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THE FREE PRESS.
An liMtaptiHlent Democratic Journal.
c. H. C. WILLINGHAM. Editor.
Thk Free Kress is an independent Democrat
ic Journal, opposed' to all Kings, Cliques aud
Combinations, of whatever sort, organizedto de
feat the will of the people in all public matters
or interests in whatever shape presented.
Business notice.
There is a large number of subscribers to The
Frick Kress who are behind in payment for it.
We have notitled them of the fact repeatedly by
the cross mark on the margin. Very few have
responded. We ask. Is this right? It requires
cash to publish every number of the paper, and
our patrons should see the justice of paying
what they owe. We desire to reduce our busi
ness to a cash system, and hope all will pay up
and in advance without delay.
THE SITU A Tl ON IN THE SE VKNTH %
The late congressional election in the seventh,
as the whole state remembers, did much to dis
organize and weaken the democratic party in
that district. Although the election is long over,
the journals in the district are still lighting the
campaign. Notably bitter is Felton’s indepen
dent organ, the Cartersvilie Free Kress, nor
have we been able to reconcile ;ts light against
the party and its weak tirade against its leaders
with the principles of true Democracy. Since
the election of its candidate, it has been less for
giving and less magnanimous, and less demo
cratic even, than in our innocent heart we had
accorded them. Lately its contemporary and
neighbor, the Cartersville Exprens, deprecated
this continuance of the contest, and favoring
peace aud harmony in the party and district in a
true spirit of amity, reached forth its hand to
The Free Kress and proposed to bury the
hatchet. We took occasion then to reproduce in
the New* the article of the Expre. The Free
Kress in a late issue made reply to that article,
and in an editorial paragraph said:
“Now, if the Griffin News will copy our reply
to the Exprt** as to ‘the difference between us,’
it will be guilty of a neat piece of fairness.” *
Of course we cannot refuse doing such “a neat
piece of fairness,” and the article will be found
elsewhere. In the foregoing remarks, however,
we trust we have fairly anti clearly set forth our
views of the matter.
The above is from the Griffin News, of
the 15th, a paper that seems to have no
clear ideas of genuine democracy except
that servile subserviency to the rule of
the few “tricksters and trim miners”
over the many. We deny that the inde
pendents have weakened the democratic
party in this district; but to the con
trary, it is doing more to purify it than
anything else. Nor are we “still light
ing the campaign.” We are simply re
pelling the slanders of those who attempt
to traduce and malign the true and inde
pendent democracy that have the man
hood to think and act for themselves free
from the dictation of office-holders and
office-seekers who have no interest in
politics except for personal honor and
personal gain.
The Free Press is not “Felton’s in
dependent organ.” It Is the voice ot the
people, and its columns are freely open
to the expression of public opinion from
every quarter. It is the people’s organ
and no one man’s organ, and it would
turn against Felton the moment he dis
regarded popular rights, and Felton
knows it. No! no! The Free Press is
an organ of the free and independent
democracy of the seventh district and
cannot be subsidized in the interest of
any one.
And the little Griffin News says, with
a curl of its lips, that it cannot reconcile
the fight of The Free Press “against
the party and its weak tirade against true
democracy ?” Whoever says it ever did,
is simply ignorant of what he is talking
about or wilfully lies. We put the most
charitable construction. The Free
Press is an independent democratic
journal. Its editor neither desires or
seeks office, nor has any kinsfolk that do;
nor would he subvert pure and genuine
democracy to secure place for relatives
or friends.
The Free Press “is less forgiving
and less magnanimous and less demacrat
ic, even,” than the little Griffin News
accorded to it. Why, my little friend,
we have forgiven all that happened in
the late campaign. We have tried to
bury the hatchet in the bottom of the
Etowah river. We have not a hard
feeling against any one—not even “Our
George.” We don’t care a continental
cent what happened in that campaign
except in a few instances, which we in-
tend to remember as landmarks for the
future—as signboards of what may be
expected.
Well, as to our kind neighbor, the
Express. The editor is one of the clev
erest of Tennessee’s editors in Georgia,
lie is not yet quite familiar with politi
cal matters in this state. He don’t ex
actly status ot political
affairs in this district. His intentions
were good and we appreciate them. We
honor the heart that pulsates in behalf of
peace— especially among democrats.
But, you see, my little Griffin News, our
neighbor, in the kindness of his heart,
dipped his finger into something hotter
than he supposed it was and took it (Hit
without being told to do so. Now, the
spirit of amity between the Express and
The Free Press is most amicable.
There’s nothing between us but the brick
walls that separate our offices. Why,
our neighbor is a good democrat and will
be the only sort of a democrat that true
manhood will allow. He will vote and
act for himself.
That “neat piece of fairness” was ele
gantly done. It was superbly rendered
in the broad face of generous bourgeois.
We bow respectfully to the courtesy and
back out of the room with due reverence
to distinguished consideration.
One of the most ungrateful political
acts of the times was the defeat of Col.
Thompson, of the Savannah News, for
congress. For more than a quarter of a
century he has labored for his party. In
the days of the infamous reconstruction
he held high the standard of the party,
and has never been rewarded for it. This
reminds us of the ingratitude exhibited
to another old journalist. We refer to
Col. C. W. Styles. He staked all and
risked all in the uoiuiuation and election
of Gov. Colquitt. He lost, and when he
needed recognition for faithful service be
was ignored. These are two instances of
ingratitude we regret ftuejoni.
GOVERNOR-MA K ING.
A number of the Georgia papers are
pretty busily at work setting up jjieir
favorites for governor next year. We 11,.;
it is about time to begin the business, we
suppose. It required four years of po
litical diplomacy and partisan manage
ment to make up the last chief magis
trate. A great deal of organized ma
chinery was eniployed in the job. How
it was greasea, if greased at all, we don’t
knovf!* Whatever it lacked in efficiency
the work was made up pretty solidly
through the instrumentalities of Sunday
school and grange celebrations and pic
nics. When C’ol. Tom. Hardeman was
elected pieshlent of the state agricultural
society, we thought him then on the line
of promotion; but we fear Col. Tom.
hasn’t sufficiently availed himself of his
peculiar advantages to get well on the
track. The trouble may be, perhaps,
that Col. Tom. was not a good Sunday
school scholar and does not take the
proper interest in such matters.
A few of the stones, however, have
been carelessly laid for the foundation of
several aspirants for the nomination.
These will be placed in proper position
at the right time. After a while the
walls will begin to assume shape, and the
tallest and most solid will attract the
greatest number of workmen and the
weaker structures will be toppled over
and used as good compromise material in
building the strongest, and there will be
no trouble in making the nomination
unanimous when the time comes. In
the meantime, we would say to Col. Tom.
Hardeman to make use of his advantages
in being on the line of promotion by
going earnestly to work. There is no
telling what can or may be accomplished
by superior sagacity and consummate
tact in such matters.
In due time The Free Press may
begin to lay its foundations for a guber
natorial structure. Who the lucky man
will be we are not as yet determined. We
came near getting our man in in 187 G.
We commenced just a little too late; but
we made good time—so good and so suc
cessful as to give us the sobriquet of “the
Cartersville Warwick,” which, of course,
was very flattering to an humble indi
vidual. If we undertake the job again,
we don’t know whether we shall attempt
it through a state convention or not.
Our purpose will be to secure a good gov
ernor, an able and efficient man, and one
who will be the peer of any who has yet
tilled the executive chair of Georgia. It
may require an independent move to do
so or it may not. So whatever nomina
tion is made must be fairly and judi
ciously effected.
We think, however, that Gen. Wofford
or Gen. Toombs would suit all classes
and all sections, and would come nearer
giving general satisfaction than any
other men in the state. Whether either
would consent to make the race we are
not advised either by word, letter or
hint. They are certainly not manipu
lating for the honor, and hence are all
the more desirable on that account.
There are no letters being written to the
rural journals for them at any rate.
Well, it is nearly two years before the
next election. In the meantime we in
tend to have all the fun we can out of
the matter until the proper time comes
for regular business. We don’t intend
to get mad nor sullen. We jifst want to
have a jolly old winter sport in seeing
gubernatorial structures toppled over like
men of snow. There is just that much
of boyish frolic and innocent amusement
in our disposition.
TilE C A TOOSA SPRINGS.
The health and pleasure-seeking peo
ple of this country will be glad to learn
that the indomitable and enterprising B.
W. Wrenn has leased the Catoosa springs
for ten years, and will open them under
the management of Mr. J. R. Campbell,
late of the Kimball house. These facts
insure in advance one of the best water
ing places in the south. There are fifty
two springs at Catoosa, combining all
kinds. The place and the accommoda
tions are perfectly delightful.
We wish Wrenn could be open by the
t,ime the press association meets, so that
all could have an opportunity of seeing
this famous watering place and enjoying
a day there. That would tell the tale of
its superior inducements everywhere,
and carry a business there that, perhaps,
is not contemplated.
We wish Wrenn and Campbell the
greatest popularity and prosperity. They
will, beyond doubt, prove worthy of
both.
GEN. TOOMBS FOR GOVERN OR.
Since writing the most of our editorial,
we have received the Gainesville Suuth
ro'i, from which the following paragraph
is an extract:
“So far as we are concerned we will support
Gen. Toombs far governor, if he will run, if
every negro, carpet-bagger and scalawag in the
state just howl for him. and then shall believe
we are voting for one of ihe best democrats,
soundest statesmen, and most loyal men to his
people, in the south.”
And so will we. No better democrat
could he nominated even if as good a
one can be. It requires a good deal of
sharp political trickery for any man to
secure a nomination and the right sort of
a man won’t resort to it.
Well, suppose we let it be understood
that Gen. Toombs is the people’s can
didate for governor. The people have a
right to vote for whom they please.
The Atlanta Phonoqraph says:
“The Cartersville Free Press seems to have
an undying spite at Gen. Gordon. It is none of
our picnic, but we wonder if the Free Press
does not feel just a trifle lonesome when engaged
in this sort of work.”
The Phonograph is mistaken. Will
that paper tell us wherein we have done
the general injustice? When he came
out of his way in the late campaign to
abuse and villifv good democrats, we
gave him as good as he sent. When he
vauntingly said that “the independents
must be driven to the wall and eternally
crushed,” he was guilty of an unwarrant
able assailment of honest freemen who
choose to vote as they please. For that
and other acts of political arrogance and
assumacy, we have given him blow for
Won*.
OUR DEMOCRACY.
A few of our exchanges affect to be
lieve that the editor of The Free Press
| is nota democrat, as the following para
graph from the Augusta Chronicle ami
Cos nstituiionalist won ldt have- the readers
or that paper to believe:
C. H. C. Willingham, of the Cartersville Free
Kress, was fifty years old last week. He was
for many years a staunch democrat and is still
considerable of a politician and editor. Taking
him all in all, we eannot but agree with one of
his friends in declaring that in reaching his half
century he has achieved a great vietory.
The editors- of that paper know per
fectly well that we are a democrat of the
“straightest sect.” They know perfectly
well that we have proven our fealty to
democratic principles on all occasions,
and never swerved from the vindication
ot them in a single instance. They
know perfectly well that we were
among the first in Georgia in raising the
democratic banner after the war at a time
when hundreds were as dumb as oysters
and were too much afraid of the glitter of
bayonet rule to express themselves.
They know, or ought to know, that we
were more than once threatened with a
suppression of our paper and imprision
ment for our bold devotion to democratic
principle—twice by the military aud once
by Bullock.
The editors of the Chronicle and Con
stitution know, too, that we were the
first in the state to oppose the so-called
“new departure” that proposed to oblit
erate the lines between democracy and
radicalism. They know, also, that we
were opposed to committing the party
to the support of Horace Greeley, the
father, as it were, of radicalism, thereby
stultifying the democratic party. They
know, furthermore, that we have not
voted or supported any man for office
that was not a democrat except Horace
Greeley, and then under protest, and at
the behests of organized dictation, and
against onr convictions of duty to demo
cratic principles.
Nor have the editors of the Chronicle
and Constitutionalist ever heard of our
asking office from President Hayes, as
some of the so-called organized demo
cratic editors of this state have done and
who now affect to believe we are not a
democrat. Nor did we ever publish any
of Bullock’s proclamations, that infa
mous scheme practiced to subsidize the
press, which many grabbed at so eagerly,
and who now extend to the. “thieving
governor” a cordial welcome whenever
he returns to the state. Nor will we
support those so-called democrats for of
fice who swarmed around that adminis
tiation, holding office under it and em
ployed as lobbyists among its corrupt
legislators to rob the state in all sorts of
wild schemes of gigantic swindling.
We sustain Felton because he is a
sound and incorruptible democrat, and
is opposed to that element of so-called
democrats, who make their politics sub
servient to private interests. There are
two kinds of democrats, one who carry
their principles jn their hearts; the
other, who carry them in their pockets to
be used as private gain and selfish inter
ests may require. We do not belong to
the latter class. Our democracy springs
from principle and not mere partisanism.
True democracy is freedom of thought
and action and the right of the people to
rule independent of political “trimmers
and tricksters” who assume to be the
party for their own purposes.
THE AGRICULTURAL MEETING.
The state agricultural society met in
Hawkinsville on Tuesday at 12 M., and
was called to order by President Harde
man. Mayor Kibbee made an address of
welcome, which was replied to by Mr.
Livingston, of Newton. President Har
deman read a beautiful opening address,
in which he sought to impress on the so
ciety the importance of home produce,
the abolishment of the credit system
based on mortgages, etc., and substitu
ting a credit based on personal honor as
existing before the war; preserving the
forestry of the state and keeping in tact
and improving the labor system. About
300 delegates are present. The new
vice-president and executive committee
men were installed and the society re
cessed till three o’clock.
We regret to learn that Gen. R. H.
Chilton, adjutant-general of Gen. R. E.
Lee, and since the war a resident of Co
lumbus, Ga., and president of the Co
lumbus manufacturing company, fell
dead of apoplexy, while sitting alone at
bis desk Tuesday afternoon. lie was
over sixty years of age, and graduated
at West Point from Virginia. He was
promoted to major in the Mexican war
and was paymaster in Texas prior to
1860. __
We are glad to greet the old LaGnmge
Reporter in its new dress. It has, phoe
nix like, risen from its ashes, one of the
handsomest papers in the state. llow glad
we were to see the old heading! It was
good to our sight and we only wish Wa
terman to make it a fearless and indepen
dent democratic paper, reflecting the
voice of the people. It is a glorious old
paper. We love it still.
• The state evening dailies are lively
little sprites. The Augusta News comes
regularly and full of vim. The Macon
Ledger has the pluck, but we can’t read
its bad print. The Atlanta Post is all
right except we don’t see it unless there
is a copy more than is wanted for others.
Altogether, we like the Georgia evening
papers.
“Bartow” has more sharp criticism in
this issue of our paper. “Bartow” is
the most terse and incisive writer in the
state. “Bartow” is a citizen of this
county, and “Bartow” is responsible for
all that is written over that signature.
The Macon Telegraph and the Colum
bus Times have ceased to exchange with
The Free Press. If purposely done wo
can stand it about as well as they can;
but still wo would like to have their
visits.
We want a governor who will be re
sponsible to the people alone for his ad
ministration, and not to a few irresponsi
ble personal elaqtiers who manipulated
hie notninattam
T— ATCKWTA CDNSTTTrTION IS* ITS
HATRED OF DR. FELTON.
To The Free Press:
The political editor of this popular
journal is very bUjer in his hatred to Dr.
Felton. Whether it-grows out o# some*
correspondence on the Huntington rail
road scheme, or whether the paper is too
envious to accord justice to an opponent
we must allow the readers of The Free
Press fodecide. E. P. Howell goes into
hysterics over an article in the National
Republican cernmendatory of Dr. Felton,
as distinguished from its want of regard
for Gen. Gordon. Recollecting that the
aforesaid editor was solicitor-general
under Gov. Bullock (who was always
considered sharp enongh to bind his offi
cial patronage by strong ties to himself),
we are fully prepared to see this wolf in
sheep’s clothing appear on the stage to
cry “stop thief.”
The lion’s skirt belonging to the Geor
gia democracy never hid the ass’ ears,
and we are all familiar with the bray of
the Atlanta Constitution. The National
Republican may certainly take a choice
between the above named gentlemen.
Col. Evan Howell endorsed Maj. Sinythe
to President Hayes for United States
marshal, and it is reported that he helped
Col. Wade for the same place. He made
a choice of republicans over democrats.
If the National Republican has' better
taste than Col. Howell, why should he
bray in this vociferous manner, except
to raise a noise to shelter certain “trick
sters and trimmers?”
To conclude the article that Col. How
ell left unfinished, we will copy a little
further from the National Republican—
stating at the same time that Dr. Felton
was never solicitor-general nor did he
ever join the union league. Bartow.
Independentism in southern polities does not
mean anything more or less than opposition to
the Bourbon democracy, and it does not neces
sarily follow that the independents will make
any alliance with the republicans on national
questions, although it is true that they rely on
the republicans for aid in their purely local or
state contests. In Georgia, for example, the in
dependents are in a majority by the aid of the
republicans over the Bourbon democrats; but on
all national questions such of their leaders as
Mr. Stephens or Dr. Felton are effectively demo
cratic and have no affinity with or for the re
publican party. It is nevertheless possible that
with an unpopular democratic candidate for
president like Tilden, and a popular republican
nominee like Grant, the republicans might carry
the state in 1880. There is no harm in disciissing
such a possibility if for no other reason than
that its discussion familiarizes the people of
Georgia with the idea of supporting Grant, who
at Appomattox, and ever since then, has been
the true friend of the confederate soldiery.
WHAT MR. STEPHENS SAYS.
VVe copy the following extract from a
private letter received a day or two ago
from Washington city:
We inquired of Mr. Stephens what he
thought ot that insidious article in the
Macon Telegraph and Messenger, about a
member from Georgia being in consulta
tion with a colored officeholder in Wash
ington, in regard to Gen. Toombs and
the gubernatorial office, and why he sup
posed he could be treated in such a mali
cious way ?
“I think nor care nothing,” said the
old gentleman, “about the whole thing.
It was a lie made out of whole cloth, and I
stamp it here a lie. A colored man vol
untarily assisted me in getting off some
documents and he did it very well. The
motive that prompted the writer in that
paper I care nothing about. I would
have consulted him no sooner than the
colored brother about Gen. Toombs’
candidacy. The general is too far above
both to ask the help or encouragement of
either of the two. The idea is simply
preposterous. I should be delighted to
see Gen. Toombs governor of Georgia,
but neither of us look to sensational
newspaper mendicants for assistance. 1
am utterly indifferent to the lie and the
attack.”
CONGRESSIONAL NOTES.
The following we find under Washing
ton dates of Monday last:
Judge W. B. Fleming has arrived in
Washington and was sworn in as the
successor of the late Hon. Julian Ilart
ridge.
The general deficiency bill has passed
the house. The total sum recommended
by the bill is $‘257,904,057. There are
but two more appropriation bills to be
passed—the legislative, executive and ju
dicial, and the sundry civil.
Before the Potter committee the affida
vits ot Judge 11. C. Ripley and 11. M.
Mclntosh (the latter the Tallahassee cor
respondent of the Savannah News during
the canvass of the returns of the last
presidential election) , were read. They
were forwarded by attorney-general W.
A.-Cocke, and were in support of his as
sertion that ex-Govcrnor Noyes was clos
eted with the members of the returning
hoard during the count, and which asser
tion Noyes denied.
Senator Enstis presented to the Senate
a protest of the Louisiana legislature
against-the action of the United States
circuit court at New Orleans in arresting
persons and bringing them to that city
for trial for alleged violations of the elec
tion laws. The protest states that such
action is in derogation of the United
States constitution, and pregnant with
the gravest consequences, and that the
people of the state could not hut protest
against such harsh and unwarrantable
persecutions.
Mr. J. W. Si monton, general agent of
the associated press, made a statement
before the senate committee considering
the hill to authorize railroad telegraph
lines, on the connection of the Western
Union company with tlie association, lie
showed that the press association is not
in any true sense a monopoly, that it
neither lives nor prospers by the favor of
the telegraph company, hut is absolutely
independent of that corporation, and that
postal telegraphy, or any governmental
intervention to fix telegraph rates, would
only strengthen the associated press pow
er, and proportionately weaken its com
petition.
TUESKAY.
The amendment, to the hill to tax tea
ten cents, and eofl'ee two and a half cents
was rejected in the senate. Also the
amendment to increase the tax on tobacco
from 10 to 20 cents per pound was re
jected. An amendment to exempt from
certain provisions of the existing law
small distilleries, whose daily capacity
does not exceed thirty gallons, was
agreed to. The senate agreed to an
amendment that the act take effect the
Ist of May, instead of the Ist of April,
as proposed by the committee. After
several amendments the hill was passed.
The house did not come to final action on
any bill.
Another famine is imminent in ludin
mifcsfc rain Mte within a fortnight.
PENSION (*T.AIMS.
Who are Entitled to Them and' How to
get Them.
W> prfht the following circulars from
the pension office at Washington city for
the benefit of those interested:
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,)
Pension Office, >
Washington, D. C., Jan. 27, 1879.)
CIRCULAR LETTPfe.
Sir —Persons who are entitled to ar
rears of pension, under the act granting
arrears, approved January 25, 1879, and
whose pensions were granted previous to
that date, will not require the assistance
of a claim agent in obtaining the amount
due them. All correspondence in rela
tron to any claim for such arrears, will
be with the person entitled, and no claim
agent will be recognized in such claim.
A letter addressed to the commissioner
of pensions, signed by the person who
was in receipt of the pension at the date
aforesaid, and two witnesses, in the pres
ence of a magistrate, will be the only
application required—and upon which
the rights of all parties concerned will
be adjusted.
The pension certificate should not be
sent to this office —but it must be exhib
ited to the magistrate. The letter should
be in the following or equivalent form :
To the Commissioner of Pensions:
I, , a pensioner under pension cer
tificate No. —, hereby apply for the ar
rears due me, under the act granting ar
rears of pension, approved January 25.
1879. My post office address is—[here
insert the name of the post office, and it
the claimant resides in a city, the name
and number of the street and residence
must also be given.]
Two witnesses. Name of Claimant.
State of , )
County of ,f >-
Signed in my presence by , who i?
known to me to be the person he de
scribed himself to be, and at the same
time he exhibited to me his pension cer
tificate, which is numbered —.
Magistrate’s signature.
Very respectfully,
J. A. Bentley,
Commissioner of Pensions.
ARREARS OF PENSION —APPROVED JANU
ARY 25, 1879.
AN ACT to provide that all pensions on
account of death, or wounds received,
or disease contracted in the service ol
the United States during the late war
of the rebellion, which have been
granted, or which shall hereafter be
granted, shall commence from the date
of death or discharge troip the service
of the United States; for the payment
of arrears of pensions, and other pur
poses.
Be it enacted by the senate and house
of representatives of the United States
in congress assembled, That all pensions
which have been granted under the gen
eral law regulating pensions, or may
hereafter be granted, in consequence ot
wounds, injuries, or disease received or
contracted in said service during the said
war of the rebellion, shall commence
from the death or discharge from said
service of the person on whose account
the claim has been or shall hereafter be
granted, or from the termination of tin
right of the party having prior title to
such pension; Provided, The rate of pen
sion for the intervening time for which
arrears of pension are hereby granted
shall be the same per month for which
the pension was originally granted.
Sec. 2. That the commissioner of pen
sions is hereby authorized and directed
to adopt such rules and regulations for
the payment of the arrears oi pensions
hereby granted as will be necessary to
cause to be paid to such pensioners, or, it
the pensioners shall have died, to the
person or persons entitled to the same, ali
such arrears of pension as the pensioner
may be, or would have been, entitled to
under this act.
Sec. 3. That section forty-seven hun
dred and seventeen of the revised stat
utes of the United States, which provides
that “no claim for pension not prosecu
ted to a successful issue within five years
from the date of filing the same shall be
admitted without record evidence from
the war or navy department of the injury
or the disease which resulted in the disa
bility or death of the person on whose ac
count the claim is made; Provided, That
in any case in which the limitation pre
scribed by this section bars the further
prosecution of the claim, the claimant
may present, through the pension office,
to the adjutant-general of the army or
the surgeon-general of the navy, evi
dence that the disease or injury which
resulted in the disability or death of the
person on whose account the claim is
made originated in the service and in the
line of duty; and if such evidence is
deemed satisfactory by the officer to whom
it may be submitted, he shall yause a
record of the fact so proved to l>e made,
and a copy of the same to be transmitted
to the commissioner of pensions, and the
bar to the prosecution of the claim shall
shall thereby be removed,” be, and the
same is heceby repealed.
Sec. 4. No claim agent or other person
shall be entitled to receive any compen
sation for services in making application
for arrears of pension.
Sec. 5. That all acts or parts of acts so
far as they may conflict with the provi
sions of this act be, and the same are
hereby repealed.
Approved January 25,1879.
No claim for arrears under the provi
sions of the above act, due to a pensioner
already upon the rolls, will be adjusted
until congress shall have appropriated
the money for the payment of such
claim.
Applications for such arrears may how
ever be filed—but will receive no answer
until the claim is adjusted.
The above rules are necessary to pre
vent the work of the office from becom
ing blockaded by unnecessary corres
pondence. " J. A. Bentley,
Commissioner of Pensions.
“C. H. C. Willinghym, of the Cartersville
Free Press, was fifty years old last week. He
was for many pears a staunch democrat, and is
still considerable of a politician and editor.
Taking him all in all, we cannot but agree with
one of his friends in declaring that in reaching
his half century he has achieved a great victory.”
The above first appeared in the “Geor
gia column” of the Augusta Chronicle
and Constitutionalist, but was reproduced
in the Courier yesterday. It is supposed
to have been written by Mr. Pleasant
Stovall, a pert young gentleman of some
promise, but a great deal more presump
tion, and one whose democracy is too
adolescent to enable him to judge of any
others. For such a chap to criticise the
democracy of such a veteran as C. H. C.
Willingham, who has suftered more for
his democracy than any other man in the
state, is sheer impertinence, and the
bantling ought to be ashamed of himself.
When Bullock and Meade were here
Willingham stood almost alone of Geor
gia editors in his war upon them. When
Geo. .N. Lester was scooping up the
crumbs that fell from Bullock’s table,
Willingham was threatened with the
sharp point Pope’s bayonets if he did
not cease his democratic fire upon the
fools and thieves who were despoiling
the State.— Home Tribune.
Washington, February 19. — May Mar
shall, pedestrienne, to-night, completed
her task of walking 2,796 quarter miles
in as many quarter hours. She was in
good condition at the dose.
Philadelphia, Pa., February 19.
At the municipal election to-day the re
publicans guintetl geubrally.
Tterrtbt.e accident.
•Selma, Ala.*F ebruary 18.—The north
bound passenger on the Selma, Rome and
Dalton railway went through a rotten
bridge, thirteen miles from Selma, at 0 a.
m. The entire train, except the engine,
was wrecked. One white man and t\\ o
nea-roes was killed; two whites fatally
wounded. Mr. Stanton, general super
intendent of the road, was on the train
and is believed to be fatally hurt. It is
reported that Gt orge Uvans (white.; and
four negroes were killed, and thaTSilper
intendent Stanton and Conductor V hite
were fhtally injured.
The following are the killed: George
R. Evans and two negroes, unknown.
The following are believed to be fatally
injured : Albert Pitner, brakesman; John
Shoemaker, baggage-master; H. A. Rey
nolds, express messenger; John Rivers,
colored brakeman; Jordon Lee, coloied
porter; Miss Welsh, Miss Graham, and
Miss Bradford, ot Talladega; Nathan
Kahn, of St. Louis; A. Meyef, ot Balti
more; I. G. Pulliam, of Savannah; Ben.
Schuster, of Selma: Mrs. Postis and two
daughters, of St. Louis, and four negro
passengers, unknown. A car with sixty
bales of cotton, mail, baggage and express
car, and one passenger coach totally de
stroyed by fire. The bridge was perfect
ly rotten .* The scene is heart-rendering.
Augusta, February 18.—W. S. Lynch,
charged by the southern express compa
ny for failing to account for twenty-five
thousand dollars entrusted to him as
messenger, had a hearing before the
judge of the superior court this morning
on a writ of habeas corpus for his re
lease. The judge refused the writ and
the prisoner was remanded to jail.
Lynch had been messenger of the com
pany for many years, and alleges that he
lost the money out of his car between
Charleston and Augusta in November
las!: The ease excites great interest.
Rome, Ga., February 18.—Francis
Weeks, of Davis’ Mill, near Rockmart,
Ga., was found dead in the woods near
his house. It is supposed he had heart
j iscjiso •
The report in a New' York journal,
February 6th, of the suspension of the
Bank of Rome, was a mistake. The old
corporation simply sold the bank and the
charter to a new' organization. The bank
is running as usual.
Vicksburg, February 19.—A difficulty
occurred at Johnsville, Miss., between
Colonel Holman and Dr. Lowry, Dr.
Walker and Mr. Arnold. The fight
began by Holman shooting Lowry in the
side. Arnold shot Holman, wounding
him, and then shot Walker, killing him
.instantly, and was then shot by Holman.
Arnold and Lowry have since died. Hol
man has been arrested.
Detroit, February 17. —The election
for United Senator senator to fill the va
cancy caused by the resignation of Mr.
Christiancy took place at Lansing to-day,
he two houses of the legislature voting
eparately, resulting in the election of
Hon. Zaehariah Chandler. The vote
was as follows; Z. Chandler (republican)
88, O. M. Barnes (democrat) 22, Henry
Chamberlain (greenbacker) 18.
Hartford, February 19.—The house
adopted resolutions characterizing the
pending anti-Chinese immigration bill as
a flagrant violation of a sacred and hon
orable treaty, and hoping that its provis
ions may never disgrace our national
statutes.
Cairo, Egypt, February 18.—A riot
occurred here to-day in which the khe
dive was insulted and Nubar Pasha
wounded. Troops fired into and dis
persed the mob, which was composed of
disbanded army officers.
Reinforcements have been sent to Lord
Chelmsford in Africa in sufficient num
bers to bring his infantry force up to
nearly the same strength that it was pri
or to the disaster of the 23d ultimo.
The great Liverpool strike has practi
cally collapsed, and work is being resum
ed all along the line of the docks. The
sailors continue to hold out.
NEW -ADVERTISEMENTS.
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THIS COFFE POT
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It is neat, convenient and economical. Call aud
see one at the tinshop of
G. F. PATTILLO, Cartersville, Ga.
Refer to the editor of The Free Press, .T. C.
Maddox and T. J. Lyon. feb2o
I IST IJ A. 3ST Ivk-R U IP T C Y !
AUCTION SALE of REAL ESTATE!
On Saturday, March 15th, 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, bankrupts:
The store house and lot, lately occupied by said
Gilreath & Son, in the city of Cartersville, Ga.,
fronting fifty feet on Main street and running
back, along Erwin street, eighty-six feet.
Also, one brick, fire-prool warehouse aud lot,
fronting fifty feet on Main street, and running
back 120 l'eet. Sold subject to encumbrances.
fifes?* 1 TERMS CASH.
AUGUSTUS M. FOUTE,
Assignee, etc.
February 20, 1879.—3 t
U. O. ROBERTSON, M. D.,
Hygienic Physician and Electro-
Therapeutist,
Begs leave to announce to the
citizens of Bartow, Gordon, Cobb, Cberokee,
and other counties of North Georgia, that for the
sake of rendering his mode of treatment more
universal and available, aud the Health Institute
equally easy of access to patients in all parts of
the state, has removed from Rowland Springs to
Atlanta where he has permanently established a
Health Institute.
The .Atlanta Health. Institute
is the only institute south superintended by reg
ularly qualified Hygienic Pnyeicians, and the
only place where all kinds of curable diseases
are scientifically treated without a particle of
medical drag in any form, and with success un
para lei led by any other known process of treat
ing diseases *
Parties who are, because of continued dosing
and drugging, considered incurable, are re
spectfully requested to visit or correspond with
us. Thousands of chronic invalids, after having
patiently tried the “deadly virtues of the (drug
ophatic) healing art” and With no other change
than that of growing continually worse aud
worse, have under the Hygienic system of medi
cation, been speedily and permanedtly restored
to health.
For particulars, call at ATLANTA HEALTH
INSTITUTE, No. 178 W. Peters street, or address
UK, U. O. ROBERTSON,
fet>2o Atlanta, Ga.
COUCH HOUSE,
(Kingston, Georgia.)
This large and comfortable
House is now kept by W. W. Rainey. The
traveling public will find good, plain accommo
dations. Parties wishing board through the
summer will find Kingston one of the healthiest
and quietest localities in Upper Georgia. Three
or four families can get comfortable rooms in
view of trains. Terms very reasonable.
jly2s. W. W. RAINEY.
COMMO N SENSE VIEWS
—OF—
FOREIGN_LANDS.
BY M. DWINELL.
This volume of four hundred
pages, now ready for sale, is well printed on
good paper and neatly bound in muslin.
It embraces a series of letters written from tire
most interesting cities of Southern Europe; from
Alexandria, Cairo and the Pyramids in Egypt;
from Jaffa, Jerusalem, Bethany, Mount of Olives,
Jericho, River Jourdan, Dead Sea, etc., in Pal
estine; Smyrna and Ancient Ephesus, in
Syria; from Constantinople, Vlent.a, owitzer
land, in Europe. Also, a series from the vrestern
part of America, from Omaha to San Fra.icisco
aud including a visit to the Yosemite Falls.
This Volume will be sent by mail, free of post
age, ou receipt of $1.60. Address Courier Office,
Rome, Uth, or it ttfco w Itorugbt art ttie lAtofeFcores.
THE NEW BARGAIN STORE.
New Store. New Goods. New Prices.
West Side Public Square.
m (opposite depot.*
The undersigned would respect
fullv inform the citizens in general that we
are now’opening a store in Cartersville, consist
ing of
STAPLE DRY GOODS, GROCERIES,
Shoes, Hats, Notions,
HARDWARE, TIN. CROCKERY. GLASSWARE. ETC.
In fact, all articles usually kept in a first-class
general store. Having paid TUK Cash for the
entire stock and getting the large discounts, we
are prepared
TO OFFER BARGAINS
In every line of goods. Our motto will alwsysbe
“Quick Sales and Small Profits."
TPDIUH3 • STRICTLY CASH,
ilmiuij i Or Country Produce.
The highest market prices paid for all kinds of
Country Produce, or taken in exchange for
goods.
Jgsgf" Give us a call and a trial.
M. L. FLOWERS & CO.
feb!3
Grarden Seeds !
ONION SETS !
Buist’s Warranted Garden Seeds
Are sure to germinate true to name, and sold us
cheap as unreliable seeds put up by other
houses. Purchasers of BUIST’S
WARRANTED GARDEN
SEEDS will be given a copy of
BUIST’S GARDEN MANUAL,
FREE OF CHARGE.
Call early, make your selection, and secure copy
of the Gardeu Manual before they are gone.
Philadelphia Crown Onion Sets,
Red and White, sold at bottom prices. When
purchasing your seeds remember the name—
“BUIST’S,” and take no other.
SOLD BY
DAVID W. CURRY,
Wholesale and Retail Druggist,
CARTERSVILLE, GA.
july!B
DISSOLUTION.
rpHE FIRM OF McCANDLEBS * WIL
LIAMS has this day by mutual consent been
dissolved and the business will lie continued at
same place by Y. L. WILLIAMS. With thanks
to the public for their liberal patronage in the
past he hopes by fair dealing to receive the same
in the future,
Cartersville, Georgia, January 21, 1879.
JpROM THE ABOVE IT WILL BE SEEN
that I am now solely conducting a full and com
plete
TIN ANI> STOVE STORE.
I
I positively guarantee to keep my stock up to
the requirements of this markets offering relia
ble and durable goods gt the lowest possible
figures.
jlylß VIRGIL L. WILLIAMS.
NORTH GEORGIA
MEDICAL INSTITUTE
Cartersville, Bartow county, Ga.
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NK W BARBER SHOD.
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. Wi Uam John
son is also connected with m.v'shop.
T)T7'O r p business you can engage it ; '5 to
DLu A S2O per day by any worker oi either
sex, right in their own localities. PartkoUrs
and samples worth $5 free. Improve your spare
time at this business. Address STINSON & CDo
Augusta, Merino. tebSS-ly.