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plie Weekly Couimeteial.
SEPT. 23, 1874
Be it w Remembered.
il that joined the company of
(.'apt. J. L. 3., so-called ihe Highland
Rangers, will please meet at the reg
ular meeting to receive 40 acres of
‘and, a mule, a musket and a uniform
4 Ranger.
Next
The Cave Spring Enterprise gets
in the first pun on Joe Carver’s mar
riage. Here it is:
From the unknown future, he’ll Carve ter
a way
And si row it with flowers— you bet.
She’ll make of his life .. Beulah one—
So really ils mite th- y met.
New Cotton.
The first hale of new cotton was re
ceived at Greensboro the Bth, at White
Plains the 7th, at Conyers the Bth, at
Rome on the 40th, and at Madison
the lOih, which is the iatest date of
the receipt of the first bale at Madison
for five years
Another First Bale.
The second ’‘first bale” of new cot
ton was received yesterday by way of
the Selma Rome & Dalton Railroad,
consigned to Berrys & Cos., from
\Vo > I & Bro , TVI-id-iga, Alabama,
and stored with Howei & Williamson
at the Planters Warehouse.
Runaway.
•1 give notice to the public that my
sen, Johuy McCollum, has ruuaway
and left me, and this is to wain all
persons from hiring, harboring or
lodging him. If they do so they may
expect the full force of the law to be
brought ugainst them.
d&wlt R E S. McCollum.
Sloped.
Another down-east psalm singer
4ms vamosed the ranch, leaving no
thing behind but a few unrequited
obligations. Rome is just the place
for these itinerant adventurers. For
.urt.her particulars enquire of C. J.
Warner'at the Great Southern Pho
tograph Emporium.
Alas ! Ala3!!
Our friend, Charlie Warner, across
the way is not the only victim by (he
Lamoute skedaddle. We learn tint
T. J. Langley, J. D. Carver, Jitney
Gwaltney and otheis regret the da)
4hey ever heard his base voice. Old
Pard says Lamoute has gone to hunt
•Charlie Flo s.
D. E^HoH’.
This favorite old Rome merch&ut
lints moved his stock to the store for
me rug occupied by M. Marks, at the
•comet nearly opposite Whiteley’s sta
file. He has an excellent lot of goods
iiiai ho is selling at a sacrifice. Now
a* rim time u tret. tmcjli at a hit wain
iSee card, elsewhere, and call on Mr.
Hull' at (he flora
Fine Fruit
We are placed under obligations to
Col. J. J. Cohen for a iotof line, large
red apples and a mammoth quince.
This fruit was raised by Mr. L. A.
Prior, in his magnificent orchard at
Prior’s station. Mr. Prior is a mute,
and his letter to Col. Cohen, accom
panying the fruit is a literary curiosi
ty. We do not think these apples
•can be excelled in Cherokee Georgia.
Cure for Croup.
i 'Croup can he cured in one minute,
outd the remedy is simply alum and
sugar. Ihe way to accomplish the
•deed is to take a knife or grater and
,liave off in s;a til pmielei at) nit a
ilea spoon ful of alum; then mix it with
(twice iis quantity of sugar, to make it
:plausJlile, and administer it as quickly
.is possi’b'fe. Almost instantaneous re
lief will follow.
Personal.
Hon. Judsou Clements, of Walker
county, was in the city yesterday.
He brings good reports from the or
ganized Democracy in that county.
Col P. M. Sheibly, one of our old
etiizens, reached Rome last uight, ou a
visit to his family, after an absence of
ten mouths. He is now engaged in
business in Washington City, but will
remain at home some four weeks.
New Firm-
The dissolution notice of Alien &
Brother will be found elsewhere. E.
J. Allen retire? from the firm and
D. McOsker takes his place. The
firm in future will be Allen & Mc>
Osker Both of these gestlemen are
■experienced, practical jewelers, have
been in the business for years, and
-we predict for them a successful
career. We heartily recommend them
to the patronage and confidence of
the public.
—
The Home Silver Cornet Band.
Tbe Commercial wa3 the recipient
of a delightful serenade last night
from the newly organized Band uu
der the tutorage of Prof. Harry
O’Shield. To say they played well,con
sidering the short time they have been
organiz and, would but do them justice
and their excellent teacher. With a
little more practice and some encour
agement from our citizens, Rome will
be able to boast, of a band second to
none in the State.
Report of the Week.
l We are under obligationsHo Capt.
pV R. Evans, reporter in this city for
the National Cotton Exchange, for
the following statement for the week
ending Friday September 18th inst. :
Receipts of the week 20
Shipments 10
Stock on harm 142
Market quiet, middlings 14§
Low Middlings 14}
flood ordinary 131
Rain fall of the weeek 40-100 in.
Highest temperature 89
Lowest 14 64
Average _‘l. 85
Noah Cornutt
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We copy the following item from
the Fort Smith Arkansas Indepen
dent. Many of our oldest inhabitants
will remember this veteran office hol
der. He was tax gatherer of Floyd
county, 10, for many years;
“Noah Cornutt, is a candidate for
the office of Assessor of this county.
He is a citizen of Sugar Loaf Town
ship. This gentleman is a one-armed
man, and is spoken of by those who
are well acquainted with him, as a
strictly honest rnau, and by his afflic
tion has a hard time to make a living.
If consistent with the wishes of the
people, he and his friends will be most
happy to secure the nomination for
him. Give him a chance to make a
living for his family.”
A Happy Marriage.
On yesterday, Mr. J. B Carver, of
Rome, was married, at the residence
the bride's father in Chattooga coun
ty, to Miss Beulah M. Cheney—
Rev. L. li. Gwaltney performing the
ceremony.
The happy couple are uow the
guests of Mr. J. D. Carver of this city.
They will start on a bridal tour, on
Monday, and will yisit a number of
Northern cities arid places of resort.
Mr. Catver is one of he favorite
young merchants of our city, is highly
esteemed by everybody, and we joiu
his numerous friends in congratulat
ing him on securing, as a prize, one
of our sister county’s fairest and best.
May a life of sunshine be theirs al
ways
Excitement Among the Darkies.
It seems that some gentleman was
in Rome, yesterday, seeking informa
tion in reference to parties who had
entered, under the pre-emption laws
of the United States, a large body of
land near the Round Mountain Iron
Works, Alabama. It appears these
lands were entered in the name of ne
groes living in the vicinity of Rome.
The negroes deny any knowledge of
the matter. We understand the
gentleman who is eeekiug the infor
mation transmitted the same to the
Attorney General of the United States
Washington citv, also to the District
Attorney, Huntsville, Alabama. We
do not understand the complications
connected with this matter.
MILITARY.
The Highland Rangers Put Through the Drill
Under Major John Perkins.
Capt. J. L. Johnson’s company of
cavalry were drilled yesterday by Maj.
John Perkins. They turned out about
fifty men. The company has been
well organized ami the who e is due
to the energy and earnestness of Capt.
Johnson. After Maj. Perkins had
given them about two hours oflively
work on their drill ground in DeSoto
he brought them into the city and
down Broad street to the intersection
of Elni street. Here again his clarien
calls were responded to by the gallant
horsemen in first rate style. All know
the Major to be an old soldier who
saw service under Uncle Ham in the
wars before the unpleasantness between
the sections, and that he is thorough
ly an fait in the cavalry drill. We
hope Capt. Johnson and his Flighland
Rangers may live a thousand years
and never hear the crack of a gun.
Harpold & Hillyer.
The above gentlemen have been
doing a steady, straight forward bus
iness since just alter the close of the
war. Men have changed, firms have
dissolved, but they have kept steadily
on in the even tenor of their way.
They are fair and just in their deal
ings and hence the people confide in
them. These gentlemen propose to
lay before the people of Rome and the
Cherokee section, an unusually at
tractive stock of goods this fall and
w inter. We see from the press that
there has been a decline in dry goods.
Mr. Harpold is now iu New York
with the intention of giviug our peo
ple the benefit of this decline. He
will buy while goods are at their low
est. and hence will enable his firm to
sell cheap. The firm, after the first
of October, will adopt the cash sys
tem, and this is another reason why
their goods will be sold lower than
usual. Read their local uotice, and
keep a lookout for their haudsome
stock of goods.
More Good Teraplars-A Good Officer.
S. C. Robinson, who has filled the
office of Graud Secretary of the
Good Temlars so acceptably for the
last two years, and who ha3 worked
so assiduously to extend and establish
the order i.i this State, went down to
Mount Pleasant church near Coosa
ville on. Wednesday night, and organ
ized Coosa Lodge, No. 377, with thir
ty-one charter members. Much of the
success of the Good Templars in
North Georgia, and the Temperance
sentiment that is doing so much good
in this section, is due to the untiring
efforts of this officer, and his dilli
gence and devotion to the cause has
made him quite a record as a leader
in this reform. The Grand Lodge
meets at Acworth on the 30th inst.,
when Grand Officers are to be elected
for the ensuiDg year, and although
we advocate rotation in office, we
know that the office of Graud Secre
tary would suffer and the order in the
State would realize the mistake if this
officer was to be change as we be
lieve no other m*u so well under
stands the present condition or require
ments of tbe office, would do tbe
same work, or do it with the same
promptness as has characterized
his official career.
Btdow we give the list of officers of
Coosa Lodge.
Jesse M. McCord, W. C. TANARUS.; Miss
Lizzie McArver, W. V. TA NARUS.; M. D. L.
Veal, W. Chap ; W. W. McArver, W.
Sec ; James Cheves, W. A. Sec.; Lew
is Summers, W. F. S.; D. J. Bruuson,
W. Treas J. B. McArver, W. Mar
shal; David Culberson, W I. G.;
Kinsey McCord, W. O. G.; Jesse C.
McCord was elected representative to
the Grand Lodge.
Trouble with the Negroes in Alabama.
From a private letter from a lady
of Gainesville, Sumpter county, Ala
bama, to a gentleman in this city, re
ceived yesterday, we take the follow
ing:
“We have been having terrible
times down here. The negroes have
attempted to burn the town, and all
the boys have been going out to fight
them for three days and nights, but
they are so cowardly that they leave as
soon as they hear of ihe boys wherea
bouts. The riot was commenced by
Gray, from Tennessee, the leader of
the negro baud here. They are
across the river to day, and Gray is
at the head of a large number of ne
gro tioeps. I have not closed my eyes
for three days aud nights, and I feel
as if I never cared to sleep again
The town is strongly guarded every
night, but the boys are worn out and
the negroes still threaten an attack
We do not know what is to become o:
us all.”
The negroes in Sumter and Green
counties out-number the whites some
four or five to one, but the whites in
iu that section are fighting men. We
shall not. be surprised to hear of
bloody work from this section of Ala
bama soon.
Meeting of the Cotton Buyers.
Rome, Ga., Sept. 19th. 1874.
At a meeting of the Cotton buyers
of Rome, Ga., he'd on the 19th of
September, 1874, Capia ; u Frank
Woodruff was called to the chair and
M. E. Pentecost requested to act as
Secretary.
The chairman announcing the meet
ing ready for business, Maj. Sam
Morgan offered the following preain
b e and resolutions, which were adopt
ed without a single dissenting voice
by the parties whose names are hereto
attached ; •
That, Whereas, it has long been the
custom of all the principal Cotton mar
kets of the world to deliver cotton
from the warehouses free of charge to
the buyer ; and Whereas, the ware
house men of Rome have exacted and
do continue to exact a charge of the
buyer after selling cotton to him, be
fore or upon delivering him the same ;
and Whereas, we have importuned
said warehouse men of this city to
remove said delivery charge, placing
us upon terms of equality with cotton
buyers of other markets, which they
decline doing ; now, therefore, be it
Resolved,, That from this time for
ward, we, a3 cotton buyers, will ignore
their right to impose such delivery
charge upon us, aud we do hereby ob
ligate ourselves to buy no cotton from
said warehouses except upon the ex
press aud positive condition that it he
delivered to us entirely free from all
charges, and we bind ourselves by this
obligation uot to violate the same
either in person or by or through the
agency of others.
(Signed) M. E. Pentecost & Cos.,
Woodruff & Morgan,
S. K. Dick,
8. F. Smith,
R. P. Sibley, (by proxy,)
M. Rosenberg & Buo.,
C. M. Fort & Cos.
Brief Mention.
Twenty-three good and true citizens
have qualified themselves to vote at
the next city election.
Judge Underwood is holding Court
in Heard county.this week, in lieu of
Hon. Hugh Buchanan.
Ed Alien, formerly of this city,
now of Sherman, Texas, has lost one
of his little twin babies. It died on
the eighth of this mouth.
It is said that “money rules the
world.” If it does, we can answer for
this locality, that the world is ruled
by a very smail majority.
B. Tiger Williams gained a law suit
yesterday before Judge Hawkins’
court. The tiger plead his own case.
Eloquence will tell.
Jeff' Bibb, a negro well known in
these parts, was killed recently by the
falling of an embankment at the
Ridge Valley Iron Works.
If parties who owe us think we are
not in need of money they are sadly
mistakeu. We hope all who can will
come forward and settle, whether i*
be for advertisement or subscriptions.
Walter Forbes, Col. Waltermire,
Ed Alleu and W. L. Wadsworth, all
former citizens of Rome, ere doing
business in Sherman, Texas. There
are a number of Rome men also at
W aco.
A cotemporary truthfully remarks
that the man who has a family of chil
dren and does not take a newspaper,
takes upon himself the responsibility
of turning loose upon the community
a set ofiguorant beggars to disgrace
his name, who, for a few cents a day,
might be made intelligent and well-in
formed citizens.
Some gentlemen appear actually to
have entirely lost sight of their coun
try’s good in their personal quarrels.
Gentlemen, reflect. When the people
shall have had time to consider the
drift of things they will not follow or
be led by you. However much they
may like you, personally, they can
not afford to gratify you at the sacri
flee of the country’s peace and safety.
With the Civil Rights bill in view and
the glitter of bayonets their
eyes, the lines will close up before
November. Mark what we tell you.
Cash! Cash!!
After October Ist we intend to adopt
the Cash system, and we pledge ourselves
to sell Dry Goods as low as they can be
bought in ihe State.
Our Mr. Ilarpold is now in New York
and has had the advantage of the recent
GREAT DECLINE in purchasing our
new stock, which is being bought lower
than ever before since we have been in
business.
sep 22-d3&wlt Harpold A; Hillyer
Dissolution.
The Arm of F.. J. Allen & Brother is
this day dissolved by mutual consent. The
business will be conducted, in future, by
Messrs Allen & McOsker.
Rorre, Ga., Sept. 15, 1874.
Sin is often the result of physical
ill-health and feeble stomachs. During
one-third of our time the process of di
gestion continues. To be dyspeptic is to
be miserable; dyspepsia is the foundation
of fevers and all the diseases of blood,
liver, skin and kidneys. Dyspepsia yields
to the virtues of the vegetable ingredients
in that great purfier of the blood and re
storer of health, Dr. Walker’s Vinegar
Bitters.
SPECIAL.
How. L. N. Trammell and Gov.
Smith at Marietta.
CoL J. D. Wofford Stands by the
Nominee.
Special Telegram, to the Commercial.
Marietta, Ga., Sept 19.
A mass meeting was organized here
to-day, by electing Judge Irwin, Pres
ident, aud MeClatchy, Secretary.
Col. J. D. Waddell introduced
Hon. L. N. Trammel' with a capital
speech, urging the Democrats of Cobb
county to stand by the regular nomi
nation. He ws9 heartily cheered.
Col. Trammell made a powerful
speech. He carried a conviction of
his earnestness and truthfulness to the
hearts of his hearers and killed the
charges of Felton and his friends of
his ever having, iu a single act, been
guilty of intentional or seal wrongs.
He spoke one and a half hours and
was listened to with marked attention.
He was several times enthusiastically
cheered.
Gov. J. M. Smith followed Col.
Trammell in a speech ot an hour and
a half. His fellow-citizens gave him
a hearly reception. He discussed the
Civil Rights bill and clearly proved
that the negroes themselves ought not
to want it and that they would cer
tainly be injured by its passage. He
counsel*, if* moderation and the obser
vance of every law, aud the wisdom
of looking to the ballot box as the
only safe aud wise plan of securing a
redress of the wrongs conUnually be
ing fastened upon us by the Radical
party. Of the late unfortunate trou
bles in Louisiana, though he deeply
sympathized with that terribly op
pressed people, yet he was satisfied
that what had been done, with the
other acts of unthinking men in Ten
nessee aud other Southern States, had
done the South great injury in the
North. Within *he last few days
even Georgia securities ir New York
had gone down from eighty to seven
ty cents. That was.ike best evidence
of what the result had been. His
speech was well received.
The meeting to-day was enthusias
tic ar.d great good has been done.
Cobb county will be all right. A
large majority for Trammell may be
looked for. Sawyer.
WEARY OF LIFE.
William L. Ezzell, an Honorable
and Esteemed Citizen of Floyd.
Commits Suicide by Hang*
ins Himself Saturday
Morning.
His Body Found Hanging in
His Mill House.
The painful news reached us yes
terday that William L. Ezzell, a
highly esteemed citizen of this
county had committed suicide.
PLACE OF THE SUICIDE.
Mr. Ezzell resided*' about seven
miles from Rome ou the Cedartown
road. He was a millwright and mil
ler by profession and was engaged iu
milling at the time of his death. He
was about thirty-five years old. He
was married and had five children.
THE PROBABLE CAUSE.
Rumors have spread with lightning
rapidity, and each rumor assigns a
different cause for the suicide. It is
impossible to arriv r e at any certain
conclusion uutil after the inquest and
hearing of the evidence. We, how
eve", give one ru.nor as probably be
ing near correct. For several months
Mr. Ezzell has been observed by his
iutimate friends to be, as they think,
slightly insane, but the cau e of it
none of them seem to have auy idea.
His
financial condition,
while it was perfectly sound, has given
him great unea-iness for some time.
His entire indebtedness did not exceed
nine hundred dollars, and uot one
cent of it pressing him. Part of it
will fall due in a short time. To
offset this lie had ample property out
side of his real estate iu notes, etc,
but he was fearful, being a man of
a high sense of honor and strict integ
rity, that be could not meet his paper
at maturity, and he allowed this mat
ter to weigh him down and prostrate
his mental faculties. He had, how
ever, made arrangements to meet aud
protect his paper in every particular.
He was in
ROME ON FRIDAY
and remained until late in the even
ing. He arrived at home about 10
o’clock. After getting home he went
out into the yard and picked up an
axe and told a young man living with
him that he was going to kill Boh
Flemister, a brother in law living
some distance from him. He was
easily persuaded out of this idea aud
all the family retired to bed. A lit
tle after 5 o’clock Saturday morning
the young man got up and went out
to the mill-house ami found Mr. Ez
zell
HANGING BY THE NF.CK
from a beam. He bad got a rope and
made one end of it fast to the beam
aud then getting upon some piece of
machinery or box bad made the other
end fast to bis neck. He probably
jumped from the box throwing all his
weight on his neck which was broken,
yet one of his feet was hanging by his
toes on the box from which it is sup
posed he jumped. He had written at
various times during the past few
months
SEVERAL LETTERS
and parts of letters which have been
found but the contents of which have
not yet been made public. These it
is supposed will give the true cause of
the suicide.
' . Felton Dissected.
Editor Commercial : —Rev. W. H.
i p,dth, independent, so-called. Demo
! emtiecandidate for Congress iu this
District, publishes a card iu which he
i makes a ridiculously lame effort to ex
plain Lis tortuous course aud palpa
ble contradictions. He says it is true
that he did state to Col. J. \V. Wof
ford, that “he intended to run for
Congre s no matter who was nomina
ted at Calhoun>” and that within the
next week he stated publicly at Rome,
that, “if Col. Lester or Bass or Print
i up or Dabney, had been nominated he
j would have retired and left the field to
; the nominee.” Coi. Wofford states in
hi&4ei4e/, to which Felton’s card is a
reply, that Felton stated on the Satur
day before nomination, “ that Tram
med was stronger before the people iu
the counties where he had been than
either Young or Waddell. " He had
been several days in Walker county
at a District meeting, preaching (?)
j during the last days of July. He had
; at the same time passed through Ca
-1 toosa county, and bad an opportunity
uuriug the interval- between his devo
ltonal exercises to ascertain the feeling
of the people of Walker county. Had
he been particular upon his last trip to
Walker to ascertain the t.uth, he
would have learned that Col. Dabney
and Coi. Trammell were the only per
sons whose names were ruu iu the pri
mary ioeetiug of that county, that Dab
ney, confessedly the strongest man iu
that county, beatTrarnmeii but twenty
votes, aud that at the same meeting del
egate.o- in favor of Trammell in the
second instance and known so to be,
were elected over delegates in Savor of
Gen. Young, in the second iustauee.
Had he heard the truth as to Catoosa
county, he would have found out that
four-fifths of the Democrats of that
county are iu favor of Trammell. In
his Ringgold speech, made at the time
the new light broke in upon him, that
Trammell was weak before the peo
ple, he stated, according to the Catoosa
Courier (and the stateineut of the
Courier is endorsed by a number of
gentlemen) that “he was a candidate
independent of caucuses and nornina
ting conventions—a candidate against
the nominee of the Calhoun Conven
tion whoever he might be,” and furth
er, that “ the delegates in the conven
tion would be guilty of stratagem, of
bargain and sale, of trickery aud
fraud,” He passed ou home, by
Calhoun, the day the convention con
vened, aud upon reaching home and
reading some letteis, he determined
that If Col. Lester, whose mime was
not mentioned in the convention or
Col Bass, who went iuto the conven
tion with one vote only, should be
nominated, he would jetire from the
contest; but if Trammell who went
into the convention the strongest man
shouid be nominated, he would contest
every iuch of ground with him 1 The
mere statement of the proposition is
proof of its absurdity, aud if FJton
were not a preacher, we would ay ot
his insincerity.
The Doctor said iu his Calhoun
speech, made during the session of the
court at that place, and wheu he was
fully advised that Trammell was a
candidate for the nomination; that
all the geuilemeu who would be before
the convention were able aud highly
honorable men ; that if he was de
feated by lhe nominee, the defeat
would be paiialed by the consider
ation that he was defeated by a gen
tleman of high personal character
ami if triumphant, his triumph would
be eevLiuced by the same consider
ation-
The Doctor prejudged the Conven
tion a< fraudulent and 'corrupt -yet if
it bad nominatod certain gentlemen,
be wmild have endorsed the fraud. In
his admission that be would have sup
ported the nominee, bad ho been one
of several gentlemen, he waives all
objection to the convention.
Up to the day of Trammell s aom
ination, Felton eulogized him as an
honorable gentleman and an honora
ble opponent. Now, under cover of
“Old Democrats” (who, of course, are
nameless) be speaks of him as a “cor
rupt lobbyist and an unscrupulous po
litical adventurer.” What new fact
has come to the Doctor’s knowledge,
upon which to base so grave a charge ?
He has changed base upon Trammell’s
character as well as upon all other
points to which his card refers. When
a man has no more respect for him
self than to involve himself in so
many and so patent absurdities and
contradictions he cannot expect pub
lic respect for him to be at a very high
pi tifli. Observer.
Reply to Fell on.
Cartersville, Ga., )
September 15, 1874. j
Editors of the Standard and Express:
Dr Feltou, in a card to the Senti
nel of to-day, refers to my letter pub
lished iu the Rome Commercial,
(wnich letter I have not seen in print)
and states that all I said in that let
ter is true. So much for that. I
said in that letter that Dr. Feltou had
called to see me on Saturday before
the Calhoun Convention, to correct
the report that his opposition was
directed against Trammell. He then
said the report had no foundation in
fact, that he intended to run no mat
ter who was nominated by the Cal
houn Convention. As I state in the
letter to which he alludes, he went
on to speak in pleasant terms of Col.
Trammell personally, and said he
found Trammell a stronger man than
either Young or Waddell. At the
this conversation between Dr.
Feit<|n and myself, he had spoken to
the of Cherokee at Canton,
Cohn at Acwor'h, Paulding at Dallas,
Polk at Cedartown, and of Gordon at
Caiboun. If he had spoken at any
other place, up to that time, I am not
aware of it. He had visited other
counties, Walker I know, in his ca
pacity as preacher,,before this Conven
tion, with me.
Now, remember, the Doctor doe3
not deny chat he said in Rome, if
Bass, or Printup, or Lester, or Wad
dell, or Young had been nominated
at Calhoun, that he would not have
been a candidate, because they were
too strong for him
He offered as his reason for this, the
laet, that after his talking with me,
he made a speech at Riu gold, aud at
LifFayette, and conversed with the
people at each of these places; receiv
ed letters when he returned home,
and saw somebody from Cherokee, by
which he was convinced of the supe
rior strength of these gentlemen, and
of the utter weakness of Trammell.
Now, bear in mind, that Dr. Fel
ton, before his talk with rae had made
political speeches in five different
counties of the District,'and attend 1
a religious meeting in another, with
his address to the people in his pock
et for distribution, by which he learn
ed the comparative weakness of Young
and Waddell aud the strength of
Trammell, and determined to run, no
matter who was nominated at Cal
houn. Remember, further, that one
of these speeches was made in the
counties where Lester and Waddell
ive, and two- others iu the adjoining
iounties to Floyd, where Pnu<up and
Bass live: remembet, further, that Dr.
Felton livcsTh th same county with
j Gen. Young.
As I have state*!, efa r ibis talk
| with me, he made speeches in two
counties, aud then learned the great
i strength ef Lester, Waddell, Printup,
I Young and Bass, and the weakness of
! Trammell.
Dr. Felton was able to find these
gentlemen weak in the counties where
they do live, aud Trammell strong;
but when he gets into Catoosa aud
Walker where they don’t live, and
where Trammell does, he finds them
strong and Trammell weak.
I leave the Doctor to reconcile this.
After ail, is it not a trifle of the dem
agogue to say to the people of Cobb,
as he did in his Marietta speech, that
he would not have been a candidate
if either of their distinguished fellow
citizens, Lester or Waddell, had been
nominated, and to the people ol Floyd
that he would notl ave run if Printup
or B.:-s had been nominated ? and
when to that is added that he bad re
peatedly said in the streets of Car ers
vilie be would not run if Gau. Young
was nominated, and said he did tell
me that Trammell was stronger than
Young.
Dr. Felton had been a candidate
for weeks before his conversation with
me, when he said he would ruu no
matter who was nominated,*and when
convinced of Trammell’s strength atd
Young's and Waddell’s weakness; but
after the nomination he learns the re
verse of that in seven or eight days,
and from two counties in which none
cf the candidates live.
The Doctor says he is not a trick
ster, not a wire-worker, not a politi
cian. I do not say he is; but 1 do
say, if he commenced the campaign
innocent of these accomplishments, I
ask, with the progress he has made up
to this time, what will he not know on
that subject by the first Tuesday in
November? His advancement will
be one of the wonders of the age. My
opinion is, it the Doctor shouid, by
way of mental diversion, after his de
feat in November open a school to
teach politics, he would have to put
Newt Trammell in words of one
sylable.
The Doctor winds up his letter to
the Sentinel in these words : ‘ If Col.
Trammell or his piotege, John W.
Wofford, need further reasons why I
continue this race, let. them meet me,
before the people, in public debate.”
As I have no other than personal kind
feelings for the Doctor, I can afford
to forgive a slight tartness that has
crept into his letter, aud attribute it
to the ardor of his feelings, iu which
his better judgment has no part. 1
will add further that I have no am
bition to gratify, as a public speaker,
and no desire to figure conspicuously
iu politics. Nor am I an orator as
Dr. Felton is; I am a plain, blunt
man, and while I have no desire to
canvass this District, and have never
attempted to make but one political i
speech, if Dr. Felton makes his prop
osition as a banter, and will alternate
conclusions with me and give me a
full list of his appointments, 1 will
meet him iu every county iu the 7th
District, to commence as soon as Bar
tow Superior Court adjourns.
Then the Doctor can have it just as
hot as he wants it,
John W. Wofford.
fTrf.
Largo Number of Einpolyecs Burned to
Death—A Frightful Seme—List of
the Lost—A Horrible Story.
Fall River, Mass, Sept. 18. —A
fire broke out in Granite mill No. 1,
in this city, ab mt seven o’clock this
morning, just after the operatives had
commenced work. At 8:47 a. m., the
mill was entirely burned down. Be
tween fifty and one hundred em
ployees perished in the flames. The
exact loss of life is not yet known,
the excitement is intense.
Later—The lire in granite mill
No. 1, broke out at 7 A. M., in the
fourth story. The room was
INSTANTLY IN FLAMES,
cutting off' all ways of escape. The
alarm was sounded, hut before help
could arrive, men, women and chil
dren threw themselves from the win
dows. Many were instantly killed,
some mortally wounded, and the re
mainder more or less injured. A large
number of those who remained in the
room were burned to death. A quasi
tity of charred remains have been
found. It is estimated that from fifty
to seventy-five, in all, have lost their
lives while many more Were badly in
jured.
The mills have stopped work for
the present, owing to the calamity,
and business is almost stopped in the
town. The scene at the mills and
vicinity, is heartrending mothers
looking for children, and many are
ALMOST FRANTIC
with grief. All the physicians in
town were- immediately summoned,
and are rendering all possible relief to
the sufferers. Ellen Hunter is missing.
One man escaped from the upper room
by means of a rope. He reported at
least thirty persons behind him, who
it is supposed all perished in the
flames. Mary, Bridget and Margaret
Murphy are dangerously wounded-
Full lists of the names are not yet oh
tainable.
LATER—THE NUMBER KILLED
The number of killed aud wounded,
thus far, is reported at forty-one men
and two women, who are the central
station house head.
ADMINISTERING TO THE DYING.
Medical men are administering to
the wants of the suffering. It is cer
tain that forty lives were lost. The
Granite mills were incorporated in
1863, and had 26,648 spindles and
8,400 looms and employed about 500
hands. The loss is unknown, but was
insured for $400,000.
LATEST —THE DEAD BODIES.
Fall River, Mass., Sept. 19. —
There are twenty-five dead bodies at
the police station, and other bodies
taken elsewhere. The fire originated
in what is known as the hat-box in
the Milhead.
loh n Adams ois Socin) Equality.
While New England is the cess-pool
from which is now arising ail the cor
ruption and stencil of social equality
as manifested in “that quiuttsceuce
of all abominations,” the Givi! Rights
bill, it is refreshing to turn back a lit
tle and contemplate the sentiments of
one John Adams, the first President
of that Ftderalistio party which has
since developed tselt into Radicalism.
He did uot believe in equality >n any
sense of the word, as the following
characteristic passage will show :
Monroe Advertiser.
“By the law of nature all men are
men, and not u-ngela —men, and not
lions —men, and hot whales —men,
aud not eagels—that is, they are ail
of the same species and this is the
most that the equality of man amounts
to A physical inequality, an Intel -
lectaal inequality, of the most serious
kind, is established unchangeable by
the 'noth it of nature; and society has
a right, to establish any other ikequai.-
( ities it may judge necessary for its
1 good!'
1 CJTVOrt iWRtnW scbrtn! strops for Misses
a! GovanV.
- - ■■ ,<>■ -
All kind- children's Silver Tip -hois ai
| Go van's.
Gents fino double-sole hand made
Boots at Govan’s.
Men's heavy Calf Boots that lad 12
months at Govan’s.
A Frieml in Need.—-fir. WistaCs
Balsam of Wild Cherry is a friend in deed.
Who ha- not found it such iu curing all
diseases ot the lungs aud throat, coughs,
colds, and pulmonary affections, and
“last, not least,” consumption ? The sick
are assured that the high standard of ex
cellence on which the popularity of this
preparation is based, will always be
maintained by the proprietors.
In & restaurant, not long ago, a
gentleman while devouring a plate of
bash came across a pearl sleeve button
in it. He very justly complained to
the big, brawny waiter, the latter re
plying iu an astounding manner,
“Well, what d’yer expect to get —a
hull shirt?”
“Well, Pat, Jim didn’t quite kill
you with the brickbat, did he ?” “No;
but I wish he had.” “Why so? “So
that I could have seen him hung, the
villian.”
Rome Alarkets.
Office of Daily Commercial, {
Rome, Ga., Sept. 21.4 v. m. )
CAREFULLY CORRECTED EVERY DAY.
OiTON.
We quote the cotton market up to 4
o'clock in the al'iernoon, as the prices for
the day are settled before that hour. 01
course cotton is bought and sold during
the etui re day.
Market firm; Middlings 14 i
Low Middlings, 14
Strict Good Ordinary l3Jc
Good Ordinary 1 li@l2Jc
FINANCE.
Exchange buying at par; selling *} prem.
Gold buying at if 1 os; selling at *1 10
Silver hnvlm* at St 02 ; selling at $1 05
GROCERIES—WHOLESALE.
Sugars, A lljal2s
" ex. Cllai2; brown lGait
Coffee, Bio, 2ft@3o; Java 40
Molasses, Cuba 40; New Orleans. ,75@80
Salt, Liverpool #2 20; Virginia. $2 10
Candles, full weight. 20
Teas range in n $1 00 to ifl 5o
tittle powder, p* ’25 lb keg $7 50
Shat $2 60. bucii shot S3 00
FLOUR—WHOLESALE
Fancy #3 75
Choice 3 50
Extra 3 00
Superfine 2 75
Fine 2 25
COCNTh. PRODUCE.
Baying irom wagons: Eggs. ...15(^20
Jhtcko’ts “ 16(al20
Butter “ “ 20(g) 25
3weei, potatoes,from wagon 1 to
Irish potatoes • ‘ “ 100
Dried apples 1 00
Dried Deaches 1 00
BACON AND LAUD FROM STORE.
Sugar-cured hams 18; plain 17; country 17
Shoulders 11£
Clear sides 1(5, clear rib sides 15
Lard, bucket, 20; cans 20
lit LG MEAT FROM S TORK.
Shoulders 10 J
Clear Sides 11; Cleat Rib Sides 14
GRAIN FROM WAGON.
White corn l 15: yellow and mixed 95
Wheat, best quality $1 20
Common Georgia red $1 10
Oats (10@65
MEAL, PEAS AND BRAN
Corn meal per bushel 1 10
Bran from stole * 1 00
Peas per bushel from store I 26
BAGGING AND TIES.
Domestic bagging 16(q)17
Ties, per pound 9J(aDO
F.v, TORV UOt IWHOLESALE
Tr; ;i Factory, 5 ih yarn. *1 35
4-1 sheeting lot
J shirting sjj
Eight ounce o>uai Qrg 131
Cotton rap* ...,26
Hardware
Cat nails, for lOd 4}(Vi:si
Iron 4a5
Horse shoes #7 00
Mode shoe- $8 00
Axes . .sll 00©15 0“
Trace chains 75(',51 15
l iOes s6 110(a), 10 00
..SS' ■■ 9BSBJACK:—
Haralson County.
Application for Leave to Soil.
GEORGIA, Haralson Comity:
Application having In mi made by EH 8. Howell
and Wyatt A Lewis, admiaististor, or the emu to
ol Wyatts. Moore, deceased, to sell the lands
belonging to the cb at j of said de c used Kir and s
tritmtlo .
This is therefore to cite all parties concirned
to show cause at th- October term of this court,
why an order should not be parse. I allowing the
raid KU 8. How-11 and Wy*U A. Lewis to sell the
lauds belonging to said Estate
August 17, 1874. DAVID HOWLING
Ordinary.
Application for Leave to Sell.
GEORGIA. Haralson County;
Application hiving been mad*, by A. J. Farmer,
administrator ol the estate oi S asm ah Fanner,
deceased, to sell the laudslm'onging to the • state
of said deem cd for distribution.
This Is therefore o cue* 11 parties concerned
to snow ciuae at the October term of thie court
why au order should not he passed allowing the
said A. ,1. Fanner t > sell the lanes belonging to
raid <state D iVID BOWLING.
A,’,rust 17th, 1874 Ordinal y
Application for Administration.
GEORGIA, Haralson County:
To all whom itmay concern Silas M. Brown
having in pr per form applied to me fur perma
nent letters of adminis ration oa the estate of
Wyatt Jackson Chandler late of said county:
i his is therefore to cite all and singular the
creditors arid text of kin of Wyatt Jackson
(.hinder to be and appear at my office by the first
Monday in October next, and show cause, if any
they. cm. Y?bv permanent administration should
not be granted to Silas M. Brown on Wyatt Jack
son Chandler s estate.
Witness my hand and official signature, ties
17th dav of August, 1874
Dx VIL) BOWLING. Ordinary.
Walker County.
Admiuistratot*’* Sale.
GEORGIA, Walker County:
By virtue of an drdtr trom the Court of Crdi
i ary of raid county will be sold on the first Tues
day, in October next, before the Court House door
in the town of La Fayette during the legal hours
of sale the following prep-ri.y, to-wit:
Lolsot land Nos. IT!) aud 18‘J in the 14th District
end 4th S cliou of said c-uuiy, excepting about
ti ree hundred yarns ol mill tace and piivLeges
theicto bclc mginr—r; c- running thron-h por
tion of No. ISO. Sold as ihe poptrty of Toon
Evitt deceit) and. Terms, one naif ta-h. balance
TJ months credit wish note and tpjr ved secu
rity, JOHN. L. EVITT, Administrator oi
THOMAS EVITT, Deceared,
Administrator’s Hale.
GEORGIA, Walker County:
By virtue of an order from the Court of Ordi
nary of raid county wiil be sold before the Court
House door iu the town of CaFryette, n said
count-, between the lega hours oi sate ou the
first Tuesday in Octobtr nex*:
The North half oi lot No. ■.!; and lot ;No. 297 in
the Bth District and 4lh Section of sa:d county.
Thereia about 05 a res of cleared land on the
twolots encumbered with a two years’ lease on S)
acres. Sold as the property o Mary R. Harwell,
deceas'd. Terms, cash.
B. L. CHASTAIN, Administrator.
Letters of !sssinission.
GVORGIA. Walker County:
Wnerets, I. iVardta v. /administrator dc
boat!a pelt ttii T--st tnerito of Joseph >IC< B-.
ncß r. prc urns to the tout in his pat-lion, riu ! y
fi.it and no cut red on re, ord. that he has fully ad
ministered the s.-'d Met cnneH’e estate.
This is t-u refo -e to cite all persons concerned,
kindred and creditors, to show cause, if any they
cap. why said administrator should not be dis
chargt and from his administration and receive let
ters of dismission on first Monday iu December,
1871. MILTON RUSSELL, Ordinary.^
Letters of Dismission
GEORGIA. Walker County:
.1 I). Strati,;e hfsv'na in ■ rop> r form applied to
tni-for p.riaiinir i tiers of administration upon
•the orate of I-. W Strange late of raid county.
1 hie is there! re t ■ cite nil and singular the
credit, rs and next of kin of D. W. Strange to be
and appear rt my office wit tin the lime allowed
by mw an i -how cause, if any they can why per
manent letters of administration should not le
granted .1. D. -tr nse • n c. W. Strange’s estate."
gipL2-3m .MILTON BUSSELL, Ordinary.
Letters of Dismission.
GEORGIA , Walker County:
D C. Sutton, Guardian of the minor heirs of
Ahro.um Sims, deceased, having represented to
the Court l athe has fully discharged the duties
o; tat guardian, 1 hie is ifctrefore to cite all per
sons coi.cerued to show c use at the regular term
oi the Court of O.diuary to be held on tae fir-t
Monday if October next, *liy letters of dismis
sion should not be granted to said D C. Sutton
as guardLu afon-said.
MILTON RUSSELL, Ordinary.
special, notices.
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Heard Cos., Ga., Aug. 5, 1873.)
Dr. 1\ L. Turnley, Rome:
Dear St it: Please send me enough .!
the Powders to prepare one quart of ye ur
Liver and Dyspeptic Medicine, prepared
by yourself. The bottle full you gave
me, when in Rome, has nearly cured my
son; he says it is giving him more relief
than all the medicine he has taken. He
thinks a quart more of it will entirely
cure him. Please send it immediately,
with directions how to prepare it. If you
can send by mail send to this office: if
you cannot send by mail, send by expres
to Newnan, Coweta county, Georgia.
Wriie me what the Powders are worth
and 1 will send you money by return
mail. Yours, &c.,
GEO. W. POWERS,