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DOCTOR AND MRS. W. H. FELTON.
MARCH 5, 1885.
Cen. Grant's condition, as we advised
you last week, is very ethical. May
heaven support his devoted wife and
children!
This article ot Hon. J. W. 11. Under
wisjd in th:- i. -ue will he followed con
tinuously with others, and as the subjects
will coLiu in many people now living in
this and other states, it will be well to
subscribe to get the w hole series.
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By an oversight, our correspondent at
Ironville was credited with a little ejacu
lation last week tbit belonged to the
printer's devil. We have scourged the
chap, and he b on his knees, until such a
time as ottri .-teemed correspondent shall
hid u.s let up on him. Seriously, we
regret it very much and it shall not
occur again.
it is now claimed that Bayard, Gir
l;l|id and Lamar will go into the cabinet,
three persons who are class' and as South
erners, so tlx* South need expect no
more. It is not known, at this writing,
who will be the Postmaster-General, lie
is the m.iii we are anxious to hoar about.
'1 hat department affects every section in
tiie South.
As Tiie( 'ot hant passes for an “adver
tising sheet’’ only, by the attention of
the Postoflice Department, we incline to
think the offense grew out ot the popu
larity of the paper and the flood of hand
some notices that were made of it. That
sort of advertising is, no doubt, very ob
noxious, but still Tin: Gockaxt extends
its scope in spite of opposition.
'I lie ( ornA.vi is glad to tell its readers
that its subscription list grows like corn
in June. Subscribers spring up in out
side Htatos like magic, and our growth tit
home is simply amazing. The attempted
cheek on us in the postolliee, lias only
added new strength. We only seek to do
justice to our readers, and to ourselves,
and honest }• is the best policy in news
papers as well as in every other business.
I lon. L, X. Tkam.vei.i, has a most ex
cellent art icle in die Constitution against
the stile of the State Hoad. We do not
think, however, it should ho leased tit
this time, w hen so many parlies tire una
ble, from circumstances, to make the
proper hid t<>l it. We do not advocate
u large Iswii for the lease, either. Let
people of honesty and integrity have
some showing in the hid, even if they
are not millionaires. The State Road
will not run away, nobody can steal die
t aek or right-of-way, and the halan e
does not require a mammoth bond, espe
cial l}’ as it has none at piesent.
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Silver men won theday. The old re
liable dollar lmd'inore friends than the
“gold hugs” believed. It w hipped out
Wall Street in the House by a decided
vote. The South and West are nearly
solid on silver. It was a shrewd trick to
depress all values a little more to crowd
the poor people of the South and West in
this financial extremity. Senator Sher
man announces himself on the side of
silver, and he has as clear a head on
finance as this country affords, lie “pre
ferred to boldly proclaim the purpose of
the United States to maintain a bi-me
tallic currency, even though we stood
alone among the nations of the earth.”
BKTTKJt LA It: Til A X X E VC It.
The people who are now abusing Emory Speer
will praise him in a short time. Our people
havo very little toleration amino policy in po
litical aiVair.-. Mr. Speer " ill use his judicial
position tor the Lonbflt ami not for the oppres
sion ot our eitizuns. lie has brains and sense
ami judgment. Augusta Chronicle.
The Chronicle, for the first time since
the war. has made the above admission,
that “our people have little toleration
and no policy.” It is not the time now
to show the Chronicle when it was one
of tin* most intolerant and impolitic of
politicians. That w ill keep until such a j
time as it breaks the harness aiul takes
the hit in its fie;h again. It is wonder- j
ltd to see how it changed on Mr. Speer!
We can supply it with some of its own
literature w hen Mr. Speer did not even
train w ith the Republican party. Does it
want to sec its old self in print?
no ir it is dose:
llarpei's Weekly, edited by Hon. Geo.
Win. Curtis, a staunch Republican, but
not a I'hiultc, writes as follows on Feb.
i'Sth, ISSS.
“A gentleman of ascertained integrity
and veracity who was euiploj'cd in that
office .Oakland represented to the Cali
fornia association that on the first of last
November two members of a Republican
committee entered the postmaster’s room,
and seating themselves at a table, with a
list of the employees in the office, and
their compensations befoie them, and the
clerks were then summoned. The gen
tleman w ho made the statement said thev
told him that the committee assessed him
tvvo per cent, of his salary. Ir might be
paid by Installments, and the deductions
from the salaries were made and the
amount collected by the assistant pos -
master." The ease wag presented to the
grand jury and no indictment was made,
‘‘because no violation of law was eviden
ced.”
Mr. Curtis ictua.'ks, “this plundering
of employees was done by consent of
postmasters and law officers of the Uni
ted States.” Colttun tis needless.
j loca l cubrexc r.
If there is any financial question upon
which tiie people of the United States
are almost agreed, it is opposition to a
local currency.- We have seen the propo
sition several times, in some shape, sub
mitted to tiie Houses of Congress, and
every time it was rejected by a decided
vote, we suppose, on the principal
suggested by the old adage, “ a
burnt child dreads the lire.” If there is
one question more than another upon
which tiie people of Georgia, and of
oilier States, have large experience, it is
that of Stale hunks and of local currency.
Tiie very term “local,” which is ap
plied to such a medium of exchange ex
plodes the idea of a money value hoing
.attached to it—ail the seeming value it
iimy possess in some neighborhood, is
artificial. Its very existence is a cheat
and a fraud, invariably intended to en
rich a few wealthy hankers and specu
lators at the expense'of tiie ignorant and
unsuspecting masses.
Some years before the war, w hen the
weekly newspaper was received at the
country home of some Georgian, it was
no unusual thing to read tiie announce
ment that the “Macon Bank, or tiie Co
lumbus Bank,” or some other hank,
“had tailed,” and tiie old farmer would
hasten to his little deposit and find that
his year’s labor, the entire proceeds of
his cotton crop were before him in ti e
shape of worthless rag-. There is no
term so descriptive of such a circulating
medium of exchange as “rag money”—
having about the same guarantees of
value and usefulness as the rag picked
from the gutter,
A paper currency, acceptable to the
people, must he interchangeable with
gold or silver, the money of the world,
and secured to the holder by the common
government of tiie people, who trade
and traffic with each other.
Railroads and other means of trans
portation have so increased our inter
state commerce, that the people of
Georgia buy more and sell more com
modities to and from neighboring States,
than they do among each other. The
idea of a currency which w ill move com
modities only in this State, or maybe
w ithin the limits of some city, is pre
posterous. It is an effort to throw the
pin-hook of our fathers into the great
ocean of modern commerce.
But the richest suggestion of this re
cent wild-cat monument D, that the Cen
tral and Georgia railroads, which are
now one consolidated road, shall he au
thorized to issue local currency to the
amount of two millions of dollars —of
course the other railroads in the States
would be permitted to issue their mil
lions, and thus Georgia is to be Hooded
with a paper currency, based solely upon
railroad property now largely mortgaged,
and whose stocks and bonds now lluet
uate in value with ever} 7 wind and tide.
That is, these corporations can buy
labor, and the products of labor, from
the people of Georgia, with their irre
redeemable promises to pay, hut the
man who receives these notes, cannot
buy with them, in any other State, a
“mess of pottage.” Not content with the
millions they are now extracting from
the people, this is a proposition to turn
over to these corporations, all the labor
and all the property of the people of
Georgia.
But do not he alarmed, dear reader.
The prohibitory tax levied by the Federal
Government upon the “local currency,”
is not repealed, and not. likely to he. It
will he a long time before you hear of
wild-cat hanks in Geergia.
W. 11. F.
THOUGHTL ESS SCRIBBLING.
llow many persons are wounded in
mind and pocket by people who write
thoughtless paragraphs? These scrib
blers remind us of a story we read in a
magazine when a very young girl.
A merchant Yvas on the eve of bank
ruptcy. Tiie tide was strong and tiie
eurreut swift, but he had found two good
moneyed friends who agreed to bridge
the chasm, lie sought his family, was
telling them of the strain and agony he
had endured that day—ot tiie relief—
and was just sitting down to rest with a
prospect of quiet for the night.
Just then thedoorbell rang and a “sur
prise party” was seen on the threshold
with music, refreshments, and a Hood
tide of jollity that tortured those poor
sufferers beyond measure. But there was
nothing to he gained by telling them of
his financial condition. Neither was it
possible to close the trout door on his
daughters’gay friends, so there was noth
ing left to do but make the best of it.
While the free-gratis entertainment
was in progress the two friends walked
past the door. Never imagining the real
condition of affairs in that almost bank
rupt home, they decided to hold their
money for a more worthy cause, and
when the poor merchant, worn to ner
vousness by want of rest and sleep,
reached his counting room next day lie
found his ruin complete. That day’s
run on his weak credit threw him fiat.
He was victimized by thoughtless people.
Just so, do thoughtless words in print
j wound credit, and leave sears on a good
man's financial progress. Ifaw little it
takes in times like these to shake down
a tottering fortune, and to make a good,
strong house pray to be delivered from
thoughtless scribblers.
A WORD TO SUBSCRIBERS.
It pains us to know from frequent let
ters that our suberibers do not get their
Cot KAMs. We wrap, direct and deliver
to the postoffiee, one for every name on
our books. There is no mistake in this
matter, but there is a screw loose some
where which we are now looking for and
hoping to find.
Our postal rates are paid, and there
should be no delay and no difficulty.
We hope the time is near at hand when
the Coin avr will go to every address
without trouble or hindrance, when the
Coe want can pass through postoffices
and bo delivered acd-handed out prompt
ly asa newspaper. We w ill do all we
can to correct the trouble for your sakts
as well as our own.
xc ir.s rick i:ns.
Il tiiere is one man in the United
States, that is wanted in Macon, Georgia,
It is one F. S. Brown, who hails from
Cincinnati, Ohio. It is understood that
an untold sum would he given for his
apprehension.
Some days ago, he visited Macon,
stayed a part of two days and nights,
and while there he dished up such a lot
of filthy scandals on the people of
tiie town, as to infuriate that higlil}- cul
tivated elf}'. Men and women were
dealt with in a manner that was exas
perating.
Tiie “news-picker,” (who represents
tiie character of “rag-picker,” in jour
nalism,) informed a news dealer of the
article he had sent to the Cincinnati En
quirer, and that creature plied his trade
bv ordering one thousand copies of 8
sheet that was to fall on a people of re
fined intellectuality, like the sticking mud
from a dredge boat on the deck of a
clean, white pleasure yacht.
The papers sold, of course. Self pro
tection and intense desire to see what
other people were eagerly reading, made
the traffic brisk and profitable. Two
creatures of low instincts were thus paid
tor their villiainy in ready money, while
a whole community was prostrated by a
flood of unutterable and untruthful filth
and scandal.
Such “news-pickers,” are the curse of
the country, and the lenience with which
the}' are treated or endured, is inducing
them to widen their margin and double
the number of their victims every day.
llow often do you find a paragraph
that brings a blush to the cheek of a man
or woman, wjiich if legally investigated,
would contain no indictment, and yet
which contains a libel and a stain that is
almost intolerable to virtuous people!
In such inueudocs, and filthy flings, the
“news-picker” nourishes. Having noth
ing to write that is legitimate or correct
ly journalistic, he covers up tiie basest
falsehoods by the thinnest tissue of truth
and throws the nauseous product into a
questionable journal and the deed is done,
tiie design accomplished, and the ques
tion asked, “What are you going to do
about it ?”
If you undertake to chase each of such
libellers into jail, your life, if your are
prominent in society or polities, will he
a “perpetual flea-hunt.” If you treat
them with contempt, the cynic, will say,
“Ah ! whiTfe there is smoke there’s fire.”
We are not surprised than certain
newspapers are compelled to “stand
and deliver” when forbearance
gives place to outraged justice.
'l’lte city of Macon will he relieved of the
“ghouls” fora spell, just as a blaze of
lightning clears tiie air, although it takes
human life at the same time. “F. 8.
Brown & C 0.,” will retire to private life
for a season. Let us hope for ieforma
tion and repentance.
There is a mania for filthy news and
for news items that “hurt somebody,”
which betokens a wretched state of pub
lic morals. A dish of scandal, like a dog
gerel song, will go. A double entendre
or a filthy pen will raise a laugh, and no
matter how unjustly it afflicts some ten
der boy or delicate woman, it will al
ways find a listener or an apologist.
The terrible slanders heaped upon Ma
con society worked its own redemption
for onetime. If one or two had been as
sailed the affair might have passed, as
did Brown’s effort in a sister city. But
when Macon arose in her might and
majesty, throttled the vipers and stamp
ed them into disgraceful obscurity, she
did more to protect her society than a
Chinese wall could do for a heathen city.
Hon. Mr. Stephens always advocated
the code duello in certain cases, hut we
never could see how killing somebody
or allowing somebody to kill you could
ease the pain or blot out a libel. We
commend Macon for her defense of her
self. In her union there was strength.
Her leading paper never lost a friend by
its refusal to dish up sensations for the
morbid appetite of depraved morals. The
Chronicle had a most admirable article
on the subject a few days ago.
But Macon added example to precept,
and nothing has occurred in many a day
| which promises so much real benefit as
this vigorous attack and complete annihi
lation of a lot of pestiferous news-pick
ers.
PACIFIC MAIL SUBSIDY.
It is painful to see the good work done
in the House of Representatives brought
to naught by the Senate.
The Pacific mail subsidy passed the
Senate, four Southern Senators aiding
the measure.
Senator Hill, a Republican from Colo
rado, stated that this fine had made clear
profit last year, $1,393,000, and is paying
dividends of G percent, on $20,000,000 of
stock. The Pacific railroad companies
pay it guarantees of $5,000 per month
and it gets foreign subsidies for $291,000.
The senate increased the subsidy to
$800,090, to be paid by the United States,
to “grease” this already “tat sow.”
Thus the country is brought to grief,
and the report is, “the lobby button
holed every member as fast as they left
the senate chamber.” Hill, Van Wyck
and John Sherman voted to kill the bill,
and it would have passed into oblivion ;
but for these four Southern men. The
House will again fight if.
BLECKLEY’S TRIBUTE TO AKERMAK
The following inscription is on the
! tomb of the late Amos T. Akerman, who
was so renowned as a lawyer and a citi
zen , and was written by Judge Bleckley:
la thought clear and strong;
In purpose pure and elevated;
In moral courage immovable.
He lived loyal to his convictions,
Avowing them with candor
And supporting them with firmness.
A friend of humanity.
in his zeal to serve others
He shrunk from no peril to himself.
He was able, faithful, true.
We are glad to know that the people of
Georgia are waking up to Col. Akerrnan's
w orth as a man, a citizen and a patriot.
In a few weeks there will appear in The
Coe kant an extended notice of his life,
and some national facts will be set forth
that w ill convince the people that an “in
tolerant and impolitic” press did great
injustice to a patriot and a distinguished
eabiuet officer of the United States.
OFFICE-HOLDERS FROM OHIO.
We took down the Blue Book the
other day to see what State held the bulk
of the offices and we find some surpris
ing things in regard to Ohio. The list is
taken from Mr. Hayes’ regime.
H. I?. Haves, President, per annum, $ 50,000
W. K. Rogers, Secretary, per annum, 3,250
Two other Clerks, awj Stenographer,
about 5,500
C. M. Ilenilley, Clerk ex-officio, (what
ever that is,) 1,800
Chief Justice Waite, 10,500
Chief Justice Sway no, 10,000
Chief Justice Matthews, 10,000
Chief Justice Woods, 1(1,000
Ciias. Drake Cartier, Court of Claims, 4.500
Seth Phillips, Coin. Pist. of Columbia, 5.000
E. French, Auditor Railroad Affairs, 5,000
YV. G. l.ePuc, Com. of Agriculture, 3,0 0
T. M. Osborn, Minister Augustine
Republic, 7,500
N. S. Pettis, Miuistcrto Bolivia, 5,000
David Baity, Consul General to China, 5,000
J. M. Wilson, Consul General to X.
S. Columbia, 3,000
J. M. Comly, Minister to Hawaii, 7,500
J. A. Bingham, Minister to Japan, 12,000
John Sherman, Secretary Treasury, B,o' 0
D. Lyman, Chief Internal Revenue, 2,500
E. Clark, Chief Revenue Marine, 2,500
W. B. Moore, Fourth Auditor, 2,250
J. M. McGrew, Sixth Auditor, 3.(500
Alex. Stern, Assistant Treasurer, 4,500
. $181,900
Now recollect, employees from Ohio,
are sprinkled ail over tiie rolls in the
Treasury, the War Department, the In
terior, the Postoffice, tiie Navy, the
Light House, tiie Seciet Service, and
every oilier department, as thick as
blackberries in June, and you can get
some idea how tiie money wag poured
out in Ohio.
In presidential campaigns, every em
ployee in those departments was assessed,
and every one was sent home to Ohio,
to work for the Republican candidate,
while the United States salaries and per
haps their expenses to and fro —and
the departments stood still. There are
said to be something over 800,0 c) votes
in Ohio. Allow nine-tenths to be Demo
crats, and there are more, you can
readily see what they had to fight and
who they had to fight.
George William Curtis exposes the
manner of collecting money in tiie cities
.and places outside of Washington, and
the wonder is that anybody but a Repub
lican has ever secured an office in that
State.
It is not surprising that a bountiful
crop of civil service reformers should
spring up in Ohio. That sort of soil
would germinate civil service very rapid
ly. It is said that Mr. Cleveland pro
poses to follow civil service reform in
his administration. If he is sincere,
four years will find him looking about
fur a job.
The principle is right, hut you cannot
cleanse a mighty river unless you go
first to the source to purge and cleanse
the springs and fountains. If he under
takes to feed and house fat aliens, and
leav r es his own poor in tiie streets. Ohio
will he the first State to put its thumb to
its nose and make faces at him behind
his hack.
Modern polities means outlay of mon
ey. Men do not go into elections, work
at night, carry banners, and shout them
selves hoarse for the fun of the thing.
They mean business —or the leaders do.
The party that feeds its enemies and
starves its friends, will soon have no
friends to feed or starve.
It is not pleasant to know these things
to he facts, but they are such neverthe
less. Mr. Cleveland will find the depart
ments aud the offices all over the coun
try full of Democracy just now—we see
some of it down this way—but he is too
old a man to be crammed with that sort
of stuff, and call it patriotism. We
credit him with more sense and judg
ment.
TSOYS' AND GIRLS’.£
Cartersville, Ga., Feb. 22, 18S5.
Mrs. W. H. Felton: —Dear Madam —
The beautiful sunshine contrasts strange
ly with the cold, crisp weather to-day
—a bright, winter Sunday—such a day
as a school girl knows how to appreciate
after sitting in the school room all the
week. There is recreation in attending
preaching and Sabbath School.
I am a girl of fourteen summers—
studying spelling, Latin, algebra, phi
losophy, arithmetic, rhetoric, physiology,
French, and also taking music from my
sister. I like both of my teachers; think
they are both just as kind and good to
all the pupils as can be.
In our school we have a very interest
ing little society, the “Irenean Society”
—it meets every Friday afternoon—the
members of which were requested by
our teacher, Mrs. Harris, to write a let
ter to some one by our next meeting.
We have a different programme for each
meeting; readings, recitations, dia
logues, enigmas, rebuses, etc. Our
meetings are also enlivened by solos,
duets and instrumental music.
The officers are : Josie Nichols, Presi
dent; Ida Wikle, vice-President; Min
nie Leake, Secretary; Fannie B. Jones,
Corresponding Secretary; Tom Wil
liam-, Treasurer: Willie Satterfield,
Critic.
Our meetings are closed by the watch
word, “Excelsior.” There are 50 pu
pils on the school roll, about 20 members
of the society.
Mrs. Harris and Miss Lucy have been
looking ever}' day for Prof. Bristo, the
music teacher. lie was to have been
here a few weeks past, but was delayed
on account of his father’s protracted
meeting. He will also teach French
and German in our school.
Prof. Self is going to commence teach
ing writing lessons next week in the :
school. I think be wiH have a very
nice class,
Mrs. Harris has offered a nice box of
stationery to the one that composes the !
best letter. Hoping I will be victorious
I will close.
Yorit Little F riex . j
Favorite Cigarettes,
Sweet, <■(*..) and a real pleasure.
(July a trial and you will b. convinced.
namixg the cabinet.
Visitors A reiving for the Inauguration.
Washington, March, 2.—lt may be
said to-night that the Cabinet is complete.
It can be Said positively that Judge Ln
dicott has accepted the war portfolio,
and that the naval portfolio has been
formally tendered to Mr. Whitney, who
will most probably accept. The list as
completed stands:
Bayard, Secretary of State. .
Manning, Secretary of the Treasurer.
Lamar. Secretary of the Interior.
Garland, Attorney-General.
Emlicott, Secretary of War.
Vilas, Postmaster-General.
Whitney, Secretary of the Navy.
Little doubt is now entertained that
both Manning and Whitney will be in
the Cabinet. Both would have been de
termined upon earlier, it is said, but for
Cleveland’s reluctance to give two port
folios to New York. This action is net
without precedent so far as the cabinet is
concerned. In Grant’s first term, Geo.
S. Boutwell, of Massachusetts, was Sec
retary of the Treasury,- while E. Lock
wood Hoar, of the same State, was At
torney-Geberal. The difference in this
case is that the President comes from the
same State with the two most important
officers of his cabinet—Manning as "Sec
retary ot the Treasury, and Whitney,
Secretary of the Navy.
Some change n>av be made even after
Cleveland reaches Washington. On the
day of his inauguration, Garfield, for
some reason, wrote the name of Windorn
in place of that of Allison, for Secretary
of the Treasury.
That Washington is to have an un
precedented crowd is already evident.
Loaded trains have come in every hour
to-day, and at midnight all the available
accommodations seem to be employed.
The committee on public comfort, how
ever, declare that they haye room for
thousands more. They meet every train,
receiving visitors with remarkable cour
tesy, and rapidly placing them in quar-
ters.
Among the Georgians in the city are J.
N. Anderson, R. N. Ely, W. T'. New
man, J. T. Glenn, B. 11. Hill, Jr., D. P.
Hill, J. B. Zaelu-y, Tom Day, T. A.
Hobbs, Frank Gordon and W. W. Rich
ardson, ot Atlanta; A. O. Bacon and
Charlie Ross, of Macon; Tom Crenshaw,
of LaGrange; Charles Phinizy, Patrick
Walsh, Phil Carroll, Adolph Brandt, of
Augusta; P. M. B. Young, T. W. Mil
ner anil A. W. Fite, of Cartersville;
Gen. A. R. Lawton,. J. C. McNulty, E.
J. Acosta, of Savannah; Colquitt Carter,
of Murray county; Captain McArthur,
of Lumber City; John Turner, Harper
Hamilton, of Rome; William Simmons,
of Lawrenceville; James Griffin, of
Covington. Many others are expected.
Tammany, one thousand strong, has
just arrived, and raised the first inaugural
enthusiasm. Escorted by a great torch
light procession and headed by Gilmore’s
band ot one hundred pieces, they
marched up Pennsylvania avenue, which
was lined with thirty thousand cheering
Democrats. Tammany’s sins are all tor
gotten to-night.
Favorite Cigarettes,
DAVID W. CURRY, Wholesale Agent, Car
"-5-2in tersville, Georgia.
THE STATE ROAD.
Rome Courier.;
The proposition to provide for the sale
of the Western and Atlantic railroad was
only scotched, not killed, at the recent
session of the Legislature. We may ex
pect a renewal of it before each Legisla
ture that wiil meet before the expiration
of the present lease, unless a sale is
sooner ordered. It is time, therefore,
that the State authorities were informing
themselves and the public of the actual
value of the road at the present time,
which may he ascertained by finding out
the amount of its business and net earn
ings and obtaining an inventory of its
rolling stock and other property. This
may not be provided for in the lease, but
the State ought surely to be informed of
the worth of such valuable property be
fore it makes another lease or takes any
step towards effecting a sale. How else
can it reasonably expect to get the worth
of it by either a lease or a sale? There
will, also, have to he a settlement be
tween the State and the present lessees
as to betterments claimed before the road
changes hands, and until an agreement
about this matter is reached, the State
cannot know what it is ofiering to a pur
chaser, nor the purchaser know what he
is buying. We insist, therefore, that all
propositions to sell the road, or lease it,
before this information is obtained, are
premature and should be rejected.
As to the present value of the road, we
believe it to be worth more now than ft
ever was before. The arqount ot busi
ness which it is doing is simply im
mense. We copied, the other day, a
statement of the number of loaded cars
brought on the road in a day into Atlan
ta, and it was surprisingly large. The
Marietta Journal Thursday last says:
“The Western and Atlantic railroad has
every engine owned by them in dully l '
use, except one, in transporting freight
from Chattanooga to Atlanta, as much as
215 and 240 loaded cars per day going
over the line. * * *
It has all the business it can safely do,
and the volume is increasing.” The pre
diction that the E. T. V. A G. railroad
would curtail its business and depre
ciate its value have not been realized,
for both roads have as much to do as
they can manage. At the same time the
people ha ve been greatly benefit ted by
their competition. The State road is,
a" 1 always must be, a great artery of
commerce, and the people r>{ Georgia
should visit with their severest con
demnation any of their representatives
who may take hasty steps leading to a
sacrifice of such valuable property.
A-k \mir druggist for Snriner’s In
dian Vmn.d'uge, and it' he tails to sup
ply you, address tiie Proprietor, David
E. Foutz, Baltimore, Md.
latest news.
esterday's dispatches tell of the fatal
illness of Rev. Joseph 11. Echols, of Lex
ington, Ga. He was a member of the
Confederate Congress- llj had al.-o
served as president of the Madison Fe
male College for many years. He pei
fortned the marriage ceremony for Dr.
and Mrs. Felton many years ago. May
the Father grant him resignation,and his
family strength to bear the approaching
struggle!
l’o-day [ Wednesday) while we write,
the are gathering people at the Capitol
in to see President
Cleveland inaugurated. From the
Constitution of to-day we infer
that Mr. Cleveland had never seen the
M bite House. This is Jelh rjonian sim
plicity.
Tuesday nigh t, Congress, as usual, is
in an all-night session. The lobbyists, as
usual, are putting in theii best licks. The
Pacific Mail subsidy’ nearly went through
and when the last dispatches were re
ceived Holman, of Indiana, was standing
at the front, entreating the representa
tives to remember the tax-payers at
home before they threw away SBOO,OOO.
Blackburn, of Kentucky’, was celebra
ting his entry into the Senate and depar
ture from the House by a negro minstrel
entertainment. So Nero fiddled when
Rome burned. At 4 o’clock this niofn
ing the subsidy was in dispute.
Mr. Arthur will move his trunks to
Secretary Frelihghuysen’s and president
Cleveland will take possession as lie re
turns from the Capitol. in parting with
Hr. Arthur, The Cocrant thinks he
acted the perfect gentleman in inviting
Mr. Cleveland to he ids guest yesterday.
How graceful such tilings arc, and how
few can conquer self anfl appear so gen
tlemanly in a crisis!
SOUTHERN MAIL FACILITIES.
Trio Savannah News has a very timely 7
editorial regarding the operations-of the
postoffice department in the South,
which we cordially endorse. The fact
is, so far as this department is concerned,
the South has been made to feel that it
had no rights which the general govern
ment was bound to respect. Our mails
have been handled with a carelessness
that was criminal, and our facilities haye
been so meagre that it looked as if the
department thought it was magnanimity
that any at all was given us. At the
same time, we have been made to pay
exhorbitant charges for box rents, while
the people of the North were charged
only nominal prices. * * * Nine
tenths of the postmasters in the country
have been active Republican politicians.
The Republican head-quarters in almost
every village, in the South especially,
lias beenjn the postoffiees, and the post
masters have generally considered it the
main part of their duty to do all in their
power, whether legally or illegally, by
fair means or foul, to advance the inter
ests of their parly and. contribute to its
continuance in power. * * * The’
postolliee department, extending as it
does into every part of the Union, shoulo
not be a political machine. It should
be separated as much as possible from
mere political influences. It should be
administered in the interest of the whole
people, and every 7 office, whether large
or small, should be conducted on strict
business principles.
What with turning the rascals out and
putting the right kind of officials in, the
new postmaster general will he sure to
have his hands full.—Americus Recorder.
The Cost of the White House.
A Washington correspondent writes:
Most people believe that the $50,000 a
year which the President gdts as his
salary is the sum total. This is
a mistake. The estimate of the
amount which Congress is to appropriate
this year lies before me, open at the page
relating to the President. I see that
$36,064 is asked for him in addition to
his salary of $50,000 to pay the salaries
of his subordinates and clerks. llis pri
vate secretary is paid $3,250, his assist
ant private secretary $2,250, his stenog
rapher SI,BOO, live messengers each
$1,200, a steward SI,BOO, two doorkeepers
who each get $1 ,200, four other clerks at
good salaries, one telegraph operator,
two ushers getting $1,200 and $1,400, a
night usher getting $1,200, a watchman
who gets S9OO, a man to take care of
fires who receives $863 a year. In addi
tion to tills there is set down SB,OOO for
incidental expenses, such as stationery 7 ,
carpets and the care of Presidential sta
bles. And further on, under another
heading, there is a demand for nearly
$40,000 more. Of this $12,500 is for re
pairs and refurnishing the White House;
$25,060 is for fuel, $4,000 is for the green
house, and $15,000 is for gas, matches
and the stables. The White House, all
told, costs the country in connection with
the President considerably over $125,000
a year.
PILES! PILES!! PILES!!!
A SURE CURE FOUND AT LAST!
! OISTTi! IN'.RED SUFFER.
A SURE CURE FOR JOIN'D, BLEEDING,
Itching and Ulcerated Piles has been dis-
I covered by Dr. Williams, (an Indian Remedy,
i called Ur. Williams 1 Indian Pile Ointment. A
| single box lias cured the worst chronic cases of
: 25 years standing.
No one need suffer five minutes after apphing
i this wonderful soothing medicine. Lotions,
apd electuaries do more harm than good. Wil
liams’ File Ointment absorbs the Tumors, allays
the intense itching, (particularly at r ight after
getting warm in bed), acts as a’ poultice, gives
instant relief, and is prepared only for Idles,
itching of the private parts, and for nothing else.
Read what the lion. J. M. Coffin berry, of
Cleveland, says about Dr. William# Indian Pile
Ointment: -f have used scores of Pile Cur. -.
and it affords me pleasure to say that I have
never found anything which gave such imme
diate and permanent relief as Dr. Williams’ In
dian Ointment.”
flon. Ju irc W. P. Coons, Maysville, Kv.. -avs:
“I have suffered for years withiieliing plies, and
have used many remedies I have used Dr.
W illiams' Indian Pile Ointment and licen ccbkii,
while every other remedy has failed.” For sale
by all druggists, and mailed on receipt of price,
41.00. WILLIAMS M'F'O. CO., Rxop’rs.,
3 5 ly Cleveland. O.
STOP THAT COUCH
By Using Dr, Frazier’s Throat and Lung Balsam
—the only sure cure for Colds, Coughs, Hoarse
ness and Sore Throat, anil all diseases of the
ttiioat and luugs. l>o not neglect a cough. It
may prove fatal. Scores and hundreds of grate
ful people owe their lives to Dr. s raider’s Throat
and Lung Balsam, and no family will ever tie
without it after once using it, aud"discovering its
marvelous power. It s put up in large family
bottles, and sold at the small price of 50 cents
per bottle. WI LLIAM.fi M F C. CO.,
3 5 ly Cleveland, O.
[PREMIUMSFORIBBS.
7 OFFERED BY
GEO. W. SCOTT & CO,
Atlanta, Coorgia,
M VNUFAt Tl KKIJS OF
BOSSTFinH FBOBFBD
Tlic Great Corn art Cotton Fertilizer.
For the Largest Yield of Cotton or
Corn made by use of Cos
sypium in Georgia.
25 PREMIUMS on COTTON.
Club jfcrsfh inm.
To the five farmers belonging to any
one Agricultural Club in Georgia,
or who live withitf a radius of ten
miles, who produce the largest
quantity of cleail lint cotton on 25
acres , cultivated live acres each
fly these live farthers, and on which
GOSSYPIUM only has been used,
we offer a 2-year old registered Jer
sey Bull, valued at $250, or if the
Club prefers, in gold $350
Individual Premiums.
For the largest yield of dean lint Cot
ton made on Five Acki:s in the
State of Georgia, on which GOS
SYPIUM only has been used £250
For 2d largest j ield on 5 acres . * * 7.. 1 50
For 2d largest yield on 5 acres 100
For 4th largest yield on 5 acres 50
For sth to 11th largest yields on 5
acres, (10 premiums)
! Ton Cossypium
For the 15th to the 2Sth largest yields
on 5 acres, (10 premiums)
half-ton Cossypium
TEN PREMIUMS on'CORN.
For the largest yield of sound Corn
made on Five Aches in Georgia,
ou which onlv GOSSYI’IUM has
been used $l5O
For 2d largest yield on 5 acres 50
For 3d “ “ “ “
1 Ton Cossypium
For 41h to 10th largest yields, (7
premiums)
ha if-Ton Cossypium
Fully 100,000 Acres Of Southern soil
were fertilized with GOSSYPIUM during the
season of 1884.
Agents at til! prominent depots in Georgia
and Alabama.
fej?y'‘Bend for Circulars. •
CEO. W. SCOTT & CO.,
Atlanta, Ca.
The following gentlemen will take orders for
Gossypium:
A. KNIGHT & SON, Cartersville.
J. S. HAKIMS, Kingston.
LEMON, McMILLAN & CO., Acwoi th.
WINTER & LEGG, Marietta. :i5-6t
Cherokee Boute.
EAST & WEST RAILROAD OF ALABAMA.
On and after Sunday , January 18,1885,the trains
on this ltoad will run daily aft follows:
Westbound.
Leave Cartersville 9:55 am
Leave at Stilesboro 10:07 a in
Leave at Taylorsville 10:30 am
Leave at Kockmart 11:05 am
Leave Cedar town 11:47 am
Leave Cross Plains 1:14 pm
Leave E & W Junction ....... 1:48 pm
Leave Ohatchie 3:07 p in
Leave Fair view ........ 4:02 pm
A*rrive at Broken Arrow , .... 4 :25 p m
Eastbound.
Leave Broken Arrrow 8:55 am
Leave Fairview 0:22 am
Leave Ohatchie 10:27 am
Leave E& W Junction 12 :'i:j p m
Leave <Toss Plains 1:10 p m
Leave Cedar town 3:oopin
Leave Kockmart 8:45 pm
Leave Taylorsville -4:l7pm
Leave Stilesboro 4:32 pm
Arrive at Cartersville 5:00 pm
G. T. KICKSHAW,
Gen’l Pass, and Ticket Agent.
Keimesaw Etont©.
VIESTER 1 ,4 AND RAILROAD.
rpilE FOLLOWING TIME CARD IN EFFECT
JL Sunday, January 18th, 1885.
Northbound,
NO. 3 EXPRESS—DAILY.
Leave Atlanta 8:00 am
ueave Cartersville 0:■ _a m
Leave Kingston 9:21 a in
Leave Dalton 10:20 am
Arrive at Chattanooga 1:15 pm
Stops at all important stations.
NO. J EXPKESS —DAILY.
Leave Atlanta 2:fopm
Leave Cartersville 4:85 pm
Leave Kingston 5:00 pin
Leave Dalton 0:88 p m
Arrive at Chattanooga 8:02 pm
NO. 14, home kppkess—Daily except Sundays.
Leave Atlanta 8:55 pm
Arrive at Cartersville s:slpm
Arrive at Kingston . 0:19 pm
Arrive at Rome 7:05 p m
Stops aWill way stations and by signals.
NO. 11, EXPRESS —DAILY.
Leave Atlanta 11:40pm
Lfeave Cartcrsvflle ........ 1:49 am
Arrive at Chattanooga 5:15 a in
NO. 19. KENNES iW EXPRESS—PAIIA.
Leaves Atlanta . * s:oopm*
Arrive at
Stops at all important stations when signalled.
THROUGH CAR ARRANGEMENTS.
Ns. 1 has Pullman Palace ear- from Atlanta
to Nashville and Pullman cars Jacksonville to
Cincinnati, and Pullman Drawing Room Sleeper
Atlanta to New York without change.
No. 14 runs solid to Rome.
No. 11 has Pullman car Jacksonville, Fla., t.j
St. Louis without chance.
No. 19 hu- l’uliman Palace cars New Orleans
to Washington, and through first-class coaches
Atlanta-to Little Rock without change, via Mc-
Kenzie.
Southbound. ’
NO. 4 EXPRESS— DAILY.
Leave Chattanooga 8:00 am
Leave Dalton 9:32 am
Leave Kingston 11:15am
Leave Cartersville 11:28 a in
Arrive at Atlanta 1:25 p m
Stops at all important way stations.
NO. 2EX PP. E s D AIL V.
Leave Chattanooga 2:15 p m
Leave Dalton 4:12 p ni
Leave Kingston 5:42 p ni
Leave Cartersville ........ a:O9 pm
Arrive at Atlanta 8:97 pm
NO. 12. K.VP£ :j —j. •, .v.
Leave? Chattanooga 10:25 pm
Lerve Cartersville ........ 1:11am
Arrive at Atlanta . . . . , . . . 3:40 am
Stops at all important way stations.
no. 14, ROME EXPKE3S—DaiIy except Sunday.
Leaves Rome B:t*> a m
Leave Kingston . 8:40 am
Arrive at Cartersville 9:15 am
Arrive at Atlanta . . ... ll:lsau]
Stops at all way stations and bv signals.
THROUGH CAR ACCOMMODATIONS.
No. 4 has Pullman Palace ears Cincinnati to
Jat ksoi.ville. and Washington to New Orleans.
No, 12 has Pullman car St. 1 -us loJucksen
ville without change, and New York to .Atlanta
without change. JOS. M. BROWN.
Gen’l Pass, and t icket Agent,
ALTOV ANO IKK,
Ansr Hunt Gen’l. Pass, and Ticket Agent.
It. A. AN DKRSON,
General superintendent.