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THE FIELD AND FIRESIIE. . An** <bb*is ■'% Yol. I.—No. 50.] ,J. li. I'AMl'lil 1.l . H. It. C.OOOMaX. iTHc .uul fivreidc. Rt It I ISIII: I ISY j. a-. c^.iv'xr , i33r:x J r- 1 oc 00. At One Dollar a Year in advance, or Olio Dollar anil Fil‘t\ Rents it not paid in mix am***. i\ 1111'; ill.I) I*!M \TINO OITME linililing, Pmvilrr Springs Street. Mari etta Georgia. WM. T. W IN \ . Will . .1. WINN. iir T. K\V.l. M INN, Attarucyn V\ . iii Ht, 1877. lv ~\\J Attorney nt /.<(•. UxxJ^Bf' III'-. M I, 1N77. mmD' 117. VIOSELY, Attorney or Late, , will atteinl toall n*niitiileil to liim in Rotili anil eomities. Hkkk kin MeCliiteliev’s Bnililiii”, up stairs. Marietta, Man'll HI, 1M77. 1> li. M. AI.I.KN, Ih-Mcnt jmmmi&tL Dcntint , of more than tw entv years. I liarges Reasonable. • in-n i:—North side of Rnblie Si|iiare. Marietta. Mareli HI, 1K77. ly DR. O. TENNENT, Practicing Phi/aicinn. Oil'iee on Cassville St. —lies idem**'* on Cherokee street. Marietta, Mareli HI, 1877. ly DR. K. <l. SETZE, Phynirian aml Snrgii.n, tenders liis professional ■terx iees in the praetiee of Medieine inall its liianehes to the eiti/.ens of Marietta and surrounding con ii try. * Mliee at the Uni”' Store of \ V iii. J toot. inch Hl-ly DA T. It. I I’H’IX, Attnrnr,i.< ill . I.aic Will praetiee in the Blue Kiil”'e, Koine, and Coweta Circuits. Marietta, .March Hi, lsjs. ly V li, COM I 11. 11. M. IIAM.MKTI . T>OYYERS£ HAMMETT, Att-r --1 nt'i/s at I,me , .Marietta, tin, \\ ill praetiee in the i 'uni ts of (\dl> and adja cent counties. ('nlleet ing a specialty. 1 y M. lv. Lyon, c 11 K link K E ST K K KT. 14 HILY I.ltOCIItllV And dealer in c<>i \try erodfre. Marietta. March Hi, 1877. ly W. T. GltlNT, ( HKKOhKK STREET, Me and Harness Maker AND REPAIRER. Marietta, Geo., Mareli it!, 1877. ly W. 0. GREEN, Watchmaker & Jeweller, MAKI ETTA. Vi, SO, dealer in Clocks of every de scriplion. Repairing of Watehes, Clocks, etc. a specially. Satisfaction guaranteed. Sign of Big Watch, w est side Paid ic Square. oct 2 CONTRACTOR AND m iiiii:ie. rplll’. undersigned I'Oiitinucs his iiusi -1 ness of Brick Making, Stone and Brick Building, and is prepared at any time to take contracts on the most reas oualile terms, and toexecute tlieni in the* most satisfactory manner. 11. li. W A U.IS. Marietta, March K>, 187". ly GREER f REYNOLDS, Dentists. west sun*: of thi: itbi-d: sqi'akk Rooms ovi'i M '('l.iti lio y’s Store. I t wives u- |.leisure to inform our friends tluit we have ref iirnetl from our l*liila<lel|ilii:i trip wiier<* we have been wot kin*;solely in tiie interest ot our profession. Again we temler our -erviees to our friemls ami the public generally, confident that with the lat est appliances ami most improvcil in struments, w it h all other i in placements, gathered regardless of expense or trou ble, we can do work as satisfaetorily ami efficiently its can lte done elsewhere; Marietta, Ga ; , March 5, I*7* Mmining & Darker. BLACK- ||^ AND REPAIRERS. MARIETTA, GEORGIA, \RK now prepared to and. all kinds of work in their line of business as cheap and as well as it can lie done any where. Reggie- and Wagons made or repaired in the best style of w orkman ship, ot the host material and on the most reasonable terms. Plantation work and repairing done cheaply and at short motive, and in a satisfactory manner. — fcjacksmithiug cveciiteil with despatch. cc u-nl om Shop- \ I lane. 1 '' < f i ll' n ssSß^f. ■ it oli.tcci, null < is; ir " and sit jn o.” ti >.a cent al-o. It tie I lie W It g I'oh.-Mc.. for sale by 11. R. STltoxu. \V> am ] i*t*| >.*r<- wilh ptew type. now pre--e.-. and good fciti kiiicit. to do nil kind of Jiil* Hrak, at short notice, and at pri tlic loot.''. 11. R. Strong, Siieeessnr toll. W . \\ illinins, 11 ft GIST, AM) Apothecary. ltTlf,l. continue lutsiness at the Old YV Slaml in M AHIKTTA. and will keep on hand, and for sale, A OKXKKAI. ASSOIM MI.N I OK FRESH AND GENUINE Drugs! Chemicals! Toilet and Faut‘% Article)*! Paints and Oils! Fine Perfumery. etc. All which will he SOI.D I.OW FOR CASH. Prescriptions carefully com pounded liy an experienced Apotlieen- IV. AS IIK.KI 101 OISK. li. R. STRONG. Rooks and Stationery. • School Rooks and Stationary of all kinds. Also, Musical Note Books for Sunday Schools and Singing classes. Aliy book not in stock, either Literary, Scientific or Educational, or any* piece of Sheet Music, will tie ordered and de livered in Marietta at publisher's pri ces. B. R. STRONG. Marietta, Fell. 2<>, 1878. The Detroit Free Pres*. This popular weekly is received regu larly, and for sale at five cents per copy, at tin* Drug and Stationery Store of fell 2(1 B. R. STRONG. Pure Cider Vinegar—Received at tin' Drug Store of B. R. Stkonii. FLAVORING EXTRACTS. Tropical Vanilla f warranted good), Le mon, Rose, Reach, and other Flavor ing Extracts, at june27 B. R. STRONG. BIRD SEED.—Canary. Rap.- and lfemp Seed, for sale at the Drug Store of jnne27 B. J. STRONG. New Firm. TwC -T~ l _ J. J. Northcutt & Son an* now receiving a well selected stock ** f Staple and Fancy Dry Goods, many lines of which have keen bought lower than the s<Ull6 yoods were sold early in the season, the benefit of which we propose giving our customers For Cash. As proof of what we say, we offer for the present Lonsdale Dolton, at 9 cents. Fit pit of the Loom, col., £ at 8^ *• t 4 •* 94 Ejiwahi) 11 ait bis Dutton, u 8 Amikoscoogjns “ 94 The latter we consider the lu-st goods made for the money. Bki.sti.ani) l good til 7to 8 cents. *‘ 4 4 snp’r quality at 9 to 10 Allendale Bleach 10-4 at 25 Calico, •* 5 to 7 Pacific Lawn •* 124 CoItDEI) .l ACONEi, “ 124 Pkui’ks •• 7to)0 VTctohv Lawn •• 124 Km Gloves “ 50 Hamburg Edging u 5 Marietta, April 25, 1878. J. 15. ()‘Nt*jll A (V lIAVKRKMOV KbTIIKIR ST<>< kuF General Merehandise To Grs Barkktt’s old stand, East side of Public Square. Marietta, Georgia. Where I hey will keep a till I line of choice Family Groceries STAPLE DRY GOODS. /attorn Darns, Motions, Boots and Shoes. &c. All of which will be sold low for cash. . I>. Met Ytchkox will be j*lea.-eil to wait on any, who will favor them with a call. Goontrv Produce taken in exchange, on reasonable terms. Kesprelfullv, .1. B. O’NEILL A i < *. M on; ia, Aprit 25, 1 v 7v ly jflUMiuu, the Marietta. (Georgia.) Weilncssilav, July 31, 1878. political. | It lias been said, on one side, that we are too moderate, and on the other, too severe or hitter.— We copy from our exchanges, tlu* follow ing articles, to show tltat \vn have neither t>e**n sever** or hitter. | [h'rmiilht I'm l* t'sciHr b'w /*/•<. ] Where Some of the Money Went! .lodge Lester in his speeches io the Seventh District dwells large lv on what In* is pleased to call the corruption and extravagance of the administration ot Govern or Bulloch. Now, (hose who w ill look hack to 1569 and IS7<>. will remember that .Judge Lester was 011 very familiar terms with Gov. Bulloeh, and that his brother. Mr. Paul Lester, was Gov. Bulloch's private secretary. Col. G, N. Lestri- received on duly 14. 1 S7<>. on Gow Bulloch's warrant, for copies of volume 32, of Georgia Reports, $1,400; and for eopies of volume 33, $1,400. See report of Comptroller Gene ral. April 1871, page !M!. •Inly 12,1871, Col. Lester re oeived on Gov. Bulloch's warrant for copies of volume 31, $1,750 See report of Comptroller Gene ral. April 1, 1872, page 105. December 7, IS7I. he received (probably on Gov. Donley's war rant) for copies of decisions of Supreme couit, volumes not spe citied, I wliv was'nt this done ?) $1,750. —See report Comptroller General, page 108. If any one w il 1 look a! the < annp (roller General's report f Jantia ry Ist, 4870, table 10, they w ill will see how much money he got as ('otnmissioner of Fmmigrat i*m under (iov. Bulloeh. June 22. 1 Stitt, salary .500 00 Aug. 21. 1 Stitt, printing 300 00 Oct 2. I Stitt, salary 578 G ( Report April 1,1871, page I Iti. Jan. ti. 1870, salary 500 00 April 2<i. 1870, salary 500 00 April 2ti. 1870. printing 200 00 June 30, 1870. salary 500 00 Total. 3,07s t;| Add ain't rec'd for books ti,300 00 Total, $0,378 til Do). Lester held the Domini' sinner'soflice until the SIO,OOO up propriatimi was exhausted, and it is not likely he allowed Weill to get more than he did, so may add $1,500 or $2,000 additional. Re member, his salary run fourteen months, and lie then resigned.— From June 22, 1869, to June 30. 1870, he drew as salary $2,59s t;4, and SSOO for printing. We are aware what those printing bills meant, 'flic conclusion is inevi table that In* drew as much as Weill, and they absorbed Hie ten thousand dollars bet w een them. We have here t lie start ling fact that Dol. G. N. Lester, now Judge of the Blue Ridge Circuit, drew' from Bulloch's and Donley’s ad ministration: For his books 0,300 00 For < -mn'r Immigration 5,000 00 Making a grand total of 11.800 00 Prom June 22. 180!). to July 12. ItsVl. this great Judge, this iniinaeulate statesman, drew uu der Governor Bulloch and Gov ernor Conley only $11,300 00. How is that for high ' When Hon. C. W. Styles said Bulloch could not be fried, •• be cause it would uncover too many higli places.’’ Did he refer to this wonderful Judge that makes it humorous point on Guv. Bul loch's friends, and covers up this account with his immaculate pu lily and Christian character—to gether with a few prayer meeting exhortations { If you will tak- the trouble to count up for yourself, you will see how and where some of the money went. Lester a Bolter, Ac. bl'iim th** ('rililf 'ftill'll Ifn iil'tl. He (Lester; violated his obli gation to abide the action of tin* convention, his honor, ami saeri licctl hi principles, when he bolt ed the nomination and made flic 'peeches iu favor of Mr. Cole, tin radical candidate for Congress a gainst Gen. Young, the regular nominee. Dr. Felton made this charge against la-ster a few day ago in Cartelsville. Le.-.tei de nied it. i'elton then produced the certificates of three respecta ble tin'll of Cobh county in proof of tlie charge. Lester saitl lie thought they were mistaken.— How now can Lester, a bolter of a nominal ion, have I lit* fact* to ask an .organized democrat to vole dor him ? When he acts consis fentlv, and in eonfornftty with the rules and regulations of the party, then he may expert to get the vote of the party. Dr. Felton made a still graver charge against him. lie accused hit* ‘of giving his receipt to ex G0v..1. K. Brown for one thousand dollars tor loh hying the State Railroad lease through tin* legislature to the rarpet Dagger Gov. Bulloch, the chief of radicals of this State—he (Bulloch) being under great obli gations to Brown for It inrtiienoe. Kx-Gov. Brown took advantage of this obligation, or knowing he could buy tip Bulloch and then indie our impoverish ed and down trodden State, still pinioned lo the ground by Yankee bayonets, and constantly threat ened with further degredation. out of millions of dollars. Well, he succeeded with impunity, by the aid of George N. Lester and some others. The .lodge then said the charge was an uninitiga ted lie. When Felton got it]) to speak, he said : “Fellow-citizens, 1 suppose I am a liar," and pulled 0111 Lester's receipt to Brown for the money, and read from the re port of the investigating eommit tee of the railroad lease the evi denee of ex Gov. Brown Before that body. The committee asked Gov. Brown how much the rail road lease had cost hiiutfo get il through the legislature, lie re plied about twenty thousand dol Ears, ’they then asked him who in* (raid the money to. lie said he paid the Atlanta (Jomutituilon eight thousand dollars, and refits ed to tell the names of the other parties because he did not want to expose-them, and told them he would tell them tinder protest, lie wrote out his protest, and run his hand deep in his pocket, and drew out reluctantly the receipt of Lester for one thousand dol lars. and others, and threw them upon the table, and said, “ here goes five dead cocks in the pit," and stated tlii- money was paid out to these parties for their in llttence in getting the railroad lease through the legislature.— Lester, with Ihese part ies, lobbied the legislature out of millions of dollars and for pay. But some excuse Lester, and say this was legitimate. The last convention (said to he the best and ablest Doily of men that ever met in Georgia) did not think it was le gitimate. when they inserted a clause in the constitution and made it a criminal offence. If it is ti crime now, they must have thought it was an offense against the State without a penalty, for they directed the legislature to affix such penalty as they in their wisdom thought proper. A man must possess tin extra ordinary amount of impudence and presumption to face all these grave charges, and ask the poor, heavily taxed, hard working pen pie, whom he has so basely dc fraiided, ft send him to Congress, What for ? To sell out the best interests of his section or country to northern monopolies for a Dig pile of their ill gotten gold ! (foil forbid flint, ever the Seventh Con gres-ion •] trie! should be so blind to tlieir own interest as to -end such a man to represent them in Congress. The comments we have made upon the Judge may seem severe and harsh to some, but when we reflect upon the grave charges made against him, and sustained by convincive evidence, and see him come down from the judicial Dench with hi- ermine trailing through Hie cess pools of a politi cm 1 campaign, we conclude lie has not yet got his deserts. It seems to be the Judge's design to tare down 1 in* enviable reputution that Dr. Felton lias made, and hoist himself upon tin* ruins, and soar into airv regions. Il'Hlllflll f 'lll'l'lll'rl (, , ‘il'ljlll H . * o|. Dabney made a speech in Koine a day or two before they met at Ringgold, lie said l elfon must be beat. He wanted iiim beat because be had beaten'him twice, lie in list be beat. He would give his time and money to do it. Col Trammell said as much, and more, at Dalton. Don't you see the game? Lester is their agent—their tool. lie is to tight tlieir light over again. What they could not do they pro pose to do with a Superior Court Judge and their time and money. In olden times a Judge would have disdained to soil his ermine in such an unholy light; but a State road lobbyist need have no such scruples. The people were hoodwinked until their most valuable paying property was made subject to the control of the legislature, 'file second year after the war il paid $45,000 a month; it now pays $25,000. Who did it ? The charge was made that money was used to corrupt tin* legislature, and an, investigation was ordered. There was no corrupt money affixed to any member of the legislature by the investigation, but a serious charge of taking money to **in tluenee" the legislature was last ened on several lawyers -the Blue Ridge Judge testifying to tin* fact that lit* got SI,OOO. That was one receipt —and full enough. There is no account of more than ne in his case. Ho most likely got sis much as some of (lie rest who signed more than one receipt. Due receipt fastens the charge and sustains it. I think you w ill agree with me that il was high time to have a new constitution to make lobby ing it penal offense,; il was also full lime to give the judges to another appointing power; al though I am not satislied 1 hat tln* present is it good one. If men who are 'qualified to be judges can lobby a legislature for gold they will not hesitate to lobby for position. O, for clean hands and clean hearts! Tlu* people must select good men or 1 lie country is gone. When you remember tlist! a not her oiler was made lo the leg islature to lease llu* State road for $35,000 per month —and the matter in their own control - what are you to think of the loh byists who worked to cheat the SI at** out of ten thousand dollars per motif h—-equal to $120,000 per year? The poor, hard worked, heavily faxed sons of toil were not only cheated out of their prop erty for twenty years. Imt they were cheated mil of $120,000 per annum that was in tlieir grasp if the legislature had not oriprn ■hurt against it. Col. Trammell lobbied for Hie Brunswick A Albany road, tor which lie took $5,000. Col. Lester lobbied for the les sees of the W. A A. R.R., and swears lie got one l/ioimoin). 11 is ;t small matter whether you call it lobbi/1 no or “professional services.” Boil it down and it is I the same. When u legislator or a Judge takes ;i 11 oath touctjust ly before God and men there is jno need for lobbyists to show them their duty to Ihcirow 11 con sciences and the State. A man who Inis not sense enough to know Lis duty should go home and let a better take bis place. A sovereign State cannot afford to risk her all in the hands of men who can bo bribed to vote, or who take a bribe to make oth ers vote. The great trouble in Washington is the presence of j money in lobby hands. A man • who can use it in one place can ! use it in another. The Credit j Mohilier disgraced the Northern ' Pacific Railroad. Georgia was j “ : not honored by the presence of gold to influence herlegislat lire. I'lniuth*’ ('ulii mini* I hull/ h‘infiiii'n -Sun,] Contest in the Seventh District. Atlanta, < i a.. July 15, 1878. A series of letters iu the A thin fa (Jonxtitnt'ion present matters in the Seventh Congressional District in a very false light. Les ter was a regularly employed talker for the lease. Gov. Brown protested against showing his re ceipts, but, did -how one receipt for mo llmnxntnlihilliiix. signed l*y Geo. N. Letei*. Tlie ('onx/i tution took live thousand at one time. The brethren dwell in unity. Lester denies the fuel that he served under Bullock's comniis -ion in that matter of German immigration. Ili- published res iguatiou in August. 1870. is ad dressed to the Gov. Bullock, and he expresses Ids regret that he and Weil did nothing , and thanks Subscription, % l .ORi Guv; Bullock for Jib •Mid courtesy. TWty In-bl lice fourteen niofifhs :m.| 'l ifted three Germans. •*1 L ached these stupes. mflH ‘•ui anding <0 General Tooinb.-tB Weil Hurried. The Stu'^B||| Georgia paid for Weil’s and helped Geo. \. Lester to laldish an olliee in Atlanta. amine tin* House journals of and von w ill see if I am from I lii' bunk I took ill V MBa From.liiß lllli. ! ' Akj^fl|||||§ * ember fill. I > 71. e-uHn Hut Goo. Y 1., 'lor ' .i'll for In - ( M'orgia^Bg|P^H In the prefact* he says not have succeeded but for tbH Bullock Legislature This make?] I lie handsome sum of 'ten ami eleven thousand drawn on Bullock's little over two years. We nothing of these tiling when publicans were charged with t lit* frauds and robberies Bullock. I In September, 1870, Lester lilies In* engaged to Gov. Br<>Jfl| to in//, up tin* lease the Legislature, lie says lie employed in a professional it.v. May lie so, but that does not I give anew color to tlu* transact lion. I'lte Leas** was u<^Mtdsbma| li! March. I s 7ii.^Bß tic tw ill\ t ■ 1 iL'ai nni'£||SßHi nutix I'.'.'t-ipi did Lt^jß.^P-.^^P f ; | Go* I; 1,. w n (io\\ 1 5 -and doll.ll . We ler In- did not li\o mi lor six years, w lien lie win t!B;Y ing live or six thousand a year under Bullock. tacts. I appeal to Hie lflpf|i journals, to llu* ('oiiiptronHl| General - ' Report' and lo nor Brown's sworn (ho State Road Lease. a [ b'i’tmi fin■ Hmm: / rilniftt .J " We have never blaineilMLndge Lester for accept ing pci cent ins him w il h ■ -ax xx i' arc. \\Y nmifl. ~;*. |U. 1 ‘ lii ' 1 1 ! lobby ill ” . that t!" 111 ■\\ < ’oil iiiad'- 1! .1 penitentiary Wc 1 cad Ilx -cc bow practice ib and toil It^HBBB eliaracter for honesty, but wihßk not see bow a patriot can do it a nun who loves his people lidifl ter Ilian lie loves his ow n grcflfS of gain. Judge Lester, when fJB accepted llu* foe was acting aslfl lawyer; In* had laid his palriolsinl aside ; and as a lawyer lie may bo justified, but wliftl we do object to is the manner in which lie lii.' friends try to wriggle out it, by saying it wasn't for ing lie'was paid. Better edge the corn til once, gentlemen, ‘ and confess yourselves an‘b _ ” In'iitlicr." Don't Irv to lie otjtf^Bk. fin' iniiMuz' i' . 1 x\ it ii -aii' t iniHiiinii ■I; 111 “ < 1 I" ill" \ali 011 a j cy. which is to follow the omstoH in our ranks in ibis dtsfricl. No\J if these sanctimonious cusses aiE sincere, we ask them why in thfl name of goodness they preeipita-B ted thi division by forcing nmniiiation upon the people. IkV f'elfmi wtis with success. D . flB;. |epl'^>^^^^| .-it tile I )e|'e M I" |\% why the nece'sity another intiii. Why ter, who is already ed for. and put Him on the traJl when according to their do^^^H there i- in itch 1 1 a tiger I'fBBH 'inti' among oursel themselves tire the disorganize!® they want to rule or ruin. Thank God the people understand and will pit upon their piaßlll M 88& l! 1.e.-tci fleeted *' \ peel - to lie .lodge, and ii\ dim Brown's wife -i*-k for .lei*in to run. We have bird all we can lily pay. if we lose, that Lelto majority will be 2,04)0. gift that we have not a flH| to bet that his majority win® 5,000. 1 I he friends of .Judge Lestel vivinir more aid ami comfort* ;li<* enemy by I heir jJw£rjPß| a I of tin- war Be’ <> M 8 ’A"