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Newspaper Page TextflWHpNiii;. FiHin.ort. as. irr. ■ i Manettn l’a|T M.'iiiut'acttiriiig ■tiiimt'jictures the lwt of New* liiippiiijr .-it lowest I H. A A MiHiso.v . Agent. [ The Dollar Weekly. ju is the time to spare a dol a good weekly paper, lor Have your naiiit— en IIW 1111 ■ b'tv Id and /• t i'VHtflv. |f“ Announcements of Can B- for the Legislature will he ■shed in this pa|>er. until the If election. ;il the lowest pos ■ ate-. Tickets will he prin ftveryMow priees. ( I *■’ 1 p 1 :,,| d mar ami V-w 'l i.i I. |a*toaii upward tendency tBL Copper Mines. Hfs It. I larden ha- f iirni-licil ol ore obtained at a SSBW wenly feel from the District of Paulding. i• I<• 11 - from I lie surface 11 a< . 1 i<.r mile mu Ili ■RiPßith west. This is the lining of the development of [of the best mineral regions in tyorld. BHBk|fiitc Fair. jffifgffhisy car tin- Fail in ink: 1 1 1 1 1 I<■ I . hull' tlml Tv or ivimirkable having been Tin* gamblers, pick Rickets and races, seem to have (created the greatest sensations. The IVesidenfh Message. The message of the !'resident is brief and sensible, referring solely to the immediate business (or which Congress is convened, he appropriations necessary to arrv on the affairs of the gov ernment. Acreage oft Tops. The cotton crop seems destin edto undergo a decrease of acre Lge, while Tobacco, fane and other crops are largely increased, all over the South and West. Cleopatra's Needles. The craft containing one of the obelisk's, on its voyage from Alexandria to Kngland was abandoned by the conveying steamer in a storm and afterwards recovered ninety miles south of Kerol, Spain. The other Obelisk from the same locality in Kgypt. is soon to be carried to New York for erec tion in that City. They are of the age of Harnesses, and of groat altitude. We are indebted to our Representative in Congress, lion. Win. 11. Felton, for copies of the ComjrttMOHdl lla-ont. from the address of Speaker Randall to the House, we ipiote tln* following paragraph : 1 assume we will take no step backward in the work of retrench meat and reform so auspiciously begun by the House under a mu tured and definite plun of redue tiou in tht> expenditures of tlit* Government. It i- certain still greater reductions can he made without impairing the efficiency of administration. To have hon ■st administration, it should la* frugal. Never before was it more ■gent than now, with general ti Kancial distress,and labordepres led by heavy burdens, to exercise we sternest economy. When the rule of hard necessity dark ■is every household in tln* land, Btruvugaucc on the part of the Bople's servants. i~ an unpardoii ■ile crime." w Tlic llinticd Hu.ikc ill \ MKKK'A. In Louisiana they have found an Anaconda, or Boa Constrictor. It had crushed a cal land was jue paring to swallow it when it was ikjlled rounds of hall k^t^ucMiot. HHnMUril t 11 I I t \ hud \ ten the head, thirty in dies in circumference, and about the centre of the Imklv about forty two inches. It has a refju lar -m-eession of spots, hlack and yellow, alternating, extending front its head to its tail, while either side is a deep purple. No doubt this snake ha- for many years inhabited that section of country, and depredated upon the young calves and animals that come within its reach. The skin of this huge snake has been preserved, and will lie sent to Shreveport and put on exhibition. Mass Meeting. Marietta. Oct. 12th. 1877. T<> the Voters of Cobb county: Whereas, the Executive Com mittee of the Democratic Party of said county, having been re jjuostcd by the chairman of said mmimitlee to meet at this place this day, to take some action in regard to holding a convention for the purpose of nominating suitable candidates to represent this county in the next Legisla ture; and whereas, the time being short when we should know what should he done, we the undersign ed citizens, including a part of said Executive Committee, here by call a MASS MEETING of the citizens of Cobh county, to meet at the Court House, on the lirst Tuesday in November next, for the purpose of nominating candi dales to represent said county in the next Legislat lire, and also to elect delegates to the Senatorial Convention, to nominate a Sena tor for the3sth senatorial district. I). N. McEachern, W. B- Howell, H. M. Hammett. .1. E. Mozley, Roswell King, E. Denmead, E. C. Harris, A. A. Winn, R. 11. .Marchmuu, E. J. Seize, Win. F. Groves, .1. L. Root, Geo. W. Cleland, T. J. Atkinson, (J. R. Hilbert. .1. B. Glover, W. B. Pilgrim, G. Tennent, Henry C. White, W. B. Dobbs, S. N. Green. 1 1 OMMUNK'ATEI). | ll the Atlanta Constitution wields the influence for Atlanta it claims on the Capitol question in coutroling the mind of the State, what will be the influence of Atlanta over the Legislature ? Qukrk. I COMMUNICATGD. | Demoralized. It is frequently said, in conver sation, that the peopleure demor alized. 1 understand hv this that the successful accumulation of money or position is an effort ranking higher in general esteem than virtue and rectitude. It matters not, it is said, by what means the money or position is attained, the secure possession obtains from mankind all the es teem Avhieli should alone be awar ded to the undeviuting friend of virtue and truth. Be this as it may, it is apparent that such re finement in deception and hypoe riey have been reached in social, political and religious issues, that character, age and virtue, when brought in conflict with audacious hypocriev, is not uiifrequently driven to the wall, Avith few to sympathize with their misfortune. This is lamentable,as we can nev er on such a foundation,found the basis for a social fabric worthy of the esteem of the great and good, or which does not carry with it the elements of its own destruc tion. It sometimes happens that the corruption of the body politic appears most virulent when it is making the greatest efforts to slough oil its impurities. This is a more hopeful view of the sub jeet. Malaperts may think that so eiety needs no advice ; hilt 1 have ventured with these remarks not withstanding. V erit as. American Wheat. London, Oct. 9. The Times to day, in its financial article, says: “Since the begiuing of the present year we have import ed C23,000,1)00 worth of wheat, against C 15,000,000 worth last year. Curiously enough, increas ed supplies have not yet come from the Failed States, which -cut it neat h 4.000.000 cwt. les TII E FIELD AN D FI1! E S IJ) E. this year than last. Our chief sources of extra supply have been British India, Russia. Germany. France and Egypt. No doubt India. Egypt and Russia have been stimulated to export more largely than usual by their linan cial necessities, but the figures are none the less significant on that account. It is just possible that the corn dealers in the I ni ted States may hold back a little too long in hope of obtaining higher prices, and it is quite evi dent from the ease of the market at present that it will not vet at all events hear squeezing.” The War. London, Oct, Hi.—A Russian of ticial dispatch,dated headquarters army of the Caucassus, Oct, Kith, says: “Yesterday the Russians gained a great victory over Muhk tar Pasha, Papturing many guns and prisoners. The Turks have been driven from the road to Kars.” A dispatch from Moscow, dated 16th, says that private telegrams received there state tiiat on Mon day the Russians attacked Mulik tar Pasha’s new positions. The Caucassian grenadiers stormed the Alwias hill, which formed the key to the Turkish positions. A two hours’ engagement ensued, resulting in the flight of Muhktar Pasha in the direction of Kars or Ezreoum, the Russians pursuing. The Turks lost many prisoners, cannon, rifles and a large quanti ty of provisions. An official dispatch received at Constantinople, dated to day, lo cates the battle at Aladja Dogli, which is probably the same as A1 wias. The dispatch says the Rus sians attacked from four sides, and were falling back at the time the telegram was sent off, and the final result of the battle was mo mentarily expected. A Reuter telegram from Bitch arest reports that the Turks have ! withdrawn their artillery from the second Grivaca redoubt. The Russians fear the redout is mined. London, Oct. 18th.—An official dispatch from Muhktar Pasha.da ted Kars. Oct. 15, says: Our cen tre, alter being exposed for four hours to an overwhelming can nonade and incessant assault, was compelled to retreat, leaving Ar olias hill in the hands of the ene my. The Russians then occupied all the strategical points in the direction of Kars, to which place we have withdrawn with one division to prepare our revenge. Another division, including the corps commanded by Raeliiel O mar, Kiurim, Movvssa and Clieo ket l'asha continues to hold its position on Kara Dogli." This is doubtless the portion of Muhktar Pasha’s force Avhich, ac cording to a later Russian tele gram,was compelled to surrender. Muhktar Pasha says his loss is 800 hors da combat , which is obvious ly untrue, lie claims that a reg iment and a half of Russian cav alry and four battalions of infan try were totally destroyed. Muhk tar attributes his defeat to Rus sian reinforcements, and the fact that they were able to place in position 200 guns, served liv skill ed artillerists. St. Pkrersburg, Oct. lff.-On re ceiving information of Muhktar Pasha’s defeat. Ismael Pasha with drew from the neighborhood ol'lg dyr to the heights of Zoy, near the frontier. It is believed he is on the point of completely avacuat ing our territory. The Russians before Plevna have received a reinforcement of ten thousand infantry. A Reuter dispatch from Eze roum, dated to day, contains the following: Kars is said to he already par tially blockaded. It is also ru mored that the Russians have oc cupied Peneck. It is rumored that an assault on Plevna was commenced on Thurs day. It is stated that the mate rial for the Russian lints, contrac ted for in England, is detained as contraband of war. THE TI'RKS W ERE BADI.Y DEFEATED UNDER .MUIIKTAR CASHA. A correspondent says: Mulik tar Pasha’s defeat leaves the Rus siansfree to act on the w ing. Fur ther operations by Ismail Pasha against Igdyr are out oftheques tiojl, and it tin dons not retreat promptly he may share the fate of Muhktar Pasha’s Aladaj divis ion. The Russian force at Aida ban, wnich has been kept by an immediate opposing force, will not remain idle longer. Thus, with one blow, all the advanta ges gained bv the Turk- during the summer, have disappeared, and unless the weather and the extreme difficulty of supplying the 'Russian army interfere, a march on Ezeroum may be tried agaiii this year. London'. < tetoher go.- The Stan dard lias received the following, dated Tiflis. Thursday : The Rn sians moved on Kars yesterday. Siege material ha- left Alexan dianople for Kars. Gmail Pasha's army has retired into Turkish ter ritory followed by Gen. Tergucas soff. The Russian garrison of Ar dilian and Bion corps have been ordered to co operate in the gen eral advance. The Standard has the following from Poordin : The czar, address ing the general staff on Wednes day, declared that lie and all the imperial family would remain with the army to share in the la hor and fortunes of war and wit ness the deeds of the soldiers.— He concluded: “I. myself, will care for the wants of the army, and, if necessary, all Russians will, as once before, take up their arms.” Fears of Another Eastern War. London, Oct. 15. special des patch to the Times from Calcutta says: “It is feared that war is imminent between the British and the Ameer of Afghanistan and the Khan of Kolat in conse quence of the location of a Brit ish force at Quetta, in Beloochis tan. which the Khan and Ameer construe to mean the permanent occupation of that country.— Though the force at Quetta is only sent avowedly as an escort to the British Resident Agent, yet the Viceroy declares its main tenance there is a necessary measure of imperial policy.— The Ameer of Afghanistan is ne gotiating with the Kelat and Be looehee chiefs for the forcible expulsion of t he British, for which lie oilers his help, and warns the Khan that their continued pres ence means eventtial absorption.” The Feeling at Washington. NVasinuton, Oct. 10. —The re-j suit of the Ohio election lias j greatly demoralized Republicans j here, avlio generally charge the j Republican defeat on Mr. Hayes, j It is evident the President has few supporters among the office holders, while they denounce Stanly Mathews in unmeasured terms as the author of all Hie ills w hich have befallen, or may be fall, the Republican party. One remarked that lie was glad t lie Democrats had carried Ohio, as the result must be the retirement of Sherman from the Cabinet.— Another rejoiced because Stanley j Matthews would be unable to re ucav his lease of the Senatorship. It was generally' conceded that Pennsylvania would itOAVgo Dem ; oeratie by 25,000 to 30,000, and New York by not less than dou ble that majority. The feeling among the department clerks ap pears to be that the Republican party is doomed, and some avlio have heretofore been among its most active and determined sup porters express themselves as thoroughly disgusted and indif ferent as to its future. The sup porters of the Administration are not at all worried, however, but take the ground that a Demo cratic victory in Ohio Avas inevi table and could not have been averted by any Republican Pres ident who might have been cho sen in place of Mr. llayes. At the White House the defeat is at tributed to the Greenback and Labor diversions, the temperance ticket and other local causes, and is not believed to be in any sense a condemnation of either the civil service reform or South ern policy. The El Paso Mob. San Fkaxcbsco, Oct. 14.—Advi ces from El Paso show a most dangerous state of affairs. The entire lower portion of El Paso County is in possession of a mob. and Americans throughout the county have abandoned their homes and lied to El Paso for safety. Judge Howard, avlio kill ed Louis Cardis at El Paso on the 10th instant, succeeded in making hi- escape to Messilla where he still remains. Cardis is -nitl to have been the leader of the mob. which is more despe rate and threatening in con se quence of hi- death. The Sheriff ul El Paso i- also in Messilla. but refuses to return witli Howard, as the hitter w ould be immediate ly killed by the mob, while the Sheriff himself will be killed if he dares *o return without How ard. Lieutenant Payne, who is in charge of the detachment of troops, -ay s four companies will be required to -uppiv-s the mob. A lame number of outlaw are encamped near the county-seat. They declare they will light the troops if the latter attempt to make arrests. Judge Blaker is on the way from Fort Davis with troops ’to restore order. Washington. Oct. 16. —The 10l lowing telegram has been receiv ed here from Gen. Pope: “The difficulties at El Paso and San Eli zario are entirely between the cit izens of the State of Texas (Mex ican and American], and 1 have instructed Lieu. Rucker not to in terfere with them, except to pre vent inroads from the Mexican side.” General News. Col. <>. I*. Fitzsimmons, of Au gusta, lias he n appointed by the President, Marshal of Georgia, vice Major Smvtlie, removed. The Atlanta Constitution in speaking of the races at the Fair last week, says that “in an im promptu dash after the race. Newt Benson, of Cherokee coun ty, by the turning of his saddle at the northwest corner, was thrown violently to the ground and dragged some distance. — When reached by Dr. J. M. Clem ents, of Chattooga county, who was present, Benson was found to have suffered a severe fracture of the tibia just below the knee joint of the right leg. He was taken to his quarters and well attended. The fracture will he set this morning by Dr. West moreland and others. The undercurrent in favor of in dependents is surprisingly strong in some portions of the State. So far as the election of mem bers of the Legislature is con corned, the Caifollton Times wants a fair field and a free fight. Acworth wants to send one of her citizens to the Legislature from Cobh. Smith Lemon, Col. Litchfield. M. C. Awtry and A.M. Northcutt are mentioned in this connection. What the country expects of Congress is that it will provide for the maintenance of an army sufficient for legitimate purposes ; not a man less nor a man more. Mr. Hayes, we believe, will find the members of the House very level-headed on this point.— Bal timore Gazette. The Knoxville Chronicle ap peals to its readers to plant orch ards, and dry t he fruit as their best money crop. Last year, the ship meats of dried fruit from the sta tions on the East Tennesse, Vir ginia and Georgia railroad amoun ted to $138,000, and yet the mar kets of the world were not over stocked. The Dallas, Texas, /feral<l says that the Governor will raise five or six regiments to reticlevona at Galveston, so that in case war should commence before congress meets they could be placed on the Rio Grande without loss of time. The San Antonio Express joins the Victoria Advocate in advising the people of western Texas to plant more grain. It say r s “the cotton Avortn ravages this season, and the experiments so success fully made in the raising of small grain, is causing quite a revolu tion in the minds of the farming community of western Texas con cerning the most profitable pro duct on which to bestoAV their la bor. Says the Victoria Advocate: “This season of 1877 bids fair to become an epoch in the histor.v of cotton production in this portion of Texas. The one or tAvo hund red bales to be sent into market from Victoria county' this year, a gainst several thousand last sea son, indicates the fearful ravages of the worm, and impels the be lief that hereafter farmers will re fuse to stake their year's labor on any one particular kind of crop.” Richmond, Ind„ Get. 19.—John Eddy Moffet. aged seven years, adopted by a wealthy Quaker, three years ago, and kidnapped Wednesday afternoon by two Gypsies, has been recovered.— Ilis abductors claim that the boy’ is Charley Ross. Avliile other scout the story. Washington, Oct. 16.—Senator Bayard, in an interview with the Times correspondent, gave very freely his views as to the attitude of the democratic senators so far as he personally understood it.— He says that there is a general desire to shorten the duration of the extra session, but neither he nor any of In- associates will con sent to any postponement until Senators Xpoff'ord and Eustis, of Louisiana, and Senator Butler, of South Carolina, have been seated. These -tates are entitled under the constitution to representation in the senate, and it would be great injustice to the states to still further postpone the consid eration of the cases of their rep resentatives. He said that there was no possible chance for argu ment in these cases. They were settled beyond any recall of judg ment. Havana. Oct. 15.— Advices from Santo Domingo have been received to the sth inst. The revolution against the Baez Ad ministration was in full force.— The town of Puerto Plata w as oc cupied by the revolutionists, who were besieging the fort, and ex pected it to surrender momenta rily. There was great agitation throughout the republic. No de tails had been received from the interior, as all the roads were in tercepted and was impossible. General Bulgar, of Venezuela had arrived at Xa mana. Washington, Oct. 14.—The Smithsonian Institution is in re ceipt of a telegram from Profes sor Peters, Clinton, N, Y-, an nouncing the discovery this morn ing of a planet of the eleventh magnitude in 1 hour and 5 min utes right ascension, 7 degrees 55 minutes north declination, and a south motion. Toronto, Out., October 12. The Monetary Times , in an a.it i cle comparing the late harvest with that of former years, consid ers it exceptionally bountiful; estimates that 30,000,000 bushels of wheat and 10,000,000 bushels of barley have been harvested this year, and that the figures for coarse grains probably exceed 45,000\000 bushels. Mrs. H aye's Lack of Sta lk.— “Miss Grundy,” writing from Washington, says: •‘Some of Mrs. Hayes’s friends playfully tell her that she does not (to use their own expression) ‘put'on airs enough in her position. In the cottage at the Soldiers' home she is the simple, unaffected, hospit able mistress of the household, deporting herself as if she was entitled to no higher station than a modest home similar to that in a retired country place would imply. When friends call on her she accompanies them to the carriage door, and stands with an coveted head talking at the step, with utter forgetfulness of self, or of the position of ‘first lady in America.' I imagine her hus band and she interpret noblesse oblige after a more exalted fash ion than is ordinarily accepted. To them the obligation is to dis charge all duties, great and small, j with the greater strictness, ac j cepting as they do the responsi bilities of any state of life in i which they may be placed.” MARIETTA HAK U ETS. ! COTTON—lotents. | BACON—Clear Ribbed Sides, 11 Shoulders 7$ 4 '@ s Blk Clear Hibbeil Sides *.O j(a 10 Bulk Shoulders, (Ml Hams—Sugar Cured Can. 15 CORN—AVtiite choice !i( MEAL—White, “ jm> OATS—Yellow and Rost Proof 50 HAY—Mixed l i;n FLOUR—Fancy I 25 Extra Family 4 (HI Family, ’ ;i 75 Extra' ini LARD— Prime Leaf l l(ttl(i Leaf in buckets, 15 MOLASSES—Choice Cuba 50(aG0 Sugar House, tO(a>4T> Sorguni hi New Orleans, 75@1(M1 ! SUGAR—Cut Loaf 15 Powd., Crush, amt Gran'd. 15 Ex White, i;h 4 “Yellow C” 12 | COFFEE—Rio choice, 2S " prime, 25 “ fair, 22'., | BI TTER—Choice Goshen in') < 'ountry, hny’g 20. selling 25 CHEESE—Pine Apple ini Extra Cream 20 EGGS. Selling 12 1 ., 1 'ANGLES—Para tine. .'l(l<u:ts Star 25 TALLOW,(buying 00 BEESWAX 20(<t25 FIELD PEAS ‘MK.idlNl PEART. GRITS 5 RICE id IRISH POTATOES— V hu-h 2 00 MACKEREL— y 111. mtls MATCHES, per dozen tioxc- :!o(<ißs ; OA s I ERS, t tl, can, per dozen 1 25 2tti call, “ •• 2 25 OIL—KEROSENE, in Machine, 1 ini PEACHES—peeled—lnn ing s(u 8 impeded “ H(a 4 THE MERCHANTS AND MECHANICS * l\M ltA\( i: (O il I*A \V, (If Btehtnonif. la. Cl ASH capital, $250,000 —< 'ash assets boinl- in tlie treasury of 1 Georgia for fur ther security of policies. This well know n company lias paid in thousands of dollars to claimants in Georgia since rhe war, and w ill maintain it- well earn ed reputation for skillful, conservative, prompt, jn-t dealing. Dwellings, stores, Merchandise, Gin Bouses, and contents, and Mills, insur ed iit fair rates. Agents at ail promi nent |ioiiit- in the State, to whom appiv, •>r to BARRINGTON KING, oct 24-1 y Agent. Marietta. Ga.