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CALHOUN TIMES.
ELAM CHRISTIAN. - - - EDITOR.
CALHOUN, (SL: Jp
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1870.
Democratic Nominees.
FOR CONORKSS 7tII DISTRICT,
GEN. I\ 31. B. YOUNG,
OF BARTOW.
FOR STATE SENATOR,
lion. L. N. TRAMMELL,
OF WHITFIELD.
FOR lIEURESEN TATI Y'F.,
lion. .1. C. FAIN,
OF CALHOUN.
tUaijr The Legislature adjourned Tues
day night.
Bustr The rumors of peace in Europe
seem to gather strength every day.
Bto£T: The Rome Commercial and
Courier are giving the Daily fits.
The Express says Cartersville is
to have a large, fine hotel, and a car fac
tory soon.
The Rome papers say “ Rill
Arp ” will vote for Burnett. That will
he the most ridiculous joke ever perpe
trated by him, sure.
iteaT' It is said that old Spooney But
ler is in for another war. Our State
and county fairs, with their innumer
able premiums, probably makes him
think the people of the South are again
too well supplied with silver ware.
The Talbotton Standard says
matrimony and hot cakes are all the go
in that county. A whole neighborhood
was married last week. We charge
young physicians nothing fur this notice
of a good place to settle.
-
tad* Our friend, A. W. Mitchell, of
Atlanta, has sold his beautiful farm,
near Adairsville, to a gentleman who has
lived iu Texas for the last 15 years, but
now returns to Georgia, buys land and
expects to speud the balauoe of his days
in his native State.— Cartersville Ex
press.
A Handsome Compliment. —At the
State Agricultural Society Banquet, Sat
urday night, I)r. Gillem, of California,
said that he had traveled all over this
Cuion, and had seen the women of near
ly every State, but in Georgia he found
more of the jose on their cheeks ; more
of tho ruby on their lips, more lustre in
their eyes, and more elasticity in their
steps, than he had seen in any other sec
tion of the country. This tribute to our
Georgia women brought down the
house.— Era.
■» »-
JNT* On Saturday night, the Houso
committee, appointed to investigate the
matter, reported a resolution in favor of
purchasing J. 11. James’ fine residence
as a Governor’s mansion.
If the Legislature had lasted a little
longer, they might have bought the H.
I. Kimball House as a State Hotel, for
the special accommodation of the colored
members.
The Senate concurred in the House
resolution to purchase James’ residence
for the Governor’s mansion.
Joseph E. Brown, Chief Justice, re
signed, was rc-appointed and confirmed
in Executive session. J. M. Bishop was
confirmed as Solicitor General of the
Blue Ridge Circuit.
The Senate lias confirmed Hop
kins, a partner of Governor Bullock’s
uncle, as Judge of the Atlanta Circuit.
Hopkins is one of Bullock’s pets.
Garibaldi and Booth. —Says the
New York Season : “Garibaldi, the artis
tic fresco painter, who decorated Booth’s
theatre, sent in a bill lately for a piece
of work. The bill was for one thous
and dollars; Mr. Booth sent for Gari
baldi and told him he could get the work
done, if not as satisfactory to the con
noisseur, just as good for the general
public, for a price not exceeding four
hundred dollars. ‘‘Ah, si Signor,” said
Garibaldi, “I can go to zee Bowery and
see Hamlet by same author as you play,
same words as you speak for twenty-five
cents, but if I want to see you play Ham
let, I pay one dollar and fifty cents, and
I do zee latter and so does zee whole
country. Those that can appreciate zee
Hamlet you can play can appreciate zee
fresco work Garibaldi paints." Booth
knocked under.
A Swebt Adieu. —The following let
ter was found in the hand of a captain,
who had been killed at the battle of
Woerth:
My Dear Pa : Since you arc gone,
T never cease to think of you. It is so
hard that I cannot see and embrace you
every morning, but I hope that God may
preserve your health and that you will
soon return and kiss your child. I be
haved very well iu order to make moth?
4jr feel your absence less. Adie, dear
pa; I kiss you tenderly. Your little
daughter, who loves you.
Marguerite."
Quoting this, the Missouri Republi
can says: ‘‘The French captain evident
ly experienced joy in the hour of his
last trial in the sweet words of love writ
ten by his child, whom he was destined
never more to sec. He closed his eyes
for the last time on the field of honor,
with her in I»L* band "
The Great State Fair.
On Thursday morning we Apok the,
train for the Gate City, accompanied by*
some of (MX male a*d female friends of l
Calhoun —the" jovial and interesting
crowd rendering the trip dswu very
agreenbTeU Bv ille time we reached our
destination, there was scarcely standing
! room for a diminutive poodle in some
j of the long train of passenger coaches.
We found the city, alive with people,
i and ctU’in&ilies of every description, and
j concluded that, us to number, the fair
i • ’*• 7
whs already a success. The hotels and
> public boarding houses were comfort
| ably filled ; Rut there was room in many
! places fur ‘ a few more.” '
Friday morning found us one of a
! huge throng on our way to the Fair
j train, for which we waited but a few
i moments—the train making the round
: trip every half hour. Just before get
| ting aboard, we saw an old gentleman
[ in great trouble, who had “lost his
i pocket book,” through the unnoticed
familiarity of a pick-pocket, and almost
j wished it had been (fur own purse.
(The thief would doubtless have quit
the business in disgust, if it had.)
Arriving at the grounds, the heavily
loaded train was quickly emptied, and
in a very few minutes the thousands of
passengers had passed through the
gates. The railroad arrangements were
the most perfect we have ever seen on
such an occasion.
Asa matter of course our steps were
first turned toward the large and splen
did hall devoted to the exhibition of
the skill of our people in the prepara
tion and production of the good things
of life for the inner man. It would
require column after column of this pa
per to mention everything on exhibition
in regular order, and speak of their
merits. In the vegetable line there
was everything common to the season.
And then there was every species of
preserves, pickles, specimens of cooking.
Ac. &c. This department was indeed
attractive, and was constantly thronged.
Other immense halls were devoted to
the arts and sciences, manufactures,
agricultural products &c. —every imagi
nable branch of industry being well
represented. We doubt if a fuller or
better general display has ever been
seen in Georgia.
Next our attention was turned to the
stock department. Horses, eatrle, hogs,
sheep, poultry; were exhibited on a
grand scale ? and it must be a source of
gratification to all philosophic men to
witness the rapid strides that some parts
of our state are making toward profi
ciency in stock raising.
We witnessed several interesting
trials of speed on the race course during
Friday.
Saturday morning was delightful.—
A bright, cloudless sky overhead, and
thousands of cheerful faces on every
hand greeted the eye. Arriving at the
Park even at an early hour we met
thousands of people there —friends, ac
quaintances, and strangers from the
North, South, East and West. By
noon it was said that 25,000 people had
entered the gates, and the cry was “still
they come !” The rich, deep tones of
a magnificent Knabe Piano, the chatter
of human voices, the crowing of chick
ens, lowing of cattle, the crying of ba
bies, the loud voices of prize candy
sellers, and the * rough monotonous
sounds of the hand-organ were blended
into one great medly. Everything and
everybody seemed ready for a big day's
sport.
On this day a number of premiums
were awarded for cattle, mules and
horses—Mr. Peters taking several of
them on his stock carried from our own
county.
Then came races, but everybody was
disappointed, and lost interest in them,
because they were “against time.”
At 12 o’clock, the programme said
the inevitable tom-foolery of a “ base
ball match would begin, aud nearly
every body left the amphitheatre and
exhibition ring in search of something
entertaining—so the b’hoys were left
to sweat it out on their own hook.
But by two o’clock the people began
to gather again. They come from the
halls, the stock pens, the side shows,
skating rink —everywhere. The grand
event of the week—the tournament—to
take place at three. Long before that
hour, the spacious amphitheatre was
packed with its five or six thousand, the
race track, ou both sides was lined with
its thousands—all seeking the best site
from which to view the knightly con
test.
A little after three o’clock the kuights
entered the track and were admired by
the waiting host as they rode around.
There were twenty-four knights, head
ed by the Vice President of the Socie
ty, Mr. M. E. Kenny. The names and
i characters were as follows :
Alexander, Knight from Cswifc
chee.
Archer. T. Knight of Spain!
Allen. James, Knight Rob Roy.
Aycock, Knight of Euharlee.
Collins. Knight of 1776.
Conyers James,, Ivnigbfc of Etowah.
Dobson, W. G. Knight William Wal
lace.
Hightower, J. W. Knight of the
| White Gauntlet.
> Kenny, M. E. Knight of the Red
mtui? '■ ■ * * ~”
Kries, G. Knight Imperial Guard of
France.
Lyons. TIG. Knight Robert A boo.
Ue, R. P K night Boy of the Period. .
* Mfegill,VU P. Knight White Tent her
the Pirusan.
Yhorter, M. Knight Red Jacket
Milledge, Knight of the 19th eentu
ry.
McCarson, Knight Cherokee Chief.
Nesbitt. Knight of the southern Gross.
Price Knight of Clarke.
liapdull, B. P. Knight IJudibras,
Styles. IL Knight of Cartersville.
Styles, R. Knight of the Red Cap.
Walker. Knight Florane the Bandit
of Syrachse.
Westmoreland. Knight Black Prince.
Kirkland Knight Lost Cause.
The first and second trials were made,
and more than half of the last completed,
when Mr. Kenny and Mr. Hightower
indulged in the home stretch for speed.
Coming to the short curve elos§ togeth
er, they ran over a horse held by a ne
gro on the track thrownng both horses
and riders to the ground. Mr. High
tower was quickly on his feet again but
is said to be , seriously injured. Mr.
Kenny, together with his horse, was
precipitated over the outside railing, his
head striking as he went over, and pro
ducing almost instant death.
Then there was a silence along the
whole line, and soon a rush made for
the spot, by a thousand people. The
scene was changed from gayety to pro
found gravity.
Mr. Kenny’s remains were carefully
cared for. and brought to the city.—
The heart-rending scene which wo wit
nessed as his much loved wife, and sis
ter, sought to bring back life we will
not attempt to describe.
The knights escorted his body into
the city. The tournament was suspen
ded, and all, excepting the showmen,
left Oglethorpe Park with sorrowed
hearts.
We think about 30.000 people had
visited the Park up to Saturday night.
There were ample preparations we think,
for twenty thousand more.
Everything considered, this has been
the best managed State Fair ever held
in Georgia. In every department, it is
a grand success.
[COMMUNICATED.]
Jefferson Cos., Ala., j
October 24th, 1870. j
Mr. Editor :—lf there is any sub
ject besides the approaching elections,
engrossing general attention in Alabama,
it is the six hundred and twenty Chinese
laborers, employed upon the Northern
division of the Alabama and Chattanoo
ga Railroad.
Now, sir, a majority of the people of
the South would be glad to learn that
Chinese labor upon railroads is a com
plete success ; that Chinamen bid fair to
make the of house and field ser
vants; and that the day is not far dis
tant when negro indolence, exaction and
independence shall be swallowed up by
thousands of “the quiet, frugal, indus
trious Asiatics from the Celestial em
pire ” But your Times has nothing to
do with fine, fanciful theories of what
may be and must be. It deals in facts
as thmj are ; therefore. I propose to give
your readers a candid glimpse of the
Chinamen as they are in Alabama, leav
ing them to draw their own inferences
concerning the future of the Mongolian
gentlemen.
The African and the Mongolian, as
you are aware, are two distinct races,
possessed of traits as widely differing as
their complexions, features and hair.
Upon a railroad they may be thus con
trasted : At day-break the negro rolls
himself out of the bed of ashes into
which he threw himself at midnight, ex
hausted by violent jig dancing or pray
ing, stirs up the embers and cooks a
hasty breakfast. The bracing atmos
phere. and the varied sights and sounds
i of animated nature, rouse the imagina
| tive and poetic in his soul (?) and lie
; trudges away to his labor with light
steps, making the hills resound with his
meaningless shouts and songs. All day
long he works, and if under the right
kind of an overseer, he works with a
will. He keeps time to the movement
of his muscles with singing. The longer
he works and the more he sweats and
| shouts, the greater seems to be his en
thusiasm and the lighter his labor.' Six
| o’clock comes, he shoulders his shovel
i and again he wakens the echos on his
homeward way. Supper is soon dis
patched ; he has little time to spend on
cookery. However ragged, filthy and
lousy he may be, it’s all the same to him;
j he has no time $ spend on personal com
| fort and neatness, for that requires work
| for which he gets no pay. Careless of
; the present, thoughtless of the future,
, he fiddles, dauces and prays, till ex
i hausted nature gives way. and he drops
i on his comfortable couch beside the dy
! ing embers.
John Chinaman has no music in his
| soul, no joetry, none of the imaginative.
| Life to him is sober earnest. He des
| pises noise. He looks with contempt
I upon his sable co-laborer, because ‘-He
I too wuchee black, he too umehee noisee,
:he too muchee stinkee." John's all ab
sorbing thought is the future and how
to provide for it. Long before daylight
he rises and rolls up his mats and blan
kets with special care. His body must
be thoroughly washed. llis ; ‘lice" (rice)
must go through different procosses of
c]printing before it w ready so eook ~
Breakfast, with all its deliberate prepar
ations, requires atleast two hours. Then
comes the dreaded work time, and lie
goes figrth with the droning step <jf the
sluggard. If he can contrive to arrive
on the work five m mutes lase, he counts
"it so much in. True, sixteen dollars a
month in gold, is just six times the com
pensation in his own country, but his
whole .aim and study must be' how to
train the much coyeted gold with the
least possible personal inconvenience.—
John will labor hard to set his ovens iu
the ground, build arbors to shade his
tent, wash and mend his clothes, tote
barrels of water and cords of wood, be
cause the benefit to be derived there
from is personal and immediate. The
sixteen dollars comes but once a month,
and if he only has to be on the work
and go through the motions ten hours
each day, why should he be so foolish as
to fill the shovel and barrow? No, no,
“too muehee workee no good—hands too
muchee sore—backee too muehee lame—
tu nar mar , bossee!” John cares no
more for a boss or the words of a boas,
than for the passing wind. He will
work just as he pleases and where he
pleases if it kills him. Should the boss
liave the audacity to strike the sacred
body of one. the whole six hundred are
struck and ready to go for and massacre
him, if he does not “retire in good or
der.” In short, sir, a more stubborn,
lazy, clumsy, resentful, revengeful, good
for-nothing set than these Chinese, can
not be found on the footstool. But we
are told that on the Pacific railroad they
were excellent labor. Yes, and why?
Because, solely,* that out on the frontier
troops were stationed by them to protect
them from the Indians, which troops
also served the double purpose to intim
idate and drive them to their duty. In
only one respect do I find the Chinese
superior to the negro, with all his faults,
and that is in personal neatness and quiet.
Among these there may be found ex
ceptions who are all that could be de
sired in faithfulness, but they are few
and far between. Hundreds of heathan
banded together in force sufficient, in
their conceit, to cope with any power
that might be brought on to coerce
them, shrewd, cunning, indolent, treach
erous, what can be expected of such as
laborers ? If this or any other compa
ny expects to get their money’s worth
from Chinese, it must be done by armed
compulsion. Chinamen at best on
American soil. Mr. Editor, are a bad job.
If any one is disposed to question these
assertions, let him freely address
Yours, J. A. Rucker.
Trials of the “Old Flag.”
Most of our readers have probably
heard something of the hauling down
and then hoisting again of the United
States flag at the State Fair Grounds
at the commencement of the fair. In
answer to a self-constituted committee
of citizens, Mr. Y'ancy wrote the follow
ing reply, which explains itself:
That “the flag of our own Govern
ment was excluded ”is false. The flag
is
of the United States is still over the
tent for exhibition of some of the ar
ticles, and it was my express order not
to remove it from “amid the national
ensigns of France. Great Britain, Prus
sia, Austria and other countries.”
The United States flag was hoisted
without authority of the committee, by
persons unauthorized, and. therefore,
the act was simply void, and as if it had
never been dune.
As to the request published in the
Era , and signed by fifteen persons,
alleged to be “ Democrats,” I have sim
ply to say, I am satisfied some of those
persons signed that request without due
reflection as to the impropriety of their
act; and interfering with an invariable
custom and rule of the Society, have
created unnecessary difficulties, and
which due reflection, perhaps, might
have avoided.
Some of them have been notorious
for inflammatory attacks upon the re
construction acts and government of the
U nited States. But I avoid a discussion
farther of that request. My conserva
tive course as to the reconstruction acts
was denounced and opposed. My al
legiance to the Constitution and govern
ment of the United States is beyond
question, but I am a Democrat and un
flinchingly oppose the Radical party.
I am mi bought and unpurchaseable, and
so long as I retain the position of Pre
sident of the State Agricultural Society,
it shall not be run by or dictated to by
intermeddlers of the Radical party.
We print, also, the following corres
pondence as part of the history of the
old flag’s tribulations. It is an inex
pressible consolation to know that re
placing the flag saved the Fair from the
overwhelming misfortune of being “cut”
by Bullock:
By Telegraph from Oglethorpe Park. )
October 20, 1870. j
To His Excellency. Gov. Bullock:
Con. Yancey has directed that the flag
taken down yesterday bv his order, from
the private flag pole of Mercer & Woot
en, to be replaced, and it is now in its
place. J. C. Kimball,
Superintendent.
Executive Department, )
Atlanta. Ga.’, October 20. 1870. j
J. C- Kimball , Superintendent Ogle
thorpe Park: Your dispatch received.
I am gratified to know’ that the Ameri
can flag is now T allowed to float at the
fair grounds, and sfuill visit the exhibi
tion to-morroic. -
Rufus B. Bullock.
The Post band was also withdrawn
by order of Gen. Terry, on account of
the “ insult to the national flag," but
was allowed to return as soon as the
flag was again run up.
The whole thing was a most foolish
affair.
Democratic Circular.
. The lolly wing has just been issued ;
Rooms of the National Democratic
Executive Washingttm. D'
C, October 21, 1870.—The National
Democratic Congressional Ilesideut Com
mittee tender their congratulations to
she Democratic and Conservative voters
of the three great States of Pennsylva
nia, Indiana, and Ohio for their recent
successes over the corruptions of Radi
calism. aided.,as the Radicals liave been,
by a profligate and desperate adminis
tration at \\ ashingtmi. In Pennsylva
: uia a gain of five members of Congress
j has been secured. The Radical major-
I ity of last year has been largely rwlueed
I in each branch of the Legislature, and
j there is a decided majority in the State
on the popular vote against the admin
istration. In Indiana the State has
been redeemed from further Radical
misrule, by the election of the Demo
cratic and Conservative State ticket,
carrying with it a gain of two members
of Congress and a majority in each
branch of the Legislature. Economy
and reform are thus made sure to the
people of that State in the immediate
future. In Ohio, the Radical majority
{ of tw > years ago lias been reduced more
than half, and the leader of the Radical
i corruptions in this present Congress has
been defeated. We now appeal to the
Democratic and Conservative voters of
the States iu wLiieh elections are about
to be held to make further and more
determined efforts in behalf of a restora
tion of an honest administration. We
ask that they disregard threats from any
i central source, and pay no attention in
any respect to the proposed use of the
military power of the (government iu
the local management of elections in the
States. Let the doors of our organiza
tion be thrown wide open for the ad
mission of all who desire economy and
honesty in the management of the pub
lic treasury, so that tile present burden
oi taxation may be thereby mitigated,
regardless oi former issues or past politi
cal associations or names, and bring
about entire co-operation among all who
seek a restoration of the Union founded
upon peace and good will among their
fellow-men, and a return to strict in
tegrity among the public officers of the
nation.
[Signed] S. J. Randall, Chir’mn
N. L. Jeffries, Secretary.
Earthquake Reports.
Washington, Oct. ‘2o.—The quake
dispatches from nearly all points in New
York and the -North say no serious dam
age or 1 i ss of life has been reported. At
Boston the buildings sensibly vibrated.
There was much alarm among the peo
ple employed in upper stories. The
block of granite on the corner of State
street and Merchants’ row was cracked.
Another block was forced outward three
or four inches. The shock lasted thirty
seconds. The shock was felt at Mon
treal, Saekville and Bangor, with much
force. At Burlington, Vermont, the
shock stopped the clocks and destroyed
crockery. No serious damage. At
Brunswick, Maine, it threw down chim
neys. Its direction was northeasterly
southwesterly. At St. Catharine, win
dows were broken. At Saratoga, some
of the buildings were much damaged.—
The shock was preceded by a rumbling
sound. At Troy, five hundred school
children were panicked by the shock.
At Readout this morning the earth
quake shook the houses to their founda
tions, ®and sent the people staggering
about. At Portland, about 300 feet of
bed on the Ogdensburg Railroad, across
Otter creek,, in Standish, settled ten feet
during the earthquake. At Ithaca, 11
o’clock this morning, there were throe
shocks, lasting three-quarters of a min
ute, and the people fled from then
houses. At Albany, it had a marked
vibration, a rumbling noise was heard
during the shock, and the mercury in
the registering barometer was violently
agitated. At Cooperstown, 11a. m., the
shock was felt very brief.
A Washington correspondent of
tke Tnbune says with the highest
authority that the British Government
has concluded that the time had arrived
for making another effort at an armistic.
Bismarck favors an armistice.for a con
vention of the Constituent Assembly,
but insists that an armistice must in
volve an impracticable basis for peace.
There is but a chance that the present
effort may produce a suspension of hos
tilities.
The Worlds special says : Gladstone
and Granville spent a whole day with
the Prussians, Austrian and Italian em
bassadors. and General Doyer. who came
recently from Metz. General Doyer
had visited Napoleon’s Secretary and
the Empress, and reported Emperor,
Empress, King, Bismarck as already
upon a project of peace involving six
thousand million francs in cattle, horses,
grain, wine, and oil to Prussia. No
cession of territory unless Alsace votes
for annexation.
Bazaine, on leaving Metz proclaims
the Prince Imperial Emperor and Euge
nie Regent. It is added that the solu
tion depends absolutely upon King
William’s acceptance of the proposition.
It is insisted upon by the powers that
the cession of Alsace must be determin
ed by the people.
The project also involves the dis
mantlement of the fortress fin Eastern
France.
It is rumored that if Prussia objects
to the plebiscite in Alsace, the powers
will compel Prussia’s withdrawal from
France.
Xort ne r x Visitors to the
South. —A Washington telegram to
Forney's Press of Wednesday says:
The fashionable travel heretofore
tending steadily Xorth will now turn
Southward to enjoy the sweet winter
weather of our tropical States. And it
is computed that the migration this
year will be greater than at any former
period, especially to such points as Co
lumbia, S. C., Macon and Savannah.
►Ga., and Jacksonville and F’ernaudina.
Florida. Those who follow the seasons
for the sake of fashion and health have
now the opportunity of enjoying that
rare delight by every manner of agree
able and water communica
tion.
General Lee.
This eminent American soldier and
f right Christian gentleman, was born
Virginia in 1808. lie was the son
of General Henry Lee. of Revolution
ary fame —- Light Horse* Harry" of
Washington’s staff. Gen. Lee gradua
ted at West Point second in his class, in
1829. and was commissioned in the
highest grade of tfie service, the Topo
graphical Engineers of the United States
Army, j
His first duty was that of astronomer
in settling the boundary Hues of Ohio*
ancl Michigan in 1835* —promoted as
First Lieutenant in 183 G, aud Captain
in 1838.
He was Chief Engineer to General
Wool’s army hi Mexico, and his gallant
conduct at Uerro Gordo, Chcrubusco,
Chapultepec, where he was severely
wounded and gained promotions to the
Brevets of Major, Lieutenant Colonel
and Colonel.
In 1852 he was appointed Military
Superintendent of West Point, and in
1855, relieved from duty and promoted
to Lieutenant Colonel of the Second
Cavalry. In March, 18G1, he was Col
onel of the First Cavalry, and on April
25th of that year, resigned and joined
, the Southern Confederacy. Three days
before this he was appointed Major Gen
eral of the Confederate army, and of all
the forces in Virginia, ami soon aluu\ <
(■ener»l of tAo»* nrmy. Ills fil'St battle
after this was in the western part of that
State, where on October 3.1861. he was
defeated by General Reynolds (a native
of Pennsylvania, who subsequently was
killed at Gettysburg, near Greenbrier,
lie was then transfered to the depart
ment of the South Atlantic coast.
After General Johnston was wounded
at Fair Oaks, General Lee commanded
the army for the defense of Richmond,
and for flic remainder of the campaign
of the Chickahomin v. In August, 1562,
ho attacked General Pope’s army in Vir
ginia, driving him hack to Washington,
and crossing the Potomac, near Lees
burg, on September 6, occupied Freder
ick. in Maryland
He was defeated by General McClel
lan in the battle of Antietam, and re
tired again into Virginia, having gained
but little by the advance, and lost noth
ing by the fetrent. lie' continued in
the service until his final surrender to
General Grant in 1865.
Since the war General Lee has been
President of Washington College, Lex
ington, Virginia. —Northern payer.
Washington, October 23.—The
President, Secretary of War, aud Secre
tary of the Treasury, replying to ques
tions, disavow having sold knowingly,
to France or its agents, any arms. The
bid of a known agent of France was re
fused. 'These sales of arms are in pur
suance of a policy before the German
war, and the government has no power
to restrict American citizens in the dis
position *of arms so purchased within
n utrality laws.
The Prussians have occupied St.
Quentin.
The Secretary of State has notified
the representatives of Spain and the
South American Republics that a con
vention for the adjustment of their
difficulties will meet next week.
Londdon, October 25.—The Times
has a Berlin special to the effect that
the late pence negotiations are defeated
by Prussia # demand# -for French terri
tory.
The Times editorially advises the
British Government to cease efforts to
stop the war, saying if England persists
she must be ready to stake something
on it..
The Standard says Eugenie and the
powers at Versailles are actively negoti
ating with view to her resumption of
the regency and the negotiation of peace.
Bazaine ignores the provisional Gov
ernment in his communications.
T 1 :ie Herald’s special from Loudon
says the city is excited over the French
loan of ten millions sterling, from the
fact that this is the first time the French
have offered a loan outside of France.
The loan has received great favor. The
subscriptions already very large.
Washington, October 25.—Specials
sent lienee to-night, says the President
has ordered between three and four
thousand troops to the vicinity of New
York, to enfor<jgv. r Oougressionul law on
election day. These troops include the
entire Eighth Infantry from South
Carolina, also from Philadelphia and
Brooklin Navy Yards, troops from Forts
Miflin and Deleware, New* London and
Boston. Specials also state that the ad
ministration, distrusting McDowell, has
placed Gen. Terry in local command.
The England armistice movement aris
es from an adprehension of the design
of Prussia and Russia to form a close
alliance. It is known that Russia is
quietly but effectually arming in spite
of official denials. England sees that
prostrating France loses her only strong
alliance for the frustration of Russia’s
Eastern schemes. Financial circles are
uoeasy, and it is apprehended should
the present efforts fail, that England
will adopt stronger measures to sb>p the
war.
Berlin. October 25. —The Gazette
reviewing the corcihtf>ry efforts says the
Government entertains them to avoid
further loss if valuable lives. Sehlestadt
capitulated yesterday after a severe bom
bardment. 2,400 prisoners and 120 can
non were captured.
The Government at Tours permits ex
portation except Cereals to .Switzerland.
The Barings deny investment on ac
count of Napoleon.
Fragments of the steamer Cambria
have been washed ashore on the Irish
coast.
It is understood that the bombard
ment of Paris will commence Novem
ber Ist. The Prussians have 134 seige
guns, and 20 more coming. The Ger
man Princes loitering around headqnar
ters have been ordered to report for du
ty,, or go home.
Morton declines the Flnglish mission,
because the Indiana Legislature would
elect a Senator adverse to the Adminis
tration to fill his vacancy. The corres
pondence between Grant and Morton is
mutually laudatory.
Three things to hate—Cruelty, arro
gance and ingratitudo.
New Advert i seinenlT
Georgia, ’
f Reeve#, having j.pli. , •
I Guardian ¥# the person an.l proia-r,?^
H. and Martha Dye, minor.-,
years of age. residents of said county" l^
• ts to cite all person# concerned. k 0 hi.
[ pttar at the term of the Court of Ord '
he held next after the expiration of* 1 ? 1 "
days from the first publication of thl.
and show cause, if mnv they can. v ! **•
Osborn Reeves should not be entrust J ***
the Guardianship t>f tlieoUo?en#»ie, *
; This October 2<!th. 187f>. 5 * *
oct27-40d D. W. NEEL
GRBATIARGAIIs
111 Calhoun, Ga.
<)— ■.
| Salt, per sack. f.?
Sugar, 5 to 8 pounds for one dollar
! Coffee 4 “ “ »
' Roswell Thread, per bunch, 1
I Golden Syrup, --
I Molasses, 45 t 0 5^
Clear Side Bacon, otfc
Lard,
Hope, 2U’
Nails, 61 to Sc
Horse and Mule shoes, 8t “
Clinton Horseshoe Nails, 2Sc
All other articles iu the Grocery line
proportionately low.
We respectfully invite all to “come
and see.”
■y.s'rnnvr f T ill> & TtDn.V^Tf,
156,000 For o«t> Dollar!
530,000
Worth of Real Estate
—AND—
.Personal Property,
i To be Ratfiod for al Calhoun, G&..
! |
DECEMBER 26, 1870.
Every Ticket Gua -anteed a Prize.
i JH|I«Q 3»0 "M 000‘9$
$6,000 For One Dollar!
Raffle to be conducted by six sworn Com
missioners.
Aoents Wanted— to whom a liberal com
mission will be given.
References —Col. W. 11. Dabney, Atlant*.
Ga., and county officers. Send for circular*,
tickets, &c. to 11. K. lIICKS A CO.,
oct2otd Calhoun, G*.
GEORGIA mi FAIR.
1 ADIES visiting Atlanta during the State
li Fair, will find at theStorc of .J. M. 11 ol
brook, 40 Whitehall Street, one of the
largest aud most desirable
Stock of Furs,
consisting in Setts complete. Sable, Blink. Seal
Skin, Fitch, Brown and White Coney, Squir
rcl and Astrachaw ; also, a great variety of
Childrens* & Misses Cars & Cloaks.
which will be sold at such low prices, that
will defy competition.
J. M. HOLBROOK.
oetl3-lm 40 Whitehall st., Atlanta. (J*.
A PROCLAMATION.
GEORGIA:
By RUFUS B. BULLOCK, \
Governor of said State.
Whereas, An Act to provide for an elec
tion, and to alter and amend the laws in re
lation to holding elections, has been ap
proved ; and
Whereas, By Section 1 of said Act, an
election shall be held in this State, beginning
on the 20th day of December. 1870, and end
ing on the 22d day of said month of Decem
ber, 1870, for certain officer* therein named,
to-wit: Members of Congress, to serve dur
ing the unexpired term of the 41st Congress
of the United States, and for meinbersof the
42d Congress of the United States; for Sen
ators in the State Senate from each district
numbered in the Constitution with an odd
number; for members of the House of Rep
resentatives of the General Assembly ; for
Sheriffs; Clerks of the Superior Court: Tax
Receivers; Tax Collectors; County Treas
urers; Coroners, and County Surveyors of
the several counties in this State; and
Whereas, By Section 4 of said Act, it i«
provided that five fit and proper persons
intelligence and moral worth shall he ap
pointed by and with the advice and consent
of the Senate for each election precinct
lished at tb-o county Court House, or ;t y
city or incorporated town in this S' , two
of which said five persons are to be appoint
ed by the Ordinary and three of said five per
sons by the Governor; and said five persons,
or any three or more of them may, and shall
hold, the said election at the said county
Court House and precinct* in each said city
or tow n on the said 20th. 21st. ard 22d days
of December, 1870: and
Whereas, The Honorable, the Senate, has
adopted the following preamble and resolu
tions, to wit:
“Whereas, It is important that nothing
should occur, or in any manner interfere,
with the validity, or with the holding of an
election as provided iu an Act to provide for
an election, and to alter and amend the law s
in relation to iha holding of elections, ap
proved October 3d, 1870a and
“Whereas. His Excellency, the Governor,
has invited the opinion of the Senate in re
gard to the construction of a certain section
of said Act; now, therefore, be it
“Resolved, By the Senate that the namely
of the persons appointed as Commissioners
by the Ordinaries of the several counties
should be joibmitted through bin Excellency,
the (governor, 19, and confirmed by, the Sen
ate ;
“Resolved, That his Excellency, the Gov
ernor, be respectfully requested to notify the
Ordinaries of the several counties of his a P*
proval of the Act aforesaid, and request them
i to send their nominations to the Senate
through the Executive Department, with as
lttfte delay as possible.”
Now, therefore, 1, Unfits li. Bullock, Gov
ernor and Commander-in-Chief of the Wmj
and Nary of this State, and of the Militia
thereof, do hereby issue this my proclama
tion, calling upon the Ordinaries of the set
j eral counties of this State “to transmit to tin*
j Department without delay, the names of tv -
■ fit and proper persons of intelligence at
I moral worth, »s prescribed by law, for each
j election precinct established at the thees'J
1 tv Court House, or in any city or iueorpora
! ted town in this State, to the end that the a
1 vice and consent of the Senate may be ©O
- tained to the appointment of the said two per
sons as aforesaid. .
Given under my hand arid tke Great _
the State at the eapitol, in the city of At
lanta, this 11th dav of October, intheyear
of our Lord Eighteen Hundred and Seven
ty, and of the Independence ot tb« l *».«■
States of America the Ninety-bn - (
BIT US R. BULLOCK- *
By the Governor:
David G. Cotting, Secretary of State.
©ct2o-4t ___
SrcA*s, Coffees, Teas. Syrup. Lice.' .
Pepper and Spice, and F aC f° r > _
abundance at DkJOURNETT A * -
Corner Store, Rome, b»-
DeJocrnkttS So*, R<»e, Oa., will
pay the very highest market price for
trr Produce.
#G,OOO For O ne fefillar!