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COURANT-AMERICAN. r-vitlialxod Every Th-uioda ,-y. CAKTEKNVILLK, GEORGIA. Official Orian of Bartow County. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1887. Thr Georgia convict system as it now exists, is doomed. Work was commenced on a $150,000 hotel in Rome, Tuesday. A South wkst Georgia editor has named his baby for Bill Glenn,thevouth ful and distinguished representative from Whitfield. A half dozen determined men, like Captain Ed Cox and his son, of Atlanta, are all the force needed in quelling a ne gro mob like that of Decatur. The legislature seems to be rather chary in handling the Glenn bill. The people of Georgia are, however, not very chary in condemning its refusalin taking a firm and positive hold on the bill. The country weeklies are doing an immense amount of fr**c advertising for the two great state fairs. W ill the mer chants of Atlanta and Macon respond equally as liberal in giving out fall ad vertisements ? Our regular annual Indiaan war has ju-t l**en closed, and the country has suc cessfully captured another Indian, Mr. Colorow, by name, who will hereafter be found at his reservation in Colorado. The army may now breathe easier and proceed to draw its wages with its usual degree of regularity. The darkies are very unfortunate b.-ings and easily managed in the hands of designing men, and when once wrought up with frenzy, are terrible. The colored editor holds a responsible position and should carefully weigh his words in giv ing advice to such a dangerous element. If let alone they make good workmen, and as such are always appreciated. The committee investigating the luna tic asylum has failed as yet to find any thing wrong with its management. Dr. Kenan, former member of the physi cian’s board at the asylum, and who is the cause of the present investigation, js charged by Mrs. E. Cox, a patient, with unbecoming conduct. The asylum authorities demand an open door inves tigation, but the committee does not grant it. Last Friday the House of representa tives adopted ureHOhition declaring that the co-education of the races is contrary to the intent of the Constitution, and instructing the Governor not to draw his warrant in favor of the Atlanta University for the State's annual appro priation of SB,OOO until satisfactory as surance is given that it shall be applied exclusively for the education of colored children. This destroys the Glenn Bill, which makes criminal the co-education of white and colored children. The negro editors of the south are largely responsible for the riot at Deca tur the other day. It is said that two of them in Atlanta were much exercised the other night in inciting the darkies to mischief. Their elforts in deluding their poor weak brothers into the belief that this is not a white man’s country should be discountenanced by the better class of darkies. Some bright morning a great, deep color line is going to be drawn in the south, the color of which will be black, very black, and the colored folks will enter largely into its construc tion. This is a white man’s country and no mistake about it. Chattanooga is raising a howl over the unjust discrimination of the railroad pool. Merchandise shipped from the Eastern markets is laid down at Nash ville and Memphis at much lower figures than they are laid down in Chattanooga although the goods pass through Chatta nooga going several hundred miles further The Times,always on the lookout for the city’s interest first discovered the great discrimination and has aroused the mer chants und jieople to action. The inter state commerce law is a dead letter in the estimation of the Times, und it is going to know the reason why the law is not properly carried out so far us Chat tanooga is concerned. How They Huy Cotton in Rome. The Rome Bulletin is still exposing Ihe scheme of the Rome cotton buyers. The truth is the Bulletin is aware of the fact that Rome’s prestige as a cdtton market is fast passing away. It knows that the farmers ot the surrounding country have caught onto the scheme of fleecing them. They have found out that the fancy figures put on a few bales of extra good cotton is only intended as an advertisement of that market. The cotton buyers can very easily afford to buy up a few bales at a premium and then scoop in the balance of the crop at no better figures than are offered else where. What they allow over the actual worth of the cotton they appropriate it to their own use again by entering up against the seller a long column of ware house charges, etc. The Bulletin of Monday thus gives away one of the long established and paying schemes of the buyers: Last season the cotton exchange made the rule that cotton buyers could not bid less than one-eighth of a cent. Now say Jones brings in cotton for sale. The margin is eight and one-eighth of a cent. The first buyer cuts the cotton and sam ples and bids eight cents. The next buyer cannot say a sixteenth. By this you see that one-eighth of a cent is lost to the farmer. He should have had eight and one-eighth, and only receives eight cents. The eighth of a cent on a bale of cotton amounts to sixt.v-two and a half cents on the bale, ten bales six dollars and a half. This would be $(15,000 upon 100,000 bales of cotton. Sixty-five thousand dollars actually wrenched from the hard earnings of farmers who are inclined to favor the Rome market with their cotton ! Think of it farmers, and judge for yourselves if you can afford to neglect your own home markets to bolster up a scheming set of cotton buyers. Bear tracks have been seen near Val dosta in the past few week, and Charlie l'endleton, of the Times, says no effort has Is'en made to overhaul the monster. It is a large one and would afford an im mense amount of fun for a lot of hunters and a pack of hounds. Bud Veal, the slayer of C. 1). Horn, in the Kimball House a few weeks ago, has 1 eeu placed under a SIO,OOO bond, and now at his home at .Stone Mountain. DECATUR DARKIES. THEY ENGAGE IX A BLOODY RIOT IN WHICH THREE ARE KILLED. j Regular Mob on an EifursionTrain—How the Difficulty Started—The Riot in a Railroad Cut—lncident* of the Affray. Decatur, a few miles from Atlanta, was the scene of a terrible riot Saturday afternoon. The darkies from the sur rounding country had assembled at the tabernacle, the event being a Sunday school celebration. After dinner Bailiff Rogers of Decatur went with some other persous to hear the negroes sing, and sat down under an ouk tree near the tabernacle. Pretty soon some of the negroes came up and said that there was a drunken man in tabernacle, brandishing a pistol over his head, and they wanted him ar rested. Mr. Rogers went with the negroes und found Marshal Tobe Hurst. The marshal said to the negroes: “Do you want him arrested, or just taken out?’’ “Take him out; but arrest him if nec essary.” Hurst and Rogers then went into the tabernacle and the negro, Wesley Hubert, was pointed out to them. He had slip ped the pistol into his pocket when they took hold of him, one by each arm. Rogers quickly ran his hand into the negro's pocket and drew out the pistol. Hubert felt for his pistol, and finding that Rogers had taken it, went out quietly and the officers got him as far as the railroad, on the way to the calaboose. By that time there was a crowd of ne groes around them. Elias Burdett, a negro who works at the cemetery, had been trying to restrain the Goldsmith negroes, who wanted to rescue Hubert,and was a little way from the crowd holding .lack Goldsmith, who had two rocks. One of the rocks drop ped on Elias' toe, and he finally succeeded in getting the other one away from .Tack. Henry Goldsmith said: “By G —d, we’ll see that he don’t arrest him for nothing.” .Tim Butler, u Decatur negro, said: “That’s wrong, Henry, we should pro tect our people here. We have asked the marshal to protect us, and we ought to protect him.” Some negro in the crowd said: “Oh, by G —<l, you are afraid of the white folks anyhow.” The crowd was thick around the mar shal and bailiff, and Henry Goldsmith was pulling his hand out of his coat. Butler said to him, “There’s no use of this, he has been violating the law and cursing before our women. If any man was to behave as this man lias before my wife, I would knock him down." Henry suid: “Oh, yes, but you are afraid of the white folks." “I ain’t afraid of anybody,but I think it is right that he should be arrested and carried on.” Another negro was cursing and said: “It’s no use for the white people to come down on our ground and try to take pos session.” “Carry him on, Mr. Rogers,” said But ler, “1 think it is perfectly right that he should be locked up; he has violated the law and disturbed our Sunday-school celebration.” •Inst, then some black man with a white derby caught hold qf Hubert to pull him away from the officers. “Don’t turn him loose, break his arm,’ said some one; but the officers were pow erless against the crowd and Hubert was torn from them. Then Marshal Hurst sent Rogers off to swear out a warrant. When the bailiff returned with the war rant, Sheriff Austin, Deputy Marshal Tom drivers and Mr. Jack Lankford came with him, and they, with Marshal Hurst, followed the negro, and were at tempting to arrest Hubert when Mr. l'at tillo rail down and joined them. They overtook the negroes at the far end of the cut. MR. PATTILLO S VERSION. Mr. W. F. Pattillo gives the clearest account of the tragedy. He said: “My connection with it began almost at the time of the tragedy. I live right on the front of the railroad and I was sitting on my front porch. 1 noticed the marshal, sheriff, assistant marshal and bailiff scuffling with three or four ne groes. I saw that they were needing help, und they were calling for help at the time. 1 ran immediately down, carrying my pistol with me. The negroes had gotten loose from them and were going up the railroad towards the cut. About the time I came up the officers started in pursuit of them again, myself with them, and overtook them at the far end of the cut. The bailiff had a warrant for Wes ley Hubert, and when we overtook them he told Hubert to surrender, because he had a warrant for him and did not want any trouble. He swore he “would cut any d—d man that would put his hand on him.” There were two negroes walk ing by his side, and they had pistols flourishing them and swearing that they would shoot the first man who touched him. Sheriff Austin went up and laid his hand on Wesley Hubert and asked him to put up the knife. He made a dash at Austin with the knife. He raised his hand to make another cut, and I raised a walking stick and struck him on the wrist with all my power. My intention was to break his arm and make him drop his knife. The stick cracked and the blow did not seem to have any effect on his arm. Immediately afterwards a pistol fired a little in the rear of me, and Hook ed over my shoulder and saw the smoke rise from a pistol in the hands of this yellow negro said to be named Pritchett. From that instant the firing became so thick and fast that it was hard to tell who tired. We were all on the south side of the railroad. The marshal and sher iff and the assistant marshal were on the east of the negroes, and they seemed to be all firing. 1 began to fire at the yel low negro from the north side of the railroad. I fired four shots, and remem bering that l had but one shot, I thought I would save that for the final emergency. I discovered at the same time that my comrades had all fired out. I then fired at the yellow negro, who had snapjied his pistol at the sheriff after firing a num ber of times. When I fired my last shot he ran into the woods. My attention was then turned to the wounded. As I started to go to Marshal Hurst, who was lying on the ground, 1 passed Assistant Marshal Olivers, who told me he was shot. I got hold of him and said, “Tom, are you hurt much?” and pulled oj>en his coat and saw- the blood and said, “if you can walk, go right home. I called to Mr. Rogers, the bailiff, and said, “please get somebody and go home with Mr. Olivers, and I will look after Hurst.” Mr. Olivers said at the same time, “Look after Tobe, he is worse hurt than I am.” Going to Hurst I picked him up on my atm and saw that he was in a dying con dition. He never spoke, and died within six or eight minutes. The negro Hubert ran off for about one hundred and fifty yards and fell and died. There were two negroes with Hubert, and both of them were filing. My attention was attracted to the yellow negro. This black negro had gotten into the woods. As soon as we got the dead and wounded cared for we went in search through the woods. 1 walked with some friends about a mile after them, and we saw tracks where they had been running. Mr. Pattillo says that the officers were quietly trying to make the arrest and to avoid a difficulty. Though there was some bad shooting, he says it is impossi ble for men to exhibit morecourage than Sheriff Austin, Tom Olivers and Marshal Hurst, especially Hurst. THE HHEHIKK’h PART IN THE TRAGEDY. Sheriff Austin gives a graphic descrip tion of a thrilling scene during the trag edy. It was the duel between himself and the yellow negro, supposed to be I'ritehett. Immediately after the first shot Mr. Austin wheeled on the desperate murderer of Hurst. The negro had re treated to a distance of about ten steps and faced the sheriff. Both men were cool and both were desperate. With des perate aim they fired at each other, shot answering shot, until their pistols were empty. The negro's pistol snapped, and the sheriff knew it was empty, and sprang after him. The flight oi their cool and desperate leader dismayed t In* black crowd and they scattered in all directions. Pritchett’s characteristics. If Pritchett was really the murderer he acted very deliberately after the shoot ing as well as during the fnsilade. It is said that before the fight he went to the two Goldsmith negroes, who were in the crowd, and returned with a pistol, and with that opened fire. Mr. Sid Phelan, for w hom Brack Pritch ett worked, says he would have acted in just about the manner described, as he is a cool-headed darkey. Saturday mor ning he had gone to the celebration dress ed out in his Sunday best. Saturday evening about six o'clock, some time after the tragedy, he returned to his home as self-possessed as a man could lie. He had met some one on the road with his baby in a baby carriage and Mr. Phelan saw him rolling the carriage along the road with the most utmost unconcern. He went on to his house, changed his clothes, left for unknown parts, and when, at ten o’clock, the offi cers called to arrest him, he was beyond their reach. Mr. Phelan says Pritch ett is a negro who does not need whiskey to nerve him up, and that if he w anted to go into a row he would wade in as deliberately and as coolly as lie would go into a field to cut wheat. Since his disappearance Saturday night nothing has been seen of Pritch ett. A crowd was at Mr. Phelan's farm last night looking for him, but they went away disapointed. Pritchett has a w ife and two children. description of the murderer. Brack Pritchett, the supposed mur derer of Hurst, is a stout, ginger-cake colored negro who weighs 160 or 170 pounds. He has recently shaved off his whiskers and had his hair cut close. He was aeustomed to wear small side whis kers. He has a way of looking up at a person when he talks, and has keen, black eyes. He is very cool in his man ner, but not a man to be run over. He is described as a man who would have gone through such a tragedy without the stimulus of whiskey. He nearly al ways carried a pistol. It was nickel plated, and from the description must have been a five-shot Smith & Wesson. IS THERE ANOTHER DEAD NEGRO? Mr. B. 11. Vaugn heard a report that Sunday afternoon four negroes were walking along the road near Decatur, driving a one-horse wagon, in which there was a negro, supposed to be dead or badly wounded. They had him cov ered up. It is thought that one of the shots from Austin’s or Pacillo's pistol may have hit its mark. THE INQUEST. The inquest over the body of the dead marshal was begun Saturday night and concluded at the court house about 12 o’clock Sunday. The testimony devel oped the facts as given in this -account. The jury returned a verdict that J. E. Hurst came to his death from a pistol fired by unknown negroes, and that Jack Goldsmith, Henry Goldsmith, Sandy Harris, et al., were accessory before the fact, and that said killing was murder. The marshals funeral occured from the Presbyterian church at three o’clock Sunday afternoon and was largely at tended. The dead marshal was an ex cellent young man, courageous, intelli gent and courteous to everyone. MR. UIIIVERS’ CONDITION. Mr. Tom drivers’ wound was made by a, ball w hich entered at the right nipple and came out near the left. His left lung is pierced, and he has some fever this morning. His physicians are appre hensive, but quietly wait development. THE EIGHTEENTH GEORGIA. The Survivors Have a Fine Time at Acwortli. The sixth annual reunion of the 18th Ga. confederate regiment met at Ac worth last Friday, and the day was most pleasantly spent in speech-making arid talking over the old times of the troublous days of the war. Among the many papers read before the veterans and their friends were memorials of Gen. Wofford and Capt. Jno. F. Hardin, which will be published by us next week. The people of Acwortli covered them selves with glory and provided a dinner that would have pleased the gods. Lieu tenant Colonel F. M. Ford, of this place, was elected president, while Mr. George IV*. Maddox will continue to act as the efficient secretary of the association. Carters ville was selected as the next place of meeting. The following members of the old regiment were present : H \V Bell, II K Miller, L Lemon, M M Phillips, W G Rogers, W S Stanseli, H W Gregg, C C Phillips, W J Tanner, 1* C Priest, J G Dorsey, John Brown, Wil liam liight, John W Garrison, Jim Mc- Lain, John McLain, James B Stancell, James Abnsr, George S Hull, George A Smith, G L Graves, T J Hard age, It S Tdompsou, Henry Hause, T J Hilton, E J Roach, B F Thompson, W F Brown, J A Stewart, J N Babb, Joseph McEver, J P Durham, B It Whftfield, A J Nall.\, A N Boring, William Byers, C W Pyron, J B O’Neil, G S Owen, Grogan House, J M Tanner, W M McKee, W P Stanley, J W Almand, Sr., T A Boring, It Hol lingsworth, A M Anchors, E T Anchors, E A Osburn, F S Treadwell, W E Tread well, J N Williams, FM Palson, It A Guinn, B N Garrison, J W Headden, F M Durham, E Harling, A L Barron, J It Wikle, A A Dobbs, Joseph Ballard, J B Gaines, Albert Smith, W H Barron, J C Wofford, J J O’Neil, A Nichols, T Daw son, F M Ford, M Z Guyton, W H Jack son, B T Drake, William Phillips, J T Woodall, A G Dempsey, Geo W Maddox. The memorial of Gen. Wofford, the company’s commander, is lengthy, but yvhich we will publish next week. It is a fine paper, and should be preserved. G. M. D. Walking down Broadway is very pleas ant when you feel well, and T—K—never felt better than when his friend asked him how he got over that severe cough of his so speedily. “Ah, my boy,” said T—, “U. M. I), did it.” And his friend wondered what G. M. D. meant. He knew it did not mean a Good Many Doc tors, for T—K—had tried a dozen in vain. “I have it,” said he, just hitting the nail on the head, “you mean Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, or Gold Medal Deserved, as my friend .1— S — always dubs it.’, Sold by druggists. At Seney, in Polk county, last Satur day night, Marshal Tidwell was severely cut and shot in the hand by a man named Bennett. Bennett was drinking and the marshal attempted to errest him. Becoming enraged, Bennett pulled out his knife and made two gashes in the officer’s head, one four inches and the other two and a half inches. In the souffle the marshal's pistol was fired, the ball going through one of his hands. Seney is a small town on the East Ten nessee road, and besides many other attractions claimed by its citizens its a town of lots of “liberty” und a great deal more whiskey. AN IMPORTANT ELEMENT of the success of Hood's Sarsaparilla is the fact that every purchaser receives a fair equivalent for his money. The fa miliar headline “100 Doses One Dollar,” stole by imitators, is original with and true only of Hood's Sarsaparilla. This cun eosily be proven by any one who de sires to test the matter. For nal econ omy, buy only Hood's Sarsai*ai ilia. Sold by ail dniggists. GEORGIA’S CONVICT CAMPS. The Report of the State Physician on the Camp Near Chattanooga. Chattanooga Times ] Georgia is in a tumult of excitement over the disclosures regarding the con vict camp horrors. Tennessee is not very far behind Georgia in this respect, but the exposures made bv the Times and the Nashville Banner some months ago resulted in some improvement. The convict system in Georgia is doomed. In an interview with a St. Louis Globe Democrat reporter, regarding the system Governor Gordon, of Georgia, said: “You may say in the first place that I am entirely opposed to the whole system; that the difficulties in getting rid of it are numerous and by many believed to be insurmountable for the present; but that in my opinion the state ought to rid itself of it, and will do so as soon as it can he done legally, and as soon as some other system can be devised. The difficulties in the" way are that the con tract was made by the state for twenty years, and parties have vested their rights which it seems difficult for the state to break unless through some legal forfeiture.” The Governor stopped a moment, ns if to weigh his words, and then said, with a good deal of significance in his manner. “I am at this time engaged in a careful and vigorous investigation which may lead to a forfeiture.” ANOTHER DIFFICULTY. “The second great difficulty,” contin ued the Governor, “is to know what to do with the convicts in case of forfeiture. The old system of keeping them impris oned within four walls with such employ ment as could lie furnished proved very expensive, and, with the large numbers now on hand, it would be a very severe tax upon the state, and upon the honest labor of the state. So there are in the way two very serious difficulties with which the legislature is struggling now.” “What is your idea, governor, of the best substitute for the present system?” was asked. “The proposition to take charge of these convicts and work them by the state upon the public highways is a very popular one, and might he inaugurated possibly but for the legal difficulty first referred to. It is not certain that work upon the highways, which would, of course, be expensive to the state, would be advocated by the legislature, but the probabilities are that some system which would embrace the improvement of the public roads would be devised. Another plan which has impressed me as worthy of a fair test is the working of them on farms and making these farms experimental for the purpose of testing various systems and profits in different lines of culture and products. Of all the plans suggested l should prefer this latter for at least the younger and more delicate prisoners.” OBSERVATIONS ON THE LEASE SYSTEM. “You have seen considerable of the lease system, Governor?” “There is a fundamental objection which 1 consider fatal to the whole sys tem: that is this, it places cupidity in conflict with humanity. With all the care that the state can possibly give; all the restraints that the law can impose; all the watchfulness of even humane les sees, it is impossible to prevent wrong and cruelty.” CAMUS NEAR CHATTANOOGA. InthereportofDr.Westmoreland, which created so much excitement, he refers to the camps near Chattanooga as follows: Of the lime-making camps at Grayes villein Catoosa county, Dr. Westmoreland says: “The night vessels are not at all appropriate, and without covers. They are so constructed that they readily turn over with their contents, which pass through the floor, and as the house is on or near the ground it can not be reme died and remains there permanently with its odor, which was sufficiently percepti ble during my visit. In visiting the con victs at their place of work I found two sick. One had organic disease of the heart, which should deter him from ac tive or hard labor, that is labor requir ing any great exertion. The other was the convict that the bosses of the camp and Dr. Ransom, the physician in charge, applied through me to you for his par don, on the ground that he was unable to do any physical labor at all. This shows the ship-shod way of conducting the medical department at this camp. One week they had him at work. 1 sent him to the hospital. Four or five days later the doctor joins in an application of pardon on the ground of complete physical disability and approaching death.” For the Dade county camps at Senator Brown's mines the physician had only commendation. There he found a com petent man in the person of Dr. Davis, and “above all question the best conduc ted medical service of any camp.” Greatly Excited. Not a few of the citizens of Cartersville a e greatly excited over the astonishing facts, that several of their friends who had been pronounced by their physicians as incurable and beyond all hope —suffer ing with that dreadful monster Consump ion—have been completely cured by Dr. King s New Discovery for Consumption the only remedy that does positively cure all throat and lung diseases,Coughs, Colds, Asthma and Bronchitis. Tr al bottles at J. It. VVikle & Co.’s Drug Store, large bottles sl. mc3-tf. Smith and the Editor. Upon a certain occasion, as the Edi tor of the Weekly Jabwock set in his Sanctum, a young man by the name of John Smith Rushed up stairs and de manded that his Honor be cleared of a Vivid Stain. The Jalnvock had an nounced that some John Smith wanted it known that he wasn't the John Smith, or he would bring a Great Big Over grown Liberal Suit. ‘Certainly—with pleasure,’ Replied the Editor of The Jabwock. And he wrote that the John Smith, of Pumpkin Pie avenue, was not the John Smith who Pounded his Aged Mother; nor the Smith who stole a harness; nor the Smith arrested for Bigamy; nor the Smith who had a Prize Fight; nor the Smith who set the Saw Mill on Fire. In fact, he cleared him of all the Crimes and Offenses on the Calendar, and the result was that Smith Stopped his paper, Withdrew his Advertising, Ambushed and Licked theeditor, and was the means of Bankrupting the paper. MORAL: There is such a thing as Being Too All-Fired Anxious to please Subscribers. !§; It is not “the onlyood, BUT IT IS { THE BEST FOOD, w K-i THE CHEAPEST FOOD,' * THE HEALTH CIVINC FOOD? For young Infants, it will prove a safe substitute for mother's tnilk: tor the Jnva lid, or Dyspeptic it is of great value. Hun* dreds who have used it recommend it as THE MOST PALATABLE FOOD,' THE MOST NUTRITIOUS FOOD, THE MOST DICESTIBLE FOOD. t * It is a Cooked Food: A Predigested Foodr f'/f',' „ A Ncn-!rritating Food** x Send for circular* and pamphlet* tng teetimony of Physician* anti Moth• eri, which will amply prove every *tate meat tee make. 124 THREE SIZfcS-25C.,60C.,51. EASILY PkEPAlteik Want, Richardson A Cos., Buffington, Vt* J / l|lyj *4KIH c POWDER Absolutely Pure. This powder never varies. A marvel of purity strength and wholesonieness. More economical thuu the ordiuar.v kinds, and cannot he sold in competition with the multitude of lowest short weight alum or phosphate powder. Sold only in cans. Royal Baking Powder Cos., juneil-llm. loti Wall St., N. Y. A Tribute of Respect. Leaves have their time to fall And flowers to wither at the north wind’s breath And stars to set, but all Tliou hast all seasons for thine own, 0, Death ! Mrs. Catherine Shaw is no more! As she had a wide acquaintance and many friends, and was loved by all who knew her, her death demands more than a mere notice, and we feel satisfied that no cue who knew her will fail to read and appreciate anything that may be said in honor of her. Mrs. Shaw was born in Lawrence coun ty, S. C., Junethe 20th, 1824, and moved to Georgia with her father’s family while a mere infant. On the 3d of February, 1843, she married Mr. John G. Shaw, of Bartow county, Ga. From this union were born eleven children, six of whom preceded her to the other world, the husband and six children still living. Her death, though expected, has fallen like a pall over the entire community. Among her many other good principles was the profound sympathy she had for suffering humanity; when any of her neighbors were sick, her presence seemed to do great good. In 1849 she obtained a hope in Christ, soon thereafter attach ing herself to the Baptist church, of which she remained a member till her death, which occurred Wednesday, Aug. 10th, 1887. Asa mother and wife, she was kind and-thoughtful; as an ighbor, she was courteous, charitable and popular; as a friend, she was true and faithful; as a Christian, she was gentle, pious and pure. While we submit to the decision of Him Who knoweth what is best, yet we feel that we have sustained a great loss in the removal of a kind friend, a faithful nurse and a devoted Christian —but we are solaced by the thought that what is our loss is her eternal gain. We tender our heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved family, pointing them to the same source of consolation which was the refuge of the departed. Thy victory now is won. Thou at thy ease sitt’st down, Thy arduous work all is done, For thou hast gained thy crown. W. M. W. LUCKY BOSTON. At the last drawing of the Louisiana State Lottery held in New Orleans June 14, New England was especially favored by the blind goddess, as parts of both the second grand grand prize of $400,- 000 and of the fourth prize of $25,000, as well as a great number of smaller prizes, were drawn by tickets held in Maine and Massachusetts. Mr. A. B. Clark and Mr. It. J. Tuftiu, of this city, each held a portion of the ticket that drew the fourth grand prize, and each are correspondingly elated. —Boston (Mass.) Courier, July 2. Thu St. Louis Globe-Democrat sa.ys that a Southern negro will steal a dog first, chicken next, pig third, and old clothes fourth. A Northern negro who steals at all doesn’t seem to have any preference. He’ll take anything he can lift, ONE OF THE SMITHS. Are you Owen Smith? “Oh, yes, 1 must be, lam owin’ everybody.” But I owe more to Dr. Digger’s Huckleberry Cordial for curing me of the cholera mor bus and dysentery. The executive committee of anew political party recently organized in Philadelphia under the name of the “American party,” has issued a call for a national convention, to meet in that city on the 16th and 17th of September. The objects of the new party are set forth in the following platform of principles: First, to perpetuate the sentiment of America for American. Second, the restriction of immigration. Third,' a thorough revision of the nat uralization laws. Fourth, reserving American lands for American citizens only. Fifth, the protection of Americans in all their rights on land or sea, in all parts of the world. Sixth, to restrict and guard the right of elective franchise. Seventh, to abolish polygamy in the United States immediately and entirely. Eighth, to enact and enforce such laws as will tend to eradicate intemperance. Ninth, to develop the resources of the country by a wise system of internal improvements. Tenth, to protect and promote the American system of freecommou schools. Eleventh, to adjust the relations be tween labor and capital on a permanent basis of equity and justice. Hood’s Sarsaparilla Is a peculiar medicine, and is carefully pre pared by competent pharmacists. The com bination and proportion of Sarsaparilla, Dan delion, Mandrake, Yellow Dock, and other remedial agents is exclusively peculiar to Hood's Sarsaparilla, giving it strength and curative power superior to other prepa rations. A trial will convince you of its great medicinal value. Hood’s Sarsaparilla Purifies the Blood creates and sharpens the appetite, stimulates the digestion, and gives strength to every organ of the body. 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Desirable Town, Countay and Mineral Property for sale. alii BARTOW LEAKE, INSURANCE. Loan to Real Estate Agent. Money Loans made on the most reasonable terms. p. O. BON, 183, july2l-ly Cartersville, Ga. Money to Loan. lam prepared t3 negotiate loars for farmers upon more reasonable terms than ever offered before. Douglas Wikle, Attorney-at-LaW. BARTOW HOUSE, Mrs. S. C. MAJORS, Prop. Terms, Per Day. MEALS AT ALL HOURS. The houne is desirably located being convenient to the railroad and business of the town. Special rates to regular boarders. Cartersville Vest End Institute Will resume Its exercises on MONDAY, AUGUST 29,1887, at the City Academy on Bartow street. PROF. E- C. MOBLEY,I . SBodute j. rim . i|m , K MRS. J. W. HARRIR. Su( ABB ° uute IM nupais. Miss Mm Sofoe, Vocal and Instrumental Music Miss Louise Colhoun, Oil Painting and Crayon RATES OF TUITION; Collegiate Department #3 (Hi Intermediate 2 (Ml Preparatory and Primary 1 50 French or German, each 1 50 Music 4 00 Practice—on Piano or Organ 1 (Mi Incidentals 15 Hoard, including lights, fuel and washing... 12 50 Painting and Crayon, each 4 00 Board can be obtained with the Principal, in a few yards of the Institute, where the young ladies can be under the constant cure of the teachers. . A* Latin, Greek, French, German and Kinder garten and all branches of the Ornamental De partment are taught in this school. East Cartersville Jnstitute. Daniel (1. Lee, A. M. Principal, Mrs. S. J. Ware, Teacher of Music. Session begins Aug. 29tb, 1887. Thorough instruction iu a regular Academical course. Rates of Tuition. Preparatory aud Primary - $1,50 per month. Intermediate .... 2,00 “ “ Advanced and Classical - 3,00 “ “ Music ..... 4,mi •* •• Incidentals .... 15 “ •• Board can be had at very low figures. auglS-tf The Dalton Female College Will hegia its 15th Annual Session on September Ist, 1887. A full faculty of professional, expe rienced teachers. A thorough Collegiate Course in Literatures, Science, Music and Art. Accom modations (or Boarding pupils ample and first class Patronage past Session 182. Expenses very low for the advantages offered. Board and tuition for ten months (10) $1(57.(81 and the above with Music lessons and use of Piano fur practice $210.00. Apply for Catalogue and further information to JNO. A. JONES, President, auglS-lm paltomjja. _ SAM JO N E 33R.MON £ In the Principal Cities, with History of His Life; and Sermons by Sam Small, his Co-laborer. Only Illustrated Edition. Most remarkable and intensely Interesting aud amusing engravings ever seen in a book. Only Full and AUTHhiNTIU EDITION. The first complete reports ever printed. Great est book sensation of the day. Tremendous de maud. No book ever-bcfqre like it. AGE IN T 8 WANTED. Popular low-down prices Write for terms; or, to secure agency quick, send 75cts. iu stamps for full outfit. Time for payments allowed agents short of funds. SCA.MMEL A CO., PHILADELPHIA, Pa. aagtMMSm BARTOW SHERIFF’S SALES. VC ILL BK SO LI)B CFO RE THE CO 1 IIT 11 o; V|; Yt door iu CartersYille, Bartow County, Geor gia, on the FIRST TUESDAY IN OCTOBER, 183 i , between the legal hours of sale, to the highest bidder, the following described property, to-wit: Lot of land No. 5:1, lying and being in 16th dis trict and third section of Bartow county, levied on and will be sold as tile property of \V S. Roberts to satisfy one State and eounty tux ti fa for the year of 18S6. Said lot containing on,, hundred and sixty acres, more or less, n. \\ K. Peacock, transferee. Levy made by 1 i Watkins. L. C. and returned to me. #2.31.' Also at the same time and place the undivided one-half int erest in all that tract or parcel of land situated, lying and being in the 17th distriet ami third section of Bartow eount.v, Georgia, and consisting of whole lots Nos. ISS, Ist;, .>47 and 2<n, each containing forty acres, more or less: also, southeast half of lot No. 244. twenty acres, more or less, dividing line running northeast and southwest; The east half of lot No. 315, 20 acres more or lees: twenty-three acres, more or less, of lot No. 240, being all that portion of said lot ly ing north of the Etowah river; thirty acres, more or less, of lot No. 245, being all of said lot north of said river; ten acres, more or less, of lot No. 260, all north and west of said river; thirty acres, more or less, of lot No. 310, being all of said lot north and west of said river: five acres, more or less, of lot number 333, all north and west of said river; thirteen acres, more or less, of lot No. 334, the same being the north part of the east half of said lot. Said lots and parts of lots containing in the aggre gate 311 acres, more or less. Levied on and w ill be sold as the property of the defendants Pauline C, Dent and Stephen T. Dent to satisfy one Bar tow Superior Court mortgage ft fa In favor of Gaines A Lewis vs. Pauline C. Dent and Stephen T. Deut. Properly pointed out and described in said ti fa and in possession of defendants. Said ti fa proceeding for use of lUehmoud City .Mills, transferred. #9 3'. Also, at the same time and place, eleven (11) acres, more or less, of lot of land No. 702, reserv ing one-fourth of one acre for burying ground in the fourth district and third section of Bartow county, Georgia, being the property occupied by Mrs. Sarah j. Keys at the time of her death. Levied on and will be sold as the property of Mrs. Sarah J. Keys, deceased, in the hands of K. M. Shaw, administrator, to be administered. Prop erty in possession of Mrs. Richards. Property pointed out by plaintitTs attorney. #2.85. A. M. FRANKLIN, Sheriff, J. W. WILLIAMS, Deputy Sheriff. Rule Nisi to Foreclose Mortgage BARTOW SUPERIOR COURT —July Term. lvs;. it appearing to the court by the petition of It. P. Frierson, us administrator of Albert Frierson, deceased, that Albert Eakin and Laura Dayton Eakin on August Ist, 1883, executed and deliver ed said albert Frierson, then in life, a mortgage on one house and lot In the town of Taylors ville, in Bartow county, Ga., and known iu the plau o said town as lot No. 21, containing one half ait acre, more or less, and then Occupied by one Dick So.ver, being the same lot or pan-el of land which was conveyed by Thomas M. Ausley to Joel G. Green by deed dated January ISth, i!S7:. and by the said Green to Albert Eakin by deed dated August Ist, lss2, which latter deed Is recorded in the Clerk's office of the Superior Court of said county in hook X of deeds, page 275, which mortgage w as made for the purpose id' ecu ring the payment of a certain debt described in said mortgage by which the said Albert Eakin and Laura Dayton Eakin agreed to pay to Albert Frierson or bearer, twelve months after date of said mortgage the sum of two hun dred and fifty dollars with interest from date at the rate of seven per cent, per annum and also agreed to pay all costs and expenses, if any, which might be necessarily incurred in collecting said debt among which expenses said petitioner claims ten per cent, of the amount ot principal and interest due on said debt for his attorney's fee iu prosecuting this proceeding, which said debt and expenses adn said Albert Eakin and Laura Dayton Eakin refused to pay. It is therefore or dained that the said Albert Eakin and Laura Da.vtou Eakin pay into this court on or before the nexe term thereof, the rriucipnl and interest due ou said debt, together with the costs and ex penses ot this prota ediug including ten percent, on the amount of said debt for attorneys’ fees, or in default thereof the court will proceed as to jtstice shall appertain. And it is further ordered that this rule be pub lished in the Coitbant-Amkrican, a newspaper published iu said county of Bartow, once a month for four mouths, or served on the said Albert Eakin and Laura Dayton Eakin, or their special agent or attorney three months previous to the next term of this court. Done in o- -n court this August Ist, INS 7, A. M, Fo t , plaintiffs att irney. * j, o fain, j. <\ c. o. A true extract from the minutes of BnrtowSu perior Court. F. Duuham, Clerk. Receiver’s bale. STATE OF GEORGIA—Babtow Pointy : By virtue of an order from the Superior court of said county, 1 will sell, as receiver of t he estate of It. (*. Roberts, deceased, between tin* legal sale hours, on the first Tuesday in Oeto-.er next, the following described property, to-wit ; All that tract or parcel of land, consisting of one hundred and fifty one and one-half (151 U.) acres, of lot of land No. twenty (20), and one hundred and forty-two (142) acres of lot No. twenty-one (21), and fifty-one (51) acres of lot No eleven (11); all being In the Kith distriet and 3d section of Bartow county. State of Georgia, containing, in all, three hundred and forty-three and one-half (313V6) acres, more or less, with all the members and appurtenances to said property in anywise belonging. This farm is situated two miles'from the city of Adairsville, on the head waters of Oothcaloga creek, and in the Oothea loga valley, which is famous for its rich farming lands. There are about 175 acres cleared, the balance well timbered. The entire place is well watered, and most admirably located for a fine stock and dairy farm. The land is ail suscepti ble of a high state of cultivation, and well adapt ed to growing fine clover, grasses, mid all the ce reals. On oneof the uncleared lots is to lie found fine indications of iron ore and manganese. This lot is not exceeding one half-mile from the W. Sc A. B. R. Improvements consist of a two-story frame dwelling and all neeessary out-buildings, in fine repair. There is on the place a large, cold, freestone spring, and a good brick spring house. The same will be sold for cash, payable on the confirmation of the sale by the Superior court. Douglas VYiklk, #0.99 liec’r of the estate of B. ('. Roberts, dec’d. Letters of Administration. GEORGIA —Bartow County. To all whom it may coueern: Mrs. Mary F. Hardin has in due form applied to tile under signed for permanent letters of administration on the estate of John F. Hardin, iate of said county deceased, and 1 will pass upon said appli cation on the first Monday iu October. 1887. This 31st August, 1887. J. A. HOWARD, $2 151 Ordinary. Leave to Sell Land. GEORGIA—B.uitow County : To all whom it may concern : G. H. Hendden, adm'r of William Headden, late of said county, deceased, has, in due form applied to the under signed for leave to sell all the lands belonging to the estate of said deceased, and said application will be heard on the first Monday in October next. This 2!Hh August, 1887. $2.2(5. J. A. HOWARD, Ordinaay. Leave to Sell Land. GEORGIA Babtow County : To all whom it may concern : John 11. Walker, adm'r of John H. Walker, Sr., deceased, has, in due form, applied to the undersigned for leave to sell the lauds belonging to the estate of said de ceased, and said application will he heard ou the first Monday in October next. This Jfclt-li August, 1887. J. A. HOWARD, $2.26. Ordinary. Leave to Sell Land. GEORGIA—Babtow County : To all whom it may concern : Mrs. Marie T. Gillam, executrix of estate of William A. Gillam, deceased, has, iu due toriu, applied to the under signed for leave to sell a part of thelands belong ing to the estate of said deceased, and said ap plication will be heard on the first Monday in October next. This 2!lth August, 1887. $2.26 J. A. HOWARD, Ordinary. Leave to Sell Laud. GEORGIA —Babtow County : To all whom it may concern : Joel T. Con yers, administrator of Thomas K. Sprouli. de ceased, has applied to the undersigned for leave to sell the lands belonging to the est ate of said deceased, and said application will be heard on the first Monday iu Oetober next. This 2'.(th August, 1887. J. A. HOWARD, $2.5U. Ordinary. Letters of Guardianship. GEORGIA—Babtow County : To all whom it may concern : L. IV Gaines, having in due fofin applied to the undersigned for the guard! tush ip of the persons aud property of Mary Benson and Mattie Benson, minor chil dren of John H. Benson, late of said county, de ceased, notice is hereby given that his applica tion will be heard at my office ou the first Mon day in October next. Given under my hand and official signature this -filth August, 18*7. $2.64 J A HOWARD, Ordinary. GEORGIA —llarto .v Couaty. To all whom it may concern: The commis sioners appointed to set apart a twelve months support to Vlarie T. Giiiam, widow of W. A. Gil lam, deceased, and her five minor children having made their report, and the same is now on tile in my office. All persons are hereby notified that it no good cause lie shown to the contrary, same will be allowed and made the judgment of the Court on the first Monday iu October. 1887. This 11th August, ’B7. J. A. HOWARD. Ordinary. AGENTS WANTED for the most complete popular family phyri bin book ever prodqeed. 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