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Sk is greatly pievalout. Bur
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Let ns have peace.
99gjp~ 1 lie V ugini i I'n ill,re* m
K& Stuwutou liver have been
Hashed nWay fei* the Ihinl time
Hvitliiu two months.
& gOF* Mr. James Branham, the
Berryman, at JJeFoe's ferry, mi
■he Chattahoochee river, wn?
tyjjfsvlicit on the nltli inst. while
attempting to repair the break in
the wire across the river, lv the
capsizing of the boat.
r \ Nllent Senators.
Some of iho Senators of the I im i
ted Staten, it appeal'd, go thimigh
their term without utterance -ave
in voting yea or nax. They Miller
in puhlie estimation, as even the
moat deliberative assembly is -up
posed to be swayed governed hx
. oratory; and the silent member,
[However intelligent or judicious,
Kts of little more importance than
Fn silent lawyer in a county court
pvoni. Mo one should aspire to
■public position who has not learn
B*d to sway the people by line
■ nlking. As a juror, perhaps, a
Litui might make up a righ
fteous verdict without a speech
Hgom a lawyer, but custom has gi
Htcn the right of sway to the law
Brer. and looks for its exercise. not
in courts, hut on the Im-t
and in oui legislative asscm
Bkies. Besides, a good speech.
IBough it max hay- no inlltience
t<i whom it is immcdi
addressed, i- ulxx.ixs appi,
■HLd 111 " Ihliu oiiiin .N> pl.u
. vyuu £ HOI 11- if >ou would
Rnu the glittering prizes of high
—the graces of oratory,
IgflL ejubef o'* 0 '* J that n.M one in a
■* m them xxithout an
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Wild Lands.
''(■ letter of the lion,
.j -Wild Land"
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I preenlnuks seems to
„.,■ , c died out, and t lie* exoil mien!
till w in C’ongresa aiul throughout
L'l'lie country, i- on re monetizing
.or restoring -ilvei to a par with
gold and silver throughout the
world. This will probably be ae
eompli. Led, but nothing can pre
j vent a return to a specie basis.
, ll*, we are. in fact. there al
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i tin- iin| ni ion 111. \.ill
- mill h I- nnaniuioii'l \ in
of said bill therefore be
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f /iVW<W, That n is the opinion
of this exchange, in general meet
ing assembled, that the agrieul
tural, comiuerciiil, inaniifaetiir
ing, and all other interests of this
eouutry, will be injured by the
passage of the said bill.
/it'no/vej, That as gold is the
basis of financial transactions in
nearly ul! of the principal nations
of the world, it is for our advan
tage to resume it as the basis of
our currency.
Jtctiolvtif , I hat the true inter
ests of this country require a re
turn to specie payments so soon
us practicable, and that by spe
cie payments we mean payments
in gold, using silver only as an
auxiliary and foreman amounts,
as wa- customary beforejlln* war.
The Sober Second Thought.
We are pleased in copying the
following just and truthful state
ment from the \tlanla Const itu
(to/i:
However much the southern
people deplore tin* fraud that
counted out the democratic eandi
date for president, they were pow
erless to prevent it. and if their
leaders in congress were bold
enough and sagacious enough to
wrench hope for their section
from the very jaws of despair,
their action iu this particular de
serves and will teccivethe ununi
uiotis endorsement of the iinhnp
py seetion whose condition they
were working to improve, and
whose interests they were aiming
to subset\e. \\ e repeat, thereto - e
what we have often said before,
that whatever niav be our opinion
as to the fruud which placed Mr,
liar in the executive chair, his
efforts tu parity the sections and
to reform the civil service, has
our unqualified endorsement, and
it is infinitely to his credit that
the bitterest attacks upon the
administration, thus far, come
from the knaves who conceived
and perpetrated the electoral
frauds.
The Texas I’acittc.
t he trieuds of the enterprise in
congress think the paospects for
the lex a* pacific railroad never
looked hrightei than to day More
of the representatives who have
returned from the people have
caught new inspiration from
them The press of the country
has been talking out on the sub
ject, show ing that the enterprise
is a national necessity, not only
as a ehanual ef commerce, but as
a means of reviving all industrial
interests Numbers ot those who
w ere neutral or outspoken oppo
nentsof the measure, now signify
their purpose to give it their sup
port
Lio ‘i~ General
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TII E F IELD AN D FI RE BID E .
lion, \rl%on TilVs Letter.
We give the following letter
from Mon. Nelson Tift, in reply
to a letter from a prominent < iti
zen :
A 1 11 ' " 1 ■’
I'J tTi ll must < - received your
I have read
er opinion on the
the
ieneral, and I agree
( i to the bad policy.
j§k ml illegality of -neli
The law authorizing
transfer of tax ti. fas., etc., with
all the original rights of lien and
collection, was intended for the
benefit of the tax payer, or other
defendant who should tind hint
self tumble lo pay at the proper
time, and could, by virtually
borrowing the money on the un
doubled security of a transfer of
the tax fi. fas., thus save his prop
ert v from immediate sale and pos
sible sacrifice. The use which
the Comptroller (leneral i- now
making of this 1 uvy, is not only
foreign to the purpose of the law 1 ,
in aiding the tax payer to pay his
tax without the sacrifice of his
property’, Imt his action is in di
red conflict with the interests
and rights of the tax payer, and
with the interests of the State.
lie is, w hether consciously or not,
by his action aiding a few specu
lators ta cover by the forms of
law , and to appropriate to their
own ue wild lands which do not
belong to them and w hich they
cannot justly or equitably ac
quire by the means or instrumen
talities which they have adopted.
If I have been correctly inform
ed, some ol these speculators had
all of these wild lands levied on
by the United States Marshal un
der fi. fas., against G. M. Duncan
anti others, who had no pretense
<>f title, and had them sold by the
Alarslial in Savannah, several
hundred lots in a hatch, they be
ing the purchasers, for a mere
trifle, and taking the Marshal's
deed for the lands. This vvas the
first step in this ••speculation,”
and for this the parties should he
held to criminal account under
the provisions of the Code, sec
lion 443 C. The next step in the
speculation was to get the Comp
troller General's transfer of the
fi. las., for taxes against the un
returned wild lands, aeeompa
nied by instructions, to the effect
that “the surplus that the land
might bring above taxes and cost,
etc., should go to the original
ow ner of the land if he could he
found, and to the public treasu
ry iu case no owner appeared.”
This perfected the scheme. The if
were the '•‘‘earners'' under these
bogus deeds from the United
States Marshal—they being con
stituted the judges—and they
would pay all “surplus to them
selves. But the Comptroller
(leneral, some time after the first
circular, sent these speculators a
supplementary circular, in which,
after warning them that “many
false and fraudulent owners will
perhaps try to impose on you,”
iu order to get the surplus of
sales over and above the taxes,
etc., he suvs, “ / think it would
ht lu st to to hr n i/oiu/ tint/ It tfiii
bond from all persons to whom
you pay such moneys, condi
tioned to repay the same within
twelve months if proper authori
ties decide that another is the
true owner*” These circulars
show clearly two facts, first
That the Comptroller General
had become conscious of his iile
gal action, or his great bluuder
in transferring to these specula
tors the authority vested by the
State in hint, not only for the
collection of these tax ti. fas,, but
for the protection of the original
owners of the land aud the inter
ests ol the State, in their proper
disposition, aud the security f
the surplus fund which they
might bring over and above the
payment of tuxes, etc. Second
That both the wild lands and
the surplus fund which may arise
from they sale, has been placed
by the Comptroller— by the trails
fer of the tax ti fas. at the ab
solute disposal of the speculator
uncontrolled by the authority of
the State, and yet leaving the
State equitably subject to any
damage which may occur to own
ers of lands by theii illegal ae
tiou. *
In these circumstances the
Comptroller General does not
speak to these speculators bv
the authority of the State. He
ha- divested himself of that right
so far as he could do so by bis il
legal action, and in tlie absence
of authority to prescribe law for
their guidance, Citizen Gold
smith tenders to the wot ves his
circular and supplemental
circular-advice as to how. in his
opinion, they should take care of
and protect the Lam ns!
Comptroller Goldsmith, in his
explanation or defense of iii> ac
tion published in the Atlanta
Constitution, relies upon the
( 'ode. section SOI. w hich million
zes a transfer of tax fi. fas. etc.,
and upon the opinion of the At
torney General. who says, "no
reason occurs why this section
should not embrace tax fi. fas.,
on wild lands, as well its other
tax fi, fas."
There are lwo important legal
ami conclusive reasons why the
Comptroller General could not
properly transfer these wild land
fi. fas., as he has, pretended to
do; First—The State charges
him with duties to the land own
ers, and If) the State in connec
tion with the collection of taxes
on w ild lands, which he cannot
transfer, nor can he fulfill them
consistently with a transfer of
the (i. fas. Consequently the
Code, which he quotes, could not
apply to his case. Second—The
acts of the General Assembly of
1874 5, gives special directions
to be pursued by him in the as
sessment and collectit n of taxes
on wild lands. They provide for
the protection of the interests of
both, the land owners and the
State, and repeals conflicting
laws.
The action ol the Comptroller
General is in conflict with these
acts, and therefore illegal and
void.
The remedies of these great
wrongs are : Fir^t—The author
ity of the Governor to suspend
all further sales under these il
legally transferred ti. fas,, and
requiring their return to the
Comptroller. Second-—The au
thority of the courts for the vin
dication of the violated laws.
Third—lf it should prove that
there is no other remedy, the
Legislature will have the prece
dent of the action of their pre
deeessors in the case of the “Ya
zoo Fraud.” In this case the
vengeance of the people was vis
ited upon the head of the guilty
parties, and a patriotic Governor
and Legislature caused fire to
descend from heaven to consume
the records of their crime!
\ ery respectfully yours,
N ti.sox Tin.
luaui‘uuce Companies.
The last legislature passed a bill
requiring insurance companies in
business in Georgia, to make a
deposit in bonds with the State
Treasurer, to the amount of twen
fy five thousand dollars for each
company doing business under
charters from other states. The
following companies have com
plied with the deposit law up to
date: Home, New York; Peters
burg Saving and Insurance Com
pany, Virginia; ltoyal of England;
Manhatten, New York; Virginia
Home; Guardian of England; Li
verpool, London and Globe. Eng
land: Western, Canada; Merchant
and Mechanics, Virginia; British
America, Canada; Insurance Cos.
of North America, Philadelphia;
German American, New York;
London and Lancashire; North
British and Mercantile, England;
Scottish Commercial, England, A
Franklin, Philadelphia.
Kkom in out Pi.ay. —First Fish
erman- Master, 1 marvel kow the
fishes live in the sea.
St’ht)lit/ /* tshf / )th(n Why, as
men do on land: the great ones
eut up the little ones. 1 can com
pare our rich misers to nothing so
fitly a;* to a whale: it plays and
tumbles, driving the poor fry be
fore him, and at last devours
them all at a mouthful. Such
whales we have, 1 heard, on the
land, who never leave gaping till
they've swallowed the whole par
ish. church, steeple, bells and all.
Mr. Hays's conversation with
iii? friends exhibits him as the
most serene and self satisfied of
all public functionaries and in
deed, of all mortals, iu this care
vexed w orld. No shade of doubt
lias ever crossed his mind as to
his mental sufficiency for his great
positiou : and as he foresaw ev
erything from the beginning just
as it had come to pass he is nei
ther discomposed nor disappoint
ed. It is a surprising view
which Mr. Hay> takes of the po
litical situation and of Ins own
relation to it and concern in it.
Everything is working in exact
accordance with his original cal
dilations, and he is not disappoin
ted in the least by any t urn which
affairs have taken. —Xew York
1 feral and.
I Hi: MAIL
Sr. Pktkksm ro. January 12.
The Russian journals, comment
iug on tiie capture of the Turkish
army in Skipka Pass, points out
this as anew evidence that the
Turkish power of resistance is ut
terly broken,and that the ('alii
nets both at Constantinople and
London must understand the ne
cessity of reeonizing in the ap
proaching negotiations the deri
sive military situation created by
the Russtan army.
Belgrade, Jan. 12.—N’isch stir
rendered to day in consequence of
the capture by storm yesterday
and Wednesday of Gortz and Ne
vik The same correspondence
say the Prince of Montenegro,
having applied to Russian head,
quarters for instructions relative
to an armistice,has been informed
that he need not send an envoy,
as the Grand Duke would lake
charge of his interest. A Pera cor
respondent sends the following:
“The Porte has re I used to allow
the questions of peace and armis
tice to be considered together, as
it w'as’understeod that these ques
tions were to be kept separate du
ring preliminary negotiations. 1
beleive the Porte has determined
that a defense of Adrianople is
virtually impossible. The minis
terial'changes are regarded as fa
vorable to peace, but opposed to
the separate arrangement desired
by Russia, llassudi Pasha, the
new Grand Vizier, wot ilammi
Pasha, as was first telegraphed
favors a dignified and honorable
peace.
It is not true that "everybody
that votes the republican ticket
in the south is a carpet-bagger.”
That term has a perfectly distinct
application. It does not mean
the northern man who has carried
into the south either money or
honest industry. It has no refer
ence to politics. It designates
the selfish and characterless ad
venturer who took into the reron
strutted states nothing but a
spare shirt, a box of paper collars,
and an extensive assortment of
dishonest tricks, and who brought
out all the portable property
he could lay his pilfering bauds
upon; who was a republican yes
terday because it paid to be one,
and is ready to be a democrat to
morrow if he can see any profit
in a change of creed. We suspect
that they donf know every thing
®>out carpet-baggers out in Kan
sas city.—New York Tribune,
supposed radical.
The Mississippi IHver Monster.
A few weeks ago we published
the particulars of a sea monster,
as related by a tow boat Captain.
The Captain of (lie towboat de
scribed the monster as resem
bling au immense snake, with a
bull dog head and a pelican bill
about ten feet long. It lashed
the water into foam with il s tail,
and spouted oblique streams of
water forty feet liigh. The toon
ster attacked the barges which
the towboat had in tow After
it disappeared the Captain exam
ined the barge, and found a
splinter from its bill iuiheded in
the timber, which he said resem
bled ivory.
At the time ot publishing the
above we lelt a little inclined to
doubt the monster story, but now,
after having ourselves interview
ed two gentlemen who have
seen it, we really think there is
a big sea monster in the Missis
sippi river.
The gentlemen whom we in
terviewed say that on the night
of the Bth instant, while floating
down the Mississippi river on
Captain Ed. Baker’s produce
boat, when near Island No. 95,
they were startled by a very loud
splash in the water, and, as they
had heard of the great monster,
they were very much frightened.
They saw a dark object not more
than eighty yards from the boat,
and for the tir<t time saw the
huge monster. It was swimming
at a pretty last rate toward tlie
boat, and it made as much noise
as the steamer R. E. Lee. It
came on, und as it neared the
boat it suddenly turned to the
right, striking the stern oar aud
knocking it overboard. John
Caughlin aud Dud Kelley alone
remained on the roof, the bal
anoe of the crew taking refuge
iu the cabin. Hie monster came
near enough to enable these two
gentlemen to get a lull view of
him. They judged him to be a
bout sixty five feet iu length.
His body was shaped like a snake,
hi* tail forked like a fish, and he
had a bill like that of a pelican.
His hill was fully six feet in
length. lie had a long, flowing
black mane like a horse. When
he swam his head was eight feet
above the water. It was a grand
sight to see him move dow T n the
river. Messrs. Caughlin and Kel
ley tell us that it was impossible
to induce the crew to come ou-t
that night. The pilot, Mr. Me
Cune George, was finally led out
by his wife, she assuring him
that the great monster had de
parted.
Captain Raker’s boat is now
moored at our landing, at the foot
of Main street. All of his crew,
except one man, have abandon
ed her, and Captain Baker say#
it is impossible to get a crew, af
the men think the monster is still
following them.
1 •sats
Married,
< in iln>. !>rh insr. by TANARUS). IST. McEachwv,
Esq.MV.M. |{. BELLENGER to Miss
MARY KEITH, both of Cobl^ountjr.
Oil the liitli instant, by .la Gantt.
1N,,., JESSE N. JOLLY ami cuflk
l>\ J()lCOSO>LbioH^^MroblMKmnt^^
jy Correspondents will address Rev.
11. A. Williams at Cross Plains, Alaba
ma. as lie is now located there.
Ai Haley Bros, you will find
flue Candies, Crackers, Preserves, aud
every cheap for the Christmas holidays.
NEW GOODS! —In addition to then
large and cheap stock of Clothing the
Messrs, K iser ar* now receiving New
Goods. Customers w ill find that no
merchant sells goods on better terms.
A ttIETTA MIA RKETS.
COTTON —ti G @ 10 cents.
B a< ’< i\— ('tear Rihlied Sides, UJ
Shoulders a
Blk Clear Ribbed Sides 8(§10
Bulk Shoulders, 00
Hams—Sugar Cured Can. 14
CORN—White choice (HI
MEAT.—White, “ 75
OATS —Yellow and Rust Proof 50
HAY—Mixed 1 00
F LOlß—Fancy 4 25
Extra Family 4 00
Family, 3 75
Extra 00
LARD—Prime Leaf 13
Leaf in buckets, 15
Ml 1. ASSES—< hoiee l üba aOiodlO
Sugar House, 40(^45
Sorgum 4U
New Orleans, 75(glOO
SEGA K —Cut Louf 15
Powd., Crush, and GraiFd.lJlg
Ex “C” White, 12>$
“Yellow C”
COFFEE—Rio choice, 25
“ prime, 23
“ fair, 21
BETTER—Choice Goshen 00
< ountry, buy’g 20. seiliug 25
CHEESE—Pine Apple 00
Extra ( ream 18
EGGS. Selling 12}g
C A X DLES—Parafine, . 3@85
Star 20
TALLOW,(bitv lug) 00
BEESWAX ' ~ 20(g25
FIELD PEAS 75
PEARL GRITS o
RICE 10
IRISH POTATOES— '■# hush 1 00
MACKEREL—jO lb. 10@15
MATCHES, (per dozen hoses) 30 @35
OYSTERS, lib can, per dozen 1 25
2tt>can, “ “ 2 25
OIL-KEROSENE, 40
Machine, 1 00
PEACHES—peeled—buying s<g 8
unpeeled “ " 3fS 4
ST A KOl—Pearl Gloss 12? ft @lo
Common, 10
SOAP—Family 7<glo
Common, 5@ 7
SALT Liverpool sack, 175
Vy-ginia, f* ” 1 50
SHOT—Drop and Buck, p sk. 2 75
TOBACCO—Ping 50 (§1 50
Smoking. 1 00'
SWEET potatoes; 80
VINEGAR—White Wine, 50
WHISKEY—fuII proof 2 00
four years old, 5 (JO
Back Again!
TO M Y OLID ST-A-ISTD J
ON CHURCH STREET.
MV iild Friends ami the Public geu
. orally are hereby informed ttiar
my Bakery on Church street Is iij full
operation again. A liberal patronage
is solicited.
\ cry respectfully,
jan la H. J, T. AGRICOLA.
Cfofob Sheriff’s Malc.
TTTIT.T. RE SOI.T), lie fore file Court
ft House door, in the City of Mari
etta, ( obh county, Georgia, on the first
Tuesdaj in February nest, between
the legal hours of sale, the following
property, to wit:
One Lot situated in the City of Mari
etta. ( obh county, Ga., containing sev
en acres, more or less, bounded ort the
south by street and lot of I.ettle and An
drew Rogers, and on the east by lot of
Lettie and Andrew Rogers, 1.. C. Me-
Lellan, et. al. Levied on as tlie proper
ty ni Present Rogers, Tom Lyman, (Vm,
Cnkine, Henry L. Parker and Jolip Al
exander, for the purchase money of said
lot, by virtue of a li. fa. from Cobb Su
perior t uni t in favor of M. B. Prichard.
Also, one Lot, togetlu-r with a two
siui y brick building thereon, in theclty
nt Marietta, 'obh county, Ga., situated
on tlic east side of the Public Square,
fronting 22L, feet, more or less, running
back east ninety feet, more or less, and
bounded mi the east by an alley, on the
north by a street, and on the south by
the property of J. B. O’Neill. Levied
on as the property of 11. P. McCuteh
eon by an attachment fi. fa. from Cabb
.Superior Court in favor of M. C. A J
F. Kiser A Cos.
Also, one hundred and eighteen
shares of the stock of the Marietta Pa
le i Manufacturing Company, 50 shares
being the property of A. S. Edmonstou.
and 'i'i of said shares being the p.operty
of H. M. Hammett, principal, and 2S
shares lieing the property of E. Faw,
endorser, the same being the entire In
terest of A. s. Edmonston and H. M.
Hammett, principals, and E. Faw. en-