other cities in Great Britain and on the continent, ami in New Y'ork, Bos ton, Washington, New Orleaas, and Chicago, in this country. Its mem bers are bound by a fearful oath never to divulge auy of the plans or operations of the society, and were it known that I was about to relate the story I have commenced I should never live to finish it, while if the author of this ever becomes known, I will die a death more horrible than that which met any of the victims of the inqusition. It is, therefore, with fear and trembling that I sit down to write the true story of the origin of the Chicago fire, and nothing but the sternest sense of duty, and a desire to clear my conscience of a load that is too heavy for endurance, would induce me to pen these lines. During a short residence in Paris, in 4867, 1 was thrown much into the society of leading members of the Commune. Being an American, it was supposed I would favor anything that would tend to bring about an absolute equality between all men. At first I laughed at all such no tions, regarding them as not only ut terly impracticable, but as tending to overthrow all law and order. But as expedient after expedient was suggested, some of them seemed to be feasible, I caught the infection that animated my associates, and soon became a blind enthusiast in the cause of socialism. While there I became a member of the Societe Internationale, and it is not sur prising, therefore, that on its FIRST ORGANIZATION IN CHICAGO, some eight months ago, I was se lected as one of the prime movers. Since I had returned from France I had been in correspondence with some of the most prominent in the movement there, among whom were M. Henri Martin, who was among the first to fall a victim to the Ver sailles troops at the capture of the city; M. Assi, whose tragic fate is so fresh in the minds of all, and M. Julius Garadine, from whom I learn ed the progress the society was making, and many of its future plans. The organization in Chicago was formed under the direction of two Commmunists, who had fled from Paris, and myself. As elsewhere, none but the most daring and trust worthy were admitted. The avowed purposes of the society were harm less in themselves, They were to endeavor to elevate the working men to the level of the rich ; to pro mote communistic sentiments among the masses, and, as soon as possible, to inaugurate the reign of socialism, when everybody should enjoy equal benefits, and poverty and want should be unknown. To these dec larations there was a codicil binding the members, if it were found im possible to secure the results by peaceable means, to resort; to what ever measures should be deemed ad visable by the directors of the or ganization. The first two months of the exis tence of the society were consumed in FRUITLESS ATTEMPTS te stir up a strife between the me chanics of the city and their employ ers. But the disastrous cousequen ces of the eight-hour strikes in 1867 were yet fresh in remembrance, and for once the labor unions refused to do the bidding of their prompters. This was & discouraging blow, but the members of the society were de termined. In no city oi the Union was more to be feared to communism from a continuance of the existing eonditlon of affairs, for colossal for tunes were being amassed in an in credibly short space of time, and an aristocracy of wealth was springing hp that threatened to become so strong as to defy overthrow. Plan after plan was suggested, and aban doned as impracticable. Finally, the BURNING OF THE BUSINESS PORTION OF THE CITY was suggested. Appalled by the thought of working such desolation in the fairest city on the continent, Pat first shrank from participation in the transaction. I protested that instead of promoting the objects of the society, it would only retard them. But all the others were firm, and weakly I yielded. Gradually the insanity produced by being a promoter of a calamity” that would shake the world to its centre took possession of me. Sleeping or waking, my thoughts were filled with the plan. To mature the details of the plot required the utmost caution. The project of raising a mob by means of some popular excitement, and to burn and pillage the city was, debat ed at length, and at last abandon ed because of its hazardousness and ! the inevitable loss of life that it | would involve, for to take life was not our object—it was only to hum ble the men who had waxed rich at I the expense of the poor. The incen- I diary torch was finally fixed upon, and on the 9th day of Agust prepa rations were actively begun to carry it into execution. Several times a day for the awful tragedy, but as often abandon and. THE CO-OPERATION OF THE ELEMENTS j was needed. The torch was first ap- j plied to the warehouse on the corner ; of State and Sixteenth streets ou the gusty morning of the 30th of Sep tember. It was hoped that the high south wind then prevailing would carry the fiames to the row of frame buildings to the northward, but a sudden change in the wind de feated the project by enabling the fire department to quench the flames. Again on the Saturday night pro ceeding the catastrophe a match was applied on Canal street, and for a few hours all seemed to be working well, and but for the failure of one of the petroleum mines to ignite, Sabbath morning would have seen Chicago in ashes. But the doom that was overhang ing the city was delayed but a day, and that day came near proving fatal to our plans, for then and only then were we in danger of betrayal. George Francis Train, a member of the Societe Internationale, lectured in Farewell Hall on the evening of the fated Sunday. In the course of his address his manner changed for a moment while he made use of these words: “ This is the last public address THAT WILL BE DELIVERED WITHIN THESE WALLS 1 A TERRIBLE CALAMITY 18 IMPENDING OVER THE CITY OF CHI CAGO. More I cannot say ; more I DARE NOT UTTER !” It was well for him that lie closed as he did, for there were half a score of hands grasping half a score of pistols that would have checked any further utterance forever. It is with much hesitancy that I approach a recital of the SCENES OF THAT HORRIBLE NIGHT. All day long we had been in se cret conclave where no mortal could spy out our doings. Petroleum mines had been laid in a score of places, and trusty men were station ed at each of them to apply the match at the proper moment. The plot had been so arranged that all should appear as accident, our part being mainly to assist the progress of the flames, for we know that, once beyond a certain limit, no agency could stay them. The place, above all others in the city which promised the great meas ure of success, was in the barn on DeKoven street. No “ old Irish hag” was milking her cow at the time, as the reporters of the city press are determinded to have it. A human being of a different sex was there, however, but had disap peared as if by magic, before any mortal eye had remarked his pres ence. Before the arrival of the jaded firemen at the scene of the conflagra tion, half a dozen mines had been touched off, and their eflorte to sub due the fiames were as futile as the efforts of a child to stem the raging cataract of Niagra. When the flames had reached the river, work began on the South side. Simulta neously a mine was sprung at the gas-works and another near Van Buren street bridge, and two whole blocks were a SEETHING HELL OF FLAME in less time than it takes my unacus tomed pen to tell it. From thence onward the fire was assisted by a mine on Wells street, near Monroe, another block and a half further east, and still another in Farewell Hall. Little did those who listened to citizen Train on that eventful Sunday night suspect that they were sitting over a magazine that needed but the touch of a match to involve them in a perfect hell of flame. From that point the destruction of the South Side, with its massive granite piles and well-stored ware houses, was assured. Onward sped the flames, and wherever they ap peared likely to skip, anew maga zine was fired, and rum with its fearful front involved the fair city. I had been delegated to explode THE POWDER MAGAZINE ON SOUTH WATER STREET. Our only want of success was that the authorities, failing to stay the mad current of fire by ordinary means, would resort to the last and only hope—lay a few blocks in ruins by means of gunpowder. To guard against this, a train had been laid communicating with the magazine, and required but a spark to destroy it. Wheu the work had been so fully inaugurated, I hastened to the point to which I had been assigned, wild with frenzy more thrrible than any I had ever before experienced. I reached the spot where the mat«h should have been applied. A huge lay within a few feet of it. A slight kick from my foot would have placed it over the hidden fuse, hut the streets were thronged with people, and I shrank from committing the act that would have PLUNGED HUNDREDS OF HUMAN BEINGS INTO ETERNITY. That moment's hesitation was their salvation. The powder brig ade arrived almost upon the instant, and the explosive gas was removed from the building. Among the first removed were those with whi ch the train communicated, and although a stray spark afterward fired the fuse, no explosion followed. Hardly had I recovered from the momentary flash of humane feeling that overcame me, than I was placed in imminent peril of my life. The flames had advonced northward on both sides of where I stood, and were rushing toward mo with fearful rapidity. Dared by the various conflicting emotione that bad filled my breast, I had not noticed this, and when I awoke from my trance the most horrible of deaths stared me in the face. Hemmed in on every side in a crucible of fire, I for a mo ment gave way to despair. But de spair gave me strength, and, break ing down a heavy door, I rushed through a store to the river, and plunged into its waters. A boat moored at the dock assisted mo to cross, although I did waste time in getting into it, but pushed it before me as I swam. Reaching the North Side. I ran with all my speed through the streets toward the city limits, seeking to escape from the terrible scenes my eyes had beheld. In the meantime my co-workers in crime had not been idle. As the current of fire passed northward from Van Buren street it appeared that a large tract bounded on the north by Maiden street, and on the west by Dearborn street, including a valua ble section of the city, would escape the terrible destruction that had vis ited the remainder of the city. The flames had proceeded along Harrison and Van Buren streets to Fourth avenue, and here seemed to have spent their force. It vvas A TERRIBLE MOMENT, For millions were trembling in the balance. A few brave men battled with the demon, and but for the om nipresence of the Internationals would have stayed its progress. But a man rushed into a house that had been abandoned by its occupants, ostensibly for the purpose of saving some household utensils that had been left, and returned laden with goods ; but a moment afterward the rear of the building became a mass of flame, and a gust of wind carried it eastward to the lake and north ward over the district that had thus far been been spread, thus comple ting the universal ruin. ON THE NORTH SIDE It had been intended to destroy but few buildings, and these the busi ness headquarters and residences of the affluent. As during the progress of the fire on the South Side, mines were sprung in various localities as the flames advanced, but only where the natural course of the fiames was likely to have the work imperfectly done. The fire progressed too slowly. The waterworks were in full blast, and there was danger that through their agency some of the buildings doomed to demolition would be sav ed. The works had been prepared for destruction, but the time had not arrived, as the fire was several blocks away. But notwithstanding this fact the match was applied, and the workmen were obliged to fly for their lives. In their flight the man who had fired the mine was over thrown and badly injured, and as the fire advanced he fell a victim to its fury. This ended the work of the incen diaries of the Societe Internationale. The elements completed the destruc tion, and the loveliest portion of Chicago is now a WASTE, DREAR RUIN. Habitable only by ghouls and the ill-omed birds of the night. The re sults are more than had been antici pated, but are yet not satisfactory. Many buildings that had been doom ed by the Internationals escaped the firery ordeal, while a large tract that it had been determined to spare is now a ruin. RETRIBUTION Is hot long in following the perpe trators of great crimes. Two of the original founders of the organization in Chicago met death in the terrible conflagration they had instigated, and I alone am spared to suffer worse than a thousand deaths from the stings of couscience. Seven of the men delegated to assist the fire in its progress also perished miserably in the hell they had conjured up, while two others are probably maimed for life. As for myself, I have little hopes of escaping the vengeance of the In ternationals. 1 THE OATH to which I subscribed carries with it | the penalty of death in a form more horrible than any that has been visi ted ponu mortal since the sun first rose over chaos. The organization is omnipresent, permeating every circle of society, each member being bound to mete out the penalty of the ] oath to any one who may divulge its secrets. This, its greatest of secrets, has been written under the load of a guilty conscience. Life has lost all Smith, W iklo & Cos., Proprietors' its attractions for me, snd I scarcely care to live, save to sec the damage caused partly through mv instru mentality repaired. But if it shall appear that i cannot escape from tuo&e who have already involved me in so much misery, I will yet not die at their hands, but will prefer to lie in accursed ground. P. S.—Let me add one word of warning. Other cities, both in this country and Europe, have been threatened with fire. The Socicte Internationale is implacable. Over the River, my Darling. nr a. w. rassCH. t have grown weary my darling. Weary of wondering here Never to meet or to greet you, Never your sweet voice to hear. ' Shadows around me are falling Longer my feet cannot roam Say! are you waiting ray darling, NV aiting to welcome me home? Over the river my darling In the bright mansion of gold Ever I long to be sitting- Close by your side as of old. Say ! are the pearly gates open, Is there a place left for iho ? Will I be welcome among you, When from this earth I am free Tho’ here in life we were parted, Notliiug could chill our fond love Dearer and brighter it groweth As I draw near you above. Waiting the spirit’s last bidding, Calmly death's coming tide, Soon 1 will meet you my darling, Down by the lone riverside. After the Funeral. Never any more, Till my broken dream of life Is swallowed up in death Shall I look upon my wife. I prayed that she might live, But my prayers could not save; For here 1 am alone, And she is in the grave! It seems an ago to ine Since I saw the coffin there ; The lid was off, and lo ! A face within the square A pale but happy face— Sweet lips without a breath ; How beautiful is sleep, How horrible is Death. I lifted up the child, In her little morning gown, But she turned away her eyes Until I put her down. Then they look the coffin out In the blending light of day ; The black horse moved, And the coaches crept away ! We stood around the grave While the hollow prayers were said, And the heavy, wet earth Was shoveled on the dead ; As it struck the coffin lid With a dull and dreadful sound, It seems to strike my heart— They led me from the ground. But all is over now, And it almost soothes my pain To think, whatever comes, She cannot die again ! The blow has fallen —I know The worst that death can give : The worst oflife’s to come For I must learn to give? What must I do to live? I will play my part— Ply my subtle brain, Forget my stricken heart; Go again on Chance. 1 Buy, and sell and scheme ; Fit my ships for sea— Anything but dream! I know the day will pass In the air and light ; But how can I endure The coming home at night? No watching at the pane, No meeting at the door, No loving wifely kiss, No Alice any more. A colored preacher at a Georgia camp meetiug is said to have told his hearers they could never enter heaven with whisky bottles in their pockets, and urged them to “ bring’- em right up to the pulpit,” and he would 4 ‘ offer'em a sacrifice to de Lord.” It was done ; but the preach er was found incapable when the hour for evening service arrired. As the fire would have certainly consumed, and the lions, without doubt, have rended and devoured ; Daniel, had not God, by the inter i position of His own band, stopped and hindered the effect; so would the sin in us, and the malice in oth ers, quickly ruin our souls and bod ies, were it not that the same hand guides and keeps us every moment. At a recent burglars’ convention jin Vermont it was resolved that it was “ expedient” to use chloroform on victims. If all that the dogs of this coun try eat were fed to hogs, it would make $50,000,000 worth of pork. And these dogs do no good, to say nothing of the 80,000 sheep they kill annually. True greatness consists in being what every man should be—a chris tain. NEW SERIES. NO. l.