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’Ideas Suggested by a Stroll Through the
City.
gmieroHury Preparation* Ibr » VUIt t» Atlanta.
TIip Outfit far Att Atlftnta Drummer—Wlitt
Drummer* Kit In Kentucky—Chicken Lifer*
Made to Order-The Old Southern Cook.
A prominent citizen of this city had occasion
to make a visit to Atlanta last week. In response
to solicitous invitations, he was the guest of one
of the leading citizens of Atlanta while there. He
tells a goo* joke on himself, but the Enquirer-
Sun is not at liberty to use names.
Appreciating the fact that, in eome respects,
Atlanta is a tolerably dry town, he called arouud
at Ed. Walsh’s and fortified himself with a
bottle of “Hermit” before taking his depart
ure for the dry city. Also, appreciating that
the family circle which he was about to invade
was cirtumspecfc and “above suspicion,” he
stored it away safely in his valise-only to pro
vide against emergencies.
On arriving tn Atlanta he weut directly to his
friend’s house. The gentleman, his wife and one
son made up the family. Just before supper time
the lady went out to see that the meal was
properly arranged. As soon as she lea the room
the gentleman remarked—
“You are probably tired and would enjoy a Ufc-
tie stimulant. I have a bottle of cocktail here,
but whatever you do don’t let my wife know it
for she would never get over it,” and with this
the two took a smile.
After supper the gentleman had some business
up town that called him away for aa hour or
two. In his absence the good wife hinted that as
he was from Columbus, and probably in the
habit of taking a toddy, she had a little hid away
in her closet and if he would never let her hus
band know it, she would give him a toddy. And
she did.
That night he occupied the same room with
the son. On going to bed tl e young man said:
“Look here, old fellow, I’ve got a bottle of ‘red
licker’ in that trunk. Let’s take a drink, but
don’t you hint such a thing to ma and pa. They
would think themselves disgraced.”
The next day the gentleman proposed to send
him to the depot in his carriage. The courtesy
was accepted, and as he was riding along think
ing that Atlanta was not ^ altogether as dry as
some people seemed to believe, he was aroused
from his reverie by the driver, who said:
“Say, boss, dar is er bottle er linker under dat
seat dar, and yer kin take sum ef yer want it.
Don’t yer tell de white folks about it do, ’cause
dey would git madder dan wet hen.”
The last offer he declined, and came on to Co
lumbus, wheae th.ey charge a man $500 for mixing
a cocktail.
Talking about Atlanta reminds us of a good
story tliat a cotemporary tells at the expense of
that town. The proprietor of a wholesale house
thus addressed one of his knights of the road:
“George, are you ready to start on your trip?”
“Yes, sir, I have my samples packed and will
leave this evening.”
“Where are your samples?”
“Here in this trunk.”
“You roust be mistaken. We haven’t enough
samples to fill that trunk.”
“I know that, but you see 1 have my week’s
rations in one side, and you bet I’ve got a lot of
the nicest chitlins you ever saw—I mean in my
trank—and then that dried beef ham in there is
a daisy. Say, boss, its a heap of trouble to carry
a week’s rations on the road, the weather is cool
now, and cheete Is mighty cheap this season,
don’t you think it would be a good idea to let us
boys eat cheese and crackers this winter instead
of carrying our grub from home?”
“No, George, I think not. We tried our boys
-on cheese and crackers one season but the ex
pens© we were at in famishing them castor oil
after they returned was too great to indulge them
in that luxury, besides it was sometimes a week
before they were able to do any work. George,
be economical, but for the sake of the Gate City
and the Kimball House don’t be niggardly;
travel in a style that will reflect credit on the
large aud liberal firm you have the honor to rep
resent; here is a mileage ticket and 75 cents and
don’t be gone longer than a week.”
But there is a tougher joke on the Kentucky
drummers, and those who see the thousands of
Kentucky and Teiyiessee rabbits shipped to this
city will be prepared to believe it.
It is said that the drummers who can stand a
trip through western Kentucky can stand any
thing. They feed you on so many rabbits over
there that most of the boys jump when they see
a dog, and it takes a long while to get the rabbit
out of the system. One of the boys went to
Nashville last week with a young doctor and a
country merchant also. They went up to the
medical college, and being admitted the young
doctor was admitted into one of the private
rooms. While the drummer was left in the
museum he began to examine the different bot
tles around. Finally he took the lid off one of
the jars ahd began eating one of the specimens,
■enjoying it with great relish. One of the faculty
coming through the room spied him, and cried
out; “Great Scott, man! that is human flesh you
are eating! What do you mean?”
“Oh,” calmly replied the M. T., “I thought it
was pickled rabbit. I am a Louisville drummer
and travel western Kentucky, and they have
rabbits there in so many styles and so many
places that every time I see a box or jar or anyl
thing I take it for granted that it contains rabbit
and go to work on it, for I have eaten so many of
the critters that I am rabbit transit.”
The absence of theatrical entertainments is
growing monotonous to our theatre-going people.
It has been two weeks since a performance at
the opera* house, and none are booked for the
week to come.
Speaking of the stage reminds us that Solon
Shingle’s search for his bar’l of apple sass is over.
In the celestial realm, where all good actors go,
•John E. Owens can bathe himself in the rural
luxury he so long hunted to the delectation of
American audiences, when weary of walking the
conventional golden streets. The death of Owens
robs the stage of one more of the old schoo-
comedians and leaves the field alone to Jefferson.
The last few years of his life were spent in com
parative want, though at one time lie was re
garded as the wealthiest of all men of his profes
sion. Unfortunate investments reduced him al
most to penury. There will be many whose eyes
were went to moisten from excessive laughing
over the fun of this great actor, who will drop a
tear of sorrow that they will see him no more.
If what a gentleman tells us be true, there is a
queer dish served to lovers of chicken livers.
Speaking of fancy dishes at hotels and restau- .
rants, he seemed so well posted that one might |
imagine that he had been a French cook. He
was a gourmet in his way. “People protest
against chicken salad,” said he, “because it is
made of veal. Do you like veal served under the
guise of chicken livers?”
“You don’t pretend to say that chicken livers
are made to order?”
“Let me give you a pointer before you eat any
chicken livers at a hotel or restaurant. Chicken
Itvers— the real thing—are scarce articles. Calves
livers are plenty and cheap. Do you see now?
Cut a calf’s liver up into triangular pieces, some
thing like the shape of a chicken liver, stew it
well, season it well, and a man who isn’t up in
■that sort of thing will be fooled into thinking
he is eating chicken livers. But he isn’t. He’s
devouring pure, unadulterated calf’s liver,
J^ILY INQUIRER - SUN; COLUMBUS, GEORGIA. SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 12, 188 *).
Wlmt 5 ' 0U do nine times i„
I don’t en oh 0 |ok 0rd n t,lickm ’ livf,rsasa sidc dish.
who 5r vr'‘ bc r staken by *
curls „\ u u They ve * ot edge that
show. a ^H , " thc llver is c °° k « d . and
shows a delicate sort of fluting along that edge
the’reaHM* 1 ' fl, ' d “* yoU “now you’ve got
cook that""*' Calr " llver “n’t be coaxed to
cook that way, for it isn't the nature of the stuff.
for there a " d ie works,
for there are no exceptions to it.”
Speaking of cooking suggests the idea that the
-orv of Amenta gave anew continent and
1 mi '“' 1Br 01 le ' T f ° o1 * in the world.
And the better part of it is t hat they are of the
hTth b u T1>ere iS “° B " Ch turkey ’ wild or tRmc
n the old world as the new, nor such beef, nor
such venison, nor such ducks, nor such prairie
chicken, nor such game. Our meats run through
a more extended gamut, they touch many more
delieate notes of flavor-they fnrnlsh us with the
raw material of an excellence which our Ameri
can Hrillat-Savarius will yet develop. There is
not in tho whole continent of Europe a flsh with
the natnral palatabloness of the red snapper,
nor shad, nor mullet, nor a vegetable with the
innuto toothsomencss of our sugarcane. They
may have grasses out of which skill and dissimu
lation may construct a salad. England’s comes
tibles require constant fostering care to bring
them properly to the table, while we garner the
riches which nature scatters before us, and
make no effort to do more than gather. The
sweet potato, the tomato, the American pea, the
pie-plant, the squash, the string bean, the cauli
flower, we accept, as we accept the sunshine and
the fresh air, without any effort to better the
gifts of bounteous providence.
In the B»uth there were cooks in the old times
who cooked by the accumulated experienco of
their mothers and the light of nature. . Perhaps
they destroyed our refinement of palate, but
they made turnip soup an insitution south of
Mason and Dixon's line. They knew little of
bechamel sauce, but they could fix up a dish of
greens iu a manner of which even Careme
might have honestly approved. They have been
charged with a tendency toward too much
greasiness in the results of their work, but no
man has ever impugned their ability to prepare
turkey steak after a fashion which made one
dream dreams of Sybaris. The frying pan is the
course of America, as men sny, yet who has
eaten fried chicken and found it etherwise han
wliolosome? There are old darkey mammies in
Georgia yet who can cook 'possum aud sweet
potatoes so that they taste like ambrosia—a har
rowing confession, but one which many an old
Georgian and Alabamian must make if he is put
upon his oath.
A beautiful and Perfect Advertisement.
Mr. G. Gunby Jordan, who is always filled
with an infinite fhith in the prosperity and future
of Oolumbus, has shown us the latest and best
thing to bring our beautiful city prominently be
fore the balance of the union. It is an elegant
India ink drawing of Columbus and her sur
roundings. The immensity of the water power
and the railroad facilities are well illustrated and
are a prominent feature of the sketch. As a
fitting border to this picture there will be fifteen
special views ofthe leading industries ofthe city,
faithfrilly and correctly shown. The regularity
of the streets of the city, together with the
double falls of the river in its graceful windings,
backed by the perspective of the Rose Hill,
Wynton and Alabama bluffs, makes this view of
Columbus the most attractive of any of its kind
we have ever seen. All the live cities of the
south have found these perspective maps the
most potent advertisement ontslde the words
of a reliable newspaper ever published.
The perspective is perfect, each house is shown
exastly as it Is, the view being comprehensive,
gives, even old settlers, a better idea of the
beauty ofthe site of Columbus and 1 er magnifi
cent arrangements for business than they could
possibly otherwise possess. There are two
classes of people in the world, those who see aad
believe, and those that read and reflect. The
former are largely in the majority This en
graving reaches both, however, as it not only
appears to the eye, but has printed foot-notes
showing the location ofthe live inetitiutions and
houses in the city. Mr. Wellge, the artist, whose
painstaking care has produced so faithful a
sketch, was assured if he would visit Columbus,
he would find the progressive people here that
our pages have assured the world lived in its
limits. This enterprise looks to an issue ef
these views on beautiful plate paper, and they
will be sold at $2 a copy. To those having special
views on them or printed references a special
contract will be made, by which they can get
them at about cost of engraving. T the cus
tomers of our cotton mills, iron industries, insur
ance companies, merchant mills, clothing com
panies, and the other hundreds of industrial and
mercantile establishments in our midst, no more
winning holiday present could be sent. The
price to such parties as give their cards will be
very low. Anything to tell the true story of Co
lumbus’ greatness meets our approval. We wish
it much success.
This work is copyrighted and can be procured
only in the manner indicated in this artiele.
Thousands of them ought to be sent out to dis
tant friends, customers, capitalists and others to
advertise, by an actual sight, ColumbuB as it is.
A Winter Snake Tale.
Snake stories in the winter time should usual
ly be taken with a grain of salt, but the follow
ing from a correspondent, at Holidy’s seems to be
plausible:
On one ofthe very cold days of last week John
Simons threw on his fireplace as a back log a
large unsplit piece of oak. The piece had lain
on the woodpile for a long time. There was a
small hole in one side of it where a brauoh had
rotted from the stick, but the stick was other-
wise apparently sound. Simons and his wife sat
near the fire, and a few minutes after the stick
was placed on the hearth Mrs. Simons
screamed and jumped on a chair and pointed
at thc stick. Simons looked, and to
his surprise saw a snake coming out of the knot
hole. The log had not begun to blaze and the
snake escaped from the fireplace to the room,
and making its way to a corner, coiled up.
It hud scarcely done so when it was followed
bv two more snakes, which lost no time in get
ting out of their imperiled winter place. They
were all rattlesnakes of good size, and the heat
had warmed them into their normal liveliness
and activity. Simons killed all three of them
with a pair of tongs. They had twenty-one rat-
t es among them.
NcricM a, I'lintlaltoocbee Building; anil
I,OK II Associnlioii.
Books of subscription for above series now opei
at office of Yonge & Grimes.
Cliff B. Grimes. Sec’v and Treas.
yin9tt
Removal Notice.
We have removed to No. 1022 Broad street, be
low the Central Hotel, where we will continue to
keep the choicest line of Cigars, Tobacco and
Liquors. , , . .
We call especial attention to our celebrated
Imperial Wedding Whisky and fine brands of
Key West and Havana Cigars, and kindly ask
our friends to favor us with tlieir orders.
Louis Buhler & Co.
Sole Agents for the Celebrated Auheuser and
and Budweiser Bottled Beer.
seplO tf
(4oil Bios* the Children.
Nothing has been so productive of health and
diminished so much the suffering and mortality
among children asTebthjna (Teething Powders).
Teethina allays Irritation, aids Digestion,
Regulates the Bowels, Strengthens the child,
Cures Eruptions and Sores and makess Teething
AJ1 Druggists and country stores keep Teeth
ina. Brannon & Carson, Columbus. Ga.,
Wholesale Agents, supply the trade at manu-
facturer's prices. |y4 d&wlj
Local Happenings in Browneville and
Girard During the Week.
Hronaorlllfi llnppy at the Outlook-Accident* and
Incident*—Slurring** mid llenth—Minor New*
Note* and Pemnsalii,
Browneville is felicitating herself over the fact
that the Alabama legislature has given the
whisky traffic the black eye, and over the pros
pect that her immediate neighbor, Girard, will
soon “go dry.” Browneville lias been sound on
the temperance question far some time, and the
sentiment is growing. The people, that is the
leaders of tnought and sentiment, express them
selves as satisfied that the town has improved in
all respects since high license put a quietus to
the liquot traffic, and with prohibition neighbors
they look far a still greater advance in the ele
ments of moral and physical improvement. They
confidently expect that Columbus will soon fall
into ranks, and then the “good time coining”
will have arrived.
The friendB of education are also encouraged at
the fact that a bill amending the charter of the
town of Browneville has passed the lower house
of the Alabama legislature providing that a
portion, say $500, of the revenue raised by the
municipal authorities shall be devoted each year
to the maintenance of thc public school system
of the place. It is thought that there will be no
trouble in getting the measure through the senate
when the legislature reassembles. With religion,
temperance and education working together har
moniously as allies, there is no reason why all
interests of society should not continue to im
prove.
All attempted reforms niURt expect opposition,
and all good men will be confronted by enemies,
but in the long run, when the sober second
thought has been allowed to assert itself, it will
be found that truth is mighty and will prevail,
though the right may long lie held in abeyance.
Church Item*.
The Alabama conference meets at Montgom
ery next Wednesday, and Bishop Keener will
preside.
Rev. J. B. Gumming will preach at Girard this
morning and at Trinity to-night, thus winding
up the conference year. The members of both
congregations seem well pleased with his minis
trations, and express the earnest hope that the
Alabama conference will return him for the
third year.
Trinity chnrch has come square up to all
financial obligations this year, thus making an
enviable record for the membership.
Rev. Mr. Cheney, the new pastor for the
Browneville Baptist church, will enter upon duty
the first Sunday iu January. The church and
community are well pleased at his acceptance.
With Cummings and Cheney as pastors the
Browneville churches are indeed to be congratu
lated.
Death** Wing*.
The Enquirbr-Sun has previously given notice
of the death of Mr. D. E. Wade, which occurred
last Thursday morning after a severe illness of
two months. Mr. Wade came to Browneville
from NotaBulga some ten years ago, and first en
tered upon duty as a first-class bootmaker. A
few years ago he dropped his trade and com
menced merchandising, in which business he
built up rapidly, and at the time of his attack his
prospects in this line were quite flattering. He
was highly respected by all who knew him. He
leaves a wife and two lovely children, a boy and
girl, to lament the death of a good husband and
father.
He belonged to the Independent Order of Odd
Fellows, Red Men and Knights of Labor, who
will attend his faneral from the late residence at
11 a m. to-day (Sunday).
George, a two-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs.
Green Kelley, died Friday morning. The re
mains were interred in Pine Grove cemetery last
afternoon.
Browneville Brleflt.
The snow has all melted, but there’s plenty of
mud.
Trade with the merchants has been better than
usual the past week.
The town treasury was only replenished $7.5$
by disorderlies since last Sunday.
Rev. F. A. Threadgill, of Alexander City, is on
a visit to friends in Browneville.
We hear that no Christmas trees will be at
tempted. This is a good idea. It necessitates
two much begging. Presents should be given to
the poor, but these should be of a usefa) and sub
stantial oharacter.
T. G. says he has another brick-kiln ready and
is doing a lively business this season.
Browneville is well officered. Disorders are
rare, and law and order are generally respected.
The doctors report little or no serious illness in
the vicinity.
Mr. John Albright and Miss Jessie Middleton
were married Thursday night. Rev. Mr. Cum
mings officiated.
The young people enjoyed the snow hugely,
and snowballing was the favorite pastime last
Sunday and Monday.
M. T. Lynn wants his friends’to know that he
will retire from business in Lively after January
next, whether licenses are high or low.
Mrs. A. N. Elliot and her sistet, Mrs. Odom are
quite ill.
Wake Up.
If you want to do well,
Where your cash will tell,
Go to the new brick Nashville Store;
There you can buy and get the more.
Now, just come and see. Such a fall and fresh
lot of every kind of Groceries, Christmas Goodies,
Shoes and Stockings, Candies, Apples, Oranges,
Raisins, Jellies, Currants, Preserves, Cocoanuts
Dates. We can’t tell you half. Come one, come
all! You can get Christmas presents suitable for
every one. Don’t forget we are on top at the
New Brick Store. E. Jefferson & Co.
More Fact* and Figures.
Onion Setts 10 cents a quart, Tutt’s Pills two
boxes for 25 cents, Allcock’s Plasters, two for 26
cents; Morphine 85 cents, and Drugs and Garden
Seeds for half and less than half the price
charged in Columbus. Call at Dr. McCutcheon’s
“Lively Drug Store,” Lively, Ala.
hereabouts, that lie once amused a crowd by tell
ing a marvelous story of a favorite dog and a wild
cat. Either himself or a friend went out hunting in
one of the neighboring counties. The dog soon
jumped a monster wild cat, and after a brief but
brilliant run the dog overtook his enemy, when
a deadly combat ensued. Finally, the two stood
up on their hind legs and each began to climb
the other They kont on climbing until both
were lost sight of in ethereal expanse, only a lit
tle far falling occasionally to remind spectators
that the contest was still going on. It was re
ported that the varmints t>ubsequontly fell way up
in Michigan, and a Girardcr who attondud the
dime circus the other night thinks that institu
tion now has on exhibition those identical ani
mals.
Unpaid Taxes.
Those who have not paid their taxes for the
present year, will save an extra per cent by cull
ing on U. L. Martin, Esq., over Edge’s shoe store,
Columbus, duiingthe present week.
News Notph.
The most abundant thing in Girard at present
is mud.
Hyde is sizing up for Christmas. He has a nice
stock.
Mr. Cummings will preach his last sermon for
tho year in Girard this morning. Go hear him.
Considerable rain fell Friday night and the
prospect is good now for more cold weather.
The commissioners meet uexfc Thursday to con
sider the ravine bridge question.
The sexton reports no interments during the
past few weeks and thinks his prospec 1 . slim to
make a living by other folks dying.
The exterior of the Baptist church has been
completed. It is by far the prettiest model iu the
suburbs.
A steer lost last 8eptember has been found in
possession of Thornton Allen, colored, who lives
a few miles from towu. It was stolen from Luciu i
Torbert, colored, in Lee county. The former
shows that lie bought the steer from a third
party, who will be arrested as a thief.
Santa Glaus in Girard.
If you want cheap Toys, Christmas and Holiday
Goods don’t forget to call on II. A. Hyde, at the
Girard Bakery, before going to Columbus to get
them, and you will be sure not to go. I have a
fall line of Christmas and Holiday Goods, and I
am bound to close them out by the first of Jan
uary next. One thousand piesents to be given
away. If you only buy 5 cents* worth of goods
of me you get a present. Respectfully,
H. A. Hyde.
A School Wanted.
A school for the ensning year, by a qualified
teacher. For references write to the following
gentlemen: Rev. G. G. N. MacDonell, Rev.
Walker Lewis. Messrs. A. M. Brannon, W. R.
Bedell, T. Pearce, Columbus, Ga. Address A. S.
H., P. O. Box 93, Columbus, Ga.
dec2 eodOt w2fc
J. J. Wood.
Wholesale and retail dealer in Family and
Fancy Groceries, Canned and Shelf goods, for
eign and domestic Fruits and Nuts, and fall line
family supplies.
mkrchantb and retail dealers.
I solicit a share cf your patronage. I am head
quarters for sweet Florida Oranges, Northern
Apples, Rutabaga Turnips and Cabbage. Re
ceiving them direct from the groves, orchards and
farms. Dealer in whole, halves and quarter
boxes Raisins; Figs in quarter pound to 10 pound
boxes; Prunes, Dates, Cocoanuts, etc. Confec
tionery, stick and fancy Candies. With an ex
perience of twelve years in handling pure sugar
goods, I believe I can please the trade. I have a
stock of fancy and stick Candies second to none
in this city. They were bought right, and will
sell them low for cash. I have a large stock of
Fire' Crackers, all sizes; and Fire Works will
have to be seen to be appreciated. These goods
Ppropose to sell as low as any house here. I
only ask the Retail Trade to examine my ttock
and get prices before buying.
to the housewife and heads op families.
See my stock ot goods and get prices. I have
every engredient for your fruit cake.
J. J. Wood.
nov28-se4t) 1026 Broad St., north Central Hotel.
H. F. GILBERT,
Attorney-at-Law, Columbus, Ga.
Prompt attention given to all business. Office
over R. S. Crane. swp4 dly
F. G. WILKINN,
General Auctioneer, Real Eatote,
Stock And Bond Agent.
Special attention given administrators’, execu
tors’ and assignees’ sales, selling and renting
Real Estate at public or private sale. Office over
Abbott A Newsom’s corner.
For Sale—My Residence on Broad street.
jell tf F. G. WiLvmi
Store IIoumcn, Etc., for Nnle.
I offer for sale ray property situated at the
junction of First avenue, Fourteeth and Warren
streets, comprising two large storerooms, with
six large rooms in second story, Warehouse,
Stables, Wagon Sheds, etc. The lot measures
137 feet front. This is one of the best business
locations in Columbus.
Columbus, Ga.
The Progress That Is Being-Made on the
Georgia Midland.
i Meeting ofthe Ilf rectors Yesterday—The Survey
of the rolumbiiN and Florida—The Work on the
(’olanibu* and Western Extension.
Tracklaying on the Midland reached Waverly
Hall yesterday. Mr. T. J. James has taken per
sonal management of thc tracklaying gang and
work will rapidly progress from now on. Capt.
T. Jiff Bates if now in charge ofthe trestle piling
on this road. All grading for tho first forty miles
ofthe road is now complete. The last camp this
side of tho mountain moves this week. The
heading of thc tunnel is in fitly feet of comple
tion. Daylight will show through Piuo moun
tain by the 1.5th. The force sent down from
North Carolina is at w >rk between Griffin and
McDoiymgh. The progressive profiles of the
company show seventy miles of completed road.
A regular schedule will be put on by the 20th.
Following is a list of t je stations on tho Mid
land’s first division—viz., 07 miles -Columbus to
McDonough :
Columbus.
•Flat Rock.
EUerslie.
Waverly Hall.
•Mulberry.
Shiloh.
•Nebula.
Warm Springs.
Woodbury. «
Jenkinsville.
Wiiliamsville.
Concord.
Steancsville.
Griffin.
Pomona.
McDonough.
Those marked * are now flag stations.
Chief Engineer Green has just returned from a
trip over most of tho road, and reports good pro
gress along thc line.
We understand that Mr. R. F. Carter wfll be
the agent at EUerslie and Mr. Pitts at
Waverly Hall, both of whom, besides being fully
capacitated for thc positions, have been staunch
friends of the Midland.
Telephone 102 harf been put up at Waverly Hall.
No. 101 will probably be moved to EUerslie.
Bills for timber and other preparations have
been put in shape for the early building of the
depots and section houses. We have seen the
architect’s designs for the Columbus terminal
buildings. They are handsome and convenient.
At a meeting of the board of directors held yes*
terday, Mr. A. Illges was elected a director fa fill
the vacancy caused by the death of G. P. Swift, jr.
Mr. J. F. Flournoy was elected to the position of
vice-president. A committee was appointed to
adopt resolutions of respect to the memory of Mr.
Swift, who was one of the earnest, strongest and
best friends of the Midland. Dr. N. J. Bussey,
Theo. M. Foley and B. T. Hatcher are the com
mittee, and Mr. G. Gunby Jordan, president of
the Georgia Midland construction company, was
requested fa act with them.
The ColuinbuM Sonthern.
The engineer corps in charge ofthe above road
has reached Albany. They are now en route to
Richland, from which point they will run a now
line via C’usseta to Columbus. Mr. Cowan will
reach the city to-day and will have ready fa lay
before the company on Monday or Tuesday
profiles and estimates of cost of thc preliminary
line. We understand that a good feasible line
has been secured. After the surveying party
reaches Columbus it is the intention of the com
pany fa run a line to Tallahassee via Buinbridge.
We think the people of the entire section fa
be benefited are wide awake as to the value of
this new road.
The Columbus and Western.
Some of the new track on the Birmingham ex
tension has already been laid. A large lot of
steel rails have arrived in Savannah for this road.
The very stringent terms of the contract,
together with the high standing of the contrac
tors, leaves no room for doubt that the extension
will be complete beiore next September. That
means solid trains from Kansas City to Savan-
nah— all through Columbus, Ga., which is the
most important city on the line.
FOR SALE.
25 Shares Eagle and Phenix Factory Stock.
$5000 Americus, Preston and Lumpkin Rail
road 7 percent Bonds.
20 Shares Merchants and Mechanics’ Bank
Stock.
$1000 Columbus Ice Co. Stock. Profits last
year over expenses 12 per cent.
WANTED.
City of Columbus 5 per cent. Bonds.
See me before you buy or sell. I can always do
as well, and often several points better, than any
one else. JOHN BLACK HAR.
GIRARD GLEANINGS.
The Question ofthe Hour, and IV hat the People
Have to Say About It—( rowelI’s Cat and Dog
Story—Minor New* Note*.
The citizens generally were much exercised |
yesterday over the action of the Alabama legisla- i
ture which virtually enforces prohibition in Rus- j
sell county, and closes the whisky shops in Live- j
ly and Girard. The minimum state, county and ;
corporation tax will he in these places $575, but it j
is understood the trustees will fix the corporation j
tax at $700, thus making the total tax $1000 to
correspond with Browneville.
Influential petitions were sent up by the friends i
and opponents of the measure, hut the temper
ance men carried the day.
The friends of temperance are quite jubilant,
and say thi* action portends a hopeful future for
Girard, while the “wet men” argue that it will
cut off $100 from the school fund aud greatly in
jure the trade of l!ie merchants.
The result must be developed by the future, but
until Columbus goes dry men who want whisky
will have an easy going thing.
Crowell’* Cat and Dog Story.
It is reported of Rev. John Crowell, well known
novlS se,tu&thu tf
At. Luke Cliureti.
The members of this congregation who are in
arrears in any way, either for support of pastor
or for any subscriptions, will oblige the board of
stewards by bringing their dues fa church to
morrow morning. Quite a large amount is be
hind. The children of the Sunday school who
have not handed in their misionary boxes will
please bring them to Sunday school. decll 2t
Dr. Netli N. Jordan,
Operating Surgeon and Physician. Residence,
Sammis House, east side front street, opposite
Lowell Warehouse. Telephone No. 2; Office,
Carter’s drug store. tf
RUNNING SCHEDULE.
Columbus Street Rnilroml Compary.
On and after to-day the cars on this line will
run so as to make close connections at each
switch.
The first car will leave Rose Hill at 7 a. m. and
every fifteen minutes thereafter until 8;45 p. m.,
passing each switch at intervals of fifteen min- '
utes.
The last car to run at night will leave Rose j
Hill at 10 p. in., and returning, leave Greer’s !
corner at 10:45 p. rn,
A car will run regularly to and from the pas
senger depot and be on time for the arrival and |
departure of all passengei trains.
The clocks in each car were presented to the !
company by Mr. C. Schomburg, jeweler, who will j
keep them regulated. J. B. Wkjsiger,
dec5eodlw . Superintendent, j
Killed liy a Train.
Braddock, Pa., December 11.—The fast
train on the Pennsylvania railroad, going
east, last evening came thundering around
a short curve near the depot, striking a
party of four young people who wore not
aware of the approaching train until it
was upon thorn. Bridget McCarthy and
John Toole were killed instantly. Thc
others were not injured!
Not Joining.
Pittsburg, December 11.—The reports
that have been in circulation for several
days to the effect that the engineers of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Co. were joining
the knights of labor are pronounced un
true and ridiculous by the members of the
brotherhood of locomotive engineers.
A Row In tho Louisville Legion.
Louisville, Ky., peeember 10.—There
is a big row in the Louisville Legion, Ken
tucky State National Guards, which prom
ise to result in the mustering out of Com-
f iany F, so well and favorably known
hrough the south as one of the crack
drilling corps. A general batallion drill
was ordered for last night. When the
hour to form for the drill arrived, Major
Coen ordered Captain Grinstead and
Company F to fall in line. Captain
Grinsteaa, who was present in citizen’s
clothes, refused to obey, and encouraged
his men to refuse to obey the order. The
excuse he gave for disobedience after tho
drill had closed was that he wished hi*
company to be in the best possible triin
for the coming drill in Washington, and,
therefore, wanted to avoid too much work.
He feared the drilling might be overdone.
This evening Major Coen ordered Captain
Grinstead under arrest for mutinous action,
and it is likely a court-martial will result.
The company stand by their captain, and
in all probability the row will result in
their mustering out.
Hang* 1 *! by a Mob.
Chattanooga, December 11. — Last
night about 11 o’clock, p. m., a mob of
masked and unknown men visited thc jail
at Ringgold, Catoosa county, Ga., and alter
overpowering the jailer took out two pris
oners named Geo. S. Parks and Monroe
Smith, both negroes, and hanged them to
a tree, where they were found this morn
ing and cut down by the authorities. Both
negroes have been engaged in rob
bing and burning houses in north
Georgia for some months, and had come
to he a terror to the community. Smith
confessed thc crimes of which the two had
been guilty. The lutest crime was the rob
bery and attempted burning of a family
residence near Ringgold, on which occa
sion Smith soid they had plotted to murder
everybody in the house, rob the.building
and then lire it. There is no clue to the
identity of the lynchers.
Alleged Libeler* to be Tried.
City of Mexico, December 11.—Prelim
inary judicial proceedings have been taken
to bring criminal libel suits against the
authors of recent reports regarding Minis
ter Manning’s conduct at a private dinner.
The governor of the federal district is
active in trying to detect the sources of
these reports. The physician who has
been in attendance on Minister Manning
says he has been suffering from two dis
tinct complaints—a distressing umbilical
affection and incipient pneumonia. Min
ister Manning is at the legation discharg
ing the ordinary duties of his office.
MARKET* BY TELEGRAPH,
rollon.
Liverpool, December 11.—Noon. — Cotton-*
I Spot business moderate; middling uplands
j 5'.,d. orlenn* 5 :, ..d: sales 12,000 bales for speett-
I latiou and exnort 1,000 halos.
| Receipts 3,300 bales - all American.
Futures opened steady at following quota
tions :
December 5 12-64dfa)5 13444
I December and January 5 I3-64d
January and February 5 12-64d.
j February and March 5 13-64d(u>5 12-444
March and April 5 14-64d(aj5 15-044
J April and May 5 17-64dfa;5 18444
May and June 5 19-64d#5 20-644
June and July 8 21-64d#5 22444.
July and August
1 p. m.—Hales to-day include 10,100 bales of
American.
Futme-c Decembers 1544d sellers; Decern bet
and January. 5 1444d value; January and Feb
ruary. 5 1444d value; February and March*
5 14-04d buyers; March and April, 5 1444d buyers;
April and May. 5 lfMMri buyers; May and Juno,
6 2-04d seller*; June ami .July, 5 2344d sellers;
July and August, 6 2544a value. Futursc
closed steady.
VISIBLE SUPPLY.
New York, Dec. J1 The total visible supply of
cotton for the world is 2,729,551, of which 2,397,-
151 is American, against 2,707,021, and 2,413,221
respectively last your. Receipts at all interior
towns 141,020. Receipts from plautaions, 269,133.
Crop in sight 3,721,867 halos.
New York, December 11—Cotton market quiet,
steady; sales 60 bales; middling uplands at
objC, Orleans 0 ll-10c.
Consolidated net receipts 35,802 bales; exports
Great Britain 18,818, continent 22,083, Fnano*
4472; stock 078,616.
NEW YORK FUTURES.
New York, December 11.—Net recetot* and
groHf 151. Future* closed oarely steady, salea
166,000 bales, as follows :
December 9 47-100(1$ 9 48-100
January 9 49-100# 9 50-100
February 9 66-100
March ,...> 9 71 100
April 9 81-100# 9 82-100
May 9 91-100# 9 92-100
June 10 01-100#10 02-100
July 10 09-100tol0 10-100
August 10 16-lOWqHO 17-100
I ^Galveston, December 11.—Cotton firm; mid-
lings at 9c; net receipts 5307, gross 5307; sale*
2637; stock 127.765; exports to continent 00^«
Great Britain 00; France 00.
Savannah, Gu., December 11.—Cotton market
quiet; middlings at 9c; net receipts 7182,
gross 7182; sales 1650; stock 126,211; exports to
Great Britain 8225, to continent 6333.
Nkw Orleans, December 11.—Cotton market
quiet; middlings at 9' H ; net receipts 10,177,
grow 12,357; sales 3000; stock 325,402; export*
fa Great Britain 4100, to continent 6072, Franoa
4472.
Charleston, December 11.—Cotton market
quiet, firm; middlings at 9' rC; net receipts 2883;
receipts 2883; sales 700; stock 75,625; ex>
ndrts to Great Britain 4400, to continent 0O{
France 00.
GEORGIA NECTJRITIEN.
Corrected by Jehn Blaekmar, Geiui*
ban, Ga.
STOCK AND BOND BROKER.
RAILROAD BONDS.
Americus, Preston and Lumpkin 1st
mortgage 7s 100 #101
Atlantic and Gulf 7s 117 011!
Augusta and Knoxville 7 per cent 114 Hi
Augusta, Gib#on aud Sandersville 7
per cent 1st mortgage 104 10$
Central con mortgage 7s 118 £U4
Columbus and Rome 1st 6s, endorsed
Central R. R.; 104 010$
Columbus and Western 1st mortgage
6s, endorsed by Central R. R 103 #101
Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta 1st
mortgage 114 #111
Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta 4s
2d mortgage 110 #113
Gainesvilc, Jefferson and Southern
1st mortgage guaranteed 118 111
Gainesville, Jefferson and Southern
2d mortgage Ill lit
Georgia Railroad 6s 106 #103
Mobile and Girard 2d mortgage en
dorsed by Central Railroad 108 #103
Montgomery and Eufaula 1st mort
gage 6s and Centra Railroad 108 #103
Ocean Steamship 4 per cent, guaran
teed by C. R. R. 104 10ft
Savannah, Florida and Western 6 per
cent 104 103
South Georgia and Florida 1st, en
dorsed by state of Georgia, 7 per
cent 118 #113
South Georgia aud Florida 2d, 7 per
cent Ill #113
Western R. R. Alabama 1st mortgage,
endorsed by Central Railroad 107 #113
Western Alabama 2d mortgage, en
dorsed 110 #111
RAILROAD STOCKS.
Atlanta and West Point 101 #1M
Atlanta and West Point 6 per cent.
scrip 108 #10$
Augusta and Savannah 7 per cent 127 #18$
Central common 121 #123
Central railroad 6 per cent, scrip 101 $103
Georgia 10 percent 192 #193
Mobile and Girard per cent, guar
anteed by Central R. R 24 # 25
Southwestern 7 per cent. guaranteed..l29 #13$
CITY BONDS.
Atlanta 6s 105 #107
Atlanta 7s 112 #11$
Augusta 7s 109 #113
Augusta 6s 103 #105
Columbus 7s 112 #118
Columbus 5s 101 #108
LaOrange 7s 100 #101
Macon 6s 110 #111
Savannah 5s 102 #108
STATE BONDS.
Georgia 4%s 106 #107
Georgia 6s 103 #104j4
Georgia 7s, 1896 120 #121
Georgia 7s, 1890 Ill #113
FACTORY STOCKS.
Eagle and Phenix 99 #103
Muscogee 95 # 90
Georgia Home Insurance Company 185 #143
BANK STOCKS.
Chattahoochee National 10 per cent...175 #210
Merchants’ A Mechanics’ 10 per cent..l24 #12$
MISCELLANEOUS.
Confederate Coupon Bonds 1 # 2
& co.
Because of the had weather
of Friday and Saturday last,
we will repeal tho Bargains
that we offered on those days
on Monday and Tuesday of
the coming week,
j Monday, December 13th,
we will offer nil our Plain and
Fancy Velvets, Velveteens and
Plushes ; also Black crapes at
: cost.
Tuesday, December 14th,
we will again offer our Rib-
| hons and Ornaments at cost.
Ladies should not fail to
call on those days, for it is
now a known fact that when
j we advertise bargains we have
I i hem to offer.
k CO.
