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P FIELD IMI FIRESIDE * MARIETTA. FEB., 6. 1870. k(f' Thk Marietta Paper Manulactur- manufacture* thcl>e*t of W ru|>|>ing paper. at Imvi -t HHHk S. \ AM)H:sov. A "cut. 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 ' !i *• - "i 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. / ’ t 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*