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CARTERSVILLE AMERICAN. VOLUME 11. The Gartersville America!!. PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY MORNING IT American Publishing Cos. CAUTERSVILLE.OA, OFFICEi r';r-Stftirin the Baxter Building. North-east comer of Wot Main an<l Erwin streets. All '’oimnunications or letters on business should be addressed to AMERICAN PUBLISHING CO. Cartersville, Ga, TERMS OF SUT.SCRJFTION: One Year, Cash In Advance SI BO Six Months, “ “ 75 Three “ “ “ 1 60 ii not paid in 4 months, S2JH) pur year. Papers sent outside ol the County, 15 cents additional lor postage. RATES OK ADVERTISING: For each Square of 1 inch or less, for the first insertion, $1.00; each subsequent insertion, 50 cents. Special contracts made lor larger space • i longer tune. All contract advertisements must be pant quarterly. , . „ Local Notices, 20 cents per line lor the flrt-fc insertion, and lOcunts l’or each suqsequent in- sertion. Special Notices ten cents per line. I’ributee of Respect and Obituaries over six lines, 10 cents per line. Alt personal oardsin Local Columns 25 cents per lino. DIRECTORY. COURT OAI-KNDEH—CHEUOK.EE CIR '■SfJUIT. j. c. Fain, Judge. J. W. Harris, Jr., Solici . or General. T Bartow County—Second Monday in Jauuary "( iitootoiCounty— Second Monday in February ami August . , _ . tun ay Countv —Thiid Monday In February wnl August. , ~ , Cordon County—Fourth Monday in February ami August. , , „ . . i ade County—Third Monday in March and Heptem >er. , , . IV bitfield Count) First Monday in April and October. COUNTY OFFICERS. J. A. Howard, Ordinary. y M. Durham, Clerk Superior Court. 11. w. Cobb, Treasurer. John A. Gladden, Sheriff. A. M. Franklin JJcpiity Sheriff. Bailey A. Barton,Tax Collector. W . w . Ginn, Tax Receiver. A. M. Willingham, Coroner. 1). W. K. Peacock, Surveyor. Comi)ii>.sionei:s —S. C. Prictiunl, T. C. Moore, A. Vincent, John H. Wikiu, T.S. Hawkins. CITY OFFICERS. A. P. Woffor ', Mayor. ,1 aines D. WilkcrSon, Marshal. Geo. H. Cobh, Ch;rk. B. R. Mountcastle, Treasui or. Aldermen—First Ward, J. C. Woflord, A. R. Hudgins' Second Ward. G. Harwell, W. 11. Parron; third Ward, John . Stover, Klinu Hull; Fourth Ward, W. C. Edwards, Aaron Collins. Professional Oaixls. V. I'. MII.NIIIt. 3* W. 11 \KHI9, JK. & Hißia§, Altoriieys-Ai-Law. Office on West Main Street, niayll-tf Cartcrsviile, Ga. . H. WIK UK. POt’OUAS WIKLK. WIKLE & WIKLE, Mtarneys-at-Law & Real Estate Agents Office up stairs North East Corner West Main and Erwin Streets. may9-if Cnrtersyille, Ga. Til I iO. M. SMITH, Alton*ej-Al-Ea'. Office with T. W. Baxter Main Street. may9-tf Cartersvi 1 i GKORUE S. JOIIASOA, Altorney-at-Law, Office, West side Public Square, CARTERSVILLE, GA. practice in all the Courts. K . D. UKIIIAM. W. M. GKAHAM. GHA SI All & GRAHAM, Attorneys, Solicitors aul touiiNelorh at Law, Cartersville, Ga. Office in the court house. Will practice in all the courts of Bartow county, the superior courts of northwestern Georgia, and the su preme and federal courts at Atlanta, Ga. A. M. A’OC I K. WALTER M. UYALS FOETE & RIALS, Attorney s-At-Law, YXTIEI. PRACTICE IN ALL THE COURTS yy of this state. Prompt and faith lul at tention given to all business entrusted to us. Office, corner Main and Erwin Streets, up stairs. Cartcrsviile, Ga. i. M. NF.KL. J. J. CONNER*. W. J. NEEL. It EEL, I OXIKR A SEEL, Aticrneys-At-Law. WILE PRACTICE IN ALL TIIE COURTS of this state. Litigated cases made a specialty. Prompt attention given to all bus iness entrusted to us. Office over Stokely A Williams’ store. Curtersville, Ga. i>H. J. T. WII KiFHKRI), PliyNician and Surgeon, Office at Curry’s Drug Store, IL W, 11. LEAKE, Physician and Nurgeon, Cart ersvtlle, Ga. at Wori'sdrug store. I>K. IV. H.LEAKE, Practicing* Fliysieian, Cartersville, Ga. Special attention given to diseases of women and children, and all Chronic affections. Office up stair-way betweeiif bank and post office. May be found at ollico'or Word’s drug store. S! ..oia.h. MMtMiAfi’ts, 44 Marietta St., ATLANTA, -. • GA Hotels. HILBCRN HOUSE, ADAIKSYILLP, GA. W. J, HILBLRA, Prop’r. Nice rooms/, lean beds, thorough ventilation, tables .pplied with the very best the market affords. JQTTKRMB MODERATE. jnl4-tf Central Hotel ROM I), GEORGIA. J. H. KIPPS, Proprietor. Rates $2 per day. Bapgaf e handled Iree. Sit uated in the business part of the city. Free omnibus to and Iroin all trains. Recently en arged and newly furnished. flfth avenue hotel, LOUISVILLE, KY. CENTRALLY LOCATED | And all the appointments, including ELEVATORS AND FIRE ESCAPE. VERY COMPLETE. S. M. SCOTT, Proprietor. Railroads. KENNESAW_ ROUTE! WESTERN R. R. The following time card in effect Sunday, Dec. 30,1883: NORTH BOUND NO. 3—WESTERN EX CRESS—DaiIy. Leave Atlanta 7 30 a. m. Arrive Marietta 8 20 Cartersville 9 25 “ Kingston 1152 “ Dalton 1123 “ Chattanooga 1 Off p. m. NO. 1-FAST EXPRESS—DaiIy. Leave Atlanta 2 35 p. m. Arrive Marietta 3 27 “ Cartersville 4 29 “ Dalton fi 22 “ Chattanooga.. 800 NO. 11—LIMITED EXPRESS—DaiIy. Leave Atlanta 11 40 p. m. Arrive Marietta 12 39 u. m. “ Cartersville 1 48 “ Dalton 3 41 Chattauooga 5 15 Rome Expre.-s—North—Daily, except Sunday. Leave Atlanta 405 p.m. Arrive Marietta 3 DO “ Cartersville ... 0 03 Rome 7 20 No. 1 carries Pullman cars from Atlanta to Louisville, Jacksonville to Cincinnati, New Orleans to Washington. No. 11 carries Pullman cars from Savannah to Chicago ami Atlanta to Nashville- SOUTH BOUND. NO. 4-FAST EXPRESS. Leave Chattanooga 8 00 a. in. Arrive Dalton 9 33 “ Kingston 11 10 “ Cartersville 1142 “ Marietta 12 40 p.m. Arrive Atlanta 1 45 NO. 2—SOUTHERN EXPRESS. Leave Chattanooga 2 55 p, m. Arrive Dalton... 4 30 “ Kingston . ... 602 “ Cartersville 6 31 “ M irietta 7 47 Arrive Atlanta 8 40 NO. 12—LIMITED EXPRESS—DaiIy. Leave Chattanooga 10 15 p. m. Arrive Dalton 11 49 Cartersville 1 47 a. m. “ Marietta 2 50 “ Atlanta 340 Rome Express—South—Daily, Except Sunday. I.eave Rome... 8 SO a. m. Arrive Cartersville 9 45 “ Marietta ..10 49 “ Atlanta 1145 No. 4 carrius Pullman cars from Cincinnati to Atlanta, Washington, New Orleans, Louis ville to Atlanta. No. 12 carries Pullman cars from Chicago to Savannah and Louisville to \tlanta. ii IV. WRENN, Gen’l. Pass. Agt. R. A. ANDER()N, Superintendent. EAST & WEST R. R. OF ALA. ON and after Sunday, Nov. 14, ISB3, trains on this road will run as follows: GOINg WEST—Daily, Except Sunday. no. 1. no. 3. Leave Cartersville 950 a. m. 430 p. m. “ Stilesboro 10 02 4 42 “ Taylorsville 10 37 Sl7 “ Bockmart 11 10 5 50 Arrive Cedartown 12 00 6 40 GOING EAST—Daily, Except Sunday. no. 2. no. 4. Leave Cedartown 205 p. m. 715 a. m. “ Roc km art 3 00 8 07 “ Taylorsville 3 35 8 39 “ Stiiesboro 3 53 8 55 Arrive Cartersville 4 25 9 25 SUNDAY ACCOMMODATION—Going Eest. Leave Cedartown 8 00 a. m. “ Stiiesboro 8 52 “ Taylorsville 9 21 “ Rock mart 9 40 Arrive Cartersville 10 10 SUNDAY ACCOMMODATION—Going West. Leave Cartersville .. 2 50 p. m. “ Stilesboro 321 “ Taylorsville 337 “ Rock mart 4 10 Arrive Cedartown 5 00 ALABAMA DIVISION. Daily, Except Sunday. Leave East & West Junction. . 2 55 p. m. Arrive Broken Arrow 0 00 Leave Broken Arrow 9 00 a. in. Arrive East & West Junction 1 15 p. m. ROME RAILROAD, The following is the present passenger schedule: no. 1. no, 3. Leave Rome 610a. m. 415 p. m. Arrive Kingston 8 55 5 30 NO. 2. NO. 4. Leave Kingston. 920 a. ra. 555 p. m. Arrive Rome 10 25 a. in. 650 no. 5. Leave Rome 8 00 a. m. Arrive Kingston 9 00 NO. 6. Leave Kingston 9 20 a. m. A i rive Rome 10 10 Nos. 1,2, 3 and 4 will run daily except Sun days. ~ . t Nos. 5 and 6 will run Sun laviohly. ‘No 1 will not sfop at the'jdfnotion. . Makes close connection at Kingston for Atlanta and Chattanooga. No. 2 makes connection at Rome with E. T. Va. & Ga. R. it., for points south. EIIKN HILLY Ell, President. J. A. SMITH, Gen’l Fuss. Agent. HIS OPINION. ~~ In Clear Sontenoes an Authority acids liis own to tlie Popular Judgment, 191 West Tenth Street, New York, Aug. 11, 1880.1 Messrs, Seabury & Johnson: lam slow to pin my faith to anv new cura tive agent. BENSON’B CAPCINE I'ORoUS PLASTER has won my good opinion. I find it an exceptionally cleanly plaster to use and Rapid it Us action. Many tests ot its qualities in my own family, and among my patients, have convinced nie that there is no other sin gle article so valuable lor popular use. None so helpful in cases of Lame Rack, Bocal Rheu matism. Neuralgia, congestion of the Bron chial Tubes and Lungs and Luu -ago. You may feel free to use mv name. Very truly yours, H. n. mANE, M. D. Physician-iu-chief of the De Quincy Home, Price of the Capcine 25 cents, Seabury & Johnson. Chemists, New Xork. 1 Advertise in the American. CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1884. The Cartersville American. Entered at the Post Offiee at Cartersville, oa., May 9th, 18$*, as second, class matter. ‘ TUESDAY. JAN. 22,1884. Sifted Stammerings CULLED FROM IHE a v SPREAD OUT <# % Before our Headers. THE MODERN STYLE. [Will Lampton in Merchant Traveler.] The following has iu it more truth than poetry: Boxes of candy- Light of the moon— Kisses of starlight—Desperate spoon— Down on his knees to her—Swearing (heir love Out to the opera—Murmuring dove— Beautiful hat bands—(Bought in a store) Sighs like a furnace—Each other adore — Penning of verses—Sending of books— Languishing glances—Deep, pensive looks. Hands clasping bands—Eyes meeting eyes/ Souls mixed with souls—Some teats and some sighs— Eternal fidelity—The notice is read— Seventeen bridesmaids—And then they wed | But is it love? Woman in the parlor— Husband on a bum— Supper long waiting - Husband doesn’t come— An hour after midnight— Husband comes along— Tighter than a drum-head— Howling out a song— Woman cries a little says it is a sin interviews the husband— With a rolling-pin !i Richmond county ha walki and over to the no fence side aud now feels better. It i only a question of time when *ll lac counties in the state must follow. All that'eould be said of a New Jersey man who died the other day was that he was the great grandson of a Revolutionary general. This looks like disturbing a pretty old grave to iiud hunily distinction. Once in awhile Veunor still feebly lifts his head and pipes forth a little weather prophe cy, but it rarely gels further over the border than Buffalo, where it is promptly squelched. We waut no more of Vennor for a hundred years. Seaator Joseph E. Brown made oue of his strong, logical, characteristic speeches on the Mormon question the other day. He advo cated hands oft'by the government, iu that to meddle with the Mormon doctrine was un wise and unconstitutional. The confinement of southern federal pris oners in penitentiaries in tlie bleak north is an outrage, that demands investigation. Iu all human likelihood there is rascality at the bot tom of it. The department of injustice should be made to investigate the matter. Two consecutive grand juries in Cobb coun ty, Ga., have recommended the levy of a tax on dogs. They show that the new constitu tion makes a special provision for such a tax, and that the rcveuue from such a source shall be appropriated to educational purposes. It will £be little satisfaction to the reading public to know that Veunor, the weather false prophet, has predicted that ths latter part of January will be mild, but that Febru ary will be cold aud stormy. It will soon be iu order for him to foretell a blustery March. An exchange says, “Love is like a potato because it shoots from the eyes.” That is not so in all cases. There is a certain man that has made love to bis girl for two years, and it didn’t shoot from his eyes either. He was blind aud done all his shooting with his mouth. This has been, thus lar, quite a severe win ter. in the northern aud northwestern states the mercury has stood, in many places, from forty to fifty degrees below zero. Here, in Georgia, we think it is dreadfully cold if the thermometer drops to fifteen or twuuty de grees above zero. Mr. Payne, the new senator from Ohio, will be pushed forward for the presidency. Backed by wealth and a powerful working organiza tion of young men, he will be a formidable candidate for the democratic nomination. The piedge will be made to the democratic national convention to carry Ohio if he is nominated. A New York girl writes to her editor: “How can I break a young man of the habit of say ing ‘onced’ for once; ‘them’ things for ‘those’ things, and I ‘seen’ for I ‘saw?’ ” Poor girl; She will never break him of this. It is plain that the young man is iu training, preparatory to going to Illinois and getting elected to the United States senate. Mr. Carlisle is a constitutional democrat, and an honest, reliable man. He has declared in congress, ioug before he was elected speak er, that he “would not discriminate above the revenue point lor Ute purpose of giving protection.” That is just the kind of a tariff reformer we are, aud we have the decision of the republican supreme court to back us. Chicago is a dreadfully wicked place. They have there the most skilled pick-pockets to be found in the world, grave-robbers iu abun dance, bank-breakers by the dozen, aud saud baggers by the score. Iu addition to all this, the republicau national convenliou will meet there iu a few months. Whew! How we sympathize with our numerous fiiends iu Chi cago! The poor burglar* of New York are being abused by the women agaiu. One of them was arretted Saturday night in Brooklyn while staggering along the streets with his face covered with blood. It was discovered,on investigation, that he had been detected trying to enter the house of a Mr*. Buckley, ad that •he bad administered summary justice to him with a poker. A white sirl 14 year* ol age, calling her*elf MaUie Marlin, aud a negro named Childers, have been arrested for living together in a state of adultery anu fornication, and ate uow ia jail at Draisfsville, Ga. There has beefi aooie talk of taking the negro out and swing ing him to a tree, but that was all hushed af. ter consultation. They went to Madison eouuty from Oglethorpe. Presidential booms that burst their buds thus far in advance of the campaign ire doomed to an eatly nipping. Gov. Cleveland ia heard of no more; Ben Butler’s drooped iu the autumnal frusta; Mr, HolinauV, dear, delicate little blossom that it w:n, is buried under the snows, and Judge Iloadley’s lies withered in the shadow of Mr. Payne’s, which has so freshly bloomed. How long will Mr. Payne’s survive the opposing blasts? Miss Lula Hurst, of Polk county, Georgia, is still amazing the people by the exhibtion of the wonderful power that she posses. The stories told concerning her are enough to make the most credulous of us skeptical. What is it? Will some ou .please tell us? We do not like to disbelieve the evidence of good aud honest men, yet w hat is told of her, if true, is nothing less than asiraeulous. lion. Henry B. Payne, who is to be the new seuator from Ohio, is about 6eveuty years of age, was a Douglass democrat iu the Charles ton convention of 1800, and is a protectionist now. He is an able lawyer and immensely wealthy through his Wife, who inherited much of the laud on which fne city of Cleveland now stands. He is above medium size and spare is gray, has well developed features aud blue ayes aud pleasaut address. One night last week the wife of Bony John Ford, colored, of Worth county, Ga., while asleep iu bed, was assaulted with an axe by 6ome one as yet uukuowu. Her husband was off in another part of the county at work, aud she was uioue at home, with her children. Her wounds arc very serious, aud her recdv_ erjGs a matter of doubt. Who the would-lie mnrdereris, or what hU or her motive codld have been, appears to be a mystery. It is stated that 74,000,000 gallons of whis ky reached the government bonded ware house* iu 1883, *ud that ibis was 31,000,000 lets than in 1882, and 43,000,000 less than Iu 1881. A* there is yet an immense surplus on hand, it would appear that those who are so auxiou* to forward the interests of the whis ky rings should exert themselves to get a law passed to lorce the people to drink more of the stuff, and ihus keep the poor distillers ont of the almshouses. As to the condition of oats, the Sumter Re publican says: “The opinion is that oats planted and np before the late blizzard were killed or so much damaged as to make u re sow advisable; but where the green stem be eins to blush iuto life and, show, it may be safely trusted to do its duty hereafter, if the seasons bold out. All which have latsly been put under the ground are said to be all right, and will come out as soon as the lemperatrrrfe shall ehca&rageAfrein.” Probably more paople are buried alive than is generally believed. As they were about to bury a grand-child of Geu. Turner, at Mem phialast vreek,soms one insisted that it should be bathed aud slapped ou the back. It at one* showed signs of life, and is now report ed having a fair prospect of recovery. The question of apparent death is worthy of thor ough investigation, aud some scientific ought to be employed in all cases before burial. The wave of prospeiity predicted years ago has commenced to show its presence in the south, especially iu Georgia. She has taken her stand in the foremost rank. In lookiug over exchanges, uo portion of Georgia is en tirely exempted from this progress, resulting from resources (hat will sustain any industry that capitalists venltire upon. Besides our large cotton manufacturing iuterest, the smaller industries are claiming the attention of our enterprising people who waut to keep our money at home. It is said that a lady seventy-two years of age, living near Snow Spring, Dooley eouuty, Ga., is the best farmer in fhat neighborhood She has been a widow for 35 years, and has managed her own busiueos successfully, and a lew days ago she had more cotton bales around her gin house than any farmer in that region. Bhe employs her own laborers, aud, if necessary, will put on her spectacles, go iuto the field, take the plow handles afad show an inexperienced hand how to lay’ off acorn or cotton row. This is a short story, but a true oue. Adarnitic life could not well have been sup ported in so cold a climate as this, but what would have become of ihem in the great northwest with the thermometer from fifieen to twenty-five aud forty degiees below zero, with raging snow storms blocking up the railroads and putting a stop to travel for clays at a time, and. worse than all, destroying many lives? We should like, if possible, to be several degrees nearer the torrid zone, at least until these bitter cold elements could be ciauged iuto a softer aud more tranquil brightness. General Toombs, says tbc Augssta Chroni cle, is reported to have said that if he con sulted his pride as a man of affairs and a pres cience that enabled ltim to predict the events of forty years, he would rest the fame of his life upon bis speech on slavery in Boston in 1*54, rather thau on auy other single effort; but iu the light of humanity he would rather stand upon his compromise Bpeceh in the seu ate in 1850. There is, he says, no peiiod of his life upon which he looks with greater sat isfaction than that In which he attempted to adjust by com prompt ise the differences that were, teu years later, settled by war. A few years ago it was a rare thing to find a southern boy at work ou any of our railroads or engaged in auy pursuit that required per sonal labor. Now they are found in nearly every walk of life. There is not room enough iu the law, medicine, pulpit, or behind the counter for all, aud intelligent labor pays better thau the professions now do. From two to five dollars a day can easily be earned by good workmen, aud only white men can be good workmeu. It is a good sign for any country, when its young men take hold of its industrial development as ours are now do iug. Comfort cau be earned and fortunes made more easily in the south to-day thau ever before, aDd our own boys are reaching for them, and they will succeed. TUB TATTLER TALKS. ■ GM'# M l ads and Eanries Gathered Here and There and Told by the Tattler to Tickle the Gossips and Tarn the Tedioas Hours into Talk. Ia conversation with a man Well posted in political affairs the other d*y the Tat tier asked him who would be Judge Fain’ssu t*< on the bench of the Cherokee Circuit in the event he should desire to enter the race for Ooagress from the Seventh at the next election. His reply was that the coming: man wasa member of the Carterville Bar. The Tattler asked if Dalton would not in all probabili ty present two or three candidates. He admitted that Dalton cold furn ish some strong men, and that doubt less Col. Shumate, Col. It, G. Me- Gamy and possibly Col. \V. K. Moore would enter the,contest, but this very fact, he said, would tend to weaken the chances of either, and would in all probability defeat them all. The coming man, ho said was Thomas \V. Milner, of this city, and the opinion was ventured that if Milner entered the race, and Judge Fain \VBB not an applicant, he would be elected. “You kno\v,” he con tinued, “that Milner has twice re presented Bartow county in the Leg islature, and has many friends of in fluence in that oody now who would ; leud him a hearty support.’ His I changes are good if ho wants the j place.” Judge McCutchen of Dalton, who is in the city attending our Superior Court, was asked whether or not Judge Fain would be a candidate for re-election to the Judgeship. He had no opinion to expresson the sub ject, and said he knew nothing about it. He had read iu the Constitution’s “Man About Town” several Sunday’s ago that Judge Fain would enter the congressional race, and contest the nomination with Clements. Further than this he knew nothing. We asked him who would be Judge Fain’s successor if he should decide to enter the race for Congress and was not au applicant for the Judge ship. “Dalton will furnish his suc cessor” was the Judge’s reply. “Hither Moore, McCamv orShumute would make an acceptable Judge, and I have no doubt it will bo one of those three if Judge Fain declines to 1 run.” The Tattler undertook to find out who were the coming men for the next Legislature from Bartow, but found that it was too early in the | season to get satisfactory expressions on the subject. So far no candidates have developed. The impression | seemed to be general that the Hon. A. W. Fite, present member, w r ould 1 again be a candidate with good chance for re-election. No other names mentioned, as probable aspirants. In conversation with Gan. Wofford, he expressed the earnest hope that the very best men in the county would be sent to represent Bartow in the Legislature. “Ours, with one or two exceptions, is the largest and wealthiest county in north Georgia, and her representa tives should be men of unquestioned ability and integrity. Men who can take the lead in the Legislature, and not only give dignity aud importance to the county and section they rep represent, but give to the people good and wholesome laws. We hav# the talent in our midst and it should be Drought into requisition.” The General did not have any opinion a to who the coming men for the Leg islature were. The Tattler in his perambulations met Col. J. J. Howard, aud leaving the subject of local politics, he in quired after the small grain crop. “Do you think, Colonel, t iat the oat crop has been entirely killed by the recent cold snap?” “I do not, sir. I have no doubt tlie late sowed oats are badly injured by the fretze ; but where they were sowed in Septem ber and October, and have had a chance to get thoroughly rooted, I think there is yet enough for a stand. I have examined some of my own, aud find that they are not all, killed i though I cannot tell the extent of the injury yet, but it is not so bad as a great many people think.” Mr. Eoisley Stegall, who is an observant farmer, expressed the opinion that the oats “were done for,” and that wheat was very' much injured. Mr. Z. W. Jackson said his outs were killed, but hoped the wheat was not badly injured. Mr.Peter Hammond said he had not examined closely,but he.thought tlie oats were “gone up.” Opinions from other observant far mers were obtained, the majority of whom were inclined to think the fail sowing of oats, especially those sowed a little late in the fail, were so badly frozen out as to destroy the stand. In talking with thedifferent mem bers of the bar, and observing the workings of the present superior court, the Tattler sees manifested a grow’ing disposition to push business and dispose of cases. The importance of this will readily be appreciated f when It is rememoered that nearly one thousand cases of one sort and another stand on ©ur dockets for trial. The policy of the past seems to have been to keep cases iu court rather than try them. When they were not brought originally in the supplier court, they would come up by certio rari and appeal; consequently, the dockets have become unmanageable. Cases stand for trial row that weie brought as far back as 1887. Sueh a practice as this is ruinous alike to clients and attorneys. The parties fail to get their differences adjusted and attorneys fail to get their fees. But a better condition of affair.? seems about to be inaugurated, and the | prospect now is that some of the younger members of the Cartersville bar will live to see the dockets of our court clean. This is certainly a con summation devoutly to te wished for. Tattler. VIRGINIA AND DUELING. Not the least prominent question now before the people of Virginia is a proposed amendment to the constitution taking away from the Legislature the power to ram tve disabilities incurred by duelist-*. In nearly all the States there are laws imposing severe penalton against dueling, and in almost everyone a conviction of the offense, either as principal oraecessory, carries with it a disqualification, taking away the right to hold office and vote. In case death results from a duel th 6 slayer isalso declared to bo guilty of mur der. OwiDg to the fact that a large number of influential men favor the code, convictions in such cases are almost unknown, and prosecutions extremely rare. Consequently the law imposing penalties as well as dis qualifications is a dead letter. A few weeks ago we alluded to the Virginia law, which required as a part of the oath of each official an as severation that the affiant had not been concerned in any duel either as principal or second. This law, rigid as it appeared, proved ineffectual, for the disabilities were invariably re moved by special act of the Legisla ture. Dueling, however, seems to be now rapidly losing ground, even in Virginia, aad it is quite likely that the power of relief uow vested in the Legislature will be taken away. Within the past few months that part of the people of the Old Domin ion who are fond of dueling sensa tions have been disappointed in at least two prominent instances. One was the MeCarthy-Mahone affair, in which it was considered certain that the latter would challenge the for mer for his strong, if not elegant, denunciation of the Readjuster boss, and the cartoons which he published therewith placing Mahone and Rid dleberger in such a position as to ex cite ridicule ard contempt for them. No notice, however, was taken of the matter by the parties on whom the “code” devolves the duty of taking the initiative. Mahone, having been known heretofore as the “game cock of the valley,” his conduct iu this case has excited great astonishment. The other case was that of Richard A. Wise, Reauiuster Superintendent of the Eastern Lunatic Asylum. He was recently arraigned in a peculiar ly severe manner by Mr. R. T. Armistead, and as he also belonged to a well-known fighting family, a “meeting” was confidently expected. Wise has published a card ending all conjecture as to tho course he would pursue, by announcing that he would take no notice of any re marks that may have been or might bo made about him. He shows plain- [ ly that he entertains a fear that tho I Legislature would not go to the | trouble of removiug disabilities,espe i cialiy in his cr.se. I Since the failure of the bill, which | it has been customary to pass with out opposition, to remove such disa bilities, th' ugh there have been sev eral “affairs” growing out of the late campaign, which would ordinarily | have led to duels, no challenge has ! been passed. It is evident now that ! the duelist are becoming discouraged, and there is little doubt that the con stitution will be so amended as to al- I most put an end to the practice of dueling in Virginia.— Stv. Yews. 4*- -♦ A giddy, white-haired lover of six ty-five proposed to a widow, and was rejected on account of his gray hair. He then dyed it and proposed again, only to be again rejected. The wid ow married a younger man, and then the old love sought relief by drinking his hair dye, and died again: the first act a symbol of the last, and beautiful ly illustrative of au old goose’s duty to himself and the community. “My 3oo,” asked a school-teacher, “what do you know of theproveib re garding people who reside in glass hoa*es?” ‘‘l don’t know nothin’,” was the respouse, “about the proverb, but I know that people who live in glass houses ortent to lay abed in the mornin’ unless they pull down the blinds. NUMBER 38. THU Oi l I< 1: OF FKIKNDLY f COUNSEL. The Columbus Enquirer and Buu, furnished the following well written nrticlc on true frieudshipand its pur pose : “There are some duties—and that of cheerfulness is oue of, them—that ii.ealled upon.tp perform. ■How to. be cheerful and how to be Content under exjsupg circumstances is the problem wmeb each one must solve for themselves. We do not prop ise to sit in judgment upon the action of any, yet- we feel in the humor to moraliz^r jitst a little. Within thep&st few days we have heard much of advice, much of criti cism, much of commendation, and now and then a little of faultfinding. As is usually the case this last comes most from thoie feast interested. Bat it is of friendly Counsel ihAt wodesire to speak. It is ti de that, advice of a certain kind is plentiful and cheap, It is giving without wisdom, discre tion or tact, and is deserving of no better reception th in it receives. But the counsel of true friendship is of a much better type. It is not the idle and ofiieiom u loraace or one who cares less for our interest, or the in terest of others, than for the sound of his own voice, but the deliberate and thoughtful opinion of oue who truly desires our-b-st welfare or the welfare of : th cause which he hopes to promote. This office of friendship is the best corrective of those eccentricities of mind and of conduct that distin guishes many self-contained people. Their thoughts are,perhaps,absorbed by one subject, and they are utterly unaware how completely they sea upon many others,or how notice able uuu even ridiculous they render themselves by certain peculiarities or strange ways, that none but a real friend would dare to tell them of. More serious errors and faults also pass unnoticed and unrepressed, and grow into firm habits, when by the counsel of a wise friend, gently giv en and cordially received,they might be nipped iu the bud. Iu important decisions this friendly counsel is invaluable. It is true that after re- ceiving it the ret'popsibdity still rests with ourselves, but we have gained more light, a broader view and an other standpoint to aid in our deci sion. Tup nearer the tie that binds friend to friend, the more valuable is the counsel they have to offer, be cause the sympathy of feeling ena bles them not only to bs thorough ly interested in the subject, bnt also to see it mote clearly iu all its bear ings, and to weigh its merits with a care and leisure that only affection con Id bestow. To make this friendly counsel thoroughly available, either for eur personal improvement in character and coaducft or for assistance in mak ing decisions and managing our af fairs, theui are some points needful to observe by giver and receiver. First of all, it must be desired and appreciated. Without this, it wdl not be offered by a wise or a sensitive friend. Unless a welcome awaits it, it is worse than useless. Indeed, it should be a actively sought, rather thuu passively accepted. Oa the oth er hand, he who tenders it should do it without any air of superiority,and without any such thought. It Is on ly mutual benefitjsuch as he also may equally need and desire, and implies nothing of pre-eminence on either side. Neither’ should he bo disap pointed nor hurt if his counsel be acted upon. This feeling is one chief cause why friendly advice is not more frequentiy sought. If it is to bind us even by fancied courtesy to give up our own responsibility and accept its dictates whether we agree with it or not, it had better never be given. The only proper attitude for the counsellor is that of complete acquiescence in the result whether his advice be taken or declined; and for the counselled, that of entire in dependence of action, knowing that however grateful be may be for the assistance, he can never throw off the obligation of filially deciding for himself. Where this is definitely understood and accepted by both parties, mutual counsel will cement friendship and preserve mutual free dom unimpaired.” Respecting the early postal facilities in Texas a writer in the Galveston News says: “The intelligence of tbs death of President Jackson was brought to Galveston by the master of an Italian brig, whose craft had stopped at the mouth of the Mississip pi and received a New Orleans paper containing an account of the death of ‘Old Hickory.’ Neither the Captain nor any of his crew being able to read English, the paper was untouched un til three days after the arrival of the brig at this port, when it was acciden tally discovered and tho tidings were given to the people of Texa/fourteen days after the President’s death.” “There’s wisdom in the oask,’’ sings au old poet who kuew how to have a good time. And he is right. A cask has two heads.