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THE FREE PRESS.
An Independent Democratic Journal.
C. H. C. WILLINGHAM, EDITOR.
The Free Press is an Independent Democrat
ic Journal, opposed lo all Rings, Cliques and
Combinations, of whatever sort, organized to de
feat the will of the people in all public matters
or interests in whatever shape presented.
CartersvlUe, Georgia, January 16,1879.
Special Notice.
Subscribers receiving their papers with a cross
mark opposite their nnmes will understand that
hey owe for it and that we want the money at
nee. We cannot and will not continue the pa
l>er to those who do not pay up.
the coyvic t lease.
The law leasing the convicts of the
State of Georgia was approved February
25, 1876, and is to he continued for twen
ty years from the Ist ot April, 1879. By
this act, which was intended to go into
operation on the Ist of April, 1879, or
sooner if the emergency of forfeited
leases should render it necessary, the
Governor was authorized to advertise for
bids for all the convicts which might be
on hand the first of April, 1879. On the
‘2lst of June, 1876, the whole convict
force was left to the three following
companies, viz:
Penitentiary No. I—Joseph E. Brown,
Julius L. Brown, John T. and W. D.
Grant, of Georgia, and acob Shearer, of
Boston, Mass.
Penitentiary No. 2—B. G. Lockett,
John B. Gordon, L. A. Jordan and W.
B. Lowe.
Penitentiary No. 3—W. D. Grant, W.
W. Simpson, Thomas Alexander, John
W. Murphy and John W. lienfroe.
By the terms oi the lease, penitentiary
No. 1 is to he kept up to three hundred
able-bodied men; long term men and the
balance of the convicts are to be divided
between penitentiary No. 2 and peniten
tiary No. 3. This will give about four
hundred and fifty convicts to each of
these two prisons on the Ist of April,
1879. To this number are to be added
the convicts of the Marietta and North
Georgia railroad whenever it is com
pleted. By the terms of the twenty year
lease the Governor was to furnish them
two hundred and fifty, or so many as
they should desire. They have now
nearly one hundred and fifty.
A more recent act of the general as
sembly gave this road all the net pro
ceeds arising from the hire of the
whole penitentiary for three years. The
State gets $25,000 per annum for the
whole number, out of which are to he
paid the expenses of the salaries of the
principal keeper, chaplain and physician.
In December, 1876, the Marietta and
North Georgia Bailroad declined to ac
cept nine convicts who were assigned
to them, and this devolved upon Gov.
Smith the necessity of establishing the
three penitentiaries under the law' of
1876. Accordingly, penitentiary No. 1
was established at the Dade coal mines,
under the management ot Gov. Joseph
E. Brown, and penitentiary No. 2 under
Thomas Alexander. Since that time,
to-wit: on the lot of January, 1878, (less
than a year ago.—Eo.) a branch peniten
tiary has been established by Governor
Colquitt in Taylor county, on the lands
of Gen. John B. Gordon. The hands in
this prison are divided into two camps,
one of tfiiich is in charge of C. B. How
ard, and the other under the control of
Edward Cox, agent and manager for
John B. Gordon.”
We have copied word by word from
the report of the convict committee, R.
A. Alston, chairman.
Gov. Brown is always to have three
hundred able-bodied men in his employ.
The other two penitentiaries get four
hundred and fifty each. This makes a
total (not counting the Marietta and
North Georgia Railroad convicts) ot
twelve hundred convicts in these three
penitentiaries. Col, Nelms says the per
capita pay for these convicts will average
$15.00 to $17.50. Alston, in bis reply to
Grant, says: Grant hired them from
1873 to 1876 for $ll.OO per head; and in
1876 he and Thomas Alexander bid $22
for them, although “they were not worth
sll yer capita .”
The report says the State only gets $25
per annum for all, and the expenses of
keeper, chaplain and physician to come
out of it all, and that amount is given to
the Marietta and North Georgia Railroad
to build it, and also two hundred and
fifty convicts to do the work. (Why in
the name of common sense were the
stockholders in that railroad forced to
give up their paid up stock to outside
contractors with all this help?) A little
inquiry brings out some reports about the
getting up of the lease that are not ve!Vy
creditable to all concerned. In the first
place, among the bids there was one
giving SSO per capita. The man who
made that bid is said to be prepared to
answer in due time. A\ hat went with
that bid. Why was it squelched? The
Marietta and North Georgia Railroad re
fused nine convicts, whereby other peni
tentiaries had to be established. Thereby
hangs a tale! Inquire for yourself!
It is common street talk that John B.
Gordon, United States Senator, was vis
ited in the city of Washington and was
allowed an interest in the convict camps
and penitentiaries in payment for his in
fluence. lie is published as one of the
contractors, and will hardly deny the
first statement, we presume; if he does
we will give him a hearing, for we would
do no man injustice. Did he unite with
the party who solicited him in the city
of Washington, and did he join in their
hid ? He has had a camp on his lands for
a year, and that obliged turn to know
something of the workings of the system,
allowing that he was ignorant before that
time. Why did he allow those gross
abuses and atrocities that are disgraceful
both to the State and contractors? A
friend remarks that he would have spent
the fall season very profitably in or near
Taylor county correcting these abuses.
Of that we will not judge, as this is a
free country, where & man can attend to
hit ova business and Jet other pe'ople’e
aldne, and vice vWsa. We desire to db
Governor Colquitt justice, and we ask
him if he ever held a share in these con
vict penitentiaries? We hope he lias
been misjudged in this matter, *nd we
must, for his sake, and for the dignity of
the grand old Shite of our birth, deny the
charge that lie allow ed General Gordon
to carry a share for himself as a silent
partner until his nomination for Gover
nor made it a risky proceeding.
This lease was made in February, 18<6,
at the very time when the State road
lease was being investigated, which evi
dence and investigation we published a
few months ago. With that State road
lease the developing under their hands,
why did they authorize another job?
Read the report again and tell us what
we are to do. Are we to be bankrupted
and disgraced as a State by such leases as
those of the State road and the convicts
of Georgia? Abolish them it you prove
fraud in their getting up, and allow the
people of Georgia to examine and control
their business.
TILE GEORGIA DEMOCRACY.
Some of our “organized” friends are
terribly agonized lest Lie democracy of
Georgia shall be demolished by the inde
pendent democracy. Now, we say to
these good fellows they are scared before
they aie hurt. They are wincing under
the tonch of an imaginary sore back
backs galled by the too potent fact that
organization has been made the machin
ery by which a favored few are set apart
to rule over the people, inflicting heavy
burdens of taxation upon them and grow
ing rich thereby. We tell these good
souls, these yearning hearts, that the in
dependents are not hurting the Georgia
democracy. These independents are
simply fighting the thimble-riggers and
political shysters who use the democratic
party for selfish purposes. The inde
pendents are determined to put such
down in behalf of the people and good
government. They are determined to
arouse the honest, toiling people to a
realization of the true condition of the
political affairs of the State. The tide is
rapidly turning in their favor. Men are
opening their eyes to the extravagance
and irregularities of the State govern
ment. They begin to see that their taxes
are no lower than they were years ago,
and to feel that they have no more re
spect for oppression under so-called dem
ocratic rule than they did under radical
rule.
It is the mission of the independent
democracy of Georgia to correct the
gross evils and grinding oppressions of
the State government. It is not to de
stroy true, genuine and honest democra
cy, whatever the journals and leaders of
the organized may say to the contrary.
They are determined to put able, efficient
and honest men in office who, knowing
their duty will have the nerve to perform
it “without fear, favor or affection.” They
w ant men capable of serving the public
in office who will have the patriotism to
be content with lawful salaries, and not
resort to the very questionable practice
of speculating in such office. Their mot
to is to control their own political
thoughts and actions as freemen ought to
do in this land of liberty and free con
science without being controlled and dic
tated to by a few r smart politicians who
essay to lead them in behalf of the inter
ests of political rings and juntas organ
ized and controlled not for the people but
for the benefit of the few'.
The Georgia democracy will never be
what the term democracy implies until
the people are left free to act for them
selves in the selection of their public
servants. Otherwise, there can be no
true democracy. A few' courthouse poli
ticians apd street corner babblers, organ
ized for certain purposes, dc not consti
tute democracy in any sense of
broad and catholic term. Such organi
zation, as it now exists in Georgia is but
a cavil, or a series of combinations to
carry out, the purposes of the few who
desire political promotion at public ex
pense, and to reap the rewards of official
position. Hence, w'e see the reasons for
the irregularities in the affairs of the
State, w hich are to be excused in order
that the party shall not be hurt. The
motives of the independents are to place
n<sne in office except the faithful and the
true and to decapitate those who are un
true to their public trusts.
So we would say to our good friends of
the organized to have no fear of the un
faithfulness of the true and independent
democracy of Georgia. W henever the
occasion arises for concentration in order
to defeat bad government they will be
found w here they ought to be, on the
side of right and good government.
They will be no laggards In this respect.
Fhey think and act for themselves and
not by proxy. They constitute the only
true democracy in the State. They will
be found faithful.
HON. JULIAN HARTRIDGE.
The death of no man in Georgia for
many years has created more universal
regret than that of the death of Hon.
Julian Ilartridge, of Savannah, represen
tative to congress from the first disti ict.
lie was in all respects a gentleman of
elegant education and most genial man
ners. Asa law'yer he had but few equals
in the State; as a politician he was hon
est and true in his conviction; as a citi
zen he w as respected by all classes.
Endowed with a splendid mind, he had
in early youth and manhood all the ad
vantages to develop and expand his in
tellectual pow'ers. In the prime of man?
hood, he bade fair to live a long life of
usefulness to his fellow-citizens and the
country. His career in congress has been
one of marked devotion to duty and to his
constituency.
We can only drop a tear to his memory
and ask attention to more fitting tributes
than w'e can pen, published elsewhere in
this paper.
Whenever E. Y. Clarke has an extra
copy of the Post he sends it‘to us. Dit
to with the Rome Tribune. We haven’t
seen but one copy of the Tribune since
the middivs of Ppeember, How is that,
Sawyer ? Please explain, gentlemen.
Now, if we have an exchange we want
ft
THE BILL-MURPHY TROUBLE.
The most profound sensation of the
dav is the controversy between Senator
Hill and Mr. Murphy in regard to the
Northeastern railroad bonds. It is a bit
ter one, and we suppose the end is not
yet. The standing of the governor is se
riously involved in the matter. Mr.
Hill has published a letter to the people
of Georgia, in which his excellency plays
no enviable part. The indictment against
Murphy and indirectly including Gover
nor Colquitt if severe; and if Mr. Hill’s
statements are as true as they are strong
there w ill be lively times produced by
this controversy, a circumstance all good
citizens must deplore.
But If this controversy is necessary to
lay opeu to the people the existence of
irregularities in the affairs ol the State,
we say let it proceed and “the whole
truth and nothing but the truth” be
made known. If Governor Colquitt has
done w rong let it be knowm; if Mr. Mur
phy has acted badly let exposure pro
ceed ; and if Mr. Hill is actuated by sel
fish motives, as he is charged by some of
the press, let his weakness be shown.
Or if all parties are involved in irregu
larity of any sort the people ought to
know' it.
Without knowing who is to blame ex
actly, and wishing only for the good of
the State, we hope, as the Constitution
used to remark, the whole matter will
“be probed to the bottom.” But there is
one point, the main one in the contro
versy so far as the people are concerned,
we know is wrong. If it was right tor
the governor to sign the bonds, why was
it necessary that any party' or parties
should be compelled to pay eight thous
and dollars before or after his excellency
performed that duty'! That’s the point,
the people are interested in settling.
They care nothing about the matter be
tween Hill and Murphy. It is their
quarrel, and not the people’s. It is de
sired to know w 7 hy T justice has to be pur
chased in this free State of Georgia with
a democratic majority of eighty thousand
and the Texas flung in w ith it.
A writer in Tuesday’s Constitution
thinks the letter of Mr. Hill made no im
j pression. That writer is greatly' mis
taken. The truth is, Mr. Hill’s letter
has made a decided impression up this
way, and there is a strong and'growing
sentiment in sympathy with the senator.
If the writer intended to cover up or
smother this sentiment by such state
ment he will find that the people yet
think for themselves, and that there is a
growing independency that w'ill prompt
them to act for themselves. So let it be
understood that the common hard sense
of the people do not ignore Mr. Hill’s
statements as the writer in the Constitu
tion vainly attempts to make it appear.
To be candid, we are of the opinion
that there is something wrong in that
bond matter, and that the stink will come
to the nostrils of the people from some
quarter and will be a bad one for Geor
gia. But, at the same time, we shall
w'ait and watch, stand by the innocent,
condemn the guilty and pray the good
Lord to deliver Georgia from another
such disgraceful transaction under so
called democratic rule, backed by' eighty
thousand majority.
THE GEORGIA PRESS ASSOC IA TION.
By response to the invitation of the
citizens of Cartersville the Press Associ
ation of Georgia will meet here in May.
While our people are plain and simple in
their hospitality, our friends of the press
will find them none the less cordial.
They Intend to give the Jissociation a
hearty w elcome when they come to see
us. They intend to make them feel at
home and will send no bill after them
wdien they leave. We intend to do the
handsome thing in a plain way. And
then vye propose to do all we possibly
can for the legitimate members of
the press. The dead-beats and hangers
on must look out for themselves.
We tell our brethren of the press they
will have the most elegant place to meet
in they have yet seen. Our little opera
house is a gem. We intend to get the
ladies to decorate it w ith flowers. Our
hotels are superb and we have no doubt
many of the gang will have to go home
with our folks and break bread with them.
We don’t intend to be formal. We just
intend to take the press nolens volens and
give the boys a good, pleasant, homelike
reception and entertainment without cost
or litigation afterwards,
In conclusion we have to saj’ to our
press friends—we mean only the real
members of the fraternity—we w ant them
all to be here. No excuse w ill be receiv
ed—no apology allowed. We thus early
send abroad a cordial invitation to all to
come.
THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL.
lii the last issue of The Free Press,
over the signature of “Bartow,” in re
ferring to persons interested in the lease
of convicts, it was stated that “the comp
troller general has a share if he has not
lately disposed of it.” We have the in
formation from a reliable source that Mr.
Goldsmith does not now' or never did own
any interest, directly or indirectly in the
lease of convicts.
We know' none will be more ready to
do justice to Mr. Goldsmith than our cor
respondent “Bartow,” Wb is ever ready
to correct any mistakes said writer may
make. If our information is correct, and
we have no reason to bebeve that it is
not, it is a satisfaction to all good people
to know' that there are those holding high
offices in the State content with their
salaries apd &re not grasping to use such
offices for purposes of speculation therein.
The people are beginning to be awake
to the fact that there are too many pub
lic men g o into ofiice poor and come out
rich, while the people are being pressed
with heavy taxes. These things will be
looked after in the future. All we want
is a bold State press that w ill do its duty
to the people, and reform in these mat
ters w ill follow.
The people of Cartersville and Bartow
county will be thoroughly organized to
receive the press gang of Georgia in May.
Payment received for dues to this office
in “baby bonds.” Mr. Garrard will
tkke nofcb*
u NOT DEAD , BUT LIVE TIT"
The Free Press last week was inno
cently led into the error of stating that
Dr. A. Smith, of Ac worth, had been
found dead in Ids bed, whereat the Doc
tor comes at us with the following tren
chant note:
Acwobth, Ga., January 10, 1879.
Dear Sib: I see a notice in your paper of last
week of the death of Dr. Smith, a well-kuown
physician of Acworth. An enemy has reported
this. I am in good health, thank heaven, and
hope to live many days to come, to battle with
all my power for the good old democratic doc
trine. When my days are numbered upon earth,
then I want my death notice published in a sound
democratic paper.
Yours, very respectfully,
Dr. A. Smith.
The Doctor w ill please excuse us. We
hope his family will excuse us. We trust
his community will pardon us. We hope
the whole country' will look over the
error. We are glad the Doctor still sur
vives our little notice of his premature
demise. It is to be hoped that The Free
Press will never again be so unfortunate
as to send a man to his last account be
fore he is ready to “hand in his checks.”
And w'e trust the good and amiable
Doctor will live long “to battle with all
my (his) pow'er for the good old demo
cratic doctrine,” and “w'hen my (his)
days are numbered upon earth” The
Frhe Press, “a sound democratic jour
nal,” the soundest in the State, w ill sur
vive to publish the good Doctor’s “death
notice,” and topay T a tribute to bis memo
ry, extol his virtues and genuine democ
racy, free from ring rule, cliques and
combinations organized to defeat the
purposes of true Jeffersonian ism. That’s
all!
We copy elsew'here extracts from edi
torials in various State papers concerning
the Colquitt, Hill and Murphy matter as
an indication of the drift of the newspa
pers in regard to it. The drift appears
to be against Mr. Hill and attempts are
made at the \ alliation of the governor
and Murphy. Our own impressions are
decidedly in favor of Mr. Hill. Neither
of the friends of Gov. Colquitt or Mr.
Murphy' take any pains to tell why it w as
necessary for the Atlanta rolling mill to
pay out eight thousand dollars on the con
tingency the Northeastern railroad bonds
were to be signed by' the governor. That
is what the public want to know', and
they will know' it.
The January number of the Southern
Farmers Monthly has come to hand. It
is from the excellent steam printing
house of J. 11. Estill, of Savannah, and is
the very best specimen of an agricultural
periodical that has ever found its way to
this office. It is edited by L. C. Bryan,
and sent out at $2 a year. Farmers of
Georgia cannot better invest $2 than by
sending it to J. 11. Estill, Savannah, for
a year’s subscription.
The Constitution ambles forward at last
towards The Free Press and pensively
remarks that “Willingham, ofTHEC'Aß
tersvillk Free Press, is getting over
heat and fury of a successful campaign.”
We have to add that such amorous ad
vances on the part of that paper touches
the bottom of our better feelings. Now,
shove up a little closer, Constitution, and
we’ll have a hearty embrace at the press
meeting in May.
*• * •
The name of the Madison Journal has
been changed to the Madisonian. Dr.
Blackburn, the editor, with a white pine
board and a jack knife, cut out the head
ing of his paper, and gracefully curved
the line in a demo-semi circle. And, yet,
we trust the Madisonian will survive to a
green old age, and grow in proportion to
the dimensions of the heading of the
paper.
THE FEDERAL FOCUS.
Washington, January 14.—At a meet
ing of the house military committee this
morning, the sub-committee reported
that the communications laid before them
in regard to the charges against the man
agement of the soldiers’ home at Hamp
ton, Va., were insufficient to warrant con
gressional inquiry. On motion of repre
sentative White the sub-committee were
instructed to examine the matter more
fully and submit their conclusions to the
full committee on Thursday.
The Potter committee examined J. 11.
Birch, one of the presidential electors at
large of Louisiana. His testimony was
to the effect that he signed the second set
of the certificates, having been advised
that there was informality in the first set.
He knew nothing of the “forgery of the
signature except what he had learned
from the newspapers and conversations.
It was quite true that he forged no sig
nature. Witness Kelly was recalled from
Saturday and after much pressure, lie
stated positively that the name of Jaf
frions was forged, but was not quite so
sure as to that of Levissee. The commit
tee then took a recess.
The treasurer to-day issued a call for
twenty millions 5-20s, twelve millions reg
istered and eight millions coupon bonds.
The tour per cent, subscription to-day ag
gregated nearly fourteen millions.
The cabinet to-day had financial affairs
under discussion. Sherman showed that
more gold is coming into the treasury
than going out. Letters from sub-treas
urers show a popular preference for
greenbacks.
The house committee on commerce
agreed to report Small’s bill extending
the collection district of Beaufort, S. C.,
eastward to the South Edisto river, so as
to include the W'aters of the Combahee
river and the sounds and inlets on the
coast between the Edisto and Black rivers
in Georgia.
The committee on post-offices and post
roads authorized its chairman (Mr. Wad
dell) to report the bill prepared by him
for classification for mail matter as a sub
stitute for the Bill heretofore reported,
and which is now on the house calendar.
This bill has been very generally pub
lished, but, as agreed upon by the com
mitteee, it is amended so teat tetters,
mailed with insufficient postage, will be
forwarded and the deficiency collected
from the addressed. It provides also for
issuance of the new stamps to be used
for that purpose, as heretofore published.
The senate finance committee heard 11.
W. Hunt, president of the merchants’to
bacco company, of New York and Bos
ton, in opposition to the house bill, which
provides for reducing the rate of taxation
on tobacco. The committee adjourned
without acting on the subject, but will
hold a special meeting to dispose of it
within the next fe\y days,
The ways and means committee to-day
agreod to report favorably on the bill
making the United States pot receivable
for duties on imports, the bill authorizing
the secretary of the treasury to exchange
four per cent, bonds for six per cents, at
the pleasure of thfe holders therfeof, and
the bill providing for the remittance, of
taxes upon insolvent savings banks.
It will be determined Friday by a ma
jority ol the house committee on naval
affairs whether the report heretofore
drawn up and signed by the democratic
members of the committee sustaining the
charges preferred against ex-Secretary
Blossom shall be submitted to the house,
or whether, since hearing additional tes
timony in Robeson'S behalf, it is advisa
ble that a modified report should be
framed. The committee expect to hear
Rhbeson's personal defense during the
week.
Mr. Potter says he could not, yester
day, introduce a resolution in the house
asking for authority to examine the ci
pher dispatches arid for an appropriation
to pay the expenses attending the pro
ceedings, because of the funeral exer
cises, nojykui he offer a resolution until
next as on any other day a
unanimdHpmsent is required, and this
cannot as he understands
that Butler and others will object. He
will therefore offer a resolution next
Monday for adoption under the suspension
of the rules.
Upon re-assembling the examination
of Mr. Kelly was continued. In reply to
an inquiry of Mr. Cox, as to how he
came to write a letter to the chairman of
the committee, the witness said: at the
time Mr. Haves was elected the republi
cans thought he had not treated them as
he should, considering the circumstances
under which he was elected; and the
witness, therefore, thought he would re
turn the compliment, and for this reason
wrote the letter. He disclaimed all per
sonal pique in the matter, or disappoint
ment beeause he was not successful in
obtaining an office. The witness testi
fied that Blanchard forged the signatures
to the election certificates.
The witness declined to write the name
of Joffroin as he was requested to do by
Mr. Butler, but consented to write his
own signature, which he did in two dif
ferent stj'les. In answer to a question
why he made a difference in his signa
ture, he said it suited his pleasure. The
witness further said that when he saw
forgery of names to electoral certificates
that he did not think it a matter of im
portance to be talked about.
Geneial Butler next referred witness
to the sentence in his letter to Potter, in
Which he said : “If I could see the elec
toral certificates I could show forgery of
the name of Joffroin as well as that of
Levisse. I have made marks on them to
prove this beyond doubt, and to show you
the men who did it.” Butler exhibited
the certificates, and asked him to point
out the marks which he spoke of in the
letter.
Witness replied that the only differ
ence was in the handwriting and the
make up—these were the marks. He
| designated no others.
The president has nominated W. H. H.
! Clayton, United States attorney for the
western district of Arkansas.
The advices received at the Indian of
| fiee rumored of the raid by two thousand
I Comanche and Kiowa Indians are in fact
nothing but a hunting expedition of two
: hundred Kiowas and Comanches.
In a counsel with Secretary Sherman,
Judge Shellabarger said privately, yes
terday afternoon, that the examination of
St. Martin would depend on future devel
opments in the Potter committee.
A bill for the improvement of the
Mississippi levees was made the special
order for Thursday iu the house.
COLQUITT, HILL AND MURPHY.
| Extracts from Papers in Regard
to the Trouble.
Columbus Enquirer.
Mr. Hill appears to be mad, and very
much in earnest. .
Savannah News.
Mr. Hill discloses no new facts, makes
no new points In his quarrel with Mr.
Murphy, but with the ingenuity of a
special pleader, and with the covert vin
dictiveness of a selfish man and a jealous,
self-seeking politician, aasails Governor
Colquitt by implication and innuendo,
and endeavors to magnify the issue be
tween himself and Mr. Murphy, his suc
cessful rival, into a most momentous
matter, involving the integrity of the
Governor, the fate of the democratic par
ty, and the future well-being of the com
monwealth.
Rome Courier.
If, then, Gov. Colquitt was empowered
by law to do what he did, and did it in a
lawful way, and interested parties paid
Mr. Murphy to further their lawful
claims before the Governor, there can be
no wroug, per se, in either the conduct of
Gov. Colquitt or Mr. Murphy. But we
hold that Murphy did wrong in taking
the fee, and that the taking of a fee or re
ward by any man holding office under
the authority of the State, for the pur
pose of increasing the liabilities or in
debtedness of the State, ought to be pro
hibited by law, and the terms of the law
should include not only clerks in the de
partments at Atlanta, but also United
States Senators and Representatives in
Congress,
Atlanta Phonograph.
In the vindictiveness of a man balked
of $7,000, Mr. Hill set to work to injure
the man who received it. In his blind
fighting he was so reckless in his asser
tion and innuendo as to seem to implicate
the Governor in his charges of wrong
doing. The result was, for we are pass
ing briefly, that gentleman demanded an
investigation, which proved that he was
free from the least taint of suspicion.
He signed the bonds, because, after ma
ture deliberation he was satisfied it was
right, and would have done it when so
satisfied whether either Hill or Murphy
had ever come near him. Unless so sat
isfied the road, the rolling mill, the bank,
Hill, Murphy, nor anybody else, nor all
combined could have "forced him to do it.
Madison Madisonian.
We hope now that since the glove has
been thrown down by Mr. Hill and his
subalterns, that Governor Colquitt and
friend swill take it up and place the gover
nor two years hene6 in the United States
senate. We are surprised to see Mr. Hill
pursue what seems a suicidal course. The
governor has not abused or antagonized
him but he has certainly under a garb of
expressed friendhip done his best to injure
the governor. He is sowing to the wind,
and will reap a whirlwind of political
disaster. He should remember bow hard
was the struggle to become United States
senator and profit by the same. In this
fight we are for Governor Colquitt first,
last and all the time, and we believe that
the people are with us,
Atlanta Constitution,
We are somewhat puzzled by Mr. Hill’s
application of the general principle to the
rolling-mill matter. We cannot see why
it does not apply equally as well to a rep
resentative of the State as to a clerk of the
State, the one being directly and tile oth
er indirectly a creature of the legislature,
neither gaining office at the hands of the
governor, nor being removably at his
pleasure. Mr. Hill’s contract with the
rolling-mill company does, it is true, re
fer to legal proceedings were instituted in
connection with the State’s liabilities as
to the Northeastern bonds. Mr. Hill is
an eminent lawyer, and Mr. Murphy is
a lawyer also; but in Mr, Hill’s own
words', “lawyers have no more right to
U9e public office for private gain than
other people,”
Columbus Enquirer,
The message has gone forth. The is
sue is made. The manifesto is published.
The gage of battle has been' throw n
down, hteuator Hill has proclaimed open
Vrarfhrfe against W%st Murphy and the
majority report of the Georgia legislature
The pronuneiamento is very lengthy, >ut
it is peppery and interesting enough to
repay perusal. It is a thrilling drama of
“much ado about SB,OOO ” on y on* act
of which has been played. Ihe lest re
mains in the feture and the conch son
will most probably be presented at the
meeting of the general assembly in July.
Senator Hill now says no charts were
ever made against Governor Colquitt.
He justifies the signing of railroad bonds
as legal and proper. The act was in ac
cordance with law and the construction
of the spirit of legislation. The governor
did what was right, and in this regard
has the approval of the best authority m
the State, nor does he believe that the
o-overnor was influenced by any improper
motive, nor has he intimated such. So
far so good. In this all are agreed. As
regards this matter there is no difference.
Cincinnati, January 9.—The Price
Current contains the usual January pre
liminary report of pork packing in the
west. The report shows the total pack
ing at this date at the six large cities,
Cincinnati, Chicago, St. Louis, Milwau
kee, Indianapolis and Louisville to he
3,545,000, or 1,055,000 more than the
same date last year. The total at all in
terior points is approximately 1,400,000,
or 375,000 more than the same time last
year, making a total increase of 1,430,-
000 at all points. Returns indicate a large
tailing off in the packing (Turing the re
mainder of the season compared with last
year, the estimates for interior points
being approximately 2,000,000 head for
the season or 60;000 more than last win
ter. The estimates for the six large
cities reach 5,005,000, making an aggre
gate of 7,005,000 at all points, which fig
ures, it is suggested, may be modified.
Last winter’s packing was 0,505,000 bead.
The above indicates an increase of 500,-
000 head. This is expected to be mostly
overcome by a decrease in the in average
weights compared with last winter. The
prospective supply of hogs for spring and
summer appear to he much less than a
year ago.
While we do not urge the reading of
newspapers to the exclusion of other
matter, we must insist that a household
is not complete without a number of good
newspapers. The fireside in the winter
months is more pleasant, and the cool
breezes in the summer more enjoyable
when newspapers, filled with excellent
literature and important news and local
items, are scattered around promiscuous
ly. Every family can afford, and should
have one or more newspaper. Among
the journals taken, the county paper
should be first, for in it all matters of
local interest are discussed, and in it are
found the advertisements of the sheriff
and other county officers, besides the dis
play advertisements of business men, by
the reading of which none ever lose any
thing. What we say is brief, but to the
point. Who can gainsay it?
At Mount JEtna, Pa., duringchristmaS
weeek, was solemnized a wedding be
tween an aged man and a dame of ancient
days. He was eighty-seven and she was
eighty-six. A justice of the peaee mar
ried them. When they had been con
gratulated by a few friends, the old gen
tleman took from his pocket a purse con
taining silver "coin and directed the
smiling “boys” to make merry at the
hotel over the way.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
ST. JAMES HOTEL,
(Cartersvflle, Georgia.)
The undersigned has recently
taken charge of this elegant new hotel. It
has been newly furnished and shall be first-class
in all rejects.
SAMPLE ROOM FOR COMMERCIAL TRAVELERS.
Favorable terms to traveling theatrical com
panies. panlG] L. C. IIOSS, Propjetor.
NEW BARBER SHO 3? .
WILLIAM M. HARRIS,
AN EXCELLENT BARBER OF ROME, HAS
recently removed to Cartersville and
has fitted up an elegant shop in the St. James
Hotel, first door. He guarantees satisfaction to
those who give him a trial. Orders for work at
private houses filled promptly. William John
son is also connected with my shop.
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u. STEPHENS
Announces to the public that he will sell his
stock of
Dry Goods and Groceries at Cost
FOR THE NEXT SIXTY DAYS
FOR CASH.
NOW IS THE TIME TO GET CHEAP
BARGAINS.
The public is respectfully invited to call and
get the best bargains ever offered in Cartersville.
DBS. BAKER & SHEPHERD
\I7ILL, after the first of January, 1879, prac
f V tice SURGKBY together, in all its braucli
es, GENERAL, SPECIAL unci GYXRCALOG
ICAL, in Bartow and adjoining counties.
Prompt attention given to this branch of the
profession. We do not deem it necessary to give
any references as to our skill as Surgeons.
Having done the entire practice in this line of
the profession for the past several years, we let
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we will do in the future.
T. H, BAKER, M. D.
jan2-tf J. T. SHEPHERD, M. D
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I ]NT BANKRUPTCY!
AUCTION SALE.of REAL ESTATE !
On Saturday, February Ist, 1879.
At 10 o’clock, A. M., on the premises,
I WILL SELL TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER,
the following described property, belonging
to the estate of N. Gilreath & Son, bankrupt-:
The store house and lot, lately occupied by
said Gilreath & Son, in the city of Cartersville,
Ga., fronting fifty feet on Main street and run
ning back, along Erwin street, eighty-six feet.
Also, one brick, fire-proof warehouse and lot,
frouting fifty feet on Main street, and running
back 120 feet.
TERMS CASH.
AUGUSTUS M FOUTE.
Assigned, etc,
January a,
1870. THE 1879.
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HOWARD HYDRAULIC CEMENT.
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TY, GEORGIA.
IrtQUAL to the best imported Portland Ce
li ment. Send for circular. Try this before
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dent Cherokee Iron Company, Cedartown, Ga.,
who has built a splendid dam, (cost $7,000.) using
this cement and pronouncing it the best he ever
used. Also refer to Gen. Win. Mcßae, Superin
tendent W. &A. Railroad Company, who has
been using it for piers of bridges and culverts on
his railroad, for two years; also to Capt. John
Postell, C. E. Also to John Stone, Superinten
dent of Bartow Iron Company. Bartow, Ga., who
has built several large reservoirs with it, which
are perfect; to Messrs. Smith, Son & Bre., of
Rome, who have made a splendid pavement
with it; to Capt. M. B. Grant, or Mr. Gilbert
Butler, of Savannah, who have used it with
great success in siucco work, or Major Bryan,
of Savannah, Mr. J. J. Cohen, of Rome, to
Messrs. Grant, Jacksonville, Ala., who have
used it for fountains, pavements, fish ponds, cel
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Notice.
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIRE
ments of the constitution of Georgia in reter
ence to local legislation, I hereby give notice,
that I will introduce to the Legislature, which is
now in sessiou, the following bills, to-wit:
AN ACT, To repeal an act creating a countv
court for the county of Bartow.
Also, AN ACT, To ainmend the charter oi Car
tersuille; the purpose of this amendment is a
reduction of the Board of Aldermen Horn eight
to four, that is one for each ward; and providing
for the. election of the marshal of the city by the
people at the time the mayor and aldermen are
elected. This the fth October, 1878,
THOMAS W. MILS lit.