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HATES OF SUBSCRIPTION. .)„e conv one year. $2 00 , ecopVsix months, 100 mo copy three months. SO CLUB RATES. Pi vc copies one year, | 8 75 Ton copies one year, 15 9® Twentv copies one year, 25 00 h'iitv copies one year, • 50 00 r 'To be paid for invariably in advance. \ 11 orders for the paper must be addressed to THE FREE PRESS, Cartersville, Ga. I*KOFESBIONAL CAROS. K. K CASON, ' OKNTIST. onitr <>v< "< un Htoro. Uarterevillo, WALTEH M.KYALS. FOUTK & BYALS, r r r r OKNK Ys- A.T - T-. AW, I'AItTKKSVILLE, GEORGIA. W,i > PRACTICE IN ALL THE COURTS 'of tliiVstat*V Prompt and faithful atten i*tairH. _ ___ a ...... W. M. GRAHAM. K. 1). OR AH AM. OKAHAM & GRAHAM, Attorneys, Solicitors and Counselors at Law, CARTERSVILLE, GA. ✓ \FF,CE IN THE COURT HOUSE. WILL ( ) o.ioiU in all the courts of Bartow county, Uic Hunerior courts of northwestern Georgia, and 1 eSupreme and Federal courts at Atlanta. Ga. anil SII EL B Y ATT AVV AY, Arr ORNEY -A T-L A W, \ t TILL I’RACTIUK IN ALL THE COURTS B. StMMell, Bulk Block. GEORGE S. JOHNSON, A TTO RN K Y - AT - L A ~W , CARTERSVILLE, GA. OFFICE, West Side, Public Square. Will practice in all the Courts. H. W. MURPHKY, A.TTOKNKY-AT-LAW, CARTERSVILLE, GA. OFFICE (up-stairs) in the brick building, cor- J n,-r of Main & Erwin streets. July 18. " M NKKL. J- J- CONNER. W. J. NEEL. NEEL. CONNER A NEEL, A r P * ORNEYS-AT-LAW CARTERSVILLE, GA. WILL PRACTICE IN ALL THE COURTS of this state. Litigated cases made a pecialty. Prompt attention given to all business " oil'iceVn northeast corner of courthouse, febli M. L. JOHNSON, A T T O I* N EJ Y - CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA. Olllce in the brick house next to Roberts very stables. Hours from B y, a. m. to p. m. All business poomptly attended to. a]>rid JNO. B. F. LUMPKIN, Arr TORNE Y -A. X - L*A. W , ROME, GA. ( COLLECTIONS A SPECIALTY. OFFICE in rear of Printup, Bros. A Cos. s Hank. _ T. W. MILNER. *' HARRIS, JR. MILNER & HARRIS, A T' C) It In KY S- A. T-L. A W , CARTERSVILLE, GA. Olllce on West Main Street. j ul > 18 JOHN U. WIKI.E. GLASS WIKLE. WIKLE & WIKLE, j\ rr rr orney s-a t-l aw „ CARTERSVILLE, GA. Oilice in court house. Douglas Wikle will give special attention to collections. Mm ALBERT S. JOHNSON, arr rr o R ney-at-law, CARTERSVILLE, GA. Office : west side public square. Will practice in all the Courts, business will receive prompt attention. TRAVELERS* GUIDE. GADSDEN AND KED LINE STEAM ERS—U. S. MAIL. STE AMER SIDNEY P. SMITH, (Ben. 11. Elliott, Master; F. Q. Smith, Clerk.) i.eove Rome every Tuesday aud Friday—Bam Yrrivc Gadsden Wednesday and Saturday, ,6 am Leave Gadsden Wednesday and Saturday .8 a in Arrive at Rome Thursday and Sunday .. ..7pm Will go through to Greenspoit, Ala., every Friday night. Returning, leave Greensport e?- ery Saturday morning. STEAMER GADSDEN. F. M. Coulter, Master F. A. Mills, Clerk. Leave Rome Mondays and Thursdays 11 a m Arrive Gadsden Tuesdays and Fridays 2am Leave Gadsden Tuesdays uud Fridays.... 9u in Arrive nt ftiid iSnturdftyft ... 7p in Office 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. CHEROKEE RAILROAD. On and after Monday, March 19, 1883, the trains on this Road will run daily as follows (Sunday excepted): PASSENGER TRAIN.—MORNING. 1 eave Cartersville 9:45 a m Arrive at Stilesboro 10:17 a in Arrive at Taylorsville 10:35 a m Arrive at Rockmart 11:10 am An rive at Cedartown 12:05 a m RETURNING. ncave Cedartown 2:05 pm Arrive at Rockmart 2:5S p m Arrive at Taylorsville 3:33 pm Arrive at Stilesboro 3:slpm Arrive at Cartersville 4:25 p m PASSENGER TRAIN.—EVENING. Leave Cartersville 4:30 pm Arrive at Stilesboro 5:04 p m \rrive at Taylorsville 5:22 pm Arrive at Rockmart 6:00 pm Arrive at Cedartown 7:00 p in RETURNING. leave Cedartown 6:ooam Arrive at Rockmart 6:53 am Arrive at Taylorsville 7:28 am Arrive at Stilesboro 7:46 a in Arrive at Cartersville 8:20 am ROME RAILROAD. The following is the present passenger sched ule: no. 1. i eave Rome 6:10 a m Arrive at Kingston 8:56 a in NO. 2. Leave Kingston 9:20 am Arrive at Rome 10:25 a m NO. 3. Leave Rome 4:16 pm Arrive at Kingston 5:30 pm NO. 4. Leave Kingston 5:55 p m Arrive at Rome 6:60 p m NO. 5. Leave Rome a ni Arrive at Kingston ....... 9:00 a m NO. 6. 7.eave Kingston 9:2oam Arrive at Rome 10:10 am Nos. 1,2, 3 and 4 will run daily except Sun days. Nos. 5 aud 6 will run Sundays only. No. 1 will not stop at the junction. Makes close connection at Kingston for Atlanta and Chattanooga. No. 2 makes connection at Rome with E. T.. A a. A Ga. R. R.. for points south. EBEN HILLY ER, President. J. A. Smitit, G. P. Agent. 'WESTERN AND ATLANTIC R. R. The following is the present passenger sched ale: NIGHT PASSENGER—UP. heave Atlanta 2:40 pm Leave Cartersville 4:80 p m Leave Kingston 4:65 pm Leave Dalton . 6:34 pm Arrive at Chattanooga 8:00 pm NIGHT PASSENGER—DOWN. Leave Chattanooga 2:55 pm Leave Dalton 4:32 pm Leave Kingston 6:03 p m Leave Cartersville 6:32 pm Arrive at Atlanta 8:40 pm DAY PASSENGER—CP. ._eave Atlanta 7:00 am Leave Cartersville 8:55 a m Leave Kingston 9:2lam Leave Dalton 10:55 a m Arrive at Chattanooga 12:30 a m DAY PASSENGER—DOWN. Leave Chattanooga 8:00 a m l eave Dalton 9:46 am Leave Kingston 11:15 am Leave Cartersville 11:42 am ...rive at Atlanta 1:40 pm ROME EXPRESS , „ Leave Atlanta 4:30 p m Arrive at Cartersville ...... 6:3lpm Arrive at Kingston . pin licave Kingston 8:06 am Arrive at Cartersville 8:32 am Arrive.it Atlanta . . • . . 10:37 ana We want that money you owe lor TIIK PRICE PRESS. VOLUME VI. NOVEMBER 15, 16 AND 17. ATLANTA Music Festival! FIVE PERFORMANCES. Change of Programme Ever? Time. CHEAP EXCURSIONS From Cartersville During the Festival 350 Musicians on the Stage at Once. MAMMOTH CIIOHUS. AND GRAND ORCHESTRA. Miss LETITIA FRITCH, ‘ THE CELEBRATED PRIMA DONNA. MR. J. LEVY, —THE— WOBLD-SENOWXEI) CORNET VIRTUOSO. Miss BESSIE PIERCE. THE BEAUTIFUL SUPBANO. ALFREDO HARILI! The Eminent Pianist ami Composer. CARL SENTZ, THE DISTINGUISHED DIREDTOR. Grreatest Musical Event THAT HAS Ever Occurred in the South. Singte reserved seats now on sale at DeGive’s Opera House. AUGUST DEOPP, Manager. V. L. WILLIAMS, Manufacturer and Dealer in TIN & SHEET IRON GOODS ESPECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO Roofing, (Juttering, Etc., Dealer in STOVES, Hollow-Ware, Glassware, Etc., CROCKERY, WINDOW-CLASS, SASH, DOORS AND BLINDS. THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO CALL AND examine. Prices gaarantced as low as a good article can be bought anywhere. isr* Will give market price for clean cotton rags. june29 PILES AND FISTULA CURED DR. J. S. BEAZLEY, At Stilesboro, Bartow county, Ga., and DR. A. G. BEAZLEY. At Crawfordville, Ga., Make a specialty of diseases of the Rectum. They will treat Fistula, Ulcer ation, Prolapsus, etc., of the bowels, and will guarantee a perfect cure in a short while in ev erycase of piles without the use of the knife and very little pain. Will point to eases cured, or give the best of reference if desired. All cler ymen treated gratia. mch2T ST. JAMES HOTEL, (Cartersville, 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 BOOM POB COMMERCIAL TBAVELEBS. Favorable terms to traveling theatrical com panies. [janlß] L. C. HOSS. ROBERT B. TRIPPE, attorney-at-law, ATLANTA, GA. No. 8 Broad Street, up-stairs. Office No. 12 Grant Building. WILL PRACTICE IN ALL THE COURTS. Business receives prompt attention. Col lections a specialty. I will attend the superior court of Bartow county, Ga., and in connection with Mr. J. M. Neel, will finish the unfinished business of Trippe & Neel and will also attend o any now business that may be offered. sep THE FREE PRESS. ORANGES AND FLORIDA. Better than Breezes—Under a New Flag. Even the balmy air and orange groves of Flori da fail to keep its people full of happiness and comfort. Art must help nature every where—in the topics as among the pines of the north. “And. chief among the blessings which are adapted to all zones,” writes Dr. j. G. Wallace, of Fort Dade, Fla., “is Parker’s Tonic. It seems to have the world for a field, and most of the current diseases yield to its action. I have used it in the case of a delicate and dyspeptic young lady, with the most gratifying results, it seemed to accomplish with ease what the usu al prescriptions ami treatment for that misera ble malady failed wholly to bring about. I am also glad to state that the Tonic has greatly re lieved me personally of a troublesome atonic condition of the stomach of long standing. It is the ideal purifier and invigorant.” Messrs. Hiscock A Cos. call especial attention to the fact thut after April 16, 1883, the name and style of this preparation will hereafter be simply Darter's lonic. The word “Ginger” is dropped, for the reason that unprincipled deal ers are constantly deceiving their patrons by substituting inferior preparations under the name of Ginger; and as ginger is an unimportant flavoring ingredient in our Tonic, we are sure that our friends will agree with us as to the pro priety of the change. There will be no change, howecer, iu the preparation itseif; and all bot tles remaining in the hands of dealers, wrap per under the name of “Parker’s Ginger To nic,” contain the genuine medeciue if the signa ture of Hiscock A Go. is at the bottom of out side wrapper. oct2s-lm. ARE YOU MADE miserable by indigestion, constipation, dizziness, loss of appetite, yellow skin? Shiloh's Vitalizer is a positive cure. For sale by Cuiry. Warner’s Safe Diabetes Cure, Warner’s Kid ney and Liver Cure, Warner’s Nervine, War ner’s Tonic, and Warner’s Pills, are kept con stantly in stock and sold wholesale and retail at Curry’s drug srore. FOR DYSPEPSIA and Liver Complaint, you have a printed guarantee on every bottle of Shi loh’s Vitalizer. It never fails to cure. You cau get it at Curry’s. Remember thatM. F. Word sells jelly glasses away down. M. F. Word will sell you a pint bottle of Cas cara Bitters for 75 cents. They are very good. Bull Durham cigarettes, live aud ten cen*s packages at D. W. Curry’s. 300 lbs. turnip seeds of every known variety foj sale cheap by David W. Curry Wadsworth Martinez A Longman’s paints are guaranteed strictly pure and of greater covering capacity than any other and Curry is selling quantities of it. The demand for Curry’s Liver Compound is increasing. A prominent merchant of Carters ville says a bottle or two of it has cured him of a disordered liver of two years standing. Blue stone by the pound or barrel at Curry’s. Call and get what you need cheaper than you can possibly buy it elsewhere. Lorinz Elite Face Powder white, flesh and flush for sale by D. VV. Curry. Swan’s Down for the complexion at D. Curry’s. Ilerbine—What is it? Ask M. F. Word. 2,000 pounds Blue Stone at D. W. Curry’s Ladies, Curry keeps Tetlow’s Gossamer, Curry has another beautiful lot of lamps, which he is selling at astonishingly low prices. Cal and see them. Tooth brushes at any price from 5 cents up at D. W. Curry’s. Curry will sell you 3 cakes of good toilet soap and a fine pocket handkerchief for 25c. aud give you a chromo. Preserve your teeth by using Sozodont. Curry keeps it. PILES. Piles are frequently preceded by a sense of weight in the back, loins and lower part of the abdomen, causing the patient to suppose he has some affection of the kidneys or neighboring or gans. At times symptoms of indigestion are present, as flatulency,uneasinessof the stomach, etc. A moisture, like perspiration, producing a very disagreeable itching, particularly at night after getting warm in bed, is a very common at tendant. Blind, Bleeding and Itching Piles yield at once to the application of Dr. Bosan ko’s Pile Remedy, which aefa directly upon the parts affected, absorbing the tumors, allaying the intense itching, and effecting a permanent, cure, where all other remedies have failed. Do not delay until the drain on the system produces permanent disability, but try it and be cured, rice 50 cenis. Sold by D. VV. Curry. janlß-l “IIACKMETACK,” a lasting and fragrant perfume. Price 25 and 50 cents. Sold by Curry. Another lot Wizard Oil, the great “Cure All,” fust recoived at Cnrry’s drug store. FREE OF COST. Byjcalling at D. W. Curry’s drug store, you can get a sample bottle of Dr. Bosanko’s Cough and Lung Syrup free of cost, which will relieve the most obstinate Cough or Cold, and show you what the regular 50 cent size will do. When troubled with Asthma, Broeliitis, Dry, Hacking Cough, Pains in the Chest, aud all diseases of the Throat and Li try a sample bottle of this medicine. janlß-ly Madame Loraine’s sure death to bed hugs. For sale by D. W. Curry. If you would rise early take Curry’s Liver Compound. From John P. Stegall. David W. Curry. —Dear Sir: The Persian Insect Powder procured of you has effectually, rid my vegetables and melon vines of insects, without the least injury to the plants. Respectfully, June 9, 1883. John P. Stegall. Fruit jars, all standard kinds, quart and half gallon, for sale cheap by D. W. Curry. Puff nothing but “Tansell’s Punch” 5 cent ci gars, at Word’s drug store. Jelly glasses very cheap at Word’s drug store. The people have learned that Wadsworth, Martinez aDd Longman’s paint has so much greater covering capacity than any other sold, that they all goto Curry’s for it. Glass oil cans very cheap at Word’s drug store. Currj r has a splendid lot of strictly pure teas which he is selling cheap. Peck’s bad boy and his pa will be in the city last of this week. Word’s drug store. Curry’s Liver Compound is endorsed by many of the best citizens of this and adjoining coun ties. WHY WILL YOU cougn wneu Shiloh’s Cure will give immediate relief. Price 10 cts., 50 cts. and |l. Enquire for it at Curry’s. nov23-6m Peck’s bad boy and his pa will put in an ap pearance last of this week and will stop with M. F. Word. “Tansell’s Punch” 5 cent cigar leads the van. Only to he had from M. F. Word. S. S. S. always on hand at Word’s drug store. Iron Tonic Bitters at Word’s drug store. THE REV. GEO. 11. THAYER, of Bourbon, Ind., says: “Both myself aud wife owe our lives oShiloh’s C JAS'i nption Care.” Currv h i Take S. S. S. for all blood diseases in the spring o the year- Cel Word sells CARTERSVILLE. GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER 1. 1883. GEORGIA’S PROGRESS. An Interview With Governor Henry D. McDaniel *n the Subject. The New Orleans Times-Democrat of the 20th inst. contains very interesting interviews with several of the governors ol southern states. The interview with Gov. McDaniel, of Georgia, is fraught with interest. In opening the interview, Gov. McDaniel says: “Georgia is a state of abounding territory, rich in climate, in soil, in minerals, in forests, in water power and in harbors; blessed with a variety of crops and fruits, and unequal ed in any country of like extent on the globe; traversed cy about 3,000 miles of railway; with a teeming population eager to place her in the front rank of Ameri can states in agriculture, in commerce, in manufactures, and in all that manifests the progress of a great peo ple.” FINANCIAL. In speaking of the financial condition of the state, the governor says the gener al impression is that the finances of the state are improving all the time. He says the state went through an era of ex travagance during the republican admin istration that increased the debt of the state almost $11,000,000, which the state recognized and has promptly paid the interest on. It has been reducing the principal at the rate of SIOO,OOO an nually until the debt is now less than $9,500,000. One of the provisions of the state constitution is that the annual sink ing fund shall not be less than $100,000; and besides, there is also a provision that all the proceeds of the sales of public property shall be exclusively devoted to the payment of the public debt as it ma tures. The state has the Western and Atlantic railroad, which is under lease, under a twenty years’ lease, that expires about eight or nine years hence, at $300,- 000 per annum, payable monthly. This road is literally valued at $8,000,000 to $10,000,000. The public property of the state, if it were judiciously sold, would be made to pay the public debt oft’, or nearly oft'. In 1873 THE RATE OF TAXATION was 5 mills ad valorem; it lias since been gradually reduced to 2}£ mills; and it is now believed that it can be maintained at that rate, although the system of return of property for taxation is defective. There is no assessment of property, so called ; each tax-payer makes his return under oath and puts a value on his prop erty. In theory there is a provision for assessment, if he values it, but in prac tice it is rarely done; the custom of un dervaluing being almost universal. By that means the aggregate return of prop erty for taxation is far below the real ag gregate value of the property. The in crease of property, however, has been marked since 1879 and 1880, even with this imperfect mode of return. It has been something under $300,000,0C3 up to the present year. This year the ratio of increase of returns already made, extend ing throughout the state, would give an aggregate of considerably over $300,000,- 000 up to the present year. The annual taxation in the state, for state and county purposes, is less than $1.25 per capita. THE PROPERTY INCREASED. In 1879 the aggregate value of property in the state returned voluntarily for taxa tion was $225,093,419, while in 1882 it has risen to $287,249,403, an increase of $02,145,984. The probable increase of values for 1883 is $20,000,000, making a total increase since 1879 of $82,144,984. This does not {include $8,000,000 invested in cotton manufaeturories and $2,( )0,000 in iron furnaces, etc., and $25,000,000 in railroads, which have been exempted. In tiie case of cotton mills and iron fur naces, the exemption is for a period of years, during the infancy of these enter prises. None of the railways are wholly exempt (except one), even from ad valo rem taxation; hut several of them are taxed only on net earnings. As instanced above, the returns of values for taxation are tar (at least one-third on the average) below the real values. The property of the state is not less than $500,000,000 on a very low scale of valuation. There are more than 30,000,000 acres of improved land in the state, valued for taxation in I ,J S2 at $3 12 per acre on an average. The average selling price of such lands is at least double that amount. There are besides about 7,000,000 or 8,000,000 of what is called “wild lands,” because unoccupied. INCREASE OF POPULATION. The increase of the population of the state since 1880 is equal to the increase from 1870 to 1880. In 1880 she had a population of 1,542,180, as against 1,184,- 109 for 1870. Of this 1,500,000, 816,906 were white and 725,133 colored. In 1880 the white polls were 134,323, and in 1882 140,515, an increase of 6,192. In 1880 the colored polls were 94,089, and in 1882 93,153, a decrease of 946. But as the col ored voters generally show an apathy to wards state politics, and never come out in full force until presidential elections, the above figures carry out my assertion —that the population is still on the in crease. EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT. The schools shall be free to all children of the state, but separate schools shall be provided for the white and colored races. The state is well provided with universities and colleges. These have a total of 224 instructors and 4,292 pupils. The value of their real estate and other unproductive property is $973,800, and their endowment, including all product ive property, is $376,500. Their income amounts to $94,888.49. The school pop ulation, that is, the number of children between the ages of six and eighteen, is 496,773, divided as follows: white, 134,- 302 males and 127,582 females; making ft total white, 201,884; total colored, 234,- 889. I here were in the state 6,541 pub- lic schools, with an attendance of 256,- 432 pupils. There were also 931 private elementary schools with an attendance of 256,432 pupils. There were also 931 pri vate elementary schools with an attend ance of 7,116 pupils, and 100 private high schools with an attendance of 6,383. The state appropriated $143,000 last year for her schools. The cities, towns and coun ties added $143,000. The Peabody fund has put about $6,500 in the state, and it has been expended very wisely. AGRICULTURAL. Through Middle Georgia the products are mainly cotton and corn and smaller grains, such as oats, wheat, etc. The average production of corn, take the en tire state over, last year, was : about 13 bushels, and I think the average yield of wheat was about 9 bushels. The oat crop, which was an exceptionally fine one last year, yield about 7,500,000 bush els. The cotton crop was somewhere be tween 800,030 and 900,000 bales. Mid dle Georgia grows by far the greater por tion of cotton that is grown iu the limits of this state. It is par excellence the cot ton growing section of the state. The lands are somewhat thin, and for that reason we have to resort, to fertilizers, which are used to an extent of about 120,000 to 150,000 tons per annum. The production of cotton has risen from about 500,000 hales during the year just after the war to its present sum of 900,000 bales. MANUFACTORIES. I can safely say that we have over fifty cotton mills in this state. These mills have over 300,000 spindles, and are gen erally in a flourishing condition. Most of them are run by water power. There are also about fifteen woolen mills in the state. At least $10,000,000 are wasted in these two industries alone. Besides these miils there are a large number of other manufacturing establishments throughout the state, comprising over 800 lumber mills and more than 1,000 flouring and grist mills, carriage and wagon factories, iron foundries and fur naces, potteries, turpentine distilleries, rice mills, paper mills, match factories and other minor industries that afford constant employment to laborers at re munerative wages. The amount of capi tal invested in these various manufactur ing enterprises exceeds, in the aggregate, the capital placed in the cotton and wool en mills. Other companies are being constantly organized by capitalists, who are convinced that "Georgia presents a most inviting field for manufacturing in terests of almost every description. Georgia leads all the southern states in cotton manufactures, ranking eighth in the union. The increase from 1870 to 1880 was nearly 100 per cent. Since 1880 the increase has been more marked. Capitalists are learning that it is more profitable to spin and weave cotton where it is produced. The numerous natural water power in middle and up per Georgia, the conveniences of trans portation, and the favorableness of the climate for cotton spinning render that section peculiarly adapted to this great industry. In upper Georgia there is rapid expan sion of the iron industry. The number of furnaces, mills, etc., is not so great as the number of cotton mills, but the ratio of increase is perhaps as great. Besides the production of iron Georgia has gold mining interests. The increase of ma chinery for this purpose, and of the yield of the mines is surprising. Gold is found in many parts of the state, but the most extensive mining is in Northeast Geor gia, where several millions of capital are invested in machinery and appliances used in the production of the precious metals. RAILROADS. Railroads are rapidly increasing in the state. Since 1880 several hundred miles have been built, links in the East Tenn essee, Virginia and Georgia system, from Rome to Atlanta and to Macon, the Georgia Pacific from Atlanta into Ala bama and Mississippi, the Augusta and Knoxville, the Gainesville, Jefferson and Great Southern, besides branches, cross lines and extensions. We have now in round numbers 3,000 miles of railway in fine condition. Local passen ger fare is only 3 cents per mile over the state, and local freight rates in propor tion. The railroads of Georgia—condi tion, earnings, equipment,etc., consider ed—are capitalized at a very low rate per mile. ABYLUMS AND PRISONS. The asylums and prisons are well kept and are in very good condition. In fact, the death rate in our state penitentiary is lower than that of any other state, only 22 having died in a year out of over 1,500. The state receives an income of $25,000 from The penitentiary. We have three state asylums—one at Macou for the blind, for which in 1882 there was an ap propriation of $9,000; one at Cave Springs for the deaf and dumb, for which there was an appropriation of 12,000, and one at Miliedgeville for lunatics, for which there was an appropriation of $90,- 000. IMMIGRATION. The state government does nothing to induce immigration. We have no for eign agencies nor agencies in northern ports. Whatever is done is due to the press, and to such information as rail way companies disseminate. There is considerable immigration to Georgia, however, particularly from northern, eastern and border states. These immi grants soon lose themselves in the body of citizens, and adapt themselves readily to Georgia manners and customs. We give them a hearty welcome, and those who come rarely leave the state. Charles R. Grey, Savannah, Ga., says: “I have found great relief in Brown’s Iron Bitters, when troubled with skin disease.” THE COLORED MAN’S INTERESTS. A Question of Greater Moment Than the Civil Rights Act* Washington, October 23.—General W. S. Rosecrans is in receipt of a letter, dat ed October 17, from Mr. Lee Nance, an intelligent and well informed colored re sident of this city, in which the writer considers at length the recent decision of the supreme court and the status of his people as affected by it. It will be seen by the following extract, which we are permitted to publish, that Mr. Nance believes there are other issues of more concern to the colored people—far more vitally involving their true interests— than the social and sentimental ques tions passed upon by the court. He says: Speaking for myself, I would say that I am bothered more about where and now I can get enough money with which to pay for a good, square meal, than lam about where I shall eat it. I want money. I will take it, if you please, in the shape of bright silver dollars and yellow gold eagles. So reason, as I firmly believe, the people who are behind Douglas, Langs ton and other able men. They are con cerned about other questious—questions of great moment, which now lurk not far in the dark, and which must inevit ably come out and be discussed from top to bottom and down and up again. Among them is this one—whether or not a people should be heavily taxed to their great detriment, for the sole benefit of alarmingly powerful industrial enterpris es and vast private financial concerns, in which they have not a reverting in terest. Mr. Nance believes in the legal and political equality of the races. That is firmly established. He believes further, that the races have a common identity of interests, entering into all pursuits of life, and that it becomes the colored man, instead of wasting his strength and sacri ficing his independence in an absurd struggle for social rights, which will re gulate themselves, to look after his own material welfare by the same methods and for the same objects, that all other men pursue. In other words, he wauts the colored men to assert themselves at the ballot box, as white men do, for the protection of their property and the de fense of their homes against the encroach ments of corporation power and political corruption.; FIFTH AVENUE’S WEALTH. Cue Million a Year Paid in Taxes by Dwellers on this Street. No street in the world, perhaps, pos sesses more value to the square foot than Fifth avenue, the abode of so many millionaires, says the New York World. The-figures as taken from the tax books of the current year show that the city derives-ti revenue of over one million dollars a year from this one avenue, be tween Eight and Eighty-second streets. Taxable property is supposed to be as sessed on sixty per cent, of its real value, at which rate the estimation of the tax department officials place the actual value, of the property on Fifth avenue, not including that which is exempt from taxation, at $09,228,600. These figures, however, only take in the property from Washington square to the end of Central Park; and in many instances the records of portions of assessable property could not be found on the tax books by the World reporter. Mr. Amos R. Eno, whose property, consisting of five lots, is located in the vicinity of Madison square, where stores are crowding in, is assessed for $1,400,000, while Mr. W. H. Vander bilt is assessed for only $1,000,000, for an elegant mansion, with eight lots, in a more desirable locality. Mr. Vander bilt’s house is said to have cost nearly $3,000,000, and though the law provides that property must be assessed for GO per cent, of its real value, it is really taxed for only about one-third of its cost. When Mr. Vanderbilt deeded to his son Frederick the old home on Fifth avenue and Fortieth street, he claimed that the property was worth a quarter of a mil lion, but it is assessed only tor $140,000. Mr. W. K. Vanderbilt’s house, adjoin ing that of his father, *s assessed for $500,000, though its first cost was in ex cess of a million. Mr. D. O. Mills owns a house and lot in that neighborhood for which he is as sessed $140,000. Had he a larger house and eight lots, like Mr. Vanderbilt, his assessment, at this rate, for each lot would be $1,120,000, showing how some rich men escape their just proportion of the taxable burden. The colored bell boy at the Eagle Hotel in Concord, N. H., eloped Tuesday with a white girl employed as chamber maid at the same hotel. The man had his own trunk checked to Washington, D. C., and the girl’s to Boston, but as he confided to a friend the fact that he had obtained situations for both of them in a private family iu Washington, the girl’s trunk was evidently' checked to Boston as a blind. The man went to Concord some time ago in the employ of a New York family, and remained at the Eagle, where he has been a faithful employe. The girl gave good satisfaction in her work, and is said to have been intelligent enough to have known better than to do as she has. She has been engaged for a long time to a v ell-known young man employed in the city, who was prostrat ed by the news of her folly, and required a physician’s care Tuesday night. The girl had said she had worn out two wedd ing dresses Waiting for him, and was tir ed of the delay. John H. Kumps, Savannah, Ga,, says: “Brown’s Iron Bitters entirely cured me of an eruption of my skin.” 'KATES OF A OVERT! SING. Advertisements Will lie inserted at tlie rates t | One I>ollar per iueh for the first insertion, and 1 Fifty Cents for eaeh additional insertion. CONTRACT HATES. Space. 1 mo. 3 mos. 6 mos. 1 year. One inch, 260 *5 t) >7 50 $lO 00 Two inches, 3 75 7 0 10 00 15 0* Three inches, 5 00 10 00 12 50 20 00 Four inches, fi 00 12 50 15 00 25 00 Fourth column 7 50 15 00 20 0<) 30 00 Half column, 11 00 20 00 40 00 0000 One column, 15 00 SO 00 (i0 00 100 00 NUMBEB 16. A BLOODY AFFRAY. Four Mn Killed and Wouuded at m Church in Burke County. Waynesboro, Ga., .October 22. —The bloodiest aft’raj r that has crimsoned the annals of Burke occurred Sunday after noon, at the Mcßean Methodist church, in tills county. Rumors are numerous— facts are scarce. I give the particulars as obtained, without vouching for their accuracy: Saturday, near Green’s cut, a game of base-ball was played, in which R. C. McNorville and Frank and Duf Simms participated. During the game McNor ville criticised Frank Simms’ playing, intimating that he played unfairly in not batting the balls pitched. Mr. Tom Simms, the father of the brothers took up the quarrel and struck McNorville, whereupon Mr. Brit Rogers reproved Mr. Tom Simms for striking a mere youth. Mr. Simms then turned upon Rogers, who escaped. Here ended the opening scene. Sunday afternoon Mr. Simms, accom panied by his two sons, sought Rogers at the Bodsford Baptist Church, but failing to find him repaired to Mcßean Metho dist church, where Rogers was, with a few friends. After Sundav school,which wa in session, Simms approached Rogers and invited him to settle the difficulty in a piece of woods near by. Rogers ac cepted, and as both crossed a fence in their road, Frank Simms rose from the bushes, pistol in hand, whereupon Rog ers shot him down. Mr. Tom Simms then knocked Rogers, down, and while choking him was shot by Rogers three times. At this point Duff Simms came up and fired upon Rogers, wounding him severely in the face. As Duff Simms turned, he was shot four times by J. R. Cox, a friend and relative of Rogers. Mr. Tom Simms, the father, is dead; Mr. Frank Simms is at the point of death, and Mr. Duff Simms lias four se rious wounds in the back. Rogers is also critically hurt. This is the best to be obtained of the circumstances. I send it merely as a rumored account of what was undoubtedly a most bloody rencon tre. J. S. R. A FIGHT AGAINST LOTTERIES. Special to Enquirer-Sun.] Washington, October 24.— The fol lowing circular letter of instructions has been sent by the attorney-general to all the district attorneys in the United States: Washington, D. C. Oct , 23, 1883. Your attention is directed to the fol lowing copy of a letter addressed to me by the postmaster-genera!: PosroKKiCK Department, ( Washington, 1). C., Oct. 19. f Hon. B. 11. Brewster, Attorney-General, Washington, D. C.: Sir—Section 3894 of the revised statutes declares that no letter or circular con cerning lotteries shaft be carried in the mails, ami prescribes a fine of not more than SSOO nor less than SIOO, with pros ecution, tor its violation. In the case of Stowe vs. Mississippi, [lOl U. S. 814] the supreme court says: “There is now scarcely a state in the union where lot teries are situated and congiess has en acted a special statute, the object of which is to close the mails againsUthem. It is very difficult for lottery companies to conduct their business with any de gree of success without violating this statute. I have reason to believe that it is violated daily by persons engaged in conducting lotteries. All such offenders should be indicted and punished. I therefore request that you direct dis trict attorneys to co-operate with the of ficers of this department in enforcing this law. Very respectfully', W. G. Gresham, P. M. Gen’l. U. S. You are, therefore, hereby directed to cordially co-operate with the officers of the postoffice department in enforcing section 3894 of the revised statutes, which forbids that any letters or circular con cerning lotteries shall be carried in the mails. Very respectfully, [Signed.] Benjamin H. Brewster, Attorney-General. Galveston, October 23.— A special dispatch from Austin says: Vice-Presi dent Iloxie, of the International Railway, has written to Gov. Ireland that business will not justify the running of separate coaches to accommodate the negroes. Under the recent civil rights decision, he says: “We can now make the colored men take the seats we desire.” The Governor replied that the difficulty in volved the peace of society. There is but oue remedy, and that is to pro\ide coach es for each color. He sincerely regrets that the road will not do-what seems reasonable and what other trunk lines in Texas haye done. From the El Paso Times we learn that the Mexicans are pushing ahead in the matter of using the fibre of the cactus for manufacturing paper. The government has granted certain parties the privilege of gathering the cactus -found on all government or public lands for the period of ten years. In return the parties obli gate themselves to build, within two years, at least one paper and textile mill, in which the plant is to be used, each mill to cost not less than $150,013, the government giving a premium of $30,- 000. * What Seven Could Not Do. Nashville, Tenn., April 6, 1881.— H. 11. Warner & Co.—Sirs: Seven phy sicians could not do me what your Safe Kidney and Liver Cure accomplish ed. Hopelessly sic't with kidney disease, it restored me to perfect health. Jacob Myers,