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CuJU?smii !£***♦ D, R. FREEMANr Editor and Proprietor. Laws Relating to'Newspaper Sobscrip* tions and Arrearages. 1. Subscribers who do not give express notice to the contrary, are considered wishing to con tinue their subscription. If subscribers order the discontinuance oj " ‘th e ir periodicals,, the publishers may conti lue to send them until all arrearages are paid. 3 }f subscribers neglect or refuse to taxe their periodicals from the office to which they are di rected they are held responsible until they have settled their bills and ordered them discontm j • ces without 4 If subscribers move to other pt S are sent 'notifying publishers, and the paperd responsi to the former direction, they are held responsi ble. 5 The Courts have decided that “ refusing to ‘ take periodicals from the office, or removing and leaving them nntuUtdfot, is pnma fade evidence of intentional fraud 0. Any person who receives a newspaper and makes use of it. whether he has ordered it or not, is held'in law to be rt subscriber. If subscribers pay in advance, they are hound to give notice to the publisher, at the end of their time, if they do not wish to continue tak in., u • otherwise the publisher is authorized to and it on, and the subscribers will be respon sible until an express notice, with payment of all arrearages, is sent to the publisher. Saturday, August 1 1, 1877. During Tuesday night at Memphis 3 G 9-100 inches ot rain fell. The riot-tax on every man, woman and child in Pittsburgh is §4O a head. Vanderbilt’s big gift to his employees amonuted to about a week s extra pay per man. It is proposed to bore a tunnel under the Mediterranean from near Algeciras, in Spain, to a point between Tangiers and Ceuta, in Africa, a distance of nine miles. The cost is estimated at §4,000- 000. and the promoters are said to have already raised a considerable sum. The Virginia State Democratic Con vention is in the midst of a turbulent war over the repudiation of a por tion of their State bonds, and there is likely to be a considerable split in the body before the matter is settled. The Republicans of Ohio want to set up at Washington a Bureau of Indus try, which will be expected to manage he railroads with the same vigor the Interior Department deals with the In dians, and with which the Bureau of Agriculture electrifies the farming op erations of tho country. ■■ . ■---g The New York Sun says: Under the new Constitution of Georgia, which will undoubtedly be approved by the popular vote, the salary of the Govern or is reduced from §4,000 to §3,000 a year. The best men in the State will be glad to serve for this pay, because they regard the honor of the position as far above its emoluments. The ro~ formers in Georgia wisely commenced at tho <op, with, the highest officers first, and will gradually descend to the lower scale, as has been discreetly done in other Southern States, which will Boon grow rich by their econcmies. THE CONVENTION AND THE HOMESTEAD. The committee on Final Revision have made the following report to the convention on the report of homestead and exemptions : Sec. 1. There shall bo exempt from levy and sale by virtue of any process whatever, under the laws of the State, except as hereinafter excepted, of the properly of overy head of a family, or guardian, or trustee of a family of mi nor children, or every aged or infirm person, or persons having the care and support of dependent females of any age, who is not the head of a family, realty or personal, or both, not to ex ceed in value in the aggregate sixteen hundred dollars. Sec. 2. No court or ministerial offi cer in the State shall ever have juris diction or authority to enforce any judgment, execution or decree against the property set apart for such purpose, including such improvements as may be made thereon, from time to time 5 ex cent for taxes, for the purchase money of*the same, for labor done thereon, im material furnished therefor, or for the removal of encumbrances thereon. Sec. 3. The debtor shall have pow. er, with the consent of his wife, if any, to bo made in writing, and attested by two witnesses, to waive or renounce his right to the benefit of the exemption provided for in this article, except as to household and kitchen furniture, wearing apparel, and provisions for one year, io be selected by himself and wife, if any, not to exceed three hundred dollars in value ; and ho shall not, af ter it ii set apart, alienate or encumber the" property so exempted, but it may be sold by the debtor and his wife, it any, ioinlly, with tho sanction of the Jud'ie of the Superior Court of the county where the debtor resides or the land is situated upon application to him, the proceeds to be reinvested upon the same uses. Sec. 4. The General Assembly shall provide a law, as early as practicable, for tho setting apart and valuation of said property, and there shall be no other exemption than that provided io this article. Sec. 5. Tho applicant shall, at any time, have the right to supplement his exemption by uduiug to au amount al ready set apart, which is less than the whole amount of exemption herein al lowed, a sufficiency to make his exemp tion equal to the whole amount. j Sec. G. Rights which have become vested under previously existing laws shall shall not be affected by anything herein contained. Sec 7. All property of the wife, in her prsscssion at the time of her mar liage, and all property given to* inher ited or acquired by her, shall remain her separate property, and not be liable for the debts of her husband. OUR HASIIINGTOX LETTER. Washington, D. C. Aug. 6,1877. Editor Calhoun Times : Bonn Piatt, in the Capital of yestoiv day, nominates Mr. Hayes for the Pres idency in 1880, and promises that “brave patriot” an election. This is the same versatile Piatt who, just prior to March 4th counseled the assassina tion of this same “brave patriot.” What moth and miildew scheme of plunder is concealed in this summersault ? We shall soon know, probably. In a few days the citizens of Virginia will nom inate the man who is to be their next Governor. The convention will be large ad very able. The two questions which appear to perplex the many can didates are to the finances of the State and the public schools. Every friend of the noble old State whom I have met expresses a hope that she will nom inate a man who is known to favor the payment of her debt to the last farth ing. Once make it certain that the debt, however large, will be paid, and favorable terms of payment will readily be made. The Maine Republican State Conven tion, which is the next political event of importance, will have a great influ ence on the fortunes of the party, and a decisive one on these of B.aine. If Bkiine was a less ablo and adroit poli tician, I should say that he would al most certainly give to other Republi cans of the State, long restive under his supreme control, an opportunity to overthrow him. But nothing can be foretold with certainty concerning a party so utterly demoralized as the Re. publican has become under his admin istration. Moody, the Evangelist, will divide his next campaign between this city and Baltimore. What portion will be given to each is not determined. The clergy of both cities, except those of the Catholic and Episcopal churches, united in the request for the visit and will assist in the anticipated revivals. Washington has an exceedingly moral white population, but for some reason the churches are never full. Perhaps this is because the wide and clean and breezy streets, the many parks and the fountains render outdoor life so delight ful here that few care to exchange it for the confinement connected with or dinary religious exercises. Ou Saturday night an insane man was arrested, while smashing the plate glass windows of the Republican of fice. lie did §SOO worth of damage, fie claims that the concern owes him about that amount for editorii.l services. Any attentive readers of that paper will understand how just this claim proba bly is. The grounds around the Capitol are not in excellent condition and cannot be mado so this season. There seems to be a general belief among those in authority that further purchases of land will be made to be added to the present grounds, and the completion of improve ments already decided on is de layed on that account. It is true that the building is too large or the surrounding space too small, but this seems to be no good reason for neglect ing what is already secured. Congress whether it comes in October or Decern* ber, will uot fiud its surroundings pleas ant. As Gen. Howard no longer makes bulletin boards of the daily papers for the announcement of victories over the Indians, it is fair to assume that he is not winning victories. lie and his ac complished aids have not been slow in reporting any successes, however trivial, and many have believed th<t a little of exaggeration came with the jubilant proclamations of success, The latest dispatches, apparently reliable, are to the effect that Chief Joseph, as soon as he puts his squaws, children and stock in a safe place, is going to hunt up Gen. Howard and fight him. Very truly yours, Reno. I UO.II OUR *‘G.iTE CITY” COR reneondent. Atlanta, Ga„ August 3, 1877. Dear T'mcs; To say it has been warm for tiio last ten days in tho city but feebly expresses the oppressive tem perature under which we are existing, and therefore to make myself more pheit and at the same time emphatic, you must not challenge my veracity w hen I tell you it’s hat. Hence, as your correspondent kicks the innocent beam at 210 avoirdupois, your rea'ders will purely pardon him for any short comings in this hastily written letter. The modern Falsiaff who keeps on livs iDg and doing, between our present tem perature and the festive mosquito is as unhappy ns the average young man who feeds on byron and sips the honey-dew of love. I dwell more at length on the weather perhaps than T ought, and of* fer as a i apology the fact that when I j was a Calhounite and visited the fair sex, I always exhausted the subject of the weather at the outset to give my brain time to act and find other sub jects. And here l would add, rather parenthetically, of course, that I have actually heard my old friend, J. M. R , ask a young lady if she thought it would rain during the evening when not a single cloud was visible. But then you know, that kind of chat aL ways gave Jim. time to think up “more soap.” And Ido believe I’ve seen that same young man when he would have paid ten dollars for a five cent bar of that indispensable article. Mose F. will vouch for the truthfulness of the statement, as he would have willingly gone half the expense for a small share in that same soap. But I must not write anything -More pf these innocent youths at this late hour of the night; for at this very moment Jim. is no doubt sweetly sleeping ’mid the quiet shades of Craneator, disturbed by no sound save the music of tho katy did, and dreaming of the nickles he will grasp from the hands of his clever coun trymen on the moirow, while Moses ! Oh, where is he ? Not among the bull rushes as of old, but echo tells me he i3 at this very moment cracking his toes over tho harmless rocking chair, while a little Moses, with closed eyes and open lips, cries lustily for the sooth ing paregoric or a draft of Mrs. Juice low’s Winsling syrup. Such is life. In my case the lively mosquito takes the place of the whilo the shriek of the restless locomotive makes my soul go out in sympathy for Moses. Joe McC. knows how. to soothe the babe to rest, so my married friends can find an actual remedy near home. Good bye, boys, “may you live long and be happy.” Now I expect your readers think I ought to write something about the convention, but if there is anything on earth or in Atlanta I know nothin" r about it’s what modern nomenclatuio has styled “Our Constitutional Conven tion.” I went and took a look at the august body a few days ago, but my eyes soon failed me. Looking at those bald heads was like facing the reflec tion of a noonday sun from anew tin roof. No fly could exist for a minute on one of those heads. The members certainly ought to be wise and good, for theie is no hair to prevent the escape of well matured ideas from those mas a sive heads, and only a single roof is 'twixt them and the skies. Candidly 4 never saw as many bald heads in one room in my life. I think some of the younger members certainly have their youthful craniums manipulated by the barber, as they are all bald. Another thing I observed while viewing our law-makers was that a majority of them were unmarried, at least, I judged so from the fact that they watched the pretty young ladies in the galleries more than they did the President of the body. Hotels, barber shops, baekmcn, peanut venders, boot blacks and others, who look to our transient friends for patronage, are not getting rich fiom the convention. Cheap boarding houses are ruining hotels, while no barber can find hair enough on the head of the averago conventionist to entitle him to more than one-third tho amount of the usual fee. I suppose your readers are aware of the fact that the subject cf locating our Capitol is attracting an immense amount of attention just now. A powerful ef fort is being made by our enemies to carry the seat of iState government away from here ; arguing (among many other things,) that the public build ings at iMilledgoville will be rendered perfectly useless if the Capitol is al° lowed to remain here, and that the State cannot stand such a serious loss. At lanta has, however, come forward in her usual liberality and proposed to build anew Capitol here equal to, if not superior to the old one. Even if I was not a resident of this city I would be in favor of accepting this proposi tion. If the change is made the Gov ernor’s Mansion would be lost by the State. So taking all things into con sideration —Atlanta’s importance as a commercial centre, her railroad fucilio ties, her geographical advantages, etc., — I don’t think our law-makers should think of car-viog the Capitol elsewhere. Every true Georgiau should be proud of Atlanta, as she is the pride of our whole Southern country. Her enemies defile her while her citizens and friends are loud in her praise, I would like to write you something about our approaching State Fair, but must defer that important subject to my next letter, as the night is far spent, and this is perhaps already too long.— With many kind wishes, 1 remain, Yours tpi^ly, M edicus. JJANKIN & GRAY, Attorney at Law Calhoun, Ga. Special attention paid to collections. Of ficeu p-stairs in the Young building. *Xc\v gVtUcrtisifmfutiSi. Great chance to make mon* Ka Lh mJr aey. If you can’t get gold you can get greenbacks. Wo need a per son in every town to take subscriptions for the largest, cheapest and best Illustrated family publication in the world. Any one can become a successful agent. The most elegant works of art given free to subscri bers. One agent reports making over §l5O in a week. A lady agent reports taking over 400 subscribers in ten days. All who engage make money fast. You can devote all your time to the business, or only your spare time. You need not be away from home overnight. Vou can do it as well as others- Full particulars, directions and terms free. If you want profitable work send us your address at once. It costs you nothing to try the business. No one who engages fails to make great pay. Address “ The People’s Journal,” Portland, Maine, augll-]y - Georgia, Gordou County. L. M. Littlefield, guardian of S. A Moore, having applied to the Court of Ordinary of said county for a discharge from his guardianship of S. A. Moore’s person and property. This is therefore to cite all persons concerned, to show cause by filing ob jections in my office why the said L. M. Littlefield should not be dismissed from his guardianship of S. A. Moore, and receive the usual letters of dismis sion. This Aug. 3, 1877. Given under my hand and official signature. aug4-30d E. J. Kiker, Ord’y. not easily earned in J J'j these times, but it can be M m m made in three months by any one of either sex, in any part of the country who is willing to work steadily at tne employment that we furnish. §6O per week in your own town. You need not be away from home over night. You can give your whole time to the work, or only your spare moments.— We have agents who are making over §2O per day. All who engage at once can make money fast. At the present time money cannot be made so easily and rapidly at any other business. Terms and §5 outfit free. Address at once, H. llali.ett & Cos., Portland, Maine. julvl4-ly. Georgia, Gordon Comity. .J. W. Barrett, guardian of O 11. and M. C. Barrett, having applied to the Court of Ordinary of said county for a discharge from his guardianship tf O. 11. and M. C. Barrett’s person and property. This is therefore to cite all persons concerned to show cause by filing objections in my office, why the said J. W. Barrett should not be dismissed from his guardianship of O, 11. and M. C. Bavrctt, and receive the usual letters of dismission. Given un ler my hand and official signa ture. This July 2d, 1877. jul7-80d E. J. KIKER, Ordinary. TEA AGENTS WANTED. We wish an agent, male or female, in each town of this county, to get up clubs among families, hotels, factories, etc., for the sale of our Teas and will olfer very lib eral commissions to such. We have been importers of Teas for over 20 years, and can afford to semi, and will send a bettor article for the money than any other house in New Vork. Our Teas are put up in 1-pou’d packages, with the name and price printed upon each. Address, with refeiences, for trrms and blank form for clubs, or send us an order for a sample lot, which we will forward at lowest. Club price, C. O. D. London, New York and China Tea Cos., 20 Church St., or P. O. Box 574, N. Y. jun23-9m. NOTICE. Oudinary’s Office, 1 Calhoun, Ga., May 4th, 1877. ( Administrators, Executors, Guardians and Trustees in the county of Gordon will be required to make their annual returns by the first Monday in-July, that being the time given them by law, in which to make said returns, and tiie law makes it the du ty of the Ordinary to issue Rules against all who fail to make them by that time. All Admit istrators and Executors who have been such a sufficient length of time to have wound up the estates they represent and make final settlements, w’ill proceed at once to do so. This also being require Iby law as w r ell as being very greatly to the intarest of estates, and all those who are interest ed in them. Special attention is going to be giuen to this very important and respon sible part of the duties imposed upon the Ordinary. And, further, all Administra tors, Guardians and Trustees whose securi ties have become insolvent since their ap pointments will save exnense to the estate they represent by at once bringing in new bondsmen, as our law requires such to be done, its plain provisions must be observed. mas’3m E. J. KIKER, Ordi nay GEORGIA, Cordon County. S\l LIE EVANS, wife of James 1. Evans, has appl ed for exemption of personalty and setting apart and valuation of home stead, and I /ill pass upon the same at 10 o’clock a. m. on the loth day of August, 1877, at my office July 27, 18'. 7. iuh2B-2w. E. J. KIKE , Ordinary. Postponement I The sale of notes, accounts, etc., of the firm of Ilall & Bro., bankrupts lias been again postponed and will now take place on Tursday, the 7th of August. jy2B’lw J. E. PARROTT, Assignee. M. ELLIS^ LIVERY & MU STABLE. Good Saddio and Buggy Horses and New Vehicles. Horses and mules for sale. Stock fed and cared for. Charges will be reasonable. Will pay the cash for corn in the ear and odder in the bundle. feb3-tf. CULVER’S IRON DRAG SAW With Snell’s Extension Shaft. 'One of the most profitable machines In the • orld, and should be owned by every farmer pr lumberman having timber to cut. —A I.SO— Drag: Saw with Log Tracks; Circular Saw aad frame with Sliding Table for cuttina cord-wood, etc., etc. Bend toy description and prices to SEMPLE, BIRGE & CO„ ©lO Washington Are., ST. LOUIS f3T~ and eay In what paper you read this. o b Printing neatly aad cheaply eculed at this office special gotirts. PIMPLES. I will mail (Free) the recipe for pfepar-' ing a simple Vgeetable Balm that will re move Tax, FRECKLES, PIUrtES anil Blotches, leaving the skin, Soft, clear and beautiful; also instructions for producing a luxuriant growth of hair on a bald head or smooth face. Address Ben. Yandelf & Cos., Box 5121, No 5 Wooster St., N T. TO CONSUMPTIVES. The advertiser, having been permanently cured of that dread disease, Consumption, by a simple remedy, is anxious to make known to his fellow sufferers 'the means of cure. To all who desire,'it, he will send a copy of the prescription usedV ,: (free of chai ge), with the directions for preparing and using the same, which they will find a sure Cure for Consumption,Asthma, Bron chitis, &c. Parties wishing the prescription will please address Rev. E. A. WILSON, 194 Penn St , Williamsburgh, N. Y. ERRORS OF YOUTH. A gentleman who suffered for years from Nervous Debility, Premature Decay, and all the effects of youtlOul inuiscretion will, for the sake of suffering humanity, send free to all who need it, the recipe and di-, r ction for making the simple lemedy by which he was cured. Sufferers wishing to profit by the advertiser’s experience can do so by addressing in perfect confidence, JOHN B. OGDEN, jan!3-Gm. 42 Cedar St., New York Interesting to Farmers Mcarthur & smith. Are now running IRON & WOOD do work cheaper than it can be done any where else in Calhoun fo ca sk or produce. You will do well to call and get their prices and test the quality of their work. You will get satisfaction. Mr. Smith is an excellent workman, a polished steel smith. All work done at prices conforming with the present scarcity of money and the pres*- sure of hard times. Call and have yuur horse shod, and sec how reasonable will be the bill. Also bring in your wagons and buggies fov repair mar3l-9mr Ayer’s Cathartic Pills, For all the purposes of a Family Physic, and for curing Costiveness, Jaundice, Indigestion, Foul Stomach, Breath, Headache, Erysipelas, Rheumatism, Eruptions and Skin Diseases, Bil iousness, Dropsy, Tumors, Worms, Neuralgia, as a Dinner Pill, for Purifying the Blood, a Are the most ef fective and conge nial purgative ever discovered. They are mild, but ef fectual in their operation, moving Although gentle they are still the most thorough and tic medicine that can be employed: cleans ing the stomach and bowels, and even the blood. In small doses of one pill a day, they stimulate the digestive organs and promote vigorous health. Ayer’s Pills have been known for more than a quarter of a century, and have obtained a world-wide reputation for their virtues. They correct diseased action in the several assimilative organs of the body, and are so composed mat obstruc tions within their range can rarely with stand or evade them. Not only do they cure the every-day complaints of every body, but also formidable and dangerous diseases that have baffled the best of human skill. While they produce power ful effects, they are, at the same time, the safest and best physic for children. By their aperient action they gripe much less than the common purgatives, and never give pain when the bowels are not inflamed. They reach the vital fountains of the blood, and strengthen the system by freeing it from the elements of weakness. Adapted to all ages and conditions in all climates, containing neither calomel nor any deleterious drug, these Pills may be taken with safety by anybody. Their sugar-coating preserves them ever fresh, and makes them pleasant to take; while being purely vegetable, no harm can arise from their use in any quantity. PREPARED BY Dr. J. C. AYER & CO., Lowell, Mass., Practical and Analytical Chemists. SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS EVERYWHERE. Home Hail road — Schedule. ON AND AFTER MARCH Ist, the evening train (except Saturday evening), on this road will be discontinued. The trains will run as follows : MORNING TRAIN. Leaves Rome dailj at 7:00 a. m. Return to Rome at 12 m. SATURDAY ACCOMMODATION. Leaves Rome (Saturday only) at 5:45 p. m. Return to Rome at 0:00 p. m. The evening train at Rome will make close connection with S. R. & D. R. R. train North and South, and at Kingston with W. & A. R. R. train South am) East. C. M. PENNINGTON, Gen’l Sup’t. JNO. E. STILLWELL, Ticket Agent. 11. A. DORSKY’S A LOON, Railroad Street Always on hand choice * wh isk ies WINES, Brandies, Liquors, etc., and the wants of customers willl at all times be attended to with prompt ness and politenesss. 3-lyebf Georgia, Gordon County This is to notify all persons concerned that John M. Patton, guardian and ex-offi cio administrator of James Ponder, dec’d, has made application to the Court of Ordi-. nary of said county for an order to sell one-fifth interest in lots of land Nos. 102 and 114, in the 23d district and 2d section of Gordon county, the real estate of James Ponder, dec’d, and that I will pass on the same at the regular term of this Court next after thirty days from the first publication of this notice, July 2d, 1877. jly7 30d E. J KIKER, Ordinary. THE BEST IS THE CHEAPEST C. W. LANGWORTHY HOME, GA., Only Agent for B. SHONINGER & CO’S INSTRUMENTS For Georgia, Alabama and^Tciinessee. The retention of the pubic is invited to ihoir Pianos, which are mectimr’witl. sales, and never failing to give satisfaction, owing to its marvelous purity sweetn/s?if tone and durability great brilliancy and power, not losing its ton? wh forced to its utmost capacity; and yet furnished to customers attHr less prices than other first-class Piano. It possesses qualities making it equal if „ ot Superior Y.l othe instrument manufactured. rior Messrs. Shoninger & Cos. have gained an enviable reputation as first-class Oreaa manufacturers, and the Shoninger Organ stands first-class -nd aNo 1 Th JL wf! was produced to meet the wants of their customers fora rbliablk Instrument with the modern improvements, and at prices within the range of all. Several styles 74.. SZ; TreWe, &c°''&c OUOle V<meer( and Cc, Carved Leg,, Ovm.ruug manufactured!" #eTen J * arß pro Tea them inferior * Reliable Agents wanted to canvass for the sale of the above Instruments Liberal Commission Orders for Instruments, Music, or Repairing I,ft at the TIUI Office, or with J. L. Aariott, Depot Agent, will rcceh c prompt attention. EVERY INSTRUMENT FULLY WARRANTED FOR SIX’TEARS, featisiaction Guaranteed. Address, C. W LANGWORTIIY, ja2oj3 Solo Agent for the States of Georgia, Alabama and TanaoMea. the eight eunni ng * 4 Old Iteliablo 99 Howe Sewing' Machine! Points of Superiority, SIMPLICITY AND PERFECTION OF MECHANISM. DURABILITY—WILL LAST A LIFITIMh RANGE OF WORK—WITHOUT PARALLEL. PERFECTION OF STITCH AND TINSIOW EASE OF OPERATION AND MANAGEMENT. SELF-ADJUSTING TAAE VP HEAD. In range of work this machie car,rot be equalled. Will work equally well en U or thin goods, from gauze to heaviest beaver coatings or even leather I V of needle, tension or thread. We will warrant them to do this ! Onr fine work',, ,3 to any. and our heavy work excels that of any other machine in the world. q The machine makes the celebrated lock stitch (the stitch invented by Mr. Hoowe 1 Is on both sides. The tensions are positivr both uppprand lower thread. The shuttle tension is u on the thread as it leaves thhuttle, and not upon the bobbin, as in nost machines, and tuis tension is invariable, whether the bobbin be full or nearlv emntv is obtained by turning a screw in the shutt’*, and can be changed in a moment with** taking out the work, breaking the thread breading through holes. What we claim, in substance is, that this is an HONEBT"machine a family will do any and all of your work peifcctly, will last*a lifetime a ready servant, and is not subject to FITS. ’ Persons who have tried all machines are unanimous in declaring this to be the easitrt learned Oi any in the maiket In the n .ajority of cases our customers learn from th.a instruction book without further aid. EVERY MACHINE WARRNTED. If you are thinking of buying, and are prejudiced;in’ faror K of any partioah# machine, at least examine the “Howe” before you purchase. AGENTS WANTED IN EVERY COUNTY. ApDBESS The llowe Sewing; IVlacliine Cos., Cobnk-. Broad and Alabama StiiiM, ATLANTA, BEO OR H. C. GARRISON, SnjwrrW** as* *****