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DAILY ENQUIRER * SUN • COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 12. 1886.
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A IT Alt Ih FLORIDA.
A telegram from Jacksonville, Florida,
says:
“For months had feeling has existed between
the Seminole Indians in Dade and Monroe coun
ties, Florida, and a band of cowboys encamped
on Lake Okeechabce. These Indians claim that
these employes of the south Florida cattle kings
drive off and kill their cattle and hogs. Three
weeks ago shots were exchanged between the
parties. The Indians have since been having
war dances in the everglades. Many settlers
have removed their families to the islands for
safety. A gentleman Dom Titusville says the
people on the outskirts of the everglades ftar a
massacre of the whites unless the trouble is ad-
tusted in a few days. The Beminoles number BOO
fighters, and could defy capture in the ever
glades.”
The Seminole Indian is well known to
the native Floridian who can remember
forty years back; and the prospect of a
raid gotten up by them as a sort of
Christmas gift surprise to their white
neighbors on the everglade border is not
creating any fiddling and dancing to
speak of. It is nearly Christmas now,
and about the only supply of ammuni
tion that the Floridians on the everglades
have on hand consists mostly of Roman
candles, skyrockets and ten-cent toy pis
tols. These will not operate on the or
thodox Indian’s system as readily as An
drew Jackson’s old cure-all concoction,
which was compounded from a recipe he
wrote himself, and in which the princi
pal ingredients were gunpowder, grape-
shot, broken trace-chain links, ten-penny
nails and small-pox scabs. In dealing
with the Indians of Florida during the
Seminole war, Hon. A. Jackson, the
well-known pharmacist and author of
tho above prescription, left no stone
unturned to secure for each Indian,
whether of age or not, his full share of
immortality. It was a favorite theory
with Mr. Jackson that Seminole Indians
were in great demand in the next world,
and he was a divinely appointed recruit
ing officer. When Mr. Jackson finally
became a white garmented ghost himself
and bobbed up on the other side of the
river Styx umongall the red skins he lmd
sent before him, ho must have looked
like a quinine pill in a barrel of brick
dust.
Mr. Jackson was the best antidote for
an Indian epidemic ever discovered. He
never bribed the Indians to keep quiet,
with beads and blankets in the winter
gave out before the grog did. But all
stood the disappointment heroically, a? 1
good soldiers ought to do.
Tho red skinned Seminolcs, of the
everglades, have never forgotten tho
winter Gen. Jackson spent prospecting
among them. And if some Floridian
will to-day secure a good crayon portrait
of old Gen. Jackson and tie it on the end
of a pole and tote it through the ever
glades, by the next night one-half of the
Seminoles will be in the Gulf of Mexico,
and the other half in the Atlantic ocean.
But the Christmas goods ammunition,
now in the hands of the Floridians will
never decease or even frighten a Semi
nole. This tribe of Indians are
noted above all others fer their reckless
habits. We protest in the name of mili
tary science against using Roman candles
in a war with men who let the mud cake
on them in summer to keep them warm
in winter; who crawl into a briar patch
full of rattle-snakes at night and sleep
there to hide from the musquitos, and
who make it a practice to go to the cities
of Florida, saturate their Bystems with
valley-tan whisky, and promenade the
thoroughfares with their pantaloons
hanging on their arms. In the name of
Andrew Jackson, we protest against it.
and then spent the summer in dodging
them like the Indiau fighters, of our day.
His custom was to first seek u formal in
troduction to tho Indian, and while each
was mentally engaged in fram
ing a little conventional re
mark about the hot weather
of the present, and the prospective rain
of the future, to suddenly. fire into the
Indian’s face a howitzer cannon loaded
with agricultural and farming implements,
such as shovels, shoe buttoners, stove legs,
green fence rails and ox horns. This
method of cutting an Indian’s acquaint
ance is not so brilliant as shooting him
with a Roman candle, hut it is oven more
effective. The astonishment of the In
dian on being syringed witli a cannon
.load of fence rails and farm furniture is
said to he complete. An Indian was
never known to seek the second introduc
tion to Mi\ Jackson. In fact, few survived
the fatiguing formalities of one of his
evening receptions in the everglades.
And relays of fresh Indians wore con
stantly required while Mr. Jackson was
making new acquaintances. Mr. Jack-
son frequently captured a hundred In
dians at a time. But lie was too noble in
his nature to wreak his revenge upon
them on the spot. He simply utilized
them to cheer up the drooping spirits of
his soldiers. When the spirits of his
troops were at a low ebb and tho mar
ried men among them were growing
restless for tho society of their
wives and babes, General Jackson was
too humane to see them sutler. lie
would issue a double ration of groceries
and grog, and while the good cheer was
at its height, he would march out and
hang a couple of dozen of his Indian
prisoners in platoons of six to the drop.
Great interest was manifested in these
little amateur exhibitions both by the
spectators and the actors themselves, and
many of the troops, including General
^Jackson himself, were moved to tears on
Aoneoccasion, when the supply of Indians
THE FUTURE OF COLUMBUS.
Columbus stands to-day on the very
brink of prosperity, without parallel vt
her annals.
Slowly, hut certainly the fates have
built for us a fortune wc need but to
grasp to get. Lavish in her outlay na
ture has piled advantages, one on the
other here on the Chattahoochee, and
years ago ours would have been the
leading city of tho state but that we had
side-tracked it by our own signals. ’The
outgoing generation takes with it «much
of narrow-mindedness and want of pro
gress. There is a new element here, and
it bclives to stand still is to retrograde.
We have claims entitling us to a large
share of the consideration now being
given the progressive south, old in latent
wealth, new in its development. History
failB to record the permanent, progressive
growth of any city situated entirely in
land. Water must be there as a talisman
of power, a mascot of success. Dual in
its strength, the Chattahoochee flows
through our corporate limits. Giving—
what it does aot miss—the majesty of its
power to whirl our spindles, make the
blush of the furnace brighter and fairer,
and then suddenly assuming the majestic
dignity of the “depths that are dumb,”
floats the freightage which enlivens our
marts and enriches our traders.
We justly claim the largest cotton and
woolen mills in the south. With equal
right we own the largest iron works in
the state. No city in the south has a
more complete flouring mill. The most
powerful and successful clothing manu
factory in the south is a Columbus con
cern. Tho only bagging mill and the
b ut fertilizer factory in Georgia is here.
The only quilt factory in the south is
proud to call Columbus mother. In
stances like these, illustrative alike of our
originality and progress, could ho indefi
nitely multitied. For wo are a commu
nity of workers; a hive of industry.
By an unfortunate conception of their
duties, the generation that preceded us,
pulled Columbus out otfthe main line of
travel where she was, by their tactics in
dealing with the then infant railroads.
From these blunders we long have suf
fered, and when at last by majestic ef
forts we have atoned for alt this, the
futura wo have, is scarcely conceived of
by even our own enthusiasts. With a
prodigal hand capital 1ms been poured
into the south of lato years. During lHSfi
this movement 1ms eclipsed anything of
its kind known to tho history of develop
ment. Full and plethoric to-day stand
all these dollars invested in the wonder-
ftil south—augmented some* a hundred,
some five bund ed fold.
It is true our own city has not received
her full share of this foreign capital, but
we have ourselves alone to blame. To
he known we must advertise our city.
Write it, illustrate it, talk it, bring vis
itors to it. The day is nigh when we
shnll see hundreds of thousands of out
side dollars here in our midst if we will
but invite it here. Occupying an enviable
position so far as our new transportation
lines are concerned, we have no tear on
that score. The Georgia Midland rail-
j road is practically complete to an inde
pendent connection, and thus opens to us
new territory, new friends and that hope
of commerce—fair competition. Whether
one or the other contending
factions succeeds in the Central
| railroad election we opine that we have
nothing to fear. The new aspirant has
' said he will court closer relations with
the cities and towns contributing to the
road’s prosperity. Surely if this is true
our loyalty to this system, which has
been time-honored and tribute-hearing,
would merit just if not fully matured
recognition at his hands. By late acts,
which speak pla’ner than words, (be
present administration of the Central
system has proven we are to have the
benefit of our long dormant investment
in tho close connection to iron, coal and
grain. In fact, so far have negotiations
and contracts progressed it would he
more costly to undo than to perform
them.
Our live men, and especially the elforts
of one of them—Captain C. E. Hoch-
strasser—have brought to the ear of the
board of engineers the urgent and posi
tive demands of our river. Free mail
delivery is nearly ours. A much needed
and too long deferred enlargement of our
corporate boundaries is asked for at the
hands of the state authorities. Good cit
izens ure flocking to ua—the population
is increasing. We are nearly at the
birth of a wonderful boom. If half the
real truth was known of us, capital would
flow here in an uninterrupted stream.
The rapidly increasing immigration to
thelTnitodS'ates, the remarkable increase
in the government revenues and the con
sequent payment of her bonds, throwing
millions upon the market for investment,
admonish us to let the world know of our
latent powers.
No backward steps can be taken if such
a future is to be ours. No false economy
and niggardness akin to villuges should
be tolerated. Columbus is a city and
should be a larger one. Conservative
liberality, progressive outlay and wide
awake action should he the motto of this
generation. Carping may pull down hut
it never built the monuments of civiliza
tion. “Pitch your hatchet high, it may
stick.” Lot us put aside childish things,
we are in full possession of our manhood.
The young men are the hope of the land.
Obstacles do not frighten them. Work
is their heritage and their pride. To
them we turn and from their efforts we
shall see the Queen City of the Chatta
hoochee take front rank in the sister
hood of cities, and her name become the
synonym of beauty and nrogress in this
fair land of ours.
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 Vonr Mother and Mister,
Nweethenrt, Wife and
Friend.
Breast Fins, Ear Rings,
Bracelets, Necklaces, Lockets,
Tiny Queen Chains, Westcains,
Silver or Gold Watch, Ringa,
Cult Buttons, Cuff Pins,
Collar Buttons, Gantollnes,
Silver or Gold Thimbles,
Silver Hair Pins
Silver and Gold Glove and Shoe But
toners,
Opera Glasses, Vases,
Jewel Boxes, Bronzes,
Artistic Clocks, Card Receivers,
Silver Card Cases, Silver Bells,
Napkin Rings, 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,
Butter Knives, Butter Dishes,
Pickle Stands, Castors, a
Pearl Handle Knives. ~
Far Your Father and Brother,
Husband and Friend.
Silver or Gold Watches,
Gold or Plated Chains,
Cut! Buttons,
Collar Buttons,
Watch Charms,
Scarf Pins,
Silver Match Safes,
Stud Buttons,
Napkin Holders,
Eye Glasses,
Pebble Spectacles in Steel and Nick
el, Silver and Gold Frames,
Napkin Rings,
Opera Glasses,
Office Clocks.
Gold Toothpicks,
Gold Pencils,
Gold Headed Walking Canes,
Seal Rings,
Gold Headed Silk Umbrellas,
Combination Breakfast Sets,
Silver Tobacco Boxes,
Wiskbroom, Solid Silver Handle,
Society Pins,
Ash Receivers.
Guard Chains,
For Ynur Little Peta.
Solid Silver and Plated Cups,
Silver Pap Spoons,
Solid Silver Child’s Set,
Silver Plated Child’s Set,
Silver Thimbles Dom No. 1 upward.
Necklaces,
Lockets,
Rings,
Bracelets,
Bib Pins,
Breast Pins and -Ear Rings,
Stud Buttons,
Bangles,
Solid Silver Baby Rattles,
Stiver Plated Napkin Rings,
Solid Silver Napkin Rings.
School Sets,
Ear Rings,
Silver Knives and Forks,
Silver Soft ly Pins,
Boys' WatcheB,
Microscope for botanioal exploits.
Pencils and Pens,
Beautiftil Little Diamond Rings,
Silver Mugs.
Diamonds mounted in Rings, Pins. Eardrops, Collar Buttons, Cuff Buttons, Studs, Scarf
, Pins, etc., at very reasonable prices.
Beer.
Nor the Enquirer-Sun.
“OambrinuB King, incline thine ear
While of three I sing and beer;
If fancy reel and go astray,
Give the wink and show the way.”
—Fritz Reuter.
Surely this is a subjeet that should oc
cupy our attention, and it does concern
most people at least once a day. In the
empire of Germany the actual quantity of
beer consumed every year is equal to a lake
one mile square and six feet deep. It does
not seem that beer is drank for the pur
pose of quenching the thirst, for it does
not accomplish that laudable purpose,
each glass making the gullet less satisfied.
There is one great distinguishing char
acteristic'between man and other animals.
The lower animals drink alone to allay
thirst, while man goes beyond his thirst.
“In drinking thank heaven,
No rival contends;
For the more we love beer
The more we are Diends.”
The use of beer has increased enormous
ly in this country within the last ten years,
due doubtless, to the fact that it contains
little alcohol, and thus less injurious by
far than all other alcoholic beverages.
Beer results Dom the fermentation of
starch contained in certain grains. During
the germination of these grains while in
the earth ’the starch is transformed into
grape' sugar, and this natural process is
utilized in the fabrication of beer by the
fermentation of barley. This, then, Is a
new state for the barley, and it is called
malt, and to the malt is added hops,which
communicates the bitter taste.
Fermentation may be effected either un
der heat or cold. We find right here in
the fermentation of beer the demonstra
tion of Pasteur’s law: that all fermenta
tion is dependent on small living bodies,
micro-organismB. To my mind Pasteur’s
fvme rests on this discovery. Beers con
tain a proportion of alcohol varying from
3 to 12 per cent. The strongest beers are
ale and porter. Beers which contain less
than 3 per cent, of alcohol are called small
beers, and must be drank as soon us made
or they will spoil. To this class belong ]
Weiss beer, gose, a Saxson drink, potato, i
rice and corn beers, and ]
other; that are provincially known.
Spruce beer, root beer and ginger beer
are sweetened liquids more or less com
pletely fermented and flavored to the
name. Lager beer owes its name to the
word lager, a storehouse, iu which the
beer is stored in cool cellars or vaults for
several months before it is used. Its re
markable keeping qualities and highly
prized properties are largely due to the
fact that the fermentation is conducted at
a lo v degree of temperature. The air has
free access to it during this whole process
of fermentation. Some sort of beer is used
by all the peoples of the world who fall
under the head of civilization. Maize,
millet, rye, mare’s milk and anything that
contains starch is utilized for this purpose.
The students of the various universities
in Germany meet in convention to regu
late the etiquette of beer drinking. They
eitablish laws that are observed by all uni
versity corps students. Beer there is not
gulped down at one breath, but the drink
er seats himself and quietly drinks from a
mug with a cover, and each time the mug
is lifted, a friend, if present, is informally
toasted. Beer is such a necessity to Ger
many that there is now a bill before the
reichstag to place it on the list of foods, in
order to remove the tax on it entirely. The
individual would indeed be a monstrosity
in that country who never drinks a glass
of beer. It would be just as easy to find
a native who never eats anything.
Io France they speak of “eating”
wine and beer. They mean by this to
drink them while we eat food, to drink at
meal time, and this is the only right way
to consume alcohol of any kind. Taken
with the food, alcohol augments the acid
necessary for the gastric juice, and the
stomachal digestion is thereby increased.
From this fact, we might point an indica
tion : to give patients affected with dys
pepsia, from want of secretion of gastic
juice, a small glass of liquor or a goblet of
beer at meal time. In Normandy there is
an expression to “make a hole” as they
call it, in the middle of a meal by thus
drinking brandy or beer. t
Beer not only excites the glands to secre
tion, but is a waste-restrainer.
Weekly Bunk Stutrmciit.
New York, December 11.—Following is
the statement of the New York associated
banks for the week, and which shows the
following changes:
Reserve decrease $2,085,450
Loans increase 1,566,500
Specie decrease 1,795,400
Legaltendcrs decrease 491,900
Deposits decrease 807,400
Circulation decrease 41,400
The banks now hold $1,080,500 in
of the 25 per oent. rule.
CL SCHOMBURG,
WATCHMAKER J^JsTJD JEWELER
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We are not surprised at the merchants kicking at the
prices we are selling Dry Goods. We know it hurts, but it
can’t be helped, as we bought the Allen Bros.’ Stock to sell,
and not to keep.
Down They Go Again!
To-morrow we shall place on our middle counter the
balance of our stock of Towels at about half value.
One lot at 4c, worth 8c.
One lot at 7c, worth 10c.
One lot at 12ic, worth 20c.
One lot at 20c, worth 35c.
Table Linens! Table Linens!
Large lot and must be closed out.
IDIRCESS 0-00 IDS.
’ Superb stock of these goods at prices no other house ca:
possibly duplicate.
FLANNELS! FLANNELS! 30 Pairs left; must be
sold. Be sure to see us on Flannels.
WEDNESDAY we offer 50 pieces choice Dress Ginghams
at 63 cents, well worth 8 to 10 cents.
W raps ! Wraps ! Wraps !
Well, we were afraid we were stuck on Wraps, but when
we offered them at about half value it was surprising how
fast they went. About 50 left. Call soon if you mant one ;
must be sold.
BLANKETS! 48 Pairs left. Can save you 33 per cent
on them.
HOSIERY
HOSIERY
HCOSIR3ELM
CORSETS
CORSETS
CORSETS
RIBBOH
RIBBON
RIBBON
MILLI ItTIEj ZR,"5T I
This stock is going lively. The slaughter does the work.
To any one wishing to engage in the Dry Goods business, will
sell them the stock and rent store on favorable terms.
JAMES A. LEWIS,
1012 BROAD STREET,
Two doors above Rankin House, - - , - Columbus, Ga.
Bargains! Bargains!
FOR COUNTY OFFICERS.
Drives in Table Linen,
Drives in Hosiery.
Drives in Handkerchiefs,
Drives in Kid Gloves,
Drives in Linen Towels,
Drives in Dress Goods.
EVERYTHING GREATLY REDUCER!
1 can show the nobbiest line of Handkerchiefs in Colum
bus, beautiful things for the holidays.
Four or five shades Evening Surahs marked down very
low. A magnificent line of Corsets. Splendid stock of Un
derwear. Four or five grades imported Black Silks cheaper
than ever.
I invite your special attention to my stock of Kid Gloves.
They are best makes, and I am anxious to sell them.
My stock of Collars and Cuffs will interest you. Re
member 1 am closing up the business of the old firm of Hill
& Law and will offer everything at reduced prices to expedite
me in so doing.
COS. IB. HILL.
For ClerU of Superior Court.
I hereby announce myself a candidate for re-
election to the office of Clerk of the Superior
Conrtof Muscogee County at the election to be
held in January next. Geo. Y. Pond.
dec)2td
For County Treasurer.
I wish my Diends to know that I will be a can
didate for this office at the next election. I am
here to run. R. J. Moses.
nov20 dtd
I announce myself a candidate for County
Treasurer, and respectfully ask the voters of
Muscogee county for their suffrage.
d*wtd John O. Cook.
I respectfully announce myself a candidate for
Treasurer of Muscogee county, and earnestly
solicit your support. I need the office and will
be very thankful fer your assistance. I am pre
pared to run. Election on the first Wednesday
in January next, 1887.
oc9 se&wedtd Jordan L. Howrll.
I announce myself as a candidate for the office
of County Treasurer, and respectfully solicit
your support for the same. Election January
next. G. E. Gager.
Columbus, Ga., September 22,1886, sep23 tf
For Tax Receiver.
I announce myself a candidate fbr election to
lie office of Tax Receiver, and respectfully solicit
be votes of the citizens of Muscogee county,
lection Wednesday, January 6,1887.
novl8 dtf Woolfolk Walker.
1 announce myself a candidate fbr- Tax Re
iver of Muscogee county, and respectfully
k the support of the voters.
sep22 tf J. H. Harrison.
I respectfully announce myself 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. Hrhdt.
nov6 td
I respectfully announce myself a candidate for
Tax Receiver of Muscogee county. Election first
Weduesday in January. Geo. W. Cargill,
nov7 td
For Tax Collector.
1 announce myself as a candidate for Tax
Collector of Muscogee county (election
January next), and respectfully solicit the sup
port of the voters of said county.
aug29dtfwlm Oliver P. Pob.
I announce myself a candidate for Tax Col
lector of Muscogee County. Election in Jan
uary next. [ocl2 td] N. G. Oattis.
Announcing myself a candidate for reflection
to the office of Tax Collector of Muscogee county,
I respectfully solicit the voteB of its citizens,
and will endeavor to deserve their support by
faithfully discharging the duties of this office in
the foture as in i he past. Election first Wednes
day in January next.
sep21 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 of
said county. J. C. Woolfolk.
sep7 dtf
Far Coroner. .
1 hereby announce myself a candidate for Cor
oner for Muscogee county at the ensuing elec
tion. W. D. Amybt.
nov7 dtd _
I announce myself as a candipate for Coroner
of Musco ree county.
decl2 td Simpson Stbibblino.
I announce myself as a candidate for re-elec
tion as Coroner of Muscogee county.
dec!2 dtd Isaac T. Biiooks.
For Nlierlir.
I most respectfully announce myself as ft can
didate for re-election as sheriff of Muscogee coun
ty. Election first Wednesday in January next,
dccll td J. G. Bunnus.
R EGULAR MEETING to-morrow (Monday
evening at 8 o’clock. Transient brethren in
good standing are cordially invited to attend.
J. F. WISE. N. G.
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