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P FIELD IMI FIRESIDE
* MARIETTA. FEB., 6. 1870.
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fell Id i**( rotors, (Jitardlaiia,
l, Asdgneeo, Receivers, and
.can liave tlieir legal adver
fcted iu the Finn and Firk
|k ham the prices usually
W other papers.
Human from the West is
■ng in A limit.i inachiu
I Iu- City with
Ma t' li lie n I lie
HPfiaMv with
Pi race*, iu literal
hv. innraluv liv
and ihifverv '
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dent.
then
rw.
inking mul ■
Tribune
he political
1 subterfuges of Sen
r Suppose lie <4id
l Douglass and then
ict; or favored the
Kaildnad Scheme
that ; or runs the
, or a part of it, on
u and denies (hat;
tat the negroes elect
i—the “organized,”
ed in political inftt
vhite wash him as
t >hy and Colquitt.
EHmi Butler *iHt*> not waul t lie
dispatches" ill Vo-tigat ed.
Ifit can only result in smutting,
Kl'ouling, disgracing” tin* imli
vtilnals concerned. Il‘ Tilden, or
any of his prominent friends were
engaged in trying to buy the
Presidency, why should the fact
he withheld from the people. It
is their office and if the attempt
is made to steal and disgrace it,
why should it not bo exposed
has Gen. Butler come to the cen
elusion that when a public man
playß the rascal it does no good to
let the people know it 1
When the bill was introduced
in the Senate of the United States
t prevent organized parties from
tampering with the electoral vote.
Senator Hill said the effort would
tie fruitless “as the people them
selves are party-ridden." This i.s
lamentably true to an alarming
extent. The tierce struggle of or
guuized parties is excited by the
desire to get posession of him
drods of thousands of offices and
to appropriate hundreds of mil
lions f money annually and mil
lions of office seekers with all
their influence band themselves
pledged to mutual aid
effort to appropriate the
VW-*"' money. Of course, such
V.vßmioii. intelligence and intlu
I-involves lo a great extent a
ly-ridden people : Ehi* a* it
mlves, also, a transfer of |>o
Pal dominion from the people
TTflTn office holding class : as it is
a gross departure from the pore
principles of a republic—from a
government by the people and
for the jK'Ople -the issue has al
ready been made by the Inde
pendents, •'shall we have a gov
eminent —a pure rebublie, or,
shall the people surrender their
[birthright of freedom and choose
bo be ruled by the worst arista
■racy on earth -an aristocracy of
Bnnagogues t" i'he signs are
lightening all over the land for
||H'at popular movement (lie
of part \ are dropping i
off and men are beginning to
tread the earth tqnf they breath
ed the air of pomical freedom.
——
(ten. Gordon signed some of
the S. Carolina cipher telegrams.
He had his finger in that pie.
Russia is taking atdive ineas
tires to extinguish the Blague by
burning the towns in which it
has appeared.
“A writer in the Augusta Con
titvtion<ilit presents the strong
points, unanswerably, in the Hill-
Mutph y case. “Mr. Hill did not
accuse the Governoi of corrup
tion but that his tacit approval
of Murphy's conduct is a public
wrong and a party calamity. Mr.
Hill was employed as an attor
ncy, in the line of his profession,
froiKfewhich his office of l. T . S. Sen
not debar him. Mr.
M^^^Hbnnl
his supposed influence
■■kibe Governor" But as Beu
. "Wh.\ expose iudi
JEm&ffSSSfB 1 11 ’ have liccn mi iutpm
HHri w n'l ipll.T di-pat.-||
ply each
n pound.
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Wash
"ii
he\
VI, General Sherman is in
pin, and we are glad to say
very few of the native citi
Pni< paid him any attention, yet
[there were plenty of others there
■din made it jolly for him. At
Hita is made up of all sorts of
Bpple. If the devil should make
HBappeniant <> there in a palace
by a few of his
went 1 be a right good
the ear died to weleome
show their lilial affection
I JWlie old gentleman. flrrenrs
I fern hi.
The Chinese immigration bill
ns passed in the House last Mon
day makes it a misdemeanor pun
ishable with fine and imprison
ment for the masters of any ves
sel to take on hoard at any Chi
nese or other foreign port more
than fifteen Chinese passengers
with the intent to bring them to
the United States. The act is to
take effect from and after the Ist
of July 1870.
Koine Courier : “Gen. W. T.
Sherman passed down the Selina,!
Home and Dalton Railroad last j
Tuesday loTecuinseh Iron works, j
He returned yesterday and went 1
on to Atlanta. (Jen. Sherman is 1
a stock holder in the iron works |
mentioned.”
Hinesville Gazette:—“ Mr.
.John M. Dorsey, near our town,
had a nice drove of sheep a few
days ago, but now he has none.
And it happened in this way : A
dog—a mean dog—got in his pas-;
ture one dark night and managed
to kill about forty. Vet tha* deg
lives to remind other sheep that ;
they, too, are but mortal.”
Excelsior (Bulloch county)
News : “A barefooted darkey,
while hoeing cotton one day, saw
his toe under a clod, and think
ing it a mole's head, hit it. and
hurt himself. After working with
it awhile he got tired, sat his foot
on a stump and said : ‘Well, jos
pain away now, I don't care a
ding: you hurts verselfwtisin ver
tins me.” ”
Lawyers are not without their
difficulties as witness the follow
ing letter:
1 1 mu Point, N. C„ Sent. 22. '7B.
Mi ssrx. John Smith tr Cos.:
Gknts: -Replying to yours of j
the tßth iust., 1 have to say, that
for the prospect of having claims
placed in ray hands to collect, in
this vicinity, and nothing more, I
do md feel willing to report the j
“standing” of the party mention
ed. or of any one else. Ido not
wish tn he misunderstood as say
ing that. Ido no! want a paying
business, but Ido know that a
lawyer would starve as quick on
compassions and fees on collec
tions, as he would on corn cob
soup in January.
1 have had some experience in
collecting since the war. or rath
er in trying to collect. 1 have
offered to comp, claims by taking
old clothes, frozen cabbage, cir
eus tickets, patent medicine,'
whetstones, powder horns, old
flour barrels, gourds, coon skins,
jay birds, owls, or almost any- j
tiling, and I have a number oft
those old claims on hand unset
tled. If I were to depend on col
lecting claims for a living, my ‘
bean broth would get so thin that
it would rattle in me like pot li
quor in a poor dog.
THE FIELD ANI) FIRESIDE—MARIETTA. (GA.) THtRSDA V, FERULA in 0. IS7D.
I don’t like to shoot at long
taw, but if you are inclined to pay
anything certain for the desired
reports, I’m your man ; say ten
dollars cash, then I'm in, or. if
money is scarce, 1 would take
shoes, large Nos. 10s. 11s, and
12s, to the amount of ten dollars
at wholesale prices.
It’s hard times here—the nig
gers and the democrats have pul
led and worried each other till
this country smells like cheese.
How in the world w’otild you col
lect money out of a people who
plough little speckled bulls on
full sides? If you W’ere to see a
nigger ploughing his garden with
a sow T ANARUS, you would not ’.vender why
I don’t want claims to collect, in
this vicinitv. Your sincere friend,
J. R. Bella.
The Astrakhan Plague.
THK SYMPTOMS OF THK DISEASE—
FORMER VISITATIONS OF THK
“BI.AOK DEATH."
The disease now ravaging the
districts of Astrakhan is the
“Blaek Death," which for ages
has had its home in Egypt, Syria,
Greece, Turkey and the ad joining
provences of Russia, to which
countries it is now chiefly limit
ed. The people in the first in
fected districts are dying, the re
port slates, like Hies. So rapidly
lias the disease spread that fully
ten percent, in the newly infect
ed districts have perished. No
one dares touch the dead, and
they lie unhurried in the streets.
In the commencement of the
disease there is a feeling of wear
iness and fatigue, shivering nau
sea and sickness, confusion of
ideas, giddiness and pain in the
loins. These are quickly follow
ed by increased stupor and deliri
um, by pallor and flushing of the
face, and a feeling of intense
binding or constriction about the
heart. Darting pains are felt in
the groins, armpits and other
parts of the body. The lymphat
ic glands become enlarged and
carbuncles appear. The tongue
becomes dry and brown, and the
gums, teeth and lips are covered
with a dark fur, while (he bowels,
which are at first constipated, bo-
come relaxed and dark, offensive
and sometimes bloody discharges
are frequent. The will loses its
control over the muscles. About
the second or third day livid spots
and stripes appear upon the skin.
In fatal cases—and most are fatal
—the pulse gradually sinks, the
surface becomes cold and clam
my, the blood oozes from the
mucous surfaces, and there is
either coma or delirium. The
victim usually lingers five or six
days, and may pass away without
a struggle, or in convulsions. It
is said that infected persons might
visit every country in Europe be
fore the symptoms were recog
i nized, and in this way endanger
the whole world,
The plague may be spontane
ously engendered by endemic or
epidemic influences; it may or
iginate from local causes, and
may be propagated by peculiar
contagion. Temperature seems
to exert a very great influence
over it. In tropical climates it
is not known, and it does not long
withstand the cold of northern
climates. Its particular harvest
time In Europe is late in summer
and early in the fall, especially in
September. Like the germs ol
yellow fever, it has thus far evad
ed the examinations of chemists
and mioroscopists. As soon as
absorbed it alters the composi
tion of the blood and the condi
lion of the tissues. There is no
universal cure for it. In occa
sional instances fresh air may be
of benefit. Cleanliness is general
ly a preventive, and it is due to
this and superior ventilation that
foreigners in the Levant are com
paratively exempt.
In 1338, so Chinese historians
tell us, there were great convul
sions in nature, and earthquakes
and floods, which were followed
by drouths and famines. Iliils
and lakes disappeared, and the
gasses rising from the earth and
decaying vegetation and animals,
rendered the excessively im
pure. Followw; these convul
sions came plague, and
before it entered Europe 13,000,-
000 of people in China and 25,-
000,000 people in western Asia
and North Africa had died.
Il appeared in Russia, near
where it now prevails, in 1348.
Constantinople was attacked, and
from there it spread over all fur
key. The disease was carried to
Italy, and from thence to France
England, and Germany and the
low countries. From England it
was conveyed to Sweden, and
passed ovor the Baltic Sea into
Northern Russia. In only three
years it covered the whole of Eu
rope. Half the population of
Italy died of it. Fifteen conti
nental cities lost 300,000 inhab
italics. London 100.000. and in
Europe 25.000.000 people perish
ed.
The terrible disease was attrib
uted by the superstitious to the
Jew’s, who w r ere accused of pois
oning the wells, so that the water
would breed pestilence. Entire
colonies of Jews w’ere massacred,
and thousands were so terrified
that they took their own lives.
The disease was extensively
spread by numerous bands of re
ligious zealots, who visited town
after town, torturing their bodies
in the vain hope of expiating the
sins of the people. These Flagel
lants, as they were called, com
prised both men and women, who
went about nearly naked, and
each one wore a red cross upon
the breast. The church reaped a
rich harvest, for many of its
frightened subjects gave to it
their all. The donors were oblig
ed to throw their gifts over the
walls of the inclosure, for the
monks w ere afraid to come in
contact with them,‘and shut the
gates. Multitudes sought to es
cape the disease by living in
caves and woods, and starved.
Some endeavored to escape by
the sea. They died, and the
sailors wito picked up their boats
shared the same fate. Rotted
bodies floated down the streams,
polluting them and filling the air
with contagion. Some of the de
lirious victims ran through the
Streets of villages, tearing out the
hair and scratching the faces of
every one they met.
The plague of 1603, 166-1 and
1665, the last that prevailed very
extensively, produced fewer
deaths. In 1720 Marseills was al
most depopulated, and in 1700
Turkey, Poland and Russsia were
again visited. From all reports
the present plague promises to
destroy as many lives as those of
former yeti rs.— C l inet nnati ( l otn
rnerciul.
A Fatal cattle pestilence is
prevailing in the city of Boston,
Bowie county, Texas. One man
lost thirty head, and the disease
seems to be rapidly spreading.
The story about a man in Indi
ana being killed by a twenty
pound meteor, which first appear
ed in the Indianapolis Journal ,
is pronounced by that paper a
hoax. No such occurrence took
place, and the Journal , explain
ing how it was victimized, expres
ses regret for having misled the
people, and declares that it had
no part in the subsequent at
tempts to magnify and prolong
the sensation. It will be remem
bered that dispatches from In
dianapolis stated that portions of
the meteroric stone had been re
ceived there, and examined by
scientific men.
There is at least one self-exiled
ex-Confederate who is living in
clover, lion. Judah I*. Benja
min, according to a London cor
respondent, occupies an elegant
suit of law chambers and has a
practice which yields him $150,-
000 annually, for which reason
he would decline a judgeship
which only pays $25,000. Mr.
Benjamin is represented as sav
ing that he could easily secure a
seat in the House of Commons,
several constituencies having
given him very flattering invita
tions to represent them, but lie
has no desire to go into Parlia
ment lor the same reason that he
would decline a judgeship—it in
volves too many sacrifices. Mr.
Benjamin has a house in Paris
and always spends his summer
vacation there.
I’m xniG. —There has been, for
many years, a steadily increasing
conviction that very little prun
ing is necessary in the orchard,
and tiiat what branches should be
removed, to prevent a tangle in
the tree, should be taken off the
first year ol' their growth. The
cutting oil' of large branches al
most always results in permanent
damage to the health of the tree,
unless great pains are taken to
exclude tlie air and moisture from
entering the pores of the wood.—
In pruning to renew old trees, or
when necessary to remove a
branch, it should be cut off very
smoothly close to the shoulder,
at its base, aiid the wound at once
covered with shellac varnish or
thick paint. An occasional man
uring and shallow ploughing of
old orchards is deemed necessary.
Fine Tobacco and Cigars.—' T In*
"A Xo. 1” atut “Red string," five cent
Cigar-': also, fine ('hewing Tobacco, oh
hand and for sale t>v R. I?.' mkonu,
NEW FURNITURE STORE!!
K 5 Whitehall and 02 Broad Street's, Atlanta, Ga.
ALL new and fresh goods at low prices. (It is useless to quote
them.) (Jail and examine my goods, you will see that they
are as cheap if not cheaper than those of any other dealer in the city
My stock is complete, consisting of all varieties, from low price to
the finest in the City. Satisfaction guaranteed. Goods promptly
delivered. Please give me a call. Remember the place*; 85 White,
hall and 02 Broad Street's, between Hunter and Mitchell.
Atlanta,Ga., August 20, 1878. ,IOII\ P. hTOt-KEH.
IST. Or. C-Ig'n.illisLt,
NORTH SIDE OF THE PUBLIC SQUARE.
DEALER IN
Dry Goods and Notions,
Boots, Shoes, Hats, Clothing, Crockery and
Glass Ware.
GROCERIES:. * *
Coffee, Sugar, Mustard, Pepper.
Syrup, Meat, Spice, Ginger,
Lard, Flour, Soda, Starch,
Hams, Mackerel. Tea, Blueing,
Tobacco, Soap, Indigo, Blacking,
Candles. Matches. Sardines, Flavoring Extracts.
HARDWARE,
Such as Axes, llanies,-Trace Chains, Nails, Cutlery, Doth pocket
and table* Scissors and Sheep Shears.
1 will sell at the very lowest prices for CASH for the next sixty
days. Persons wishing to buy will do well to cal! and examine our
goods before btiving elsewhere.
N.G. GIGNILLIAT.
Marietta, Ga., Feb. 12, 1878. i v
FURNITURE!
CTTTHAN Yf* CHEAPEST
HEAPER 1 AHE W
I tin elk Walnut DreiMiiift t’a* hiiib, Full tlarhle, to
Pieces, 850. Collage hnih 820. The lies! Parlor
Goods In The Market For 'S he Honey. Walnut liu
reau With (Hass, 810. Good Common Bedsteads, 82.
And a Full Line Of Other Furniture Cheaper Thau
Any House In The State. Terms Strictly Cash
IVINA THOMAS.
42 & 44 White Hall Street, Atlanta, Ga. Aug. 22, ’*
Drugs and Medicines!
And Building Hardware!
dgg&k 1 HAVE OX IIAXI>
William ISO Hoot, a f;ooi> assortment OF
LOCKS
lor Dwellings, Store Doors, Cl os
( )L1) ST ANJ ), cts ' 'lnink’*, Sinoke How*. *<••
ii , „ • PAD LOCKS.
tint* ttf' fptt&int j s&, A nils* —ii to bud, 1 flC'ks (did
PAINTS. OILS AND varnish. , Harness Buckles,
(lopper Kn ots. Sash Pullies.
wt.iro Lead, ill kegs ami cans. Files, Hinges, Picture Nails,
Ready mixed Paints, in cans. Btrup Hinges, Brass Butts,
Oil A. FAIXTM. Pl .. v•.
Linseed. Lump Black. Buiits, inch to.6xb, Wagon Nails.
Train, Drop Black, Wardrobe Hooks, oash Cord.
Machine, Venetian Bed. Garden Hoes, Garden Rakes.
Lard Bine Paint Spade Forks, Manure Forks,
Neat s root. Green Paint, A . r> r .
Sweet, Yellow Paint, ' ant age Bolts, Door Bolts.
Castor. &•<•. Brown Paint, Ac. Sand Paper, Glue. dre.
DYE STUFFS. SC REWS,
WINDOW GLASS & PUTTY. The largest, assortment in town.
WILL TAM ROOT.
All at. moderate prices. Marietta, October 1,1877.
MET BROTHERS.
(DEALERS IN)
GROCERIES,
HARD WARE,
NORTH-EAST CORNER PUBLIC SQUARE,
Marietta Georgia.
October, 1, 18* i. jy
THE MERCHANTS AND MECHANICS INSURANCE COMPANY
OF RICHMOND, VIRGINIA.
I'al l apiCil s*r(MHM> - - (adi AxmD *:t 1 .T,oou.
(j JF;
S-'-’.ikm) in l . s. Bonds deposited in the Treasury of Georgia for
llier security of Policies!
rplllS well known company ha- paid in thousands of dollar* to claimants in
_l_ Georgia -ince tlie war. and will maintain it-well earned -emit at ion for .kill*#
till, conservative. prompt, just dealing.
Dwellings, Stores, Merchandise, Mills, (Jin Houses and content*
insured at fair rates.
LW ill till pi olliiuCilt poilil* iu tb<? Stater, to \\ ItOlll ftppty, Ol* to
BARRINGTON KING,
oct 2J-1 y Agent, !!?-• ietta 6*