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■TOtthe people- the iuduid rial
classes administer the* govern
.pent instead of h port) ol'politi-
Liaris *
Vlt is Mated that there is a dif
■Weuee of CVelltV poundnof COt
Bft or aboutss.per ton in tin* com
Roe rein 1 value of fertilizers, of
fetedin the Georgia market. If
the fanner insists that all shall he
sold alike the result will In- that
fertilizer* . only of the lowest
standard will he o tie red. All
hrands are required to come up
to the chemists' test hut they ate
tar from being of equal commet
eial value.
The hill lor taking tiie Oenwii*
oi the United Stales in 1880. as
it passed the Senate provides for
the appointment ol a superin
tendent with a salary of $5,000.
who. with the approval of tlu*
Secretary of the Interior will ap
point State Supervisors and enu
met a tors at a salary of SSOO each.
The subdivisions assigned to en
umerators not to exceed -1000 in
habitants nor to contain less than
3000. The collection of statis
ties is made a prominent feature
in the work to be accomplished.
Tin' office holders in (ieoru.ni
say our Stale finances and our
State credit are better than since
the war and that the charge of
corruption against the said ofli
eiaU is slanderous. They assert
that groat reductions have been
made in expenditures and that
we are,all things considered, in
a lovely condition. Well, we
should be thankful that matters
are no worse: but then, certain
fees squint at corruption, and as
••the proof oi the pudding is in
chewing it," our poor people
know that ten years have not re
duced the State debt : that # rheir
tuxes are much higher than an
•ter the administration of Kill
loch, and they would like to know
w hat becomes of their money it
the expenses are reduced.
ten. Sherman thinks the war
on carpet baggers is the main
cause repelling emigration to the
South, and Senator Windont
thinks the cause is the lawless
ness manifested toward the ne
groes. Koth are wrong, and it
they wish to get hold ot the but
tom fuel let them reflect that
emigration w.e- repelled before
war on account of slave labor
South and is repelled now.
tiiv -atue rc.i'Oii the • ai
the i 'hinese.: because Uie (Jaucas
siun does not' willfcyiy dock
fielil- of labor m with
other distinct r;tre. pWr your
measure.Mr. Windoin.on the laws
of nature ami the country may
hoc the .justice, expediency. and
rationalism of segregation.
Hear .Senator Davis, an lion
e-l democrat. on the general
character ol Tilden. anti then say
it he is above the suspicion of
being implicated with his ne
phew m tiie attempt to buy the
Presidency '. Mr. Davis, speak
ing oi the efforts of democratic
uspinuiMgtt- the next nomina
tion Neil her Baynrd or
fefhm condescend to
lie will sil up all
i, get this v ili < ll
i:ifl * or the other.
'hill- Mh;. i ;l!clliit ions
wilißßfriends fls to the best
way.of accomplishing his pur
When he has determined
TiTmv to do a tiling, he goes and
doe-it, no matter what it may
i cost. Neither Bayard oi iiittr
man would listen to any such
talk/*
The Bourbon presses denied in
the lirpi instance. that the
‘•cipher dispatches'" wove autlien
tic. Driven from this position,!
they then denied that they hit l
plicated anybody. Forced from 1
this position, they now admit
that liio leaders of the demoera j
cv raised and offered money to
purchase the Presidency, but
claim that Tildon refused tt> he a
parly in the infamous proceed
ing. But, you see. hie nephew
was one of the chief negotiator*.
It is doubtful who was most ac
tive in Smith Barulina, the ue
pliew or Den. (iordon.in dispatch
ing lor the money. The Chicago
fnluv-Ocenv speaks the whole
truth in saying ••Mr. Tildeti’s tvs
timony presents his character as
a leader in no enviable light, and
it certainly leaves hi* party, or
those responsible for the man
agement of his party, in most
pitiable plight."
Tin* Bourbons just wow. are ac
tively engaged in writing up
Bon. Sherman, and have succeed
ed in drawing front the General
a very practical and judicious
letter on the resources of our sec
tion. What mystifies us, is, why
this was not done anytime with
in the past twelve years, and
why we are not now in the en
joyment of the fruition of all the
good ihat can come from the
General's influence, instead of
waiting for the first move until
we are on the eve of the Presi
dential election of 1880. Is there
something more, in the philoso
phy of the Cotmtititlion, than the
influence *l Gen. Sherman on the
tide of emigration f Has it start
ed mil on Ike programme, as in
the case of Greely,-anybody to
beat Grant ?" If so. and it sue
reeds in bringing into conflict
Sherman amlGranl.it may be
much mole serious uirtiter Ilian
having the Presidency put up
tor sale. It would he difficult to
sculler more DrHgonV leclh at
one sowing.
Senator Windom thinks that
the colonization of tin* negro is
(In *nly possible way of remov
ing sectionalism, and in Ins
speech said :
-If there i-one thing that all
patriotic people want eliminated
from our national politics more
than any other, it is sectional
i-in Ifllicro i- one jhing that
they dread more*than any other
it is a -solid South” and a -‘sol
id North They remember that
before the war the section*
were -solid." and the eotisequen
cos are not yet forgotten. They
may not fear a recurrence of tike
result- from future sectionalism,
but they know that it can only
mean danger in some form. -Ev
en - kingdom divided against it
self is brought to desolation" is
as true to-day. as when these
word- fell from the lip- of the
Divine Master eighteen centu
ries ago. This Republic canuet
•UK FiKJ.lt AND Kl R KsiflK— M A 1: 1 ETTA.. (g.\.) dill it >J> \V. FEBRUARY 20. 1-sTO
remain many years in that eon
ditlon without peril- which 1 am
unwilling to contemplate. Were
I -peaking as a northern partisan
f should say, “Let the sections
holiday and we will triumph ev
ery time.” The North can en
dure such a contest much better
than the South, because she is
richer and stronger. It is not,
therefore, from any fear of the
effect ef sectionalism upon my
party, that I deprecate it, and
would try to destroy it, but be
cause as an American citizen I
am proud of my country and anx
ious for its future peace and
prosperity.
If tire race question were out of
politics there would be but little,
if any cause left for sectional
antagonism, and in a few years
the ugly wounds inflicted by the
war would lie healed, and the
North and Soiitli unite
heartily in the development of
their material interests, instead
of .wasting their lime, weakening
the bonds of union, and paraliz
ing our industrial prosperity in
embittered contests for section
al supremacy. In view of its
possible benefits to all classes and
sections is it no! worth while to
institute the proposed inquiry as
to whether the policy suggested
for this purpose is expedient and
practicable ?
The Democratic General Commit-
TEE AXI) THE CiI’HEK lUSI'ATCUES.
A New Yoke letter says: “■The
Democratic General Committee,
I hear, have under consideration
an address to the people w ith
reference to the ‘cipher dispatch
es.” 'flic substance of it is said,
on good authority, to lie about
this: that Pelton. Weed and Mar- j
bio, in doing what they did. acted
solely upon their own response .
bility:lhat in s, ( far as their
names are associated with proved ;
or confessed disreputable schemes |
to purchase electoral vote-, ;
the Democracy repudiate them ; !
that Samuel <l. Tilden has come ;
out. of the ordeal unscathed, and
that as Hie main purpose ol the
Republicans was l degrade him.
the plot has been a failure,.though
a signal success in demonstra
ting that the member of the South
(Carolina returning board, who
offered to transfer the vote of
that State to the Democrats for
$50,000 or $70,000. was one of
their own party—a Republican.
The draft of some such address
has been handed about at the
Manhattan Club, blit it will
probably undergo some modili
cations before it is Anally given
to the public.. The, Tammany
i wing of the party, it may be ad
ded, will have nothing to do with
it, one way or another. They
have been bent on getting rid of
Tilden from the start, as a pos
sible obstruction in the way of
their plans for the next Presiden
cy, and hence they areas unwill
ing now, as the most pronounced
Republican, to say or dp anything
that will relieve the old gentle
man of Gramerev Park from the
odium which, justly or unjustly
may attach to him , before the
bnonesß is finally disposed of."
PERSON At.
VV H,\l CACT. H-TERS REPORTS OF THE
or.ANO WAR —LOCATING THE EX
ACT SPOT WHERE BlSllof*
POLK LOST HIS LIKE—
*\ INTERESTS
N ARRATIVF.
Winfield Peters, Esq., of Bal
rimore, General Agent for the
Brighton Haw Bone Fertilizer,
returned to this city yesterday.
tut vettfe homeward, after a tour
through Middle arid North Goor
giu. lie reports atnnioniated ter
tilizers hold firm by manufactur
ers at the terms recently fixed,
vis: 500 pounds middling cotton
per ton delivered to destination,
also some activity amongst far
mers in purchasing, and it is
now thought that tpe :, irade will
open briskly. * .
Baptain Peters (who served in
t V'O'niv of Northern Virginia)
recently visited and located the
spot on Pine Mountain. Georgia,
where fell the illustrious; Chris
tian soldier. Bishop Polk, ol
Louisiana, Lieut. Gen, B. S. A.
The exact spot i> disputed
throughout the vicinity of it and
numerous visitors heretofore
have returned disappointed, but
('apt.Peters was fortunate enough
after a hard ride and diligent
search,to ascertain tin* precise
location through a Confederate
soldier now residing near Pint*
Mountain, who stood near Gen
era! Pcdk when he fell. ( apt. J l .
marked the location by re notch
ing the same tree that was notch
e<l at the time of the death of the
General, Inn now inis almost
outgrow u it.
Pine Mountain i- -even mile
west of Marietta, it was forti
tied by Gen. Johnston, by a spleu
did redoubt on it- crest with a
superb line of rifle pit- below
this. General Polk met his death
in this wise: He. in company with
Generals Johnston, Hardee and
others, had walked from the po
sition of the artillery down the
hill towards the rifle pits, halting
about midway and about fifty
yards from each and viewed the
position and tiring of the Federal
artillery from the left front,which,
becoming severe, all the o dicers
save General Polk, retired toward
the fortification in the rear, leav
ing him apparently engaged in
deep thought, when a round shot
passed transversely through In
chest and lie died instantly. Thus
passed away one of Hie Confed
eracy’s ablest men, a man pecu
liarly great, as a C’liristion prelate
and an accomplished soldier.
The Plague.
Paris, Feb., 15. — -The French
government has dispatched a
physician to investigate the pla
gue. Reports that the plague has
I appeared in Turkey are unfound
ed. There is no ground for the
panic and no danger for the pre
sent from arrivals from the Black
sea or sea of Azof. Nevertheless
the minister of commerce has or
dered a quarantine of two days
at. the French ports n the Modi
terrenean and in the Black sea
and sea of Azof, even when pro
vided with clean bills of health.
The Republique Francaise en
ergetically potest against permis
sion being accorded Russia to car
ry out her intention ef sending I
of her volunteer fleet, employ
ed in transportation in the Black
sea to Marseilles to be repaired.
The medical authorities recom
mend careful fumigation of all
the letters and newspaper- at the
Russian frontier.
Italian advices seem to show
that Italy is more panic stricken
by reports of the plague than are
! the countries nearer Russia. The
Kuhaltino line of steamers be
tween Italy and Egypt have been
discontinued. The inportation of
Egyptain cotton is prohibited. At
; Paleremo, a Greek corn-laden
. vessel, attempting to enter the
: port, was warned off by a cannon
I shot.
The None Vyrema reports that
the plague has' appeared in Bes
sarabia.
Panama. Feb., 14.—An Are
quipa paper states that, that city
wasjvisited on the night of the Oth
till, by the most severe shocks of
earthquake that has been felt
there since the memorable earth
quake which destroyed live city
on the 13th of August, 1868. It
occurred at about 11:50 p. in., an
hour at which the greatest part
1' ilie inhabitants were reposing.
The fright was general. People
quickly left their houses and
rushed frantically through the
streets, fearing a repetition ol'
the shock and destruction of their
homes. Fortunately, however,
nothing further occurred, lint the
general impression was that a
few days mor- would bring se
rious news from some other part
of the republic, as has generally
been the case on other occasions.
A long and violent shock of
earthquake is also announced a<
having been felt at Iquique a
bout midnight on the 12th ultimo,
which was accompanied by a cu
rious subternean noise. It caused
much alarm, particularly in the
theatre, which was full of people
at the time.
‘ Three North Georgia conn
ties.” says the Dalton Ifeiof/ijAf.
‘•will have no sales by their
Sheriffs in March. Catoosa. Mur
ray and Whitfield are the conn
ties iofored to, and it would ho
hard to find ihree better or more
prosperous counties anywhere
than this trio."
J. K. IHMII.I. A (0.
W>*| <ide of the Pnhlie Square.
MAIHKTTA . OKORfJIA.
fhut/ci'c in
3DX3T G-ccds,
( alien of dirterout kimis. Men’s .out l.a
dtes shoe*. Men's amt liny's Hats. spool
Cotton. Sheetitnr. etc..
MWV UKIM-KKIK*
Meat. Meat, flour. I.ard. soda. Raking
I’owder. Sugar. < ottCc,Tea. Riee, Grits.
Hatter. Cheese. Conkers. Ovstev-.
Split*. lVnper. Ginger. Clove-. Mareh.
s,Kip. Bluing, ami also Fancy ami stick
Candy. cigars. Tohaceo. Snort, Ponder
and Stint. and also Sugar. Coffee. sail.
Tea. Riee. Grit,-. Kerosene. Ve. Will
sell elieap for eash. The patronage of
the puhlii -olieited.
It DAMF 1.1. A CO.
Marietta. Jau. 1. 1>79. ly
FORTIETH TEAR I! ;
-f D RUG StAKl> I€ IN ES Jg
PAIITTS .AICsTL OILS,
—Bi ti Iriin# Ham Iwa re. —
WILLIAM HOOT,
Has at hi- Did Stand, almost everything usually called for in a
FIRST CLASS DRUGSTORE.
PI NINE.
MORPHINE,
PASTOR OIL,
EPSOM SALTS.
sulphur,
Batenl Medicines, in great variety,.
Fluid Extracts and Kluxers,
Midline and other Medicines
Too tedious to mention.
Building Hardware,
: iql IS.IB 6 mm
Latches Nails, Ac., Ac.,
Window (Mass and Putty,
Varnishes. Brushes, Ac., Ac..
Stationery. Ac., A.,
JtvaP Physicians Proscriptions carefully prepared. Terms, cash
%’i’ i Blis sbk ■€€••
Marietta. Ga.. F(*b. l.“>. lST'd.
NEW FURNITURE STORE!!
H 5 W hitehall and !tt* Broad Street's, Atlanta, Ga.
A LL new and fresh goods at low prices. (It is useless to quote
them.) Ball and examine my goods, you will see that the)
areas 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
(lie finest in the City. Satisfaction guaranteed. Goods promptly
delivered. Please give me a call. Hemember the place; 85 White,
hall and 92 Broad Street's, between Hunter and Mitchell.
Atlanta,Oa., August 29, 187S. JOHN D. STOC’KKK.
PU R UIT UBE!"
Crrrmn Tfr CHEAPEST.
HEAPER 1 AHE O
lilac I* Walnut Ca*e Null*, Full Marble, I®
Piece**, 850. Collage ttuit* .S*2o. The Bcnl Parlor
lit The Market For She Mouev. Walnut Bit
reau W illi Glass. *IO. Good ( onimoii Bedsteads,
And a Full Line Ol’Ollier Furniture Cheaper Than
Any House In The Mate. Terms Strictly Cash
IVE 8& THOM AN.
42 41 Whin-Hull sm-st, Atlanta. Gu. \ l( g ’js
111 BROTHERS.
(DEALERS IN)-
GROCERIES, ,
HAIM WA RE,
i\ii linim 111111111.
xoiith-kast'coiixer prune square.
Marietta Georgia.
October. 1. 1877. j v
THE MERCHANTS AND MECHANICS INSURANCE COMPANY
ol HIBHMOKI). VIRGINIA.
I ash Capital **230.000 - - Cash %**el*. * 13,000.
$25.000 in I . S. Bund- deposited in llie treasury of. Georgh* for fur
ther security of Policies!
rjvllls wi-ll know u . i.mpain tin * puh! in thousand- of dollar., to -lailttanU is
A C.eorgia -im-i- i 1m- w ar. and w ill maintain it- w oil mu m*d -cpiuaiion for *WiH
t’ui. <-vuis<-i vativ<*. prompt, ju-i dealing.
Dwellings, Stores, Mereliiiinlise, Mill-. Din Houses nod lonlenU
iii.-mvd ut fair rile-.
E4C Vgent- ar all promt mail point* in the Slut*-, to w horn apply, or to
bA HHI N< 4TON HIN t>,
oct23-ly Agent, Alp-iettaua.
SEEDS
WHITE LEAD,
READY MIXED PAINTS,
LINSEED Oil.,
TANNERS OIL,
MACHINE OIL,