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JHE FREE PRESS. Aii Independent Democratic Journal. I'nit F'rkr Press Is an Ituleftendent I>moorat -1o Journal, opposed to all Rinjfs, Cliques and Combinations, of whatever sort, orjjanizcdto de oat thov.il! of the people in all public matters or Interests In whatever shape presented. lairgvst City and County Circulation! t artersTllle, fteorjrls, Xay 27, 1880. SPECIAL NOTICE. All Communications, suggest iiig can didates for ofHce, or advocating the elec tion of candidates, will be charged for at ten cents per line. We cannot afford to buy paper and print it without remuner ation. All such communications are eharged for by all papers. This rule will be adhered to strictly. GORDON’S DUPLICITY. Ex-Gov. Bbown, op Gkoroia, Succeeds Sen ator Gordon.— A dispatch from Atlanta last evening announced that Senator John B. Gor don had sent in his resignation to the governor of Georgia as United States senator, to take ef fect immediately. The governor accepted it and u subsequent dispatch from Nashville, Tenn., stated that ex-Gov. Joseph E. Brown, of Geor gia, who is in that city, had received a dispatch announcing his appointment to succeed Senator Gordon, and has accepted the position. A Star reporter called on General Gordon aud made enquiries about his resignation. He said the report that he had accepted the position of leading counsel for the Louisville and Nashville railroad at $50,000 a year salary was not correct; that he had several flue offers; “more than one tempting offer in a money point of view to leave my state,” he said, “but I would not do that.” He added that he had three distinct propositions —all good in a pecuniary sense—under consider ation, but lie had not concluded which to accept; that lie wanted rest and time to consider them all calmly and deliberately. There is universal regret expressed by both republicans and demo crats at Senator Gordon’s retirement. He is popular with all classes and respected. One thing that has forced him to turn his attention to private affairs is that his salary as senator does not meet the calls upon him. For years he has been the leading representative southern man in public affairs, and from all over the south he is called upon for contributions of time and money to all sorts of southern interests. He lias regu larly lieiyied to maintain not a few of the men who, us soldiers under him-, were disabled, and, hi fact, from a thousand sources such calls have poured upon him until his income is so reduced thut lie is forced to devote his time to building up his fortune. We clip this from the Washington Star, and credit it to Flether Hodges, the little friend of Gordon’s, who writes for the Savannah Stews. We take this opportu nity to say—we are glad of the change. Ifov. Brown will make a better senator than Gordon. He has the ability, the sa gacity and the judgment that the place requires. We wish Gen, Gordon success in private life also. We could not agree with his political methods and Immbug gery and we approve his decision to re tire. The state will endorse him in this decision wc doubt not. The idea in the article we copy here, that his private for tune was ruined by repeated calls and contributions upon bis purse we do not believe, and we do not hesitate to say so. Instead of ruining ids fortunes, the south has filled his hands with repeated contributions, and plenteous stores of this world’s goods—and especially do we deprecate the statement that he “has maintained disabled soldiers” until he was bankrupt. Tn the sortthorn life in surance company, Alston told us, Gen. Gordon drew a salary for years, that was nearer twelve than six thousand dollars per year, and this salary was drawn from the money paid into the concern by sol diers who invested their money in this insurance company. We have never heard that they received a dollar when the machine collapsed. He drew a sena tor’s salary at the same time. If he maintained disabled soldiers to that ex tent, viz.: to dissipate his fortune—in cluding the money diawn from insurance and school books, added to his congres sional salary—we should have seen some signs of it. It would have been heralded abroad over the land. We defend the soldiers of this country from the charge of “dead-beating” the General’s private fortune. We shall need the proof to be lieve it. We are glad Governor Brown succeeds him, hut the organized faithful who wanted the senator’s mantle must feel disgruntled, to see him sell his place in the senate for money, and leave them out in the cold. We would like to know how the sena tor spent all this money, that “it did not meet the calls upon liitn.V His ideas of luxury must be stupendous. If you take Ills gains and add the convict camps to them—the Alabama coal mines, his sheep ranch, his elegant Kirkwood home and his reputed mining and railroad stocks, we cannot see the necessity for this per emptory retreat, because of ruined for tunes. With his usual ambiguity he for got to say he made an exchange of his senatorial seat for a $15,000 salary in the Louisville and Nashville combination, lie believed he was doing better in a money point of view—-but he omitted to say it to the Star. We have long won dered how he would get out of the Kel logg vote, but we confess we did not see tins way out of the difficulty. As we said before, we can see the sour grins on the faces of the dear organized faithful when the morning mail last Thursday told them that Gordon had re signed and Governor Brown was appoint ed instanter. Does Colquitt hope he has spiked a gun? If he will listen to the mutterings he will be convinced that while they accept the new senator, they grit their teeth and abuse the men who traded oif the party’s positions and high places for their own pecuniary profit find success. The Columbus people praise Gordon and denounce Brown about the same thing. Will anybody tell us how Brown could hgve got into Gordon’s seat in the senate unless there was an agreement with Colquitt to appoint him? The same diipatch announcing the resignation announced the appointment to Brown. Colquitt is Gordon’s mouthpiece—he was simply Gordon’s agent. Yet we hear that Gordon tries to shift the blame on Coiquitt—says he wanted Lawton, 100 thin ! Old Joe has a grip on both of them, and he will uever be fool enough to risk hl.s money on Gordon’s law coun sel, because in common with all Georgia, he knows Gordon knows no more about law, than a six weeks old baby. THE EXCHANGE. -Am* tor Gordon’ trtfrwncnt from the United States senate is about the slyest thing that has occurred in some time. The way tlis thing has been doue would indicate that the regar<l ed himself as occupying a position under which reposed a dreadful toriiedo that was iiaWtf fo plode and blow him to kingdom come at any ino inent. At all events, the resignation comes to the public as a thief in the night, and the infer ence is that it has been aetuated by an emer gency which could not be turned aside. What that emergency is.may yet be revealed, and then ttie people will understand why Senator Gordon has beat so hasty a retreat from the honors of the senate chamber. Where so few democrats die aud none are known to resign voluntarily, this case becomes still more difficult of solution. The resignation was made to tak effect imme diately, aud yet precipitate as the act has been, anew and curious feature is added when it is known that his successor had been appointed and wat on his way to take his seat when the resignation transpired with the public. How ever, strange as is this revelation, the strangest feature of ft is that a democrat should have re signed au office. Now, if Ben Hill would go and do likewise, Georgia would begin to light up with future hope. Georgia has made a good exchange. There are brains enough in Joe Brown to make twenty Gordons. The New York Herald thus compliments Gen eral Gordon: “The general has set an example which, if followed, will be of inestimable ser vice to the country.” The Washington Republican thus com pliments Senator Gordon. The rumors of the mine are also abroad in this part of the country. The conviction is inresisti ble that he did not resign until something forced him to do it. No man in Georgia or any other state made as much capital out of so little stock in trade. Senator Gordon’s position was the only thing that kept him up. Joe Brown truly has brains enough for twenty Gordon’s, but Joe will not button himself up and stride over the senate chamber like a peacock— nor will he push himself forward into every company—and we will be spared the laudatory speeches that Gordon’s camp followers pressed upon the public whenever he opened his mouth in con gress, and even when he did not say a word. Gordon lias been currying favor with the republicans in Washington (al though lie abused them at home) and as soon as he is dethroned they poke fun and insinuate all sorts of things. Poor pay for what he did, we think. So the trading senator gets his reward! ♦ ♦ ♦ If somebody can be found who will offer Colquitt a good price for the govern or’s office, we predict he will resign too. It is the first time in the history of this United States that a United States sena tor traded oft' his seat for so much money paid as salary. Henry Clay resigned to run for president, and Caldwell, of Kan sas, was allowed to resign because bri bery aud corruption would have expelled him, but this is the first trade for so much consideration in a railroad combination. We'll! all wje have to say is: it was a big price to pay. We don’t like the methods of creating political surprise and indignation in Georgia, but we don’t know that Georgia has lost anything in the senatorial change in congress. Gordon’s and John Young Brown’s trade with Stanley Mathews and Foster in regard the presidency was charged upon the former by the new sen ator, and Gov. Brown tried to prevent it. Well, by the eternal! It’s a devil, of a mixed up affair. In the meantime let the governor keep a camphor bottle close at hand. Perhaps, smelling salts would be better, r-S# Tiie time is approaching when a state senator must be nominated from the counties of Bartow, Chattooga and Floyd. Chattooga had it last, and It is Floyd’s time new. We have cast our eye over the field and we think A. J. King, ol Floyd, a suitable man. He made a bril liant record in the legislature as an inves tigator of fraud and corruption; he will make a fearless and competent legislator if lie is elected to fill the place above mentioned. And now ex-Gov. Smith comes for ward and makes the modest and subdued remark that Senator Hill ought to resign so that our “Christian governor” may have the agreeable pleasure of appoint ing ex-Gov. Bullock to fill his place. We think ourself that such a political In cident would complete the wonder and astonishment of the country. Senator Gordon says he goes out of politics now because he can make money by it—but he expects to enter the politi cal field again. We suppose he will trade i*i again, just as he traded out a few days ago. Will Gen. Gordon come up to the sev enth district this summer and again pro claim, in sophomore language, that “the independents must be driven to the wall and eternally crushed?” ——- What did Ed. Cox tell Joe Brown when he started to the coal mines in Dade? Did that have anything to do with Gor don’s vacating the place in the senate? If Gordon’s “long cherished desire” to quit public life was sq strong, why in the devil did be seek and obtain liis last elec tion ? Ilis reason is too thin. The independents have done more to regenerate politics in Georgia than any other political element, There has not been such political in dignation in Georgia since the days of baynet and radical rule. * wa llow nicely old Joe Brown “scooped in” the Kirk wood democracy is the won der of the times. “HOW HAVE THE MIGHTY FALLEN!” We clip the following extracts from a private letter written to us from an old Georgia editorial friend, now at Wash ington City. We know him to have been a great admirer of Gordon and Colquitt. He says, writing under date of the 23rd inst.: Although at fountain-head, I learn very little of politics except from news papers, and consequently any reference I might make to them would be stale and dull; but the recent.sale by Gen. Gordon of his seat in the United senate, and the ready ratification of the sale by his fast friend, Governor Colquitt, is something so uncommon among southern statesmen as to excite in the mind grave forebod ingw for Ihe fco one doubts that Gen. Gordon had a perfect right to re sigp hi* Seatln tlie Senate at any time aud under any but all right 'thinking men will brand the sale of the high civil positioiq gontarred upon him with shrh tnmnhfflty bf* confiding- and admiring constituency, as a base and un grateful transaction—such as an Arnold only would have been guilty of. And to think that Governor Colquitt—so much respected for his Christian virtues —should be a party to the outrage! If such men as Gordon and Colquitt cannot resist temptation, where are we to look for pu rity in official circles? Sunffy the peo ple of Georgia will not be so recreant to duty as to re-elect the latter to his pres ent position; nor the legislature ratify the trade by confirming Brown. My love of the man has made me here tofore ever ready to overlook Gordon’s lack of statesmanship and excuse his pal pable neglect of public duties—to say nothing of his puny efforts, as well at the national capitol as at.home, to antag onize and weaken the influence of his colleagues, Messrs. Hill, Stephens and Felton—believing as I did, that his high sense of honor, sterling integrity, and his knightly gallantry would sustain him when all else fail. But and alas! “how are the mighty fallen !’ I have not seen either of our members since the present session convened; but I knoic intuitively that Gordon’s absence will not be regretted by any of his late colleagues. Hill is making a grand fight for the right in the senate, and is much feared (and greatly respected) by his colleagues of both parties—and the newspaper press of the state owe it to the people—their patrons —and the state to sustain and ap plaud him— to hold np his hands. His enemies are doing all in their power to break him down. It is rumored here and believed by ev ery Georgian whom I have conversed with, that Gordon’s finances had become desperately entangled—hence his willing ness to trade. He takes the attorneyship of one section of Grady’s railroad {or rather the one from which he recently got $20,000) at a salary of $15,000 an nually for ten j ears! Pretty good trade, so far as pay goes, but does that make the trade so far as he is concerned any the more reputable? GEORGIA POLITICS. A Curious Chapter in the Political His tory of ihe State. Cori’espomlence of the Pittsburg Chronicle. Washington, May 20. —The resigna tion of Senator Gordon is a surprise. It is such an unusual, unexpected, disturb ing, astonishing and without-previous notice a proceeding as to require explan ation and, as it were, a clearing up. For a senator to resign whose term of sejvices does not expire until March 3, 1885, five years hence, is an event that does not occur once in a hundred years. In the case of Gordon it is known that his re-election was coveted, arranged for, and was of so much consequence to him self that a contrary result would have concluded his career as effectually as Courtney’s sick headache settled Ipqa as a rower; lie came into the United States Senate as a favorite of the solid south, with some thing of a flourish, because he had entered the confederate service a captain of in fantry and came out of it a major-general in command of the Second Army Corps. Furthermore fie had distinguished him self by commanding a wing of Lee’s Ap pomattox coqrt house army, by being wounded eignt times; by I?eing a Sey mour and Blair delegate in 1888, Aiiu a Greeley and Brown elector in 1872; and lastly by the reference of Wade Hamp ton to him in ins speech as ‘‘the knightly colleague” of Ben Hill. One would suppose that everything was lovely with a man who had been first in war, first in peace and first in the heart of Governor Colquitt and the Geor gia legislature; that the United States senate was the place, and only place for this soldier-statesman, that the last thing for a senator with five years on his term would be to resign; but he did it and in favor of his aforetime persecutor and per severing enemy. It will be remembered that Gordon was one of the elect who conferred with Charles Foster in reference to the com promise that was fcq eiid the democratic resistance to the electoral count. In the Atlanta Constitution of May 1, 1877, Joe Brown—Gordon’s new suc cessor—charged Gordon with the nego tiation and the conclusion of the bargain that gave the presidency to Hayes. In the Constitution of the above date he makes specific charges. Referring to the counting out of Tilden he says: “This responsibility rests mainly upon the shoulders of Hon. John B. Gordon, United States senator from Georgia, and Hon. John Young Brown, of Kentucky; and he charges that they entered into a contract or capital understanding with the Hon. Charles Foster, and possibly other republican leaders to permit the count to proceed at a time when the dis position of the democrats in the house, to prevent the completion was so strong that they cuuld scarcely be controlled; that the only consideration the country or the democracy received in return for this conceseion was the removal of the troops from South Carolina and Louisi ana, and this was no concession, for the first act of Tilden’s administration would have been to make this removal.” AU this Gordon emphatically denied in a published reply to Brown, to which the latter responded by referring to the famous consultation with Foster by cer tain democrats, including Gordon and John Young Arown, and to the letter of Charles Foster and Stanley Matthews addressed to John B. Gordon and John Young Brown, pledging Mr. Hayes to the “only consideration that the country or the democracy received,” for a con cession that would have been immediate ly achieved had Tilden been counted in. For this participation in the Foster compromise Brown has followed Gordon down to date. In the printed explanation of his res ignation, coming from Atlanta and in ferentially official, Gordon assigns, “wea riness of public life, and a desire to at tend to his private affairs.” Since 1861, his life has been one of incessant labor and anxiety. For more than one half of that period he hes devoted his euergies to the welfare of the southern people, “and now that the restoration of South Caro lina and Louisiana to the right of self government secures to the entire south her full and rightful representation, his most cherished object is attained.” lie could not step down until Louis iana and South Carolina were all right, which seems to corroborate the opinion of “Joe Brown,” that he adopted these two stajes as his eminent clients at that propitious time when the game of fifteen was in vogue at the capital. However honest Gordou may be in the causes as signed for his resignation the fact that Brown, his ancient and perseveriug ene- my, and that life is sd by the absent and <1 Motion of Gordon, yWo m, and ha* in close eommunian vith Gov. Colquitt, is at once the most suggestive and vague conundrum that Amid possibh' lie pro* pounded. >■* Asa step in the wav of accounting for the resignation and sicoessiou, the push ing and perseverance of Brown a front place in the gralation. Next, Gordon’s Georgia history and his connection with feveral matters are suggestive of a little neat in the rear. He is much mixed with Colquitt. They were associates in that famous organization known as the ku-kluN, but in the polite terms peculiar to Georgia, known as the “White Brotherhood” By either title they did not escape I suspicion of prej udice against “the rtan and brother.” — They were both Identified with the southern life insurance company, which failed in 1878, and which paid Gordon, as one of hs officers, $6,000 a year while he was United States sena tor. He and Colquitt were also inter ested—Gordon directly an l Colquitt in directly—in the fanwus convict lease bus iness. In 1877 Gordon introduced a bill to help a Pacific railroad company. It re ceived eighteen votes n the senate and two in the house, lhcently one George wrote a letter to Representative McClain charging corruption against the Texas Pacific railroad. If there is investigation it may bring retaliation by Involving other subsidies. It is also understool that Brown has given Gordon a place on the Louisville and Nashville road, and this circum stance is entitled to a tally mark in the list of “consideration.” It seems to be a fact, too, that Gordon has compromised himself by his course in the case of Simmahs, the Georgia ap pointee for supervisor, whose confirma tion was so strongly resisted by him. There was before a committee of the House some testimony on file in the mat ter of a claim, which exculpated Sim mons from charges urged by Gordon, and upon which he depended mainly for the rejection of Sioituons. This testi mony was sent for by Senator Hill, but Mr. Finch, the file clerk of the house, made reply that he had loaned the pa pers to Senator Gordon. The demand was made in executive session, but the testimony was never produced, nor was it recovered by Finch who violated his duty by letting it go out of his hands, even to accommodate Gordon. It has not been restored tor accounted for to this day, and in his correspondence with the file clerk, Gordon says it was scat tered about the sentte, he was not able to find it, but when he does he will return it. The absence of this testimony was fatal to Simmons, ami for its disappear ance Gordon is responsible. Here is a combination of confusing considerations that have a bearing upon the senator’s resignation, and the only impression conveyed by Gordon’s ex planation is that, 'since matters are ar ranged to his satisfaction in regard to South Carolina and Louisiana he is ready to hand over his five years of unexpired term to Joe Brown, who has not ceased to harass him with charges, and to smite him hip and thigh. It is a rare instance of the Christian patience of a politician, and of rendering good for evil. The only difficulty of transforming Wade Hamp ton’s “knight” into an angel is, that wings would beau inappropriate epibel-T lishment to one wi;o may have acted wisely but from necessity. Chronicle Editorial. Senator Gordon’s resignation excites much curiositv. The question is often asked Why did Gordon resign ? It has been said that few office-holders die, and none resign. General Gordon's term would expirq in 1885, and it has been thought he would be elected without mud; trouble, He has takeh a very prominent part in politics. He has had his own share of troubles, however. His pathway latterly has been made thorny by Brown, his successor, who charged him with selling out Tilden in the famous Foster compromise. Brown has never hesitated to put the charge in the most unequivocal language, Goixlqq, on the other hand has heqh equally prompt in denying the charges brought against him. He assigns weariness of public life, and a desire to attend to his private affairs, as the reason for his resignation, but the fact that his bitter personal enemy steps in and takes his seat is regarded as a cu rious circumstance. It is not often that men situated as General Gordon is would step aside and make room for a political enemy. It is not much wonder people ask, Why did Gordon resign? Our Washington correspondent throws some light upon the subject to-day. It is barely possible he resigned because he could not help himself. It seems to be a case of necessity, and sharp necessity at that. WHOLESALE BRIBERY IN CONGRESS. Irish World. A startling letter has fieep received by Chairman McLane, of the Pacific rail road committee, of tne house of represen tatives. The writer, J. A. George, an employee of the census bureau, says that he hak doouriients and letters to prove that when the Original charter of the Texas Pacific railroad was passed in 1871, one million two hundred thousand dol lars in land grant bonds and $90,000 in cash were used to buy votes to secure the passage of the act. He the cash was placed in the hands of one of the senators, to be distributed evenly be tween three other senators, and that $200,- 000 in land grant bonds was given to the same senator to be distributed wherever it would do the most good in the senate. George also says that $1,000,000 land grant bonds were plaoed in the hfihOs of a certain mender qf the house, and were by him distributed to purchase votes of representatives in favor of the scheme. He says that letters, telegrams and other documentary evidence to prove the truth of his assertions are doposited in a Wash ington bank, and, if it desired, he will appear before any committee of the house and prove the truth of his assertions. No names are mentioned in the letter. The Texas Pacific corporation, the arm of this vast Pacific railroad monster of plunder is now a suitor before con gress for the purpose of extending its land grant. That men sent to Washing ton to represent and protect the people can have the hardihood to entertain its schemes would be incredible, but for the enormous bribes held out to them. For the sake of maintaining a show of de cency, it is possible that the farce of an investigating committee may be gone through with, but that will be the only response a defrauded people will hear of. Meanwhile it is a provoking piece of im pudence that on the same day the same house committee of the Pacific railroads received a letter from General Sherman in which he advocates legislation for the extension of the Northern Pacific rail road, claiming that it would give homes and employment to 2,000,000 or 3,000,000 of industrious people. While pretending to give homes and employment to industrious people, these scoundrels are fast making it impossible to find any place fora home on American soil, except on such terms as gigantic cor porate land monopolies shall dictate, ESCAPING EXPOSURE. Special to the Philadelphia Tress. Washington, May 20.—The sudden resignation of Senator Gordon, of Geor gia, and the equally|sudden appointment of ex-Governor Joe Brown, the Georgia railroad king, to fill the vacancy, takes everyoody by surprise. There bad not been an inkling of what was going on, | MUSE & SWIFT. | “ ‘ OUR STOCK OF CLOTHING, HATS A FURNISHING GOODS ' tris NOW COMPLETE._4H WE HAVE THE LARGEST AND HANDSOMEST STOCK WE HAVE EVER SHOWN. We will undersell in most goods and be undersold in nothing. Come and see us. MUSE & SWIFT, 38 Whitehall Street, Next to Jack & Holland, 3-11 ' 3 _____ ATLANTA, GEORGIA. for which matter the true inwardness of the deal is all the more interesting. Gor don had reached that point where he stood in slippery places. A brilliant war record and what had passed for a credit able civic career had already been smirched by certain business complica tions, in which prominently figured the penitentiary contracts, which, it will be remembered brought about the killing of Colonel Alston by Cox, who was sent to the penitentiary for life. Gordon, it is said, stood in momentary dread of a threatened exposure which would sum marily close his public career and ring the curtain down in darkness. The growing independent party in Georgia was pursuing him and he found it im possible to cover up his tracks. Gordon was, theiefore, anxious to get out of pub lic life. Brown was anxious to get in through the United States senate, an am bition which has long haunted him. Gov. Colquitt, who trains with Brown and Gordon, saw' how he could serve two friends and consented to the dicker in the hope of cementing such an alliance as may hereafter help him in some de signs w hich he holds in abeyance. Col quitt cannot be re-elected for the inde pendents will run a strong man against him, most likely Congressman Felton, a stirring stumper and a strong popular favorite. Brown’s appointment is re garded by him and his friends as giving him the turn # on tfye election for the term beginning March, 1885, and so strength ened the combination to which Colquitt and Gordon are parties. These are the inside facts as quietly revealed by high authority, which also gives out the sug gestion that Gordon’s move may have an effect on Georgia’s attitude in the presi dential contest. In all the history of this government but two men have ever resigned seats in in the United States senate prior to the voluntary retirement of Gen. Gordon. The first was Henry Clay, who resigned in 1842, his term then having about a year’s run. His purpose was to retire from public life, and seek rest and repose, but he evidently fouud private life irk some. as he was re-elected to the senate in 1848. Senator Caldwell, of Kansas, resigned in 1873, but under such circum stances that made it seem to be a not en voluntary action his part. No senator has ever, like Mr. Gordon, retired almost at the beginning of a term. He was re elected scarcely more than a year ago by a pratically unanimous vote of the Geor gia legislature,—a compliment express ive of confidence that has seldom been confered in the election of senators. Usually men struggle for years fbr a seat in the senate, often spending the best part of their life in *heir efforts to attain the seat, feeling that the honor and dig nity of the position amply compensate for the time and labor expended, and they are both to surrender the place when the nevitable time comes. [Ttie is inoarreot. Many men resigned a seat in the United States Sen ate. This is the first Instance when a seat was exchanged for $15,000 salary. This is anew dodge.]— Ed. The appointment of ex-Gov. Joseph E. Brown fills some people in his state with rage. This is not surprising, Qav. Brown was one af the first distinguished Georgians tq accept the results of the war and the Jaws made in pursuance therefore. He co-operated with, every : sincere effort to bring his state hack to its proper relations with the union. He entered the republican convention of 1868 as a delegate from Georgia, and ad vocated the election of Gen. Grant. In 1872 he joined the Greeley party, and since that time he has taken little part in politics, though recognized generally as a democrat. He is without doubt one of the ablest, shrewdest and richest men in Georgia. There will be fierce fight against him when the legislature meets, but as he has fixed Gen. Gordon comfort ably in the Louisville & Nashville rail road, he may oount on the letter’s assis tance to keep the senatorship. Besides this, Gov. Brown knows as w r ell how to deal with a Georgia legislature as any other man.— Washington Republican- A special from Washington to the Baltimore Gazette announces that "‘Sam uel Small, Esq., better known as ‘Old Si,’ of the Atlanta Constetution, has been clerk to the exodous committee, and has in his custody all the notes of the com mittee, and its official record. Last week he drew his pay and went off to Georgia wtih everything belonging to the com mittee Ul bis posession. Efforts were were made to get him to return to Wash ington with the notes, as he was needed here, but he paid no heed to the demands of the comminittee, and yesterday Depu ty-Sergent-at-Arms Cadmus M. Wilcox was sent down to Georgia after him.” Atlanta, Ga., May 21.—Senator Brown in an interview to-day said that he would not resign the presidency of the Western & Atlantic railroad compa ny- Gov. Brown, of Georgia, Senator Gor don’s successor, will arrive in Washing ton to-morrow or next day, and he will be sworn in at once. Senator Gordon will not go south immediately, but may remain until the end of the session of congress. Gen. Gordon says he retires willingly from politics now, though in the future he may once more enter in the field. Th§re being “a tide in the affairs of a man if taken at the flood leads on to fortune” he believes now is perhaps the time for him to take advantage of the flood. He expects to engage in active laborious work. Senator Ransom will succeed Senator Gordon as chairman of the committee on comerce, and Senator Lamar will take the chairmanship of the committee on railroads to be vacated by Gen. Ransom. — Washington Star, Mag, 21st 1880. FOR STATE TREASURER. The friend* of D. N. SPEER, of Troup county, announce him as a candidate for the office of State Treasurer, subject to the action of the dem ocratic convention. td NEW ADVERTISEMENTS, Notice of Sale. United States Internal Revenue, Collector’s Office, 2nd Dist., Ga. Cartersville, Ga., May 20, 1880. On Monday, May 81, 1880, l will sell at pub lie sale in front of Roberts’ livery stable in Car tersville, Georgia, between the legal hours of sale, the following property seized by me for viola tions of the United States Internal Revenue laws, to-wit: One two-horse wagon and harness, two mules and eight packages of spirits—about forty gal lons—as the property of Keeter A Payne. The same having been duly advertised for thirty days, and no claim or bond given as re quired by law. ANDREW CLARK, 4-l-3t Collector. >BBO. SPRING. ,880. MRS. A. o. GARRARD, At Veal’s Jewelry Store, ROME, GA. MILLINERY AND FANCY GOODS, HATS, BONNETS, LACES, Ribbons, Flowers, Ruchings, Ties, Bows, SILK THREAD, ZEPHYRS, MOTTOES, CARL BOARD, And Many other New, Stylish and Cheap Goods. Bo^ B^% t ScSftv OShOWSOOj3 * You are respectfully invited to call. Fine Trimmed Hats and -8-3m GO TO MOON’S SHOE HOUSE] FOR GUARANTEED BOOTS AND SHOES. I MAKE THE FINEST— French calf Boots, hand-sewed at... : J !. . .r\...... M French calf Broadway and Congress gaiters, hand-sewed. 6 00 French calf Prince Albert, Low Quarter Shoe, hand-sewed 5 w French calf Webster and Newport Tie, hand-sewed 4 6<) French calf Oxford Tie, hand-sewed 5 0 0 BEST BROGANS , 1 50 I also have an assortment of Ladies’Summer wear, consisting of Prince Albert cut, Newport Tie, Five Bow Buttercup and others. flSy- I DEFY COMPETITION IN THE SHOE LINE. I also pay best prices for GREEN AND DRY HIDES. Will Bell Leather and Shoe Uppers as cheap as can be bought in Atlanta. Give me a call. 4-22-2 m CHARLES A. MOON. OA>l I* , GLOVER A CO?, 51 and 53 Broad Street, ROME, CA. OUR SPRING STOCK OF STAPLE DRY GOODS, BOOTS, Shoes, Hats, Carpets, Mattings, Site., Is unusually large, and merchants will find our prices the very lowest. Largo stock of Hosiery, Handkerchiefs, Ladies* and Gents* Ties, Kid Gloves from 20 cents to $2.50 per Pair, Lace Top Kid Gloves, Latest Style. Our Spring Stock of DRESS GOODS have been selected with great care, and is the largest in North Georgia. TRIMMINGS to match every piece of goods. Ladies ordering by mail can rely on getting what they want. B/ iterick’s Patterns for sale. Samples sent on application. Goods will be sent C. O. D. at bot (3 ~ lß > CAMP, GLOVB]R <fc CO. - [ BEAU THIS PLEASE! * •• * * : AISTD : REMEMBER WHEN YOU GO TO BUY :YOUR; SPRING AND SUMMER DRY GOODS. CLOTHING ! Notions, Shoes, Hats, Etc., Etc., | BOYD & HARLAN, 1 Home, Greorgia. W e are offering a stock, which for magnitude, quality, style and beauty is not surpassed by and equaled by but few in North Georgia. R&T'SPECIAL ATTENTION is calied to Our enormeus stock of Scotch Dress Ginghams, Dress Linen, Grass Cloth, Figured Lawns and Piques, White and CoPd. Hamburg Edgings Insertings, Marseilles, Quilts, Etc., Etc. Our stock in these goo Is surpass anything in this market. Our stock of Dress Goods, Custom Made Shoes, CasslmereS* Straw Hats, Millinery Goods, Gents’ Furnishing Goods, is extensive and varied. We have some extra bargains and will make prices so low on everything, that you can’t help hot being pleased. Come to see us or send for samples and prices. Respectfully, 4-i5-2m BOYD Sl HARLAN. FRAMES, MOULDINGS, ETC. We have a splendid lot of the above goods on hand. It will pay you to give us a fair trial, as we guarantee work and stock flrst-chiss. H. M. MOUNTCASTLE & CO. dfrQ/Y/A A MONTH guaranteed. sl2 a day tJpOV/VJ at home made by the industrious. Capital not required: we will start you. Men, women, boys and girls make money faster at work for us than at anything else. The work is light and pleasant, and such as anyone can go right at. Those who are wise who see this no tice will send us their addresses at once and see for themselves. Costly outfit and terms free. Now is the time. Those at work are laying up large sums of money. Address TRUE A CO., Augusta, Maine. may27-ly. WOFFORD ACADEMY Cass Station, Bartow County, Georgia. ANNUAL EXAMINATION. The annual examination of the above institution will take place THURSDAY, JUNE lOtb, 1880. And the Exhibition on FRIDAY NIGHT, JUNE 11th, 1880. The public is respectfully invited to attend. The next session will commence July sth, 1880. in ay 27-2 t • SUMMER STYLES. We have recently received our usual supply of DEMO REST’S SUMMER PATTERNS, containing SPLENDID NOVELTIES of Ladies and Children’s Dress. 11. M. MOUNTCASTLE & CO. A WEEK in your owu town, and no upOO capital risked. You cau give the busi ness a trial|without expose. The best oppportu nity ever offered for those willing to work. You should try nothing else until you see for yourself what you cau do at the business we oiler. No room to explain here. You can devote all your spare time to ths business, and make great pay for every hour that you work. Women make as muqjtiasmen, Sena for special .private terms and particulars, which we mail free. $5 outfit free. Don’t complain of hard times while you have such a chance. Address H. HALLETT & CO., Portland, Maiue. inay27-ly. fib I K/AA TO S6OOO A YEAR, or $5 to S2O a dp Xt) v/vl day in your own locality. No r.sk. Women do as well as men. Many make more than the amount stated above. No one cau fail to make money fast. Any one can do the work. You can make from 50 cts. to $2 an hour by de voting your evenings and spare time to the busi ness. It costs nothing to try the business. Noth ing like it for money making ever offered beferre. Business pleasant and strictly honorable. Read ers if you want to know all about the best paying business before the public, send us your address and we will send you full particulars and private terms free; samples worth $5 also free; you can make up your mind for yourself. Address GEORGE STINSON & CO., Portland, Mamce. may27-ly. ST. JAMES HOTEL, (Cartevsvflle, Georgia.) The undersigned has recently taken charge of this elegant new hotel. It has been newly furnished and shall be first-class in all respects. SAMPLE ROOM FOR COMMERCIAL TRAVELERS. Favorable terms to traveling theatrical com panies. T.ianl6l L. C. HOSS. Propje*or. THE RTI BAR, WEST MAIN STREET., CARTERSVILLE, OA. Phillips & Milford, Prop’rs. Having bought out this saloon, we wish to inform all those desiring any thing in our line, that we will keep all the bast brands of Kentucky, Tennessee and North Caro lina whiskies. Aik) wines, brandies, etc., etc. Also best brands of Cigars and Tobaccos, and in fact everything usually found in a flrst-cla sa loon. Give us 3- For Sale. The dwelling house and lot late ly occupied bv John A. Erwin in Carters ville, Ca. The lot contains eight acres a fin® pasture, orchard and kitchen garden. The house has seven rooms, with cook room and kitchen attached. There are stables and all other nec essary outliQus es on the premsses. To respon sible purchaser . liberal terms will 1 e given. Call ou or address T. WARREN AKIN. aug?B-tf Cartersvnie, G TENNESSEE HOUSE, (Corner Main and Tennessee Streets,) CARTERSVILLE, i : : GEORGIA. BY JOSHUA SUMNER. Having- left the bartow house and returned to his old house, he solicits the continuance of the patronage of his old oustomers and of the public generally. His rooms are com fortably furnished and his tables will be supplied with the very best the market affords. _ R. C. ROBERTS, (Near Court House.) Sale and Livery Stable. Mules and horses for sale at all times, and good, safe horses to hire on rea sonable terms. Come and see me and I vru serve vou right. ' THOMPSON’S Restaulant and Ladies* (4 Whitehall St., James Block) ATLANTA, : : : : GEORGIA. Great Reduction in Prices. Meals at all Hours of the Day at 35 cts. ICE CREAMS AND ALL THE DELICACIES OF THE SEASON. The ladies’ cafe is elegantly fitted up and i one of the popular resorts for the ladies. apr!7 R. G. THOMPSON.
