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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 % ___ 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. It lwuds Hi llapplne-s! A BOON TO THE WHOLE RACEOF \V oman. DU. J. BRADFIELD’B FcMALE REGULATOR! It will bring on the Menses; relievo all pain at the monthly * Period;’’ cure Rheumatism and Neuralgia of Back and Uterus; Leuchorrhoen or ‘ W hiles.” and partial Fro,apusUteri: theck ex cessive flow, aud correct all Irregularities peculi ar to ladies. It will remove all irritation ol Kidneys and BUdder; relieve Coetlvcncee; purify the Blood; give lone and strength to thi whol system; clear the skin, irnoariing a rosy hue to the cheek, and Cbeei fuiness to the mind. It is as sure a cure in all the above diseases as Quinine is in Chills and Fever. Ladies can cure themseivts in all the above dis eases without revelling their complaints to any persoD, which is always mortifying, to their pride aud modesty. It is recommended by the best physicians and the clergy. LaGkanuk, Ga , March 83, 1870. BUADFIELD & CO.. A.lanta, Ga.—Dear Sirs; I take pleasure in stating that X hare used for tut. last twenty years, the medicine you are now put ting up. known as Dr. J. liraddc Id's FEMALK REGULATOR, atidconsider it the best Combina tion ever gotten together for the diseases for which it is recommended. 1 have been familiar With the prescription both as a practitioner medicine and in Jom- st‘c prat'ce. and cau hon estly say that 1 consul, r it a boon to suffering fe males.and can but hope that every lady in ou whoie land, who may be suffering in any w* y pe~ uliar to their sex, may he able to procure a bot t*e, that their sufferings may not only be relieved, but that they may be restored to health ana strength. With my kindest regards. lam respectfully. W. B. FKKHHI.L, M D Nkak M aiuktta. Ga.. March SI, 1870. MESSRS. WM. ROOT & SON—Dear Sirs: Some months ago I bought a bottle of BRADFIKLD'S FEMALE REGULATOR from you and have used it in my family with the utmost satisfaction, an and have recommended it to three other families, an and they have found it just what it. is recommended. The females who have used your REGULATOR ire in perfect health, and are able to attend to their household duties, and we cordially recom mend it to the public. Yours respectfully. Rev. U B. JO UN SON. We could add a thousand other certificates; but we consider the above amply sufficient proof o t its virtues. All we ask is a trial. For lull particulars, history of diseases, and certificates of its wonderful cures, the reader referred to the wrapper around the bottle. Manufactured and sold by BKADFIELD A CO., Brice, #1.50. Atlanta, Ga. Sold by all the Druggists in Rome. (timed Hi ilillll SECURITY OIL is offered with the confidence that It will provo itself EQUAL, IF NOT SUPERIOR TO ANY BURN ING OIL THAT HAS BEEN OFFERED TO TUB PUBLIC. This Oil is prime, white in color, is deodoriz ed to the highest extent achieved iu the manu facture of burning oils, and is Warranted to Nlniid a Fire Test of 150 Degrees ralireiilieit. It. is perfectly safe for use in all Coal Oil or Kerosene Lamps, m and as its mime indictee, will give all who use it perfect HECUBITY in doing so. Aladdin Security Oil Will burn longer, have much loss smell, and not crust the wick, and wilt he found to be economi cal, to say nothing of the entire Kconrlty in its use. FOR SALE BY P. L. TUKNLfiY, Druggist & Apothecary, IVo. It t’lioier filoiime, ROME, GEORGIA. EEDS. 12 Bushels Hungarian Grass Seed 10 Bushels of Buck Wheat. 20 Bush's Genuine German Millet, FOR SALE ItY * P. L. TURNLEY, MflMiffllCMY AND DEALER IN DRUGS, PERFUMERY, TOILET ARTICLES, OILS, <fec., &c. No, 3 Choice HouNe, ROME, GEORGIA. Bead This. Eanon Grove, ) 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,