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VOL. 2. 111/ / % . TILDEN and REFORM vs. Hayes and Plunder THE REFORMER ELECTED, t — THE CRITICAL SITUATION. GRANT’S BAYONETS GLEAMING, Tilden’s Friends Appealing for Peace and Honesty. Florida and South Carolina Democratic. Louisiana Will Come to the Front All 0. K. Noon Dispatches. The New York l*re< Washington, Nov. 10.—'The New York Tribuneand {Times claim Hayes’ election. The Herald is in doubt. The World and Sun claim Tilden’s election positively. FLORIDA. New Yolk. —Nov. 10. —A Western Union bulletin, dated Lake City, Nov. -9th midnight, says : “The Jacksonville Press will issue a leader to-morrow giving Florida a Demo cratic majority of 1638, prepared by experienced men, and based on relia ble returns and carefully computed estimates.” Washington, D. C. Nov JO.—Wes tern Uhion bulletin: Lake City, Nov. 9 11:30 p, m.— The steamboat referred to reached Palatka at 11 p. m., with returns from St. John’s river, showing increased Democratic majorities. It is conce ded by the best informed that the State will give at least 1,700 majority for Tilden. New Yobk, Nov. 10.—The follow ing bulletin is posted at the Herald office: Private despatches just received at Democratic head quarters say that Florida has gone Democratic. The Evening Post bulletins the fol lowing: “The Revenue Collector at Jacksonville telegraphs that ho is sure the State Is Republican.” New York, Nov. 10.—The Herald bulletin says: “Full returns from 23 counties give Florida to Hayes by nearly 500 majority. The Republi cans claim that Hayes will carry the State by over 1,200. ” New York, Nov. 10.—Secretary Chandler received the following dis patch : Tallahassee, Fla., Nov. 10,1876. Returns from twenty-three coun ties give the Republicans 4,500 ma jority. Thirteen counties to hear from cannot reduce this majority below 100. [Signed] M. Martin, Chairman Republican Committe. The following dispatch was also received: Tallahassee, Nov. 10.— All quiet in the State as near as we know. Since last night the county canvass was completed in two or three counties. Jefferson, Madison, Leon, Gadsden and Duval give §,OOO Republican ma jority ; a large gain. [Signed] M. Martin, Ch’n. The members of the National Com mittee expressed entire confidence that Hayes had been elected. At the Democratic Headquarters in the Everett House, the Secretary of the National Committee said that the dispatches received to-day confirmed the claims of victory for Tilden. SOUTH CAROLINA. New York, Nov. 10.— The Associa ted Press has received the following from a source other than its regular agent: Charleston, Nov. 10.— This county gives the Republicans 6,214 majority. Nearly all the counties heard from officially or unofficialy give Hamp ton,Democrat,for Governor 1,213 ma jority. The Democratic Presidential ticket is not cut as much as was at flrst]Bupposed, and it is not believed that Tilden will fall more than 400 or or 500 behind Hampton. It does ”ot appear possible for the Republicans to overcome the figures above given from the counties not officially heard from. Charleston, Nov. 10.—The latest revision of returns by News <£• Cour ier gives South Carolina beyond all doubt to Tilden and Hampton, by 1,9.00 majority Barnwell Rhett, of South Carolina, telegraphed to the Committee this morning that over and above a liber al estimate for Republican frauds, the Democratic Electoral ticket and Hampton were elected by some 1,200 to 2,000 majority. Ho also said that a] dispatch from W. Stokes Boyd, a prominent politician in Florida, decided that State had gone for Til den by a majority of 12. D. Magone, Jr., chairman of the Democratic State Committee, de clared his confidence that Louisiana and Florida had given Democratic majorities, but was not positive, though hopeful, in regard to South Carolina. Troops Sent to Help the Counting. Augusta, Ga., Nov. 10.— U. S. troops have been ordered from South Carolina to Florida. Two companies stationed at Aiken leave this evening for Tallahassee. Wilmington, Nov. 10.—Gen. Sher man last night received telegrams from the Secretary of War, who is in Philadelphia, to order Gen. Ruger to send as many companies of troops to Tallahassee, Florida, as could be spared, and to go himself in person. Gen. Ruger answered that he had ordered nine companies, would or der five more, and would go himself as ordered. Gen. Sherman to-day received the following dispatch from the Presi dent : Philadelphia, Nov. 10,1876. Gen. Sherman, Washington, D. C.: Send all the troops to Gen. Ruger that he may deem necessary to in sure entire quiet and a peaceable count of the ballots actually cast —they to be taken from South Car olina, unless there is reason to sus pect an outbreak there. The pres ence of citizens from other States, understand, is requested in Louisi ana, to see that the Board of Can vassers make a fair count of the vote actually cast. It is to be hoped that representative and fair men of both parties will go. (Signed) U. S. Grant. Philadelphia, Nov. 10 .—Gen. IT. T. Sherman, Washington, D. C.— Instruct General Auger in Louisiana, and General Ruger in Florida, to be vigilant with the forces at their command to preserve peace and good order, and to sec tliat_tke proper and legal boards of canvassers are unmolested in the performance of their duties. Should there be any grounds of suspicion of fraudulent count on either side, it should be reported and denounced at once. No man worthy of the office of President should be willing to hold it if counted in or placed there by fraud. Either party can afford to be disappoint ed in the result; the country cannot afford to have the result tainted by the suspicion of illegal or false returns. [Signed] U. S. Grant. Centennial Closed. Philadelphia, Nov. 10.—The Cen tennial closed in accordance with the programme. COLUMBUS, GA., SATURDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 11, 1876. Night Dispatches. OREGON. San Francisco, Nov. 10.—Full re turns from 20 counties in Oregon show a Republican majority of 1,202. There remain but three more coun ties to be heard from,’ two of which will offset each other, and the third will give fifty Republican majority. ARKANSAS. Little Rock, Nov. 10. —Election of Congressmen in this (3d District,) is still in doubt between Cravens and McClure, Republican. Only the official count can decide. Company C, 14th U. S. Infantry stationed here, was to-day ordered to New Orleans. OREGON. Washington, Nov. 10.—Senator Kelly telegraphs to-day to his wife in this city, denying that ho has conce ded the State td the Republicans. He says tho result in Oregon is douDtrui, with chances in favor of a small Democratic majority. CALIFORNIA. San Francisco, Nov. 10.— Returns from the southern districts do not yet certainly show whether Pacheco, Re publican, orWigginton, Democrat, is elected; the chances favor tho for mer. Luttrell, Democrat, is proba bly elected in the Third District. Nothing additional received from Oregon or Nevada. OHIO. Columbus, 0., Nov. 10.—Gen. Wik off, Chairman of the Republican State Committee, furnishes the fol lowing information: The sixty-nine counties of Ohio heard from up to noon to-day show a Republican loss of 162 oh Barnes’ majority at tho Oc tober election. The indications are that Hayes’ majority will bo about 6,000. Columbus, Nov. 10.—Tho Republi can State Committee now have semi official returns from 80 out of 88 coun ties of Ohio, which show a net Re publican gain of 623 over Barnes’ majority in October, which was 6,636. If the two counties still out should cast exactly the same vote they did in October, Hayes’ majority will be 7,259. NORTH CAROLINA. RALEiGn, Nov. 10.—A negro named Rufus Ferrell, who has invariably voted the Democratic ticket, disap peared from his home in this county on Monday before the election, and on Wednesday was found hanging dead in the neighborhood. The gen eral impression is that he was killed for opinion’s sake. Additional returns continue to in crease the Democratic majority in this State. It may reach 17,000. A painful anxiety in regard to Presidential election is manifest in this city to-night among those of both parties. SOI'TII CAROLINA. Charleston, Nov. Id.— Leading Re publicans concede the State to the Democrats by the returns, but say they will throw out enough Demo cratic counties to reverse the result. Charleston, Nov. 10 .—News and Courier has just received official ad vice from the last of the counties hitherto reported unofficially,making Hampton’s majority for Governor 1,434. Tilden’s majority may fall 200 or 300 behind Hampton’s but it is certainly over 1,000. The Republi cans here do not dispute the correct ness of these returns, but say the State canvassers will throw out sev eral of the counties giving large Democratic majorities, and that this will give the State to Hayes and Chamberlain. Democrats do not seem to heed this threat, but are firing salutes and otherwise celebra ting their victory. INDIANA.. Indianapolis, Nov. 10.— Counties in full show a Democratic gain of 293 over the October election. The counties to be heard from gave a net Democratic majority of 5,349, to which is to bo added 114, tho number of votes Tllden is now ahead, mak ing his firobablo majority 5,463. Indianapolis, Nov. 10.-Returns from all but threo counties give Til den 3,887 majority, a Democratic gain of 251. Three counties to hour from, Adams, Crawford and Pike, which guvo 1,563 Democratic majority Inst month, Indicating majority for Til deii 5,46i in tho whole State.. FLORIDA, Auot nr\. Nov. 10. - A dispatch from ! Dike't’ltv ll :30 p. m.. sajs corrected i returns > f 28 it u-oics place the Dem oorulid m:.j ri y a seven hundred, i Hiilsl) ,iu couoiv, according to in -1 forma 'on from reliable source, gives ! 014 L> -unwitt ic in ijo: by, which gives j the State to rhe DoTfco •raU by over 15C0 majority. Savannah, N >v 10—Advicui to-night j from nli-ihicmintr.es suy Tilden, Drew, j CongressuKU aud tlie Legislature arc clec- I ted in Florida. The eight comities of Duval, Alachua, Gadsden, Jefferson, Le on, Madison and Nasliau give an aggre gate Republican maj. of 6,534. Tho oilier counties irt die State certainly give Demo cratic majority. Returns Irom 13 coun ties—Baker, Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Hamilton, Jackson, Levy, Monroe, Or ange, Elk, Putnam, St. Johns and Hnwa nee—give aggregate Democratic ma jority of 3,020. flic remaining eighteen counties in 1874 gave Democratic ma jorities aggregating 3,200; this, without any increase, would give to tal aggregate of 6,534, and elected the Democratic ticket by a majority of 272. The 18 counties to hear from, however, will certainly increase the majority of 1874, from 1,200 to 1,500, and the entire ticket will be elected by a majority ranging from* 1,200 to 1,500. The State has certainly gone for Tilden and Hendricks. Tho Radicals will endeavor to change the result by State canvass of the returns. Prominent officials have de clared that the State shall go Radi cal, if it is necessary to count a 1,000 majority at every polls in Jef ferson county, but the outrages con templated will hot be submitted to. The people arc aroused and the in dignation is difficult to control. The Democratic State Executive Commit tee are vigilant to prevent fraud. Another dispatch says both parties still claim the State. Great excite ment still prevails. Democrats are certainly elected by at least 1,200 majority, but with Onandler’a mil lion ( dollurs and the army to back them it is feared the Radicals will cuujt him out. The honest people of the State may not submit to it, and trouble is expected. LOUISIANA. Philadelphia, Nov. 10.—In accord ance with tho request of Governor Kellogg, of Louisiana, that promi nent men should go from the North to inspect the counting of tho votes in that State, the President has invi ted the following gentlemen to pro ceed to New Orleans for such pur pose: Hon. W. D. Kelley, of Penn.; Gen. J. A. Garfield, of Ohio; Hon. J. A. Kassoo, of Iowa; John 8. Chen berg, of Penn.; Gen. J. A. Logan, of Illinois. It is understood that most of these gentlemen have accepted, and will reach New Orleans within a few days. New Yotk. Nov. 10.—A dispatch from New Orleans received at Dem ocratic headquarters here says Lou isiana has gone for Tilden by 5000 to 10,000 majority. New Ooiileans, Nov 10, midnight, —Official and unofficial and reported returns from 51 parishes, including New Orleans, gives a Democratic majority of 9,471, a Democratic gain of 6,505. The six parishes to be heard from gave in 1874 a Democratic majority of 2,094. The Democrats claim the State as absolutely certain by not less than 6,000 after making liberal allowances for contingencies. NEW YORK. New York, Nov. 10.— The streets have been filled all day with excited crowds, much more turbulent and less generous than heretofore. Several fights. Democrats still assert their perfect confidence in Tilden’s elec tion. The Republican Committee, a ma jority of whom have heretofore had doubts as to the result, are now per fectly confident of Hayes’ election, and have so notified their correspon dents. I understand Gov. Hayes himself no longer doubts hi3 elec tion. Washington, D. C.—Republican headquarters closed with a speech from Simon Wolff, in which he told the audi ence to go home and return in three days. MASSACH iisett*. Boston, Nov. 10.—Dean, Democrat, is elected to Congress by the official count. Cheering News—Wliat Is Said. Washington, Nov. 10.—The New York Tribune and Herald, to-day have strong articles demanding that there be an honest count of the vote in Louisiana. The Herald says there must be no fraud in making ;the returns, but it must satisfy the honest, fair minded men of both parties. Latest from Louisiana. Washington, November 10.— The Western Union bulletins the follow ing from New Orleans: “With re turns from all but six parishes, the Democrats claim 4,000 majority. The Bix parishes not heard from, in 1874 a Democratic majority of over 4,000.” THE GREAT EMERGENCY. An Appeal to Patriotism. “IN THE INTEREST 0E PEACE AND TO SECURE AN HONEST COUNT.” - 1.—.-———. LEADING MEN SUMMONED TO MEET AT NEW ORLEANS. Louisville, Nov. 10.—Tho report that Senator Beck, Henry Watter?on and others have gone to New Or leans, is premature. Mr. Wutterson has not left tho city, and in reply to ( inquiries, said that it the parties mentioned should go to New Orleans they would go in tho inierestof peace and order, proposing to exert their influence as fur us possible over the extilied musses now collected in that city. They could do no more in any event than to personally inform themselves. Mr. Watter son expressed the opiuion that it would be eminently proper lor Gov. Hayes and Gov. Til den jolntlly and by agreement to send parties or to Now Orleans, headed respectively byCbas. Francis Adams and Win. Evarts, aud compos ed of conservative men who have the confidence of the country. He thought such an arrangement would be able a fair count of the votes and satisfy the whole people, averting a most dangerous issue and perhaps prevent an outburst of passion. New York, Nov. 10.—The following dispatch has been sent to Governors Ingersoll, Hubbards, Robinson, Be dle, Curtin, Palmer, MeCreering, Carroll and others, also to Senators Thurman, Bayard, Randolph, Mc- Donald, Kerman and other Senators, and to leading public men in the Northern States, Republican and Democratic. Their acceptance war rants a full representation at New Orleans: Citizens at New Orleans urgently request that a delegation of prom inent geDtlemen comr there at once to counsel peace and a fair and honest return. You are earnestly requested to be one of ten or fifteen gentlemen,- all widely known, to meet at Louis ville Galt House Saturday evening, peoceeding directly South, or if more convenient, meeting at the St- Cbarles Hotel, New Orleans Monday morning. Your prompt acceptance by telegraph is requested. This emergency apeals to your patriotism. [Signed] Abram S. Hewitt, Chairman’ The Public Feeling:. Washington, Fov. 10.—Ail demon strations in the streets have ceased. A feeling of sullen dissatisfaction seems to prevail among all parties. Wilmington, N. C., Nov. 10.— The excitement here to-rlay over the pres ent aspect of the Presidential elec tion is intense. No time since elec tion day has there been anything to approximate the deep feeling mani fested this evening. The Democrats claim that Tilden is honestly elected, and if there is to be any trouble over the matter the people of the North must decide the question. The Re publicans generally sustain the ac tion of the President. More Troops. Atlanta, Nov. 10.—One Company of Infantrv has been ordered from this place to Tallahassee; several from South Carolina. Savannah, Nov. 11.—Transporta tion has been ordered for troops to pass through this city to-night for Florida. Advices from Florida say that State has undoubtedly gone Demo cratic by 2,000 majority. There has been no disturbances as far as heard from. All Quiet ill New Orleans. New York, Nov. 10.—The Western Union bulletin from New Orleans, 3,45 p. m., says: “Reports circulated North of rioting here are untrue; the city and State are perfectly quiet, and business is proceeding as usual. The European Conference. Paris, Nov. 10.—The Count of Chando ry has been appointed French delegate to the Conference of Powers on the Eastern Question. It is expected that the Con ference will begin its session in about a fortnight. Constantinople, Nov. 10. —The Porte has not yet replied to Englaud’s confer ence proposal. McKees Pardon Mlincd. New York, Nov. 10.—The Herald’s special from St. Louis says the U. S. Marshal has been notified that Pres ident Grant has signed McKee’s par don. Chaffee lor (Senator. Denver, Col., Nov. 10.—In the cau cus of the Republican members of the Legislature, Hon. J. B. Chaffee was unanimously nominated U. S. Senator. Indiansurrender Confirmed. Washington, Nov. 10-The surren der of four hundred lodges of hostile Indians belonging to Missouri River agencies to Gen. Miles, confirmed. Sitting Bull with 30 lodges, escaped. Counting Paruesln Congress. New York Nov. 10.—The Times fig ures Congress: Republicans 143, Democrats 147; to be elected 3. The Herald figures a Democratic majority of 25. FLOYD COUNTY, GA. THK CITY OF ROHE, And It* Magnificent Surrounding*. Rome, Floyd County, Georgia, I November 5, 1876. j Editor of Times: Our Sabbath is spent to-day among a people that are “wise unto that which is good, and simple concerning evil”—people after St. Paul’s pliolosophy. Their practical wisdom consists in a volun tary ignorance of evil. They never appeal to the bad part of human nature; they never exasperate, in flame nor awaken prejudice, but stifle and drive out ail such feelings. The peoide are a friendly, courteous people. You feel in their warm clasp of the hands as if you had felt the pressure of tho hand shake with your first lovc\ , FLOYD COUNTY wus named after Major General Floyd, who die,d in June 1829, at his residence in Camden couty. He was a sou of that noblo old Rebel of South Carolina, who wore a silver cressent on the lappel of hiseoat-col lar, “Liberty or Death." The General wus it South Carolinian by birth, born in 1774. In 1803 he was a mem ber of tiie Georgia Legislature. In 1806 ho was appointed Brigadier-Gen eral of the Georgia Militia. In 1813 he received the appointment of Major-General aud moved against the Creek Indians. His command were at Antassee and Camp Defiance. He commanded at Savannah in the war of 1812. In 1826-7 he served in Congress. He was a man of high sense of honor; he never forsook the correct principles of a State’s Rights Patriot; yet he loved the union of the States, their constitution and their flag which at that time floated over the home of the free and the brave. THE LANDS of this county along the bottoms arc exceedingly productive; they are of a dark loose loam, The lands along the valleys and hill-sides are of a mulatto cast; fertile, and well adap ted to corn, wheat, oats barley, rye, clover and cotton. The mountain lands are also productive. minerals. Iron in great abundance, galena, plumbago, slate, pyrites, spar, agate, ostieas, amouites, coal, encrenites, coprolites and other minerals. BTTLE GROUNDS. An old Indiian battle was fought in the forks of the Etowah and the Oostanaula rivers, near the county site. Fratenal fights of ’6l-5 are fresh in tho minds of our people, and many bones are decaying to-day of those who wore the blue and grey, each dying in defence of their sec tion. Together they sleep beneath Georgia’s soil. Together the old war scarred veterans of the grey and blue march in solid.'column day after to morrow and vote for Tilden and Hendricks. May victory perch on their banner, when each will rejoice together over that peace so many of their dead comrades laid down their lives to bring to the people of this country. rivers'and creeks Chief among the streams that flow through the county, are the Etowah and Oostanaula, forming the beauti ful Coosa. The creeks are the Spring creeks, Armicho, Cedar, Rocky, Heott’s and Ball Play. These streams are as full in summer as winter, be ing fed by many little springlets that flow into them on either side. BOUNDARIES. Floyd is bounded, North by Chat tooga and Gordon; East by Bartow; South by Polk; West by the land of “Here we Rest.” OTHER FACTS. “Rome is in latitude 34 deg. 17 min., longitude 8 deg. 17 min. 30 see. West from Washington, thus making this part of the South the most fa vored section of the Union. Its hap py location places it above the mala rial influences of the cotton belt, en abling the white man to work in the field at all seasons of the year, or at all times of the day, and being below the frost belt is free from those sud den changes and severe cold of the more northern sections of the Union. It also occupies a happy medium be tween the extremes of heat and cdld, and is from its geographical position one of the most even and temperate climates in the United States. Being a country of mountains, valleys, riv ers, creeks and immense forests, the extremes of drought and wet weather, so common to the great prairies of the West and Southwest, is most happily escaped. This section is also free from those terrible winds which carry death and destruction in their track across the prairies of the West ern and Southwestern States, as well as from those terrible ‘northers’ that are so dreaded by both man and beast on the plains of Texas. “Our rainfall is distributed equally through the year by gentle showers, making this one of the pleasantest and most desirable countries for ag ricultural purposes in the American Union. Our great forests which ex tend over this entire section of the State, embracing every variety of trees, not only add great beauty to our country and furnish timber in abundance, but doubtless contribute In a great degree to the unparalleled salubrity of our climate, besides in fluencing greatly the rainfall during the year. THE CITY OF HOME, to the stranger is a beautiful place; its location, its surroundings all stamp it as one of picturesque beau ty. Perhaps the grandest view to be witnessed here at this season of the year is from the eminence in Ceme tery Hill about sunset, as the God of day sinks to rest beyond Mount Al to’s towering peak; or at a little later vesper hour, when the moon struggles through the golden friuged clouds with their milky linings in the endless chain of hills and valleys rising and falling like the wind waves of a wheat field as far as the sight pierces the horizon or the va rigated woods; or let us come here at sunrise, when the orb of day leaps up behind the near high hills, scatter ing the fantastic vapors as he mounts higher and higher in the heavens. Better at no other place can so grand a sunrise be witnessed us here.unless it be on “Mount Blanc.” Here too is secured a splendid view of Rome, as she lies nestled between two beau tiful rivers, showing their blue line of a meandering course as they hug the city in lovely embrace in their onward course, forming a beautiful union of their cooling waters, losing like the maiden in marriage, their identity aud name, ceasing to be tho Etowah and Oostauaula, becoming tho living, rising Coosa. Back again to this spot at lonely eve, we are taught by these mountain shadows a lesson of instruction. “For in union there is strength as well as beauty, and behold this ma jestic stream, floating upon its bosom the staunch built steamers, leaviDg behind in their.traek clouds of murky smoke which floats fairy like over the silvery waves; behold the trains of arriving and departing ears, after a long day’s journey, engines puffing and blowing as if tired of their load; see the busy crowds as they sway up and down the broad and shady streets; gather at the wharves and depots, listen to the hum of voices, the shrill whistle of the locomotives; tho last chirp of many songsters; harken to the echoes and re-echoes as thesound seems transported dowD, down, down the sparkling waters of these two wedded Indian streams as they silently move toward old ocean, until thesound seems to strike the distant hills and then return again from whence it started, and die away just as twilight gives place to dark ness. Tlie Whippoorwill begins her lay, And rosy twilight paints the sky, While creeping on with mantle gray A noiseless, steplike dims the eye. Now dimly through the misty blue, The stars are peeping one by one, . Illuming every drop of dew That just has trembled in the sun. The night-bird spreads her heavy wings. And hovers ’round the silent dell, The Nightingale her vespers sings, And nature bids the day farewell, and ,all nature seems fond of tran quility, aud then realize that the dead are resting in peace near by, and nothing to disturb the solitude of the hour, save now and then a sweet song from the Souths’ sweet est and inimitable] songster, and the soul reaches upward in its commun ings and seems satisfied. Twilight has given away to dark ness, and now Heaven’s diamonds, far above, reflect themselves in the deep, dark looking waters below, looking like the Dolphin’s scales, and amidst the awful stillness we wind our way down the serpentine walks around the rocky cliffs back to the bosom of charming Rome, car rying with us emotions and impres sions that will be remembered in the long, long years hereafter. A stran ger should never visit the ’’Seven Hill City” without getting a pano ramic view from some if these tow ering heights, which yond description.” TnE LOCATION AND ADVANTAGES. It has been demonstrated by many practical farmers, since tlie war, that clo ver grows more luxuriantly in North Georgia than in Kentucky, Virginia or Tennessee. The lands in this county have a high reputation for fertility, and vary in price from two to tiiirty dollars per acre, owing to improvements and proximity to the city of Rome. Tlie early settlers of this county came from the older part of tins State, and from South Caroli na and Tennessee. Since tlie war we have received families from New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Missouri, Indiana, Virginia and other Slates, and from Germany, England, Swe den and Mier foreign countries. A large majority of the inhabitants are moral and intelligent. Freedom of speech and of the press are preserved as sacred rights, and no onei j molested on account of either his religion or politics. Though \he whites largely outnumber the colored race there has never been any disturbance between the two races since the war. The entire population of the county, both white and colored, are law abiding, intelligent, respectful of each others rights, and human life and proper ty is as safe as anywhere on the civilized portion of this globe. The asperities engendered by the war have been buried, and our people have turned their attention to hard work, and they invite the Eastern. Western and Northern man to come and settle in our midst, help us to develope a section of our great and common country, for which nature has done so much and man so lit tle.” AN EX-COLUMBUS SAWBONES. Dr. T. Jeff. Word, formerly of Colum bus, is now administering to the sick and complaining of Rome. He is gradually falling into the routine practice of an ac tive physician engaged in a laborious practice of medicine. He has gained much in flesh, and begins to wear the peach-blossom hue of health on his cheeks, looking ten years younger than when he left Colmnbus some months ago. ”B.’ ” NO. 207