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THE FREE PRESS.
An Independent Democratic Journal.
C. H. C. WILLINGHAM, Editor.
Thi Free Press is an Independent Democrat
ic Journal, opposed to all Kings, Cliques and
Combinations, of whatever sort, organizedto de
feat the will of the people in all public matters
j or interests in whatever shape presented.
CartersTllle, Georgia, April 8, 1870.
THE FIN A XCTA L PROBLEM.
The financial question of the country is
one of the most intricate political prob
lems that has demanded the attention of
onr statesmen since the War. There is
such a diversity of opinion among those
who are anxious to solve it in the inter
est of the country and the people that it
is to-day the greatest puzzle in our na
tional politics. It is an enigma that even
the wisest of honest financiers disagree as
to what is l>est to he done for the relief of
all kinds of business and enterprise.
Upon one hand we are told that there is
plenty of money to purchase all the pro
ducts of industry; and yet we see that in
dustry is not properly rewarded. We
see enterprises conducted by men of bus
iness sagacity and success in the past go
ing to ruin. In consequence we have
three millions of toiling men on the
tramp, with neither home, shelter nor
food. The great question is, Where can
we find a wholesome remedy for these
evils and what constitute the causes of
these evils?
The products of our soil is reported
year after year as being abundant and
our fields growing with plenteous har
vests. If these reports are true why do
we not have prosperity and happiness in
place ot misery and suffering? We are
told that it the volume of the currency is
augmented it will make us no better off—
that industry would get better wages, all
articles of consumption would increase
in pi ices and that the toiling people
w ould be no better off. Our opinion is
that the national, state, municipal, corpo
rations and individual debts constitute
the great cause of the general depression.
These constitute the secret of our dis
tresses. These come from the fact that
debts have been contracted upon inflated
values caused by a larger volume of cur
rency than we now have. Resumption
was the great mistake of our federal pol
icy. The contraction ought to have been
more gradual. It ought to have been
brought about, if necessary to be had,
with full w arning to the people and time
enough to regulate their transactions ac
cordingly.
Property that was contracted for on a
credit basis six years ago and upon a
greater volume of currency, cannot be
paid for at present prices. Consequently,
the contraction of the currency has prov
en despotic to the debtor class and enrich
ing the creditor class, and placed the
former entirely at the mercy of the latter.
The result is, the great mass of the peo
ple, who are in debt, cannot relieve
themselves on the account of the depre
ciation of values as compared to what
they were when the most of the individ
ual or personal debts on the country were
contracted. One thousand dollars of
greenbacks six years ago, with their then
value were not worth half as much as
that many gold dollars are now .
We think the plan of Mr. Stephens a
good one. The country needs a large
volume of currency with which to meet
the demands of trade and commerce, and
to meet debts contracted on tho basis of a
currency less in value than it is now.
The price of land for which one thous
and dollars was paid for in greenbacks,
won’t sell for more than half that amount
now r . Then how can such a debt be paid
when it was contracted at that time at
the present standard of values? All this
is depressing and ruinous to the indus
trial energies of the masses. It consti
tutes a species of slavery under the bon
dage of the money power. The bloated
bondholders gloat in riotous living upon
pan-taxable government securities for
which they paid not higher than sixty
cents in the dollar, upon which they re
ceive a high rate of interest in gold for
every dollar upon the face of their bonds.
These things constitute the ruin of the
country. With a larger volume of the
currency the people could get out of debt
if the government should not at once be
benefited thereby; but the people once
out of debt, they would then be able to
pay the public debts of the country.
Wall street to-day Is engaged in calcu
lating as to how little they will pay for
the wheat crop to be harvested this sum
mer; and by the first of September the
Shylocks will know' nearly precisely
w hat they will pay for the fall grain and
cotton crops. The labor of the produc
ing classes is paid for jugt as avarice in
the money centres dictate. Consequently,
there is no relief under our present finan
cial system except the patient toil and
well-directed economy of the masses. If
they will live at home upon their ow n
products, they may, after many years,
emerge from beneath the oppressions of
the money power. But, at the same
time, we believe the general government
by a proper financial system, could great
ly aid in bringing such deliverance in a
much shorter period than is promised by
the unrequited labor of the country un
der its present policy.
“Democrats, good and true,” says the
Rome Courier , “request us to insist oh
the publication of the Felton-Ferry cor
respondence.” Says that paper, “We
do insist.” We have told Rip Roaring
Harris, judge of Floyd county court and
editor of the Courier , just where he could
get an exact copy of that correspondence.
If he wants it he can get it. If he is
merely captious don’t let him say any
more about it. If he is a candid man’all
he says about that letter is merely for ef
fect. We shall attend Harris’ funeral
before long, if Felton don’t resign.
. The Savannah Neios says there is an
epidemic of crime just now. That is the
truth, and we are sorry for it, but it
should be remembered with care that it
don’t get away with half as many people
as the yellow fever epidemic.
GOVERNOR MAKING.
We don’t know that we have done
anything in the line of making a govern
or that is not the right of any American
citizen to exercise in such matters. The
Albany News, however, w'ould seem to
make the inference that we have no such
right in common with the people of Geor
gia, as the following will imply:
And now Willingham, of the CarterevilleFßEE
Press, (Felton organ,) has gone into the manu
facture of a governor. We predict that Char
lie’s failure will be worse than it was last time
wi..-n he was so sanguine that he could rush
through with Judge Herschel V. The com whis
ky of the disorganizes, we fear, has a baleful
influence upon Willingham. It is quite amusing
to listen at the Georgia independents talking
about who shall be the next democratic nominee
for the governorship. What hare they to do with
it, pray? Haven’t they deserted the line of re
spectability?
In our advocacy of Judge Johnson for
governor, we were simply looking after
the interest of the state and people. In
that matter we simply advocated our
choice for governor. It was a mistake
that he was not elected, if it was not a
misfortune. But the work for making
the governor was far advanced before we
brought Judge Johnson to the front. In
deed, the job had lieen on hand for three
or four years. Every influence that could
be brought to bear was used to effect the
purpose in hand. The church and other
organizations were employed in the work.
Sunday school and grange celebrations
were numerous during those years and
we know the result of those influences.
The effort to secure the nomination for
Judge Johnson was not a failure so far
as popular sentiment was concerned; but
the machinery of organization was more
powerful than it will be next year. There
is now and will be a still greater change
of the popular mind on the subject. The
people will act for themselves and not be
controlled by a few leaders. They will
select the governor themselves, and they
will see to it that he is a firm man, de
cided in character and prompt in action.
The independents are having but lit
tle to do with the next nomination. All
we have to do with it is that if the nomi
nee is a sounder man than any other can
didate they will vote for him. If he is
not such a man they will not.
Listen to the News: “Haven’t they de
serted the line of respectability?” Now,
let every true and independent democrat
remember this and similar expressions
employed by the ring organs to ostracise
them for exercising the highest privilege
of American citizens in the exercise of
the elective franchise according to con
science ! Is that democracy ? The truth
is such expressions are mean and vindic
tive in spirit and scurrilous in practice.
If convict leasing by high officials con
stitute “respectability,” then the inde
pendents have deserted that line. If it is
necessary that eight thousand dollars
should be paid by interested parties before
a legislative act is signed officially, consti
tute political “respectability,” then the
independents have nothing to regret as
to their association.
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THE FREE PREsz.
Although of but few months existence
there are few country papers in the state
better known. The causes which brought
it into life at once gave it prominence,
and the circulation from the start has
been a fine one. It has not gone out
with a single edition of less than nine
hundred copies. During the campaign
the edition was over twelve hundred,
sometimes running up to two and three
thousand, at one time going up to seven
thousand. These extra editions, of course,
were printed on special occasions and
sold to the friends of Dr. Felton for dis
tribution.
But our advertising patronage has nev
er reached the point of remuneration such
a circulation ought to secure. The strin
gency of the times had a great deal to do
with this as well as the indifference of
business men to avail themselves of such
a superior advertising medium. Having,
as it does, the largest circulation of any
paper published on the line of the state
road, The Free Press ought to be well
filled with the advertisements ot first-class
business houses. It ought to carry out
each week the invitations of such houses
for the trade of the people. It would be
such a lever of power as to regain much
of the trade we have lost,
.In conclusion, we ask the friends of
The Free Press to give it a liberal sup
port, such as will render it more useful
and effective in building up the interests
of our town and county. We have labor
ed hard to make it a good paper. We be
lieve it will compare favorably with any
country paper in the state. So let every
man in the county subscribe for it, and
our business men advertise in it.
We would respectfully ask our friends
to speak a good word for fhe paper to
their neighbors and induce them to sub
scribe. See our rates and make up clubs.
Money or produce will be taken in pay
ment, so everj'body can take it.
Mr. W. R. Hanlieter, of the Griffin
Sun, says he still has “a very vivid recol
lection of the indignation” which filled
his breast when we, “near a quarter of a
century ago refused to publish” his
“poetic effusions” because we said “they
were not good enough” for our columns.
We remember nothing about it, Billy;
but we do know we have published some
very creditable lines from your pen
since that time. And it is enough for us
to say that we are very much attached to
the Sun notwithstanding.
It is said that' Gov. Hubbard, of Con
necticut, whose daughter eloped with his
coachman and married him, is heart
broken in consequence. It is further sai' J
that when the governor was a bov j ie
was apprenticed to a farmer did
“chores” around the stable. CVe think
flie governor ought to take tnlngs more
quietly and firmly as most anyone would
rather drive a coach to be a mere
stable boy.
That pretty little story about Judge
Lester getting so many pistols at one of
his courts, first told in the Nashville
American, turns out to be a mere ro
mance. The thing never occurred.
There are ninety thousand more Bap
tists than Methodists in Georgia.
HON. A. H. STEPHENS.
The other day when the house of rep
resentatives went into committee of the
whole on the arm}' appropriation bill
and the discussion was resumed, Mr.
Stephens opened it. He urged in favor
of the relevancy and admissibility of the
section, but intimated his dissent from
the theory that the rules of one house
governed the succeeding house unless
readopted. There was no question in
his mind but that the pending section
was germane and was in the direction of
retrenching the expenditure. Retrench
ment was not only possible but probable
duties. He discussed the loans of 1795
and 1807, and urged that they did not
apply to the use of troops in civil cases,
but only in cases of invasion and insur
rection. In civil cases troops were fur
nished on the call of the marshal as
posse comitatus , but such a provision as
authorized the presence of troops at the
polls never existed on the statute book
till 18G5, and all change of legislation
proposed by the section in question was
the repeal of that law. Public sentiment
north and south was against the employ
ment of troops at the polls and there was
no need for such a thing. As the coun
try had got along without it for three
quarters of a century there would be no
harm done, therefore, by the repeal of
the law. Mr. Stephens spoke for over
thirty minutes in a strong, clear voice
and attracted great attention. .
Mr. Stephens, as he always is, was
right. There is no use whatever, for
troops at the polls where free Americans
vote. The law is a fraud upon free gov
ernment, and was enacted to carry out
the purposes of political tricksters—to
save and protect the republican party. .
DR. FELTON AND THE GREENBACK
* PARTY.
In looking over the vote for speaker
we commend our representative for vo
ting as he did for Mr. Randall. Mr.
Randall is proved to be a conservative
man. He proved his fidelity to law in
the scenes that attended the electoral
commission. We are tired of war.. The
so-called greenback part}' has only a few
names. The most prominent man in it
is W. D. Kelly. As democrats we could
hardly accept Mr. Kelly as the leader in
the house on all issues.
Dr. Felton’s devotion to the greenback
cause has been tested in too many ways
to authorize any men or set of men to
doubt his fidelity. If he saw a better op
portunity to serve the financial interests
of Georgia and the union by his efforts
inside the democratic organization
commend his prudence. Xo leader in an
army could be willing to trust himself in
a great struggle with only a dozen men,
110 matter how great the patriotism of
that twelve might be conceded to be.
The large majority of democrats in the
south and west are in sympathy with the
anti-contraction, soft-money movement.
They are still not wiling to cut off from
all regular parties in their efforts for re
lie when such a withdrawal promised
nothing but political suicide.
We must fight with the materials made
ready to hand. Until we have acknowl
edged strength, we cab do nothing by
rushing into defeat. Dr. Felton will
prove to his greenback friends the wis
dom of his course. He will do more by
conservatism than any man inside the
small, but honorable combination who
supported Messrs. Wright and Kelly.
BOILING CORN INTO WHISKY.
Upon this question Mr. Stephens is
right. The revenue system as far as it is
concerned is an oppression—it is, not
democratic —it is not free government.
We don’t see, and never could see, why
a farmer may not have, the right, to dis
pose of fiia corn as be pleasee just the
same as he may do with his cotton. Corn
boiled into whisky and tobacco should he
no more taxed than cotton or any other
product of the soil except it is so taxed
ad valorem as other property is taxed. It
is simply an oppression upon two branch
es of the producfive labor of the coun
try. We are glad Mr. Stephens has
called the attention of the country to this
monstrous outrage upon labor.
Take the small or large farmers away
from the railroads, whose crops consist
mainly of corn, and we find that t’aey
cannot get it to market at remunerative
prices except it is boiled into whisky;
but with the tax upon the “spirits” the
profits are exhausted by the nigh taxes
paid upon it. The farmer i s , therefore,
debarred from realizing remuneration for
his labor. The tax, also, gives to the
country a flood of “mean whisky” that
is “doctored” with poisonous chemicals
that do w>re to make men mad drunk
ards hod criminals than ten times the
amount of good whisky.
For these reasons we have been and
still are in favor of free whisky because
it- will be purer. Free whisky will give
the farmers a chance to realize the fruits
of their labor. Free whisky, like any
other product, is democratic. As long as
people will drink whisky we are in favor
of good whisky and pure whisky and
cheap whisky.
The question of nets at the mouth
rivers and the use of nets extendin', t]ie
width of rivers is frequently r* ' terr ” d to
the commissioner of agricu l ' . ~
, , f .uure by those
who are annoyed and 3 , • ,„. . ,
. . injured by such
conduct. There ar- „ . ....
, . - laws against this
method of capture flgh a , it deßt
all chance of pennailent stock and : is
as killii' g the shad supply. The offen
( eis 9 uould have the law applied.
Hon. 11. Y. Riddle, an ex-member of
congress from Tennessee, shot himself in
the head at his home at Lebanon, on Sat
urday last. He was laboring under an
aberation of mind.
We hope to hear from Mr. J. C. Har
ris, of the Constitution, in regard to “the
eleven able editors” of that paper at; the
press convention, as he knows all about
it now.
Poor Blaine! whipped again; and the
truth is Ben Hill is just the man who
can do it.
The Augusta freed men’s hospital is
burned and tJhe loss is SIO,OOO.
THE CONVICT QUESTION.
To The Free Press:
As to what disposition should be made
of the state’s convicts, and the manner
of their treatment, is receiving consider
able attention at this time; and as the
the subject will likely be a prominent
one before the next session of the legis
lature which is to meet in July, allow
me to offer a few thoughts for the consid
eration of your numeeous readers, who
are all more or less interested in the
question. Gen. Wofford’s remarks in a
late the Wesleyan Advocate upon
the subject, are very humane in their
character, and do great credit to the large
and kind heart of that gentleman, who,
if he errs at all, it is always on virtue’s
or mercy’s side. But it is better not to
err at all, it is better to show Sylla on the
one hand and Charibedis on the other,
and steer between the two. The con
victs, I contend, should not be treated
with cruelty, neither should a false sen
timentality of the people influence those
who have them in charge, to treat them
as pets of the state, and defeat the object
of the law, by making its penalty mere
show and mockery. Crime should be
made odious, and its perpetrators, and
those who are disposed to make them
selves a curse to society, should be made
to realize that “the way of the trans
gressor is hard.”
Your thieving gentry, who prefer, in
imitation of making government officials
of the present time, and others who have
good facilities for legally plundering their
fellow-men, to steal the honest and hard
earnings of others. Your gin-house
burners and other incendiaries; your las
civious beasts, who have no respect for
unprotected and helpless females; your
bar-room braves and cross-roads game
cocks, who are always ready to make an
exhibition of their chivalry and love of
honor by using their dollar-and-a-half
pistols to shoot down any one who may
chance to offer their lordships the slight
est indignity; and other devils incarnate,
whose names crowd our criminal dockets
from court to court, and whose crimes
cause our people to be burdened with
taxation, ard not, in my judgment, prop
er objects upon which to lavish human
sympathy and kindness. They deserve
and should receive the full penalty of the
law, for reasons that are obvious to all,
yet so much of humanity should be exer
cised in their treatment as will not de
feat the ends of justice.
As there are degrees in crime 1 think
there should also be degrees in punish
ment. It is an outrage upon civilization
to herd all offenders together in the same
“gang” and to string them upon the
same chain. They should be classed ac
cording to their offences; yet it would
be far better to behead any youth than to
send him to the chain-gang for a limited
time, even for one week; for if he is
white, his character Is blackened forever,
and he had better be dead. The sentence
of “one hundred dollars or six months in
the ohain-gang,” is a shame and a dis
grace to the country and would be un
worthy of a Hottentot judge; for if a
poor devil who is not half as mean as
many others, is unable to raise the hun
dred dollars, he must be disgraced forev
er, while the scoundrel who has plenty of
money (stolen, it may be) goes “scot
free,” is as much respected as ever, and
is ready to use his little pistol again.
PEFPEJt-Jk)x.
Cherokee county, Ga.
THE CONVJ-CTS.
Tlte ExpiraHQflt of the Old Xease and the
Beginning of the New.
Constitution, Apri) Ist.]
To-day the new twenty-vear lease of
the Georgia convicts will go into effect.
The old lease expired yesterday. That
lease was under an act approved on the
31st of March, 1874, providing for the
lease of the convicts of this state for five
years, therefore the time was out yester
day. At the session of the legislature in
1870 anew lease act was passed which,
in its main provisions, was substantially
the same as the old, but which provided
for the lease of the convicts for twenty
years. The act was approved February
2a, 1876, and was to go into effect imme
diately on the expiration of the old act.
Tins act provides for the leasiug of the
convicts, to three companies, who are to
pay the state $25,000 per annum for
twenty shears. This sum is pro rated be
tv een the three companies according to
'the number of convicts w r hich each is
working. These three companies are as
follows:
Company No. 1 is composed of J. E.
Brown, Julius Brown, John T. Grant,
and W. D. Grant.
Company No. 2 is composed of B. G.
Lockett, W. B. Lowe, John B. Gordon
and C. W. Howard.
Company No. 3 is composed of W. W.
Simpson, W. D. Grant and' the heirs of
Thomas Alexander.
These three companies control ap4op
erate all the convict camps in tl\o state
Of these there were under the olid! act =■ ‘
at Old Towm in Jefferson countv. • „ 01 . ie
Greene,- one at Alabany, two* in w. e , in
ington county, and oi*e at J>, (lp JSJJT
mines. Under the new tea' e ‘ mp
these camps will probably * p
and there will he but thre e dividing ol'
the convict labor, though there m £ f
several muACrt' camps.
Company No. 1 w ill operate at Dade
coalmines; No. 2 at Albany and No. 3
in <WMie coupty, The last two compa
nies use jhe convicts in farming oneri
th°e mhies the °' m,panies nse them in
p be hew lease is, of eonrse., a sort of
speculation and there is a deal of uncer
uiinty about it. The term. 8 bind the les
sees to pay the state $25,,000 per annum
no matter how many convicts are in the
penitentiary. Now > if the mimber de _
creases greatly it may become so small
that the lessees will find it a losing busi
ness. Of course they would gain in the
contrary contingency. It is very proba
ble that the number will decrease durum
this long le.ose. The principal keeper of
the penitentiary informs us that it is now'
decidedly on the decrease, and has been
so for a year or two past. There are now
about twelve hundred convicts in the
entire penitentiary. Many of these will
be released this year, and not enough will
probably come in to supply the deficien
cy thus caused. There is no telling how
this will be, however. There is a ten
dency all over the state to a stricter en
forcement of the law, and this may cause
a temporary increase, but at the same
time, it would operate in fovor of a per-
' r ril and, ptl**
manent decrease as such stringent execu
tion of the law would lessen the number
of crimes and thin the ranks of the crim
inals in the state. The convicts, gener
ally, are said to work well. If their
number remains as large as it now is the
lessees will probably find their invest
ment well made.
The state will get a million clear, and
it is doubtful if the old penitentiary sys
tem paid so much in any twenty years of
its existence.
BEAUREGARD AND PRENTICE,
New Orleans Democrat.]
In the telegraphic dispatches of the 2nd
inst., it was mentioned that Gen. Beau
regard had, during the war, offered to
Geo. D. Prentice, the editor of the Lou
isville Journal , $500,000 to remain neu
tral in the struggle. It was also stated
that the General had offered to Prentice
$25,000 for the publication of a single
editorial in favor of the Southern cause.
A representative of the Democrat called,
upon Gen. Beauregard yesterday to hear
what he had to say concerning the above
statement. The General denies almost
positively that he ever had conversation
or correspondence, direct or indirect,
with Mr. Prentice, of the Louisville
Journal , relative to his remaining neu
tral or otherwise during the confederate
war.
“1 have just now r#urned from a trip
down the coast,” said Gen. Beauregard,
“whither he had gone to pass a day or
two with an intimate friend. On Sun
day morning he came to me with a news
paper in his hand and read aloud that
portion of the telegram referring to my
alleged transactions with Mr. Prentice.
1 thought at first that he was joking, and
had substituted my name for another;
but I was convinced of the fact when I
took the paper and read the article. I
was surprised at such a statement, the
more so as I have never met or seen Mr.
Pr entice during the war. True, I had
•heard of him, but never was near him or
corresponded with the gentleman.
“The only time I met Mr. Prentice
was, I think, in 1808, when the Galt
house, in Louisville, was inaugurated.
I was introduced to him, and we spoke
politics, engineering, military matters
and other subjects. It is absurd to think
that I would have been a party to mak
ing such an offer to Mr. Prentice, when
we had such influential men as Braggs,
Joe Johnston Sidney Johnston, Breckin
ridge and Buckner, to enlist the sympa
thies of the Kentucky people on our side.
“I certainly would never have thought
of the absurdity of offering Mr. Prentice
$25,000 for an editorial article in favorof
the cause, or of attempting to buy him
into neutrality with $400,000. I think
that Mr. Prentice could have been very
servicable to the confederate cause if his
talent could have been secured to agitate
in England the questions that led to the
war. His able and vigorous pen could no
doubt have created public sentiment there
in our favor, by showing that the south
ern states had not taken up arms to de
fend slavery, but for the purpose of put
ting a stop to sectional oppression and
defending the sacred doctrine of states’
rights under the constitution. But there
was no question of this, and the story
told in the telegrams, as far as I am con
cerned, is simply sbsurd and ridiculous.”
THE MARIETTA AND NORTH GEOR
GIA RAILROAD.
We are glad to learn that the work is
progressing so rapidly on this road. The
iron is now laid to within some four
miles of Canton and by the Ist of May
w ill be completed to Canton. The work
must not stop at Canton, but the link be
tween Canton and Ellijay ought to be
graded at once and thus complete to
Murphy, North Carolina. The North
Carolinians have graded the road from
the state line, a continuation of the Ma
rietta and North Georgia to Murphy, and
have lately secured a convict force from
the state of North Carolina to still carry
on the line up Valley river in the direc
tion of Asheville, North Carolina —as we
are informed the state of North Caroli
na works her convicts on public improve
ments for the development of her state —
the state feeding, guarding and clothing
them. Atlanta is not only deeply, but
virtually interested in this road, for this
is the only section in the south where the
finest steel-making ores are found in suf
ficient quantities to justify mining. At
lanta is the nearest point where these
steel ores and coal will meet. Atlanta
must look to the interest of her manufact
urer and mechanic, and nothing will add
more to these interests than direct cheap
transportation with this immensely
wealthy mineral region. It is now' pro
posed at an early day to make a short
tour of inspection on the line of this road.
We understand that an invitation will be
extended to the press convention, which
is to convene in May, to take a ride over
the road and spend a day at Canton,
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friends of Cherokee and the mountains. —
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PILES AND FISTULA CURIf D
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At Stileslx iro, Bartow county, Ga., and
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M. Cra wfordville, Ga’.j
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Bartow County Sheriff’s Sales.
WILL BE SOLD before the court bouse door m
Cartersviile. Georgia, ou the first Tuesday in
Mav next, 1879, betweeu the legal sale hours
the'follouing described property, to-wit:
Lot of land No. 234, lying in the sth district
and 3rd section of Barto'w county, containing 160
acres more or less. Levied on and will be sold
as the property of Eliza Smith to satisfy two jus
tice courts tl. las. of the 822nd district G. M., one
in favor of Claiborn Cager vs. Eliza Smith, the
other in favor of J. A. Baker vs. Eliza Smith.
Levy made and returned by Jno. W. Hill, L. <J.
Also at the same time and place, lot of land
No. 602 and the south half of lots Nos. 552 and 553
and 15>± acres of lot No. 6*l, and 4 acres of lot
No. 601; all lying and being in the 17th district
and 3rd section of Bartow county. Levied on as
the property of Wade H. Baily to satisfy an at
tachment li. fa. in favor of Phillips, Calhoun &
Cos. vs. Wade 11. Baily. Levy made and return
ed by Creed 11. Cunyus, L. C.
Also at the sai®e time and place, M ill be sold
the follou ing property, to-wit: Lots of land Nos.
110 and 143, lying ami being in the 22nd district
and 2nd section of BartoM' county, Ga. Levied
ou and M ill lie sold as the property of W. P.
Ward by virtue of two li. fas. issued from the
justice’s court of 1,0415 t district, G. M., in favor
of Baker & Hall vs. W. P. Ward. Levy made
and returned by D. A. Vaughan, L. C.
Also, at the same time and place, the following
tracts of land: Nos. 118, 757, <SB, 827, 828, 830, 831,
898,899, 902, 903, 970,971, 972, 973, 975 ; 976, ‘177, 1041,
1042, 1043, 1047, 1048, 1114, 1175, 1185, 1199, 1268, the
east half of lot No. 1040; all of said lots situated,
lying and being in the 4th district and 3rd sec
tion of Bartow county, Georgia. Also lots of
land Nos. 864, 936, 937, and thirty-six acres of lot
No. 938 in the 21st district and 2d section of said
county, excepting all those portions of the
above named lots lying south and west of a cer
tain line, commencing at a wet weather branch
at the north corner ol lot No. 977, running down
said branch until it strikes a ditch, thence down
said ditch until it strikes the centre of Pumpkin
vine creek, thence dou n the centre of said creek
until it strikes a ditch ou the east side of said
creek, thence from the .mouth of said ditch to the
crossing place of said ditch, thence in a straight
line to me opposite side of the Held at the edge
of the M’oods where an old road enters the woods,
on the east side of said lield, amounting to thir
teen hundred acres of land more or less, the
m hole known as the Bartow Furnace or Bartow
Iron Works property with all the rights, mem
bers and appurtenances to the said land in any
wise appertaining or belonging. Levied ou as
the property of H. McNeal by virtue of and to
satisfy one mortgage li. fa. issued from Barton*
Superior Court in favor of Elbert P. Cook
against said H. McNeal.
At the same time place, lots of land Nos.
553, 476, 474, 473, 465 IWd 461, each lot containing
40 acres more or less, all lying in the 17th district
and 3rd section of Barlow county, Ga. Levied
on and will be sold as the property of F. M. Mar
tin to satisfy one Bartow superior court ti. fa. in
favor of Gray and Envin, administrators, etc.,
for purchase’money of said lots of land. The
defendant in possession of said lots of land.
Also, at the same time and place, one house
and lot in the city of Cartersviile, Bartow coun
ty, Ga., lot containing two acres more or less,
bounded as follows: north by vacant lot belong
ing to Dr. W. W. Leake, south by Rowland'siC' -
ry road, east by street, west by lands of F. L.
Freyer. Levied on and m ill be sold as the prop
erty of 11. J. Sligh to satisfy one Bartow superior
court li. fa. in favor of James Attaway against
H. J. Sligh and-J. N. McElreath. Said property
in possession of Mrs. Susan Brooks and pointed
ouwby plaintiff.
Also at the same time and place, lot of land
No. 1145, lying in the 17tli district and 3rd sec
tion of Burtow county. Ga. I.evied on and will
be sold as the property of J. W. Haney* to satisfy
one.tax li. fa. lor the year 1878, issued by the tax
collector of Bartow couhty, in favor of the state
of Georgia and Bartow county vs. said J. W.
Haney. Property iu possession of and pointed
out by J. W. Haney. Levy made and returned
to me by C. H. Cunyus, L. C.
Also, at the same time and place, fifteen acres
of land more or less of the northeast corner of
lot No. 45 in the sth district and 3rd section in the
county of Bartow and knoun as all ol that part
of said lying north of Clear or north prong of
Two Run creek. Levied on and Mill be sold as
the property of Mrs. Robert H. Walton to satisfy
a tax li. fa. for the year 1878, issued by the tax
collector of Bartow county; the state of Georgia
and Bartow county vs. said Mrs. Robert H. Wal
ton. Property* pomted out by defendant. Levy
made and returned to me by R. A. Land, L. C.
Also at the same time and place, lot of land of
the defendant No, 84 in the 21st district and 2nd
section of Bartow county*, Ga., containing 40
acres more or less. Levied on and M ill be sold
as the property of Joseph Davis to satisfy a tax
li. fa. for the year 1878 issued by* the tax collector
of Bartow county, in favor of the state of Geor
gia and Bartow county vs. Joseph Davis. Levy
made and returned to me by J. F. Brauuer, L. C.
Also, at the same time and place, lot of land
No. 777, lying in the 17th district and 3rd section
of Bartow county, Ga. Levied on and M ill be
sold as the property of James K. P. Stone, agent,
to satisfy a tax li. fa. for the year 1878, issued
by the tax collector of Barton* county iu favor of
the state of Georgia and BartoM* county vs. said
James K. P. Stone, agent. Property in posses
sion of and pointed out by* Jas. K. P. Stone, ag’t.
Levy made and returned to me by C. H. Cunyus,
L. (J •
Also at the same time and place, fifteen acres
of land more-or less of the south-east corner of
lot No. 123 in the sth district and 3rd section of
Bartow county, Ga. Said land bounded on the
north by Kobt. Beaver’s land, on the east by
Robert Law’s, on the south by W. T. Wofford and
on the west Ned and Calvin Law’s land.
Levied on and will be sold as the property of
Charles R. Edwards to satisfy|one justice’s court
fl. fa. from the 828tli district, G. M. of said coun
ty in favor of Josie Law vs. Charles R. Edwards.
Said property pointed out by defendant. Levy
made and returned to me by R. A. Land, L. C.
Also at the same time and place, lots of laud
Nos. 48 and 97 in the Kith district G. M., said
county and 3rd section. Levied on and will be
sold as the property of W. L. Foster to satisfy
two justice’s court fl. fas. in favor of R. G. Col
lins. Levy made by H. R. Towers, L. C.
Also, at the same time and place, lots of land
Nos. 258 and 201 in the 10th district and 3rd sec
tion of Bartow county. Also, two town lots in
Kingston, said county, containing one acre more
or.less, bounded on the north by W. & A. R. R.,
on east by land of T. V. llargis, on south by old
Presbyterian church lot, on w£st by public
square. Levied on and will be sold as the estate
property of John C. Elliott, deceased, under a
superior court fl. fa. in favor of Horsey, Anton
& Cos. for the use of Samuel Shuler vs. Eii/.a E.
Elliott, executrix of J.C. Elliott and Jolui B.
Tippin, administrator of W. \\\ Tippin, dee’d.
Said fl. fa. being now controlled by A. A. Tippin
as transferree.
Also at the same tijme'ancl place, one house and*
lot in the city of Cartersville, Bartow countv.
Ga., as the property of the defendant, awl polnl
edout by the defendant, the above lot oouta'nins
one-half acre more or less, bound as folb-•
east by alley running from Main to ““
oil west by Mrs. Foster’s property J, ■V , 1
Main street, north by J. R. sou* a by
Levied on and will be sold s Hood s property,
ter Marsh to satisfy aU' .s the property of le
issued by the tax cedi'* - 11 • j a * for the year 18<8,
favor of the state o' etor of Bartow county m
ty vs. said Peter' - Georgia and Bartow couu.-
possosH u t Marsh. Property in defendant’s
v- - „ made and returned to me by
oun W. F a i, l/c.
,***** “ tlie same time and place, one house and
lotas „he property of Nathan Beaman, bounded
aap dlows: nprtli by F. M. Walker, sonth by J.
* j < Moon, east by Jas. Kennedy, west by Francis
Dabbs. Levied on and will be sold as the prop
erty of Nathan Beaman to satisfy a tax li. la. is
sued by tiie tax collector of Bartow county iu fa
vor of the state of Georgia and Bartow county
vs. said Nathan Beaman. Said property pointed
out and iu pos-session of said Nathan Beaman.
Levy- made andreturned to me by J. G. Brough
ton, L. C. -
Also at the same time and place lots of land
Nos. 44 and 247 in the 4tli district and 3rd section
Bartow county, Ga., containing 40 acres each.
Levied on and will be sold as the property of
Patrick Walpole to satisfy a tax fl. fa. for the
year 1878 issued by the tax collector of Bartow
county; state of Georgia and Bartow county vs.
said Patrick Walpole. Levy made and returned
to me by J. F. Brawner, L, C.
Also at the same time and place, lots of land
Nos. 228 and 163, lying in the 16th district and 3d
section of Bartow county, Ga., each lot contain
ing 160 acres more or less. Levied on and will
be sold as the property of H. S. Crawford to sat
isfy one Bartow superior court 11. fa. iu favor of
Erwin, Rainsaur & Cos. vs. H. S. Crawford. Prop
erty in possession of said defendant and pointed
out by plaintiff’s attorney.
Also, at the same time and place, one house
aud lot in the city of Cartersville, Bartow coun
ty, Ga., bounded as follows: on south by Market
street, ou west by-Bartow street, east by Thomas
W. Milner’s lot, north by Church street. Levied
ou and will be sold as the property of John W.
Wofford to satisfy one Bartow superior court
mortgage fl. fa. iu favor of F. P. Gray, adminis
trator of Lewis Tumlin, deceased. Property de
scribed in said mortgage fl. fa. Property now in
possession of Uriah Stephens.
Also, at the same time and place, the one
undivided half of the following lands to-wit:
Lots of land Nos. 65, 109, 144, 119, 66, 44,101, 80,
97, 92, 43, 62, 61, 84, 100,81, 98, and also lots of land
Nos. 181, 182, 180, 148, 83, 69, 192, all in the 22nd
district and 2nd section of Bartow county, and
each lot containing 160 .teres more or less.
Levied on and will De sold as the property of
B. G. Pool, one of the defendents, to satisfy one
Bartow superior court fl. fa. in favor of Aaron
Knight, vs. B. G. Pool, D. W.* K. Peacock and
F. P. Gray, administrator of Lewis Tumlin
deceased, said 11. fa. having been transferred to
and controlled by M. G. Dobbins. Property in
possession of said B. G. Pool, and notice of levy
waived by said Pool.
Also, at the same time and place, the one
undivided Half of the following lauds to-wit:
Lots of land Nos. 65, 109, 144,119, 6(5, 44, 101, 80, 97,
92, 43, 62, 61, 84, 100, 81, 98, all in the 22nd district
and 2nd section of said county, of Bartow, and
also lots of land Nos. 181. 182, 180, 148, 83, 69 and
192, all in the 22nd district and 2nd section of
said county of Bartow, each lot containing 160
acres more or less. Levied on and will be sold
as the property of B. G. Pool, one of the defend
ants, to satisfy one Bartow superior court fl. fa.
in favor of S. Stephens, vs.JB. G. Pool, D. W. K.
Peacock and F. P. Gray, adm’r. of L. Tumlin,
deceased. Said fl. fa. having been transferred to
aud controlled by M. G. Dobbins. Property in
possession of said B. G. Pool, and notice of levy
waived by said Pool.
Also, one vacant lot in the city of Cartersville,
containing one acre more or less, bounded on the
north by Jno. Harwell’s lot, west by Tennessee
street, south by A. L. Barron’s lot and east bv
A. C. Williams’ lot. Levied on as the property
of Sallie J. Gibson, to satisfy one State ami
county tax fl. fa. for taxes for the year 1878.
property pointed out by defendant and in her
IK >oeßsion. Levy made and returned by J. G.
Broughton, L. C.
Alb’ ,) i at the same time and place, one house
and lot' if l the town of Kingston, Bartow county
Georgia l°t containing two acres more or
less, bounded as follows: On the east by the
lands of Mrs. Beck, on the west by lands of
Horace Towers, south by W. & A. R. R. and
north by lands of Abda Johnson. Levied on ami
M ill be sold as the property of Moses Washing
ton, to satisfy one BartoM* superior court fi. fa.
in favorof J. F. Bobo, vs. said Moses Washing
ton. Hamp Scott tenant in possession and poin
ted out by plaintiff’s attorney.
Also, at the same time and place, lot of land
No. 1145, in the 17th district and 3rd section of
Bartow county, containing 40 acres more or les-.
Levied on and M ill be sold as the property* of
B. L. Barna, to satisfy a li. fa. issued from the
court of Ordinary, Bartow county, in favor of
J. S. Adams for use of officers of court, vs. B. M.
Barna, and defendent notified.
Also, at the same time and place, lots of land
Nos. 14 and 15, iu the 16th district and 3rd section
of BartoM* countv. Levied ou and will be sold as
the property* of E. M. Price, to satisfy- one Bar
ren* superior court ti. £a. in favor of A. C. Trim
ble, vs. said E. M. Price, each lot containing 160
acres more or less, and in possession of said K.
M. Price and pointed out by plaintilT’s attorney.
Also, at the same time and place, lot* of laud
No. 160 lying in the 17th district and 3rd section
of Bartow county Georgia, containing 40 acres
more or less. Levied ou and M ill be sold as the
property of Mrs. E. M. Branson, to satisfy one
Bartow superior court fi. fa. in favor ofAllier
teen Johnson vs. J. C. Branson and Mrs. E. M.
Branson. Property in possession of the dei'end
ents aud tenant, Stephen J. Day, notified.
Also, at the same time and place, one brick
building and lot, known as the Planters and
Miners Bank, situated on the nest side of tin*
public square in the city of Cartersviile, in said
county, fronting tuenty feet on public square
more or less, running back M ost eighty feet mere
or less, to the lot occupied by* Mrs. Humphries,
bounded on the north by* the store house occupied
by J. L. Moon, ou the south by the store house ol
Lends Envin, known as the New York store.
Levied on and will be sold to satisfy one execu
tion issued out of the superior court of said
county*, iu favor of F. I*. Gray, administrator o!
Lewis Tumlin, deceased vs. said Planters ami
Miners Bank, said property {minted out le
plaintiff's attorney*, ami non* in possession of
J. J. Howard.
Also, at the same time and place, 100 acres
more or less, of the eastern portion of land lot
No. 200, in the stli district and 3rd section of
Barton* county* Georgia. Levied on and will be
sold as the property of P. J. Guvton, deceased,
and non* in the hands of Wm. T. Wofford, execu
tor, to satisfy one Barton* superior court sub
poena fi. fa. in favor of D. F. Bishop, vs. Wm. T.
Wofford, as executor of said P. J. Guvton, de
ceased. The widow of said P. J. Guyton tenant
in possession, property pointed out by plaintiff.
Also, at the same time and place, one house
and lot iu the city of Cartersviile. Barton* county
Georgia, bounded as follows: North by* north
sti'eet, east by Erwin street, south by the Willi
ford house, non* owned by T. W. Simpson, west
by Dr. Thompson’s lot, containing Jno acres
more or less. Levied on and will be sold as tin*
property* of E. N. Gon*er, to satisfy one Bartow
superior court mortgage fi. fa. in favor of F. I*.
Gray, administrator of Lends Tumlin, deceased,
vs. said E. N. Gower. Property* non* in po.-sess
ion of J. R. Wikle, and described in said mort
gage fi. fa.
JAMES KENNEDY, Sheriff.
A. M. FRANKLIN, Deputy Sheriff.
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