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WILL PRACTICE IN ALL THE COURTS in Bartow countv, the Superior Courts of the Cherokee Circuit, the Supreme Court and the United States Court for tl\e Northern District of Georgia. . declU-Imos T. W. H. HARRIS, vk TTORNK Y - AT-LA "W , CARTERSVILLE, GA. PRACTICES IN ALL THE COURTS OF JL Bartow and adjoining counties, and will faithfully attend to all business entrusted to him. Ofliee over postoffice. dec6-ly It. W. MURPIIEY, ATTORNEY-AT - LAW, CARTERSVILLE, GA. OFFICE (up-stairs) in the briek building, cor ner of Main A Erwin streets. J. A. BAKER, A T T O R N E Y-AT-LA AV , CARTERSVILLE, GA. \LTILL practice in all the courts of Bartow \ V and adjoining counties. Prompt atten tion given to all business entrusted to his care. Office in -Bank Block over the post office, j uly 18. f K. D. GRAHAM. A. M. FOUTE. GRAHAM * FOUTE, AT TO K NEYS -A T- LA W. CARTERSVILLE, GA. Practice in all the courts of Bartow county, the Superior Courts of North-west Georgia, and the Supreme Courts at Atlanta. Office west side public Square, up-stairs over W. W. Rich & Co’s. Store, second door south of Postoffice. julylS. T. W. MILNER. J. w. HARRIS, JR. MILNER & HARRIS, AT TO RNEYB-AT-LAW, CARTERSVILLE, GA. Office on West Main Street. julylß F. M. JOHNSON, Dentist, (Office over Stokely & Williams store.) CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA. I WILL FIL j TEETH, EXTRACT TEETH, and put iu teeth, or do any work in my line at prices to suit the times. Work al. warranted. Refer to my pat rons all over the county, anglo-1 y. F. M. JOHNSON. JOHN T. OWEN, (At Sayre & Co.’s Drug Store,) CARTERSVILLE, GA. WILL sell Watcnes, Clocks and Jewelry, Spectacles, Silver and Silver-Plated Goods, and will sell them as cheap as they can be bought anywhere. Warranted to prove as represented. All work done by me warranted to give satisfaction. Give me a call. July lß. CHAS. B. WILLINGHAM, StenosjraT>liic Court Reporter. [ROME JUDICIAL CIRCUIT.) I MAKE A CLEAN RECORD OF CASES, taking down the testimony entire; also, ob jections or attorneys, rulings of the court, and the charge of the court, without stoppiug the witness or otherwise delaying the judicial pro ceedings. Charges very reasonable aud satis faction guaranteed. Traveler’s Guide. “(360SA"KIVEft NAVIGATION. On and after December 16th, 1878, the following schedule will be run by the Steamers iIAGSO LTA or ETOWAH BILL: Leave Borne Tuesday Bam Arrive at Gadsden Wednesday . • . . Bam Leave Gadsden Wednesday 7pm Arrive at Rome Thursday spm Leave Home Friday Bam Arrive at Gadsden Saturday 7am Arrives at Greensport 9am Arrive at Rome Saturday -. i .... 6pm J. M. ELLIOTT, President and Gcn’l Sup f t, ROME RAILROAD COMPANY. On and after Sunday, June 3rd, trains on this Road will run as follows: DAY TRAIN—EVERY DAY. Leave Rome 8:10 am Arrive at Rome . . . . • • • • .12:00 m SATURDAY EVENING ACCOMMODATION. Leave Rome s:oopm Arrive at Rome 8:00 p m CHEROKEE RAILROAD. On and after Monday, April 7, 1879, the train on this Road will run daily as follows (Sunday excepted): GOING WEST. Arrive. Leave. Cartersville 2:30 pm Stilesboro 3:20 pm 3:25 pm Taylorsville . . . : . . B:4£pm 4:05 pm Rockmart 5:00 p m GOING EAST. Rockmart 6:00 a m Taylorsville 0:50 am 7:15 am Stilesboro 7:20 am 7:45 a m Cartersville 8:15 a m WILLIAM MacRAE, Snp’t. WESTERN AND ATLANTIC R. R. The following is the present passenger sched ule: NIGHT 'PASSENGER —UP. Leave Atlanta ?’£~ pm Leave Cartersville , p m Leave Kingston p m Leave Dalton 6:85 p m Arrive at Chattanooga 8:25 pm NIGHT PASSENGER—DOWN. Leave Chattanooga 5:15 p m Leave Dalton 7:05 p m Leave Kingston 8:34 p m Leave Cartersville 9:00 pm Arrive at Atlanta 10:55 p m DAY PASSENGER—UP. Leave Atlant* Leave Cartersville 7:08 a m Leave Kingston 7:30 a m Leave Dalton 8:47 a m Arrive at Chattanooga 10:56 am DAY PASSENGER—DOWN. Leave Chattanooga . . . . . . ~ . 7:05 a m i.eavc Dalton ,9:06 am Leave Kingston 10:39 a m Leave Cartersville 11:06 am Arrive at Atlanta 1:00 pm CARTERSVILLE ACCOMMODATION—UP. Leave Atlanta 6:00 pm Arrive at Cartersville • 7:20 pm CARTERSVILLE ACCOMMODATION—DOWN. I-cave Cartersville 5:55 am Arrive at Atlanta 8:35 a m S7~J. FRANKLSN, EAST MAIN STREET, Cartersville, ----- GJ-eorgia, —DEALER- IN— DRY goods and family groceries, Keeps on hand all kinds of staple Dry Goods and Family Groceries. He keeps also a fine stock of * BOOTS .AIN'T) SHOES, All of which he propdses to 6611 at the lowest Jr’ 1 *" prices. He invites the patronage of his VOLUME I. NN X EEEEE W WW W NN N E W W W W N N N E W W W W > N N EEEE W W W W N NN E W W W W N NN E W W W W N NN EEEEE WW WW Y Y 000 RRRR K K YYO OR RKK Y Y O OR R K K Y Y O O R R K K YY O O RRRR KK YOOR R K K YOOR R K K YOOR R K K Y 000 R R K K store:. GRAND OPENING AT THE New York Store —OF— Spring and Summer Goods. READ AND BE CONVINCED, BARGAINS IN 1 BARGAINS BARGAINS —o— BARGAINS BARGAINS CHECKED BARGAINS BARGAINS BARGAINS BARGAINS BARGAINS BARGAINS VICTORIA BARGAINS BARGAINS LAWNS, BARGAINS BARGAINS cu/iccfc BARGAINS BARGAINS . BARGAINS bargains Handkerchiefs, bargains BARGAINS TABLE LINEN, BARGAINS BARGAINS DAMASK BARGAINS BARGAINS BARGAINS BARGAINS TOWELS, BARGAINS BARGAINS DOYLES. BARGAINS BARGAINS cnriNrS BARGAINS BARGAINS BARGAINS bargains Embroiderings, bargains BARGAINS INSERTINCS. BARGAINS BARGAINS uAcicDV BARGAINS BARGAIGS nu * lt " T ' BARGAINS BARGAINS CLOVES, BARGAINS BARGAINS PARASOLS, BARGAINS BARGAINS caiic BARGAINS BARGAINS UATIAU JBARGAINS BARGAINS* NOTIONS, ETC. BARGAINS Undoubtedly the Cheapest Bargains Ever Received Here Before. FINEST DISPLAY OF GOODS EVER MADE IN CARTERSVILLE. I TAKE PLEASURE IN INFORMING THE citizens of Cartersville and surrounding country, that I have received au immense stock of Spring and Summer Goods, such as 1 ever has been received here before, in regard to cheapness and quality. To give you au idea what 1 am doing, I will offer the following great bargains: 250 pieces CALICOES at 5c and upwards. PECAILE, 7c and upwards. PIQUE, 6c and upwards. GRASS CLOTHS, 6c and upwards. 4-4 SEA ISLAND, 6c and upwards. 4-4 BLEACHING, soft finished, at 6 y % and up wards. CASSIMERES, for boys and gents’ wear 20c, 25c, and 35c—fully worth 50c. DRESS LINENS, 18c and upwards. 11-4 wide SPREADS, 75c and upwards. Favor me by pricing all our QUILTS —they are fully 50 per cent, cheaper than elsewhere. The Cheapest and Finest Milli nery Goods, Trimmed and Untrimmed Hats Ever Brought to Cartersville. ASTONISHING TO BEHOLD ! 0 50c FLOWERS for 25c. 50c Untrimmed Hats for 25c. Trimmed Hats for 50c—tullv worth sl. Biggest Bargains in Ribbons, Hats and Trimmings, to make room for another Shipment at 25 per cent. Cheaper than Elsewhere. 4- ♦ • CLOTHING. I would call especial attention to my fine stock of Clothing, which I have in abundance AT ALL PRICES. WHI sell cheaper than the cheapest. White Linen Duck Vests at 85c and upwards. ♦ ■■ Cents’ Furnishing Goods. My stock of Gents’ Furnishing Goods is com plete iu every particular. I would invite eyei > body that are in need of anything in that line to look at them before purchasing elsewhere. Big Stock of Shoes, ■ Boots, Hats, Caps, Trunks, Valises, Cheaper than Anybody in Town. In conclvsisn, I would say, that having bought mv entire stock for cash, I am able to sell goods cheaper than ever before aud at prices to .->ui the times. Thanking you for past favors extend ed to me during the past, I hope by fair and lib eral dealing to merit a continuance of the same. CHARLES AUERBACH, Proprietor * r eto Fork, Store, THE FREE PRESS. THE COX TRIAL. The Finding by the Jury and the Sentence by the Judge. Atlanta Constitution, 7th inst.] “A verdict!” Such was the demand of the popular voice yesterday morning when the people ascertained that the jury in the Cox case had been out those dozen hours without giving sign of agree ment. It was not a revengeful demand nor the greed of a vindictive spirit-, but it was the expression of a strong public desire for the triumph of law and order. It was the hope of good citizens that mis applied sympathy or squeamish ness should stand in' the way of the prompt and impartial enforcement of our penal laws. It was not a demand that Cox should suffer, but that the peace of so ciety and the safety of human life should be put in jeopardy with impunity. THE WAITING CROWD that filled the court-room and loitered about the grounds and building were full of feverish anxiety. The matter was discussed among them from every point of view and wild conjectures ran riot all the forenoon. Rumor after rumor chased each other over the city concerning the verdict and how the jurors were arrang ed, when a moment’s reflection would have shown them absurd. Scarcely ever has a jury been more closely guarded, and we hazard nothing when we say that not a single communication regard ing their status passed from them to the officers of the court or the public from the commencement to the close of their deliberations. ASKED TO BE RECHARGED. About noon the jury sent word bo the court that they desired to be recharged, and Judge Ilillyer brought them again before him. He asked them what they desired, and Mr. C. P. Bogan, the fore man, replied that they desired to have the charge re-read to them. Judge Hillyer asked if they meant any particular portion of the instructions? Foreman Bogan said they desired to hear the entire charge again. Judge Hillyer then proceeded to read over again the entire body of the able and impressive charge. This he did coolly and with all the clearness and em phasis demanded by the occasion . When the reading was concluded, the jury again retired to their room. An hour later they had asked for the copy of the testimony taken from Sams on the coroner’s inquest. The matter was submitted to counsel upon either side without the healing of the jury. General Gartrell, for the defense, stated that his side had no consent to give and no suggestions to make in the matter. Judge Hopkins, for the state, said they did not think the paper a proper one to go to the jury. It would, perhaps, be a violation of the rules of evidence and they did not desire to be understood as- hold ing differently. If the jury desired they could recall the witnesses and have the testimony read over to them. General Gartrell said to do that would open the door for other and boundless testimony. Judge Hillyer said he would not per mit the paper to go to the jury, adding to the portion of the charge concerning Hams, as follows: “But under the rules of law as a writing it does not properly go out with you to the jury-room You charge your minds with it and remember it along with all the other evidence in the case.” The jury again retired and it was not until 3:45 p. m. that they returned into court with THE DREADFUL VERDICT. As they filed into the well-crowded court-room there was a solemn stillness in the air. The jurors looked fatigued and anxious and their countenances showed no expression of exultation. Owing to an informality in writing the proper form of the verdict some delay was caused in its correction. When it was tendered the solicitor-general, Mr. Hill, took it, glanced hastily over it and then in a sympathetic and earnest man ner read. “We, the jury, find the prisoner guil ty, and recommend that lie be punished by imprisonment for life in the peniten tiary. C. P. Bogan, Foreman. This, then, was the finding of the twelve honest triors of the prisoner.* In those few words there went out to the world the witness that these men had done their duty nobly and all the sorry rumors and reports of tneir alleged senti ments and predilections had been un founded and unjust. It gives us pecu liar pleasure to find that our hopes and faith, as expressed yesterday, were made good by the foreman and others in their verdict. The public wilh not fail to hon or and applaud this action. The law has been sustained by them and they should be doubly honored for their devotion to it. THE HEARTRENDING SCENE. Cox heard the awful words of the ver dict with forced calm and composure. He did not once give token of unusual emotion, and, either to cheer his relatives or to defy the public’s demands, he re mained the brave and stoic defendant as he was. Mrs. Cox sat for a moment greatly r agi tated, then rose hysterically and made as if to rush at an open window from which was a clean fall to the ground below. Cox caught her and held lier back, and his whole concern then seemed to be to soothe and repress the grief aqd distress of his poor wife. Clinging to him with her arms twined about his neck she shrieked and called upon the name of the great and good God! “Oh, my God! Oh, my darling, my love, my ifusband!” filled the air, and her moans and grief were of the most heartrending character. The sternest men in that assemblage shed tears in sympathy with* the deep grief of this poor lady. The mind went back to her distress, to her virtually orphaned children and desolate home! But with these thoughts came others equally poig nant, picturing Qie widowhood, orphan age and desolation in the home of the man who was slain, and that these might all come on other homes and to other hearts, day after day, unless a check should be put to the career of those who recklessly, heedlessly and ruthlessly strike down in death their fallow-men. THE SENTENCE. Judge Hillyer stated that he would, s s usual, complete the record in the cause and pass sentence upon the prisoner. He asked ii there was anything further to be said why sentence should not be pronounced. General Gartrell said nothing except ing to give notice of a motion for anew trial. Judge Hillyer thereupon passed sen tence upon Cox as follows: “Whereupon, it is ordered, considered and adjudged bv the court that the de fendant, Edward Cox, be taken from the bar of this court to the jail of Fulton countv, and be there safely kept until a sufficient guard is sent for him from the penitentiary of this state, and be then de livered to, and be by said guard, taken to said penitentiary and there, or at such otUw plaoe as the governor may direct, CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 15, 1879. he, the said Edward Cox, be confined at hard labor for and during his natural life. Bv the Court, May 7th, 1879. B. 11. Hill, Jr., Sol.-Gen’l. Geo. Hillyer, Judge, S. C., A. C. Counsel for the prisoner thereupon took the following order in the case: “Counsel for defendant having stated in their place their purpose to move fora new trial in the above stated case, and that execution <sf the sentence be sus pended until time can be had in which to prepare a motion for anew trial; it is ordered that execution of the sentence be suspeftded for twenty days to give such time. It is further ordered that this or der be entered on the minutes. This May 7th, 1879. Candler and Thompson, Gartrell and Wright, et. al., attorneys for defendant. Geo. Hillyer, Judge S. C., A. C. This will suspend all further proceed ings until the testimony can be written out and the motion for anew trial ar gued. HOW THE JURY STOOD. As one evidence how public judgment may go wrong, and to give each one who in thought or word prejudged any of the fair and true men who tried this cause, we give the following notes of their de liberations : First ballot—Messrs. Hitchcock, Hurt. Bogan, Baker, Landrum, Harper, Robin son and Dollar were for saying guilty of murder; Messrs. Yancey and Jordan were for voluntary manslaughter, and Messrs. Plaster and Henderson for “not guilty.” These two last named explain ed that they so voted as upon the trial ballot to ascertain for themselves the at titude of the jury. Mr. Plaster then went for voluntary manslaughter with Mr. Jordan and Messrs. Yancey and Henderson for murder. They stood thus ten to two until yesterday morning at 10 a. m. , when a proposition was made that the ten for murder should agree to im prisonment for life if the two for man slaughter would agree to that finding. This was gradually achieved, Dr. Hitch cock finally agreeing at 3:30 p. m. Thus the verdict was made. THE GENERAL APPROVAL with which the verdict has been receiv ed by the public is a compliment and en dorsement of the action of the jury, and of the conduct pf the court and counsel. In case of a refusal of anew trial the case will go up to the August term of the supreme court. STEPHENS ON FINANCE. Interesting Letter from tlie Great South ern Statesman. Editors Chronicle and Constitutionalist: The letter below is one written by Mr. Stephens to a friend in this city. As will be seen, it was written for that friend “only.” But that friend anxious that others might see and read a letter he had enjoyed himself, and note the deep and patriotic interest Mr. Stephens is taking in matters which look to the alleviation of the sufferings and oppressions of the poor and the laboring classes generally, while others are courting tlie money pow er and hobnobbing with millionaire bond holders, wrote and earnestly asked the privilege 01 giving it to the public. 11 is reply is frank, patriotic and prompt — thus: “Your letter of the 26th at band this morning. 1 hardly know what to fsiy in reply to your request about pub lishing my letter to you; for it was very hastily written, and not even read over by me. It is only intended to give for your reflection what I considered the proper policy. If you really think it would do good to publish it, as it stands, I withdraw objections.” I know, Messrs. Editors, you will take great pleasure in laying before your readers this letter from Georgia’s great statesman. J. Washington, 23d April, 1 5 79. * , Augusta, Ga : My Dear Sir — I received your letter of 21st this morning. I had noticed the article signed “Burke” when it came out, and was highly gratified at it. I cut it out of the Chronicle and Constitutional ist, in which it was published, to lay it away for my scrap book. My position was outlined as well as I could have done it myself, except I might have modified some of the qualifying adjectives. lam for thorough revision of our most iniqui tous system of taxation. lam using iny utmost endeavors to get the democracy in congress to strike from the statute book the whole system of our present internal revenue tax. The income from it is only a little over $100,000,000 per annum, while there are engaged in it 3,000 offi cers, whose annual salary amounts to about $4,000,000. These $4,000,000 are used really and virtually with a purpose of creating an active corps of partisan workers to control elections. Many of them are mere pimps, detectives and spies in the secret service of the adminis tration. The internal taxes paid by Georgia, from all sources is a little short, I think, of $50,000, while the regular fees paid to those in collecting it, is a little over $20,000, being not far from 40 per cent, collected and turned into the treas ury. lam not exact in my figures. I give the outlines only, which I know are not far from exact figures. But besides this, the destruction of tlie property of the country, by tlie official raiders who go out to break up illegal distilling, etc., is enormous. Then to this is to be added the cost of arresting, trying and punishing citizens uncon scious of having violated any law, which is, in Georgia alone, about $50,000. I saw the other day, in the National Re publican here, a telegram from Clark, at Atlanta, announcing with apparent grat ification the result of one of his raiding parties. The number of wagons, mules, gallons of whisky and of beer and stills seized and destroyed ammounted on a fair estimate to not less than $3,000. 1 made the estimate at the time when the figures were before me. Tlie stills I es timated at o.:ly $25 per still. If this was the work ot one raiding party, the like destruction of property in the state of Georgia alone, per annum, cannot be less than $30,000 to $40,000. Was any free people ever more unjustly treated in rais ing the necessary money to support the government? This announcement, moreover, was made seemingly with as much pride and glorification as ail army officer would announce the destruction of a hostile Indian town on our frontier. Now, l maintain it would be cheaper for the government, great deal cheaper, to borrow the $100,000,000 if necessary. It seems that the monied men of New York the other day in a few hours took $150,- 000,000 United States 4 percent, bonds, and 1 have very little doubt would just as readily take $100,000,000 more at 3 per cent, if ottered. This I say would be cheaper for the government while it would be infinitely less burdensome upon the people than the present system of in ternal taxation. Bye the bye this taking by the monied men in New York the other day of $150,000,000 of tlie 4 per cent. United States bonds is to my mind one of the saddest commentaries upon the present condition of the country. The money men it is true are boasting of it as an evidence of great national pros perity. Its true indication is that no gen eral industry of the country—agricul ture, manufacturing, commercial or in dustry of any other kind—pays as much as 4 per cent, upon the capital invested; money goes where its investment pays most. Its instincts are unerring. My opinion is, that another $100,000,000 would be taken as readily, as I have be fore stated, for capital cannot be employ ed in any of the general industries that will yield even as much as 3 per cent. Now, I have just stated if need be I would resort to a loan even at 3 or 4 per cent, to meet the requirements of the government for one year, and let the present paralyzed energies of the people revive and react. This I say I would only do in the last resort, but I do not think such a loan at all necessary. The deficiency in the revenue arising from an abandonment of this internal revenue system could be easily supplied by taking off the prohibitory duties and putting a revenue tariff upon many articles of im port and by putting a small duty upon many articles now coming in free, and a very large amount could be raised from a small ad valorem tax upon the property of the country. In this way the tax would fall equally on rich and poor. The estimated value of the property of the United States last year was a little over $98,000,000,000, but without resort ing to that it might be better in the pres ent depressed condition of labor to effect by a loan without interest. This, if I recollect rightly, was done to some ex tent in 1837. It was effected by resort ing to treasury notes; so now, as a last resort, rather than continue the present burdens and exactions and almost rob beries of the present system of rifting the pockets of tlie people, I would authorize the re-issue of $100,000,000 of United States notes of the legal tender class. This would increase the debt of the coun try to that extent, it is true, but it would be a non-interest bearing debt. I barely throw out those ideas as an outline of a proper policy of that just relief to which the millions of our peeple, north and south, are hopelessly looking. That’s one view. Another, which I fondly cherish and am endeavoring to get the democrats in congress to adopt, is the is suance of gold and bullion certificates to an unlimited extent. I think this might be run up in the course of a year to $500,- 00(,000. This increase of the volume of our currency (which, in my judgment, would be the best in the world) would give new life and energy to all kinds of business throughout the country. But I haven’t time to say more. What I have thus said hastily is, of course, for yourself oidy ; it is only intended to out line my general views. You see I have succeeded in getting through the house my subsidiary coin bill, making such coins a legal tender to amount of S2O, and making it exchange able for legal tender money at the treas ury in a like sum. This I consider a great triumph. It is true the relief it will afford is small compared with the other great measures referred to; still it is in itself a very great relief, it is like the removal of a grain of sand from the shoe. It is a small but exceedingly an noying and irritating obstacle in locomo tir>l, 'l'hio 1100 my o 11 1 01-l 1, ££ The first step. So far so good. In health 1 am better than I was last spring, but cannot yet use the pen myself, as you see. With kindest regards and best wishes for you and all yours, I remain as ever, very truly. Alexander H. Stephens. FRED. DOUGLASS ON THE EXODUS. A letter opposing the exodus from the south has been written Fred. Doug lass, who says: “lam opposed to this ex odus, because it is an untimely conces sion to the idea that colored people and white people cannot live together in peace and prosperity unless the whites are a ma jority and control the legislation and hold the offices of the state. lam opposed to this exodus, because it will pour upon tiie people of Kansas and other northern states a multitude of deluded, hungry, homeless, naked and destitute people to be supported in a large measure by alms. I am opposed to this exodus, because it will enable our political adversaries _to make successful appeals to popular prej udice (as in the case of the Chinese), on the ground these people, so ignorant and helpless, have been imported for the pur pose of making the north solid by outvot ing intelligent white northern citizens. I am opposed to this exodus because “rolling stones gather no moss,” and 1 agree with Emerson that the men who made Rome or any other locality worth going to see, stayed there. There is, in my judgment, no part of the United States where an intelligent colored man can serve his race more wisely and effi ciently than upon tlie soil where he was born and reared, and is known. I am op posed to this exodus because I see in it a tendency to convert colored laboring men into traveling tramps, first going north because they are persecuted, then return ing south because they have been deceiv ed and disappointed in their expectations, which will excite against themselves and against our whole race an increased meas ure of popular contempt and scorn. I am opposed tq this exodus, because 1 be lieve that the conditions of existence in the southern states are steadily improv ing, and that the colored men there will ultimately realize the fullest measure of liberty and equality accorded and secur ed in any section of our common coun try.” * Bill Arp’s attack upon the person who compiles this column is uncalled for and unjustifiable. We can prove by Uncle Tom Hardeman, by Colonel Jones, and by Mr. Frank Smith, of Bartow county, that he wasn’t sick a minute while he was in Macon; that ne flirted and pi routed among the girls like a roan mule in a peafield ; that he called Frank Smith “cousin Frank;” and that he wanted to “rastle” with Jack Slappey for the beer. Finally, we can prove by Colonel Ben. Lockett, of Albany, that he took a twi light ride to the fair grounds with some young ladies —and we can prove by Con gressman Blount that he boasted of his conquests after he got on the train, and exhibited four photographs and a lock of hair that were not in his possession when he went down. We regret the necessity of exposing this gay deceiver, but a sense of duty compels us to. once more assert that while his family were under the im pression that he was in the agonies of rheumatism, he was hopping around with the fair sex like a bantam rooster in a pan of-hot ashes. We -have letters to sub stantiate what we say—or if we haven’t, it is an easy matter to sit down and write them. — Atlanta Constitution. It seems from the official reports, that Gen. Robert C. Sehenck, otherwise known as “Poker Bob,” was the first to take pecuniary advantage of the arrear ages of pensions law. The general re*- ceived a wound in the hand during the war, which owing to his rank, entitles him to a pension of thirty dollars per month. Lender the operation of the ar rearages act he receives $4,925 in a lump. TOLD BY DR. FULLER. The Monumental Lie of the Nineteenth Century Refuted. Lewis County, New York, Democrat.] The following communication was re cently received by a citizen of this place from Hon. Benj. H. Hill, United States senator from Georgia, in answer to a let ter of inquiry addressed to him, asking him information concerning E. Q. Fuller, some of whose statements, made in his address before the northern New York conference at Lowville recently, were considered of sufficient importance to demand enquiry. Senator Hill is a well-known member of the M. E. church of Atlanta, Ga., the home of Dr. Fuller. The letter will explain itself: United States Senate Chamber,! Washington, April 24, 1879. f Dear Sir—Your letter of the 11th inst., was received several days ago. I have delayed this aitgwer sotna in fo'rmation eoiicei FiTfi.U 7 : f do not know him personally. He is, 1 learn, the editor of a paper published in Atlanta, Ga., called the Methodist Advo cate. The paper has but little circula tion in the south; its object seems to be to make money by a system of menda cious pandering to the lowest sectional passions. You say that this man addressed ‘the northern N. Y. M. E. conference on the atternoon of the 10th inst., on the condi tion of the south and the freed men, in which lie said that “in none of the ac counts of negro outrages which we read in the newspapers, are the negroes the aggressors, but in every instance the whites; and that every account we read of the outrages on the negroes is the truth, only it is a hundred times worse than represented.” You report him as fur ther saying that “after the last presiden tial election a negro was missing from the vicinity in which he lived, and that he (Fuller) with two others were deputed to drag a pond in the neighborhood, in the search, and that in this pond they found the bodies of. sixteen murdered men—fourteen negroes and two whites, etc.'’ There is not one word of t.ruth in these statements. They are miserable slanders, entirely manufactured for a wicked and nefarious purpose. The object of this man (whose name is, 1 believe, Rev. E. Q. Fuller, D. D.,) is to excite the passions of the good people of the north in order to get money out of them. His calling is far worse than that of a highway rob ber, and much less manly ana truthful. How long will the good people in the north allow such criminal hypocrites to to play upon their feelings by such man ufactured outrages, in order to get their money V Such men are doing more to bring dis credit on the church, -and peril on the country, and disgrace on our civilization, than all the professional rogues and bur glars in the union. For years philanthropic people in the north have been bled by these bad men. Abuse and slander of the southern peo ple is the professional avocation which thousands are following fora living; and that so iiimjj good and intelligent people should COrUtlnUf* t n hw.rt.na tViait* flnln.'lrt(l victims, is one of the most remarkable features of these degenerate times. It does seem that clerical hypocrites, political demagogues and famished car pet-baggers are now engaged in a con certed conspiracy to revive and increase sectional animosities; and the pulpit, the senate chamber, the public press and the fireside are all vigorously used to pro mote the wicked work. To what extent they will succeed will depend altogether upon the extent to which the northern people are willing to be deceived. If the stories of such crea tures as this man Fuller are true, the southern people ought to be outlawed as barbariaus. If they are not true, then such men as Fuller ought to be outlawed from the church, from the state, and from all decent society, as vile hypocrites seek ing to filch a living from honest but de luded people. If our northern fellow citizens could ascertain the real truth on this issue we should at once have a coun try far more peaceful and prosperous, and a church fai more righteous and ho ly. " Surely all good and honest men ought to be willing to ascertain the real truth or falsehood of this man Fuller’s state ments. Why could not the people whom he addressed appoint reliable persons to go to Georgia and require this man to point out the pond he dragged, and show the graves of the sixteen dead bodies he says were recovered ? Such a statement is capable of absolute proof, if true; and if false, the northern people ought'to adopt .measures to pro tect themselves from their repetition. Yours very truly, Benjamin H. Hill. Hayes’ point that if the vetoed army hill became a law there would be “no power” vested in any officer of the Uni ted States to protect himself in the exe cution of a civil processes attracting con siderable attention oiraccount of its utter absurdity. Where, asks the New York World, is the civil posse of the marshal’s entire judicial district? Will not citizens aid the marshals on call? Will not the militia of the states aid them? Marshals have as much power as state sheriffs have, excepting that, as the law stands since 1878, no part of the army can be sum moned as and made a part of the posse, although all civilian bystanders must as sist, and to do so may arrp themselves to the teeth. And even the New York Times (republican) is constrained to ad mit that “the veto message is rather plausible than sound in the stress it lays on the fact that the vetoed bill forbids civil officers of the government (meaning United States marshals) to employ armed men at the polling places.” Senator Hill is quoted as saving that the democrats will not be so foolish as to withhold the necessary supplies with which to carry on the government, lie says, however, that they intend to make a direct issue with the republicans on the question whether this is to be a central government of limited jurisdiction or a central government vested with absolute power, having the states at its mercy and ignoring their rights under the constitu tion. Mr. Hill says he regards this as the real issue which underlies the present conflict, and believes that upon an ap peal to the country the republicans will be pulverized to atoms, and the demo crats will be retained in power for an in definite period. There is one democrat whom Zaeha riah Chandler always treats with marked respect. That is Senator Voorhees. Reason : In the dining room of the Kirk wood house, Washington, a good many years ago, Zachariah ventured to refer to Voorhees as a traitor and a copperhead. Whereupon Daniel hoisted a pitcher full of milk and sprawled him. The land lord was kind enough not to charge ei ther for the pitcher or the milk. u.vTfis of ADvrarnsim Advertisements will be inserted at the rates of One Dollar per inch for the liret insertion, and Fifty Cents for each additional insertion. CONTRACT RATES. Spack. into. 3 mos. 6 mos. 1 year. One inch, $2 50 $5 00 *7 50 *lO 00 Two inches, 375 750 12 50 IS (X Three inches, 500 10 00 17 50 25 00 Four inches, 025 12 50 22 50 32 00 Fourth column I 750 15 00 25 00 400 u Half column, i 15 00 25 00 40 00 60 00 One eolnnin, 120 00 40 00 60 00 100 0^ NUMBER 35. GRANT’S RECEPTION. New Orleans Times.] The programme for the reception of General Grant upon his arrival ip San Francisco has been satisfactorily arrang ed. Several minor details are as yet in complete, but the general outline is as follows: 1. As the steamer approaches the Far rabone islands, thirty miles out from the entrance to the harbor of San Francisco, she will be met by a convoy of thirty men-of-war, built by Robeson —provided the sea be calm enough to let them go out that far; Robeson himself will accom pany them, but, for safety, will be borne out on a steam tug. The squadron an ill fire a salute of blank cartridges loaded with United States contract powder—a thimbleful of real powder being inserted in the touch-hole at the firing to make the report audible. 2. On the way in, salutes will be fired by the batteries at Fort Point, Lime Point, Black Point and Alcatraz. Forty nine guns will constitute the salute —one more than was fired for Kalakaua in 1874. The military will then turn out. the militia being under command of General McComb, the hero of the Amu doc war; General Belknap, with an effi cient corps of post-traders as aids, vril act as fieul marshal of. the day. General Babcock will command the New Jersey troops.. The royal airs, “When Johnnie comes marching home” and “Set ’em up again,” will be played at appropriate times. 3. A committee of eminent citizens, headed by Hon. Dennis Kearney, will wait upon the general at the lauding, and present him with a gold box contain ing the freedom of the city, half a pound of sand from the sand lots and a smug gled cigar. He will then be escorted to the Palace hotel, where Jim Casey an ill pull his boots off for him and put him ro bed. 4. The evening will be devoted to the reception of private embassies from vari ous political centres, followed up by a serenade. 5. On the day following, the excur sionists of the I. O. B. A. P. T. (indepen dent order of brotherly and political tramps), who will have, been forwarded from the east by the Union Pacific rail way at sixteen dollars a head —they to find themselves—will assemble in num bers not to exceed one hundred thousand, and welcome the general home in time for the campaign of 1880, in which he is not to take part. Kearney street will be lined witlrTree lunch tables, and the bar looms on' Market Street will be opened gratuitously to grace this auspicious oc casion. Freddy wi.l be taken charge of by a special committee of ladies. In the evening, if the general be not too full for utterance, be will addressHhe populace. 0. There will then follow three days of general public rejoicing at the expense of the state of California, after which twenty minute trains will leave for Washington, to convey the welcoming party back with the general to Washing ton. It is actually cheaper—to say nothing of the humanity of the matter —to civil ize the Indians than to exterminate them. A compilation from official records re garding the Indian wars shows that the rtf fho rawnus tmltm wars nf" iba past forty years has been as follows: Black Hawk war, 400 lives and $5,000,- 000. The Seminole war cost 7,500 lives and SIOO,OOO, only 1,500 Indians being warriors. A war with the Creeks and Cherokees, about the same time, cost $1,000,000. The Sioux war it 1862 cost 300 lives and $40,000,000. The Cheyenne war in 1857 cost 3,000 lives and $12,000,- 000. The Indian troubles on the Pacific slope for the past twenty years have cost about $300,000,000. Three campaigns agains the Navajoes cost $30,000,000. This amount of money, if it had been pioperly expended, instead of going into the hands of army contractors and army sutlers, would have civilized every red skin on the continent. The Indian poli cy of our government is a disgrace and a reproach to the American name. "New York Tribune: “It costs money to come in collision with some people. When recently Win. 11. Vanderbilt ran over a man on the avenue the courts took no notice of it, and the man went off to work again, feeling rather chagrined at having been in the way. It should be added that Mr. Vanderbilt did notap-, pear to have been to blame. When a poor man rau against the vehicle con taining the person of August Belmont, the man was arrested and was fined one hundred dollars and sent to jail for ten days, although it was proved that the collision was a simple accident, which the driver did all in his power to prevent. It certainly a difference who is In vetoing the army bill, says the New Haven Rdgister, Hayes is, in one respect, consistent. Himself the creatureof fraud, he could not, unless the army had been used in his behalt, have been counted in over a quarter of million of a popular ma jority. Appreciating the valuable services of the army in bis own case, he insists that the army shall be used to help the republican candidate in 1880. x\fter this Kansas deception, with all of its horrors of suffering, what next? Friends of the colored race be not deceiv ed. Cling to the old land. Cling to the old friends. Avoid professional politi cians. Suspect and avoid those whose only political capital is their property in your votes. You have been the dupes of the politicians. The principal club of Boston, which has been instrumental in inducing south ern negroes to emigrate, add Besses them in one of its tracts thus: “We do not care so much where you go to, but in the name of heaven go somewhere.” This is the true Bostonian style of telling them to go to the devil. The Washington correspondent of the Chicago Inter Ocean states that Mr. Bo rie joined General Grant in his voyage around the world for the purpose of dis suading the latter trom being a candidate for the .presidency. This news domes under the head of important, if true. Vice President-elect Hendricks is said to advise the democratic congressmen to stand firm, amfto assure them that they have the law on their side, and are sup ported by T the sympathy' of the people. He says the democrats will never get a better issue to fight the republicans on. “I don’t care a d—n for the decision of the supreme court,” was the utterance of Grant while president of the United States. That is the man the republicans want to place in power again to “execute the laws of the United States ” The English don’t take a joke. The Lieutenant in the royal navy who got up a pirate hoax some months since has been court-martialed, - convicted and cashiered.
