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D. R. FREEMAN. Editor and Proprietor. Saturday, February 10, 1877. IION. A. 11. STEPHENS. The press dispatches convey the in telligence that this great man is lapidly sinking, lie lias been suffering from his present attack for more than a week, and the end with him has been hourly looked for by his friends. Gen. Grant paid him a visit last Saturday, warmly shook him by the hand and inquired about his condition. Mrs. I'elton, the estimable wifof the Representative of the Seventh, has been constantly at his bedside since his sickness, and has been a faithful and. willing minister to his wants. Mr. Stephens entered Congress enfeebled in health, but the people of his District felt taey owed it to the great statesman that he should be their Representative as long as he should survive, and it has been their evident w'sh that when he should lie it should be in the service of his countrymen, and if the,announcement is broken to the public that the distinguished man has departed for his last home there are doubtless rone who will sorrow over the event as much as the people whom he represents, who have learned to love and honor him. Mr. Stephens though emaciated in body, has endeav ored to serve bis people in their latest trust in a faithful manner, and his presence alone was worth as much in the Representative Councils as the acts and doings of some men of physical vigor. But disease has a firm and un welcome grasp upon his system, and his life sands are liable at any time to ebb away and bring him that rest which he evidently craves, for in his struggles he remarked to the faithful watcher at his bedside, the other day, “I am weary of this world and its suffering,” THE (KEiT QUESTION. From the latest phases of the work ings of the Grand Joint High Commis sion, who are to settle disputes in re gard to the Presidency we can gather but little hope. The count pro ceeded, as mentioned in our last, in the alphabetical order of' States until Flor ida was reached, and as three sets of pa pers were before the commission for recognition, the great question con fronted them as to whether they would merely recognize the certificates of State officials or go behind the certificates, take testimony, and decide which papers were entitled to recognition. On Wednesday a vote was reached upon the question as to whether the commis* sion would receive testimony other than papers turned over with certificates by the President of the Senate, which only proved a partisan test of strength the fifth Justice casting the deciding vote in favor of rejection. It was, however, decided that testimony should be ad mitted in regard to the eligibility of Humphreys, a Hayes elector from Flor ida, and this gives a mere speck of hope for some that Watts, of Oregon, may be rejected, which would either give the vote of Cronin to Tilden or throw the election into the House of Representatives. In fact, the case is badly muddled, and though the manner of settlement was intended as a peaceas ble end to the great question, we fear its ultimate decision will fall heavily upon those who have looked for an honorable anQ unpartisan adjustment. When we read the testimony of the inside workings of the Louisiana Re turning Board we can not wonder that a people who had to endure such ras cality as lias been practiced by this filthy concern once in a while let their tempers unrestrained lead them to feel like burning a little powder. Without the aid of the National governc e it to sustain them the rascals who have rob bed her would have been swept out of existence long since, and Louisiana would now be in a condition of ease and prosperity. The Rhode Island House of Rcpre.. scntatives threatens to protest against the recent arrest and imprisonment of the members of the Louisiana Return ing Hoard by the authority of the Na tional House of Representatives as a gross violation of the reserved rights of the States Since the vote of South Carolina has been seemingly conceded to Hayes. Grant is withdrawing his troops. He evident'y wishes to keep the army only where it will do the most good for his party. The bill providing for the calling of a constitutional convention passed the S nate Wednesday without amend ments. W e will endeavor to give the ftil text of the bill in our next issue. The House on Saturday voted by a )a>-ge inajoiity against the reduction of Congressional salaries to $4,500, and by nearly the same in favor of a reduction of the President’s salary from SSO 000 to $25,000. CONDENSED NEWS. The granddaughter of Daniel Wob ster, now living at the old Marshfield home, is writing the home life of the great! expounder. The southern Methodist publishing house, at Nashville is said to be in a fi nancial distress. Four car loads of cattle are sent every day, on ari average, from Nashville to New Orleans where they are preferred to Texas cattle. There has been an extraordinary mor tality among bees in England this win ter. A column in an Indianapolis news paper is devoted to “society gossip” among the negroes, and is edited by a negro clergyman. Rain, formerly very rare in Lower Egypt, has become frequent in Alexo andria and Cairo, in consequence of the extensive plan'ing of the mulberry in that vicinity. The Chicago Stonecutters Union sent a man to urge the Illinois Legisture to prohibit the employmenCof convict la bor, nod it was discovered that he had learned his trade in the penitentiary. Seven hundred business men of New York, representing a capital of 8500,- 000,000, have petitioned the State Leg islature to repeal all existing usury laws, and substitute a statute prohibi ting the taking of more than sever per cent, interest. The nearest living relative of the old Revolutionary soldier, John Stark, is a handsome and intelligent grand daugh ter, now living in the old family man sion at Dunbarton, Vt. In England the average temperature of last December was not many degrees below that of the preceding June,while several days the minimum temperature was higher in December than in Tune. In London last month six inches of rain fell. A certain swindler in San Franscisco may be recognized, says a newspaper reporter, by the'following description : ‘He parts his hair in the middle, and plasters it down on each side of his face with gum shellac. He has long, crook ed legs, and is split lip in the body like the hind end of a camel. He walks with a rolling, slouching move ment, much like that of an Australian emeu.” About four hundred shanties are far out on the ice in Saginaw bay. These structures are made of thin wood, lined with heavy building paper, and rest on runners, so that they can be moved read ily. The inhabitants are fishermen,who cut holes in the ice and capture great quantities 1 f fish. The population is over a thousand, and there are stores, saloons, and a hotel in this strange vil lage, which will last probably until March. A circus company on their way to Australia stopped to see one of the Fi ji islands. While wandering about one of them turned a somersault, and the native spectators were astounded by the sight. Theieafter, the circus men, dis cerning the opportunity for fun, varied theii walks by frequent somersaults and grotesque contortions, all the time maintaining sober faces and the utmost gravity of demeanor. Multitudes fol lowed them in the belief they were mis sionaries, sent to teach a religion in which somersaults were a part of the service. The Colusa (Cal.) Sun speaks of a citizen who bought, the other day, ten kegs of powder lor the purpose of hav ing the geese on his place killed. He has ten men constantly at work shoot*’ ing them. Mr. Clark, who owus a place near Dunigan’s, sajs that the ducks are worse than tho geese down there, and they spread over the fields at night and destroy the gram. Far mers there have to keep men out with lanterns at night to fcare the duces away. The Coroner of Chicago, in an annu al report, says that of fifty-five suicides in that city within a year only four were victims of love. He alludes to one of these as a man who “blew out what little brains he had on account of the tortures to which he was subjected by his mother-in-law.” The Coroner abo says: “Mothers-in-law have always been a great power of mischief to the world, and, alas,the plague is so univer sal and enduring that we must despair of ever seeing it overcome. The mis ery caused by mothers-in-law is eternal, as mothers-in-law themselves are immor tal. A Rochester w oman wore in the streets a ballroom costume—a dress with short sleeves and low at the bos om. A crowd followed her, and she was arrested for disturbing the public peace. She proved in court, that she was reputable, and that her conduct in t*~c street was decorous. Her lawyer argued that a dress that might be worn in a ballroom by gaslight without im propriety was fit to be worn in the street by daylight. She was released j but su sequently. when she made an other appearance in the same attire, she was arrested and comtuitud to an asylum for the insane. OUR WASHINGTON EETTER. Republicans Despondent The Lawyers before tiie Electoral Commission— How Monday and Thursday are tiif. same Day in Congress The President on Resumption—His visit to Alex. Stephens—Mexican Veterans — Southern Pacific Railroad — Wells,of the Louisiana Return ing Board. Washington D. C. Feb., 5,1877. Editor Calhoun Times: “Returns from back counties,” in the shape of Republican newspaper com ment, on the passage of the electoral bill, are coming in. It is singular how they tally with the present state of feel ing here. The first three days proceed*’ ings of the Commission have justified in the public mind the particular appre hensions of the Republican press. Those who have watched the course affairs have taken in the room of the Commis sion have but one report to make—that all that has occurred has been to the ad vantage of the Democrats. To those who watch an exciting trial before any conrt it*is almost always easy to Veil by the manner of the Judge, the jury, the spectators, by the bits of speculation, an opinion, a hope or fear, that are drop ped by those familiar with the case, what the result will most likely be. To be sure Florida only is now under dis cussion, but if Florida is given to the Democrats, the Republican case is gone. There is a great delusion upon the pub lic mind to-day if the result of the Commissioners labors will not be the in auguration of Mr Tilden. Mr. O’Con ner and Mr. Evarts wi’l to-day conclude the discussion as to whether testimony shall be admitted in the Florida case.— No doubt it will be admitted, and the strenuous opposition thereto of the Re publicans, has injured the case in ad vance. Congress,owing to the phraseology of the electoral bill, “is a muddle.” When the Senators met this morning they found it was not Mouday morning at all but last Thursday, at least in Cono ress ional affairs. This will bo remedied by an amendment to the bill, allowing Con gress, as a legislative body to adjourn from time to time. dhe President sent to Congress on Saturday a special message suggesting the issue of 8150,000,000 four per cent bonds, to run forty years, and be to ex changed for legal-tender notes. He is of opinion that with such an iss -e spe cie payments may be resumed almost at once. The annual meeting of the veterans of the Mexican war will be held on the 221 of this month. A larger gather ing than usual is expccted.and an effort will be made to secure the passage of the bill pensioning the old heroes. The House has passed it,aod the Senate will unless indiscrent persons overload the project with amendments. Southern slumbers in Con~ gross owing to the absording interest of another snbject, but the newspapers are full of the scheme. Whoever is at the head of this scheme an oig the lobby ists, certainly appreciate the power of the press. The papeis favorable to it are constantly active, and those hereto foio in opposion are mysteriously si lent. President Grant called on Alexander H. Stephens, at bis sick room, at the National Hotel, on Saturday. Mr. Stephens is thought to be sick past re covery, but be retains his mental facul ties. He expressed his pleasure at the President’s visit,his intense gratification at the peaceful aspect of affairs, and his hope of continued prosperity for the country. The visiting statesman con fined his remarks chiefly to Us own af fairs and those of his family. J. Madison Wells will be further ex amined by a House committee. He will be examined as to his proposal to sell out the vote of Louisiana for 81, 000,000, and the changes made by his direction in the returns of Vernon Par ish. Resides straight-forward testiino mony of witnesses implicating Wells in both these villainies, there is strong documentaiy evidence. His letter to Senator West, Pead before the committee on Saturday, was a striking confirmation of testimony previously given by Maddox as to an understand ing that he (Wells) would return the State of Louisiana for Tilden if the Re publicans did not furnish him a million of dollars. The House, in passing the Legisla tive appropriation bill on Saturday, put the President’s salary at $25,000 in stead of $50,000 as now. The Senate will not probably concur. The vote in the House was 126 to 47. Remo. The war between Chicago and St. Louis is being carried too far. A Chi cago paper says : “Last Tuesday,while aSt Louis young woman was putting on a pair of ball slippers, she found a missing sealskin jacket in the toe of one of them. A brave and good little Ohio boy sat on the fence two hours in the freezing cold of dead winter, watching a broken rail on the railroad track, so as to carry the latest news of the impending acci deut to his father, who was local editor. FROM KENTUCKY. Something About Elizabethtown. Elizabethtown, Kr., Feb. 7, 1877. Editor Calhoun Times : Thinking that a communication from our town might prove interesting to your many readers has led me to pre sent myself as your correspondent from Elizabethtown. Our town of about 2,000 inhabitants, is situated on the route of the Louis ville & Nashville railroad, miles from Louisville, which city may be reached withia two hours, either by day or night. Our city boasts of 13 groceries, 7 dry goods houses, 3 con fectioneries, 6 churches, 4 hotels ex clusive of private boarding houses, one saw mill, one steam flouring mill, an axe handle facto r y, a court house, and a town Marshal. Uncle Billy Warren, the terror of thieves and small boys, continues acting in the latter capacity. Business and the gonerai prospects of the town are improving. Strangers crowd our streets looking for houses “to let,” that they may secure them for their families. To all such we say, “there is room for all if it is slightly crowded.” The railroad formerly known as the Elizabethtown & Paducah railroad, lat terly the L. P. & S. W. R, R., but now the E. & P. R. R., has been sold to another company by its bond-hold' era. Our town will derive much bene fit from the change. Gen. Minty, the new superintendent of the road, has taken up his residence among us. The monument that is to mark the last resting place of Governor Helm has been received, and erected at Helm family burying grounds. It is of white marble,bearing upon one side the name, date and place of birth and death, upon the other the clasped hands, while the whole is surmounted by a beautiful cross. It is chaste in design and ele gant in finish. Bro. Geo. Bain delivered a Temper* ance lecture in the M. E. Church Mon day evening to a large and attentive audience. Twenty-one accessions to the Order of Good Templars were made. When we take into considera* tion the fact that there are 13 liquor saloons in this place, it strikes us that there is room for a little work in our midst. But as we do not wish to mo nopolize too much of your valuable space we will close, with wishes for the success and prosperity of the Times. Ella. ► . God’s Government —[low magnif icent is this idea of God’s government ! That he inspects the whole and every part of his universe every moment, and orders it according to the counsels of His infinite wisdom and goodness, by His omnipotent will ; whose thought is pow er; and His acts ten thousand times quicker than the light ; uncon*used in a multiplicity exceeding number, and unwearied through eternity !— Dr. Og den. Every farmer should keep a cash ac count from which he can easily separate the amounts received on account of each crop, and can at any time refer to it as a voucher for moneys paid to hired help, and for other expenses, and on looking over it he might often see where he has spent money which could have been put to better use. Astronomers have discovered, within -he past few weeks, that a dreadful con flagration has been going ou in the beautiful constellation of the Swan. — Some mighty sun has undoubtedly been destroyed, alongside of which our earth would look like a boy’s marble. The distance is calculated about 300,000,- 000,000,000,000, —or it may be 300,- 000,0; 0,000.000, —but it is no greater than the difference between Duryeas’ Satin Gloss Starch and Duryeas' Im proved Corn Sta: o’l.and all similar prep arations offered by other manufacturers. They have distanced all competitors, carried off the great medals at the Cen tennial Exhibition in Philadelphia Their Starches are the best in the W' rid. Always ask your grocer for Duryeas’ Satin Gloss Starch, for laundry purpos es, and Duryeas’ Improved Corn Starch for food. Why suffer from Cold i the Head? Dr. J. H. McLean’s Catarrh Snuff soothes and cures. Infalliable for Ca* tarrh and any Sores in the Nose. Tri al boxes 50 cts, by mail. Dr. J. H. Mc- Lean, St. Louis. gov 3Utvfrtisenunts. Manhood! How Lost. How Restored Just published, anew edition of Dr. CULVER WELL’S CEL akJaOF EBKATED ESSAY on the Rad ical Cure (without medicine) of Spermator rhoea or Seminal Weakness, Involuntary Seminal Losses, Impotency, Mental and Physical Incapacity, Impediments to Mar riage, etc. ; also, Consumption, Epilepsy and Fits, induced by self’indulgence or sexual extravagance, &c. fiia?““Price, in a sealed envelope, only six cents. The celebrated author, in this admirable Essay, clearly demonstrates, from a thirty years’ successful practice, that the alarm ing consequences of self-abuse may be rad ically cured without the dangerous use of intern ~1 medicine or the application of the knife ; pointing out a mode of cure at once simple, certain, and effectual, by means of which every sufferer, no matter what his condition may be, may cure himself cheap ly, px-ivately, and Radically. Lecture should be in the hands of every youth and every man in the land. Sent under seal, in a plain envelope, to any address, j ott-paid, on receipt of six cents or two postage stamps. Addiess the publishers, THE CULVERWELLMRDICALC O 41 Ann St. New Yoik-P. O, 4586. THE BEST IS THE CHEAPEST ! C. W. YANG WORTHY, HOME, G A., Only Agent for B. SHONINGER & CO’S INSTRUMENTS For Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee. The attention of the pubic is mvifed to fheir Pianos, which are meeting with rapid sales, and never failing to give satisfaction, ow i„g to its marvelous purity, sweetness of tone and durability, great brilliancy and p owerf not losing its quality of tone when forced to its utmost capacity ; and yet furnished to customers at far less prices than any other first-class Piano. It possesses qualities making it equal if not superior to any other instrument manufactured. Messrs. Shoninger & Cos. have gained an enviable re ion as gjfirst-class Organ manufacturers, and the Shoninger Organ stands first-class a No. 1. Their Piano was produced to meet the wants of their customers for a£| able Instrument with all the modkbn intovßrEWT, and at prices within the range 1. Several styles 7J oc taves, A to C, Square Grand Double Veneered Rosewood Ca Overstrung Bass, Agraffe, Treble, &c., &c. The test in our climate for the last seven years proves them inferior to no Piano manufactured. Reliable Agents wanted to canvass for the sale of the above l%stTu*cms ; Liberal Cemmsin> Orderwfor Instruments, Music, or Repairing, lift at the TIMES Office, or with J. E. Pariott, Depot Agent, will receive prompt attention. EVERY INSTRUMENT FULLY WARRANTED FOR SIX TEARS. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Address, c. W LANGWORTHY, ja2oy3 Sole Agent for the States of Georgia, Alabama aed Tennessee. THE EIGHT EIT N IN'I ISTG *• Old R.elin.ljle ” Howe Sewing Machine! Points of Superiority. SIMPLICITY AND PERFECTION OF MECHANISM. DURABILITY—WILL LAST A LIFETIME RANGE OF WORK—WITHOUT PARALLEL. 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What we claim, in substance is, that this is an honest machine, aud if put in you family will do any and all of your work perfectly, will last a lifetime, is a willing and ready servant, and is not subject to FITS, Persons who have tried all machines are unanimous in declaring this to be the easiest learned of any in the market In the n ajority of cases our customers learn from the instruction book without further aid. EVERY MACHINE WARRNTED. If you are thinking of buying, and are favor of any particular machine, at least examine the “ Howe” before you purchase. AGENTS WANTED IN EYERY COUNTY. Address The Howe Sewing Machine Cos., Corner Broad and Alabama Streets, ATLANTA, GEO OR H. C. GARRISON, Supervising Agent, V £ 26-1 y. CAR TER VILLE, GA . Ilf you wish to grow Vegetables for sale read Gardening for Profit l If you wish to become a Commercial Fl> rist, read Practical Floriculture! If you wish to garden for h /me use only, read Gardening for Pleasure! All by PETER HENDERSON. 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They have the satisfaction of controlling the most extensive and complete advertis ing connection which has ever been secured and one which would be hardly possible ia any other country but this, They havo .succeeded in working down a complex buf* iness into so thoroughly a sy-ternatic meth . od that no change in the newspaper system :of America can escape mticc, while the : widest information upon all topics interest ing te advertisers is placed readily at the disposal of the public.— Extract from jVV* c York “ Times," June 18. 1875. SMJSD FOR CIRCULAR. THIS PAMSR IS ON FILS WITH Where Advertising Contracts can be JJANKIN & GRAY, Attorney at Law Calhoun,;Ga. Special attention paid to collections. Of. ficeu n-svairs in the Young building. BLACKSMITH SHOP. “ p “ tJJthi,- wood shop, I am prepared to do all work in my line in a satisfactory manner and at prices in accordance with the hard times. Horse shoeing reduced to sl. and other work in proportion. H. A. DORSEY. feb”-3t. H. A. DORSEY’S SALOON, Railroad Street, Always on hand choice Cigfirs, etc., and the wants of custjtnert will at all times be attended to with prompt ness and politenesss. febo-ly Georgia, Gordon County. L, M. White having filed his petition in my off ce. for exemption of personalty and setting'apart honn stead. Therefore I will pass up©n the same in my office February 26, 1877, at. 10 o clock A. a. This Jan. 81, 1877. Ek J. KIKER, Oidinary. Georgia, Gordon County. William Powell having filed in this office an application for exemption of peisonal ty, and setting apart and valuation ot Homestead, and I will pas* npon the same at 10 o’clock am., on the day of February, 1877, at my office. Ting Feb. 1. 1877. E. J. KIRER, Ordinary