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The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1876-04-07

SENATORIAL lDIOSYNCRASIES Sen
ator Thurman uses a red bandsnna
handkerchief, and blows the loudest
nose in America On one occasion
Senator Jones, of Nevada, who early
in life had been brakeman on a
railroad, dropped to sleep at his desk.
Senator Thurman, whose seat is near
the bonanza statesman, solemnly
waved his red bandanna, and gave
his nose a terrific snort. The sleep
ing Senator sprang to his feet, and
Selling his desk commenced twisting
it with all his might. He afterward
explained that he thought Humans
blow was an engine whistling down
brakes" and the red handkerchief a
signal Of distress hence his wrench
ing of the desk.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1876-04-07
BELKNAPISM.

1t is said that decentralization OF
people always follow the cessation of
civil war. If this is an explanation
of the dishonesty that has blurred our
national reputation, and of the de-
pravity constantly cropping out,
then peace is almost as bad as war.
The muItitudinous big steals and lit
tie steals that have developed in the
last ten years is astC niShing. When
did our people ever hear of as many
cases Of fraud, embezzlement, breach
Of trust, bribery, extortion, and
many other names that are synonym
for downright rascally stealing. But
few men enter public Offices, as is
said Of General Blair and Vice
President Wilson, who die poor.
Fast living, dissipation, keeping
up appearances, extravaganza, love
OF money and an impatient anxiety
TO get rich, may be truthfulIy said
to be some of the many causes that
impeI men, high and low, to cheat,
swindle and possess themselves OF
that which does not rightfully be-
long to them. Money! money! is
the demand, and resolves itself
into golden calf" around which
this idolatrous people are worship
ping, unmindful of the claims Of God
and religion or the punishments of
time and eternity. These dishonest
men, like the Washington lobbyist,
"do anything, that ought to be done
for money!" and in fact deem il
shrewd and clever if they can
by hook or crook, plot or scheme,
deiraud their too confding employ
ers or unsuspecting friends.
They go about 1t as deliberately
and as cody as if detection and dis
grace were matters of no conse.
quence. The times are rotten with
corruption and deep-dyed villainy,
that cries out unto Heaven, as did
the blood of Abel, for vengeance,
and that God does not SOW the land
in fire and birthstone, as was the
fate of Sodom and Gomorrah, is
alone attributable to His infinite
compassion and long. forbearance.
Perjury, lying, trickery and all
manner of strategy are called into
requisition to help these fellows out
when caught, while a debauched
conscience and wounded honor asks
no better balm than to be healed by
well>applied poultices of greenback
"shin- plasters." If we mistake not
the people are getting tired of this
rascality and will rise up and "set
down on these fellows with a deter
minaton to hurt some of their feel
ings. Crime mast be stripped of its
easy garb of rospectabiIity and made
odious by the adornment of the
zebra paraphernalia.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1876-04-07
WHITTIER ARE WE DRIFTING

THE Robertson Tribune, in fit of
uugovernable amazement, exclsims {:
Great God Whittier are we drifts
ing Is there no secret place on the
face of the earth where an honest man
dweIleth, and money is safe 7 States
man after statesman, official after Of
fetal, book keeper after book keep
err fall victim to the epidemic. They
even accuse honest Bristow of mule
stealing.
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JEs SO.

If the Democrats, having MAORI
ity in the House, should secure the
Senate, what a pretty piece of bust
ness We should have, if we may
Judge by the proceedings of the Low
err House for the past three months
Boston J,Wnal Sure enough
No wonder you shake in your boots
B0stOn Post.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1876-04-07

4 French money lender complains
ed Baron Rotbschild that a noble.
man, to whom he had loaned ten
thousand francs, had gone off and
left no acknowledgement of the debt
Write to him and ask him to send
you Immediately the seventy thous-
and francs" Put he only owes me
ten thousand francs" said the money
lender. Precisely. reicined the
Baron land he will write and tell
you so, and you will thus get his ac-
knowledgement'
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VICTORY.

The election ia Connecticut this
week has resulted ia democratic tri,
umph. Governor Ingersoll was re-
elected, making the fourth time that
he has routed the Radicals, although
his majority was not as large this
time as last. Both branches of the
Legislature are democratic, which
will insure the reelection of Mr.
English as L. 5. Senator.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1876-04-07
COUNCIL PROC EEDINGs.
REGULAR MEETING CITY COUNCIL,
Marietta, Ga, April 9th, 1876.

REGULAR MEETING CITY COUNCIL,
Marietta, Ga, April 9th, 1876
Present his Hon Edward Denmead, Mayor,
and full board of Aldermen.
Minutes Of last meeting read and adopted.
Mayor & Council Conference.-The Street
Committee respectfully submit the following
report: Since our last meeting we have had
four new plank bridges built aud one old one
repaired, on Powder Spring street, and have
had the bridge over the branch on Bells Ferry
street repaired, also one on Railroad street
We have worked Powder Springs street and
side wAlks-cross street aud side walk on SOU h
side Episcopal Church-cross street running
from Cassville street directly towards ID. X.
Cooks residence-made side walk along ri le
Of Railroad fronting Mayors and Mrs. Wood
wards residences Seven loads sand hauled on
street between Hotel and lleggie's house.
lot of dirt hauled on cross street east OF Hudson
& Co.'S warehouse. Considerable dirt hauled
on street in Public Square from McClatchy >
cellar. Ditch cut to change run of branch on
Cherokee Street. Repaired Mrs. Calder fence
as per order Of Council.
NJ G. WHITLoCK,
Chm Street Com.
Mayor & Council Conference.-The Gene
terry Committee make the following report -
We find the posts OF the fence in many places
decayed and falling down, and we have ordered
one hundred chestnut posts, aud propose having
the fence repaired at early day as posi-
bic. Respectfully submitted,
VIM. F. GROVES Charm.
Mayor & Council: Conference.-The Com
mitt5e on Pumps respectfully submit the follow
ing report We have had the two stone pumps
re0aired by adding one new cylinder 10 each OF
them which puts them in good working order:
All tn wells ON the Square row have good
pump- them, and are working we'll making
II con, .n = ~ consumers on each side Of he
Publ; - ,-..c
NJ G. WHTLOCK, Charm.
Pump Committee.
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Georgia Cobb County

John NJ McLaiu. administrator of the estate
of Ira f. Kemp. ceased, represents to this
court by his petition that he has fully admins
tered said estat- and pravs the court that CHA
ton may issue requiring all persons concerned
70 show cause if any they can why letters OF
lim>sion should not be granted. These are
therefore to cite all PEI sons concerned To show
cause if any they can at my office on or before
the FIST Monday in May next why letters OF
di.mission should not be granted This April
4, 1876. ....-.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1876-04-07
CITY TAX NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the City Digest is
now open, and will remain open until the first
day of May, 1876, to receive returns of all
taxable city property of Marietta. Office at the
Council Chamber, in the Court House. This
9th April, 1876.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1876-04-07

A Harris county man recklesSly
filings the name of Col. j. NJ. Mobley
to the breeze as candidate for Gov
ernor. The cry is still they come !
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1876-04-07

Alderman Whitlock asked the permission OF
Council 10 enclose his wocity cemetery lots by
running fence across the pass way dividing
them Referred 70 Cemetery committee.
Or motion of Alderman WhtloeS. 4 commit
tee of two, consisting of Aldermen Whillock
and Groves was appointed 10 drati suitable
request 10 the Georgia Baptist Convention for
the location of The Female College 10 be endowed
by them. at Marietta.
Aldermen Groves and Brumby was appointed
A. committee on fire aparatps. etc.
Council adjourned subject 10 the call OF the
Mayor.
Z. DENMEAD, Mayor.
c. c. VIM, Clerk Council.
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Georgia Cobb County :

Mary I. Myers, wife Of F. NJ Myers. has
applied tor exemption OF personally and setting
auart and Valuation of Homestead and | will
pass upon the same at 10 o'clock a. m on the
29th lay of April 1870 at my Office. This
April 9th, le76.
II NJ H4MMETT. Ord'v.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1876-04-07
Georgia. Cobb County ::

A A Erasir has applied for exemption of
personally and setting apart and valuation Of
homestead, and will pass upon the same al 10
o'clock. a. M, on the 9Th day Of April, lS76,
at my office. II. NJ. HAMME |,
Ordinary.
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HATS AND BONNETS,
Dissolution.

THE FIRM OF KEETER & SEWELL
is thus day dissolved by mutual cons-i. April
5th 1876 A KEETER.
c. Il. SEWELL.
The undersigned assuming all the debts
against the SAID firm and TO whom all accounts
must be settled A. KEETER.
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ACCOUNTS PAID
$9oI 50:

The following is the Marshals report for the
month ending April 3rd, 1876 since last month
y report:
No. ID, J A. Bisaner appealed to Council
fined and not paid $1,000. No. II, }. b
Young. discharged No Is, j. p Moore, dis
charged No Ii, X. A. Beilenger, not tried =
No. l., James Julian fine paid. 81 No. Is,
Walter johnson paid fine 81 No. 10, w. Is.
Carues paid fine, ) q No 20, j. G. Campbrl Il
paid fine ST. No II Joe sampson, Gin guard
house, fined ST..
The following are street warrants for ls75,
worked out on street
Joshua Mathews. Chas Campbell, DOlphus
Stevens Henry Prndleton, Ed Shugart, Wal
ter Shugart, and Lewis Hamb eton.
The following named persons excused by or
der of Mayor:
Ike Harden, n Pickeus, John Thomas, Thos
Lyman
j. B Cox's street warrant collected and paid
10 Treasurer, $3.50.
Respectfully submitted.
w. l.. COOPER. &. NJ
By Alderman eid-Resovei, That the bal
ance collected by the City Tax Collector for
1873 digest. remain in his hands to be accoun-
ted for out OF commissions on 1o7b digest
Adopted.
c. G. VIM was elected City Tax Receiver
and Collector for the year 1876, by unanimous
ballot of Council
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COBB SHERIFF'S SALES.

WN{IIL be sold before the Court House
w door in the city of Marietta, Cobb cOun-
ty Ga. during the legal hours Of sale. on the
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1876-04-07
NJ. G. WHITLoCK, Charm.
Pump Committee.

TbefoIlowing is the report ofW f GILBERT,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-07-28
ConfectIonors, Conyenuon.

New YORK, July 2S.-The man.
ufacturing confectioners at their
next meeting will consider the reso-
lutions, which set forth that their
object is to establish a combination
in trade and to have a regular form
of credit, to put on the market
nothing but pure, good CONNECTIONS,
containing no poisonous color, and
to protect each other in designs
also, to secure uniformity in regard
to charges for cases, and that the
charges should not be more than
two per cent. Of the amount of in
voice,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-07-28
FOREIGN.

BERLIN, July 2S.-The defeat of
the Montenegrins occasions discom-
future at the Russian capital, where
Prince Nicholas has been ostenta-
tiously petted. Some of the Rus
sian diplomatists assert that it will
be impossible for the Gar to re-
press the war spirit in Russia if the
Turks invade Servia. This prob
ably accounts for the hesitation of
the Turks.
PARIS, July 2S.-Queen Isabella
and family leave to-day for Spain.
The Spanish Ambassador will ac-
company the party to Jean DeLux.
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SaIurday, Angust 20, IS70.

within legal hours, ia front Of the court
house. in the city of Memphis, sell to the
highest bidder, for cash, the following parcels
of land, or so much thereof as may be neoos-
sary TO satisfy the taxes adjudged against the
same, and all costs. to-wit: A lot Of land
lying in the city of Memphis, Shelby county,
Tennessee, owned by defendant Grehan, be-
ing lot 4 in Harbert's subdivision Of part of
country lot SOB On the south side of Alabama
street, beginning $50 feet east of its i%nterseo-
ton with the west line Of country lot SOB;
thence ca I with the south side of Alabama
street IS feet thence south, parallel with the
west line Of lot SOB, 1857 feet: thence west,
parallel with Alabama street, 4S% feet thence
north 1887 feet to tue BEGINNING.
Also part ~ lot No. B Of the Ragland tract,
containing one-fourth Of an acre: Beginning
at the southwest corner Of lot No. 3 Of N.
Ragland's subdivision: thence east 1877 feet
inches; thence north 52H feet; thence west
1917 f etto the east side Of Robson avenues;
thence with said avenue south 52R feet to the
beginning, beng the southwest quarter Of
lot 5.
Also the following belonging to defendant
Williams. to-wit: Lot No. II in Ragland's
subdivision, beginning at the intersection Of
the east side Of Lunlap avenue with the south
side Of the Memphis and Charleston railroad
tack; thence south with the east line of DUN
lap avenue 2321a feet, more or less; thence
east p feet, moro or less. to the southwest cor
ner OF lot -, the west half Of which is owned
By Mrs. Ourrie; then along the west line Of
said lot $50 feet TO the south limo of the Mem
phis and Charle9tOn railroad track thence
west along the south size Of said railroad
track ~ feet, more or less, to the beginning.
July %, 1876. Is. y. ANDERSOt
Commissioner Of Revenue.
John Johnston, Attorney. l29-l31-l4l-l47
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-07-28
FATALLY shot.

CINCINNATI, July %. - While
Benjamin Hoffman, a peaceable
German, was working in a brick
yard at COyington, KY, last even
ing, he was approached by Sci
Crane, a drunken roustabout, and
fatally shot in the abdomen. There
was no cause whatever for the
shooting. There is much excite
ment among the Germans, and
threats of lynching are made.
New York, July %. j. L. Roth
elm, a West Point cadet, who fatally
shot a hack-driyer a few evenings
ago, was committed to-day by the
United States Commissioner for
examination.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-07-28

the ST. Louis platform declaring for
the repeal of the resumption act,
and if nothing be done, the Indi-
ana Democrats have him to thank
for it.
Information has reached here that
Mr.. Hendricks and Mr.. Tilden
were to have met at Saratoga on
the oath inst.
The election case of Platt VS..
Goode took up the whole day in the
House of Representatives. The
speeches of Messrs. GOode and
Tucker were remarkable for ability
and argumentatiye power. MI.
Tucker, as usual, took the House
by storm, and exposed most elo-
quently the intimidation and VIC
lence practiced under Platt's lead
against the negro friends of the ne
gro candidate, Mr.. Norton, in which
from twenty to thirty colored men
were lnhumanly beaten and shot.
A government vessel was shown to
have been used by Plat to carry on
this war. The vote will come off
tomorrow.
| have excellent authority for
stating that there is a good prospect
of an early agreement on all the
appropriation bills. Much credit
due to Mr.. Atkins, of Tennessee,
for his statesman-like course upon
the army appropriation bill, by
which a large economy was effected
without reducing the effective
of the army at a time when
a general Indian war seems impend-
ing. By a like judicious course in
the other appropriation bills, there
will be a saving of FOYER $4,000, 900,
and no embarrassment caused to
the public service.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-07-28
Miners strike.

HALIFAX, July 2S.-A company
of volunteers has gone to the
Syndny, G. B., coal mines. The
manager Of the mines was shot at
Yesterday, and last night the slrik-
ing miners took up the railroad
track and emptied the coal wagons.
The miners say they are deter
mined to resist the reduction Of
wages, and will prevent shipment
Of coal during the strike.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-07-28
The Rebellion Of Che stomach

Ahe AeDSiihoh oi tne stomach.
The stomach ~Obstinstely rebels against all
efforts to make it digest superintendent or in
digestible food. When a ct Of dyspepsia has
been brought IN by ov~er-indulgence in the
pleasures of the table, or any other cause. the
invalid can obtain from Hoststter's Stomach
Bitters prompter and more complete relief
than from any other source. This admirable
specific not only renders digestion active, but
regulates the secretion and distribution of the
bile, re establishes a regular habit of body
when costiveness exists, restores the appetite.
soothes and invigorates the nerves. and, if
taken before retiring, facilitates sleep. Under
these happy conditions, the dyspeptic OF bill
ious subject regains lost flesh, his spirits re-
harassing bodily and mental symptoms of
chronic Indigestion disappear.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-07-28

within legal hours, the following described
property, situated in Shelby county, Tenn,
and In the city Of Memphis, being the re-
mainder interest Of II. l.. Brinkley in one un-
divided nall OF certain property to-wit: Lot
No. 22, 74A feet by 1857 feet, fronting AZ
feet on the east side of Main street, and run
ming back Between parallel lines l4S1S feet to
an alley, the same being on the northeast
corner Of Madison and Main streets.
2. Lot No. 1863, triangular lot lying between
east Of Third street.
8. Lot No. $50, llS1S feet by l4s1$ feet, north
west com, r Of Concord and Third streets.
4, Lot No. S9S, l4SH feet BY l4'1S feet, north
east corner Of Concord and Third streets.
Also the fee Of said Brinkley in and 10 tbe
following property, to-wit, in Shelby county,
tennessee, being part of a tract Of land lying
northeast Of the city of Memphis, and desig-
mated upon plat book No. /, page IS, Regis
ter's office OF shelby county, and by parti-
Sloh between II, b. Brinkley and Annie c..
Snowden the lots colored yellow on said plat
belonging to defendant, Ii. Il. Brinkley, as
particularly named in partition deed regis
tered in Book No, IS, pp. ass and 459 in said
Registers, office, to- wit; Lots 3, s, 6 I and &
IN block Me-. Lots 9, 10, IL. II, IS, 10, 20, 81
q, Is, Is and Il in block No. 6. Lots 9, 10, IL
~, is, " and 70 in block No.T. Bets2j and 81
IN block NO, .. Lots ., 10, IL, Il, Is, IA, rs, Is,
u, ~ rs ~. ~, 81, 81, SO and "a in block No. o.
Lotsg, IL, IL, u, ID. IA, Is, l6 and II in block
No. 10, Lots !, Q. 6, 7, 10, II, IS, II, Is and IS
IN block No. IL; Lot IL in block No. Is. Lot
I in block No. 4. ~"
Terms of Sale-0n o credit of seven months.
purchasers to execute notes with approved se,
eurlty, bearing six per cent interest from
date. Lien retained to secure the same, and
equity Of redemption barred.
This June 20 1876.
EDMUND A. COLE, c. and M.
By X. j. BLACK, d. @. and M.
Robertson 4 Rose, Attorneys. 1o5-1qe
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-07-28

Mr.. Macdonald, in Land and
Water, says: 81 beg to invoke the
powerful aid of your columns to
dispel the silly delusion hat a per-
son bitten by a dog will die Of hy-
drophobia, should the animal go
mad afterward. Many people of
nervous temperament have actually
died of this fear alone, while a la
mentable amount of ignorance on
the subject is still allowed to grow
up. When a dog bites he is in
stantly suspected of madness, al
though not one in a thousand of
the offenders is rabid ; consequently
numbers of our canine friends are
cruelty sacrificed in mere panic.
Moreover, hundreds Of our super
stitious fellow-creatures once bitten
live in horrible suspense, believing
that they must die of the dreadful
malady. Now, the bite of a sound
dog is no more fatal than the
scratch of a child. Furthermore.
a competent authority states that,
even when rabid dogs bite, only one
case out of t~wenty-nine is followed
by hydrophobia."
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-07-28
THE ELFCroRAL K

The importance of placing strong
men on the Electoral ticket at the
approaching Democratic State con-
yention may not as yet be fully re-
allied. Very little has been said
about it in this end of the State,
although there seems to be an i'm
preston that the friends of Cover
nor Harris will offer his name for
Elector at large for the State.
Everybody knows the power and
eloquence of Governor Harris be-
fore popular assemblages, and if he
will accept this place on the ticket
he can do splendid service for the
Democratic ticket. In East Ten
nessee we learn that the name of
Colonel John H. Crozier is fayora-
bly, mentioned for ElectOr at large.
He is also a gentleman of great
ability and experience, and would
make the mountains and valleys
ring with Democratic music. It is
not within our province as a jour
nal to press the claims of any par
ticnlar man, but we believe we re-
feet the opinion Of a large class Of
people in saying that the selection
of these two gentlemen will greatly
strengthen the national and State
Demoeratie ticket. In their bands
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-07-28
COUNTY DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
DEATH OF SENATOR CAPRRrOE.

United States Senator Allen lay
lor Oaperton, who died suddenly at
Washington on the 26th inst, was
born in Union county, Va, now
West Virginia, November 81, 1910.
He attended school at Huntsville,
Ala, the University of Virginia,
and graduated at Yale College in
in 1889. He studied law at Staun-
ton, Va, and has since practiced /;
was for several years a member of
the State House of Delegates and
of the State Senate of Virginia, his
last senatorial term being from
1859 to 1860; was a member of the
State Convention in 1861; was
elected by the Legislature of Vir-
ginia a member of the Confederate
States Senate and served until the
close of the wal in 1865, and was
elected to the United States Senate,
to succeed Arthur |. Foreman, and
took his seat March 4, 1875. His
term would have expired March 3,
1881. In the Senate yesterday,
Immediately after the reading of the
journal Senator Bayard said: 81
am sure the Senate and the country
will be deeply affected by the an
nouncement of the melancholy
event of yesterday, the death Of our
late friend and brother, Allen I.
Caperton, Senator from West Vir-
ginia. | move as a mark of respect
so Justly due to the memory of this
excellent and honorable man, that
the Senate stand adjourned until
tomorrow at II o'clock" Senator
Stephenson said he concurred in
what had been said by the Senator
from Delaware; he moved that a
committee of four Senators be APP
pointed to accompany the remains
of the deceased to his late residence
in West Virginia. Agreed to, and
the chair appointed Senators Davis,
Cooper, Booth and Hitchcock such
committee. The motion of Sena-
tor Bayard was then agreed to, and
the Senate adjourned. In the House
a message from the Senate announc-
ing the death of Senator Caperton,
of West Virginia, was presented,
whereupOn, on motion of Mr.. Will
son, the usual resolutions were
adopted. Messrs. Wilson, Banks,
Luttrell, Douglass, Hardenburg,
Faulkner and KasSOn were appoint
cd a committee to accompany the
body to West Virginia. The House
then adjourned.