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Cartersville, Ga.
lItOF KSS IONA L C A KIXS.
It. I<i CASON,
DHJNTI^T,
(id :• •(•!■< 'iirr/'i <lrug Htore, Oarfceravllle,
WALTER M. KYALS,
>Y TT O 11 N Fi Y-A J' -LA W ,
( AKTfcItSVILLE, GA.
Will practice in ail the courts in North Geor
offler with Neel, Conner A Neel. july2B-tf.
A. M. FOUTK,
T r l' Oli N W V- A. T-Ij A W ,
< ARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA.
I PROMPT ATTENTION GIVEN TO ALL
J imt-iite ; entrusted to me. Collections and
( iinmeretal law a specialty.
<Hiice, corner Main and Erwin streets, up -
Gau over ft. F. Godfrey’s store.
E. 0, GRAHAM. nr. M. GRAHAM.
GRAHAM & GRAHAM,
Attorneys, Solicitors and Counselors at
Law,
* CARTERSVILLE, GA.
'AFFILE IN THE COURT HOUSE. WILL
C / practice in all the courts of Ba tow county,
II,(' superior courts ol northwestern Georgia, and
c supreme and Federal courts at Atlanta, Gh.
lltlH ____________________________
SHELBY ATTAWAY,
A T OKNEY - AT-LA AV,
U'iLM’RAt TICE IN ALL THE COURTS
of North Georgia.
oiliee with Col. M. R. Stansell, Bank
Block. ___________
GEORGE S. JOHNSON,
A T T O JR. X EY-AT-LAW,
CARTERSVILLE, GA.
/ \FFICE, West Side, Public Square.
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R. W. MURPHEY,
\ T r _i' ORN E Y-AT- AW ,
CARTEKSVILLE, GA.
H'i' ICK (iip-i-tatrs) in the brick building, cor
. o! Main A Erwin streets. julylS.
M.NKKL. J. J. CONNER. W. J. NKKL.
NEEL. CONNER & NEEL,
A T T ORNEYS-AT-LAW
CARTERSVILLE, GA.
\\riM. PRACTICE LN ALL THE COURTS
YV of tins state. Litigated cases made a
pci Malty. Prompt attention given to all business
entrusted to us.
< mice in northeast corner of courthouse. feb9
M. L. JOHNSON,
A U r O It NT IS] Y - A T 'LA AV
CARTERSVI LLE, GEORGIA,
oiliee in the brick house next to Roberts’
vny stables. Hours from B>£ a. in. to p. rn.
ki All business poomptly attended to.
upriM __ .
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MILNER & HARRIS,
A TO It iV Id Y S-AT-L A W ,
CA ItTERSV I LLE, GA.
Oiliee on West Main Street. julylß
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WIKLE & WIKLE,
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CARTERSVILLE, GA.
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special attention to collections. fet>24 _
ALBERT S. JOHNSON,
A Y T O It N KY- AT-LA AY,
CARTKRSVILLE, GA.
OFFICE: WEST SIDE PUBLIC SQUARE.
Will practice in all the Courts. Business
will receive prompt attention.
TKAVEIiEKS* GUII>E.
GADSDEN AND KED LINE STEAM
ERS — U. S. MAIL.
STEAMER SIDNEY P. SMITH,
( i;,m. 11. Elliott, Master; E. G. Smith, Clerk.)
Rome every Tuesday and Friday 8a in
ivrive (iadsden Wednesday and Saturday. 0 a m
l.eavo Gadsden Wednesday and Saturday. 8 a m
Arrive at Rome Thursday and Sunday 7 p m
Will go through to Greensport, Ala., every
Friday night. Returning, leave Greensport ev
ery Saturday morning.
STEAMER GADSDEN.
F. M. Coulter, Master F. A. Mills, Clerk.
Leave Rome Mondays and Thursdays 11 a m
Arrive GUdsdeu Tuesdays and Fridays— 2am
I a\e Gadsden Tuesdays wild Fridays Dam
Arrive at Wednesdays and Saturdays . .7 p m
Oilice No. 27 Broad street, up-stairs over the
Cotton Exchange. Telephonic connection.
,J. M. ELLIOTT, Jr., Gen. Man’gr..
Gadsden, Ala.
W. T. SMITH, Gen’l Agent,
Rome, Ga.
CIIE RO KE E KAI LEO A I).
On and alter Monday, March 19, 1883, the trains
on this Road will run daily as follows (Sunday
excepted):
PASSENGER TRAIN. —MORNING.
Leave Cartersville 9:45 am
Arrive at Stilesboro ....... 10:17 am
Arrive at Taylorsville 10:35 a m
Arrive at Roekmart 11:10 a m
Arrrive at Cedartown 12:05 a m
RETURNING.
Leave Cedartown 2:05 p m
Arm e at Roekmart 2:58 p m
Arrive at Taylorsville 3:33 pm
Ani e at St ileshoro 3:slpm
Arrive at Cartersville 4:25 pm
PASSENGER TRAIN.—EVENING.
Leave Cartersville 4:30 pm
Arrive at Stilesboro 5:04 pm
Arrive at Taylorsville 5:22 pm
Arrive at Roekmart 0:00 pm
Arrive at Cedartown 7:00 pm
RETURNING.
Leave Cedartown 0:00 am
Arrive at ltockinart 0:53 am
Arrive at Taylorsville 7:28 am
Arrive at Stilesboro 7:40 am
Arrive at Cartersville B:2oam
ROME RAILROAD.
The following is the present passenger sched
ule:
no. l.
Leave Rome 6:10 am
Arrive at Kingston 8:55 am
no. 2.
Leave Kingston 9:20 am
Arrive at Rome 10:25 a m
no. 3.
Leave Rome 4:lspm
Arrive at Kingston 5:30 pm
no. 4.
Leave Kingston 5:55 p m
Arrive at Rome 0:50 p in
no. 5.
Leave Rome 8:00 a in
Arrive at Kingston 9:00 am
no. 6.
Leave Kingston 9:20 am
Arrive at Romo 10:10 am
Nos. 1,2, 3 and 4 will run daily except Sun
days.
Nos. 5 and 6 will run Sundays only.
No. 1 will not stop at the junction. Makes
dose connection at Kingston for Atlanta and
Chattanooga.
No. 2 makes connection at Rome with E. T..
Vu. A Ga. 11. R.. for points south.
EBEN HILLYER, President.
.1. A. Smith, G. P. Agent.
WESTERN AND ATLANTIC K. R.
The following is the present passenger sched
ile:
NIGHT PASSENGER—UP.
Leave Atlanta 2:40 pm
Leave Cartersville 4:30 pm
Leave Kingston . 4:55 pm
Leave Dalton 0:34 pm
Arrive at Chattanooga 8:00 pm
NIGHT PASSENGER—DOWN.
Leave Chattanooga 2:55 pm
Leave Dalton 4:32 pm
Leave Kingston 0:03 p in
Leave Cartersville 6:32 pm
Arrive at Atlanta 8:40 p in
DAY PASSENGER—IIP.
,eavc Atlanta „ . . . 7:00 a m
Leave Cartersville ........ 8:55 a m
Leave Kingston . 9:2lam
Leave Dalton 10:55 a in
Arrive at Chattanooga 12:30 am
DAY PASSENGER—DOWN.
Leave Chattanooga 8:00 a m
i.eave Dalton
Leave Kingston 11:15 a m
Leave Cartersville 11:42 am
Arrive at, Atlanta pin
iiohc EXPRESS
Leave Atlanta 4:30 pm
Arrive at Cartersville 0:31 p in
Arrive at Kingston p in
I ave, Kingston 8:00 a m
Arrive at Cartersville 8:32 a in
Arrive at Atlanta . , , , . • 10:37 am
1
VOLUME VI.
New Life
is given by using Brown’s
Iron Bitters. In the
Winter it strengthens and
warms the system; in the
Spring it enriches the blood
and conquers disease; in the
Summer it gives tone to the
nerves and digestive organs;
in the Fall it enables the
system to stand the shock
of sudden changes.
In no way can disease be
so surely prevented as by
keeping the system in per
fect condition. Brown’s
Iron Bitters ensures per
fect health through the
changing seasons, it disarms
the danger from impure
water and miasmatic air,
and it prevents Consump
tion, Kidney and Liver Dis
ease, &c.
H. S. Berlin , Esq., of the
well-known firm of H. S.
Berlin & Cos., Attorneys, Le
Droit Building, Washing
ton, D. C., writes, Dec. 5 th,
1881:
Gentlemen: I take pleas
ure in stating that I have used
Brown’s Iron Bitters for ma
laria and nervous troubles,
caused by overwork, with
excellent results.
Beware of imitations
Ask for Brown’s Iron Bit
ters, and insist on having
it. Don’t be imposed on
with something recom
mended as “just as good."
The genuine is made only
by the Brown Chemical Cos.
Baltimore, Md.
REWARD!
For any case of
CHILLS
THAT
CHILARINE
FAILS TO CURE.
C. F. SIMMONS & CO., Prop’s.,
St. Louis, Mo.
D. W. CURRY, Wholesale Agent, Cartersville,
Ga. aug2B
1883
Summer Excursions
ROUND TRIP RATES
VIA THE
East Tennessee, Virginia &
Georgia Railroad
AND ITS CONNECTING LINES.
Commencing .tune Ist., ist.,isa% a perfect
system of ROUND TRIP TICKETS will
be on sale at all important points, South, South
east, Southwest and West, over this liue and its
connections to the Summer Resorts and Water
ing places of Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee,
North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia ana
Maryland. And Summer Guide Book for 1383
furnished to all applicants.
For tickets and aud all information inquire ef
all Ticket Agents of connecting lines or Passen
ger Agents of the Virginia, Tennessee and
Georgia Air-Line,” Kennesaw Route, She
nandoah Valley Route or the undersigned.
T. S. Davant, A. G. P. A., Memphis, Tenn.
Ray Knight, A. G. P. A., Selma, Ala.
JOSEPH Gothakd, A. G. P. A., Knoxville.
S. 11. Hardwick, Trav. Pass. Agt.. Atlanta.
M. M. Welch, West. Agent, Chattanooga.
A. Pope, General Pass. Ticket Agent. in 24-2
Joseph Robinson.
(East Main Street, near Manganese Works.)
B L ACKSMIT H
AND
Wagon Shop.
Is prepared to do all kinds of Blacksmithing,
Buggy ami Wagon repairing, and Horse
Shoeing in the best possible manner,
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED.
aug23
FOR SALE!
ONE STORE HOUSE AND LOT IN CITY of
Cartersville, fronting public square, near
the court house.
Alto one farm containing 140 acres, lying on
Burnt Hickory road 2 y % milet from Cartersville,
west; aoout 80 acres cleared, balance well tim
bered; comfortably improved; or would lie ex
chon ged for city property.
Also, one farm lying 5 miles west of l arters
ville, on new Kingston road, containing 240 acres
about 140 cleared, balance well timbered; well
improved. This place can be divided into two
farms, each with good improvements. With
this place will be sold mules, wagons and farm
ing implements if desired, For prices, terms,
etc., call upon the undersigned at Cartersville,
Ga. (aug2j J. A. HOWARD.
THE FREE PRESS.
GOULD’S HISTORY.
The Millionaire Appears Before the
Senate Labor Commission.
New York, September s. —Senators
Blair and Call waited patiently for Jay
Gould to appear before them this morning
to testify as to the relations of (Capital
and labor. A large audience was in at
tendance. As Gould delayed appearance
the committee heard statements from
Geo. W. Weston, a lawyer in this city,
who appeareed in opposition to the theo
ries of Henry George and Moody. Just
as the witness was beginning his testi
mony Gould entered.
Weston merely stated that the tenden
cy to monopolize land was not so great
now as it was 100 years ago in this coun
try.
Gould then took the stand, and, on be
ing sworn, Senator Blair requested him
to give his history, his early life and first
business adventures, and then go on and
give the story of his progress to his pre
sent condition. Gould seemed to be
somewhat staggered at the request, but
turning with a smile toward the reporters’
table, began in a low voice:
I was born at Roxbnry, Dele ware
county, this state, May 27, 1830. My
parents had a small farm and kept twen
ty cows, which 1 assisted in tending. I
attended school about fifteen miles dis
tant, and wheu I was about fourteen
years old 1 obtained a situation in a store
in a neighboring village. I was much
interested in mathematics and used to get
up at 3 o’clock in the morning and study
till 6, when the store was opened. I
remained in this state for two years,
when I made the acquaintance of a sur
veyor who was working a survey of Uls
ter county.
He took me into his service at a salary
of S2O a month. I learned my employ
er’s credit was not very good, and I was
to obtain no money for my work until
the map was complete, so I made sundials
for the farmers at $1 a piece to pay my
running expenses. I made surveys af
terwards in Delaware and Albany coun
ties, and made in these contracts about
$5,000. I then went into the tanning
business with a Mr. Pratt, of Pratts
ville, and finally entered into partner
ship with Charles M. Leupp, who com
mitted suicide.
The first railroad with which I had
any connection, was what is now a por
tion of Rensselaer and Saratoga, of which
I was superintendent. During the panic
of 1859, stock went down very low, and
I was able to buy up in very large amount,
which afterward rose in value and made
a handsome profit.
The next road in wl ich Gould said he
interested himself, was the Cleveland &
Pittsburg, which he afterwards leased to
the Pennsylvania road.
Gould then rehearsed over his connec
tion with the Union Pacific Road. As
he had interested himself in it and stock
was falling, he made up his mind to car
ry it through at any cost. It was on the
point of being placed in the hands of a
receiver. Afterwards, when the road
became a paying one and dividends were
declared regularly, there was a great cry
from the public that it was Jay Gould’s
road, as if this was a dangerous thing.
He said, however, that he was then
engaged in selling out his stock, which
was soon in the hands of more than
7,000 investors, representing the earn
ings of many widows and orphans. This
ended his connection with Union Pacific,
and the stock is now higher than when
he sold it. His next venture was the
building up of the Gould railroad system
in the south and west. It began with
the purchase of the Missouri Pacific from
Commodore Garrison. Other roads were
purchased and connections made to dif
ferent points. Gould said he had at this
time passed the point when money mak
ing was an object and his only idea was
in carrying out the system to merely see
what could be done by combination.
The lines now spread through Ohio, Illi
nois, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, Ar
kansas, Indian Territory, Texas, Louis
ana and Mexico. There are Central con
nections at Cincinnati, St. Louis, Chicago
and New Orleans. All construction of
this system of roads was completed last
year, and represented about 10,000 miles
of road. The earnings of the lines when
he took possession of them was about
$70,000 a month.
The earnings for the past month were
$5,500,000.
In building up this system the south
west has been opened up and the country
thrown open to civilization.
Mr. Gould stated that he was a direc
tor in the Chicago & Northwest, Chicago
& Rock Island, Delaware, Lackawanna
& Western, New York & New England
and several other smaller lines.
Incidental to his railroad interests he
had become largely interested in the tele
graph business. Tills was on account of
the intimate connection between the two
industries. He was instrumental in
starting the American Union to make
it a competing line with the Western
Union.
A Popular Man’s Experience.
The late war left Col. John C. Whitner
a wreck from Bright’s Disease of the
kidneys, but Warner’s Safe Kidney and
Liver Cure gave life back to him when
all the physician had given him up. He
resides in Atlanta, Ga., and is known all
over the southern states.
Atlanta, Ga., September 3. —Governor
McDaniel to-day appointed Dr. Willes
Westmoreland, of this city, penitentiary
physician to succeed Dr. Raines. There
were a large number of applications.
The appointment givas satisfaction.
Mrs. J. R. Meyer, Swvannah, Ga., says:
“Brown’s Iron Bitters has been of great
benefit to me in female complaints.”
CARTERSVILLE. GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 13. 1883.
THE MOUND BUILDERS.
American Antiquarian.]
Ferdinand De Soto and his army were
the first to discover the mounds. Men
tion is frequently made of them by the
historians of the expedition. This men
tion is incidental, and so connected with
the account of the people and the various
incidents of the expedition as to escape
notice, yet the description corresponds
closely with the works as they are now
found. Some of the vilages were sur
rounded by stockades, and were so situa
ted as to be used for defences or for for
tifications, but a large number of them
are also described as having elevated
mounds which were used by the caciques
for their residences and as observatories
from which they could overlook the vil
lages. It is not unlikely that some of
the more prominent of these mounds
may be identified. There are many such
mounds described in the narratives. One
such is mentioned in Georgia, one in
Alabama, and one in Mississippi. One
mound is describedjaround which there is
a terrace wide enough to accommodate
twelve horsemen. On another mound
the platform was large enough to accom
modate twelve or thirteen large houses,
which were used for the residence of the
family and the tenants of the cacique.
This was not far from New Madrid, in
Arkansas. It was upon the terrace of
one of these mounds that De Soto stood
when he uttered his reproaches against
followers, having found out the dissatis
faction and revolt which had arisen
amongst them. This was after he had
passed the Mississippi river, and about
the time when he became discouraged in
his fruitlesss expedition. The narrative
shows that these prominent earthworks
were associated universally with village
life. Sometimes the dwelling of the
cacique would be on the high mound,
which served as a fortress, the ascent to
it being by ladders. At other times
mention is made of the fact that from the
summit'of these mounds extensive pros
pects could be had, and many native vil
lages could be brought to view. The
villages are described as seated between
two streams, as nearly encircled by a
deep moat fifty paces in breadth, and
where the not extend was de
fended by a strong wall of timber, near
a wide and rapid river, the largest they
discovered in Florida—this was the Mis
sissippi. “On a high artificial mound on
one side by the village stood the dwell
ings of the cacique, which served as a
fortress.” Thus, throughout this whole
region, from the seacoast at Tampa Bay,
in the states of Florida, South Carolina,
Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkan
sas, these ancient villages appeared oc
cupied by the various tribes, such as
the Creeks, Catawbas, Cherokees, Choc
taws, Chickasaws, Quapaws, Kansas,and,
possibly, Shawnees. They were situated
on all the larger streams in the more fa
vorable localities, and the sites of many
of them can be identified at the present
time.
“THERE’S MILLIONS IN IT.”
The Invention of a Roman, and How it
Was Received.
Rome Courier.]
Yesterday a representative of the Cour
ier was shown a cotton tie punching and
riveting machine, invented by Mr. W.
A. Palmer, manager of Bowie & George’s
stove foundry. The machine is for cut
ting, punching and riveting refuse
pieces of cotton ties and will save thou
sands of dollars to compress men. It is
an ingenious combination by which little
short pieces of ties can be punched, riv
eted together and cut oft the proper
length without the operator having to
change his position, and the work is ex
ecuted with wonderful rapidity. The
machine is intended to be operated by a
man and boy. The pieces of ties are
placed in a rack at the man’s right; the
boy, by means of a little switch, throws
the rivets into position. The man stands
in front and works the punching and
riveting part of the combination by
means of a treadle, while he uses his
hands to arrange the pieces of tie. The
riveted parts pass through a knife, which
is also operated by a treadle; and when
ever the tie is spliced to the desired
length, a touch of the foot causes the
knife to cut it off. You can take a pile
of scraps to the machine and soon manu
facture a bundle of ties just as good as
new ones. The work is neat and rapid*.
Mr. Palmer first had his invention
patented April 25, 1882, but lias made
two improvements on his first invention
and covered the machine with patents
and made it so perfect that it cannot be
improved upon.. The success of the in
vention is already assured, and Mr.
Palmer is besieged from all quarters by
parties desirous of securing an interest in
the manufacture and sale of the machine.
Mr. Walton, of this city, used a machine
of the first patent at his compress last
season, and he is loud in its praise. He
says that it supplies a long felt want,
and is something which compress men
will not be slow to appreciate. The pat
ent men at Washington pronounce Mr.
Palmer’s machine as the most perfect in
vention of the age.
Dr. F. W. Memmler, of Cartersville,
has purchased a half interest in the in
vention, and Mr. Palmer assures us that
the machine will not be sold to any one;
but that they will be rented to compress
men, and that he and Dr. Memmler will
take contracts for riveting ties, etc.
They have already secured a large con
tract in Savannah, and the compress
men of Atlanta are negotiating for the
rent of one of the machines.
Mr. Palmer is an industrious, highly
esteemed gentleman, and the people of
Rome are proud of his ingenuity, and re
joice at the prospects of his good fortune.
He deserves all the good things to which
humanity falls heir, and we believe that
in this clever invention of his he will
find millions.
GEORGIA’S REPUDIATED BONDS.
Aa Attempt to be Made to Mold the United
States Responsible.
The statement has recently appeared
in print that some German capitalists
holding repudiated bonds of the state of
Georgia are about to sue the United
States to recover the value of the bonds,
and that the German Minister is to urge
the claim. It turns out that the bonds
in question were issued to the amount oj
$8,500,000 in aid of a system of railroads
in Georgia projected in 1869, when the
era of reconstruction began. Money
was borrowed on the credit of the state
and on the strengh of its endorsement of
certain companies, but in 1872 the state
repudiated the bonds. Yet, it is assert
ed, it afterward took posession of some of
the railroads built, with the proceeds of
these bonds.
As an instance of this repudiation the
case of the Brunswick and Albany rail
road has been cited. The charter of this
road was granted in 1835, and before the
war over $2,000,000 belonging to North
ern capitalists was invested in it. After
its secession Georgia took possession of
the road, declaring its owners to be alien
enemies, dismantled it, and used some of
the material to build another road. In
1869 the Georgia legislators authorized a
settlement of the claim of the northern
owners of the road, offering, if they
would rebuild it and release the state
from its obligation, to endorse their
bonds at the rate of $ 15,000 a mile. This
offer was .accepted, and the road was
built and equipped and is now running.
The bonds, endorsed by the state of
Georgia, were sold at high figures, but
when the coupons were presented the
state refused to pay, averring that the
6tate had uot issued them, but a political
mob temporarily in power.
In New York, it is said, bankers and
others held $5,533,353 worth of these
bonds, and about $3,000,000 worth of
them are held in Europe. The holders,
it is understood, have determined to put
their claims on an international basis,
their intention being to try to hold the
United States responsible for the acts of
the Georgia state government when the
bonds were issued.
Dr. Mary Walker had another adven
ture here Saturday, while attending an
open-air tooth drawing operation by
Dr. Romaine, who is making a tour of
the United States. While an operation
was being performed, Dr. Mary slapped
a young man near her familiarly on the
shoulder, at the same time making a
jocular remark about dentistry. In re
sponse the young man placed his hand
on the doctor’s shoulder and saluted her
with, “hey, dudee.” Indignantly Mary
raised her cane and lunged viciously at
the speaker, following it up with a kick
on the shin. Young America retaliated
with a blow under ftie eye, supposing his
tormentor to be a man, and the irate doc
tor was completely knocked out in one
round. As she recovered, she yelled for
a policeman, but in the confusion her as
sailant decamped.
I was once traveling in the old north
state, and as I was riding across an open
ing-like, I saw a man some little distance
ahead of me, pointing as I thought, a
long gun at something upon a persim
mon tree. I reined in my horse for him
to tire. After waiting some time and no
firing done, I noticed the man did not
seem to be taking any sight, but appear
ed to be shifting his piece from time to
time, so I hailed him and asking him
what he was up to. “Raising pork for
market,” answered he, without turning
to me. I rode up, and that tar heel had
a little spotted shoat tied to a pole, hold
ing it up to eat persimmons.
Sandy Simms, colored, died in Wash
ington last week. It is said that he was
born a slave in 1777, and bought his free
dom before the war. For several years
he had been a bootblack near the corner
of Ninth street and Pennsylvania avenue.
He was a member of the Ebenezer church
for more than sixty years. At his funer
al, after speaking of the deceased man’s
long life, the preacher asked: “Who in
this congregation has lived 106 years?
“I have,” said one of the sisters rising.
She was Elizabeth Coates, ot east Wash
ington. Her friends say that site is in
her 106th year.
Mammoth Hot Springs, Wyoming*
September 3.—The march of the presi
dential party of three hundred and fifty
miles is finished. The last campfire has
been lighted and lias burned to ashes,
and to-day the party takes the train
awaiting them7miles from here, and starts
for Livingstone on the main line ot the
Northern Pacific railway. From there
they will proceed via St. Paul to Chica
go, where they will arrive to-morrow
morning.'
Fright—Sight—Night.
I saw a vision in the night
Which chilled my blood almost;
And scared me into dreadful fits—
An awful, horrid ghost!
With turtle’s head and lobster’s claws,
Ghost made it plain to see,
I’d eaten rather late at night
More than was good for me.
There came a sound like angel’s voice,
Clear as a silver Dell;
It said, take “Pkrry David’s
Pain Killkr, —and be well.”
Judge Furman’s cotton field, in Bald
win county, was threatened last week
with destruction by the cotton worm but
a, prompt application of Paris green kill
ed the worms, and the cotton is now safe
The Paris green was applied in this man
ner—one pound mixed in about forty
gallons of water and stirred in order to
mix well, and sprinkled on with ordinary
watering pot. The process is a tedious,
but successful one.
LUNATIC ASYLUM.
The following is a copy of the report of
the joint committee on the lunatic asy
lum, from which we cull the following:
On July 21st, 1883, there were in the
institution one thousand and seventy-two
patients. The expense per capita per
diem is a little over thirty-flve cents.
The cost for maintenance of institution
for six months, ending April 30, 1883,
was $78,248.92.
The committee recommend the appro
propriation for new buildings, gas works,
furniture, etc., the sum of $92,875.53.
The committee recommend that the
trustees inquire into and report to the
next session of the general assembly upon
the feasibility of building and maintaining
a branch railroad, or tram road, to some
accessible point on the line of the Cen
tral railroad.
We copy from the report the following
paragraphs:
From the close and thorough examina
tion of the steivard and treasurer, we are
satisfied that all money appropriated to
the general fund for the maintenance of
the asylum, and the money appropriated
to the Special fund for the enlargement
of the asylum buildings, is honestly paid
out by proper authority and upon proper
vouchers, reflecting great praise upon
Mr. John Hammond, steward, and Thom
as T. Windsor, treasurer. Both of these
officers have been honest and faithful in
the discharge of their duties.
Before closing this report we must ex
press our highest satisfaction of Fleming
G. Grieve for his efficiency as secretary,
and the unbounded interest he takes in
all matters pertaining to the institution
is worthy of the highest commendation.
His system of book-keeping and remark
able regularity in his duties deserve great
praise.
While we have dilt'ered with the trust
ees in relation to some matters in the (
management of the asylum, as detailed
in this report, it is but our duty as well
as our pleasure, to say that these were
but matters of judgment, and that in all
respects the affairs of this institution are
honestly managed, and with a view to
the best interest of the state. Especially
is the president ot the board, Hon. L. N.
Whittle, devoted and faithful in the per
formance of the arduous and responsible
duties which devolve upon him.
Taken as a whole, we believe that this
institution, which has justly been called
Georgia’s greatest charity, may well be
looked upon with pride by every citizen
of the state.
WORDS OF WISDOM.
The weakest kind of fruit drops earliest
to the ground.
Charity is a virtue of the heart, not of
the hands, and gifts and alms are the ex
pressions, not the essence of this virtue.
Tears are to be looked at not as proof
of very deep sorrow, but as a gracious re
lief to the killing intensity of such grief.
It is every man’s duty to labor in his
calling, and not to despond for any mis
carriage or disappointments that were not
in his power to prevent.
What is remote and difficult of success
we are apt to overrate; what is best for
us, really, lies always within our reach,
though often overlooked.
More hearts pine away in secret an
guish from the want of kindness from
those who should be their comfort than
from any other calamities in life.
Feelings come and go like light troops
following the victory of the present; but
principles, like troops of the line, are un
disturbed and stand fast.
It is certain that either wise bearing
or ignorant carriage is caught as men
take diseases, one of another; therefore
let men take heed of their company.
To think kindly is good, to speak kind
ly is better, but to act kindly is best.
Let warm, loving light shine on all
around you, and you will never lack
friends.
Everything lives,flourishes and decays,
everything dies, but nothing is lost, for
the great principle of life only changes
its form, and the destruction of one gen
eration is the vivittcation of the next.
If you will devote your time to study
you will avoid all the irksomeness ot life,
nor will you long for the approach of
night, being tired of the day; uor will
you be a burden to yourself, nor your so
ciety unsupportable to others.
The Atlanta Journal has the following:
Mrs. Robert Toombs was widely known,
and none knew her but to love her. VV*
caaHnever forget a scene which trans
pired during the war on the Georgia
Railroad, in which this golden-hearted
lady was an actor. A roughly-dressed,
but honest-faced soldier stepped out up
on the platform as the train stopped at a
station, and was handed a dispatch. He
eagerly grasped it, and on opeuing the
envelope, burst into tears, and coming
back into the cars fell into his seat and
buried his face in his hands and mourned
pitifully. Mrs. Toombs, who had seen
his actions, went at once to his side and
asked in the most motherly tone, “My
dear sir, tell roe your trouble?” The
man, evidently astonished, and greatly
moved by the sympathy of the stranger,
simply handed her the dispatch, which
contained these words: “Mary has just
passed away.” “My wife,” said the spb
blng soldier, and he could say no more.
Then there fell from the Christian lady’s
lips messages so tender, encouraging and
sympathetic that tills soldier must have
thought her an angel sent for his comfort
in this emergency. When the train
reached the next station the soldier left,
with a brighter face, and these words
spoken from a full heart: “God bless
you, madam; I’ll try to follow your ad
vice, and hope to meet her in heaven.”
Take S. S. S. for all blood diseases iu the spring
of the year. Cel Word sells
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UKORGIA NKWS.
Perambulating Piotniscuously Among
Pungent Parngraphera.
A. M. Gresham’s saw mill, near Cal
houn, has been burned by an incendiary.
Hiram Jay, aged 73, was killed neat
Ward’s Station last week by the falling
of a tree.
In a trial of speed on the Apalachicola
river the other day between tbe Rebecca
Everlngham and the Amos Hayes, the
Hayes beat.
At Calhoun, Andrew Smith alias Cher
ry, shot Finis Neal in the neck, in a dis
pute about chickens. It is not believed
that death will ensue.
John Lehman, of Stockton, who was
employed in the jug factory in Albany,
died Tuesday night of congestion of the
brain. He leaves eleven children.
Capt. P. E. Boyd, of Leary, found
S2OO iu bank bills in an old ledger of
1879, supposed to have been left there by
himself iu the hurry ©f cotton buying
four years ago.
A petition is being circulated asking
the Governor to pardon Andy Nash, sent
to the penitentiary from Gwinuet county
for ten years, lor the killing of Yar
brough.
Macon has had auother case of sun
stroke. A negro carpenter named Allen,
working on a house for Judge Granis,
was sunstruck on Tuesday and is not ex
pected to live.
Andrew Walker, a well-to-do farmer,
residing a few uiiies from Blaekshear,
has lost his barn aud contents and one
horse by fire. A spark from Mr. Walker’s
pipe started the tire.
Frank Fountain, the second negro im
plicated iu the recently attempted rap j
at Colquitt, was found on Wednesday
last on the western side of Miller couidy
lying in the Chattahoochee river,his head
cut entirely from his body,and gone.
A few nights ago an engineer of the
Western and Atlantic railroad, while
oyerlooking the machinery ot his engine
preparatory to starting out on his run,
discovered a small white boy asleep on
the cross piece under the engine pilot.
The lad was hauled out just before the
train started.
There is a rumor of auother small
steamer to ply between Chattahoochee
aud Albany. A gentleman who has can
vassed the subject says he can secure
probably fifteen hundred dollars of stock
in Bainbridge, and that the object of the
projectors is to put iu a.boat worth about
$(i,000.
At Eastmau Saturday night last, while
Jacob Kelly, colored, was standing in
front of the restaurant of John Mathis,
on County Road street, he was shot at
from behind by another negro, whom uo
one knows. The ball passed between the
left arm and body of Kelly, doing no
other damage than making a hole in his
coat.
NUMBER 8.
A few days ago two L i wereuceyi lie
citizens, Mathew and Willis Brown,were
arrested by the United States officers and
carried to Atlanta, charged with the
killing of Tom Martin, negro, who was
washed out of W. T. Ferry’s mill pond
a year or two ago. A man named Lilley
was the informer, who failed to put in
appearance, and the accused were dis
charged upon their own recognizance to
appear on some day this week.
The case of C. C. Clarke, of Dooly,
at the last November term of Pulaski
superior court for publishing au article
reflecting upon a couple of citizens of
Hawkinsviile, was called iu Pulaski
county court on Wednesday ot hist week,
and was thrown out,the indictment being
defective, the name of the county not
being inserted. It was intended to car
ry the matter before another grand jury
and get anew bill, but Mr. Clarke hav
ing been assured that Marshal John Bur
rows was not one of the men whom he
had been informed was one of the party
that tried to rob and maltreat him,
agreed to withdraw ail offensive remarks
he had made so far as John Burrows
was concerned. Thus the case is settled.
The North, Georgia Citizen says: “The
Rome I'ribune, now defunct, once firmly
asserted that a supernatural object, in the
shape of a phantom locomotive, haunted
the Western and Atlantic railroad. Re
cently tiiis apparition has again been
seen. A citizen of Catoosa county,while
returning home late one night by way of
the railroad, discovered the headlight of
an engine coming around the curve, and
stepping off the track he waited for the
train to pass. He was quite puzzled, as
the train came nearer, that no noise'ac
companied its approach, and when at last
it swept silently by him he was greatly
startled to perceive that the whole affair
presented a ghostly appearance, and ob
jects on the opposite side of the road were
distinctly visible through it. It was as
though a mist or fog had suddenly 'passed
his vision.”
The Blackshear News and Signal says:
“We have received very meagre particu
lars of a difficulty which occurred oue
night last week down about the Cow
House, in the lower edge of our county,
between two white women, a Miss Roxy
Wilson and a Miss Smith, aunt to Miss
Wilson. They were both attending a
frolic, and during the evening a dispute
arose between them, which gradually in
creased until both were thoroughly in
flamed with anger and ready to do mis
chief. What'the cause of the dispute was
we do not know, but it seems that a
brother of Miss Wilson, who was stand
ing near, became interested in the quar
rel, and sharpening his knife, handed it
to his sister. With the knife in her hand
she sprang at her aunt like an enraged ti
gress, and, at the first stroke she made,
almost disemboweled her. The next
stroke laid bare a huge gash in her breast,
and she fell fainting to the floor. Our
informant stated that Miss Smith was not
expected to live. We have heard of no
arrests.”.