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n ATKS OF SUBSURIPTIOX. (I • ropy ono yi fir. - - - . $2 00 •:i(' copy pix months, .... 100 <' to copy three months, ... .%o CLUB HATES. ~vo copies one year, - - - - $8 75 r-'i copies one year, .... lr. 00 v.topic ono year, - • - - 25 00 p copies one year, .... 50 00 TANARUS. •') ’ i for Snvarriably in advance. { r t!ie paper must be addressed to TIIE FREE PRESS. Professional Cards. JAMES B. CONKERS, I'T OR X IT, Y - A r r -I, A w and Notary Public, i t- viM.r. : : : : Georgia. (Office: Bank block, m>->tair.) . t i l l. PH \< TICE IN THE COL RTS LF i"• • . ! ben*!. and adkdninjr eirenlt-. ut ati-nL.m j .eon -tu all i.wno-, C.,1- ioaf made .• 1-0 laity. jum.-29-ly ■T. M. M El.. TJUIPPE X M i 1., \ TTO 1?- X P’ YS -AT* r_. A W, t Alh EU 1 -\ ILLK, GA. ILL PRACTICE IN ALL THE COL RTS, |i Fto and federal, except Bartow ,-i ,;>• • vim-na! court. M. Neel alone will 1 a.d la-*'mentioned court. Office in >1... .of < ourt house building. feb27 . 1.. ~00.-. DoCObAS VTIKLK. MOON & Vli-LLL, Attorney s • a t * L a vv, CARTERSVILLE, GA. i- , > -Office in Bank Block, over the Postoffiee. W. T. WOFFORD, ,V F T.’ O U AN Id Y - AT-LA XV, —AND— dealer in real estate, < ASS STATION, BARTOW COUNTY. GA. ~ R. \V, MURPHEY, .A r TORNE Y-AT - Xj A XV , CARTERSVILLE, GA. OFFU E (up-stairs) in the brick building, cor iln Sl Erwin streets. July 18. K. P. GRAHAM. A. M. FOUTE. GRAHAM & FOUTE, ATTO ItN FiYS-AT-LA XV, CARTERSVILLE, GA. Practice in all the courts of Bartow county, the Superior Courts of North-west Georgia, and the supreme Courts at Atlauta. ullice west side public Square, up-stairs over j W \v. Rich & Co’s. Store, second door south of l'ost office. july!B. T. W. MII.NER. J* W. IIAKRIS, JR. MILNER & HARRIS, atto rneys-at-la W, CARTERSVILLE, GA. Odice on West*Main Street. _ julylS F. M. JOHNSON, Dentist, iOiiiee over Stokely & Williams store.) C\ tehsvii.le, Georgia. WILL Hi, . TEETH, EXTRACT TEETH, L and put in teeth, or do any work in my liue at prices to suit 1 he times. sm- Workal warranted. Refer to my pat ron? all over the county. „„ auirin-ly. F. M. JOHNSON. JOHN T. OWEN, ( a Sayre & Co.’s Drug Store,) CARTERSVILLE, GA. I ; u.L sell Watcnes, Clocks and Jewelry. \ i Nncctaeles, Stiver and Silver-Plated , ><hK and \\ til Hell them as cheap as they can >.i-bought anywhere. Warranted to prove as presented. All work done by mo warranted satisfaction. Give me a call. July IS. CHAo! bTwILLINCHAM, -lenographic Court Re-porter. [Hi •MK JUDICIAL CIRCUIT. | r MAKE a glean record of cases, 1 t:ii it; down the testimony entire; also, ob . t e,-- 01 attorneys, rulings of the court, and .... charge of the court, without stopping the nc-.s or otherwise delaying the judicial pro oeiiitigs. Charges very reasonable and satis t' tien guaranteed. . css ♦w.N.inaß.-.rfa- *♦ if W Hffil 1l Travei^x >? 8 Cxiiiclo. UOOSA RIVER X Y VIGATIOX. On ,uid after December tilth. 1878, the following i-ltedulc will be run by the Steamers M AGNO -1.1 \ or El’OW All BILL: Leave Rome Tuesday —: . . s;t m Miive at Gadsden vVednesday . . . . bam Leave Lirtdsden W ednexlav ..... 7pm Arrive at Rome Thursday r> 1> m I cave Rome Friday Hn m \rrive at Gadsden Saturday Tam \rrives at Grcennport !am V- ive at Rome '-aturdav bp m M. ELLIOTT, President and Gen’l Sup 1 HOME RAILROAD COMPANY. ,( a!;. r Sunday, June 3rd, trains on this S;,,ad will run a.- follows: •PAY TRAIN EVERY DAY. I ave 8:10 a m Airivt-ji’ Rome 12:00 m SATURDAY LVI.. INO ACCOMMODATION. ; .1 ~ve Rome • 111 Arrive at Rome • • ■ - s:W m < iiEKOKEE RAILROAD. o and after Monday, Sept. 1, 1879, the train a, .h.. mud will run daily as follows (Sunday excepted): „ Leave (. artersvillo < :40 a m Arrive at Stilesbora 8:.'.0 a m Arrive at Taylorsville 8:52 am Arrive at Rorkmart 10:00 a m Arrrive at terminus 10:50 am RETURNING. Leave terminus 3:00 pm Arrive at Kockmart 3:40 pm Arrive at Taylorsville 4:45 pm Arrive at Stilesboro 5:13 pm A arrive at Cartersville • • • • • 6:00 P lO WESTERN AND ATLANTIC R. R. Tlie following is the present passenger sched ule: NIGHT PASSENGER —UP. Leave Atlanta 3:oopm Leave Cartersville 4:53 p m Leave Kingston 5:19 pm J . cave Dal ton 7:10 pm Arrive at Chattanooga 8:47 pm NIGHT PASSENGER—DOWN. Leave Chattanooga 5:25 pm Leave Dalton 7:10 p m Leave Kingston 8:39 pm Leave Cartersville 9:05 pm Arrive at Atlanta 11:00 p m. DAY PASSENGER—UP. Leave Atlanta 5:20 am J.eave Cartersville 7:23 am Leave Kingston 7:49 a m Leave Dalton 9:21 am Arrive at Chattanooga 10:56 am DAT PASSENGER—DOWN. Leave Chattanooga • 6:15 am neave Dalton • heave Kingston Leave Cartersville 10:11 a in Arrive at Atlanta 12:0a pm CARTERSVII.LE ACCOMMODATION—UP. l eave Atlanta -' l? P m . \ it; vi' at (artor-ville * A2 p m CARTERSVILLE ACCOMMODATION—DOWN. (.cave C artersville . 6:05 am Arrive at Atlanta . 8:45 a m STOVES tinware, john Gunderson, (Opposite Curry’s Drug Store.) Has is store and for sale a large lot of Tinware, Stoves and Cutlery, vl -o. the celebrated Fly Fans, Tubs and Buck ti which he will sell in exchange for Rags, ’.o -wax. Feathers, Butter, Eggs aud Chickens. Hi s lls goods cheaper than ever. jnnelO COUCH HOUSE, (Kingston, Georgia.) ■nifjs LARGE AND COMFORTABLE S House is now kept by W. W. Rainey. The cling public will liud good, plain accommo .lions. Parties wishing board through the .turner will hud Kingston one of the healthiest ad quietest localities in Upper Georgia. Three four families can get comfortablv rooms iu \ wof trains. Terms very reasonable. 11v \\, w. laiXF.v. i * ifoTOa Tj A3? H S ! YOUNG’S GALLEK Y, iiorter Mock, : : : : Home, Ga. i -i t; -SAL (Ijf.vj-, FOR ONLY TEN DoL * j lavs; half life size only live dollars. Dis '•• kis all -strictly lust-class. Makes copies of i’-soils of* pictures any size and character tle ■iv.|. june29 i on SALE OK EXCHANGE. 'UHE "'CENTRAL HOTEL,” ADA JRSVILLE A <-corgia—a three-storv brick building; large ! "-<l., warden aud orchard attached. Address J. C. MARTIN, uoei'j-u Adairsville, Ga. VOLUME ll.' E. J. Hale A Son’s STEPHENS' HISTORY A Compendium of the History of the United Stales. For Schools and Colleges. 15j Hon. ALEX. 11. STEPHENS. (513 pp. 12m0.) 17 MURRAY STREET, NEW YORK. ”1 he pith and marrow of our history.”— Et- President Fillmore. “Straightforward, vigorous, interesting and int l>ro?sive.”—A. Y. chrinliun Union. “Its tone calm andjndieuU; it-; style clear and good. We reoomnti-ud it to be read bv all Northern men.” —Boutin Courier. “A work of high excellence; well aid anted to supply ;t long felt v. aut in our country.''-Con ne.<'.tiev>t .Sr/too Jourtutl, (//cm. IK. o'. Fotrltr. L. L. D., orthy of Jiigh praise. It will ot necessity challenge attenuou everyu here.”— V. Y. Ece niiuj Pont. “Among tne notable books of the uge.”—Chica go Mail. “Narrative, impartial; tone calm and dispas ion. Mu; style masterly.” —LouinoilU Home mil School. “A niodeJ eoinpend.” —Augusta Chronicle and Sentinel. “Everything necessary to a perfect handbook.” —Goldsboro Messenger. “Broad enough for all latitudes.”— lCentudky Methodist. “The best work of its kind now extant.”—Mem 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-Got. Jlerschell V. Johnson. “Should And a place in all libraries.” — Ex-Gov. C. J. Jenkins. “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. SCHOOL AND COLLEGE TEXT BOOKS, PUBLISHED BY Iverson, Itlakeman, Taylor k <’o., NEW YORK, R. E. PARK, General Agent, THIS series comprises among others, the fol lowing well-known STANDARD SCHOOL BOOKS: New Graded Readers, Robinson’s Mathematics, Spencerian Copy Books, Well’s Scientific Works, • Riddle’s Astromics. Dana’s Geology, Woodbury’s German, Kcrl’s Grammar, Webster’s Dictionary, Swinton’s Histories, Swiutou’s Word Books, Swinton’s Geographies, Pasquell’s French, Gray’s Botanies, Brvant & Stratton’s Book-keeping, " Cathcart’s Literary Reader, etc., etc. Correspondence respectfully solicted. Address ROBERT E. PARK, General Agent. Cave J. W. Burke & co., Macon, Georgia. U. (>. ROBERTSON, M. !>., Hygienic PSiysician and Electro* Therapeutist, 1 >KGS LEAVE TO ANNOUNCE TO THE j > citizens of Bartow. Gordon, Cobb, Cherokee, and other counties of North Georgia, that for the sake of rendering his mode of treatment more universal and available, and the Health Institute equally easy of access to patients in ail parts of the state, lias removed from Row;land Springs to Atlanta where he has permanently established a Health Institute. The Atlanta Health Institute is the only institute south superintended by reg ularly qualified Hygienic Fhyeicians, and the oiilv place where afl kinds of curable diseases arc scientifically treated without a particle of medical drug in any form, and with success un parulelled by any other known process of treat ing diseases. Parties who are, because of continued dosing and drugging, considered incurable, are re spectfully requested to visit or correspond with us. Thousands of chronic invalids, after having patiently tried the “deadly virtues of the (drug ophatic) healing art” and with no other change than that of growing continually worse and worse, have under the Hygienic system of medi cation, been speedily and permanedUy restored to health. For particulars, call at ATLANTA HEALTH IN STITUTE, No. 178 W. Peters street, or address DR. U. O. ROBERTSON, > fel>2o Atlanta, Ga. CARRIAGES. BUGGIES and WAGONS, li. 11. JONES, Cfirtersville, Georgia. r FEEL JUSTLY PROUD OF THE RKPU JL tation awarded by an appreciative people. 1 ■do a square, honest business as near as 1 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, aud defy contradiction, there is No Better Work Made in America than I am Building. 1 have a Repository in Rome, in charge of Mr. W. L. Whitely, in old Odd Fellows’ building, corner above new Masonic Temple. \V agons, Buggies, Ac., kept by him are just what they are represented to be. All sold under warrantee. I also have a shop in Rome, at the old stand of D. Lindsey & Cos., run by R. L. Williams, where new work and all kinds of repairing will be done at prices to suit the times. fissr- Give us your trade. mcho lIIIE ATLANTA PHONOGRAPH. IS THE Liveliest, Spiciest, and Sauciest Journal in Georgia. IN POLITICS THE PHONOGRAPH IS A purely Au Independent Democratic Journal, Favors a sufficient amount of national currency to succecsfully carry on the business of the coun try. It is opposed to national banks and bond holders, opposes fraud, humbugs and corrup | tion, and takes especial delight in showing up ; everything which tends to injure the masses. IT IS A PEOPLE’S PAPER. 1 year, $2; 6 months, ?1; 3 months, 50 cents, cash in a.lvauec. **£- HBlßTorlllsit . 32 Broad Street (up-stairs), Atlanta. Ga. A. F. MURPHY, Rome, :::::: Georgia. GENERAL SOUTHERN AGENT New York Portrait Painting Company, YVyiLL TAKE ORDERS FOR ANYQUALI VV/ tv and size portrait known to the art for less money than such work can Vic done loi hv any other house. Parties desiring portraits can send photograph, with description of complexion, hair, eyes and dress. june!2-6m ~J. C. & S. F. MILAM, CoininissioH Merclmnts, COTTON BUYERS, Dealers in Standard. Guanos, AGENTS FOR Metropolitan Works, Richmond, '• AN FURNISH ANY KIND OF AN EN gine from four-horde power to one hun<re l and fifty. SAW AND GRIST MILLS, THRESHERS, And iu fact ANY KIND OF MACHINERY. Please see us before purchasing. at T. A. Foote’s store, West Mam street. Car tersville, Ga. 1-1 1 4 THE FREE PRESS. AT THE BAR. Another Official Head Wanted—The Com mittee on the- Condition of the Tresury of Georgia Report Resolutions of Im peachment Against Treasurer Itcnfroe —The Reports in Full The committee to examine imo the of fice of the state treasury made the follow - ing reports: majority report. Mr. Speaker—The s|K<:i;tlcommittee of nine appointed under a resolution of the house, with instructions “to investigate thoroughly and completely the alfairs and operations of the treasury depart ment oi the state,” beg leave to report: That they have proceeded to the per formance of the duties assigned them, and have instituted a thorough examina tion into the operations of the treasurry lepartment. This examination they are still prosecuting but have not yet completed, and they beg leave to be al lowed to submit at a later period their report upon the general workings and condition of the treasury. The committee have found at the very threshold of their investigations such con clusive evidence of malfeasance in office by J. W. Renfroe, treasurer 0/ tiie state, that they leel it their imperative duty to lay the same before the house, without delay, in this special report. The testimony taken by the committee discloses the following facts: In January 1870, J. \Y. Renfroe was elected by the general assembly of this state to fill the unexpired term of John Jones, who had been removed. In January 1877, he was re-elected treasurer of the general assembly for the full term of four years. Among the sureties who signed his official bond as treasurer in 1870, ware V. R. Tommey, B. J. Wilson, S. B. Hoyt, R. II Rich ards, and J. W. Murphy. These same gentlemen, with the exception of S. B. lloyt and R. 11. Richards, again signed the treasurer’s bond after Ins re-election in 1877. Under the terms of the act of 1870, allowing the sureties on the treas urer’s bond to limit their liability, V. R. Tommev bound himself on the bond of 1870 for $30,000, B. J. Wilson fors3o,ooo, S. B. Hoyt for $30,000. R. H. Richards for $30,000, and J. W. Murphy for $5,000. On the bond of 1877 V. R. Tommey bound himself for $60,000, B. J. Wilson for SIO,OOO, and J, W. Murphy lor $30,- 000. At the (later of the execution of the bond of 1870, Mr. Tommey was president and B. J. Wilson a director of the Georgia banking and trust company of Atlanta, both also being large stockholders there in. Mr. Hoyt was president and Mr. Richards-was cashier of the Atlanta Sa ings’bank, and together they owned about one-half of the entire stock there of. These four sureties signed the bond of 1876, upon the condition assented to by the " treasure; that certain of them should be select particular bank? in which the treasurer should deposit the public money, or at least a large portion thereof. In pursuance of this agree ment, the Georgia banking and trust company, in which the treasurer was al ready depositing, and the Atlanta savings bank were selected by them and the treas urer proceeded to deposit therein large amounts of the state funds. For the use of these state deposits, the Georgia bank ing trust, company paid on the average monthly balances" a commission of inter est of live per cent per annum, the pay ments being made monthly to Air. B. J. Wilson, who paid over to the treasurer two per cent thereof, and divided the re mainder equally between himself and V. R. Tommey. This continued until the earl> part of 1577, when Mr. Wilson withdrew from the arrangement, after which said bank paid Mr. Tommey for the year 1877, fixed sum of $1,500 for the use of the state’s deposit, for the year 1878 the same percentage thereon as for 1876, these payments being made to Air. Tommey, who"paid over to the treasurer one-third of the entire amount, except the last payment for 1878, of which the treasurer received no part. For a like use of the public funds de posited therein, the Atlanta savings hank during the year 1876 paid to B. J. Wilson two per cent, per annum on the average monthly balances as commissions or in terest thereon and this entire amount so received by Air. Wilson was paid by him over to "the treasurer. This con tinued until the early part of 1877 when Air. Wilson withdrew’ from the arrange ment and anew agreement was made by the bank with Mr. J. W. Murphy. As has been stated Mr. Murphy signed the treasurer’s bond in 1876 binding himself for $5,000 and again in 1577 binding him self for $30,000. In February, 1876, he was appointed by the treasurer, clerk in the treasurey, and that position lie lias held from that date continuously up to the present time. In the early part of 1877, Air. Alnrphy ap plied to the treasurer to he allowed to make with certain banks in Atlanta an arrangement similar to that made by oili er securities with the bank already named. To this the treasurer assented, and with his permission Mr. Murphy contrac ted with the citizen’s bank, the bank of the state of Georgia and -the Atlanta sav ings bank that they should pay him (Mur phy) live per cent, per annum on the average monthly balances of the public deposits—Mr. Murphy agreeing on his part that the treasurer should deposit large sums of the public money in said banks. These payments, as commis sions or interest for the use of the state’s funds, were all made to Mr. Murphy, and one-half of the entire amount received was paid by him over to the treasurer. The testimony further discloses that about the first week in November, 1878, by direction of the treasurer, the pay ments from all the banks on this account were discontinued. By an examination of the evidence it will be seen that under the arrangements above detailed the four banks named have paid to the treasurer and three of his sureties the large sum of $22, 160,05 for the use of the public money deposited with them. Of this amount the tresauser has received for his share the sum of $10,358.81, the re mainder having been received by the three sureties, >as follows: Mr. Wilson receiving $650,41; Mr. Tommey receiv ing $582.11, and Mr. Murphy, re ceiving $6,607.32. Of the amount received by the treasurer, $5,058.- 19 was paid to him prior to Decem ber 5, 1877, and $5,300.62 was paid subsequent to that date. This money was received by the treasurer for his indi vidual benefit and converted to his own use with the full knowledge on his part that it was paid by these banks for the use of the funds of the state deposited with them by him. • The treasurer, however, claims that in receiving’ this money he has not violated the law<Jrbeen unfaithful to his official duty for the rea son that it was stipulated and agreed be tween himself and nis sureties and so ■understood by the hanks, that no particu lar sums were to he desposited, no particular time specified for the deposits UARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 18, 1879. to remain, and the entire amount in each bank to be subjuct to his check at any and all times. The testhrony shows this to have been the understanding and agreement, hut the committee are of the opinion that in this matter the treasurer ha? been guilty of a plain direct and pal pable violation of the law* and breach ot his official duty. Prior to the adoption of the present" constitution the law con trolling this question is contained in the uleventh paragraph of section 12 of the act of the general assembly approved February 25, 1875, which in these words: “Tim treasurer shall not under any cir cumstanees use himself, or allow others to use the funds of the state in his hands, and for every violation of this section lie is liable to the state for the sum of five hundred dollars as a penalty, or a forfei ture will pay the penalty incurred.” While, therefore, it is true that the stip ulations already recited were made be tween the treasurer, the sureties and the banks, and were intended to meet the letter of this law, yet the contract be tween the sureties of interest to the state deposits, and the receiving by the treas urer of his portion of those payments, is clearly and unquestionably a violation of the law in its spirit and substance. Again, more than one-half the entire amount received by the treasurer from this source was paid to him subsequent ly to the sth oi DecemberlS77, on which day the present constitution was ratified and adopted by the people and became the organic law of this state, and whatever justification or excuse may he set up by the treasurer under the lan guage of the status just cited, he certain ly could not mistake or misconstrue the plain, positive and comprehensive pro vision of the constitution upon this sub ject. Paragraph five of section two of article five of that instrument provides that “The treasurer shall not be allowed, directly or indirectly, to receive any fee, interest or reward from any person, bank or corporation for deposit or use in any manner of the public funds, and the gen eral assembly shall enforce this provision by suitable penalties.” ! Again, paragraph one “of section nine of article seven provides that “The re ceiving, directly or indirectly, by any officer of ihe sta"te or county, or member or officer of the general assembly of any interest, profits or perquisites arising from the use or loan of public funds in his hands, or moneys to be raised through his agency for state or county purposes shall be deemed a felony and.punishable as may b” prescribed by law, a part of which punishment shall he a disqualifica tion from holding office.” The mere reading of these two provisions of our supreme law is sufficient. They need no legislation to make them operative in their prohibitory power. The treasurer has unquestionably done what th :v clear ly forbid, and in thus violating deliber ately the plain and positive prohibition of the constitution, lie has, in the opin ion of the committee, been guiliy of a high crime and misdemeanor. The tes timony further shows that the treasurer, for signing officially the coupons on the bonds of the Northeastern railroad corn pan;, indorsed by the state, charged said railroad company therefor 1 ‘4 per cent per coupon, and"did on the second day of January, 18 T B, receive from officers of the company $217 in payment of that which sum of money lie converted to his own use and benefit. The committee know the law which justifies tills charge on the part of the treasurer, and if there bn law, custom, or precedent on which the charge can he sustained, the consti tution again interposes and prohibits the treasurer from receiving this money for his own use. Such is the plain language of paragraph seven, section two of ar ticle five, which is in the following words: “The secretary of the state, the comp troller general and the treasurer shall not ue allowed perquisistes or compensation other than their salaries, as prescribed by law,' except their necessary expenses when absent from the seat of government on business for the state.” It is also provided by section eleven of the act of 1876, that ihe treasurer shall receive no perquisite for any official act, hut that the fees prescribed by law shall be by him collected and paid into the state treas ury. The committee are therefore of the opinion that in this transaction also the treasurer has clearly violated the law and the plain provision of the constitution. Again, it appears from the testimony that some time in the early part of the present year the treasurer, while in the city of Augusta, applied to General E. I*. Alexander, president in the Georgia rail road, for a position under said company for one of his, the treasurer’s personal friends, proposing in return therefor to deposit in the bank of said company large amounts of the public money, the sum to vary from fifty thousand to one hundred thousand dollars. The evidence shows that the negotiation was for some reason not consummated, but the committee are of the opinion that the treasurei in thus attempting to use his official duty has been guilty of a gross breach of trust re posed on him. The committee there fore recommend that the said J. AY. Renfroe, treasurer of Georgia, he dealt with according to the constitution and the laws of this state for his malfeasance in office as above recited and set forth. To that end they submit herewith the testimony taken by them and which has already been printed and laid before the house, together with the exhibits therefore at tached, arid also a rescript of the proceed ings of the committee; and they further submit to the house the following resolu tions, which they recommend be adopted : liesohed, That J. AY, Renfroe, treas urer of the state of Georgia, be impeached of higher crimes and misdemeanors in office. licsob'e/l, That the accompanying testi mony-, exhibits the rescript, together with this "report, be referred to the committee on the judiciary, with instructions to pre pare arfd report, without unnecessary de lay, suitable articles of impeachment of said J. AY. Renfroe, treasurer. I!' solved, That a committee of seven of the house he appointed and instructed to proceed forthwith to the bar of the senate and there impeach J. AAF Renfroe, treas urer, in the name of the house of repre sentatives and of- all the people of Geor gia, ot high crimes and misdemeanors in office, and to inform that body that formal articles of impeachment will in due time be presented, and to request the senate to take such order in the premises as they may deem appropriate. Respect fully submitted, A. L. Miller, Geo. R. Sibley, Reese Crawford, VY. C. Sheffield, IT. T. Hollis, A. J. King, Robt. A. Nisbet, J. P. Awtry. [Mr. Redwino, from Hall, made a mi nority report exonerating the treasurer from all blames.— Free Press.] The Columbus Times is of opinion that Mr. Renfroe now has nothing to hope short of a conviction by the high court of Impeachment, and but little beyond the evidence he gives against himself will be necessary, to establish his guilt. And since out of his own mouth he will stand condemned, he cannot complain of persecution or injustice. \ LI’XAXDER 11. STEPHEN^. lloiv 31 He Bears His Sixty-Eight Years—His Victvs on the Presidential <._*m*stion The Condition of the South— a he Negro Exodus, Ete. Baltimore American.] Hon. Alexander H. Stephen?, of Geor gia, who is the guest of his friend, Col. R. AX. Johnston, at Pen Lucy, in Balti more county, leaves for AYashington to day, and after a short stay there will re turn to If home, which he left in July to attend the sessions of the house com mittee on rules, held at Loyg Branch. He is looking remarkably well, although he still has to propel himself about in the rolling easy chair, which is sent after him, wherever he goes. Air. Stephens is opposed to being interviewed and com plain- that he is constantly misrepresent ed by persons whom he meets socially, and who turn out to be writers for news papers. There are nice shades of mean ings to words, he says, and very often he uses certain words with deliberation and others somewhat synonymous, but still conveying a wrong impression, are put in his month. Thus, for instance, lie complains that not long ago he was quoted in the Philadelphia Times in language that gave the impression that he consid ered Air. Hayes’ administration very weak, whereas the truth is lie considers Air. Hayes “a very good president,” and believes that he Inis had the interests of all the country at heart, and administer ed to the best "of Iris capacity. _ PRESIDENTIAL CANEIDaTES. The statement that has been made to the effect that Air. Stephens favors Gen. Hancock as the democratic nominee for next president he acknowledges are true, but says he has no opinion on the subject —for the public. General Hancock is simply his personal choice of those who have been named, because he is a high minded gentleman, is eminently qualified foi the position, and would be a strong candidate. lie does not like Mr. Tilden for anything, did not support him before, and would not if lie should be nominated again. AYhen asked to state his objec tions to Air. Tilden, he shook his head with decided negation, saying: “He’s not rlie man ; but I don’t care to express any opinion on the subject. He might carry New York again, but I don’t know about anything else.” Of Wade Hamp ton as a possible candidrte for vice-presi dent, he said that it was not worth speak ing about, as he could command no in fluence at all outside of his own state. “You may depend upon it,” said Mr. Stephens, “that there will be no south ern man on the ticket; but it is all a mat ter of surmise this telling of presidential candidates in advance. Since the days of James Polk no one has been able to tell within reasonable certainty who the candidate was going to be. It has always been some one who was not popularly expected. Why, no one knew that Hayes was going to be nominated two days be fore it happened. Still, it proved a very good nomination.” In answer to what he thought of Air. Bayard, he said he thought well of him; he was a statesman and a man to com mand wide respect. He did not think it would be much out of the way, however, to surmise that the democratic nominee for president would be some one who has not been prominently mentioned. A famous judge in his native state once said that if there was one thing on earth not foretold in the knowledge of God it was the verdict of a packed jury, and in the opinion of Mr. Stephens it was pretty near the same in regard to presidential nominations. CONDITION OF THE SOUTH. Although lie was shy on political ques tions, Mr. Stephens talked quite freely in relation to the condition of the south. The talk about the negro exodus he de nominated as “bosh,” a word he repeated several times, and said that the popular feeling in the south, taking it as a whole, was that the negro, like anybody else, could go away if he wanted to at any time, and come hack again if he wanted to in the same way. No restrictions were placed upon the colored race in the south, and whatever privileges their emancipation brought them they were allowed. Speaking for his own state, he could sav that there were more white men at work raising cotton than there were negroes, and it had been so ever since the war. Both whites and blacks own places of their own, and both whites and blacks are hired out. The white man has been forced to come in competi tion with the negro as a laborer, and neither of them get very much for their hire. It is all a mistake to talk about the future prosperity of the south. What we are to look after is the prosperity of the nation. Relatively, and taking all things into consideration, I believe the south is just as prosperous now as the north, which is not saying a great deal. We talk of the interests of the west and the interests of one section and another, as if it was not the nation that should not he considered. It is not fair to take an isolated state like Mississippi, which has more of the characteristics of the west than of the south, and hold it up as the type of other states. No sir, the great question of the day with the masses of the people in the south, as well as in oth er parts of the country, is not who is go ing to be the next president. Only the politicians, and a comparative few out siders, are anxious about that. The masses of the people are concerned about the question of bread and butter, and how they are going to earn a little more money for their familtes. This is the momentous question of the dry beyond a doubt in the south. In all he said there was a strong spirit of reconciliation and unanimity about Mr. Stephens. lie spoke with great pleasure of the fraternal feeling which animated the house committee on rules, composed of men representing the ex treme north and south, and stated that whenever anything came up they all could not agree upon, it was dropped by mutual consent. Hence, the action of the coimnitte was unanimous through out. # A little three year old girl in this city accosted hot- father thus: “Papa, I want five cents.” “What for, little one?” “1 want to give it to those little children who have no mama and papa, whose father was a soldier and had only one arm and one leg.” She referred, of course, to the orphans of General Iloon. Five cents, in a child’s ej’es, are some thing opulent; and we rather think the five cents of this poor little one with a big heart will outweigh the more osten tatious gifts of millionaires. The Galena (111.) Gazette of September 8 published an article stating that a letter had just been received from General Grant, dated Nikko, Japan, July 23, in which he reiterates ids purpose to go di rectly to his home in Galena after he completes his visit on the Pacific coast. If he visits Oregon it is not thought that he will arrive at Galena before the last of October, llis house there lias been put iu complete repair inside and out, and all will be iq readiness to receive him. TTIE ATLANTA CROOKEDNESS. Chronicle and Sentinel. The comptroller-general of Georgia, W. L. Goldsmith, is now under hnpris onmcnt for higlit crimes and misdemean ors. His offenses, ns alleged, are griev ous, especially in connection with ild Land Office. Whether he be guilty to the extent charged in the minority re port of the general assembly or not. we shall soon ascertain. That he has'been guilty of irregularities unbecoming a democratic official, little doubt exists, and if proven, it is expected that a sense of justice will require him to step down and out without any more ado. Treasurer Renfroe's chief mistake seems to be in making merchandise of his position. He admits that he has been in the habit of allowing bondsmen the deposit of the State money and a percent, monthly on balances, one third of the profit of which he put into his own pocket. As to the exact amount he is not so clear; but he knows it is in excess of $5,000. . He excuses himself by stating that he did this after legal consul tation, but the facts appear to.be that by no quibble of the law can he evade a plain constitutional inhibition. He traded with the public money; his bondsmen used and made a profit out of it: and they divided with him. It is amazing that he should, in his published statement, speak as if he had done nothing wrong, and still, like a drowning mariner, clings to frail spar of precedent for safety. lie only did what a predecessor had done; and yet there was, we remember, por tentous revolution in Georgia in 1871 to overthrow just such moral agricult m ists. The keeper of the penitentiary, Nelms, is distinctly charged by such men as Mr. Simpson, of Washington, Wilkes coun ty, and Captain Grant, of the offering to take an interest in the convict lease with them, and promising, if let in, to Ih? of great service to them. Around this grave central charge cluster several oth er serious improprieties, if not violations of organic law, law, and if they can be proved, Mr. Nelms’ official head should summarily fall into the executioner’s basket. We do not wish to do these men any injustice, neither do we wish to screen them from public indignation if they de serve it. They have done more to de stroy the organized Democracy of the Union than vve have time to measure or indicate. Individ tally, they are of small concern when compared with the good name ef the State and the party. A powerful effort, aided by gifted and ready pens, is said to have been already made to soften the blow impending over these officials,Jbut we shall not be a party to any such design and, if necessary, will expose it. Such whitewashing will sap the regular democracy from the mountains to the sea, and topple it over irretrievably. We demand, in the name of the people, that there shall be com plete justice to the persons inculpated, but no mawkish sentimentality or half way exculpation, if they be guilty of even the half charged against them. If there be not a bold, tearless and prompt clean ing of the Augean stables, from top to bot tom, and if needs be, we would not give a pinch of snuff for the chance of the or ganized democracy in the coming elec tions, and an independent will as surely sweep the state as the sun is now shin ing, as we write, upon the streets of this city. Let the general assembly courageously inquire why it is-that there should be such clamor for honesty in public affairs. What a commentary that, in this grand old commonwealth, with a slogan should shake it from centre to circumference! What sort of management is that where by an ovei plus of $600,000 has been raised by taxation, over and above the amount needed to pay the interest of.the Nutting bonds, and that such success has never been reported to the people or the legis- How easy would such a thing have been continued or concealed, had not investigation unearthed it? How have the masses thereby been wronged while officials have been faring sumptu ously? We fear, we very much fear, that men in high position have been more intent upon making money than any thing else; and it is high time that the rottenness be probed to the bottom and the sanctuary purified. The gloomiest feature of the whole thing is the demoralizing effect upon the young men of the country. They see crookedness —to call it by no worse name —prosper; they see fame and fortune at tend sharp practice—to use a mild term — while true principles are at a discount. These rules must not be allowed to pro ceed and flourish. Nor will they be. If the organized demo racy prove untrue to themselves, the work will be done by other and perhaps ruder hands. We give fair warning, however reluetnantly, and with sincere concern for all who have made such scandals possible. But the time has come to speak out, and as a watcher upon the tower we give the sig nal of danger and cry aloud to the faith ful everywhere to either purge the party or else prepare to see it split asunder and overwhelmed with defeat. HOW TO CONQUER A BALKY HORSE. I would prepare myself with a good strap—l want no whip; perhaps he has got a taste of that already, and still he is master. But some fine day when I was at peace with myself and all around, I would hitch him to the buggy, turning his head to the village. He goes half the way very well indeed; then he begins to consider that he has gone far enough in that direction and stops. I step down he expects me to use the whip. He is mistaken. Asa criminal I treat him on the silent system. I push him back a little out of the way. 1 show him the strap putting it up to his nose. I go to the oft’side and buckle it to bis fore leg, close up to ids breast, throwing the other end over his shoulder: I then raise Ids near fore foot and fix it with the hoof nearly touching his belly. This done, I say to him, “Now, old chap, you stay there. I don’t smoke, so *1 take a paper from my pocket, and finding a place where I can sit down and he can see me, [ begin to read. This is something he did not bargain for, and the novelty of standing on three legs somewhat diverts his mind from the cause that stopped him. I think this is the best point to be gained, and the most humane. He shows signs of a wish to go, but this does not suit at the time, as I have yet to look over “John C'aldigate.” When the strap is taken off I show it to him, caress him a little, and then we move on without irritation. The strap will now become a part of the harness for a month or two, till at last the sight of it will act as a tailsman.— Toronto Globe. Russia is moving forward rapidly. It has now the largest national debt—if we include therein the paper money in cir culation —of any country in the world, owing no less an amount than $1,383,575,- 562, almost all of which sum bears inter est. Five-sixths of this debt is held abroad, the fin- greater portion of it, strange to say, in France, and the remain der in Rutland and Holland. NUMBER lit A CARD FROAI TREASI’RRR REN FROE. Editors Atlanta Dispatch: - l notice in an editorial of your paper yesterday, you quote the following from the Augusta Chronicle and Constitution alist : “What sort of management is that whereby an overplus of SOOO,OOO has been raised by taxation over and above the amount needed to pay the interest on the Nutting bonds, and that such excess has never been reported to the people or the legislature. How easy such a thing would been h ive continued or concealed had not investigation in -arthed it ? How have the masses thereby been wronged while officials have been faring sumptu ously?” etc. While I am very much averse to going in to newspapers, I cannot remain quiet any longer, anti have such pervision ot truth as the above, published without giving it an emphatic and unqualified denial. V\ by men should publish such untruths wjhcn the facts are so easily obtained, is a mat ter of very great surprise to me. While the treasurer has nothing what ever to do with the levying of the taxes, but only receives and receipts for it as it is paid in, yet for truth’s sake, and that the public may not be misled by such misrepresentation'!, I will briefly give you the facts. The liw authorizing the issue ei Un military bonds ei Iso authorized the go\ ernor to increase the per cent age on tin taxes sufficient to pay the principal ma turing each year of SIOO,OOO. The law limited the per cent, to be levied for gen eral purposes to four-tenths ot one per cent. And when this amount, together with the one-tenth ot one per cent, for the Nutting bonds, making in all five-tenths, it failed to raise a sufficient amount (on an average of $300,000 each year from 1871 to 1878). And the finance committee of every general assembly from 1871 to 1878 made the estimate from the tax digest and knew the amount that would be raised by taxation from this levy ot five-tenths of one per cent, would fall short ot the amount above stated, and recommended a resolution to each general assembly which was adopted authorizing the gov ernor to make temporary loans each year to make up the deficit. This one-tenth for the Nutting bonds, and the four tenths for the general purposes, making five-tenths in all, was collected by the tax collectors all together, and paid into the treasury on one general account, and all kept together, and the Nutting bonds, the interest on the public debt, and all other demands against the state w as paid out of this money, and every dollar has been accounted for to every general as sembly that has convened since 1 have been in office, and can be shown to your writer if he will take the trouble to come and look. My books will show every dollar that has been paid into the treasury, and by whom paid, and on what account paid, giving the dates of payment; and will al so show every dollar that has been paid out, and to whom paid, and on what ac count; and there has never been a day since I have been in office but what ev ery dollar belonging to ! lie state was at her command, and could be shown in an hour’s notice; and every dollar is here to day; every voucher, book and account in its"proper place and in perfect order. Not one dollar have the masses ever been wronged out of by me; nor have I ever received one dollar from the state save my naked salary. As to whether my administration of the finances of the state has been a success, I refer you to the credit of the state to-day, and ask that it be compared with any other ad ministration since Georgia ha* been a state. If the young men of the country have no more demoralizing example before them than the facts connected with the administration of Georgia’s finance in the last two or three years, and if the democracy is burdened with no greater weight of trouble than is found in tin high condition of the state’s credit due to the proper management of her finan ces, the people will not complain, and the party will have little cause of apprehen sion. Respectfully, •J. W. Renfhoe. In Milwaukee on Monday evening a little boy three years old, was missing, and liis parents became alarmed. A fine Newfoundland shared their anxiety, and joined in the search through the neigh boring streets. He soon gave a joyous bark, and the father joining him, found that the boy, tired of his wandering*, had crawled beneath the step plate be tween the sidewalk and crossing, and was fast asleep. The dog’sjov at his success ful hunt was shared by the rest of the family. Little lias been heard lately respect ing the progress of the new industrial movements in China. Regarding the cotton factory at Shanghai, it is confirmed that the ground has been purchased and the building began, a contract for eight hundred looms having also been entered into with a Shanghai firm. The Kansu woolen manufactory is at present entire ly a government undertaking, though it is not unlikely that it may pass into tin hands of Chinese merchants eventually. General Ord, of Texas, recently sent to the Springfield (Mass.) armory a piece of a meteor picked up in Mexico some time ago, with the request that it be made into a sword for himself. Tin piece is composed of iron mainly, but it. is so soft and brittle that the workmen find it very difficult to harden the metal sufficiently for the blade, though they will probably be able to finish it in good shape. Prince Pierre Bonaparte is said to be living at Versailles in extreme destitution. He has been for some time supported by the charitable contributions of a few friends, but these have failed him, it is said, and the nephew of Napoleon ihe groat is in abject want. 1 # - An attempt was made recently to wreck the Washington express train bj' placing a tie on the track at Trayner’s stat ion, north of Wilmington, Del. The tie was caught by the locomotive and carried over a mile. Tne criminal is un known. The original copy of Gen. Robert E. Lee’s order announcing the death of Stonewall Jackson lias been bought by a resident of Richmond for presentation to a friend in Europe, but an effort is being made to recover it for presentation to the state of Virginia. Mr. Watterson calls attention to the following suggestive figures: “With Tilden the Massachusetts democracy polled 108,777 votes. Greeley received 50,260; Seymour, 59,408; McClellan, 48,- 745; Douglas 34,272; Breckinridge, 5,93:4. 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