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RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION”. One copy one year, • - - - $2 00 One copy six months, - 100 One copy three months, ... 50 CLUB RATES. Five copies one year, - - - - f8 75 Ten copies one year, .... 15 00 Twenty copies one year, ... 25 00 Fifty copies one year, .... 60 00 To he paid for invarriably in advance. All orders for the paper must be addressed to THE FREE PRESS. 1 VotCssional Cards. H. li. THIPPK. J. M. NEEL. TRIP PE & NEEL, A T T O It NE YS-A r U-LA XV , CARTERSVILLE, GA. WILL PRACTICE IN' ALL THE COURTS, YY both State and Federal, except Bartow •ounty criminal court. J. M. Neel alone will practice in said last mentioned court. Office in northeast corner of court house building. feb27 ) SO. 1.. MOON’. DOUGLAS WIKLE. MOON & WIKLE, A t torneys-at-La w, ( ARTERSVILLE, GA. Office in Bank Block, over the Postoffice. ivr.27 W. T. WOFFORD, A. T T O It N E V - AT-LA XV, —AND— dealer in real estate, < ASS STATION, BARTOW COUNTY, GA. G. S. TUMLIN, AT r r ORNEY - AAJU -LA XV. CARTKRSVILLE, GA. UI TILL PRACTICE IN ALL THE COURTS V V in Bartow county, the Superior Courts of the Cherokee Circuit, the Supreme Court and the United States Court for the Northern District of Georgia. decHMinos T. W. IT. HARRIS, A. T r U O B IST ID Y-AT-I, AXV , CARTERSYILLE, GA. 1 PRACTICES IN ALL TIIE COURTS OF 1 Bartow and adjoining counties, and will faithfully attend to all business entrusted to him. Office over postoffice. * decs-ly K. W. Ml ItPHEY, A T T ORNEY-AT - LAAV, CARTERSVILLE, GA. OFFICE (up-stairs) in the brick building, cor ner ol Main & Erwin streets. julylß. J. A. BAKER, A T T ORNEY-A T -IjA XV , CARTERSVILLE, GA. \ITILL practice in all the courts of Bartow \Y and adjoining counties, Prompt atten tion given to all business entrusted to his care. Office in Bank Block over the post office. julylS. K. D. GRAHAM. A.M.FOUTE. GRAHAM & FOUTE, A T T ORNEYS - A T -LAW, 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 Postofflce. jlylB. T. W. MILNER. J. w. HARRIS, JR. MILNER & HARRIS, ATTO RNEYS-AT-LA W , CARTERSVILLE, GA. Office on West Main Street. july!B F. M. JOHNSON, Dentist, (Office over Stokely & Williams store.) 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, (At Sayre & Co.’s Drug Store,) 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. GHAS. B. WILLINCHAM, St enographic Court Reporter. [ROME JUDICIAL CIRCUIT. | T M YKE A CLEAN RECORD OF CASES, L taking down the testimony entire; also, ob jections of attorneys, rulings of the court, and the charge of the court, without stopping the witness or otherwise delaying the judicial pro ceedings. Charges very reasonable and satis faction guaranteed. Traveler’s Griiide. < < 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. The following is the present passenger sched ule: NIGHT PASSENGER—UR. - Leave Atlanta {! J a Leave Kingston . . ' f. * Leave Dalton .... Ij? S m Arrive at Chattanooga NIGHT PASSENGER —DOWN. Leave Chattanooga IjiinSln Leave Dalton • * 1:12 S S Leave Cartersville P Arrive at Atlanta .00 p m DAY PASSENGER—VP. Leave Atlanta 7-luam Leave Cartersville * lift , Leave Kingston Jlg-J “ Leave Dalton m Arrive at Chattanooga a day passenger—down. Leave Chattanooga . leave Dalton Leave Kingston Leave Cartersville j 9;. U ® J” Arrive at Atlanta . . • u.uopm CARTERSVAI.ee ACCOMMODATION— UP. Leave Atlanta P Arrive at Cartersville * • • • • • ' P CARTERSVILLE ACCOMMODATfON DOWN. Leave Cartersville . • • • •' • • Arrive at Atlanta • 8 - 15 a ™ LITCHFIELD HOUSE, (Acworth, Georgia.) 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 I IES can’t lie beat. Call early ami get first 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 STEPHENS’ HISTORY A Compendium of the History of the United States, For Schools and Colleges. By Hon. ALEX. H. STEPHENS. (513 pp. 12m0.) 17 MURRAY STREET, NEW YORK. “The pith and marrow of our history.”— Ex- President Fillmore,. “Straightforward, vigorous, interesting and im pressive.”—H. IT. Christian Union. “Its tone calm and judicial; its style clear and good. We recommend it to be read by all Northern men.” —Boston Courier. ... “A work of high excellence; well adapted to supply a long felt want in our country.? • Con necticutt School Journal, ( Uon. IV. 6. Fovfler, L. L. D.) „ „ “Worthy of high praise. It will of necessity challenge attention every where.”—A. Y. Eve ning Post. “Among tne notable books of the age.”— Chica go Mail. , .. “Narrative, impartial; tone calm and dispas sionate; style masterly.”— Louisville Home and School. ... . , . “A model compend.” —Augusta Chronicle and Sentinel. .. , ~ “Everything necessary to a perfect handbook. —Goldsboro Messenger. “Broad enough for all latitudes.”— Kevdudby Methodist. “The best work of its kind now extant.”— phis Farm and Home. “A success in every way.”— Wilmington Star. “Destined to become the standard of historic truth and excellence for centuries to come.”— President Wills, Oglethorpe University. “The method admirable.” Ex-Gov. Herschell V. Johnson. “Should find a place in all libraries.’ -Ev-Gov. “A most important addition to American litera ture.” Prof. It. M. Johnston , Baltimore. “Read, it; study it; heed it.” — Prof. E. A. Steed, Mercer University. “Fairness, fulness, accuracy.” Prof. J. J . Brantly, Mercer University. 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 fl'lTAr p nTSA t . I, V? I H. B JS d wi^ 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. rates of advertising. Advertisements will lie inserted at tlie rates of One Dollar per inch for the first insertion, and Fifty Cents for each additional insertion. CONTRACT RATES. Space. 1 nis. 3 nios. 6 mos. 1 year. One inch, $2 fO fS 00 $7 50 $lO 00 Two inches, 3"5 750 12 50 18 00 Three inches, 500 10 00 17 50 25 oo Four inches, 625 12 50 22 50 82 W Fourth column 750 15 00 2-> 00 40 00 Half column, 15 00 25 00 40 00 00 00 One column, 20 00 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.