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YY both State and Federal, except Bartow
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F. M. JOHNSON, Dentist,
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CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA.
I WILL FIL TEETH, EXTRACT TEETH,
and put in 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.
augls-ly. F. M. JOHNSON.
JOHN T. OWEN,
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CARTERSVILLE, GA.
\\riLL sell Watches, Clocks and Jewelry.
YV Spectacles, Silver and Silver-Plated
Goods, and will sell them as cheap as they can
be ixnight anywhere. Warranted to prove as
represented. All work done by me warranted
to give satisfaction. Give me a call. julylS.
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St enographic Court Reporter.
[ROME JUDICIAL CIRCUIT. |
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L taking down the testimony entire; also, ob
jections of attorneys, rulings of the court, and
the charge of the court, without stopping the
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< < K)SA“river navigation.
On and after December 16th, the following
schedule will be run by the Steamers MAGNO
LIA or ETOWAH BILL:
Leave Rome Tuesday
Arrive at Gadsden Wednesday . ... 6am
Leave Gadsden Wednesday • P m
Arrive at Rome Thursday r > P 111
Leave Rome Friday Bam
Arrive at Gadsden Saturday a m
Arrives at Greensport 9am
Arrive at Rome Saturday o p m
,J. M. ELLIOTT, President ami Gen’l Sup t.
ROME RAILROAD COMPANY.
On and after Sunday, June 3rd, trains on this
Road will run as follows:
DAY TRAIN—EVERY DAY.
Leave Rome ioi, 1 j! arn
Arrive at Rome m
SATURDAY EVENING ACCOMMODATION.
Leave Rome ®P m
Arrive at Rome . 8:0Q 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. L<uive.
Cartersville „
Stilesboro. . . • • • • 3:20 pm 8*25 pm
Taylorsville 3:45 pm 4:05 pm
Rockmart. . * 5:00 pm
GOING EAST. n-00-im
Rockmart
Taylorsville f :^ am JHSam
Stilesboro 7:20 am 7:4oam
Cartersville B.loam
WILLIAM MacRAE, Sup’t.
WESTERN. AND ATLANTIC R. R.
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ule:
NIGHT PASSENGER—UR. -
Leave Atlanta {! J a
Leave Kingston . . ' f. *
Leave Dalton .... Ij? S m
Arrive at Chattanooga
NIGHT PASSENGER —DOWN.
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Leave Dalton • * 1:12 S S
Leave Cartersville P
Arrive at Atlanta .00 p m
DAY PASSENGER—VP.
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Leave Cartersville * lift ,
Leave Kingston Jlg-J “
Leave Dalton m
Arrive at Chattanooga a
day passenger—down.
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leave Dalton
Leave Kingston
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Arrive at Atlanta . . • u.uopm
CARTERSVAI.ee ACCOMMODATION— UP.
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CARTERSVILLE ACCOMMODATfON DOWN.
Leave Cartersville . • • • •' • •
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LITCHFIELD HOUSE,
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E. L. LITCHFIELD, Proprietor.
( CONVENIENT TO THE DEPOT, AND ITS
\j tables supplied with the very best the mark
et affords.
COUCH HOUSE,
(Kingston, Georgia.)
r PHIS LARGE AND COMFORTABLE
L House is now kept by W. W. 1 ’ ~i n
traveling public will And good, P] ai P, ftccoainio
'Utions. Parties wishing board through the
summer will find Kingston one of the healthiest
nd quietest localities in Upper Georgia. Inree
or four families can get comfortable rooms ill
'rains.
VOLUME I.
NEW GOODS!
AT TIIE
bargain store.
WTEHAVE JUST RECEIVED A FULL
> V lme of
Staple Dry Goods, Notions,
GENTS’S FURFISHING GOODS,
SHOES, BOOTS, HATS AND CLOTHING
Ami would call special attention of buyers to
our beautiful
CALICOES AND PIQUES,
We have a variety of
Ladies. Misses A, Children’s Shoes
which in prices and stjfies surpasses anything in
Our SARATOGA SANDALS and NEWPORT
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choice. Remember we keep a full line of
Groceries, Hardware,
Tin, Crockery, and Glassware,
embracing Lamps; Wicks, Burners and Chim
neys, and in fact everything you need.
In Dry Goods we are Lower than the
Lowest.
In Shoes we Defy Competition.
In Hats we have them in Straw, from 15
cts. up, and can Suit Anybody.
In Clothing, why there’s no use Talking,
we can’t he beat In Styles, Quality or
Prices.
We keep iq stock all the time the very best
Flour, Meal, Bacon,
Lard, Rice, Coffee, Teas,
Sugars, Syrups, Spices,
Soaps, Salt, Soda, Starch,
Roasted Coffee,
Candles, Crackers,
Candies, Can Coods,
Nuts, Ground Peas,
Pickles, Kerosene Oil,
And the cheapest
CIGARS AND TOBACCO IN TOWN,
At THE BARGAIN STORE.
Grreat Bargains.
J. A. ERWIN & SON
ARE OFFERING AN ENTIRE NEW STOCK OF
FALL AND WINTER GOODS,
FALL AND WINTER GOODS,
CONSISTING OF
Dry Coods, Clothing,
Dry Coods, Clothing,
Boots and Shoes,
Boots and Shoes,
Crockery, &c., Ac.,
Crockery, Ac., Ac.,
AT EXTREMELY LOW PRICES
AT EXTREMELY LOW PRICES
TO SUIT THE TIMES.
TO SUIT THE TIMES.
Call and Examine their Goods and Prices
Before Buying.
J. A. ERWIN & SON.
Cartersville, Ga., Sept. 19th, 1878. _____
E. J. Hale & Sou’s
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CARRIAGES. BUGGIES M WAGONS.
R. H. J ONES,
Cartersville, Georgia.
T FEEL JUSTLY PROUD OF THE REPU-
X tation awarded by an appreciative people,
cte a saiiare, honest business as near as I know
how and endeavor to give every one the worth
of his money. All work warranted, not for a
year only, but for any reasonable time. I say it,
anddefy contradiction, there is
No Better Work Made In America than
I am Building.
I have a Repository in Rome, in charge of Mr.
w-T Whitelv in old Odd Fellows building,
corner above new Masqmc Temple Wagons,
was® wSSffiri
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network an* all kinds. of repairing will be
done at prices to suit the times.
Give us your trade. m „
]S" ID AV U .A. RDID R SEC OR.
WILLIAM M. HARRIS,
4 x EXCELLENT BARBER OF ROME, HAS
recently removed to CartersviUe and
has fitted up an elegant shop in the St. James
first door He guarantees satisfaction
those* who trial. Orters for workat
private houses flLlod promptly .William Joun
un is altfo lAmnucted With my slittp.
THE FREE PRESS.
OHIO POLITICS.
Ewing and Ilice the Democratic Ticket
in Ohio.
JThe Ohio Greenback Convention Winds
Up With a Split.
Columbus, 0., June 4.— The demo
cratic state convention assembled in the
opera house at 10 o’clock. Gen James
Steedman, of Toledo, was chosen tempo
rary chairman, an Allen O. Myers, ot
Columbus, temporary secretary. In
taking the chair, Gen. Steedman made a
ringing speech, the point of which was
that the time had come when the demo
cratic party should insist upon claiming
its full share in the honors of the late
war, for it was largely due to democratic
soldiers that the union was saved.
After selecting committees, a recess
was taken until 2 o’clock.
The convention re-assembled at 2
o’clock. All portions of the state were
reported fully represented. Samuel J.
Hunt, of Cincinnati was chosen perma
nent chairman.
The convention, at half-past three
o’clock, proceeded to ballot for governor,
Rice, Bishop and Ewing being the can
didates.
The first ballot resulted: Rice, 262;
Bishop, 205; Ewing, 160; Ward 6.
Necessary to a choice, 317.
Before the second ballot was announced,
votes began to change to Ewing from
Bishop and from that time out it was a
stampede, and Ewing w r as declared nom
inated with a hurrah.
Gen. Rice was nominated by acclama
tion for Lieutenant-Governor.
The following is the ticket in full.
For governor—Thomas Ewing, of
Fairfield.
Lieutenant-governor—A. Y. Rice, of
Putnam.
Treasurer—Anthony Howells, of
Stark.
Auditor—C’has. Remelin, of Hamil
ton.
Judge of the supreme court —W. J.
Gilmore, of Preble.
Attorney-general—lsaiah Pillars, of
Allen.
Member of the board of public works —
Patrick O’March, of Cuyahoga.
The following platform was adopted;
Resolved , that the democracy of Ohio
demand free and fair elections, and to
that end denounce all interferences with
elections by tbe military power. That
the experiences of this and other coun
tries has abundantly proven that the
presence of troops at the polls is destruc
tive of the freedom of elections, and it is
incompatible with the existence of free
institutions. That the law r s enacted by
congress, which, under the pretence of
regulating the manner of congressional
elections, interfere with the election of
state officers and overthrow the laws of
the state governing the change of such
officers, are unconstitutional, and for
that reason ought to be repealed. That
they are also instrumentalities of fraud,
force and corruption, by which the party
in power uses the money of the people to
corrupt, and thousands of irresponsible
officers to harass and coerce the voters,
and especially by force and fraud to de
prive our naturalized citizens of the right
to vote, and for other reasons, also, said
laws ought to be immediately repealed.
Resolved that impartial juries are es
sential to the administration of justice
and thereby to tbe preservation of liber
ty. That no man can be secure in his
person or property when the juries are
packed and controlled by the govern
ment for despotic and partisan purposes.
That under the federal jury laws now in
existence, juries may be and have been
so packed and controlled and that the
highest interest of justice and free
government require that these laws be
changed so as to secure fair, impartial
and independent juries in the federal
courts.
Resolved , that the republican minority
in congress, by refusing to vote supplies
to mantain the government, unless the
majority would agree to the use of troops
at the polls, and also to the maintenance
of the unconstitutional, corrupting, vio
lent and unjust election laws aforesaid,
and the president of the United States,
by his unprecedented use of the veto
power, in order to perpetuate said laws
and the use of armed men at the polls,'
have shown a spirit of faction and a de
votion to party success, instead of the
welfare of the country and the preserva
tion of its constitution and liberties, that
demands the condemnation of the whole
American people.
Resolved, that President Hayes, by his
frequent interposition of the veto in order
to defeat legislation that was plainly
constitutional, that in no way interfered
with the independence of any other
department of the government, and had
received the most mature consideration
of congress, has shown an utter disre
gard of the consideration and princi
ples that induced the insertion of the
veto power in the constitution,.and utter
disregard of the welfare of the people.
Resolved, that we declare it as the sense
of the democracy of Ohio that not a dol
lar should be appropriated by congress
to pay soldiers, marshals, deputy-mar
shals or supervisors of election to inter
fere with our control elections.
Resolved, that the efforts of the repub
lican party to open and keep alive the
war feeling between the north and south
are to be condemned by every lover of
his country.
Resolved, that we re-affrm the finan
cial principles heretofore advocated by
the democratic party of Ohio—that the
issue of money in any form and the reg
ulation thereof belong to the general
government alone, and ought not to be
delegated or entrusted to individuals or
corporations; that we, therefore, oppose
the perpetuation of the present national
banking system as a means ol control
over the currency of the country, and
demand the gradual substitution of treas
ury notes for national bank currency, to
be made receivable for all dues and a le
gal tender equally with coin, such gov
ernment issues to be regulated upon
principles established by legislation or
organic law, so as to secure the greatest
possible stability of value.
Resolved, that, after changing the val
uation of all property from the scale oi
paper money by' which the heavy bur
den of debt now resting on the people
was changed to that of coin baisis, the
change then made on the metallic stan
dard itself by the demonetization ol sil
ver was a monstrous fraud upon the peo
ple, cunningly devised in the interest of
holders of bonds, that should be con
demned as in violation of every princi
ple of honest dealing and a covert as
sault upon the fundamental rights ol
property; and we, therefore, _ demand
the full restoration of silver to its or g -
nal place as a money metal —the same as
gold. ' . _
Resolved, that the rapid increase ol
the interest-bearing debt of the govern
ment under the present administration
ought to excite the apprehension of the
people. We demand that further in
crease in the bonded debt in time of
peace be stopped and it be put in process
of extinction.
Resolved, that the attack made upon
the state legislature in the republican
CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 12, 1879.
1 platform is wholly undeserved, and that
the legislature in its arduous work of
codifying the laws of the state, in the re
duction of fees and salaries of county of
ficers and the passage of a law to protect
the ballot and prevent bribery at elec
lections, deserve the commendation of
the people of the state.
Resolved, that it is the duty of our gov
ernment to maintain to its fullest extent
j the doctrine that a man may in good
faith change his habitation and become a
citizen of any other country. We should
protect in every part of the world all our
j naturalized cititizens as we would our
native-born, and should resist all im
proper claims upon them by governments
to which they no longer owe allegiance.
We demand that the existing treaties
with all foreign governments be rigidly
enforced, and that early steps be taken to
obtain from the German! empire a fuller
recognition of the right of expatriation
and of the right of our naturalized citi
zens returning or having property there
by a modification of the treaty existing
between us.
Frank Hurd, on behalf of the minority
of the committee on resolutions, submit
ted the following additional resolution:
Resolved, that we request the demo
cratic members of congress not to vote
•any appropriations to any r army until
provisions shall have been made that
such army shall not be employed to in
fluence or intimidate the people at the
polls.
The resolution was defeated by a
heavy vote.
The democratic state central committee
met to-night, but adjourned without
electing an executive committee.
THE GREEXBACKERS.
The state greenback convention assem
bled in the city hall at 10 o’clock. Sid
ney Hildreth, of Huron, was chosen
temporary chairman. A dispatch was
read from Congressman De LeMartyr,
at Washington, advising the convention
to stand firm and uncompromising. The
stage was decorated with banners de
nouncing a coalition. After affecting a
temporary organization the convention
took a recess for dinner.
The greenback convention with great
unanimity, adopted a resolution direct
ing the chairman to rule out. of order
any resolution or motion looking to a
coalition with the democrats.
The following ticket, was nominated :
Governor —Gen. A. Saunders Pratt,
of Logan.
Lieutenant-governor —Hugo Preyor,
of Stark.
Auditor—Andrew Roy, of Jackson.
Treasurer—Charles Jenkins, of Ma
honing.
Supreme judge— A. M. Jackson, of
Cuyahoga.
Attorney-general—James C. Crogan,
ot Hocking.
Member of the board of public works—
Geo. W. Platt, of Hamilton.
The following platform was adopted; .
The national greenback labor party of
Ohio, in convention assembled, adopt the
following declaration of principles as our
platform, and go before the people there
on with the consciousness of thereby per
forming a sacred duty to our fellow Amer
ican citizens as sovereigns of a free re
public : In the recognition and distribu
tion of civil and political rights and priv
ileges there should be no favoritism on
account of birth, color or financial condi
tion. The general government should
issue an ample volume of full legal ten
der currency to meet the business needs
of the country and to promptly pay all
its debt. We recognize the deplorable
commercial and industrial condition of
our country as something appalling to
contemplate, and we unhesitatingly hold
the old parties responsible for the nefa
rious and ruinous policy pursued,
and point to their record as full and com
plete evidence to the people that it is fol
ly to hope for relief from either. We un
hesitatingly charge this suffering and
degradation as the result of the legisla
tion ot the last quarter of a century, be
ing solely in the interest of the monied
aristocrat and corrupt corporations.
The funding of the national debt into
long-time bonds, to be paid over and over
in the form of interest, absorbing the
wealth ol the nation and making busi
ness prosperity impossible by reducing
the laborer to a condition of semi-slavery
and rendering the welfare of the nation
subservent to the bondholding class, is
an outrage so monstrous that any politi
cal party that sactions it is unworthy the
support of intelligent and honest men.
We are inflexibly opposed to the issue
by the government of interest bearing
bonds of any description for any purpose
whatever. The national banking sys
tem should he immediately abolished. A
tariff amply sufficient for the protection
of American industries should be main
tained till a free financial system may
have shown it unnecessary to tax labor
for the support of capital.
Ail internal revenue taxes should be dis
pensed with and a graduated income tax
substituted. We demand the immediate
calling in and payment of all United
States bonds in full legal tender money.
[Great applause when this was read.] We
demand and equalization of bounties for
soldiers. We denounce all references to.
our late war ot a malicious and insulting
nature, as revolutionary and wholly in
consistent with the principles of free
government and antagonistic to the re
storation of the old niatto, “united we
stand, divided we fall.”
A platform reported by Gen. Sherwood,
as the minority of the committee on res
olutions, called out a bitter discussion,
and when it was voted down, a number
of delegates left the convention.
Gen. Cary, Gen. Sherwood and other
gentlemen who participated in the green
back convention, to-day, held a meeting,
to-night, at which speeches were made
denouncing the action of that conven
tion. A resolution was adopted to issue
a call for another convention to meet at
Toledo, June 17, to nominate anew tick
et.
The indefatigable Wrenn, ot the Ken
nesaw route, will this season have spe
cial surveillance over Catoosa springs, on
his celebrated road, and will, after car
rying his friends there in the handsom
est of styles, entertain them in the most
princely manner. These celebrated
springs are 112 miles from Atlanta, on
W. & A. R. R., only four hours ride, are
very remarkable for the great variety and
medicinal virtues of the waters, fine
mountain air and convenient location.
The spacious hotel buildings and cottages
are now open for the season and visitors
will find commodious grounds, ample
shade, cool, airy rooms, courteous atten
tion, and a table supplied with an abun
dance of good things. The proprietor
and manager are determined to use every
means to "make this the most desirable
summer resort in the south. —Augusta
Chronicle.
The average democratic majority for
circuit judges in Chicago and Cook coun
ty is 8,233, which makes it plain to un
derstand why the Tribune and other re
publican papers protested so warmly
against carrying party politics into a ju
dicial election Si
THE PRESS CONVENTION.
What Mr. John B. Gorman, “the Last
Man in the Procession” has to Say.
Talbotton Standard.
Anew hat at a press convention cre
ates a profound sensation. We sighed
for anew chapeau, and rushed inconti
nently into the mammoth establishment
of Lewis H. Clarke, on Whitehall street,
James block, and found it crowded with
people from all parts of Georgia. The
fame of this big hat house has spread
throughout the land. Orders are re
ceived from every part of Georgia, and
even out of the state, by Lewis Clarke,
for fashionable hats. His admirable
styles, excellent goods, and very reason
able prices attract an immense trade. So
if you want the hat of the season, the
beautiful nobby style, French, English
or American make, remember Lewis H.
Clarke, Atlanta, one of the best boys
and the finest gentleman in this state.
Send him your orders.
In a few' minutes w’ith the press en
route, we were whirling around moun
tains and over the valleys, catching
a glimpse now and then of cottage, field
or farm, fringed with its vines, or clad
w ith waving fields of grain. Georgia,
my native land, liovy I love thee, wfteu I
look out on thy bright skies bending
over blue mountains and lighting up thy
valleys’ effulgent beauty. We landed at
Cartersville almost in the arms of her
people. They w r ere glad to w elcome us
to their homes and firesides. Such hos
pitality and refinement and culture as
we found everywhere are rarely equaled.
Father Willingham, of the The Free
Press, received us unanimously, amid
grand strains of music from the Carters
ville band.
The convention w r as called to order by
President J. H. Estill, and Maj. Smith,
“Bill Arp,” the celebrated Georgia hu
morist, in one of his characteristic ora
tions, pronounced his benediction on the
boys and brought down the house in roars
of laughter and applause. Col. Tyler
Peeples, in behalf of the press, responded
in his happiest style. Cartersville can
boast of the prettiest little opera house in
Georgia. It has, also, the best band of
music, which met us at Atlanta, and ac
companied us to their city in the moun
tains. Such distinguished marks ot cour
tesy on the part of the press and people
of * Cartersville deserve our highest
praise.
The convention was one of the best
representative bodies we have held since
the original organization. The tone and
character of the Georgia press have been
greatly elevated of late years. Particu
larly is this observation applicable to the
country, or ’weekly press of Georgia,
among whose members may be found
the talent, energy and ability that dis
tinguish our more pretentious brethren
of the daily journals.
The entertainments extended by the
citizens of Cartersville'were .highly en
joyed by the boys. A magnificent ball
with the beaitty of north Georgia eftiil
gent was given at the hotel and heartily
enjoyed by the lovers of that amusement.
Among the most conspicuous for ele
gance and beauty, w r e observed Miss Hat
tie Smith, Misses Parrott, Miss Akin
and Miss Lula Johnson, of Cartersville.
To our princely host, Col. Ab. Wofford,
whose efforts were iuexhaustable to en
tertain the Georgia press, we are greatly
indebted for many courtesies shown on
this occasion. His lovely home and de
lightful wife and children will long be re
membered by the writer of these notes.
Col. Wofford gave us an elegant drive up
the river, with the two prettiest girls in
Cartersville, who sang like mocking
birds and talked so sweetlj'-—beguiling
the hours into moments of ecstatic joy.
Though nature’s lavish and georgeous
display of river and mountain grand did
attract us, the scenery within the car
riage far surpassed in beauty the fiow'er,
leaf or grass, that gleamed along the way
side. in their lonely grandeur, fit em
blems of wasting years of time and ruth
less carnage of war, rose on the way,
the tall chimneys, like some rude col
umn of antiquity, Mark A. Cooper
erected many years ago, to blast the iron
ore. What captivating beauty lingers
iu the half hidden flower, or music in
the ripple of .the silver w aters of these
streams of Georgia’s mountains, as we
gaze in rapture on their ruggid declivi
uves or lofty summits that kiss the
clouds. To our imaginings in beauty’s
realm of wonder, “Alsie Craig,” in Scot
land, Ben Lomond, of the Kyles of Bute,
whose grandeur fired the poetic genius of
Robert Burns, were not haif so sweet as
Georgia’s ruggid mountains that rise
above the Etowah.
Returning we gathered flowers and
sweetshrubs tor the girls, as the shadows
lengthened and the sun sank down to
rest behind the mountain tops.
In the early bloom and blush of spring
The birds delight to talk and sing—
W'e love Parrotts—they are our favorite birds.
We are greatly indebted to Col. Wof
ford and D. W. K. Peacock for infor
mation regarding the mineral resources
of north Georgia. Some beautiful speci
mens of manganese, brown hematite or
asbestos, mica and others were shown us
and we hope to give our readers a more
intelligent idea of north Georgia’s wealth
soon, as our esteemed friends in Carters
ville promised us a fine collection of
specifies. We look for them with much
anxiety and shall write them up miner
alogically. A manganese mill is in full
operation here, crushing the ore and
grinding it into a fine powder, w hich is
shipped to Philadelphia and other points
in barrels, for various uses. The ’mana
ger has our thanks for kind attentions.
To Charlie Willingham, of The Free
Press and his model boys we are indeb
ted for much of the pleasure incident to
this occasion. Charley never exhausted
in his effort to make the boys happy.
His office, pocket and heart were open
day and night for their enjoyment.
Three cheers for Willingham, Carters
ville, her beautiful ladies and gallant
men, say we! Good-bye, dear Carters
ville ;we will often sigli for thee. Won t
some of you sometimes think of
J. B. G.
Mrs. Sarali Polk, widow of the tenth
president, James K. Polk, resides in a
beautiful home in the heart of the city of
Nashville, Tenn. The grave where thq
remains of the ex-president repose is ia
the lawn attached to the house, ands
visited from time to time by thousands of
tourists. The vault contains but ore
vacancy, which is intended to be the
burial place of the lady in question. Mrs.
Polk is a charmingly dignified woman,
w'ell advanced in years, and distinguish
ed for kindness and beauty of character.
The home she occupies is beautifully bl
eated, and it was here that the ex-presi
dent died six w'eeks after his retirement
from the white house, thirty years ago.
The Boston Herald finds that in the
New England states the Sherman end of
the see-saw is slowly moving up towards
reaching distance of the republican
presidential nomination, while the Grant
end undergoes a corresponding depres
sion.
THE LAND PIRATES.
An Organized Band of Land Pirates Un
earthed and their Transactions.
Atlanta Constitution.]
For ten years past there has been a
species of rascality in successful opera
tion in many parts of Georgia. We refer
to the forging of wild land certificates, to
which are attached counterfeits of the.
great seal of the state. This busiuess has
gone on so long that there is no telling
how many of these begus certificates have
'gone out to swindle innocent purchasers.
It is said that there have been several or
ganized gangs of these swindlers who
pushed their villainous schemes with re
markable success.
About two years ago a gentleman in
formed the secretary of state that in a
printing office in Atlanta several hundred
land grants had been printed for the use
of one of these gangs. In other places in
the state there have been frequent opera
tions of the same kind. The sharpers
have bogus land grants printed. They
learn the names of justices of the peace
in various counties and somehow they
procure their signatures. These are art
fully counterfeited and signed to the cer
tificates. To make the bogus instrument
complete a fac simile of the great seal of
the state is* attached thereto, and the
swindler disposes of his home-made cer
tificates for a paltry sum to anybody he
can take in. Usually these fraudulent
papers are offered for .$2 each. It is said
that many of them first go into the hands
of what are known as land-sharks or
speculators in wild lands. They in turn
dispose of them to honest men for a mule
or anything they can get. Frequently
lands with perfect titles are exchanged
for these bogus certificates. While this
crooked business has been in vogue for at
least ten years it appears that all efforts
to suppress it and to catch the criminals
have been unavailing. The fault has
been mainly with the local authorities.
There is no way to stop this rascality
except for the authorities of each county
where it is practiced to take hold of the
matter and search it to the bottom.
There are such large quantities of wild
lands in Georgia that these counterfeiters
have had ample material on which to
operate. Their business has been par
ticularly lively during the past two
years. Frequently parties have brought
these bogus land grants to the secretary
of state for verification. They are in
stantly detected. The imitation of the
seal is usually very good, but sometimes
it is a little rough in finish, and in nearly
every, case larger than the genuine.
Ileeentty there have been very bold
and successful operations in this line in
northwestern Georgia on the Alabama
line: There is said to be a regularly
organized gang in this traffic, which has
In-oven disastrous to the hopes of many
a poor fellow. In April, 1878, a man
named Lambert, who is said to have been
one of the gang, was assasinated in Polk
county by unknown parties. It has al
ways been the belief there that he was
killed by two men named J. 31. Ilowe
and Horatio Chisolm, his partners in the
wild land frauds. They had a difficulty,
and to prevent Lambert from disclosing
the secrets of the gang his former con
federates are said to have put him out of
the way. Rowe and Chisolm have dis
appeared from Polk county. The gov
ernor offered a reward for the apprehen
sion of the murderer of Lambert, but as
yet the matter remains in bloody mystery,
ft is said that this same man Chisolm,
about two years ago, went into the office
of the secretary of state and asked to see
the wild land books for several of the
northern counties, He was shown the
papers he wished to see and was soon
observed copying off the diagrams of the
wild land plots. He was informed that
it was against the rules of the office to
allow any one such a liberty, whereupon
he apologized very politely and retired.
He was a man of very pleasing address.
At the time referred to he was probably
in Atlanta arranging some scheme of
swindling, such as he has since carried
out so badty. Both he and Rowe are
said to be desperate men who have defied
the authorities of Polk county more than
once. There are true bills against- both
in that county for forgery. It is said
that Chisolm has vowed vengeance
against some of the attorneys and w it
nesses against him in CedartoWn. Just
before the recent fire he was seen near
that place. While this seems to be the
boldest gang in the land forgery busi
ness, yet there are doubtless in other
parts of the state similar organizations
who work by slyer but not less successful
methods.
There is absolutely no telling how
many bogus land grants there are now in
Georgia. Whether the investigations of
the wild land committee, now going on,
will touch this particular part of the sub
ject or not cannot be ascertained just
yet. It is probable, however, that the
more light that is thrown on the general
subject of wild land speculations, the
more apparent will become all . such
frauds as those described above. In
several of the counties where such vil
lainy has been most common the author
ities have a number of suspected parties
spotted and will bring them to justice.
If the same vigilance were adopted
wherever the rascals ply their game they
would soon be brought to a stop and
further frauds upon the government and
innocent prevented.
A Paris dispatch states that M. de Les
seps has already commenced the forma
tion of a company to construct the pro
posed tide-water interoeeanie canal from
Colon to Panama, across the Isthmus ot
Darien, the route selected by the inter
national congress. A first subscription,
of 400,000,000 francs will be opened sim
ultaneously all over the world about Sep
tember next. It is to be an essentially
popular loan, without government aid or
guarantee. M. de Lesseps, it is further
stated, will go to Panama, via New York
to take out the first spadeful of earth on
the first of January, 1880.
It was shown in the senate last week
that Rhode Island, with a population of
275,000, never casts 24,000 votes, and
yet has two representatives in congress.
In all other states the number of voters
in a congressional district is from twenty
to thirty-four thousand. It is eviden;,
says the Courier-Journal , that an im
mense number of voters are disfranchised
in Rhode Island, and, consequently, ti e
representation of the state should be re
duced one-half. Blaine is very anxious
to reduce representation in some of the
states, and he had better take Rhode Is
land in hand.
It is related of Win. 11. Russell, an
Philadelphia detective, who died on Fii
day, that on one occasion a lunatic wis
committed to his charge, at the Continen
tal hotel to be conveyed to Kirkbride’s
asylum. When they reached the portal
of that retreat the insane man introduced
Russell as the demented person, and t-ie
attendant, taking the detective’s prcs
testations to the contrary as onlj” proof
of his insanity, put him in confinement,
and he remained there five hours before
the mistake could be righted.
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NUMBER 48.
BREAKING THE SILENCE.
Bill Arp’s First Interview with Josh
Billings.
I Detroit Eree Press.]
Mr. Carlton introduced us at his store.
! under the Fifth avenue. Josh was a
j settiu’ there about half asleep. I thought
Ihe was a Methodist ex’orter. Mr. Carl
j ton, says he to me: “Arp—Major Arp—
I allow me to introduce you to Colonel
Billings—Josh Billings. Colonel Bil
lings,"Major Arp, from Georgy.”
Seating myself, l looked at Josh and
Josh looked at me. He never said noth
in’ and l never said nothin’, for 1 still
took him for an ex’orter. After a good
long minute he opened his mouth sol
| emfiy and said:
“Say something.”
j “Something?” said 1 ; for 1 had just
spotted him and was looking as solem’ as
! possible.
“When you lied from the foul invader
; you had a steer with a knot in his tail,”
said he.
“Yes,” said I.
“Is he well ?” said he.
“As well as could be expected, consid
erin’, said 1.
“Considerin’ what?” said lie,
“He is dead,” said I.
Billings sighed, and, wiping his eyes,
said, with much feeling:
“Hence these steers.”
Just then Mr. Carlton called us to the
door to see a balloon sailing away with a
balloonatie in it. We looked at it as long
as we could see it. After a while it
drifted clear out of sight and we sat down
to ruminate. Billings sighed again and
the corners of his mouth drooped very
low. Said he:
“The like of that makes me very sad.
Thirty years ago 1 embarked upon life’s
uncertain sea —not the wet sea shore
enuf, but the dry land. I started west
with $4 and a good carakter—which is to
say there were no indictment agin me;
I wasn’t a runnin’ away from nothin’. 1
went on an explorin’ expedition like Co
lumbus and Sir John Franklin—an ex
perimental survey of the face of the earth.
I traveled afoot—that is a good many
feet—in fact a few hundred miles, and
got out of money and expedients about
the same time —way off at a little town in
Indiana.
“My natural aversion to muscular ex
ercise had about brought me to the verge
Of bankruptcy when I spied a crowd
moving about in the suburbs. There I
found a little dried-up Italian going
round with a hat trying to make up ten
dollars. He said he could go up in Ids
balloon for that sum and no less. The
crowd hesitated, and talked and laughed
and joked, but they didn’t contribute.
The little fellow looked sad and discour
aged, and was about to give it up when 1
suddenly discovered my opportunity.
Rousing myself as it were from despair,
I whispered to him and asked if he would
give me all over the ten dollars that 1
could get. Y T es,’ said he. Seizing the
hat, i grew eloquent. L let tly my home
ly wit and got everybody in good humor,
and in about five minutes had raked in
$22.
“The rotten old balloon was tired up in
a twinkling, I helped to fire it—and fill
ed it so full of gas the old guy-ropes
could hardly hold it to the ground. i
saw that the little fellow looked anxious,
but I felt gaily and was bound to give
him a lively send-off.
“When we cut the ropes he shot up
like a sky-rocket; in less than a minute
he was about a mile up in the blue ethe
real vault. It was a calm, still day as
you ever see, and he went up so straight
it almost broke our necks to look at him.
Up and up and up he went until the bal
loon was a bare speck in the sky—and
higher and higher it went until the speck
was gone, and not even a sky-glass could
find it.
“My friends, from that day to this no
body has ever seen or heard of that little
Italian, and somehow or somehow else I
have always felt responsible for him.
My only hope is that he went dead
straight to heaven. May the Lord have
mercy on us all.”
Billings choked up and sobbed a little
as he remarked: “I’ve got his part of the
twenty-two dollars, but if he’s ever heard
of I’ll pay it to him and three per cent,
interest—l will ’pon my honor —Arp,
let’s step round and take somethin’ —I’m
feelin’ so sad.”
The New r York papers have recently
rattled up the millionaires of that city
with good effect by publishing their tax
affidavits. It was then discovered that
these millionaires Were, almost without
exception, paupers. Among other pau
per millionaires was Wm. H. Vanderbilt,
who swore that he did not possess a cent’s
worth of personal property in Yew York
city. Since the newspapers, however,
have turned their jokes on him, he has
learned better, and last week walked up
to the tax office and planked down $12,-
750, being the tax on $500,000 which he
volunteered for assessment. Newspa
pers’ jokes, now and then, bring more
than laughter.
* +
Mr. Edmunds became exceedingly sen
sitive when Mr. Thurman said the stal
warts had coerced the president. “Such
divinity doth hedge about a king” that
his sacred person must not be spoken
about. In view of the extraordinary lan
guage used when Andrew Johnson was
president by the despotic majority en
raged by ids attempt to thwart their liigtt
liahded measures, it ill becomes them to
speak of indecorum in language used con
..cerning the executive. —Nashville Ameri
can.
The return of more prosperous times
threatens a revival of that wild and sense
less extravagance that surely leads to dis
aster. For instance, the reports of the
silk association of America show that du
ring May the imports of silk manufac
tures at New York were valued-fit $1,352,-
389. This is an increase of $1,171,497
over the value of similar goods imported
during May, 1878.
James G. Birney, minister to Holland,
is now at his home in Detroit. John A.
Ivasson, minister to Austria, and E. W.
Stoughton, minister to Russia, arrived in
New York Tuesday. Four or five other
ministers are loafing around in the coun
try doing nothing bnt drawing their sal
aries.
Wendell Phillips preached a sermon to
a segment of the G. A.-R., and toid the
boys to get ready for the “new rebellion,”
and “meet it as you met it in 1861, with
banners flying and marshaled ranks.”
Wendell thinks “wall” is imminent.
That Nortolk, Ya., is growing as an
export depot, is demonstrated by the
fact that for the month of March $1,211,-
276 worth of goods were shipped from
that port as against $339,101 for the same
month in 1878.
It appears from the annual report of
the New York cotton exchange, that 07 x 2
per cent, of the transactions there during
the past year were of a purely specula
tive character.