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Newt fron the Three State* Told in Brief Paragraphs. A Promlnrnt Man Drops Dcsd-A ll ai r« n.nk Cnn tires and Devours u Pointer Pup-Plorld. Winta a Railroad Commission-Travelers Bobbed In Rlrmliinham. riveters Iteoruia. raeaRthorittesef Quitman have deter mined to build a market house. Qet N Col. J. B. Bussey, of BainbritW n. atenoerapher of the Pataula nndtie^i’ CHit^erf ial0lr0Uit8> WU1 80 °“»ove to Mrs. B. H. Ivey, wifo of Rev. K. H. Ivev of Gordon, died very suddenlv Tiinolf™ night at 11 o'clock, the presumutinn ie that she died of heart disease. ptlon 18 W. E. Morse, of Abbeville 8 r robbed of f 125 at Augusta Friday by a man who cut his pocket in a crowd The thiJr was still at large at last accounts. ® f Mr. Johtt Moore, a prominent nllfonn HomerviUe, dropped P dead this afternoon about 5 o’clock, while feeding his stock Paralysis of the heart is said to be The cause of his death. e It is reported that a young iadv of Chat ham county, now visiting friends in Bar tow county, will shortly wed a yournr EnL lUh gentleman sojourning in Savannah, whose estimated wealth is $2,000,000. A young man passed through Bwatnsboro Thursday on lus way to the “Land of Flow ers.” lie carried with him three revolv ers, bowie knife, bed clothing, cooking utensils,etc., all on horseback. s Saturday was set down for a hearing of tbe injunction Bled by the Covington fnd Macon railroad vs. the Georgia Southern and Fionda, and vice versa, but the coun- eel for the Georgia Southern and Florida were not ready, and the hearing was post poned until January 3d. At Camilla, Tuesday, F. K. Smith and J. A. Kirbo went on a bird hunt Thev left in Mr. Smith’s yard a sprightly pointer pup, more than two month's old. On their return they found a huge hawk eatiu»- the pup on the fence. The marauder had evi dently seized its prey in its talons and borne it away as it would a pig orchicken. As the train from Atlanta \va3 entering Marietta Friday night it struck W. L Cooper, an aged citizen, and threw him upon the front of the engine ami carried him 300 yards to the depot. The train was about to start on when some one pass ing the front of the engine found him. One leg is broken, and he is injured other wise, perhaps fatally. The man Patton, one of the murderers of Matilda Gudgor, at Dalton, was tried Fri day and convicted of murder in the lirst degree, without any recommendation whatever. “Hilman,” the other party, is now on trial and no doubt will take the lame course, as lie has acknowledged to being guilty, and says if the others hung he is willing to hung also. He claims Pat ton had promised to marry the woman, but they Anally decided to put her out of the way bv death, so they knocked her In the bead with a poker they used at the engine arid buried her in the coal bin where she lay for six days, when they took her to the creek and threw her overboard to hide the awful crime. The council of Troy has raised the liquor license to ylOJJ. Enoch Morrison, colored, was shot in a barroom tight in Montgomery Saturday night. Geo. W. Hughes, a clerk in the Louis ville and Nashville ticket office at Birm ingham, is unaccountably missing. Mr. O. P. Willis had his right leg so badly crushed iu a saw mill at Mooile that it had to be amputated above the knee. The hauds at the Eureka furnace, near Birmingham, struck Saturday against an assessment to pay a school teacher and a physician. Congressman Davidson has presented a petition from the State Grange of Alabama in favor of the creation of agricultural ex periment stations in Alabama. E. M. Biuion, who recently shot Mr. N. G. Cook at Georgiauna, has returned and made bond for Ins appearance at the next term of the circuit court. J. D. Moore, a traveler from Montgom ery, who stopped at the Leslie houje iu Birmingham, reported to the police Satur day morning, that he had $400 stolen from his room Friday night. Two men at the Twentieth street boarding house were also relieved of two valuable watches and $t>7. Gadsden now has a first-class showing for four new railroads within the next twelve months. The contract has been made and the sum of $2300 paid to take charge and build the road Torn there to Jacksonville. An Atlanta syndicate has the matter in ehurge. Mr. Vernon, repre senting a Now York syndicate, is to close the trade for the early completion ot the Gadsden and Anniston road. The Rome and Decatur road is moving right along with over 1000 hands. The Gadsden and Attuiia road is soon to be under headway. Florida. Lose Tuesday- an Ocala cotton merchant, George K. Robinson, bought $15,001) of the long staple. A candidate for an office in Hamilton county recently purchased a vote witn a dozen of eggs. Fine specimens of ginger have been grown this season on Dr. Harris farm in Monroe county. , , . Jasper, tor a long tune a dry town, is now wet. A drinking saloon has just been opened there. Judge Hawkins, of Apopka, was hi ten by a dog one day last week, hut there is no sign of hydrophobia. The question of supplying St. Augustine with telephonic service is being uguui among her business men. Many of the state papers Me urging members of the legislature to enact a lau authorizing a railroad commission. The Walton Signal has changed its name to DeFuniak Springs Signal, and has been much improved typographically. Efforts are being made to get a post offleoatthe Bell place on!die old a from Jennings to Belleville, to be Octahatcbee. It is rumored that the Lorn lard prop erty on St. George street, bt. Au„i being negotiated tor by a wealthy tinea goan, to be used as a club house. Tbe citizens of Eustis are worhiiff t.0 have the Florida railway and navigation extend its railway system into t 1 - and $5500 has been subscribed foi tilt pur pose. , , . • A few nights since a number of darkies were “treed” in a shanty at i ulatk.i vj iim ; Captain Thayer has the furniture of theOcala House to Mes-r Sterns and Scott, of Boston, will take possession at once and pioLeet put, everything in shape foi 0P e '“ -S " uary 1. The new proprietors aie ex[ rienoed hotel men. , A ear load of orange trees passed throng Gainesville Thursday, consigned to e.u fori i in. Notwit list muling the tuct t ha I- freight on a car load ot trouts In i . . j. to California is $3000, growers tnere tm Florida trees more preferable tha grown in their own state. Omrin With Sp,. C ul.tl« Srh,mor ula tors an? schemas ^' overran with spec- recent rise in stocks The “hi^T , b 'T the town are having n & hotels iip taxes all a run custom that resemble the famoim V nd th 5 corri dors E, XiSS* r ■«." th. “(T country capitalist al ‘ d , not a few land mini ill? ^, U f t , her ' 1 an d northwestern SSre pihinT^F aru great market. Sx Senator U \Vi K‘'°? t 'v r c es OU tho lonteSffiOTS feVm Kn h ten a al smith L? war -, You Will now seethe prises • , ln „ u11 , mann0 r of eutcr- terests and a , d | and T ith div0 rsifled in terests and development you will see also h whSt k, tt Up ^^Bofid south Tha“ twenfvL 1 have ho P ed for during the Alabama » X. ears which I have lived iu Alabama. —New \ork Correspondence. Advice to Mothers.—Mrs. Winslow’s when H oh?m YnUP 8hould always boused when clnldren are cutting teeth. It re- “S-JP* WUe sufferer at once; it produces 5"“ al ,.quiet sleep by relieving the child P aln ’ aad tire little cherub awakes as bright as a button, ” It is very pleasant ^in^ te ’n Itso ° thes the child, softens the FMyy l ? allays all puin, relieves wind, regu- at “ , e bowels and is the best known { or diarrhoea, whether arising from teething or other causes. Twenty- nve cents a bottle. j e l7 d&vvly The Fool Joker’s I,us. One day last week a Nattewan (N. Y.) man playfully drew what he at the time supposed was the back of tile blude of his pocket-knife across a friend’s throat. It turned out to be the edge, and the man came very near having his “jugular” severed. A MOST LUlEItAI, OFFER. The Voltaic Belt Co., Marshall, Mich., offer to send their celebrated Voltaic Belts and Electric Appliances on thirty days’ trialto any man afflicted with Nerv ous Debility, Loss of Vitality, ..[anhood. itc. Illustrated pamphlet in sealed en velope with full particulars, mailed free Write them at once. l&wtf Mistake—Jury All Right. They seem tohaveubout as bad luck in New York with their juries as they had with their aldermen, whom the juries are trying.—Chicago News. ns-- J&UWL ^ SAFEST MADE Proparotl with oti-tct rocard to Purity, Strength, ami Ili-altUfalness. Dr. Price's Baking Powilsr contains ru Ammmm.I.imtyUum or Phosphates. Dr.Price's Mvtraets, Vauiila, Lemon, etc., Haver deliciously. /iCiPf CAKING. POWDi'R CO. CMC.im.fm Sr. tea Writ) liBiJAh, BAiUa, l#i BAXBMV MMtoi Wjkrrau'cwl pof CcucOv from wliick ««M4. Oil hau U«oa removed. It ban iAft times the 6 f renjtk of Cocoa mixe with b’.urch. Arrowroot wfckuja. ar.cl to rberofote far moreeootto* IcjiJ, costing lost than oiteo^tu cup. It ia delictoua, nourkhftn IgtrvutjtbeBing, eaollj arid odmirably aduptod :or mva. >kUi a* well aa for parsooa iu ueaiii by OreoarVcTf Sr CO.. Dwetestw. M8B DRIWI ELD'S D FEMALE REGULATOR Nfnqf hinnily meets tho demand of the age for woman'i ileculiar afflictions. It is a remedy lor u’ u j\ On LY, ami for one special class of her diseases. It is a specific for certain dise^cd con- a ’’ <l tnafc^conv ! ", 1 °y e t s ? "atm-run -vomau.it will relieve you of nearly all coinphinits peculiar to your sex. For sale by drniraisis. Write for book. Mea to Woman.’’ mailed free. BRAUF1ELD RKGtftATOB Co., Atlanta, Ga. eodiw nrm r^EAFNESS!^'2n!r!'nd^ I i ,-niT own home, by one who v/as neat A FREE SAMPLE DON S KIN'1 ' r m unv one sendior ad* Si’ifAdSlISS’ii O. KKlifARDS sole r Protme. pir.Ti'ledo. Ohio . TNI: HOLIDAY GOODS! Xmas comes but once a year, therefore make happy the hearts of those you love and esteem. Read below enumerated a list of articles suitable for presents : For Your Mother and Nlstor, Nweethenrt, Wife mid Frleittl. Beautiful Lace Pins, Breast Pins, Ear Kings, Bracelets, Necklaces, Lockets, Tiny Queen Chains, Westcains, Silver or Gold Watch, Kings, Cull' Buttons, Cuff Pins, Collar Buttons, Ganteliues, Silver or Gold Thimbles, 8ilver Hair Pins Silver and Uold Glove aud Shoe But- toners, Opera Glasses. Vases, Jewel Boxes, Bronzes, Artistic Clocks, Card Receivers, Silver Card Cases, Silver Bells, Napkin Kings, Bronze Lamps, Picture Frames, Eye Glass Chains, Spectacles and Eye Glasses, Solid and Plated Forks, Knives and Spoons, Book Marks, Gold Pencils, Pens, Toothpicks, Solid Silver and Plated Cups, Solid Silver Soup and Oyster Ladles, Berry, Preserve and Sugar Spoons, Blitter Knives, Butter Dishes, Pickle Stands, Castors, Pearl Handle Knives. For Your Father and Rrothor, lliiMbnntl and Friend. Silver or Gold Watches, Gold or Plated Chains, Cuff Buttons, Collar Buttons, Watch Charms, Scarf Pins, Silver Match Safea, Stud Buttons, Napkin Holders, Eye Glasses, Pebble Spectacles in Steel and Nick el, Silver and Gold Frames, Napkin Kings, Opera Glasses, Office Clocks, Gold Toothpicks, Gold Pencils, Gold Headed Walking Canea, Seal Kings. Gold Headed Silk Umbrellas, Combination Breakfast Sets, Silver Tobacco Boxes. Wiskbroom, Solid Silver Handle, Society Pins, Ash Receivers. Guard Chains, For Your Little Pets. 8olid Silver and Plated Cups, Silver Pap Spoons, Solid Silver Child’s Set, Silver Plated Child’s Set, Silver Thimbles tVom No. t upward. Necklaces, Lockets, Rings. Bracelets, Bib Pins, Breast Pins and Ear Rings, Stud Buttons, Bangles, Solid Silver Baby Rattles, Silver Plated Napkin Kings, Hoi id Silver Napkin Kings. School Sets, Ear Kimrs, Silver Knives and Forks, Silver heft ly Pins, Boys’ Watches, Microscope for botanical exploits, Pencils and Pens, Beautiful Little Diamond Rings, Silver Mugs. Diamonds mounted in Rings, Pins, Eardrops, Collar Buttons, Cuff Buttons, Studs, Scarf Pins, etc., at very reasonable prices. WATCHMAKER 7Y 1ST ID JEWELER. FOR COUNTY OFFICERS. For Clerk of Superior Court. I hereby announce myself a candidate for re- election to the office of Clerk of the Superior Court of Muscogee County at the election to be. held in January next. Geo. Y. Pond. dec 12 td For County Treasurer. I wish my friends to know that I will be a can didate for this office at the next election. I am here to run. R. J Mosrs. nov20 dtd I announce myself a candidate for County Treasurer, and respectfiilly ask the voters of Muscogee county for their suffrage. d&wtd John C. Cook. I respectfully announce myself a candidate for Treasurer of Muscogee county, and earnestly solicit your support. I need the cffice and wil be very thankful for your assistance, lam pre pared to run. Election on tho first Wednesday in January next, 1887. oc9 se&wedtd Jordan L. Howell. I announce myself as a candidate for the office of County Treasurer, and respectfiilly solicit your support for .lie same. Election January next. G. E. Gager. Columbus, Ga., September 22,1886. sep23 tf Far Tu I announce myself a candidate for election to the office of Tax Receiver, and respectfully solid the votes of the citizens of Muscogee county Election Wednesday, January 5, 1887. novlO dtf Woolfolk Walker. I announce myself a candidate for Tax K* ceiver of Muscogee county, and respectful., ask ibe support of the voters. sep22 tf J. H. Harrison. I respectfully announce mysejf a candidate for re-election to the office of Tax Receiver, and ask your suffrage. I have ever tried to discharge my duty as an officer, and will still do the same if elected. Election January next. Respectfully, J. C. Reudy. nov5 td I respectfully announce myself a candidate for Tax Receiver of Muscogee county. Election first Wednesday iu January. Ueo. W. Cargill. uov7 td JL A. A \J M U 11 fl Invite Your Attention to Their Long List of Useful, Inexpensive & Appropriate Holiday Gifts, Cnssimere and Cashmere Shawls, double and single, black and colors. A splendid line of Ladies’ Traveling and Shop ping Bags. Kid and Fabric Cloves of every description. Silk Handkerchiefs and Silk Mufflers; Ladies’ and Gentle men's Hemmed and Corded and Hemstitched Handkerchiefs, plain and colored borders—a splendid line. The largest line of Embroidered Handkerchiefs iL lias ever been our pleasure to show. Some very choice Wraps left to bo sold very cheap. Handsome Blankets. Could a more common sense present be made? G« DEPARTMENT IS FULL IIP NOVELTIES! For Tax Collector. I announce my self aa a candidate for Tax Collector of Muscogee county (election January next), and respectfully solicit tbe sup port of the voters of said county. aug29dtfwlm Oliver P. Poe. Announcing myself a candidate for re-election to the office of Tax Collector of Muacogee county, I respectfully solicit the votes of its citizens, and will endeavor to deserve their support by faithfully discharging the dutiis of this office in the future as iu 'he past. Election first Wednes day in January next. sep-! eodtd Davis A. Andrews. I announce myself a candidate for Tax Col lector of Muscogee county (election January next), and ask for the support of the voters ot said c unty. J. C. Woolfolk. 'P7 ( itf_ For C’eroner. I hereby an..ounce myself a candidate for Cor oner for Muscogee county at the ensuing elec tion. W. D. Am yet. nov7 dtd I announce myself as a candipate for Coroner of Muse v eo county. decl2 td Simpson Stridblino. I announce myself as a candidate for re-elec tion .V' C >rotior of Musco der:12 dtd For Mieriff. !f as a can- cogee coun- I most respectfully announce my didate for re-election as sheriff of M ty. Election first Wednesday in January vex derll td J. G. Burrut DIVIDEND. Eagle and Phenix Manf’g Co. A Semi-Annual Dividend of THREE PER CENT is due and payable at the office of the Eagle and Phenix Manufacturing Company on December 31st, 1886. The transfer books of cer tificates of slock will be closed from December 20th until January 1st, 1867. A. T. YOUNG, dec7 dtd Treas’r Eagle ano Phenix Mfg. Co. till It You can buy such useful presents in our Dress Goods de partment. Black Silks, Colored Silks, Black Cashmeres. Black Dress Goods of every description. A splendid line of Ladies’ Silk Umbrellas with gold and silver heads, good qualities and cheap. Rich and elegant Table Linens and Napkins, by the yard and in sets. A large variety of Brussels and Nottingham Lace Curtains; they are not expensive; they are cheap. Table Covers and Table Scarfs. High Novelties in La dies’ and Children’s Hosiery, lovely goods. We are showing fresh goods in every department in the house. A beautiful line of Ginghams just received. A beautiful line of Prints just received. We are displaying the following new Bustles: Lucca, Lotta, Patti and Fedora. Novelties in Ladies’ Gossamers. Gossamers ot every description for Ladies and children, and a great many other things which we haven't room to mention here. We are offering bargains all through our house. Come and try us. BLANCHARD, BOOTH & HUFF ESTABLISHED 1SSS. G.GUNBY JORDAN Fire nsurance Agent Telephone No. 104. Pioneer Building, Front Street. REPRESENTING AMERICAN FIRE INSURANCE CO., of PHILADELPHIA, Honestly paid every loss since 1810. NIAGARA FIRE INSURANCE CO., of NEW YORK, Every policy issued under New York Safety Fund law. SUN FIRE OFFICE, of LONDON Established 1710. Always successful. Policies issued on all classes of insurable property. Representative Companies. Courteous Treatment. Fair Adjustments. Prompt Payments. A share of your huainoHS solicited. Cures G nn<IGio3to4 days. Ask your dru{j;.-ist for it. Sent to any add ress for $1.50 MALYQQR MFG. GO, SiTiagMl.C , EVANS & HOWARD, Agents j oc9 dom * HOSE I HOSE I IN ORDER TO REDUCE OUR HTOCK OF RUBBER HOSE, ill m OFFER SPECIAL WM FOR HIE SKI WEEK. We have the best and cheapest Hope in the market. A lull line of ITo-.e Reels and Nozzles. GEORGIA STEAM AND GAS PIPE COMPANY, Telephone 99. 13 Twelfth Street. Rose Hill Cottage _A.T -ALTOTIOdST. 1\ M. KNOWI.KN A CO., • - Auct’rt l’lItST TUESDAY IN JANURAY. THE DAVIDSON FLUE. N EW Dwelling of three plastered rooms and cook room. Lot about 190x130, located direct ly fronting (east' Mr W. H. Hughes, and next door north of Mr. A. G. Redd’s residence. Well at d garden. Street cars to city every 30 minutes, Terms, one-third cash, balance one and two years, with 8 per cent interest. JOHN BLACKMAR, Beal Estate Agl, Columbus,Ga. ee wed fri tf OR. RICE, For 15 years at 37 Court Place A nvulsrtv ndtK’Meii *u'l l»-«i%lljr nuRllUed physician ou.t Ui« 3BSSP&vBtem EASES. , „ , Sporwatorrlioa and. Impoloney, t!io remit of self-abuso In youth, swot oxcruoi In m»- lurcr yonrs, or othor oausi’s, tuul pmlu.-lng wnmi of tbe fot- lowing oIIccIh: Neivmisno"*, Mcmlunl ismHsions, (ni^lit •ml» rl.iMi bv ilro.ims). Dimness of Mfcht, Dtfcctlvo Memory, i’by- steal llrcMy, INnij.leson Fnoa. Av. i sUm t..Ro»letj i)fKomul«s Goufhi'ion of Ideas, boss of Sexual Power. Ao., rmiJ-rinf imirrliiRO Improper or unhappy, »ro thorniiRhlr and p-nno- Unlit ly cured. SYPHILIS cured ml «up Monorrheix, lentoj tlr*ilv c GLEET. Stricture, Orchitis, Heinm, iur Huplure)^ Files aud other private dls©a*»s quickly cured. It is ■clf cvldeut that a phy sloluu wlm pnys special atteniloo visit iu- i-ity for treatment, medicines enu bo sent prlruUdj* lud safsly liy mall or express unywhero. Citron Onarnutood in all Case* unilortnlton. iPHIVATE COUNSELOR Of 300 panes, sent to nny address, securely sealed, ft*r thirlf GO) coni '* * *■“ omo. hm FOR SALE. ftl orn ONE STORK HOUSE on Tenth Btrcct; six rooms, 34x116 feet. Will l>uy 17 per qent on investment. Onooix-room House on Ninth street. One three-room House and lot 50x1-17 feet 10 inches, cheap. Cull quick. FOR RE1TT. One four-room House on Tenth street, cornor Fifth avenue. Ouc small Store He use on Rose Hill. J-. a. ZEUZEIDELDIT, Real Estate Agent, No.22 12th St dtf _ ’ COMMISSIONERS’ SALE FOB PARTITION. Valuable City Property. be .November term, thereof, the undersigned Ooinmis ioiuTS appointed l»y said court will sell in front of the court hour.e of said county, in the city of t'olunibiis, on tin* first Tuesday in Jan uary 1,87, between the legal hours oI Bale m» pub lic outcry, to the highrfit bidder, the following described cit> i»rop« rty, all lying in the city or Columbus, county of Muscogee, State of Georgia, to-wit: AH that tract or parcel of land lying and being in the eity of Columbus, kr own and distivguFill ed in the plnti of said city as tho south half of city lot number four hundred and eighty nine, '489', fronting on McIntosh street, (now Fifth iwcnuui, containing one fourth <» of an acre, more or less, together with all and singular the rights, members and appurtenances, aud im provements to the mine in any manner belong- chuser. J. L. WILLIS, i. L. POLLARD, J. G. MOON. CominissioDeni. FOR SALE! M Y place on Talbotton road, about two miles from city,on line of Georgia Midland. Hub a new five room House, all necessary out-housea, in ''dlont repair; uplendid‘spring. lT»e place < 'r ! :\i 102',. acres, about. 2h acres of which are heavily wooded. TIEIEUIMIS EA SY. For pailirulars apply to me on the place, or to T. M. Folev. opera house. orUM» P -PRfNOFR ELECTION NOTICE. ^rilFKi; will be an election held at the different 1 nrecinet.- in the county of Muscogee on Wednesday, the 51 h day of January next (18H7), for Slu riff, Clerk ot the Superior Court. Tax Re ceiver. Tax Collector, County Treasurer, County Surveyor, and Coroner. Tho managers will please call u* my office for the necestury blanks. This December 1th, lsnit. dtd F. M. BROOKS, Ordinary. I CORE FITS! When I sny rum 1 .0 not m**n met cl 7 to clop tham^foc fri'Tm! 11 Il r n im?c # mini? ‘ttoi""dS".' of TlTs. KW- ‘ x,i irt-ns bu II. O. iiooi', l“.3 Pearl fit., KowYorie. ^‘1 'SEEDS OF BRRIKg MM jffLVE a AGENTSW A’cVrED.^r.S'S ' L r.- r .7 : -- h. pr,. I,.. Mt.crd hair-hn’U«ltI| •T ;';V- .’ ‘.V i •• f-c.l.N ; l Z\7; •••' rn <:ria’ ( it3 iv «, • ; , .<:I k.' t. PROFUSELY!110ST«eaTE* ir ll t aH ) A- ti II <0 ■d '• COt 7 F \it# A NT you! a five manor woman l 1=1 ■ nccdingpnij tal.leomploy. 'iittoreprcHen: 11 —- - I hiu.iTjtnjy Aexpr- W l jirnttor.'im'.i-n UHiuovcryt-uiinty 8Ai:iry * 6m.mtiily&oxi-eii»i.,rrul fcr ,, ec ,;„ mlta £ tun <•„ . h 1 f prnfcTrci. BUpla, flWrymn.-l’UJ Outfit and nartioularH Im . 41 ANiMUJJ B1I.VKU IVAltK Co., Uotttaa. Maaa. FOB SPOT CASH ■ml tutiful iot * the four-room Dwelling -t side (i. - Second avenue • I Fifteenth streets. Cara O’- f O A MONTH, Agent a wanted, fl Y, < *i:-i U .U I’ll! • w |«i * A V' BRONSON tf *'■■■ St Vlil. freow *uU. Vilob,