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vita $ .SATURDAY, JULY 8, 1876. cCRA Cj. SHAVER ana SCOTT, rDBLISItitIS. W. P. HEED, Editor. AH Clipping* mid Extracts inserted <n the inside pages of this PajkrmH In dvh/ credited to the Ji.vrnul Jwm n'liick the}/ aremt. Democratic Ticket, rofi 1878. FOR PRESIDENT. Samuel J. Tilden, of New York. FOR VICE-PRESIDENT. . Thomas A. Hendricks, of hnliinpi. Till: DEMOCRATIC NOME NEKS. S:mmol J. Til'dori. llio Democratic nominee' f‘-r the Presidency, is at present Governor of the State of New York, bavins - beaten (fen. Dix fifty thousand votes, ‘lie was born at New Lebanon, Columbia county, in that State, in IS 14. He commenced his collegiate studies at Yah 1 College in I >47 and completed them in the Uni versity of Mew York. Tn 1844, in connection with John L. O'Sullivan, be established the Duihf Nncs in New Y( rk city, and under his editorial con trol it wielded a powerful influence. In 1846, he was elected a member of the Assembly fr< m New York city and also a mombeV of the constitutional convention of that year. In 15,3,a lie was an unsuccessful candidate for At torney General. In 1857 he was cho sen chairman of the Democratic exec utive committee and a member-of the constitutional convention of that year. After leading in, breaking down and scattering the corrupt rings in New York city during 1868, 1869, 1870, IsT 1. 1872 arid 1874 he was acknowl edged at the head of the Democratic party in D74, and placed in nomina tion for the office of Governor, to which he was elected by a majority of over 50,000, against a corresponding majority in favor of Governor Dix two years before. His career as Governor of New York —his many reforms in the public service—his warfare upon corrupt rings and prosecution of oflicial thieves— have given him a national reputation. If lie can he elected President, and we hope he will be, he will have a more extensive field in which to oper ate, as a reformer. Thomas A. Hendricks, the nominee for the Vice Presidency, is now Gov ernor of Indiana. He was born in Muskingum county, Ohio, 1819, and is now fifty seven years old. His fath er moved to Indiana when he was only three years old. lie received a liber al education —graduating at Hanover College in 1841. He studied law at Chauibersburg, Pa., and was admitted to practice in 1844. His success was very rapid. There was a charm about him which won hosts of friends. In 1848. Mr. Hendricks was chosen a member of the State Legislature, and in 1850 he served in the State con stitutional convention. During the next five years he represented the In-, dianapolis district in Congress and for four years afterwards was Commission er of the General Land Office. Tn 1862, Mr. Hendricks was chosen U. S. Senator for the term ending in 1869. During his Senatorial term lie was ac tive in opposition to test oaths, re-con struction and all other deviltries of the Radical party. In the memorable episode ©f the impeachment of the President, he played an important part and added to his reputation as a law yer. In 1868, lie was a prominent candi date for the Presidency before the Democratic convention of that year— receiving at one time the vote of New York and the Northwest! We be lieve the Georgia delegates also voted for him. In 1868, he ran for Govern or of Indiana again, and was defeated by Conrad Baker, who beat him only 961 votes. In 1872, he was .elected Governor of Indiana, through his per sonal popularity—all other offices, ex cept Supei intendent of Public In struction having been obtained by the Radicals. Governor Hendricks is a man of me dium height and symmetrical form. He is erect, active and vigorous. His face is manly and handsome. The are large and expressive, and while there is a soft good-humored ex pression in the large blue eyes and in the mouth and dimpled chin, the brow, the firehead amJ full heavy jaw show wisdom and resolution. His complexion is tlopid,%iid his hair and side whiskers arc yofc untouched with gray.j Ho looks. like one who has lived a happy life,’ encountered no great sorrows and yielded to no great vices. — Exchange, ■ ,i ■ ♦ ♦- Hcrschcl V. John,sop is rapidly de velopiuga fhrmidablerfiCreigth through out the State. 11 is rare statesman ship arid purity of character will draw to his support u host oi' friends, His record is clear, his name a tower oi' strength, and there is so little of the professional politician about him that lie commands the respect and admira tion oi all parties, Colquitt has a good .many counties td start with, but Tom Hardeman will make a leap forward presently that will astonish the natives. Hispevson al popularity will give him a follow ing equal to that of Colquitt. The local column of the Atlanta Constitution is rather dull of late. This department is sadly neglected by too many of our city contemporaries, and.yet it is the most important feat - ure of a paper. A city daily may have a dull and prosy political editor, and the general news nmv be limited and badly arranged, but if its local page be bright, sparkling; newsy and audacious, all the other defects will he overlooked. The hard-working local editor is the main stay ’of any paper. Whidby and Grady have been throwing mud at o®eh other, and both of them got the worst of it. TCx-.Gov. .Too Brown is said to be for Tilden and Hendricks, Occasionally we hear it hinted that there is a tied out candidate lor Gov ernor who will sYveop the field at the eleventh hour. Wo should think that the convention 1 might he able to select from the . body of able men whose names have already been mentioned in this connection. We are not com pelled in this State to hunt up a man without a record. We need no G reat Unknown. We want a man whose ability has been conspicuous in both public and private business. Servia and Montenegro are now at war with Turkey. The Servians and Montenegrins have crossed the Turk ish frontier and several encounters have occurred. In one of the fights the Servians fled, leaving 2,000 killed and captured. It is not yet known what course Russia, Austria and Eng land will take, but fears are entertain ed of a general war. —_ - • James gave an Upson county man five dollars, the other day, to buy a Lottie of medicine. Is not this con clusive evidence that, the great Nassau trader is the propet man for Govern or? Miss Annie Wells, a beautiful young lady, committed suicide in Dalton, last week, by shooting herself with a pistol. She left a letter showing that the deed was premeditated. ■ " They had a grand ratification meet ing in Atlanta last Saturday night in favor of Tilden and Hendricks. Sev eral distinguished gentlemen address ed the crowd, but the speech of the occasion was delivered by Gen. L. J. Gartrell. We regret that we have not the space to publish it in full, for it was from beginning to end a master ly arraignment of Radicalism, and a scathing exposition of its corruptions. It is to be neped that this eloquent champion of Democracy will take the stump during the present campaign, not only in this, but in adjoining State's. The eloquent words that fell from his lips last Saturday night, will ring across the continent- Tf any of our citizens desire to take a lively and vigorous Atlanta daily at the low price of fifty cents per month, they cannot do better than to sub scribe to the Evening Commonwealth . This paper is one of the most, enter taining in the tstate, and under the control of Col. Styles it is destined to influence Georgia politic? in no small degree. Satnbard, ex-Governor of Idaho. ex-Confederate, ex-Kadica 1. ■ x - pro ael t - er, ex-dentist, ex-Post Master, ex lawyer, and extraordinary hummer, has decided to support Tih’ i, u and Hendricks in his new paper, the 1 1 bile Campa-igit @bbe. Straws show which way the wind Mows. Sftut bard wants to be on the wren:.; side, and he thinks Hayes anV\ i oopm arc doomed to defeat. The old hd'ow is on the right track at last. —— mmm- •<nenw—-■ — The Augusta (bustit ;! V op poses Ex-Gov. Johnson •; can . 'y, and as one of its ohje-n •>) >■! > hitu mentions the fact than .* ’ > . < . - proves of the prevent y-i ■ ' ■ mg the State convir l '. We 5 Johnson for his devotion t < cause of humanity. Not -'y \ our present convict sy,'ten :xco, : ii tle picayune politicians. COMMUNICATED. APPEAL TO THE PEOPLE OF ROCKDALE COUNTY. Editor Courier : .The Agricultural Societies of this county have determined to hold a Fair in October next, for this couu ty, and respectfully ask you to aid us iu the same. Although, we have spriing the project, we waut the whole county to take an equal inter est iu it. Our object is to create a spirit of emulation, and to encourage tho poople iu developing tho great re sources of our county. And we want the assistance of every person engaging in a laudable occupation for a living. Afld we request all to make a large display of their pro duction, and their industry. Let none-hold back for fear he will be excelled—let all bring forward. And j to the ladies of the county, wedesire j a large display in your department, more especially of thpse articles for which we oiler premiums. Lee the watch-word of the county be : ‘•Jlome : raised bread and meat, home raised J stock, home invention, home maiiu- i Jacture, home enterprise, ard home ■ industry ” J G McNair, M Tuckej, B N Me Knight, W W Waloot, j L L Waldrop, A Whitaker, J J Book, 1) Vaughn, John li Smith, W L Peek, Committee. Both county papers requested to publish. OOAI VI UN WAXED. A bItICUL TULiAL MEETING. Joint committee of Honey Creek and Union Agricultural Societies nut for the purpose of e ecting per manent officers of the Rockdale Fair Association. Mr. A Whitaker was called to the chair, and W L Peek renested to act as secretary. W L Peck was then elected permanent President, and H S MeNair feecre tary of the Association. The cum umtcj the‘ elected the following gen tlemen; M Tucker, B N MoKnight, L L W aldrop, John P Smith, A Whitaker, Hoard of Directors. On motion an appeal to the citi zens of the county was then adopted. On motion a committee of three — J G McNair, A Whitaker and W L Peek—to perfect a Premi un list. On motion of Mr McKmght, pro ccedings of this Committee be pub lished in the Rockdale Register and Conyers Courier. A Whjtakfr, W L Peek,, President. Secretary. It is not necessary to say much to our people about Tilden and Hen dricks. We are all united in the sup port of the St- Louis nominees, and in the November election the voice of Georgia will spftak out fn thunder tones against the tyranny, fraud and corruption which have so long held sway in the land. Reform is our aim, and victory our watchword. The financial plank in the St. Louis platform demauds the repeal of the odious specie resumption bill, and recommends a judicious system of finance which will enable the na. tion to assure the world of its per feet ability and readiness to meet any of its promises at the call of the creditor^- + , The Georgia dailies united in cele brating the Fourth almost unanimous ly. These evidence© of patriotism are decidedly refreshing, Auguste Belmont said in 1873 Unit it. was useless to attempt to re turn to specie payments until the Federal Government reformed its tax, navigation, tariff aud financial system. On the first Saturday in August, fhe Democracy of Kockdale will as semble at the court house for the purpose of considering the question of nominating a candidate for the O Legislature If Jimu - wooonly get M Eure- I tie’ • ernton to stump "tffc State | for 1 ini, the thing might be consider j cd dead sure. I Tin;.St. Louis platform is cur Cen tennial declaration of '‘indepen dence. >-* < • V * --r:- —•% -r u-' -'-r" * - F■ *n T I*%*. tj nn i e a** .■ I U i -*• 1 | HAS rcrrrrfsrd* ' the Practice of cine and may. to found during: the day at- his stofo, No 19 Centre I Street., and at. eight at his residence, first door north of the Methodist Church, nos 3 m GEORGIA; Rockdalh County. Whereas. John F‘Wallace having in proper form made application to me for letters of administration on the estate of Sophronia E Wallaoe, late of said county deceased. This is therefore to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred and credi tors of said deceased to be and ap° pear at my office on Monday the 7th day of August next, to show cause, if any they can, why letters of ad ministration should not be granted to the said John F Wallace on the es tate of said Sophronia E Wallace. Witness my hand and official signa ture. 0 SEAMANS, Juno 30th, 1876 5-4 t Ordinary. JOEL W. McCORD, Dealer in GROCERIES, Crockery, Tobaccos AND 6l@ JUIIL SOMYSRS, GEOR6IA. Offer his entire stock of goods a prices to suit the times—consistingt of everything usually kept in a First Class Grocery Store; and thanking his numerons friends for their past .patronage,, he solicits a continuance of the same He also has in connection with his store a large and select stock of WINES, LIQUORS, ALES, BEER, and every drinkable usually kept in Number One Saloon. Th‘e drinking public will do well to call on him* to— 1— tf ICE-COLD SODA WATER • S. B. ETHRIDGE, PROPRIETOR OF imirn fMitiit mi, SASH, DOORS and BLIND, MANUFACTORY, Mill street , Conyers , Georgia. Sash, Doors, Blinds, Mantles, Mouldings, etc. ; scroll sawing and wood turning, and all kinds of Machine Work done with neatness and dispatch. Satisfaction given or no pay. Gife me a call, Itf 3* Os. 1776. 1876, OF THE GREAT ATLANTIC COAST 11 Ml, FCR THE ACCOMMODATION OF VISITORS To all points North. The Railways and Steamship companies between Augusta, Georgia, and Philadelphia, comprising the Atlantic Coast Line will, during the pro gress of the CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION Of the United States, Present for the patronage of the South, routes of transportation and forms of tickets upon whirl) to reach Philadelphia, that will immeasurably excel all other lines in points of Direct Daily Movement Comfortable Accommodation, Variability of Transit , Economy of Expenditure. To enable this to be done, the combined resources of thi; Railway Lines South of Norfolk, together with those of the Baltimore Steam Packet Com pany and the old Dominion Steamship Company will be employed, and Ub iud yidual ourist, the social party of ten, twenty or more, or the civ id of military organization of 100 or 300, can each be cared for in a man ucLthat wii! satisfy their desires. Lists. Time Cards apd all i u dfu! information will be in the hands of our agents by April 15. It will be to the interest of every individual and each organization prop osiiig to make this trip to communicate with the undersigned A. Centennial Exhibition Guide Book as authorized by tho Commis sion will be given to the purchaser of each Cententennial Ticket. A. POPE l-3m General Passenver Aaent. Ordinary’s Notice. PROPOSAL FOR BUILDING A BRIDGE, There will be lbt to the lowest bidder, the building of a bridge on the public road known as the High tower Trail, across Big Haynes. Creek, between old Sheffield and James It MoCalla’s, on Wednesday, the 19th of July noxt. No bid will be received unless private and sealed up, and deposited in the Ordinary’s office by 11 o’clock, on that day, af ter which time the bids will be open ed and examined, and the best? inter est of the county considered and the contract closed. Plan and Specifica tion may be seen at any time in the Ordinary’s office. SPECIFICATION The butment timbers, or the tim bers on which the end of the sleepers is to rest on must not be less than 12 inches square, 14 feet long, and of suf ficient heigth to raise the bridge on the East bank of the creek, to he the same height of the present old bridge; the end on the West bank of the creek to be raised six inches higher than the present" old bridge, and to be firmly and substantially fixed on the bank; 5 sleepers, 8 byxl2 inches, 38 feet long, all heart and well hewed ; also 2 pieces of hewed timber 12x12, and 38 feet long, laid on the top of the bridge, one on each side, and a three fourth iron bolt to go through each end of both pieces, and through the side sleepers, and fasten below with a tap or key; flooring 12 feet long, If inches thick and not more than 12nor under 6 inches wide, nailed down with 40 penney nails and not less than two to each plank, the plank to be good sound heart timber either pine or oak, but prefer oak, none but good timber received. 0. SEAMANS, Ordinary. 3 30d