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Legislature.
The Bodical majority of the House
distinguished themselves last week by
enacting that culmination of all politi
cal villiany, the “Akcrman Election
Bill.” Tho bill, ns passed, is tho same
as published in tho Star a few days
since, with an amendment to the ef
fect that of tho five election managers,
in each county, tho Ordinary shall ap
point two. In tho original bill tho Go
vernor appointed all live, but this was
too bare-foced ever for tho hard-cheek
ed party who foisted tho iniquitous
measure upon tho country! The pas
sage of the bill in tho House on Thurs
day, and tho attempt to reconsider it
on Friday, furnished several exciting,
and some remarkable scenes. Ou
Thursday tho galleries were Demo
cratic on the white folks side, and the
tender-footed Rads were between two
fires—tho arrows of tho Democratic
leaders of the floor, and the whisper
ed denunciations of tho galleries. The
bill passed, however, by four majority.
The Rad leaders knowing that the De
mocrats would make a strong stand
for reconsideration Friday morning,
called their clans together Thursday
night, and arranged a huge scheme of
bluff, which was successfully carried
into execution Friday morning. At
least an hour before the timo of meet
ing, the white sides of tho galleries
were packed with white Radicals 1—
Tho darkey side was of course cram
med with 15th amendments, and eve
rything was in readiness for cheering
tho Radical speakers. Uhder the in
spiration of such a presence, little bob
tailed Tweedy actually boiled over with
Radical oloquonoe. O’Neal,of Lowndes,
fairly gushed over with the same* com
modity, and Turner tip-toed and ‘soar
ed aloft’ upon the star-bangled span
ner 1 Tho galleries applauded accord
ing to orders; tho Speaker l>oat the
desk with his gavel, very softly, and re
consideration was buried in tho tomb
of the Capnlets, or somewhere else, by
a majority of seven !
Some hopes are entertained of tho
passage of a supplemental bill that wilf
mitigate some of tho enormities of tho
measure, but wo have no hopes that
anything of the kind can be carried
through the ultra Radical Senate.
Wo will briefly allude to some of the
probable results of the bill. In tho
first place, an election oau, he defeated
entirely in any county where the man
agers refuse to hold tho election, and
tho only penalty for such a refusal, is
a petty fine of one hundred dollars
apiece 1 In a county that is likely to
go Democratic, the Radicals can af
ford to pay three hundred dollars to
prevent the election, and if they don’t
do so, they will show more political
virtue than wo have ever given them
credit for. Flections will lie held in
Radical counties, and in enough Dem
ocratic ones to make a quorum for the
next Legislature, thus making that bo
dp Radical at its first meeting. This
manoeuvre will also probably elect most
all the Radical Congressmen for the
the 42 nd Congress, and will entirely
dispense with the balance of the 41st
term, as tho last session of tlie 41 at
Congress meets before tho election
comes off.
Secondly. As no challenging is to
be allowed, every negro boy of man’s
size, will Tote whether he be sixteen
years old or twenty-one, and they will
have a chance to repeat indefinitely.
It is hard to write about such an
outrage in. temperate laognaga The
blood boils with indignation at the
thought of it! We turn from the
subject in utter disgust!
The Senate passed the District Court
Bill, as heretofore published in (his pa
per, bat quite a somber of D tracts
was of
from toHp JiSipiew > ♦ *
__ ™jiirai i iiMMiw r
| fifipfertStpTtnuupfrod in the last!
We have been animadverted upon
I frig—Hy tar imt Ybtaw Tta—tar
views, and the “Yojag Men’s Party”
has been ridiculed and made light of,
but we are psoucU to be able toueeotd
thefact that our progressive views are
gradually obtaining the ascendency all
omul end Mpariallyta
lieorria. Conservatism is (Aisf con
that in {Boat all the political,nomina
tions yet mfcdo for the Legislature by
the Democratic party, young men have
been selected, who have net been soured
by past disappointments, and wholook
and iriovo ahead Instead of backwintl.
In tho nominations is* Congress, as a
genera] rule, the same plan has been
adopted. If not young, eminently
Conservative men have been selected.
Os the Congressional standard bear
ers, wo hayo Gem Young, Col. Wright,
Col. Price, Gen. Carswell and Colonel
MVlntire—all young in years, progree
sivo and liberal in opinion. Then
comes Col. Lawton, CoL Tift and Judge
Reese, of riper years; but not one of
thorn on the Borbon line; and lastly
wo havo Clifford Anderson, tho head
of the Stato Executive Committee, on
the sonny side of forty years of ago; a
man of liberal and progressive ideas. —
All these men are the right kind of
men for the times, and their selection
as standard bearers, shows a grand
improvement in Democratic tactics;
and gives strong encouragement that
tho Democratic party of Georgia has
determined to qnit enttihg its own
throat by following impracticable ad
vice, and advocating exploded political
theories. Let us take courage; if our
counsels are prndent and wise, it won’t
take us long to tear to pieces all tho
schemes of Radical devilment which
onr enemies attempt to put upon us.
State Road. —We publish to-day,
from the Atlanta papers, a lengthy and
comprehensive communication from
the Superintendent of the State Road,
relative to tho present condition of
this work and its immediate pressing
necessities; also a statement of the op
erations of the road, its expenditures
and revenues since it was built, show
ing that it has not, from its completion
to the present day, been a paying in
stitution. The Superintendent recom
mends tlmt an appropriation of half a
million dollaisbe immediately made to
put tho road in good order. If the
Lcgislatnrc will not do this, he next
recommends that the road be leased
for a term of years to reponsiblo par
ties, who will forthwith put the road
in good order. If this. proposition is
not favored ho proposes that the road
be sold entirely, as it will bo impossi
ble to do the work required of it tho
ensuing winter and in future timo.
Wo lay tho document before our read
ers without present comment, believing
it will boos interest to many of them.
Terrible Freshet. —Tho Virginia
papers bring news of a great freshet
from Lynchburg to Richmond, and all
the adjacent country. Many families
are thrown oat of house and home.—
Tho Richmond Tobacco Factories and
other Mills are mostly under water.
The celebrated Libby Prison caught
(ire from lime slackened by tho rising
waters. The water rose fast enough
to put the fire out. Tho loss of proper
ty will exceed four million dollars.
Several lives are lost.
Latest Telegrams.
New York, October I.—The World’s
special, dated Ostcnd, September 30th,
says intense excitement is caused by
the arrival of a messenger from Yalcn
cicnnes with tho news of a great battle
fought on the Seine on Tuesday, tho
27tb, which resulted in tho complete
defeat of tlie Crown Prince ol Prussia,
by tho French, under General Mont
vnllerian.
Tiia -victory was followed* by ’ tho
evacuation of Versailles and liambouil
bt, and tho rupture of the Prussian
line of investment.
The Crown Prince is retreating rap
idly northwurd on the army of King
William, at Meux and Soissons.
Unofficial dispatches from Berlin,
via Brussels, contradict this news, but
it is certain that coinmnnication be
tween Paris, Amiens and Vallcnciennes,
is partially reopened
An unofficial proclamation of a vic
tory, signed by Gambetta, has been re
ceived in the latter city.
Tho World’s correspondent, at
Bologne, telegraphs that exciting news
has been received from Rouen of a crown
ing defeat of tho Prussians, south of
Paris, by General Duceral, on Tuesday,
the 271 h.
Tho French forces, which had been
driven by the Prussians from Clare
mont, La Roche, Chattillon, and other
places, were strongly reinforced on
Monday sight byTrorim, and advanced
upon the German position at Monto
villo and Versailles.
Early Tuesday morning the battle
began at Vierotmv and Vetara, the Gor
mans contesting tho French advance
with desperate energy until assailed by
fresh columns from under the guns of
Montvallerian at St Cloud, through
the Boise Do Francs and Yanceresson,
where a number of regiments, consist
ing of Baden troop*, mutinied on the
battle field, and refnsod to go under
fire. Nearly one hundred of these troops
were shot by order of the German
commander. The rest still held bock,
many throwing down their arms and
dispersed through the forests. The
Crown Prince finally compelled a re
treat hbnndouing VerseiQes to the vjc
torions French. Tho German coluuinj
which attempted the passage ‘it ttfc
Seine at Bonjival, were kept tinder a
terrible fire front Fort Mont Vallerion
which oonverted ftrirrefrsut into *
INfck of the enemy.
W*N ffea VUHUin OnmlttM wff the
Hnue or BcpnwuUTM, Bwptwaakcr**,
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TJ F n*ll and
theßofwrfbie House
of Representatives on Finance:
Son—At the request of your worthy
*pr*»Ajl xpptoi-.tefwe vou tor the
purpose of recommending to the com
mittee, and through yon to the Gener
al Assembly*, some action whereby the
Western and Atlantic Railroad may be
,put in order for tjie business over its
'rails.: /■ ’ J ' '• *
Tho impression has gone out that
the legislative committee to investigate
the Western and Atlantic Railroad re
port the road in good order. This is
entirely erroneous, as.yrill be seen by a
glance at the report of the committee,
pages 100 and 101, wherein the com
mittee say:
“Your committee, after a personal
examination of the line of road, shops,
ect. beg leave to report that a large por
tion of the rails now in use ou tine line
of road are old and worn ont, the re
placement of which, with new rails,
is absolutely neoessary; and the ma
chine shops of the road being entirely
constructed of wood which renders
them unsafe, and there now being in
them machinery worth more than
$200,000, which is all subject to be de
stroyed at any moment; and the fact
having been made satisfactory to tho
minds of this committee that a great
portion of the road requires ballas
ting.” * * * * “We no
ticed that the bridges on the line of
road are fast decaying, and will soon
have to be replaced, when we recom
mend that they all be covered with tin,
well painted, and where the grade is
not sufficient to allow the train to pass
on top the covering, that the framing
of the bridges be of sufficient height to
allow trains bands to pass through
on top of tho cars without endanger
ing their lives, and that tho bridges bo
built on the most modem styles, with
iron angle blocks, ect. Therefore, your
committee recommend that an appro
priation of money be raised by tho is
suing of State seven per cent, bonds,
maturing twenty years hence, for tho
purpose of making the improvement,
above indicated. This would place the
road in first-class condition, after
which there would bo no reason why a
handsome income should not bo paid
into tho Stato Treasury monthly.”
On tho 27th day of last August, I re
ceived the following communication
from Colonel E. W. Colo, President of
the Nashville and Chattanooga and
Nashville and Northwestern Railroads,
and General Superintendent of tlie
Georgia Railroad:
I’bisidfkt’h Omnoe, )
N. AC. AND N. &N W. It. K.. J
Kaahvim.e. Tenn., August as, 1870. )
Hon. Foster Blodgett, Superintendent,
Western and Atlantic Railroad, Atlan-
ta Georgia:
Mr Dear Sib: I have just returned
from Georgia, and having passed over
the Western and Atlantic Railroad,
both in going and returning' I request
to say, and trust you will not take of
fense at my saying, that you have a
vast amount of work to do on your
road-bod, bridges, etc., in order to in
sure safety and convenience in. the trans
portation of the heavy business we an
ticipate the coming season.
Last season’s blockade of freight at
Chattanooga will readily remind you of
the icant of additional engines and cars
on your road, and wo expect to not
only maintain bat greatly increase tho
freights the coming season.
You wil not feel surprised at my
anxiety for tho good condition and full
equipment of your road, when you rec
ollect the fact that I am officially con
nected with three hundred and thirty
mils of railway north of your road, and
with about two hundred and thirty
miles south of your line, and connec
ting directly at each end of the Wes
tern and Atlantic Railroad, and our
success in a great degree depending
upon tho promptness with which tho
freights may be dispatched over your
road.
This is not a question that interests
alono your road and ours, but one
which affects directly or indirectly ev
ery citizen of Georgia, and those m the
West trading with your section.
Trusting that these considerations
may stimulate yon to put forth your
usual zeal to meet tho crisis now upon
you, I am, very respectfully, your obe
dient servant,
E. W. Cole,
President, etc.
To which iTeplied as follows:
Western k Atlantic Railroad, )
Office Superintendent, J
Atlanta, Ga., August 2'J, 1870. )
Col. Fi. W. Cole, President Nashville
aud Chattanooga and Northwestern
Railroad and General Superintendent
Georgia Railroad and Banking Com
jxiuy, Nashvile, Teniu
Mv Dkau Sir: In response to your
esteemed favor of the 25th instant,
would say that I fully appreciate the
force of you» of the suggestion *ou are
pleased to makain reference to the con
dition of thin road, and that I am still
doing everything in my power to put
the road in first class condition.
To tins end almost tho entire earn
ings of tho road have been expended in
payment of contracts for material and
stock made by my and in
tlie purchase of new iron, rolling stock,
motivo power and equipment for the
road ordered by myself. But for these
necessary expenditures, I would have
been able to make larger payments in
to the State Treasury than perhaps
have been made for years past, as the
business of the road lias been larger
than heretofore.
These expenditures have enabled me
to pnt tho road in better condition
than it was last year; bnt there is, os
you suggest, much yet to be done in
order to meet tho demands of the
trade.
There are sotne flirty-odd miles of
ths road that require new iron; the
safety of the rood demands this, and I
hope to be ably to supply it soon. Wo
also need at least 250 additional freight
can, and at least 5 more first-class
freight engines. These, in sddition to
tlie repairs of the bridges and road-bed,
which yon suggest, will require addi
tional outlays of moaqy; sail, in view
jrf you this fhlL witifct in sppropris
of no railway ift the United States, and
consequently, in « condition to keep
clear of all “freight blockades” daring
ensuing nos non
Thanking you for your timely sug
gestions, awl with sentiments of great
esteem, I remain, yours, very respect
fully. Foam Blodgett,
Superintendent
In order to ascertain the exact
condition of the rails, ect, I directed
the Master of Transportation and Su
pervisor to za&ke a personal examina
tion of the tqgck, and report the result
to me; also to report amount paid for
new track engines, cars, etc., and in
debtedness for same, with amount neo
essary to put the road ia good order.
His report is herewith submitted, as
follows; *
Wnswas k Atlantic Rauboad, 1
OmriXurKTiAKi anp SuFKarnoa,}
Atlanta. Ga., September 1. 1870. )
Hon. Foster Blodgett, Superintendent
Western and Atlantic Railroad, Atlan
ta Go.:
Dear Sin: I accordance with your
instructions, I have made a minute
personal examiation, of every foot of
the track of tho Western and Atlantic
Railroad between Atlanta and Chatta
nooga, and herewith report the condi
tion of the rails:
Two miles of new iron are required
on the 2d section, between the 4 mile
post and Chattahoochee river. This
will furnish, say one mile of patch-iron,
which will put the track in good order
between Atlanta and Chattahoochee
river for three years to come; 3 miles
of new iron are absolutely necessary
between Yinings and Ruff, there being
that amount of originally light iron,
now entirely worn ont, in two stretches
between those two points. This iron
is very unsafe, if not positively danger
ours, to run over; ll miles new iron
required between Etowah river and
Cartersville; 3 miles new iron obso
lutely necessary between C&rtersville
and Rogers. This iron is all gone at
the joints and much laminated through
out, and very unsafe; 9 miles new iron
absolutely neoessary between Rogers
and Kingston. This iron is broken at
the joints, muoh laminated, impossible
to keep spiked down or in line, and
very unsafe; A mile new iron required
between Kingston and 59-mile post—
nearly worn out; J miles new iron
absolutely necessary between 62 £ miles
and 65£ miles.
This iron is old and worn out, re
quiring constant, expensive attention
aud is very unsafe; 2£ miles new iron
required between 66-raile and Adairs
ville—nearly worn out; £ mile new
iron required near 72-milepost; 1 mile
new iron absolutely necessary from
74£ miles (McDaniels) to 76J. This
iron is 3-inch and completely worn ont,
and vary nnae|e; 2} moles new iron re
between 75} miles and 78-mile, (Cal
houn) very much worn arnd rough.—
Unfit for track; 21 miles new iron ab
solutely necessary between 80-mile and
82J miles. This is 3-inch iron, entire
ly worn out, and very unsafe if not pos
itively dangerous; 4 miles now iron re
quired between 84-mile (Rcsaca) and
88-milo. Ends of rails all broken,
flange at joints gone aud track unsafe;
5 miles new iron required between Tilton
and 95 miles. Joints all all gone, iron
very much laminated and track very
unsafe; 4 miles new iron required be
tween 95 and 99 miles. This iron is
rough and broken, but will furnish a
considerable quanty of patch-iron.
All the track between Dalton and
Chattanooga is more or less worn, but
can bo made servi cable for two years
or more by patching and relaying with
souch good rails as can bo culled from
trach tom up.
Five thousand dollars will be requir
ed to complete tho rock work at Alla
toona creek, and one thousand two
hundred dollars to cover the bridge.
Twelve thousand dollars will be re
quired to put new bridge over Swamp
creek at Tilton bridge, now in course
of construction.
We have forty miles of rails that
should come ont, as soon as they can
bo taken out, and thirty miles of them
are in a shocking condition, unsafe to
run over, and that we do not have more
accidents is remarkable.
It will be impossible to run tho road
through the coming winter on anything
like the time without many fearfrn cas
ualties, unless the above mentioned
track shall have been relaid.
When you assumed your duties as
Superentendent of the road, January
Ist, 1870, a great portion of the track
was in very bad order, as to alignment
and surface, owing to the fact of your
predecessor having directed the rood
master, in the summer of 1869, to re
duce the force of track hands on the
line of road to about oighty-five men,
exclusivo of foreman, or over a mile
and a half of track to each man; and
that groat reduction was made during
the summer, when a largo force should
have been employed to replace rotten
cross-ties with sound ones; thoroughly
ram up and align the track, placing it
in a condition to withstand the rains
of winter, and keep in safe order for
the heavy freight business always
done by this road during the fall and
winter.
When you took charge, it was abso
lutely necessary to double the force of
track hands, in order to get the track
in condition to keep the trains upon it,
by putting under new timber, ballast
ing, raising and aligning.
This track having been down in the
mud, with an uneven surface, for so
long a time, was badly battered, and
it became absolutely necessary to re
place much iron which was entirely
worn out, with new rails. Over thir
teen miles of entirely new track have
been laid between Atlanta and Cor
tereville, with a short stretch above
Tunnel Hill, since January 1,1870.
Tho heavy business of lost frill and
winter demonstrated that the motive
power nnd rolling stock were inade
quate during tho active business sea
son. Tho severe nnd constant work
onr locomotives did, run them down
to alow condition. Tho same was tho
oaso with ths cars. Consequently H
laortW to be prepared for the next
taMfcfeeaion and to retire the hard-am
ttoMlSn. *nd h adbtalt in theßoad’s
Herewith ia a tabular statement
a v • 2 Tiv.
snowing me amount oi extraordinary
expense from January 1,1970, to Au
gust 1.1870, tar track, bridges, cub
ritflpigfr™ pmohaaed, etc.:
fMirrfUtrt nmn— win ia.
Ohmpe. bolts. —a apftea. 3UT.948 or HUM *
Knoxville boa Work*.
<«*»a— * ■' 498 88
Labor, track-layiat MtT 80
Kook Wok. AMooda
creek bridge.... MS 14
Bridge, TJtoa.. 1.500 08
880m* and box 00l built
brai'iam ,«.* 18,800 08
U Box coro, Dawson Car
Tmctotj...... 13.881 98 8.888 08
38 Box tor*, Ohio FNHs Ckr
Factory 31,8(8 78
3»Cool can, Ohio IklM Oor ,{ , . '
MW 17,108 85
StFaaaenger con Xnrßt
’ ia. * 15,00088
3 Passing* cars, a X.
Kimball «*.... 9.380 88
1 Loooootlre, a W. Iron
Oompony. > B*Bo 00
« Locomotives, Rogers' Lo
comotive Works 51,000 00
Expenses on steoman Mary
Byrd sod Besses I*BB 08
8185,848 03 $133,871 68
In ssooriUaw with tho foregoing re
port of the present condition oi the
rails, etc., iron, damps, bolts, spikes,
ties, etc., for 40 miles of new track are
immediately required,
nsmATB roa on mu or nxw xnacx.
(0 tons ni15..... 7.850 08
30 kegs spikes.... 7. 185 00
1800 now ttas 800 00
880 Joints Sab pistes sort bolts 780 00
Labor 408 00
<8,578 00
Number of miles 40
$383.000 00
Such of the iron taken up as can be
used will be employed in repairing
track, partly worn, and for side tracks,
the iron entirely worn out eventually
finding its way to the Rolling Mill to
be exchanged for new, which will be
required by that time in addition to the
above.
ucAnTUunoH or amooxts hxquibkd von equip-
HBNT OV BOAD.
AlMoona Creek rook-work .6,000 00
Alltoona Orreek bridge cover 1,308 00
Unpaid kills for cars, engtnee, Iron, etc 131,871 08
40 miles o t nsw track 883,000 00
Total <333,071 69
Respectfully submitted,
A L. Harris.
Master Transportation and Supervisor.
It is the impression es a great many
that tho Western and Atlantic Railroad
has been a source of profit to the State,
which is an erroneous impression.
After the completion and equip
ment of the road, tho following appro
priations were made at various times,
as indicated, to put it in repair:
Acts. Page. Date of Appropriation. Amount
Appropriated.
1851-3. 114. January 13 1833 8 335,000 00
1851-3, 118. Decomber 4,1851 130.900 00
1865-8. 18. Haroh 13, 1886 1.500.000 00
1865-0. 301. March IS, 1808 404,183 35
1860. 15. December 18.1860 083.310 03
Total appropriated $3,610,603 07
Thus it will be seen the sum of three
millions six hundred and ten tbonsand
six hundred and sixty-two dollars and
ninety-seven cents hub been appropria
ted for repairs of the road since its
completion and equipment while there
have been paid into the State Treasury
the following amounts, as certified from
the office of the Comptroller General:
September, 1854 $ 30,000
January. 1865 30,000
August, 1855 30,800
September, 1855 60,000
1856 36,000
1857 108,500
1858 300.000
1839 430,000
1860.... 460,000
Februry, 1860. to Dooomber 1867 386,000
January to Agust, 1868 175,000
August to December 1,1868 - 95,000
Dcoember, 1868, to November, 1869 350,000
1870 45,000
Total paid into the Treasury 3,189,660
Tlie above are the payments in good
money, and do not include the large
payments made during the war, in Con
federate money, which amounted to
$2,863,000.
So it will be seen the Western and
Atlantic Railroad, as a paying institu
tion, has not been a success, as the ap
propriations, independendent of the
amount of its first cost and equipment,
are in excess of the amount paid into
tho Treasury in good money, one mil
lion four hundred and twenty-one
thousand one hundred and twelve dol
lars and ninety-seven cents ($1,427,-
112 97).
As the committee is aware, I have
paid $46,000 into the State Treasury
since I took charge of the road Janu
ary 1,1870, and the reason why I paid
no more is because of the large amount
of money paid out for new brack, cars,
etc., explained in the report of the
Master of Transportation and Super
visor, and the large force employed re
pairing engines, cars and track, and the
Seat number of ties and quantity of
el purchased and paid for.
My Immediate predecewor reported
groea earning* In April, May, and
June, 1869 (359,133 18
And expense* 340*11 63
Net earning* .$ 19,130 68
Yet he paid $76,000 into the State
Treasury!
In July, August, and September, 1869,
he reported grot* earning* $388,383 99
And expenses 318,730 88
Nat earnings ( 60.563 41
Yet he paid $76,000 into the State
Treasury 1
How aid he do this ? By reducing
the force in the shops and on the track;
allowing the engines, cars and track to
run down tc a low condition, and by
neglecting to pay for wood, ties and
iron used during the spring and sum
mer, and carrying the amounts thus
due into this fiscal year to be shoulder
ed by my administration as follows:
Fast 84*40 15
Tie* 30,683 88
New Bridge. Alltoona Creek 5,108 71
Trick 30,000 00
Total 1106,838 34
These are facts, taken, figure by fig
ure, from tlie books, and while I do
not censure any prior administration—
thinking former Superintendents did
the best they could, under the cironin
stances—l use tlie facts in explanation
of my own poeition.
In my opinion, one of three courses
will have to be adopted with the Wes
tern and Atlantio Railroad:
The first, and I think the host oourse
to pursue, would be to appreciate not
my own vintKtion, as I
Irak charge at the rood when it was in
cbmmonce * paying not less than
foe (w\ nrti* mnitni into the State Treas
nrv* imdoonttaßfi it ma*tbtr 9 in two
ftSTS appropria
tiom shall be made.
The second, and I think the next
best eoofse would \>e to lease the road
to parties resident in the State of Geor
gia, throwing around the lea*® ample
safeguards for the interest of the State,
si todhe amount of monthly payments,
mavimnfn erf chargee for freights, con
dition tile road- shall kept in, and se
curity to the State.
The third 3s to sell the road, out and
ont, for a stipulated sum. . -
Thanking you for your kind atten
tion, I will 'dose, trusting whatever
may be your action, it will be for the
best interest of the State. '
With the highest respect,
Foster Blodgett,
Sup’t Western and Atlantic Railroad.
In eon neolion with this statement I
W iH aubmit the annual report of the
officers of the road for 1868; referring
to pages, 6,7, 8 and 27, as therein
marked “A;” also the annualfreport of
the officers of the road for 1869, referr
ing to pages 12, 48, 60, 69, 60 and 61‘
as therein marked “B;” also report of
the Joint Committee to investigate the
aftairs of the road of 1869, referring to
pages 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34
and 36, os therein marked “C;” also
report of Joint Committee to investi
gate the affairs of the road of 1870, re
ferring to pages 37, 38, 39, 40 100 and
101, as therein marked “D.”
Copies of above reports accompany
this statement
Yen - respeotfally,
Foster Blodgett,
Sup’t Western and Atlantic Railroad.
MARRIED.
LaPBADK—OTHVENS—On the 19th lnat, by Rev. W.
D. Wear, JOSEPH C. LaPRADE, Esq- of Nashville,
Tennessee, and 3QSB VIRGINIA LOU STEVENS, of
Qraves county, Ky.
DIED,
In Calhoun, Ga., on Monday, 96th ultimo, ETEIINNE
CATHERINE daughter of Elam and Helen C. Chris
tian—aged nineteen months.
Why should we for the dear one weep?
She is not deed—only aeleep.
Tia not the soul, ’Ha but the shell
We bury with the funeral knell.
Thie sorrowing life, thank God, ia brief;
But that's eternal—why this grief 1
New Advertisements.
CASH. CASH.
I TENDER MY THANKS
TO ALL
THE PEOPLE
—TOE—
Their Patronage
FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS.
And now ofßir my largo stock of
DRUGS,
PAINTS,
OILS,
‘ LAMPS,
PATENT AND
DOMESTIC MEDICINES, TOILET
AND FANCY ARTICLES, &c., &c„
at satisfactory prices, for cash, and
for cash only. IS.My friends will
please take doe notice, and govern
themselves accordingly. Come or send
your orders to me, and I’ll supply you
with great pleasure; but in order to
save me pain and yon trouble, I pro
pose to turn ont my goods when the
equivalent is received, and a fair ex
change hurts nobody. I&A11 who
are in arrears, will please coll and set
tle by Ist day of November.
N. B. DREWRY.
October 4, 1870. 3m
DISSOLUTION.
NB. DREWRY having withdrawn
* from ths Arm of DREWRY & 00., the busi
ness in future will be conducted by the remsiniug
partner under the same name. All claims will be paid
by them, and all persons owing the old firm, wltl
please call and pay up, that an early settlement may
bo effected. October 4, 1870-lm
Notice to Stockholders.
PRESIDENT’S OFFICE, )
S.iv., GnirnN & Nobth Ana. R. R.,(
Griffin, Ga., October 1, 1870.)
Annual Meeting of the {Stock
holders of this Company, will be held on Thursday,
tbe 3rd of November next. *t the Conrt-Hoase, In tbe
City of Newnxn, MILO a FREEMAN,
October 4, 1870-lm Btc'j and Treasurer.
Spalding SherlS?* Sale.
"IKTILL BE BOLD before the oonrt-hoiue door in
It apeldinx county, ou the FIRST TUESDAY IN
NOVEMBER NEXT, the foUowing property, to-wit*
One hundred one and a fourth (101>o sores of Land
—more or less—in the 1066th District, G. M„ in said
ooanty, oonalatlng of part <ST Lot No. —, and known
aa the W. G. McNeelsy Place, and bounded aa foUowa:
toe Well M,ier Lot, wmt by Mr* McNeeteJ
north by A. L. MoNeeley, and eaat by the Diilariian
Property of W. G. MoNeeley,
eoort S. fa. leaned from 641*
patriot, G. M., of Henry county, In. favor of Abner
Jtoter Te. Jamea E. MoNeeley, Administrator of James
McNee ey, deceased. Property pointed ont by J. E.
MoNeeley. Levy made by H. W. Johnson, L. 0., and
turned or®* to me. Tenant In possession Las hAd to
gslnotloe. B . 8. CONNELL, Sheriff.
October 8, 1870.
/"T.EORGIA— Scalding Countt.—Whereas. James A.
y Goodman, Executor of the Estate of Geo. Crawl
. i. ***? °? "**? eouuty, deceased, applies for Letters
of DtamiMion from said Estate. These are, therefore,
to olte end admonish all parties concerned, to be and
appear at my office within the time prescribed by law
and ahow oanae, if any they have, why letters of dial
mission should not be granted said applicant Given
under my hand at office, 4th day October, 1870.
F. ,D. DIBMUKE, Ordinary.
October 4, 187(Mm-Pr's fee $6 ’
GEORGIA— Spaldino County Whereas, Geo. w
Kainard, Guardian of Mary E. Hainan!, anffiiea
for letter* of dismission from said guardianship
These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all panties
concerned, to be and appear at my office within the
time prescribed by law, and show cause. If any they
have, why totters of dismission should not he granted
■•id applicant Given under my hand at office, this 4th
day October, 1870. T. D. DISMOKE, Ordinary
October 4, 1870-4m-Pr'a fee $6 ’
ANTED AGENTS—S7S to 8900 per month-eve
ry where, male and female, to Introduce the Gen
uine Improved Common Sense Family Be wins Ms.
china. This Machine will stitch, hem, fell, tuck/blud,
braid, oord, quilt and embroider in a most superior
matrnar. Mcaonfc sls. Fully warranted for five
years. We wilt pay SI,OOO for any machine that will
aew a etrongor, more beautiful or more clastic seam
than oura. lt makes the -Elastic Look StMh." Bve
ry second stich can be cut and still the cloth cannot
from which twioe that amount can be made. J9»For
Circular* and terms, apply or addreee
904 library'strlitfphSSdalphfifpa.
Caution—Do not be imposed upon by other parties
palming off worthless cast-iron machinaa under tbe
same name or otherwise. Ours la the only genuine
and really practical cheap machine manufactured.
October 4, 1870.
'PICKETS lax Balls or Select Partio*
A printed on the toast paper, and ths vary beat c -
y atpMs at thta offioa.
New Advertisements.
H !
/~hN and after this date, we propose
to de nXCtaCTLY CASH BUBUrasa We an can-
Sinead, bo4h by experience and observation, that a ia
reaps* bettor tor boyar and setter. Byadopt
tng thta systl, we iha|j be prepared 4a heap a better
■took, and HIVE BETTER BARGAINS, while we aswe
ocreelveaacd ear ctutomare the great annoyance of
ga-Tbankfcl to all onr Mandator their patronage
In the past, wa shall epara no pains te merit a eonttn
naneeof tbalrtovun. « X. BAR**B * 00.
October 4, 187* U
'r; JT. TH. Sparks,
WHOLESALE
DBAXJEB Z2t . v »
CONFECTIONERIES
—AT—
MF A-tlanta Prices. rtßt
GENERAL DEALER X2t
Family Groceries.
FKKSH CRACKERS,—I have an extra lot of
VERY FINE FREBH CRACKERS, for talc by box or
package. tpIEW GOODS will be arriving eon.
stantly. OaU at my New Store, nearly oppoalto Meth
odist Church, Hill Street, Griffin, Georgia.
J. M. SPARKS.
October 4, 1870. 8m
STRAUSE & SCHLOSS.
The latest and most Fancy
STYLE OF
CLOTHING,
AS WELL AS
Gents’ Furnishing Goods,
HAVE JCff ARRIVED AT THE
Clothing Emporium
-Of—
STRAUSE to SCHLOSS.
MERCHANT
TAILORING ESTABLIHSMEIIP
.“We call attention to
OUS ELEGANT
PIIOB €»•*»s,
LATEST STY’LES.
J&*Our Mr. Schloss who has had
great experience in the Merchant Tai
loring Business, will, with pleasure, re
ceive all orders from City and Coun
try Customers, for cutting and making
all kinds of
Gentlemens* W ear.
l©»We have just received a splendid
and well selected stock of
HATS,
BOOTS,
AND SHOES.
B®,Call and see us at
THE BANK BLOCK,
October 4, 1870. 8m
STEPHENS & CRITTENDEN,
Family Groceries
CONFECTIONERIES
COUNTRY PRODUCE,
&C., &C., &c.
TTAYING opened a New Stock and
r-on SOLOMON STREET, next door
to the Brick Ware House, we ask the patronage of onr
Mends and the public generally, md
Promise as Good Bargains
M »ny House in our lino.
No Old Goods on hand.
STEPHENS & CRITTENDEN.
September 30, 187a am
JOSEPH H. JOHNSON.
banker
-AND—
BROKER,
ORIFFIN, GEORGIA,
RECEIVES Deposits, buys and sell*
EXCHANGE, GOLD, SILVER, STOCKS, BONDS and
Uncorrent Vanda.
WOelUotloßi made on all Aeeea
alble Points.Kg
J»-0«o8 ope# st all boars of the day.
M»r°h 8, 187a „
tpx NOT IOB!
I , J!•*»* the Pictures in
st<irimnL t '»*2' ftwo'h*cars anTusadsy night,
allv “if? 01 U * or, * n StoTTwOI Itoer
*»»« wo qwssboß*. H. BIOKS.
wptaaahsr 9U, 147041 Alias*