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The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1871-11-24

The little town of Ashfeld Masa-
achusetts, has had an unfortunate
experience in litigation. Some four
years ago, coach containing doz-
en- persons fell through defective
bridge, and all the passengers were
more or less injured. The town set
tied with most of them, but rejected
the claims of Others as unreasonable
Judgments amounting altogether to
nearly $25, 900 have now been re-
covered against the town by these
claimants, and the town has had to
pay its own witnesses, counsel fees
and other costs besides The valus-
ton of the town is little less than
$4,000, and the whole cost of the
rotten bridge is at least about five
per cent. upon it, loss which a few
dollars properly used in inspection
and repairs would have prevented.
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CHARACTER.-Many man, with
the aid of dress, appears On the
street 70 be in perfect health, and
we can never tell, until we have liv-
ed with him under the same roof,
and sat with him ut tho same table,
that his hair was another's that
one eye was of glass that one limb
was of cork, and that after every
meal he was racked with dyspcp.ic
pains that for the first hour or two
every morning he was racked with
the cough of a chronic bronchitis,
and never knows what it is to enjoy
full nights refreshing sleep,
So it is with the characters OF men.
We may visit them and they may
visit us we may be in the same
church for years, and transact much
public business together, but it is
impossible to form any true estimate
of mans principles until we have
had an opportunity of trusting him
and he of trusting US, The truth
is no man can be assured that he is
an honest man until he has had an
opportunity of cheating his friend
out of thousand dollars without be-
ing found out-and didn't do it.
No wonder the Bible cautions us all
to ego softly" and '1et him that
standeth take heed lest he fall. >
Christian Weekly.
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HOUSE.
THURSDAY, Nov. 8, 1871.

House met at the usual hour.
Speaker Smith presiding.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Cox.
The Journal of yesterday was
read and approved.
Mr.. Bush moved to reconsider so
much of yesterdays proceedings as
relate to the adoption of a resolution
instructing the Treasurer to pay to
each officer and member of the Gen
cral Assembly one hundred dollars.
He argued that no per diem had
been fixed, and the Legislature has
only been in session eight days +;
that there are a number of persons
sitting as members whose seats are
contested that the policy Of this
body ought to be retrenchment and
reform, and he was unwilling to see
one hundred dollars demanded and
paid out for eight days service.
On motion of Mr.. Crittenden. the
motion to reconsider was LAID on the
table.
A substitute for the bill to pro-
vide for a special election for Gov.
ernor was reported by the judiciary
Committee, and was read the thirc
time. Two hundred copies were
ordered printed, and the subgtitut'
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MANUFACTURES THE MEANS OF
WEALTH.

The city of Philadelphia has 5000
manufacturing establishments in
which persons are employed at
wages in manufactures of various
kinds.
One hundred and twenty thousand
men and forty thousand women find
steady employment in these estab-
lishments.
These 100000 operatives receive
$60,000,000 per annum for their
labor.
These $60,000,000 are expended
mainly in the city.
The product of the labor of these
10000 operatives amounts to
s350,000,000 per annum.
OF this vast amount not less than
$500, 100000 in value supply dis
tant markets, bringing in return n
net revenue in money and valuable
exchanges immense in their aggre-
gate amount.
Eighteen hundred of these manu-
featuring establishments are driven
by steam, the aggregate Of their
cover being that of over $4,000
horses. In these establishments are
found looms, spindles, lathes, plane:
and machines of an infinite variety,
numbering in all over 100000 i'm
proved labor saving appliances.
BY their aid, one man is enabled
to produce nearly twice as much in
value as in 1860.
Cheap coal furnishes the basis for
this immense, and in the aggregate,
enormously profitable business.
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Tue Southern people never failed
to pay their debts in the prosperous
days before the war. The burdens
and losses of the war pressed heavily
upon them, but the reckless extrav-
agance of the State governments im-
posed upon them since the defeat of
the Southern armies has now saddled
them with a burden heavier than
they can bear. The State taxes in
all the Southern States are from,fiYe
to ten times greater than they were
before the war, and the ten Southern
States, with less than q third of the
aggregate population of the other
States, owe more than the entire
debt of all the other States Of the
Union. Besides all this they annu-
ally pay to the Federal Treasury a
tribute which is enormous in proper
ton to their real wealth. This state
of things IL only what was to be ex-
pected from a system which placed
the Taxpayers at the mercy of q
penniless negro majority. It's result
will probably be the virtual bank
ruptcy of the people, who will refuse
to pay taxes which they can pay
only by running themselves. The
Gadical party has had the South at it
mercy since the war, and the result
of Radical reconstruction is nov
seen in the financial ruin Of ten Onct
prosperous cummouwvalths.-N Y
! WvtR.
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RUSSIA.

A New York paper comments on
the following news item and visit oil
the Grand Duke Alexis to this coun-
try:
LONDON, October 26.- The entire
reorganization of the Russian army,
for the training OF the whole people
to arms, raises the total field and
lana,Cehr forces for mar to 100000
men and ) 900 officers, Sirty-S'r reg
iments Of COSSackS not Included
There is created further a reseiv We
force, which in case of an invasion,
is equivalent to making every man
soldier on a peace footing, to 1907
900 men and $4,000 officers. The
new artillery adds 200 guns to the
old force. This enormous change in
the military force of Russia is
marked under the mere creation OF
landwher, called local forces, which
nominally leaves the old army intact.
Alexis comes here, then, upon the
completion of the organization OF one
of the most stupendous of armies the
world ever Jaw. Next, his visit is
coincidcnt with the repeal of the
treaty restrictions upon Russia's ag-
gressive designs on the Black Sea-
a repeal which, considering the way
it was affected, foreshadows ominou'
purposes. The next link in the
chain of facts we supplied on Thurs
day in an article tracing the steady
aggressions of Russia eastward, and
showing that she now CONTROLS a
broad belt of country extending to
the very foot of the Himalaya noun :
tains, and that that barrier alone sep
arates her from Northern India.
Plainly then, Alexander conceives
himself to be on the eve of the reali-
cation of the dazzling dream of Pc
ter the Great, when the dominion
of the Cars will stretch from North
east Cape, on the Northern ocean,
to Cape Comorin on the Indian ocean.
Counting upon the success in this
stupendous enterprise, or possibly
hoping to secure aid in its prosecu-
ton, he makes court through his son
to the power which must share con-
troll of the Northern Pacific with the
ruler that governs India. And here
in lies the whole secret of the mis-
sion of Alexis.
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was set down as the special order
for tomorrow.
On motion of Mr.. Bacon the rules
were suspended to take up a resolu-
ton offered by himself, providing
for the appointment of a special COM
mittee to investigate the transactions
in Georgia bonds between R. B. Bull
lock and Henry Clews & Co., of New
York. Adopted.
The bill to make it penal for la
borer to abandon his employer was
read the third time and was laid on
the table.
The bill to fix the per diem of
members at six dollars per day was
recommitted to Finance Committee.
The bill to repeal the act to or
ganize the District Court was read
the third time.
Mr. Hillyer moved to amend the
report of the committee, which re-
the passage OF tho Dill,
by adding that said Court be abol-
ished in counties with less than l0,-
900 inhabitants.
Mr.. Jackson moved to set down
the bill as the special order for Sat
urday in order that an amendment
to the bill, providing the manner of
transmitting the District Court bust
ness to the Superior Court, may be !
made.
Mr.. Griffin of Houston, moved to
recommit totho Judiciary commit
tee.
The motion to make the matter
the special order for Saturday pre-
vailed.
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MADAME RoLAND's LAST WORDS.

MADAME RoLAND's LAST WORDS.
On arriving at the place of execu-
ton, she said to her prosecutors =
"How pity you! You can send
me to the scaffold, but cannot take
from me the JOY of good con-
science, and the conviction that pos
terity will acquit Roland and me-
and devote our prosecutors to infa-
my. 0 Liberty, Liberty! How
many crimes are committed in thy
name!" and she then mounted the
scaffold firmly.
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PLUcKING A FLOWER.

HE.-O maiden, yermeil rose
Implanted, unknown.
Blooming aloue
As the wild flower blows.
With a will of thine ownf
Neither grated not grown,
Neither gathered nor blown,
Q maiden! o rose
Blooming alone
In the green garden-close.
Unnoticed, unknown.
Unpropt, unsupported,
Unwatered, unfed,
Unkissed and uncourted,
Unwoo'd and unwed,
y sweet wild rose,
Who knows Who knows:
Might | kiss thee, and court Thee
My kiss would not hurt thee
O sweet sweet rose,
In the green garden-clOsr.
If gate were undone,
And if might come to Thee,
And meet thee alones
Sue thee and WOO thee
And make the mine own
Clasp thee and call thee
What harm would be donsf
SHE.-Beside thy field my garden hOwr,
Were a gate in the ga den lett open
Who knOwsY
And l watered my garden AT even'ids'
(Who knows',
And if somebody silently happened 10
ride
That way and horse To the gate should
be tiedY
And ii somebody, (who knows vino y
unespied,
Were to entermy garden TO gather n rose
Who knowsf I'll suppose
L.. bal, I'D
Come lightly, come softly At set Of the sun
Come and caress me!
Kiss me and press me
Fold me and hold me
Kiss me with kisses that have not a
trace,
But Sc, not tho print Of Thy Teeth ai' nay
face,
Ormy mother would see ii and scold
me
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Qhe Marietta gonrnal.
Marietta, Georgia, November "a, 1871
GEORGIA LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.

AASApbAA9 @NN'' 49, -
The Senate met at 10 a. rn., Pres
, dent TrammelI in the chair.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Ketchum.
The roll was called, and the Jour
nal read and approved.
A Message received from the Gov.
ernor transmitting a communication
of Hon. Joseph +. Brown relative to
errors contained in the inventory Of
the property of the Western and At
lantic Railroad, and recommending
due credit to be allowed to the said
Road for such articles as were err
roneously included in such inventory
was, on motion, taken up, and rec
ferred to the Finance Committee.
The communication was not read.
Bills read the first time
Mr.. Heard: A bill to amend the
law of this State in relation {, writs
of habeaS corpus, providing that said
wrts in felony may be granted only
by Judges Of the Superior Courts.
Mr.. Simmons: A bill to amend an
act to provide for setting apart 3
homestead of realty in this State
requiring the Ordinary to publish
the necessary notice in the gazette
where his official notices are usually
published.
Mr.. WeIlborn: A bill to create It
new judicial circuit, to be called the
Mountain Circuit, out of Hall, For
syth, Dawson, Lumpkin, Union,
Towns, and White counties, to pro-
vide for a Judge and solicitor for the
same, and to fix the time Of holding
the Superior Courts in the same.
Mr.. Simmons: A resolution that
the Comptroller General be request
ed to make a report to the General
Assembly, within five days of the
number and amounts Of Executive
warrants issued since LIST of June.
| Adopted.
Mr.. Kibbee offered a resolution
providing for joint committee of
two from the Senate and three from
the House to consider the bill for
arportionment of members of the
General Assembly. Adopted.
Bills read the first time
Mr.. Brown: A bill to make it
penal of'ense Of persons selling
spirituous liquors, or to furnish the
same to minors without the written
consent OF parents or guardians.
Mr.. Clark offered resolution, that
committee of nine, consisting of
three from Upper, three from Mid
die, and three from Lower Georgia,
be appointed to consider the subject
of emigration, and to report bill
within twenty days on the same
Adopted
House bills read the first time
A bill to incorporate the Van
Vert Slate Company OF Polk coun-
ty.
4 bill to incorporate the Excel
sior Slate Company of Polk county.
Bills read the second
Mr., Smith: A bill to prevent rail
road trains from running on Sunday
from 6 a. IN. to 6 p. m, in this
State.
A message WAS received from the
House stating the passage of a reso-
luton authorizing the Treasurer to
advance one hundred dollars to each
member and officer Of the General
Assembly.
Bills read the third time
A bill to amend an act to open
and construct a railroad from
Athens, Georgia, to GAINESVILLE,
Habersham county, or some point
on the Blue Ridge Road. Passed.
A bill to incorporate the Chatta-
hoochee Manufacturing Company,
and for other purposes. Passed.
A bill to appoint a committee to
investigate the official conduct of r.
B. Bullock, late Governor Of this
State.
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exchange says To marry for
money or position, is simply to 'act
the drama of a lie," play the con-
temptible hypocrite and desecrats
the marriage bed Even so.
Marriage is "a divine institution"
and is only authorized by mutual
love-" and they who ignore love and
marry for position or wealth, are
simply guilty of violating that Di-
vine injunction, "ThOu shalt not
commit adultery"
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A GRATEFUL DENTIST.-A den
fist was recently saved from drown
ing by a laborer, and from the
depths of his grateful heart exclaim-
ed: "Noble, brave, gallant man
how shall | reward you ? Only
come to my office, and | will cheer
fully pull out every tooth you have
in your head and not charge you g
CENT?
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An irreverent young woman, on
being questioned as to opinion of
fresh male acquaintance, said he
would be very presentable if the
Lord hadn't turned up SO much Of
his legs 10 makS feet u.
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THAT is the elephant, sonny Z"
said a matron at a show. as it.
thought Does he know that he is
an elephant 7" "Xas, my son and
he knows which of the other ami
mails are elephants, too"
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Marietta Auction House

CHEROKEE STREET MARIETTA, Ga.
EOHN NIX WITH J. W. BOHEMIAN
% will sell all Goods or Property that is con-
signed to them at AUCTION and make true
return of the same as soon as the property il
sold July 18th 1871.
JOHN NIX, Salesman
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No. 40

A kiss in the dark certainly can
not be always attained in the hurry
of every day life. BIunders often
follow on the heels of haste, as was
illustrated by an infatuated youth
one night recently in New Orleans.
He had taken his dulcinea home
from church, and was lingering in
the door way for moments dial.
lance. The little lady had gone in
side and partially closed the door.
Through the little space made by
the door left ajar he was toying with
the kisses that she gave him sweet.
So interested was he that the ap-
preaching step of the servant escap-
ed him quite. Not so to the lady,
She heard it and jerked away her
head Just as the Africans woolIy
crown was put in its place. The
smack that he gave the sable Abb
gall resounded like the crack Of
wagon whip, while the sound OF her
explosive Cora mighty-what
datf' mingled with the feeting foot
falls of his lady love as she reLreated
up the stairs. The youth says the
Africans kiss wasn't good, after
what he had tasted. He says he
won't kiss in the dark any more.
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TO lovers Of the horrible the con-
fession of Julia Ortman. the slayer of
Backmann, in the jamestown muir
der trial, will be light and pleasant
reading. The woman, before going
crazy, confessed to having "seized
hammer and struck him 10
her astoniohment, it killed him, but
she proved equal to the emergency.
At first she proposed to her daugh-
ter to "get tools" and bury him in
the cellar, but she afterwards con-
cluded to take him up stairs into
the furnace and burn him." Aided
by her daughter she "stuck him in,''
and "put in more wood to make
better fire." All this and more this
woman told in a most calm and self.
assured manner, evidently consid-
ering that she had done the very
best possible thing under the oircum-
stances, and wondering that her
GOODNESS in trying position was not
better appreciated.
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THE City BARBER SHOP.
ANDREW j. ROGERS & BRO,

West Side q the Public Square.
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A TRAGEDY.
How many acts are there in a
ragedy ? five | believe,

How many acts are there in a
tragedy Five believe,
Act. Young man starting from
home. Parents and sisters weeping
to have him go. Wagon passing
over the hill. Farewell kiss thrown
back. Ring the bell and Ietke cur
tain drop.
Act. H.-Marriage Altar Bright
lights. Full organ. White veil trail
ing through the aisle. Prayer and
congratulation, and EXPLANATIONS of
GLOW we'll she looks !" Ring the
bell and let the curtain drop.
Act. Midnight. Woman
waiting for staggering steps. Old
gan mentS stuck into the broken win
dow pane. Many marks of hardships
on the face. Biting of the nails of
bloodless fingers. Neglect, cruelty,
disgrace. Ring the bell and let the
curtain drop.
Act. IV.-Three graves in very
dark place. Grave of child who
died for lack of medicine. Grave of
wife who died of broken heart. -
Grave of husband and father who
died of dissipation. Plenty of woods
but no flowers. o, what BLASTED
health with three graves! Ring tn
| bell and let the curtain drop.
Act. VA destroyed SOULS eter.
nifty. No light no music ; no hope
Despair coiling around the hear
with unutterable anguish. Black
ness or darkness forever ! WoE
WOE! WOE ! cannot bear long t.
look. close my eyes at this las
of the tragedy. Quick ! quick =
Ring the bell and let the curtain drop
Rec. I. De Witt Talmange.
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4 raw WORDS no rHp YOUNG.

Zimmerman tells us that he con-
siders"indolence the real hereditary
sin of human nature" And, now,
young friends, is the time to test OF
what stuff you are made. We all
know something of the evils arising
from habitual idleness and if you
are able to say, shall and will shake
off the shackles that hold me down
to ignorance and poverty you will
be able to conquer every other diff
Guilty that lies between you and emf
nence. Aud remember the good old
motto of Thales, delays are danger
GUS" And bear in mind what Rowe
has written, that "the wise and ac-
tive conquer difficulties by daring to
attempt them"
Come out Of that lethargic state
Danish that dull apathy with which
you cheat life and drag along care
for nothing existence,
There is much truth expressed in
the aid maxim, "There is no royal
road to glory" as is clearly shown
by the many who are now filling the
highest offices of our country and
State coming, as they do, from OBJ
scure families, who have earned their
bread by their own physical labor
Young friends, it certainly is not
necessary to be nursed in the lap of
luxury in order to make your mark
in the world. "The steep ascent must
be with toll subdued." Never allow
yourselves to become discouraged,
even when failure stares you in the
face. Begin again with double the
resolution you first set out with
The werld was not made in a day,
and You need not expect to step, at
one bound, from obscurlty to great
ness. Only place your mark high
and work your way up to IT. And
while making your onward and up
ward march, you should possess your
selves of the inestimable charm of
true politeness which is to be had,
not by thorough drilling in the
Chesterfield school, but simply by
taking into the heart, and cherishing
kindly feelings towards ALA desire
to render those around you agreeable
and happy, and willingness to
oblige when in your power. Also,
learn, when disputing with a neigh
Dor, to always show respect for his
feelings and opinions, though they
may differ ever so widely from those
you entertain. Above all, never try
to please or ingratiatc yourselves
into the favor of any by the use of
fattering epithets; for no character
is more contemplate than that of the
Aatterer Diogenes said, when asked
what he considered the most danger
Gus animal, that "among wild AMI
mails, the slanderer among tame,
the flatterer." Young friends, avoid
becoming either. Be genial, truth
full, candid, and honest. Never lose
sight of what Collier says in regard
to truth: "Without this virtue" says
he, "theve is no reliance on language,
no confidence in friendship, no Sc
curity in promises and oaths."