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■HVe courant. Kvcry Thurndiiy. CAIBTEBBTILLE, GEORGIA. Olcial Organ Bartow Count;. FRANK J. VAYLOR. ) Flli . „ . p „.. A. M. WILLINGHAM, j Ed ' torl " Pr ®P • THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1886. LET JUSTICE BE DONE. It was n© very great surprise to many people in Cartersville, when it was gen erally known Tuesday that the grand jury had found a true bill against Dr. Tnomas 11. Baker and his brother Gus Baker, principals with Tobe and Sam Jackson and Jim Beard to dynamite the home of Mr. Aaron Collins early last winter. The announcement that such a bill had been found was no surprise, be cause for some time past rumors have been rife that the g r and jury would make such presentments. The written statement of Tobe Jackson’s testimony before the grand jury and the statement of both of them to the Constitution re porter, all directly implicated the two men named. While it was no surprise to a great many that the grand jury re turned true bills against the Bakers, it was nevertheless a shock to the community. Dr. Baker is one of the wealthiest men In the county, he has been possessed of considerable in fluence, and has been for years past inti mately identified with the interests and affairs of this section, besides this the doctor is now going down the evening of life, and it is lamentable to think that his latter days should have to be spent in the defense of his life, liberty and char acter, instead of contemplating with se verity and gratification a life well and nobly spent. This is no time to moralize however, for if justice has been out raged, law violated and the peace of a community broken, the remedy, though hard perhaps, must be applied. simple accusation against an does not prove his guilt. Prejudiced* foe to justice. Do not convict a man be* fore he is tried. The law knows no prejudice and presumes a man innocent of the crime charged against him until incontrovertible evidence proves him guilty. Prejudice runs close to persecu tion, invariably re-acts upon the persecu tors. Whatever you may think, how ever bitter the feelings in your breast may be, do not condemn and convict these men until the law declares them guilty. , , . THE COURANT. The Courant confesses to commenda ble pride in being able to present to its readers, commencing with this issue, a paper'bf thirty-two columns, an enlarge ment, as it will be perceived, of four columns. We are gratified that the en couragement we have received has en abled us to do this. A thorough inspee ii mi of The Courant will, we think, bear us out in the assertion that we pub lish, in every way, as good a weekly paper as is printed in the State. We promise to continually improve the paper. We are endeavoring to throw into it life an l animation. We shall endeavor by all our newspaper experience to avoid the ok) “scrap book” antiquated style of dumping the paper full ot heavy, long, ~ uninteresting matter. We have a much too high regard for the mental character of our readers to impose upon them a paper in any way conducted in a provin cial or slip shod manner. The latest news of the day will be given in a breezy manner, and especial attention will be given to local news of every character. The Courant is conducted upon a pure ly business principle, with system and method, and we are constrained to be lieve that our patrons will see and appre ciate this. We have but recently removed our quarters to the Bank block, next door to the postofflee, and have fitted up a neat and inviting ofliee where our fi tends and fellow-citizens are always OuHfrienuo from thfe country QHH in and make it their i.r'V 1 - • \v Imu- they will he furnished SHHH mere and I'aeibtie- f-.r writing. fIBHH gr ■! ■ii lie imir.~el \ 1 ■-. and weeuii cur readt r-, that we are enabled ffijggßWhem such a handsome paper as HH^Vukant WIPTy court in Chicago, has refused to naturalize Moy Ah Kee, a Chinese laun dryman, who, with his family, has been in this country fifteen years. The ground of refusal is Ah Kee’s nationality. The law provides that any alien being a free, white person, or African, may be admitted to become a citizen. A native of China, therefore, being neither a w hite person nor a African, cannot be natural ized. Miss Cleveland, the President's sis ter, is breaking down in health since she has become a journalist, and the an nouncement is made that she is soon to retire from the Chicago Literary Life and go to southern France to recuperate, or in the language of the fraternity, “take Ethe road.” Miss Eliza learned the busi ness quick. i.an i \ revenue otlieers thought |HndVnhn Coffee, the murderer of |Hrritr, located in Texas, and didn’t Bw any better until they sent out a ■ui to identify him. They didn’t get mr sugar in their coffee or meiit either m time it appears. \ ♦ ■ ■— •Jwo Indians fought to the death over sls. The attention of the United States government is respectfully called to this, inasmuch as it is stimated that every In dian the army disposes of cost the coun try about $150,000 more or less. Eip Bempt reporter on the Const:- tuiion, is a candidate for coroner of Ful tou county. Ed. is after a “ fat take” and promises that be will “work up” the business to the entire satisfaction of his constituency if elected. * ~+- • They do say that Pleas. Stovall is making the'Athens Banner-Watchman a good paper, and, we believe it, even if he does not exchange with us. “Ben. Butler declares he is clean out of politics.” Of all sad words of tongue or. t*m, the saddest are these, it might b^PPßeri.” ,r| t-oliii statue inaugura and President < ’ieve [jar) in the cere- HOME AGAIN. Gen. I>. M. B. Young Itctums On a Furlough From Rigor on* Russia To His Home In Our Balmy South land. AN INTKKESTING CHAT WITH THE UN TED STATES AMBASSADOR TO RUSSIA. A Great Country With Unequalled Re sources. G n. P. M. B. Young, the United States Minister plenipotentiary to the court of Russia at St. Petersburg, reach ed home from Washington last week. The General has been away from his distant post something over a month on a leave of absence for sixty days. He is looking splendidly and has been busy since his return to Cartersville shaking the hands of his friends and renewing old acquaintances. Gen. Young was not only a brave and great soldier, and is a great scholar and statesman and a gifted man, but he is withal a brilliant conver sationalist. In conversation with a rep resentative of the Courant, Gen. Young wa* asked in regard to the report that he would probably be sent to Constantino ple in the place of Hon. S. S. Cox, as United States Minister to Turkey, and replied: “I have made no application for any mission since my retuin, and I know of no one who has made application in my behalf. I know it is expected by some of my friends that fome change w ill be made in my post, but as yet I have no idea of what change is contemplated. The Turkish mission is a high one, how ever.” “How do the various nations rank as diplomatic post-*,” was asked. “The court of St. James, (England), Germany, Russia and France rank to gether, and then comes Austria, Turkey, Spain, Italy and Mexico, down that way. The Turkish mission will be greatly sought after from New York on account of the desirability in the way of climate and other things.” In speaking of St. Petersburg, the General said: “St. Petersburg is a magnificent city, especially from an architectural stand point. It is said to contain the finest churches in the world.” “What Is the principal religion there ?” “The Russian Church, which is per haps between the church of England and Roman Catholic, in form, however, more like the latter titan otherwise, the priests, though, unlike those of the Catholic church, may marry. That is lhe estab lished church, although there is religious liberty in Russia.” Referring to the press in Russia, Gen eral Young said — “All the papers published in any of the cities ate under the supervision of a censor of the press. He is responsible for what is published.” Asked as to the extent of the anarchist sentiment existing in Russia, he said— “l have no idea thal there is anything like so much of anarchism, revolt and dissatisiaction in that country as reported on this side ot the water. I didn’t see anything of it. All of the internal affairs of that government seem to be at perfect and absolute peace, the people appear to be satisfied with their government thor oughly.” “Is it true that the Czar is so carefully guarded always as we hear he is?” “The Czar seems to fear no attack on his 1 fe, and often travels around the streets unattended. I have seen him on the field of K'asne without any attend ants whatever, he frequently goes out alone with his wife. There is great, exaggeration about the reported fear of his assasination.” The French and English languages are both spoken a great deal in St. Peters burg the General said. He also said that he thought the Russian army was equal to any army in the world in point of personel and equipment. Questioned as to the severity of the climate, he said — “They don’t feel the cold so sensibly as they are so well prepared for it, al though the ext.emely cold w'eather does effect, very sensibly, people from other climates, such as the United States. It appears to have a depressing effect on all the nervous system, which makes it very difficult for people to sleep who go there the first winter.” “How cold does it get there?'’ “Sometimes the thermometer falls to 4C iKgre-s below r zero.. Snow sets in. on an average, between the 20th of October and Ist ot November, although It did not begin last year until about the Ist ot December. June, July and August he said were delightful months there.” The General was asked as to the esti (nation in which the American govern ment was held by the Russians, and said — “The American government and peo ple are held in the very highest estima tion of respect and regard.” As to the city of St. Petersburg, he said— “It is a European city, 1 could hardly call it Asiatic, and like all European cities, the people are kind and geneious in their intercourse, very much like the people in any cosmopolitan city. How ever, if you go to Moscow you will find a very different state of things, purely Asiatic, or rather purely Russian. In St. Petersburg there is a very high order of intelligence among the people, there are many very able and very distinguish ed men there. Society there is as high and refined and cultured as any in the world. They have numerous fine col leges in that country, fine system of rail roads, a great many cotton, wool, flax and jute factories, the statistics w hich I have sent to the state department at Washington will show this. They man ufacture large quantities of silk in the different provinces of tiussia, and they have large manufactories of silver-ware, and in the workmanship of gold and sil ver they excell, especially in the inlaid, mosaic work. There are verv extensive gold and silver mines in the Ural moun tains.” “There is some of the finest iron ore in the world in Russia, and iron is made cheaper in Russia, Finland and Sweden than anywhere else in Mie world, but in some instances, under much greater dis advantage®, lor ioßt nee, where we trans port iron here bv ptivate 'Conveyance for as much a® a mile we c, nnot m ike it work, but in Russia they narry it by pri vate conveyance often over 30 miles. They transport roils for railroads 300 miles over the ice and sumv by horse power.” “Any inu’es over there?” “I have never seen a mule there at all.” “Any colored people?” “I saw but two colored men while I was over there and they did not live there, one was from this country and the other from Morocco, I ihiuk.” “In the four.se of Gen, Young’s de scription of Russia he said that it was one of the most interesting countries he had ever seen, that it was rich in many resources. It has all the minerals th it this country has and more, we do not have platinum here and they do, and be sides they produce every agricultural product that we do.” “Do they raise cotton?” ‘ Yes, to quite a large extent in the provinces of ResaraHia and Rokahra, but it is more expensive to transport it from where it is produced to the factories than it is to transport it from America, be cause much has to be carried from 500 to 1,000 miles on the backs of camels, some times it has to be thus transported at least 1500 miles.” “What’s the grade of cotton they make?” “They make two gr ides, the b’ack sen cotton is a very interior aitieie, hut they make a good ar.ic e ot upland Cotton.” The General said that in the provinces where cotton was raised, they also made quantities of silk, and the siik woven there is celebrated all over the world for its fineness, durability and brilliant and beautiful coloring. Gen. Young went on a brief visit to his sister at Kingston on Friday. He did not state how long he would remain at home, or when he would return to Rus sia. There are rumors afloat as to his transfer to some other diplomatic mission of high order. “UNCLE MAX.” Canada Tukeu by Storm by the Great Revivalists. UNEXAMPLED RESULTS FOR GOOD. OVER FIVE HUNERED CONFER SIONS IN ONE NIGHT. THE WHOLE DOMINION AWAKENED AND WONDERFUL EFFECTS DE MONSTRATED. Toronto a Busy and Beautiful City. A Strikingly Interesting Letter All Through. Special to Thk Courant.| Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Oct, 23 ’B6. Your subscribers, which are all friends of “Uncle Max,” will have to bear with him in the “git up” of his letters, for lam feeble “in mind and body,” but in “my weak and feeble way” will do the best I can. I know the “Courant” never had a poorer correspondent, but never had a better friend than their “Uncle Max,” one that loves all its readers, always glad to hear of its prosperity, and welfare of the whole city of Cartersville and community When I say I am thinking of good old Bartow county peo ple daily, it is putting it mildly, but for fear, that they might forget me, I shall remind them once a week that they are still remembered, and the only regret is they do not all take the Courant, by this means I could have a chat with all. [Most of them do, however.—Eds.] Toronto, just now, would scarcely be recognized by an occasional visitor, for the very reason that, Rev. Sam P. Jones has taken it by storm, hi- wonderful power over people has never been so fully demonstrated as in Toronto, and the re sults that have followed, been beyond the expectation of all. On one evening over five hundred professed conversion, and the tide is running high, and thou sands will rejoice at the coming of Sam Jones and Sam Small. Three services have been held daily with packed houses and the whole Dominion seems to be awakened. The papers of Toronto have done well, and many thousands through out Canada are reading the Sermons. God bless the papers of Toronto is the prayer of your correspondent. Never has there been such a revival iD this ei r y, and what seems strange tomany,-yet a pleasant one —there are persons who are paying up old debts, some of many years standing. Now when you can find a person liquida ting such if they haven’t got religion what have they ? Would you like to have this strike some of your subscribers; or are they all cash members? I have not told you much about this “Queen City of the West—as they love to call it, merely for the good reason that I did not know much about it, but am be coming familiar somewhat with its good side, and shall endeavor to point out such as might be interesting to the readers of the Courant. There are always two sides to a ques tion, and this will certainly apply to Toronto, but I will not touch upon the “worldly” picture in this letter, will re serve it for future use. There is one fact worthy of note, that Toronto has a Mayor that is worthy of the name and city, Hon. W. H. Howland, who is a Christian from the top of his head to the tip end of his toes, and where you find the good work going on there you wiiteoe the genial face of Mayor Howland. Is not this something tobe thankfull for; and can not Toronto say—with truthfulness, to other cities, “Go thou and do likewise.” Would it not be a blessing to thousands of souls; few cities are so well blessed with such a Mayor as Toronto has. Toronto is a busy city, and the com mercial point is well looked after. Six lines of railway now have their terminal stations in this city. The Great Western Division of the Grand Trunk Railway, the Toronto, Grey and Bunce Railway and the Credit Valley Railway now comprise the Ontario Division of the Canadian Pacific Railway, the main line of which as also the main line of the Grand Trunk R. R passes through the city. The Northern and North-Western, and the Midland Division of the Grand Trunk Railway, have their termini at this point also. Toronto has many public and pri vate Institutions worthy of note, amorrgst them are Trinity College, erected 1851 at a cost of $40,000. Is of white brick and stone dressing, and is designed in the third period of pointed English arch itecture. The College is the training school of the Clergy ot the diocese and has a high reputation. Osgoode Hall is the seat of the Law society of upper Canada, and cor tains Couit-rooms and offices for Superior Courts of the Prov ince. The cost of the building has amounted to about $300,000, the building is of the classic style and is of great beauty, the Center Hall being very fine. The Court of Queen’s Bench, Common Pleas, and Appeal, are all line chambers. The University Buildings erected 1854- 59, at a cost of near $500,000, to provide accommodation not only for the Univer sity of Toronto (which simply confers degrees) but also for University College, with it yariou3 lecture rooms, residences and students’ quarters, It is massive and magnificent. The normal and model schools and Educational offices, upon one of the most attractive spots of Toronto, are the buildings and grounds of this department, which include the Education office and the depositories, and education al museum, the Normal school with girls and boy’s modtl school. The buildings are situated upon the centre of an open square, of about 7 % acres of ground. The Educational museum contains specimens of Canadian and natural history, and the best varieties of maps charts, diagrams, philosophical apparatus, and scho and fur niture. It also contains an extensive and beautiful collection of copies of cele brated Italian, Dutch and Flemish oil paintings and engravings, and casts in plaster of Paris of some ot the most noted groups of statuary (ancient ami modern) together with a collection of English, Canadian and clns-dcal busts, etc. Free admission may be obtained daily from 9to 5 o’clock. In my next letter I may point out other attractions of this beauti ful city. I cannot close this letter without say ing to your readers, they mav expect to hear of the greatest revival that their townsman, Rev. Sam. P Jones, and his co-lab*rer, Rev, Sam W, Small, their musical director, M. J. Maxwell, their soloist, E. O. Excell, have ever followed their labors. I clo3e letter No. 2, with best wishes for This Coubant and its readers. Uncle Max. An express car whr robbed in Missou ri the other night of $50,000. As Jesse James is dead and Frank is on the brink of the grave, the Pinkertons are at a I a loss where to locate the robbers. TOBE ANI) SAM. ‘*The Courant” Interviews Tobe anil Sam. Jackson iu Jail. ONE lg GRIMY AND THK OTHER PALE.—WHAT TORE DOES AT THK MINES. Both Mam Aboat th* Dynamite Outrage, But Tobe Loquacious as to His Prison Life. A Courant representative was ena bled, through the courtesy of Sheriff Roberts and his brother Tom to visit Tobe and Sam. Jackson in the jail last week. When the reporter got inside of the jail Tobe was called and he came out on the little porch that runs around the cell department. Tobe looked like a grimy collier, and although his apparel way evidently new, still the fact that he had been working in coal mines was ap parent, the coal dust has penetrated the pores of the face, nei k and hai.ds, and a considerable amount of scrubbing is nec essary to get it out. Another thing that lent a rather dismal air to Tobe’s funeral aspect was the black shirt he wore. It was not soiled, but anew black one. Altogether Tobe’a habiliments indicated sorrow rather Ilian mirth, or a funeial rather than a wedding. Tobe pretended to exercise a great deal of tact and judg ment when questioned about the dyna mite outrage and his accomplices, and kept as mum as an oyster, but as the de sired information was obtained from another source Thk Courant did not press its inquiries in that direction. Tobe was given a cigar and asked about his life in the mines. Everything he said about this was tinged with com pliments to Mr. Reese, the superintend ent, and the other officers over the pris oners at the mines. Tobe declares that he Is treated splendidly, allowed as many privileges as could be expected and it is by uo means as hard as he was first led to believe. Put into shape his descrip tion ot his life in the mines ran about this way: “In the morning about sun up we go from the stockade to the mines, a distance ot perhaps 300 yards down a hill, and we go right into the mines and commence work. The guards stay at the mouth of the mine and at the stockade, there are no guards inside the mines but ‘bosses.’ We get through work at different times, someßtlmes as early at 3 o’clock. Each man has a task to perform in a day, and all oyer that he chooses to do he gets psid for. Five carloads a day is a task, but some men dig fifteen and more. They get ten cents a car for ali over the five they dig. Some of the men make a right smart money, they get it at the end of each month. They give me extra too, although I haven’t dug coal yet, I've been laying tracks and switches in the mines; they gave me $2 75 extra last month.” Questioned as to what sort of food they furnished him he said, “They give us plenty to eat, we have dinnir brought to the mines brought at 12 o’oetek, supper and breakfast we take at the stockade, they furnish us as much tobacco as we want, and they have a plantation and they raise all kinds of vegetables and we have as much as we want. Mr Reese, the superintendent of the minis, is one of the kindest men and does what he can for the men. The whites and blacks are separated, they have a good doctor down there and a hospital in case of sick ness, men are provided with blankets whice are kept clean.” Tobe went on to say that when lie first went there he thought he was going to the worst place in the world, but he had been very agreeably disappointed since he had been there. He said there were 450 convicts there and ail of them seem to stand it well. “Coming un here gives you a good rest, don’t it?” he was asked. “I never get tired up yonder,” he said. Tobe said he left the mines Thursday afternoon about 2 o’clock and had a pleasant trip hither. He also said that he would get one year and ten months out of the ten years if he served it, for good time. But he didn't think they would k*-ep him there his full sentence, lie said, “ I’ve been treated mighty badly but I’ll tell you what’s the fact, I’ll shoulder all they put on me.” Referring again to h : s life at the mines he said that men never g<>r pun ished down there unless they deserved it. On Sundays he said they had limited liberty about the stockade. They were compelled to w r ear a chain all the time at tached to one of their legs and all were chained together at night. Tobe took occasion to sav that he had lots of friends, although he had some enemies, and he did not think lie w’oulJ be made to serve out his full sentence, but come what would he had made up his mind to stay till he was legally re leased. He said he didn’t intend to try to escape, as he had enough of wander ing about, he wanted to stay in his own country and didn’t want to he dodging about from the officers of the law. He said it was better in the mines than to be a fugitive, as he was in Texas. Tobe was asked what he did on Sunday to while away the time, and said in a facetious way, “Well, they don’t let us go hunting or fishing.” Sam. Jackson was also seen and con versed with. His appearance is striking ly different from that of his brother, his face and hands are very white and bear the evidence of his confinement in jail. He had but little to say, save the fact that he has been well treated in the Ful ton county jail, and said although there had been considerable sickness there, he had not suffered any. Sam. wouldn’t talk about the dynamite business at all, and seemed generally tat titurn. It is ev ident that he takes his trouble and con finement harder thad Tobe does. They are both still in jail, Sam. awaiting trial for complicity in the dynamite outrage, and Tobe, as one of the defendants in the case, and i9 also held here as a witness in the dynamite case. Both of them are more or less nervous and anxious, and much crest fallen. The great revival services conducted by Revs. Sam Jones and Sam. Small, closed in Toronto, Ontario Canada, yesterday morning. The results have been wonder ful and unexampled; in point of conver sions effected, and the general stretch of good done. Both of the great revivalists worked hard and well, and enlisted an army of friends and admirers all through the dominion of Canada, unequalled per haps in any other of their campaigns. “UncleJMax’s” letter No. 2, from To ronto, Canada, is a splendid and interest ing one, a perusal of it will prove interest ing. BEECHER EXCITES THE ENGLISH, Rev. Henry Ward Beecher delivered an address on the 15th inst., in Rev. Dr. Parker •>’ city temple in London England, on “Pulpit work.” He dwelt upon the aid newspape rs rendered to the preacher. A number of questions were Mr. Beecher as to his idea of the doctrine of retribution, and hi® answer caused in tense excitement, several divines rising to their feet and loudly protesting against his views. Mr. Beecher reported that any man believing in retribution who married, entered society or smiled was a monster. He preferred working through fear springing from love, rather than through fear of the barbaric doctrine of retribution. TEE STATE FAIR. MACON IS ALL ASTIR-BRIL LIANT PROSTECTS. Some PerUaent Pointer* by Our Lively Correspond eat--Colonel Caper* and Captain Tom Lyon tn Their Glory— Near* Note*. Special to Thk Courant.] Macon, Ga., October 25. To-day begins the published opening of the State Fair, and opening it is, indeed. Reailv the Fair begins on Wednesday the 27th, so that there is not only opening of boxes and opening of all other things from a Corliss engine to a lace handker chief. In the Stock department the promises are now assured that there will be in fine horses for running, for trotting, for farm work or any other use—the largest and best display ever made. One noticeable thing is that the larger per cent of this fine stock, whether horses, cattle or what not, are from Georgia and are Georgia raised. The next most voluminous and inte resting exhibit now on the grounds is in the Machinery department. The Mason Cotton Picker is reduced to a Mason Gin, and right by its side who do we behold in ail the lordly stepings of his native grandness but our Colonel Capers in charge of a Long Fiber Cotton Gin, which seems to be now the center of attraction. Tom Lyons says that the women follow after Capers “naturally.” Well, all we have to say is that this is a great compli ment to the Colonel. Certainly the neat est and most inviting place about Ma chinery Hall is the exhibit of our Bartow Colonel. His cotton gin is the most im portant improvement in this direction made since Whitney invented the saw gin. Our expert critics say it is going to work wonders, while the saw gin men shake their heads and say it won’t do. We are looking out for the judges, and if they are not like Joseph is said to have been in Pharaoh’s house, my opinion is that the reason will be known. The Colonel is looking simply grand in his Prince Albert and kid glove3, and if General Pierce Young don’t come to the fair the vote will be that Capers is the handsomest man in Georgia. So Bartow will get the premium any how. In the Floral Ilall the ladies are at work and are doing all their fair hands can do. The embroidery and needle work is simply superb. Colonel Nichols, of Narcoochee Valley, is in charge of this department. A most excellent gentle man, and as popular with the women as is Capers, and that is saying a great deal. The display of poultry of all kinds is constantly being added to, and is going to be a wonder. But the dust! Oh, the dust! It has not rained here for over two months, consequently the white sandy land is ground into a ponder. Why these Macon people do not sprinkle the streets is a wonder. It is as bad as bad can be, and is the only thing now promising to injure the prospect of the fair for the next week. I think our people had better come next week if they want to enjoy them selves and see the biggest show of the last decade. I saw Mr. Blount, the oldest Southern member of Congress, yesterday. He is very complacent and seems to think that if his views on the general affairs of the nation are adopted the people will be happy and the nation safe. Well, the apples swim, whether the water is deep or shallow. More anon. Spectator. GRAND JURY PRESENTMENTS. Bartow Superior Court. July Adjourned Term, 1886. We, the Grand Jury, selected, chosen and sworn for the first week of July, ad journed term 1886, beg leave to make the following general presentments; We find that the last Grand Jury ex amined the books of the various county officers, and we are satisfied that a repe tition of the s ime w ork on our part is not necessary. We hear complaints of the bad condi tion of the bridge crossings throughout the county, and recommend that the County Road Commissioners have new plank put in where necessary. The report made bv a special commit tee appointed from our body to visit the pauper firm, convinces us that a change of some kind should be made. We are constrained to believe that the laudable objects sought by the county in the establishment of that institution have not been reached. The want of svstem is the principal trouble. From testimony gathered from many, as we think relia ble sources, especially from good citizens who live near the farm, we are of the opinion that the pie-ent superintendent i very r fticient. We therefore urge the County CoinmiS'ioners to retain him. We question the poliev ot let-ing the farm, as heretofore, that is to the lowest bidder. We believe that in this matter the County Commissioners when they find an efficient man should retain him as long as he is faithful, and compensate him reasonably for his services. No good can re=ult to the county or the pauper from the underbidding and cutting sys tem in this matter. We trust, however, that the Commissioners will devise oth er means of taking care of the paupers, and we recommend that the farm and mules be sold and the proceeds be used in providing a hospital situated near the line of the railroad. We can’t see the necessity of culti vating a poor farm with expensive hired labor, when the total products of the place,if sold, would not pay the cost of such labor. In consequence of the failure of last grand jury to fix the pay of jurors and bailiffs for the coming year, we recom mend that the pay be as follows: Jurors two dollars per day; bailiffs two dollars per day; riding bailiffs one dollar per day extra where they furnish a horse. We recommend that these present ments be published in the two county papers. We thank his honor, Judge Fain, So licitor Harris and the other officers of the court for courtesies shown our bodv. Seaborn C. Pritchard, Foreman. Samuel T. McCandless, John A. Stover, James R. Jolly, William A. Bradley, Singleton McGuire, James M. Shaw, John P.Stegall, Alsey Vincent, Jonas McKkever, James C. Waldrii*. James H. Williams, John N. Dobbs, Ci.aton Erwin, Sanford Venable, Jabkz K. Gilreath, Thomas M. Webster, Charles McEwin, Robert M. Pattillo. It is ordered by the Couit that the above and foregoing general present ments of the Grand Jury be spread upon the minutes of this Court and be pub lished a® reeorameded. In open Court, October 26th, 1886. J. C. Fain, J. S. G. C. C. The same section of country that trembled before from the earthquake shocks, was shaken last Friday. Throughout the country sharp and severe shocks were felt, reports, however, do not indicate any serious damage, houses were shaken and people scared, but no fatalities or much destruction is noted, for w'hich we ought to be de voutly thankful. Whatever may be the causes of earthquakes this recurrence of their shock® evidences the fact that this part of our globe is not yet free from such causes as produce them. LARGEST STORE SOUTH. CHAMBERLIN, JOHNSON & CO. I iVI 'I J O R X K R, S . Dry Goods, Carpets, Shoes, Millinery i Dressmaking PALL GOODS NOW ITS". SILKS. The largest stock ever shown here in Francaise, Fifonsa, Amuire, Trieot, Rhadama, D’Leon, Surah, Gos Gram, etc., witii the largest and most exquisite stock of imported Lyons Dress Velvets and Novelties ever shown in the city. "WOOLKN DRESS GOODS IMPORTED In immense quantities and endless variety. In English Serges, Sattin, Sulahs, Drab D’Almas, Henriettas, Crepe Cloth, Melrose Clotls, Camel’s It air Theresa, Venetian, Convent Cloth, Kaveria, Nun’s Serge, etc. OTTR DRESS GOODS DEPARTMENT Is again enlarged and is now double original size to ac com mod ate our immense trade in imported goods. And not only in I>rv Goods but in Table Lines, Towels, Napkins, D’Oyles, White Goods. Cassimeres, Hosiery, Gloves, Underwear, Blankets, Ladies’ Cloaks, Shawls, Silk Umbrellas, etc. BOOTS A. IST I) SHOES For everybody in all the new styles. Everv pair made to order and to fit comfortably, as we have every size for men, ladies, misses, boys and children, in all the widths as well as eugth carpets, carpets Imported direct, 3-4, 4-4 and 6-4 goods in the very best grades, with rugs and draperies to match each and every shade. S|iecial attention is called to our 6-4 English Brussels and Velvets, each piece woven foruS; also our Axministers, Mouquettes aud Wilton’s, with an immense stock of In grains, Napiers, Hemps, Linoleums, etc., all liought from headquarters. We can and will save you money if you want good goods, and all we ask is for vou to see ourstock and price with us before placing your orders. We are the ONLY agents in the city’for the celebrated CROSSLY & SONS’ English Carpets, and we have just opened the largest stock of 3-4, 6-4 fine goods, shipped direct to us from their factory in England, ever shown in the south. These beautiful goods all have rugs aud draperies to match. Remember there is no middleman to divide with, and in no instance will a customer get old styles, for every piece is woven for us in new designs. See these magnilicent beauties and if you want good goods you will have no trouble in making selections. Agents Butterick Patterns. Olianiberlin, Jolnisoii A 00., Importers, oct7-Sm ATLANTA. CA. HE TAKES HIS LIFE. Bob Alston Shoots Himself to Death in Washington City--Particulars of the Terrible Deed. Robert W. Alston, oldest son of the late Colonel Robert A. Alston, of Atlanta, committed suicide in the Sixth Auditor’s office in Washington City, where he was employed, on Saturday morning last. The unfortunate man was but 28 years of age, and had been employed by the gov ernment for some time back. The only cause assigned for the rash act was men tal depression. The following special to the Cotistitu tion gives the particulars of the lament able occurrrence: Washington, October 23. —[Special]— There was a scene in the recording divi sion of the Sixth Auditor’s office this morning, which sent a shudder of horror through the Georgia colony here. Rob’t W. Alston, of Atlanta, who was clerk there, shot and killed himself. Shortly before 10 o’clock, Alston walked to a fel low clerk named Rickey, and taking that gentleman by the band, said : “Good morning, my dear friend.” He then went to his place. Rickey, Major Evans and one of the other clerks happened to look up a few moments after ward. They saw Alton standing before them. The young man quickly but care fully removed his hat, and brushing the hair from his right temple, put the muz zle of the revolver to his head and fired before any one could prevent him. He fell instantly, and did not speak after wards. His three fellow clerks, Messrs. Rickey, Evans and Williams, rushed to him at once, but it was too late. The heavy load had crushed through the tem ple, passed through the interior lobe of the brain and out on the left side. The pistol was placed so near his head that the hair was singed and the skull badly shattered. The bullet, after passing through his head, struck the wall and knocked out a piece of plastering. Dr. Dudley Morgan was quickly summoned, and administered hypodermic injections, which kept Alston alive for about forty minutes, though he was not restored to consciousness. He died a little after ten o’clock. The tragedy, of course, crea ted great excitement in the office and the clerks in the basement were excused for the remainder of the day. The coroner made an examination and gave a certifi cate of death in accordance with the above facts. The remains were turned over to Undertaker Lee to prepare for burial. Alston wrote a letter to his aunt this morning, and only a few minutes be fore he committed suicide. He handed the letter over to Major Evans, one of the clerks in the office, saying he would entrust him to forward it to Mr. F. H. Richardson, of the Atlanta Constitution. The letter, he said, was an open one, and he asked Major Evans to read it, which he afterwards did. The letter addressed to Mr. Richardson did not explain the cause of his act, but spoke in affectionate terms of his aunt and younger sister, whom he asks Mr. Richardson to look after and see that she attends school. It also states he has received a letter from his aunt, Mrs. Brown, of Decatur, and he would die with it in his pocket. The remanins were brought from Washington to Decatur, accompanied by Mr. Trotter, the brother-in-law of the deceased, Mr. E. I. Renick and Miss Minnie Alston, the deceased man’s sis ter, who was in Washington at the time of the shocking affair. The funeral oc curred at Decatur, Monday afternoon. In the U. S. Court in Macon on the 21st inst., Will R. Jackson, late assistant postmaster of Americus, was convicted of rifling a registered package, and sen tenced to five years in penitentiary. Jackson’s triai has elicited much atten tion, as he is well connected and held the esteem of the business public in Americus until his unscrupulous methods were detected. Judge Speer charged the jury with much force, pointing out at length the vast interest of the people in the integrity of the mails, and the necessity of severe punishment when the evidence was conclusive. J. T. Warnock, L. F. Garrard, A. J. Bethune, A. R. Lawton and George M. Clapp have incorporated at Columbus, Ga., the Chattahoochee Falls Cos., capi tal stock $150,000, to improve and utilize the water powar of the Chattahoochee river, to build mills and factories, and engage in any or all kinds of manufac turing, etc. Home Evidence No other preparation has won success at home equal to Hood’s Sarsaparilla. In Lowell, Mass., where it is made, it is now, as it has been for years, the leading medicine for purifying the blood, and toning and strengthening the system. This “ good name at home” is “a tower of strength abroad.” It would require a volume People to print all Lowell people _ have said in favor of Hood’s Sarsaparilla. Mr. Albert LOw eI I Estes > living at 28 East Pine Street, Lowell, for 15 years employed as boss carpenter by J. W. Bennett, president of the Erie Telephone Company, had a large running sore come on his leg, which troubled him a year, when he began to take Hood’s Sarsaparilla. The sore soon grew less in size, and in a short time disappeared. Jos. Hunphy, 214 Cen tral Street, Lowell, had PraiSO swellings and lumps u , ( on his face and neck, HOO Cl S which Hood’s Sarsapa rilla completely cured. Sarsa P ar '* a Mrs. C. W. Marriott, wife of the First As sistant Fire Engineer of Lowell, says that for 16 years she was troubled with stomach disorder and sick headache, which nothing relieved. The attacks came on every fort night, when she was obliged to take her bed, and was unable to endure any noise. She took Hood's Sarsaparilla, and after a time the attacks ceased entirely. Many more might be given had we room. 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IT ii Invigorat- - TT gives NEW ing and De- LIFE to the lightful to take, W whole SYSTEM and of great value P\l&,lby Strengthening as a Medicine for l\Nd\| the Muscles, Ton weak and Ailing ing the NERVES, Women and Chil- V and completelyDi dren. JJ gesting the food. C' ONTAlNSjfl^itAßookr^Volina/ v - y no hurtful u Jfc.Hi by leading Minerals, is com- I MB physicians, telling posed of carefully It iPPiI how to treat de selected Vegeta- | YY\ \ g eases at HOME, ble Medicines, A mailed, together combined skill- R with a set of hand fully, making a some cards by new Safe and Pleasant 'J Heliotype process, Remedy. on receipt of xo c. For sale by all t>rn,els( anil Orocern. Should tb daalsr near you not keep YOLI.NA < OICIH AL, remit f 1.00, iud 8 full ilm bottle will bo sent, charges paid, PREPARED ONLY BY * Volina Drug and Chemical Company, BALTIMORE, HO, 0. 8. A. NOTICE to the STOCKHOLDERS OF THE Sam. Jones Female College. Your attention is called to the following resolution adopted at a meeting of the Board of Directors of said College on the lflth of October, 1886: Resolved, that ten per cent, of the par value of each share of the capital stock be and the same is hereby called for, to be paid to the Treasurer on or before the 20th day of November, 1886. 2nd, That the Secretary be ordered to notify each subscriber by mail of this call, and that the Chairman he ordered to have a notice of this call inserted in each of the county papers. JOHN H. WIKLE, Chairman. Frank J. Taylor, Secretary. Cartersville, Ga., Oct. 22, 1886. 028-2 t. CLOSING OUT! Attention One and AH For reasons I do not deem necessary to dis close, I will by the FIRST DAY OF JANU ARY, 1887, close out my entire stock of goods consisting of Notions, Glassware and Tinware. In that time 1 give you a chance to decide the all important question : Shall I buy goods now that I need at half price, or shall I wait until after Christmas and pay twice or three times as much? Kind reader you have a head of your own. Nature has been very kind and endowed ?ou with good reasoning faculties, and you know have been among you long enougli for you to And out that I am no humbug. Ask your neigh bor what they bought at the Ten Cent Store, and if they were humbuged. Now with all of your good reasoning faculties and intellect that nature has so lavishly bestowed upon you grasp the idea that I now wish to present to you m all its force and truthfulness. Are you going to let such chances which do not occur every day slip by unnoticed? People, look to your in terest, do not let this opportunity pass. Rest assured that no one else will put up here that will be as ready to divide the profit as I have been and am now. The TEN CENT STORE will soon be a thing of the past, and you will think of all this when you have to pay a quarter for an article that I will now sell you for ten cents. Do not put off coming to the TEN CENT STORE until next month, Dut come now and get first choice. There is no use in my multiply ing words, an unprecedented amount of my cash sales is a sufficient guarantee of the truth fulness of my statement that I Bell goods cheap er than the cheapest. Hoping to have an early and repeated visit to the TEN C ENT STORE I will wind up by saying that a word to the wise is sufficient. I remain yours for fair dealing. L. A. DOZIER. City Marshal’s Sales. GEORGIA—Bartow County. WILL BE SOLD BEFORE THE COURT House door, in the city of Cartersville, in said State and county, on the FIRST TUES DAY IN (7th) DECEMBER, 1886, between the legal sale hours, to the highest bidder, the fol lowing property. to-wit: One house and lot in the city of Cartersville, said state and county, bound dd north by proper ty of Mrs. Mary Payne, south by property of Vvm. Satterfield, and west by Tennessee street, levied on and will be sold as the property of Jas. Bell, to satisfy one city tax fl. fa. in ravor of the city of Cartersville against said Jas. Bell, for the year 1886, and in possession of Jas. Bell. 12 91 Also at the same time place, one house and lot in the city of Cartersville, said state and county, bounded on the north by Rowland’s 1 erry road, east by lots, owners unknown, south by Jot of Mrs. Remington, and west by property of V lrgil M. Tumlin. Levied on and will be sold as the property of John B. Pyron to satisfy one city tax 11. fa. in favor of the city of Carter-ville against said Jno. B. Pyron, for the year 188>5. in possession of Also at the same time and place, one store house and lot in the city of Cartersville, said state and county, bounded on the north bt West Main street, and fronting on Mam street (20) tweenty feet, and running back 200 feet Levied on and will be sold as the property of Nelson Gilreath to satisfy one city tax fl. fa. in favor of the city of Cartersville against said Nelson Gil reath and in possession of said Nelson Gilreath tax for the year 1886. * 3 37 Also at the same time and place, two vacant lots in the city of < artersville, said state and county, fronting Railroad street 200 feet and running back 200 feet, and joining property’of C. , Moon, containing one acre, more or less. Levied on and will Se sold as the property of Mrs. Mary F. Hackett to satisfy one city tax ■•A* to favor of toe city of Cartersville against —d. Mary F. Hackett, for the year 1886. $3 15 the same time and place, one house jj® B *id state and county, in Cartersville, bounded as follows: on the north by lot of B. F. Godfrey, east by Bartow s’reet, south by Maiu •treet and west by lot ol W. B. Wallace, proper ty m possession of Mrs. Warren Akin. Levied on and will be sold as the property of the estate 01 Warren Akin, deceased, in favor of the city of Cartersville against said estate of Warren Akin, deceased, for city tax for the year 1886. Containing one half acre, more or less. 43 76 Also at the same time and plaee, one house and lot situated between the Rowland’s ferry .road arid Donthit’s ferry road, and bounded north by Rowland’s ferry road, south by I)out hit’s ferry road, and west by pine timber land belonging to the estate of Arbergast. Levied on and will be sold as the property of the estate of Arbergast. Containing one half acre more or less, in possession of John T. Norris, agent, levied on for city taxes in favor of the city of Cartersville against said Arbergast estate for the year 1886. *8 60 Also at the same time and place, one store bouse and lot in the city of Cartersville, said state and county, fronting on Main street, bounded on the east by store house of A. A. Skinner estate, south by property of Wm. A. Williams, west by store houSb occupied by K. M. Pattillo, property in possession of M. F. Wood, druggist. Levied on and will be sold to satisfy one city tax fi. fa in favor of the city Of Cartersville vs. T. W. Milner; containing one half acre, more or less. $3 22 Also at the same time place, one half intre>t in one store house and lot on east Main street iu Cartersville, said state and county, bounded north by Main street, on east by an alley, south by property of Mrs. Smith, and west by property of Barron Bros., and in possession of Hicks & Brevard. Levied on and will be sold as the property of the estate of John Neal, to satisfy one city tax fl. fa. in favor of the city of Carters ville against said John Neal estate for the year 1886. Containing one-half acre, more or less. *3 86 Also at the same time and place, one house and lot iuthe city of Cartersville, bounded on the north by lot of G. 11. Tumlin, and east by lot of J. I). Wilkerson and estate of Miller Col lins, south by property of Mrs. Silah, and west by railroad street. Levied on and will be sold as the property of 8. J. Franklin to satisfy oi e fl. fa. in favor of the city of Cartersviile vs. said S. J. Franklin, and in his possession. Contain ing one-half acre more or less. 33 41 Also at the same time at place, one house aud lot in the city of Cartersville, said state and county, bouned on the north by lot of F. M. John- son, east by property of T. H. Baker, south by property of J. F. Stephens, and west by Gilmore street. Containing one-half acre, more or less, and in possession of T. M. Stanford. Levied on and will be sold as the property of T. H. Baker to satisfy one city tax fl. fa. in favor of the citv of Cartersville against said T. 11. Baker, for the year 1886. $3 Also at the same time and place, one house and lot in the city of Cartersville, said state and county, bounded north and east by Cassville street, south by Market street, and west by property of Mrs. F. C. Memmler, north by lot of Mrs. E. H. Woodward. Levied on and sold as the property of Dr. J. F. Best to satisfy one city tax fl. fa. in favor of the city of Cartersville against J. F. Best, property in possession of W. H. Best, containing one acre, more or less. Tax es fo- the year 1886. $3 67 Af )01 at the same time and place, one house and lot in the city of Cartersville, containing one half acre, more or less, bounded north by prr pertv of Mrs. Mary Payne and M. E. Pavne, ea tby property of Dr. J. 11. Mayfield, south by Jv st Main street, and west by property of M. E. r lyne. Levied en and will be sold to satisfy ( l .® city tax fl. fa. in favor of the citv of Carters ille against Dr. T. H. Baker and V Z. W. Jack on, tax for the year 1886, and in their possession. Also at the same time and place, one house ana lot in the city of Cartersville. bounded on by ?, n alloy, east by property of Mrs. M. K. btansell, south by property of Mrs. M. R. Stansell, and west by Skinner street, in posses sion of W. O. Bowler. Levied on and will be sold as the property of Mrs. M. R. Stansell, to satisfy one city tax fl. fa. in favor of the city of ma lle /? gain - 8t Mrß ’ M - K - Stansell for the vear Containing one-half acre more or 1088, fIQ .A 1 ? 0 , at the same time and place, one house the city of Cartersville, said state and county, bounded on the east by property of Wm. Johnson and Robt. McDow, on tbe South by Jackson Benham, west by A. M. Franklin, A. f' lIM and O. E. Lackey’s property, and 2nd wm P K r „ opert f of A w A - I)pbbs - Levied on Smith ti! iff , Rs ‘ he Property of Johnson the cHv f y ? ne Cl , t , y ,axa - fa - i" favor of nmith? °f Cartersville against said Johnson ‘ T "J * b ’ *er fbe year 1886, in possession of said ortesa. S h ‘ Cont ‘ inlD * one ha lf acre, more Also at the same time and place, one house and lot in the city of Cartersville, said state and countv, containing one-half acre, more or less .Vih i ° n tbe eaßt by Property of Isa A. Dobbs’ south by property of Johnson Smith, north bv property of A. A. Dobbs. Levied on and will be sold as the property of Robt. McDow to' satisfy one city tax fl. fa. in favor of the city of vrile against Robt. McDow, for the year 1886 and in possession of Robt. McDow J iff,’ Also at the same time and place, one house and lot in the city of Cartersville, said state and county, containing one-half acre, more or ,°n and wfll be sold as the property of Matt Thomas and in his possession, to satisfy one city tax fl.fa. in favor oftho city of Cartersville against said Matt Thomas, for the yelr bounded on the east by an alley running from Mam street to Rowland’s ferry road on the north, ami west by property of Frier, and south by property of Aaron Craig. M? Also at the same time and place, one house and lot in the city of Cartersville, said state and county, containing one-half acre, more or less levied on and will be sold as the prope-tv of I B. Davis to satisfy one city tax fl. fa. m favor of the city of Cartersville against said I. B. Davis for the year 1886, bounded north by Stokelv street, east by projierty of Kattey Stokelv, south by property of Anderson Ridly, and westbv Howard street, and in possession of said I. j ,y Davis. - • 1 the .? am e time and place, one house and lot in the city of Cartersville, said state and county, containing one-half acre, more or leaf as the property of Julius Garrett and will be so das the property of Julius Garrett to satisfy one city t*x fl. fa in favor of the city of Carters’- T ‘]i2 against said Julius Garrett, for the year 1886 and in possession of satd Julius Garrett V, 0 8011111 bv Property of Hamitt Freeman, west by property of Steven Douglass, by street, and north by property of Hamitt Freeman. 1 S3 75 Also at the same time and place, one house and lot in the city of Cartersville, said state and county, containing one-half acre, more or less, and will be sold as the property of M. Riley to satisfy one city tax fl. fa. in favor of the city of V£7* rßv . 1, i e a *aiust said M. Riley, for the year 1886, and bounded oh the east by property of R. H. Jones, on the south by property of M. A. Urllins, on the west by property of Richard Henderson, and on the north by property of r aunie Brown, and in possession of M. Riley. $3 90 Also at the same time and place, one house and lot in the city of Cartersville, said state and county, to satisfy one city tax fl. fa. in favor of the city of Cartersville, against Srarlln Hopkins, for the year 1886, and will be sold as the property of Starlin Hopkins, bounded on the east by Jones street, north by property of Moses Hop kins, west by property of M. Riley, and south by property of Wm. Bonner. Containing one half acre, more or less, and in possession of Starlin Hopkins. |3 4 5 Also at the same time and place, one house and lot in the city of Cartersville, said state and county, containing one-half acre, more or less, and will be sold as the property of Rev. Win. Johnson to satisfy one city tax fl.fa. in favor of the city of Cartersville against said Rev. Wm. Johnson, for the year 1886, bounded on the east by property of Steves Douglass, south by property of Hamitt Freeman, west by property of M. E. Colored Church, and westbv Jones street, in possession of said Rev. Wm. Johnson. S3 67 JAMES D. WILKERSON, City Marshal and Tax Collector.