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VOL. 5. the weekly Carter*vllle Express Is jmbliithrd every _t? morning, in Carterwillrr, lJurtow County, Ga., by Smith & Milam, Proprietors, at Thukk Dollars, per an num. utrictljf in advance ; Two Dollars for hi* Months ; Ono Dollar for Three Months. %lvi-rti*ementa for one month, or less time One Dollar per square, Soften lines or less,) for each insertion; all otlier a<lvertisctiienta will he charged Fifty per cent on old prices. JONES & M A LTBIE, attorneys at law. Curfcrxvillt, Gn. W II,r, attend promptly to all business en trusted to their care. Will practice in the Courts of law, and equity in the Cherokee Circuit. Special attention given to the collec tion of claims. Jan. 1, 1805. ly oil«i .1- Jones. IF S U I* g C O 11 a II <1 Mechanical Dentist. fplIE undersigned respeotfullv offer his pro | fessional services to the eitizcnsolt ar tersville and vicinity. He is prepared to do all kinds of m/f7TO w ;’ rk to his profession. T all setts of Vii-cth put in on gold plate. Work nil war ranted. F. M. JOHNSON. Cortersville, Feb. 13, ® ,n 1)1!, T. F. JONES, fBM'TNDEUW his professional services to the 1 citizens ofKINGSTON and vicinity, and r, poet full v solicits a portion ot their patronage. June .2. JOHN W. WOFFORD. Attorney at Law, CARTERSVILLE, GA. Also, FIRE INSURANCE AGENT. the best Northern ami Southern Companies. Can he found nt the law office ot Wofford & l ariolt April 10, I HOC. ___ TIIOS. M- DODD, Attorn e v a t La. \v AND COUNTY COURT SOLICITOR. CJartcrsvilte. Ga. Will give particular attention to the collection ol claims. Get 20. Jt> li n C . Di ji n son, ATTORNEY & COUNSELLOR AT LAW, KINGSTON, GA. I VIIACTD'ES LAW in the several roun lies of the Cherokee Circuit, also. Folk, H unison and Floyd counties, Fronipt at tention given to business, Nov. 23. ly (Frofessiouul cards *lO cash per annum. | W. H. PRITCHETT, Attorney at Law. CARTERSVILLE. htUKbIA. PI» PICKS Law in all the courts ot the Cherokee circuit and counties adjoining Jan 23. 11l i tow. ' JERE A. HOWARD, ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW. ,(’ A LtT E RtS Vll. LE,A* A . HENRY P. FARROW, ATTORNEY AT LAW. Atlanta, da. Lan ic r II ous c, MAUI ETTA, GV, BY LANIER & DOBBS, Proprietors fill I IS H«use is located iu a few steps of the I Railroad, where the ears stop. Passengers I ah- three meals a day here. Meals prepared a all hours. J ll X ■%V. Is (lOIiDSJIITH. All orn c y li t Law, .. . Gkougia Atlanta, W ill practice in Fulton and adjoining counties. Also in IMvIOW Superior Court. OtV.ee over Holbrook's Hat Store, Whitehall. March 20. JONES ‘V MALTBIE. REAL ESTATE AGENTS, CARTERSVILLE GA. Wo arc authorized lo sell, and and have on hand several Houses and Lots, and also numerous building lots in the town of Cartersville. Also several plantations of various sizes m Harlow Cos. parties desiring to buy or sel will do well to give us a call. Alt eoiumunidations promptly answered July 17, lHdli. James W. Strange, Dealer in STOVES. GRATES, IRON, HARDWARE, PLAIN AND iAPANNEQ TIN WARE, &C. Clean l.inen and Cotton Rags taken in ex change for Goods. Repairing, Hoofing and Guttering done with neatness and dispatch. Catterevillc, Nov. 1. wly The Cartersville Hotel. DR. THOMAS MILAM having charge of this H mso, would he H * TT pleased to accommodate af w Hoard-H !* * HOARD, with or without Lodging. Call and see him at once for terms Cartersville, Jan IT.. THE WEEKLY CARTERSVILLE EXPRESS. (Micro, <*3lassltntrc, ®aMc dfutlcrn. Cos lAHK FINEST AND LARGEST STOCK in the SOUTH, at Wholesale Retail, On as good Terms, as can be had in the country, north OR south, —BY-' McBRIDE, DORSETT & CO., WHITEHALL STREET, ATLANTA, GA. November If, 18GG. wly (S&tfotUV jd Rolling Mill Cos., Atlanta, Ga. MANUFACTURERS OF RAIL-ROAD SPIKES, CHAIRS, BRIDGE BOLTS, BAR IRON, NAIL ROD, AND HORSE SHOE IRON. Castings, 01 all descriptions, in Brass or Iron,including RAIL-ROAD CAR WHEELS. BOXES. PEDESTALS. FRONTS. COLUMNS. AND VERANDAHS. IVjdl Gearing and Machinery of all kinds. JOHN D. GRAY, President . October s.tf AME R 10 AN HOTEL. Alabama Street, AT I, AIVT A, GEORGIA. Opposite the Passenger Depot. WHITE & WHITLOCK, Proprietors. mm3 public are respectfully informed that J this House has been remoddle.d and re fitted, and re-opened for the accommodation of the travelling public. Much time, labour and expense has been expended in making it worthy of patronage. Modern improvements have been added, and the public can re v oi. :s .being equal to any in Southern cities WHITE & WHITLGCK, Proprietors. D Hit SON & WVLEY, Clerks, uy hit. SSH4&I6 .^ZCnO GASKETS. By Erwin & Jones. ASSORTED sizes kept on hand. Also WOOD COFFINS made to order. A good HEARSE ready at all hours. CARTERSVILLE, Feb I, 1807. wly THOMAS W, MILNER, Attorney at Law, CARTERSVILLE. GEORG Will attend promptly to business entrus to his care. Oct. 5 wly Q- % S;I£ IE LX): Dress Tailor. IS prepared to execute all kinds AA of work in the Fashionable Tail ~LL ingline, with neatness and in dn- -1 1 rahle style. Over J. Elsas & Co’s store. If you want a good fitting Coat, no to $. O’shiclds, up stairs at J ELSAS. Cartersville, jan 25. . u. MOIXTt ASTLE, Jeweller ami lVatdi ami Clock. Repairer, In the Front of A. A. Skinner A Cos s] store* Cartersville. jan 25. CARTERSVILLE GA, MARCH 15,-1867. Burned Out ! But not Consumed I! Goods. ■"fyi - J. A. ERWIN & CO., ARE now receiving and opening .’r. the OLD STORE, oppoa itethe old stand of J- A. & S. ERWIN, a splendid stock of FALL AND WINTER GOODS, Cqmprisiug every variety adapted to the wants of the country They invite all buyers to 'CALL AND EXAMINE. The terms i being CASH ! They will sell at small profits. J. A. ERWIN & CO. Cartersville, Oet 25, 1800. ' T.l JIIMIT Dealt:us Iv ENGLISH AND AMERICAN Uanlwai c Cutlery Guns Pistol* ALSO Iron, Steel, Nails, Bellows, Anvils, Vices, Corn Shelters, Straw Gutters, Shovels, Plows, Hoes, Chains, Locks, Hinges, Screws, Hammers, Hatchets, Axes, &e. And all other goods usually kept in the Hard ware line. Also Agents for Fairbanks Platform and Counter Scales, which we will sell at Fac tory prices, freight added. At their old stand. Corner ol Peach Tree and Line Street, Atlanta, Ga. F. M. RICHARDSON, Manufacturer and Wholesale Dealer in ALL KINDS OF Tin and Sheet Iron mi, House Furnishing Goods, Gc«- erally. COOK, COAL, WOOD AND WROUGHT IRON STOVES. done with neatness and dispatch. Whitehall Street, ATLANTA. <3\A~ Dennis’ Sarsaparilla, A substitute for Calomel, Blue Pills, Castor Oil, liheuburb, Aloes, ts~c. IF you h..ve symptoms of a disordered Liver, TRY IT, and seo if it docsr.ot produce a tiee action of the h /wels, and make you feel better after you have taken it. TRY IT in your families. If you have a daughter of a bilious temperament, who takes it when necessary, watch the expressions of her mother, and see if she docs not say it has improved her complexion and general health. TRY IT in any disease in which calomel is considered the best remedy, and see if it does not produce an evacuation of the morbid hilo aud improve the complexion and xpirifs quick er than is usu 1 for other medieiues to produce Some families prefer calome',blue pills, &e, see if they do not have more sickness, much larger hills to pay for medicines, and more phy sicians’ visits than you do in yours. Ask those who use it in their families at the first symptoms of disease, if it does them any good, aud sec if they do not generally say “they do not know, for they have but little or no sickness.” Ask those who have taken the imported or stronger medicines and then tried this .Sarsap arilla. and see if they do say this did them much more good: and why I Because it is the most natural medicine for the Liver and Bowels, and the Blood, that can he taKen, and with it but little medicines, of any kind, will be needed. Prepared by DR. D. DEN NIS, Augusta, Ga.. and for sale in Cartersville by W- L. KIRKPATRICK & CO., Druggists; also DENNIS’ PAIN-KILLER or Stimulating Liniment. jan 25w2m T M COMPTON, .Igent, CARTERSVILLE. G l Dealer in Variety Mercha«di*e OFFERS all WINTER GOODS at very low rates, and will sell ALL GOODS, whether affected by the season or not, ai low est cash rates, Cali and learn prices, if you do not buy, as it is not sure, always, that all goods are sold at cost, when it is said that the party is selling out at cost; or if sold at cost the cost may be very high, Feb llith- ini It eduction of 30 PER CENT, ON FALL AND WINTER GOODS. V\ isbing to reduce our entire stock of IT ALL, AND WINTER DRY-GOODS, Clolhiiig, Hals, Shoes, and Hoots, Woolen Goods of every Description, such as Nubias, Hoods, Sontags. Shawls, Cloaks, BROAD CLOTHS, CASSIMERES, WHITE GOODS, &C. Also a large stock of OR/OCKERT and ib: jair, jd w\a.:r,:el We have made the above Reduction of 50 per cent on all Goods on hand, Our stock of Dry Goods is equal to any stock South, in quality or style, and part con sisting of FRENCH PLAIDS, CALICOS, FLANNELS, SHIRTINGS, SHEETINGS, OSNABUUGS, &G. Our Stock of C'otbing consistsof It road Cloth Suits, at all prices, Casslmerc Suits, Overcoats, every style and price. Our stock of Boots and Shoes is complete, Ladies’ calf; Moroco “ Kid, “ cloth, Gentlemens’ WATER PROOF CALF BOOTS, u KIP it . BOYS’ BOOTS, Ours/ock of Hats consists in MENS’ AND BOYS’ Wool. Cassimere, Fur, Felt and Plush. Our stock of Hardware consists, in part of Knives and Forks, Tea and Tablespoons, iron and sil, Locks, of every kind, Hinges, Butts, Screws, Hatehets andjlantincrs, Smoothing Irons Chains, Shovels and Pitchi'orks, Our stock of Crockery and Glassware con sists, in part, of STONE AND GRANITE WARE, CUPS AND SAUCERS. DINNER AND BREAKFAST PLATES. BOWLS AND PITCHERS. GOBLETS AND TUMBLERS. SALT CELLERS AND MOLASSES CANS, Our stock of GROC ERIES is compdcte, This entire Stock is offered to the public at 50 per cent bellow regular pri ces, at LOEWEASTEH & PFEIFER S. CARTERSVILLE, GA. Jan 4, 1867,. THE HAVERSACK. Our next anecdote is not verv com plimentary to the Old North State. It comes to ns from a gentleman in Raleigh, N. C., who says that he can not vouch for its accuracy. We know part of it to be true. The rest of it was probably made upon the poor fellow, by the wits ol Botins’ Alabama brigade. In the last days of the Con federacy, the story was often told and religiously believed. At the battle of Kinston, the Junior Reserves (made up of lads under 18) were sent to force the crossing of Soutli West Creek and drive the enemy away, to make good the passage of our troops. 1 his they did very handsomely, but encountering a severe lire, a portion of one regiment sought a safer place. As they wcic streaming to the rear, they met the Alabama boys and were <rreet ed with shouts ol laughter. A general officer, in no laughing mood at their beha\ ior, took steps to stop the disor der and with his own bauds seized one of the fugitives. General. “What arc vou running for”? Junior. “Oh, General, thcyankces were shooting at us”! General. “Why didn’t you shoot back again? Aint you ashamed of yoursell ? \on are crying like a baby.” Junior. (Blubbering) “I wish I was a baby. Oh ! I wish I was a gal baby”!— l y hc laukl ft'c I^ovc, From our (kind friend P. E. P. of Matagorda, Texas, we are indebted for the next incident. There was an officer in the 6th Texas infantry, (a regiment which was engaged in the battle of Arkansas Post, and was there captured,) who had as a valet a certain aged negro-man, call ed briefly by the “name and style” of “old Dock.” He. was quite an oddity and withal a very honest, faithful, old fellow. On the morning of the first day of the battle, the regiment was sent down the river to take position and dispute the passage ol the gunboats up to the fort, as much as possible, by picking off pilots and annoying the gunners. Old Dock was left at the camps to take care of baggage, and cook up rations for his maa-fer. But just as the gun boats were moving up, and had nearly reached a point, whence they could open fire on the regiment; old Dock appeared ort the scene, with his old blue, longtailed coat and smashed bea ver hat and looking very earnest and determined, lie was at once accosted by his master,, —“Dock, go back, sir, and stay with the baggage, you’ll get the top of your old head peeled off bv a bombshell directly. The gunboats will open in five minutes!” “No sir, no sir, dis chile is bound to take care of you. My old miss told me to take good care ol her son, an bless de Lord I’m gwine to do it!” “Yes, you’ll get shot, that's what you’ll do,” said a soldier standing near, “one of those 32-pound shots will raise you into the top of a tree.” Searching deep into the arcana of one of the pockejs of his longtailed blue, the valorous African drew out the stock and barrel of a pocket pistol, which lie proceeded to screw together, with a countenance fierce us a wild boar whetting his tusks, remarking “Oh ! l’se prepared, I ain’t aleard ! let ’em shoot dcir sling-shots, and bung shells, and bless de Lord, I’le hurt one o’ dem gunboats for true ! Fie shot Tun plum froo wid djs pistol, 1 will, 1 ain’t one o’ dat kind wot git scared; no sal), let Tim come on!” Boom—bang —whirr-r-r—and a large shell exploded quite close to this ebo ny Mars, causing his knees to shake and his eyes to roll wildly in his head; and another another followed in quick succession, each one adding to old Dock’s terror. A fourth one felled a tree with a tremendous crash, in twen ty yards of our hero, who forgetting all his martial ardor and anxietv for his master, dropped his terrible weap on, and minus his hat, with his coat tails standing out like the train oi a comet anti bis eyes set in a ecstacy of terror, he fled to the rear. As was af terwards learned, he stuped not at the camps, and never “drew rein” until he reached Bine Bluff, seventy miles away, and from there continued on to his home, whence no threats or ner suasious could ever induce him to re turn to his master. Boor old Dock ! I wonder what freedom brought him ? May his shad ow never be less ! r. i:. i>. — The Land We Love. An expression was very common in the Army of Tennessee, without anv one being able to explain how it start ed. A soldier sends us an explanation of it from Warrenton, Va. When R’s brigade of cavalry was first organized, it contained some rath er excitable individuals, who were accused by Forrest’s men of making more use of their spurs than of their swords. The brigade, eventually, be came distinguished for its gallantry, but at the time oi which we speak, it was a laughing-stock nt>t merely to Forest’s veterans, but to the yankees themselves. One day, on a train in Mississippi, the rear car was occupied by soldiers clacking their rough jokes upon one another. When their fun was at its height, a very ungainly looking **reb,” with clanking spurs, long uncombed hair, and a general ap pearance ot long disuse of a “Idled” shirt, stalked to a window and thrust his carbine out of it. Then he stop ped, and looked around, as though apprehensive that he was doing some* thing wrong, and inquired, “is thar any of R’s men aboard this shebang” ? Mo answer. “I say, boys, does any of you belong to K’scavaly”? At length someone spoke up, “I belong to R’s cavalry.” “Axin yer pardon, strait" ger,” said the uncouth individual; “my old gun is dirty and 1 wanted to clean her out, I'm jist gwino to pop a cap. Don’t be skeered, honey”! From this, started the taunt so often used to cowards, “lie down. I’m gwino to pop a cap.” —The Land // c Love. To explain this anecdote, it will he necessary to premise that a “muley” is a cow without horns. Rebel impudence is a phrase now very ollen in Jacobin mouths. It would have been applied, very appro priately', to the rebel soldiers during the war. Imagine a grave, dignified gentleman stopped by a ragged rebel, who seems anxious to gain some im portant information. Rebel. “Mister, did you ever see a cow”? Lofty gentleman. “Yes.” Rebel. “Did she have homes”? Lofty gentleman. ‘Yes.’ Rebel. “Well, then, I speet she warn’t a ‘miilev.’ Goodby!” —The Land IVc Love. When our regiment was organized at the beginning ol the war, Judge , an old man, but a prominent and tal ented lawyer, was chosen Major. llis efforts to learn tactics verified the adage “you can’t teach an old dog new ■tricks.” Unfortunately, the Major was quite deaf and in re-echoing the Colo> nel’s commands on drill would some times make very laughable mistakes. One day, the regiment was on skirmish drill when the Colonel gave the order —“rally by plattoons.” The Major, in his deafness misunderstanding the command, looked very much puzzled, but at length sung out m stentorian tones —“rally by raccoons”! He nev er tried skirmish drill again, c. o. l. — The Land tVc L,ove. On the campaign from Dalton down to Atlanta, several hoys were seated on the ground playing “draw-poker.” General lla-dee, who always addressed soldiers courteously, passed by and not knowing how they were employed said “how are you, boys”? One' of them looked up and said “losing badly, General, losing badly”! —The Land We Love. Ox Hood's retreat out of Tennessee, a ragged, dirty high private, who had last his gun, cartridge-box, knapsack, canteen, haversack and coat, was set ting on a fence by the road side re flecting on the fortunes of war. The nature of his meditations may he judg ed of by a remark, he let fall in a subdued undertone, which happened to be overheard by a passer by, “well, the Army of Tennessee is scattered, that ar a fact, but this child uint, no sirree”! —'The Land We Love. In one of the first disasters of the war, a regiment of cavaly was trotting to the rear in very respectable speed, when a cry came up from the rear “gallop”! The leading files prompt to obey such an order broke into a gallop, when the Colonel, an old militia offi cer, verv fat and very full of the im portance of his position, shouted ‘halt! Who gave that order”? “It came from me rear, Colonel.” “I reckon, lam the Colonel of this regiment. Who dares give it an order, without send ing it through me ? Halt ! 1 say halt! Stop or I’ll shoot you”! Just then a cloud of dust was seen to the rear of the regiment. Tee indignant Colonel felt his wrath subside at the sight.— “Well,” said he “I expect that order was a very sensible -one after all, gallop ! boys, gallop!” And away they went like a whirlwind. The fun of it is that the enemy had no cavalry whatever to follow up his success, and his infantry even was not in pursuit. The clould of dust, which had changed the Colonel’s indignation into timely prudence, was raised by some of our own fugitives.— The Land We Love. —A country fellow came to the city to see his intended wife ; and lor a long time could think ofnolhing to say. At last a great snow falling, he took occasion to tell her that all his father’s sheep would be undone. “Well,’ said she kindly, taking him by the baud, “I’ll keep one of them.” Jackson, 'lV.nn., Feb 17, 1807. To Governor Urownlow: Sir— l learn that you and the tower house of your Legislature have passed a law to allow the colored people of litis State to vote. So far, so good Hut, sir, you have, at the same tune, provided in the law that they shall not holt! office ! Now, what docs such leg islation mean 1 lam a colored man, and have wool on my In ad, hut you and your white trash can’t pull that wool over my eyes. The darkies ot Ten nessee, generally, will understand what you are after, and will put their bro; feet down upon you. This act reminds me of the car' where a white man and an Indian wen hunting, they killed a turkey and a buz zard,and when they came to divide, flic white man, to satisfy the Indian that he would do the fair thing, made this proposition : “I’ll take the turkey, and you may take buzzard —or, you mav take the buzzard, and I’ll take the tur key.” The Indian hung his head for awhile, then looked up, and paid to his sharp companion : “Every lime tin key for white man and buzzard for Indi an.” Oh, yes. you want us to go vo ting with you, but every time office for white man and vote fur nigger ! 1 learn further, that the bill has been sent to the Senate, where, it is Dw be hoped, the restriction against mj pim ple will be wiped out. In that event, and at the warlli solicitation of many friends, I do hereby announce myself a candidate‘for Governor. I expect you to be my competitor, and I propose to open the canvass at an early day. and will join you in your list oi appoint ments from Carter to Shelby. I pro pose to conduct the canvass’like states men, but I notify you, in advance, that I will hold you personally resposible for any insult you may offer me. I shall take along your debate with my friend Mr. Fry no, and shall prove from it that you have been a greater persecutor ol my race in Tennessee than any other man ; and 1 charge that your present course is out* purely of selfishness. It may not he amiss to say heFp r tha» 1 am in favor of “canal justice of a*D the people of the State ’ —ihq.l I am nr fa vor of relieving the colored people of the State from paying taxes for three years, and in favor of their having all the vacant lands in the State, by pay. ing surveyors’ Ices—that laml he friend of all religious denominations--that £ am friendly to all the secret orders in the State, but only belong to the “i)r der ot the Lone Star ” I have held the Constitution of order w»- iiw hands and have sworn to support it. Hut more of my principles bereaftwrv When i get you on flic stump you. wilt learn who lam and what 1 am. Respectfully, lour fellow-equaL Matt. Dyuju. At a fourth of July celebra-tloti in Marion comity, Illinois, a young lady oflered the following toast : The young men of America: Tlieir arms our support ; our arms their .To ward. Fall in, men—fall in. Bunch announces as the Infest) amft best London conundrum ; “If v.m sew the Great Kahn of Tartary laughing lit) to kill himself, why miglu you he sure he wasn’t a Tartar? Because he would evidently be a merry Khan.” “Sister.” said one of the brethren of a love feast “are you happy V ’ “Yes, deacon. I fed as though I was in Belzehuh’s bosom.” “Not in Belzebub’s bosom.” “Weil, some of tlie patriarchs, I don’t care much which.” “Massa, I know a young fcady dat wants to make your acquaintance. “Wahl does the young lady want to make my acquamce tor l’d “ t Causc she thinks you’d make :t first rate playmate ior her poodle dog.” A picture in the late number of Bunch represents a fashionable ami affectionate couple, Hie husband search ing vigorously in his waistcoat pockets. The young wife inquires: “Have you losr your watch, mv love ?” 3 lie replies, “No, darling, ’tvyas a new bonnet I had lor you somewhere.” A rogue asked charity on pretence of be ing dumb. A lady having asked him, with equal simplicity and huinamtv, how long he h*f been dumb, lie was thrown off hi* guard and answered, “From birth.” “Boor fellow !” said the lady, and gave him a dollar. u * l E was trying to persuade littlo fauJic to retire «it sundown^ “You see, my dear, how little chick ens go to roost at that time.” “Yes, aunty,” replied Eddie, “but the old lien always go with them.” Auiun tried no more argil men its with him. A married lady found tjer tv » sons quarrelling, and in hopes ol pulling an end to their dillerencws, uttettered the following : “You young rascals, if you dom dt« stsl directly, I’ll tell both' your fath ers.” NO. 86