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C. W. HANCOCK, Proprietor
HANCOCK & WARREN Editors
Friday, April 25.1881.
Offi* 5 '* 1 Organ of City of Amencua.
Official Organ of Sumtor County
Official Organ of Schley County.
Official Organ of Webster County
Th« Official Notice* of w none
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PUBLISHER’S NOTICE.
*7* P*7 a hundreds of dollars of unpaid
* uoscriptionsto thp Republican upon onr
W* have waited patiently and lm-
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nottfyua whoar, ° naWe to pay will please
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_ fnd intend to pay, will
out their good intentions and
i middle Florida
At the l’exton Hotel, in Omaha, the
waiters move round the table on skates.
The bill has passed the Senate for
bidding the using of bicycles, tricyclei
etc., on the highway.
The right-of-way for the railroad has
been given from Andersonville to Ella
ville except by three land owners.
Arthur’)* chances are about equal
those of a clawless cat in the Stygei
territory, or a tailless tanrus in the
midst of au army of horse lies.
According to the Clarion, Mr. Lit
Mayohss carried to Camilla i
■hell turtle weighing 70 ponndi
recitation on the subject from oc
friend, Jessie New, is the nextthi
Six
congressional districts in t
State of New York will send an'
Arthur delegates to the Chicago co
vention. Mr. Arthur’s chances for
nomination at Chicago are said to
naxt to hopeless.
The question as to who Schley w
propose as Senator for the thirteenth
district has cooled eft' a little; and tb.
representative question hss been sprung
with II. G. Daniel, H. II. Singletary
and T. B. Myers among the named.
5,402,004 hogs were pa:kei in
west during the winter of ’83 and ’84
with an average gross weight of 251
The number of hogs was less, but the
average weight raoie than those pack
ed during the previous winter.
Pensacola”lost $35,000 by a I
Monday the l lth. Insurance $28,000,
and on the next Wednesday another
fire broke out in the city and destroyed
property to about the value off100,000
with insurance covering probably
third of the loss.
Brunswick’* Need.
Brunswick won f 1,000 in the recent
chicken fights in Savannah and then
atarted her firemen to Macon en th«
Sunday train. Let’s take up a collec
tion and send her a few missionaries
and adot of Bibles.
The Atlanta correspondent of the
Macon Telegraph writes that the lat
est information from Washington,
from a reliable source, is that Presi
dent Arthur will tender the Judgeship
for the Southern District of Georgia to
Captain Mercer, of Savannah.
It is now said that Jndge A. C. Pate
will not bo a candidate for Congrei
from the third district of Georgia, but
that he desires re-election to the Jndg-
ship of the Oconee circuit. He will
probably be opposed by Col. C. C.
Kibbce, of Hawkinsville.-Home Jour
nal.
Only last May Senator Fair, of Ne
vada, was divorced from his wife, who
received five million dollars from him.
The story now is that the two an
willing, if not auxions, to re-marry,
and if Fair gets back his five million!
and Mrs. Fair gets back her husband,
it will be a fair thing all ’ronnd.
According to the statistics of the
Paper World, the cotton raised
South last year was 7,000,000 hales;
cotton seed, besides what was saved for
planting, 2,500,000 tons; cotton seed
oil, if seed was propeily pressed, 10,-
600,000; and hulls 17,000,000 tons,
which, if used to make paper pulp,
would yield 800,000 tons of papei
The U. S. Senate has passed a
to aid education in the States which
appropriates $77,000,000. This it
one way to reduce the suiplus revenue.
—the immense provision bill is anoth
er. Now let tho “Revenue Seniors'
vote themselves additional salaries, s
as to have an excuse to keep up the
heavy tax on the people, and call it
“protective tariff.”
The government will lose nothing
by calling in trade dollars at their
value. The trade dollar continnes 420
grains, the standard dollar 412$ grains.
In every 100 trade dollars the govern
ment acquires 42,000 grains of silver,
which will make 101 atandsrd dollars
and 837$ grains over, making alto
gether about fl80 profit on the trans
action, less cost of minting, which is
trifling.
The plea of drunkenness in crim
inal cases meets with the most decided
opposition from the New York Coart
of Appeal. A man charged with mur
der confessed the facts, bnt introduced
proof to show that the crime was com
mitted in a state of intoxication that
waa frenzy, and hence he conld not
have formed en intelligent intern, nor
controlled his actions. The court he’d
that “voluntary intoxication of one
who without provocation commits a
homicide, although amounting to a
frenzy, does not exempt him from the
•ame legal inferences upon the ques*
tSon of intent which are applicable to a
.person perfectly sober.”
Tho New Orleans Exposition.
Governor McDaniel has appointed
Captain John A. Cobb, of Americas,
an auxiliary commissioner to the New
Orleans Exposition foryhe Third Con
gressional District, and he is empow
ered to arrange for the collection, trans
portation and display of articlei in
tended for the exhibition. The ap
pointment of Captain Cobb is a most
excellent one, and we are satisfied that
he will go to work at once and get
a splendid exhibit from old Snmter.
This Exposition will be the grand
est Cotton Exposition which has prob
ably ever been held, and it is destined
to accomplish a vast amount of good
for the South.
In order that our entire section may
make a creditable display at New Or
leans, perfect organizition should
formed. There should be organization
in the various counties, which should
report to the district commissioners,
who, in tarn should report to the State
Commissioners, in whom is vested im
mediately theentire exhibitofthe State.
In this way, and this alone, can Geor
gia do herself fall justice at New Or
leans.
The district commissioners will ap
point a commissioner in each county
their respective districts, and this will
be the nucleus for ti e county organiza
tions. It is to he hoped the people
Snmter will move promptly and
neatly in this matter, and see that their
county is fully represented at the New
Orleanr Exposition.
Tlie Whig Party.
Norcross, Longatreet, Thornton
have improvised a Gabriel'
trumpet of their own, and profess
have tooted up the dead Whig party.
We loved that party and we cherish
i memory with tenderness, but we'
afraid of ghosts, and we are inclined
suspect that if the resurrection were
real—if the deceased had actnally ref*
ugeed and exodusted from the land
ghouls and goblins, the illnstrions par
tridge cater would guail before the
ghastly vision.
Could any thing be more unuttera
bly silly and ridiculous than the action
of this conclave?
A corporal’s guard of men who
pessimal political hucksters, social
pigmies and intellectual animalcule
propose to revolutionize the pnblie
sentiment of this great conntry, by
ing the prestige and invoking the
oemories belonging to a single word
>f four letters. Oh, folly! where is
thy limit? Oh, shame! where is thy
blush?
The Morrison Tariff Bill.
The tariff bill is now up for debate
i the house, and it is the general opin
•n that it will be an extended discus
on of the subject. Mr. Randall is the
sderof the opposition to the bill. One
f our cotempcraries says that “the
democracy of Mr, Randall’s home state,
under his own especial guidance and
direction, declare against his pelicy of
inaction. They emphatically deman i
m adjustment of the existing tar-
ift duties as will bo consistent with the
principles of a reqe'nue tariff. If the
Morrison bill does not satisfactorily
comply with these principles, let Mr.
Randall offer a substitute which will
tccomplish an adjustment of existing
duties to the revenue basis. Any vot*
t the consideration of the tariff
on will be contrary to the letter
ud the spirit of the Pennsylvania plat
form. The Morrison bill professes
lep in the direction of a revenue
tariff, and if it does not satisfy Mr Ran
dall it is his duty to show his party
associates in the house how it may be
perfected. Let him frame a bill repeal
ing all the internal revenne taxes and
idjusting the tariff duties on a'revenue
continuing none at a figure cal
culated to discourage revenue. When
through with the work he will
find he has been compelled to make
radical reduction of the duties than
the Morrison bill proposes. If he
itand on that platform, however, Mor-
i, Carlisle and the other reformers
will cheerfnlly join him..’
Lest Toesdsy, the 15th, the U. 8
mail made its first call at La Crosse
Schley connty. The mail will arrive
there every morning except Sunday, at
half-past 10 o’clock, en route from Bu
sts to Amsricus. Up
the Sumter Republican and the Tele
graph and Messenger are the only pa
pers received at the office. Those who
benefitted by the office, if they feel
inclined to be under obligations,
• them to ye editor forgetting up
the petition, Judge Crisp for securing
the establishment of the postoffice, and
H. H. Singletary for acting postmas-
Biographical Sketches.
We proposed some time sgo to pub
lish at intervals, brief biographical
ketches of farmers and others who have
been successful in indnstrialpnrsnita. In
compliance with that purpose we pub-
in this issue, as the first of the
i, a condensed statement of the
prominent events in the life of
Mr. C. C. Sheppard. Other sketches
will follow as we may be able to ob-
them and have space for their in
sertion. %
Editor Lamar objects to Tildsn’i
whisper. He should remember that
conscience, itself, speaks with “a still,
small voice.”—Sumter Republican.
That’s all trne enough; but our con
temporary will find it difficult to show
that conscience would make a good
nominee for the Presidency.—Tele-
egraph and Messenger.
Yes, and our esteemed neighbor will
find it eqnally as difficult to prove that
proposing Mr. Tilden’s voice as
nominee for the Presidency.
Farmers should be careful how they
let croppers and wager hands get ahead
of their wages in this section for the
railroad is exciting them wonderfully.
If contractors hire one at all along the
line they will pay fifty cents per day
for fifty cents’ worth of work, or if a
hand does a dollar’s worth of work in
a day, be will be paid a dollar for it.
The contractor will be the judge ia all
cases and not the laborer.
To the Pastors mod Members
tkelLE. Church South in
the Americas District.
The Centenary Committee of the
Americas District, South Georgia An
neal Conference, at a meeting held
Cnthbert, April 16th, adopted the fol
lowing resolutions and recommenda
tions, with the request that the papers
within the bonnds of the District
please publish them.
Resolved, That it is deemed advisa
ble to hold a Centenary Mass Meeting
in each pastoral charge, where it ia
practicable, and that the Quarterly
Conference be requested to select the
place, and appoint a committee to make
all necessary arrangements for conduct
ing the same.
Resolved, That the objects present
ed by the Central Committee—Mis
sions, Church Extension and Educ
tion—be preased upon the attention
our people in all these Centenary s«
vices, and that they be nrged to make
liberal contributions, as an expresaii
of gratitude to God for His goodness
Resolved, That the pastors and
Sunday School superintendents be re
quested to bring our Centenary cele
bration to the attention of their respec
tive schools, and to provide for Chil
dren's Centenary services, on the s
ond Sunday in May, as suggested
the report of the Annual Conference
Centenary Committee.
Resolved, That the pastors
quested to furnish information
People, through the pulpit and other
agencies, concerning our history, poli
ty and doctrines, preparatory to the
special Centenary services to be held ‘
their respective charges.
As information on these subjects
indispensable to the success of
Centenary celebration, we recommend
and urge that the pastors make dili
gent efforts, personally, and through
committees to extend the circulation
our church periodicals, especially the
Wesleyan Christian Advocate, the
Advocate of Missions, and the IFo-
Missionary Advocate. We
recommend, also, that each pastor keep
Centenary book, ia which shall be
entered the Centenary gifts of hi
charge, giving the name of the
tribntor, amount, and special object of
each contribution, which shall be made
matter of record by the recording
Stewart, in the record book of the
Quarterly Conference.
G. G. N. MacDoxell,
N. W. Dozier,
F. A. Branch.
Committee.
Other papers in the District pies
copy-
The emancipstion of the slaves
Cuba began in 1879, when all above
the age of fifty-five were freed. The
emancipation act provided that slaves
from fifty to flity-five should'be liber
ated in September, 1880; those be
tween forty-five and fifty in Septei
her, 1882; those between forty and
forty-five in September, 1884; those
between thirty-five and forty in Sep
tember, 1886; those between thirty and
thirty-five in September, 1888, and
those under thirty years of age
There remain now less than 140,000
slaves on the island. The probability
appears to be that the Queen of the
Antilles, with so large a negro isola
tion, will fall into the political condi
tion of other of the West Indies whose
people are so largely African.
In the Cabinet circle all religions
meet,” says the Washington <
pondent of the 8t. Louis Olohe Demo
crat. “The President is a High
Chnrch Episcopalian, although his fa
ther waa a Baptist preacher, and his
listers are all members of that church.
Secretary Folgsr is a Presbyterian,
ta with the pastor’s family at the
New York Avenue Church, where
Seoretary Frelinghuysen and his fsmi-
and Postmaster-General Gresham
and his family also attend. Secretary
Lincoln, like his father, is a Presbyte
rian, bat his wife is from a strong
Methodist family, and they generally
attend that church. Secretary Chan
dler and his family go to the Unitarian
Church, and are of the advanced and
liberal thinkers of that body. Attor
ney-General Brewster and his wife al
ways worship at the Epiphany, tbs
largest and most fashionable of the
Low-Church Episcopal congregations.
Secretary Teller and hia wife are very
devout Methodists.
Outside of the “Solid South'
Democracy will lequira 48 electoral
votes to gain the Presidency and it
therefore seems that the policy of the
party should be some scheme to cap
ture 48 votes. New York can give 36
of them and it ia usually a Democratic
State. New Jersey can give 9, Indiann,
15, Connecticut 6, California and Ne
vada 11. Each of these is probably
Democratic, and it is to these States
that the Democrats mast look.
Ohio is the only other State the
Democrats have any hope of carrying.
It looks like New York was the man
Brown House vs Lanier House.
Here’s the way Editor Ponder, of
the Rome Courier, pnta it down
Onr company had already engaged
quarters at the Lanier House; but the
accommodations of the house were so
miserably poor that our boys declined
to remain at the place a second day. A
bard, knotty ootton mattress, one sheet
and a light spread, which looked as if
it might have enjoyed ten years ser
vice already, comprised the bed com
forts offered onr party, while the din
ing room fare was not half so good as
way station restaurant.
Tuesday night Oapt. Gwaltney
gaged quarters for his eompany
Brown House, where the boys were
elegantly entertained daring the net of
their atay in the Central City.
Mrs. T.M. Wheeler, of New York,
noeived the f1,000 prize offered for the
handsomest design in wall paper, It ia
known as the’bee pattern,* and repre
sents golden-winged bees in a wealth of
elover blossoms. The second prise was
won by Miss Clark. Her design is a
gold fisklag net on a light ground, with
dado of aeaweeds and a frieze of sea-
shells. This is quite a triumph of the
i, as quite a number oi men artiste
ia competition.
Physicians use 8 hriner’s Indian Ver
mifuge in their practice and pronounce
it a first class article. Atrial will con-
vines the most skeptical of its intrinsic
A SAD SUICIDE.
CAPTAIN GEOBOE 3. LUNSFORD ENDS
EARTHLT TROUBLES.
Macon Telegraph, 17.
A telephone message was received up
town yesterday evening about 6:30
o’clock that the dead body of a man
had been found in the old cemetery,
near the oompress.
Lieutenant Wylie, officer Golden
and Captain Denton went down at
once to remove the body, which proved
to be that of Captain George J. Luns
ford, well known in Macon as a for
mer conductor on the Sonthwestern
railroad.
He was found by a negro named
Scip Collins, who passed the cemetery
a few minutes before six o’clock. Scip
says be saw what he supposed to be a
man drunk or asleep in the corner of
the old cemetery next to the compresi
and as he seemed so still he approach
ed and seeing no'signs of awaking, be
and was written in a small hand
both aides of one sheet of common i
paper. The writing betrayed no ]
▼oneness in the hand of the writer. It
read as follows:
Macon. April
'Ah, death, the poor man’s sweet friend—
The kindest and the best;
Welcome, when by aged limbs laid to rest
—ith thee.
_j great, the wealthy fear thy blows—
From pomp and pleasure turn.
But oh, a blessed relief to those
Who weary and to mourn.”
“Coroner Bibb County—Dear Sib;
You, as a judicial officer, will be called
upon to investigate my case. Sufficient
for you to know that I have died by
my own hands. A few requests and
am done: Bury me in the cemetery;
have a lot there, wherein is a father
and child. I do not wish any prelii
ries subsequent to usual interments;
washing or dressing. Put me awai
as decently as your duty requires,
have no means by which lean aid you.
The county will have to foot the bill
friends or family to assist,
die I have lived, poor and neglected.
This letter is your private property,
and I enjoin upon you its sanctity,
have no fear of the future. All I think
will lie well with me.
“Farewell, light, thy sunshine bright,
And all beneath the sky;
May coward shame, distant in name,
The - retch who does not die.
Respectfully, Geo. J. Lunsford.
Edgerton and National Hotels show.
He had been living in Atlanta lor
time, but recently made a trip to Flor
ida, and it was on his return from that
State when he stopped in Macon. Our
reporter endeavored to find some
ho had seen him on Tuesday, but'
the day
than on
wards
Beasly. The
him farther
'clock. He was soon after-
;n by Mr. Wylie Jones,
’clock, talking to Mr. Joe
shortly afterwards
separated, and it waa supposed he went
down to the old cemetery and swallow
ed the morphine.
Mr. Lunsford was probably the old-
t printer in the State. He worked
. the Patriot and Statesman
ledgeville in 1625, and on the Macon
Telegraph at its foundation in Novem
ber, 1826. and afterwards on the Geor
gia Messenger. He wi
twelve years a conductor on the South
western railroad. Many years ago he
informed, in Tennei
nnusnally healthy man, ot
constitution, and had more tl
nary intelligence.
For several years after the
is not engaged in any regular em
ployment. About three years ago he
* * Cartersville, and waa employ
ee of the old printing offices
there. He assaulted a printer, threat
ened his life, for which he was confined
i jail and seat to the asylum for lunacy
short time. Since then he went to
Tennessee, where he had two married
daughters. About the close of last
week he returned to Macon and lodged
at the Edgerton Hotel, saying that he
had no money, bnt had secured em
ployment in a printing office at 8mith-
ville, and would go thither
days. He was kindly treated by the pro
prietor of the hotel. He left the Edger-
ton and reported at the National, relat
ing the same story he told at the Edger-
i very kindly treated by
Mr. Jones, the proprietor. Hia valiae
i_ this hotel.
> was about 75 years old, bnt of
•o vigorous a constitution and active
mind that he did not appear to be over
CO years old. He has one daughter in
Macon, the wife of Prof. Willie Cheat
ham, the blind piano tnner.
Railroad Meeting Wednesday,
Lumpkin Independent 19th Inst
A meeting of citizens of this Connty
is hsld at the Conrt House on Wed-
nesday last, which was organized by
electing Dr. J. E- Carter Chairman and
R. R. Harrison Secretary. Dr. W A.
Gregory stated that the meeting was
called lor the purpose of hearing the
report of the Committee who went to
Preston last week in the interest of the
proposed railroad from Americas to
Lumpkin, and called upon Hon. R. F.
Watts to make the report. Mr. Watts
stated briefly what the committee did
’ i Preston, which was substantially aa
sported in The Independent last week.
Since then the Americas people have
fonnd it advisable to make a complete
change of tactics and come with a new
proposition which is, that if the people
of Snmter, Webster and Stewart will
grade, tie and bridge a road from Vien-
Dooly connty, to Americas, and
that the Central Railroad will equip
and run it. Mr. Watta was ot the
opinion that it was the best proposition
that conld be made and nrged its aooep-
On motion of Hon. J. B. Richardson
the report of the Committee was receiv-
and thanks extended for the manner
which the dnty had been performed.
Col. Samnel H. Hawkins, of Amer-
ns, being present was invited to ad
dress the meeting. Mr. Hawkins ex
plained the aitnation of Railroad mat
ters in his oommuaity, and the efforts
which are being made to secure a road
running East and West. While his
people had been very anxious to build
the road from Hawkinsville to Amer-
” fi**t they had decided to poet pone
t on that line for the present and
in order to conform to the wishes of the
people of Stewart County to concen
trate on the speedy building of the road
from Americas to Lumpkin which is
considered as of paramount importance
to all other enterprises. When his
committee fonnd the citizens of Web
ster oonnty divided, some being com
mitted to the 8mithville and Preston
enterprise, it became necessary to har
monise matters ia Webster and with
this end in view the America* commit
tee went to Savannah to oonfer wiih
Mr. Raoul, President of the Central.
Mr Rsonl etrongly favor* the building
of tb* road from Americas to Preston
and thence to Lampkin and agrees
iron and equip the road on the m
favorable term*. It is thought that the
Webster county people can be induced
to accept the proposed change from
8mithvill* to Americas which will in-
rare the epeedy building of the road.
On the part of 8omter County, Col.
Hawkins agreed that they would grade
and tic the road to Lannahassee creek,
five or six miles this side of the Snmter
line. This will lighten the burden
Webster,and aa it has two large streams
to bridge, will need all the help they
can get. He suggested the immediste
procaring o. a charter and stated that
Americas wonld soon have an engineer
on theroadgnakinga survey of the route
The following resclntiun waa intro
duced by B. F. Harrel e«q., and unani
mously adopted.
Resolved, by this meeting that the
counties rf Snmter, Webster and Sti
•rt earnestly co-operate in the building
•»f a railroad from the city of Ami
to Lampkin and that we the citi»
** corporators of mid road the follow
ing named gentlemen from Stewart: J.
M. Scott, W. A. Gregory. J. B. Lati
mer aodJ. K Brrnum; and that the
• wo counties name their corpor
tors, t-»-wit, Snmter five and Webst
four, and that they, the said corpor
tors, meet at an early day and nr*a
i zi for the purpose of electing officsi
procuring the charter and securing the
necessary subscriptions tor said road at
the earlieu day and in their discretion
the most practicable way.
Mr. Joe May. of Webster, spoke foi
his connty and thought she wonld d<
all she could to farther the enterprise
Mr. Watts moved that a sab-direc
tory of five be appointed to raise sub
scriptions and attend to*other prelim
inary work. Motion carried, and th**
Chair appointed on that committee, U
F. Watts, J. M, Scott, W. A. Grego
ry, J. B. Griffin, and J. K. Birnum.
Calls ware made for Hon. W. W.
Fitzgerald, of Florence. He said that
he did not suppose that Florence wonld
be entirely ignored in this matter, in
fact he knew that she wouldn’t when
the snbsciption lists were handed ronnd
Was willing to aid in the work and if
these gentlemen from Americas don’t
come to time will baild a road for von
from Florence to Lnmpkin, which will
give you two routes to the east and
west on the Chattahoochee river.
While Mr. R. T. Humber preferred
to have the road extended through to
Florence he wonld cheerfully aid in
bringing it to Lnmpkin.
Mr. U. B. Harrold, of Americas, was
called for and stated that he was not a
speaker bnt a cotton merchant and a
bnsiness man. He meant business now
and’believed that* portion at Isast of
this year’s cotton crop wonld be moved
by the Americas and Lampkin Rail
road.
Other speaksrs offered encouraging
exprsssions.after which the meeting ad-
jonrned.
THE SITUATION
»nr opinion is very encouraging and
honestly believe the chances are
r bettei than ever before in the his
tory of Lampkin. Americas is forced
from sheer necessity to build a road to
Preston to retain the trade of Webi
'• She has aecnird (lie promised
the Central to back up the
terprise and equip and ran the road
through to Lnmpkin. By running th.
road from Americas to Preston the cea
tral has an opportunity to kill off thi
threatened competition from Ann
by connecting with the E. T. Y. «fc G
Hawkinsville, and also to give Pres
i railroad facilities which aie worth
ire to that town and can be obtained
ebeaper than to go to Smithville.
Now aa to Stewart Connty. We
offered an opportunity to conn ct with
the Central atm cost not exceeding tw<
thousand dollars a mile or in r*
numbers from eighteen to twenty
thousand dollars, which will grade and
tie the road to the Webster line. Th<
money can be raised and raised speedi
Iy. It will reqnire a strong and unite
effort thongb, and our people mnst pal
together like they do in Atlanta when
a pnblie enterprise ie started. Hang
out yoor wet blanket to dry and ify
want the road subscribe promptly to
and induce yonr friends and neigh «
to do likewise. If you will do this, wi
will have the road inside of
months.
How Kindness to an Outcast Led
to a Fortune.
Mias Fannie G. Porter, daughter of
Mr*. Elizabeth Porter, postmistrai
here, says a Russellville (Ky.) specii
to the Courier- Journal, was married
Ocala, Fla., on March 26th,
Clem Dickey, of Colorado, formerly of
Glasgow, Ky. Miss Porter is exceed-
'gly popular in Kentucky, where her
msny splendid qualities are known and
appreciated. Numerous congratula
tions have been sent to the young
couple from their friend* here.
There ie quite a romance in Miss
Porter’s life which, as it has n
been published, will be read with
terest. Over a year ago, late in
evening, she was walking with *
young lady friends here when an
gray haired, ragged tramp approached
the party. Her companions screamed
and ran away, bnt she walked leisurely
along and returned his sain tat kin.
The next day, and several days
terward, be took a position in front of
the postoffice and spent hoars watch
ing her. Finally be oame to a windo
where she was writing and spoke t _
her. She responded pleasantly, and
taking courage from her courtesy, the
old man asked her name. “Please
irrite it out for me,” be added.
and he plaoed the sheet of pa
GENERAL PRESENTMENTS
April Tes
■ 1SSI—Firs* V
We, the Grand Jury, etnpannelled
for the first week of thi April Term ol
Snmter Superior Court for the year
1884, beg leave to make the following
General Presentments;
We have appointed committees of
oar body to examine the books, offices,
and accounts of the various conuty
officers, and from report* made t
by these committee* we find the
neatly and correctly kept, and
pleasure in commending these public
servants for faithfulness, and efficiency
the performance of their respectivi
the old man contianed, “and I
like yon. Don’t yon know yon’re the
only person that has treated me with
any kindness for years. They say
that I am old and erasy, but don’t yon
1 have got lots of money,
from Americas to Preston and Lnmpkin * n . d I am going to leave it all.
that th« Gantral —:ii -—Miss Porter’s mother coming in at this
point, he repeated his remarks ‘ *"
and shaking handa with both the la
dies left.
_ Time passed oa, the old fellow had
disappeared and no one thought about
him. A few months ago the sheriff of
this connty reoeived a letter from a
certain town in Kentucky, which relat
ed that a tramp was fonnd dying in the
woods near there; that he had been tak
en in and cared for; that a letter waa
fonnd in hia pocket which explained
that money sufficient to pay his doc
tor’s bill and burial expenses would be
fonnd bid away in slothes. The sheet
of paper containing Miss Porter’s nams
was also found, and with it instrne-
tions to send all the papers to her;
also, that be had so many thousands of
dollar* in a bank in Tennessee, nam
ing the town and bank, and that it
was his wish that Miss Porter shonld
accept it.
The papers were sent to Miss Portsr
and were turned over by her to two
prominent attorneys of thie city, who
are now engaged in looking into the
matter. Miss Porter a short time ago
received a letter offering her $3,000 for
her interest in the old man’s estate if
she forfeit all claim to it. Tb* offer
was not accepted, and so the affair
rests for the present.. Her manv
friends throughout this section wish
her infinite success in both her romances.
As the duty of fixi
the J edge of the Connty Uourt tor i
next four years devolves upon ns,
have looked somewhat ch-rely into the
operations of that Court. We find
that since the organization of the same,
four years ago, the following amount
of business has been disposed of, t.»-
wit: Civil esses in quarterly conit, 413;
Civil cases in monthly conrt, 658;
criminal cases originating in the
Conuty Court, 312; criminal canes
transferred from Superior Conrt, 66.
Of this amount of bnsiaess all the civil
casss in the quarterly court, and all
the criminal cases transferred from the
Superior Oonrt would necessarily have
been tried in the Superior Conrt—a
mass of business sufficient to have kept
that court in session for an indefinite
period. And as the expenses of the
Superior Court while in session are
three or four times greater than the
expenses of the County Court for the
same number of days, it would teem
quit* evident that the County Conrt i*
saving of considerable money to the
connty. Werecommeud that the sala-
»y of the Judge of the County Conrt,
Under a law passed at the last
m oi the Legislature the funds aris
ing from fines and| forfeitures in thi*
court are paid as follows: One half to
the Connty Treasurer, to pay the sala
ry of the Jndge, witnesses and other
expenses of the conrt, and the other
half to |Say insolvent cost. We recom
mend that onr immediate represent!
i to be elected to the next Legisla
te requested to have the lav
above referred to so amended that the
whole of the fines, forfeitures and other
funds arising in the court be applied
the expenses thereof and no part go
any insolvent cost. And that the Jndg*
of the Connty Conrt have the m
ry notices of intention to hav<
amendments offered published
qnired by law.
As the finances of the conn
certainly among the most imp
nbjects upon which the Grand Jnry
re expected to report, we give the fol
lowing as the result of a very diligent
nqnirv upon that subject:
_ We find the books of connty C<
doners neatly and elegantly kept, auri
the expenditures of the board as show
‘ om vouchers of Connty Trea*nn
■em to be jndicions and with a strii
■gard to economy.
We find the (x.oks of Connty Trea'
rer correct, and all his vouchers prop-
•ly numbered and in place. His booki
re kept in a neat and concise style
•adily giving all information desirei
ad remarkable for their convenience
i reference.
The receipts and disbursements for
(O.
Application- Leave to h
GEORGIA—Webster County.
$ 1884, 3,536
> 1884, 1,474 43
Fund No. 8- County
Increasel 383
We are informed that
he Connty Board of Roads and R-ve-
ines have adopted the plan ot paying
o pauper*, or for their benefit, oertaii
mm* monthly where they have rela
ives or friends who will take
hem for less than it costs at the P<
lom-e. This coarse we approve, and
wlieve that if judiciously managed it
rill both promote the welfare of such
•an; ers ami save money to the connty.
PUBLIC BUILDING*.
We find the jail in good order. The
House needs some repairs, espe-
1 ’ The fence
and that
need of im-
9th. 1883.) a
Received from
Collector
as follows:
R. Stswart.Ti
Received from W Til. Cobb.’
Received from J. L. Albritton,...
Ke-elTed from T. H Stewart, Ord.
Received'— * ** *••—
J. II. Allen,
Paid balance county debt as per** 3 ’" " 3
last report October 9tb, 1883 | 894 1
Paid legal indebtedness of county
not otherwise provided for......... 2,052 i
Paid n bridges and public property 2,478 H
Paid sheriff. Jailor and other officers 1,4818
Paid Bailiffs >f court, non resident
wltnees in criminal cases.fuel Ac 539 4
Paid Jurats Superior court. — 2,ooo 0
”“*■* poor house expenses— 1.604 O
Connty Conrt. 6617,
Treasurer’s salary six months 1510
Balance on hancTia bank 1,889 2i
313,752 3
The “legal indebtedness of the conn
. not otherwise provided for” consist
ed of feeding juror*, connty attorneyi
itlary, Judge’s office rent and expensei
of the small-pox. Of the expenses of
Connty Court $151.75
the balance was jnry fees and
Judges salary.
The expenses of the connty for thi
st three years were as follows:
om April 1st, 1881 to April 1st,
1883,- $10,293 4;
From April 1st, 1882, to April 1st,
1883, 11.765 4-
From April 1st, 1883, to April 1st,
1884,... J 15,10710
The expenses of the Connty Com
for the last three years were:
From April 1st, 1881, to April 1st,
1882, $ C04 1
From April 1st, 1882, to April 1st,
1883, RT«M
From April 1st, 1883, to April 1st,
1884, 1,186 90
Receipts from Connty Conrt for (he
last three years were:
From April 1st, 1881, to April 1st,
1882, $ 164 4(
From April 1st, 1882, to April 1st,
Frorn^Aprii 1st,' "l 883,' to Apri 1 ’lit’, ^ ^
The total indebtedness ot the c<>nut v,
i far as we can ascertain, is $13 00.
itablo showing is made for the connty.
But when we consider the enormous in
crease in expenditures, and that thi*
term of the conrt will about exhan*t
admonish the officers
nical as circumstances wil
spending the pnbli
Coi
cially as to the blinds,
around the conrt hons<
around the jail are both ii
mediate attention.
PUBLIC IOADS,
We find the public roads and bridge*
in a much better condition than for
merly. To this there are some few
ception*. bnt we are advised that the
commissioners have them in mind and
remedy. While, howev
er, much improvement has been made
the roads in the last twelve months,
there is still room for fail
aggest that the tigl
ready drawn be held until the roads are
brought np to the requirements of the
law. While we admit the inadequacy
of the present road laws to accomplish
all that ought to be done in securing
sally good roads, still we think it 1
cidedly better to adhere to the old
rather than adopt the new road law.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
We find there were taught last year
32 white schools, with attendance of
852 pnpils; 33 colored schools, with
attendance of 1599—Total, 2481.
The school fnnd received and appro
priated, was as follui
Cash on hand fret
!62,12; received of W' R. Stswar .
ill tax, etc., $1327,54; State fnnd.
$3390,41; total, $4980,07.
Disbursements were as folio'
1’aid to teachers, .84.433.03
Incidental expense*, 9.53
Salary of County School Com., —~ 264,00
Total disbursements, $4,726.
Leaving a balance on hand
$253,37.
Of this balance on hand there a
•Ine on claims already andited, but 1
yet unpaid, $29.40.
We find that the term of servic-j <
1 wo members of the Board of Educa
tion, to-wit, J. Q. Black and Jatnei
expired and
sleeted them for
The term of service of«A. B Raiford
a« N. P. and Ex-Officio J. I ..
745th Diatrict, G. M., has expired and
we recommend the appointment of D.
V. Small to succeed him.
We recommend the Board of Om
cautioners of Road* and Revenues,
case the City Council should succeed
in their effort to obtain a supply of
water, by means of an artesian well, in
the city of Americas, to pay one-thii
• he co»t thereof, provided said one-third
does not exceed fifteen hundred dollars.
We recommi-n i that the proper
cers in charge of the conrt horn
move, or canse to be removed, from it
all persons who loaf and make their
head quarters or offices in the conrt
boose who have no rightnnder the law
•o do so.
Also, that the authorities,
practicable, ^ mploy the regular bailiff*
or constables of the various districts ot
the county to serve and wait upon the
Superior Conrt while in session, as
'hey are acquainted with the people
and can dispatch bnsiness more readily.
In the matter of the books of thi
Jn*tice of the Peace and Notary Pnb
e report that we had only the fol-
ig books before ns, to-wit: The
ces of the following districts—
789th and 1185th; and Notaries of the
flowing districts—789th, 993d, 756th,
844tb, 745th. We are informed that
are acting Justices or Notaries in
of the other districts, and
tion to their failure to present
their books as the law requires.
Under a Isw of the last Legislature
t i* made the dnty of all connty officers
o keep an inventory of all hooks and
ither public property in their custody,
■nd report the same to the Grand
Jnry. This has been done by the Or
dinary and the Clerk of the 8nperior
Court. We call attention of all other
‘s to this law, and have no doubt
_ n fat are they will comply strict
ly with its requirements. The recent
enactment of snch a law affords a n
lonable sxense for those who hav# t
yet fully complied with it.
We return onr thanks to his Horn
Judge Fort, to the Solicitor-General.
Col. Hudson, and to the Solicitor pro
‘ ~n , Mr. Albrittsn, for their courtesy
<i assistance to this body.
We request the pnblication of these
General Presentments in the Suxteb
Republican and the Ameripus Recor
der.
Allen 8. Cutts—Foreman.
ick Bsi
W A Wilson,
J R-tach,
Chappell,
J R McNeal,
G W Council,
M B Council.
J A McDonald,
3 M McGarrah,
J T Aycock,
J F Ross,
P Y Wesson.
T M Farlow.
B R Mays.
8 K Taylor,
A Windsor,
J M Rodgers,
J G Shockley,
nil to deprecate the bringing of
cases before the courts without *nffi
ideuce to convict, and that d<
I to the majesty of the law 01
s the moral* of a community.
1 the foregoing it will be seen
that the total expenses of the ronnty,
have largely increaxed within the last
years. For install
the total for the year ending April 1st,
1882, was $10,293.42; while the
for the year ending April 1st, 1884.
waa $15,107.10. This shows an in
crease of nearly fifty per cent. Now,
order that it may more plainly ap-
ir to what particular causes this gieai
increase of expenses is owing, we ap
pend for information of citizens of the
connty (and we particularly oall the
attention of all officers having the ad
ministration of the connty foods to th*
■ame) a comparative statement of the
amounts of the several different funds,
for the year ending April 1st, 1882,’
and for th* year ending April 1st, 1884.
Fond No. 1—Legal Indebt- j 1882, $ 71413
ednees of oooaty nototh- ^
erwise provided for.
) 1884, 2,202 93
buildings, etc. (1884, 3,172 29
and other officers.
S 1884, 2,133 83
(1884, 00 30
Decrease $ 3330
lisVJ as.requested.
ALLEN FORT, J. 8. C. 8. W. C
O. B. HUDSON. 8.G.
A trne extract from the minutes of
8nmter Superior Court, thia April
19th, 1884.
J. H. Allen, Clerk 8. C.
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N< iTICE.
NoUoe U hereby given of the Applies
RAILROAD liOMP AN f.
TiKS
f irmed for the purpose of const, nebng,' “erriwr her county. Hearing on
*i operating a rail- Monday ta June. iw*. fi,sl
equipping, nuinUlning and operating a
rued for the conveyance of person*
property, under and by virtue of an act of
the General Assembly of the S ate of Geor
gia, approved September 28th.
Said company shall be named and
aoown as the ‘'Americas, Preston and
Lumpkin Railroad Company.”
1L The principal office and headquarters
of said railroad company for the trau-action
of badness of the eompany appertaining to
its managemenOhall be in the city of Amer-
leu*, Sumter “ *-
leu*, Sumter co .nty, Genrgia-
J1L bald railroad is to be built and oper
ated from the city of A me lieu*, in the couu-
ty ot Sumter, said 8t ite, tour near the town
of Preston, in the connty of Webster, thence
toor near the town of Lumpkin, ate wai t
county .said State of Georgia.
IV. The length of said railroad shall be,
i near as can be ascertained without actual
mea-mremen' and location, forty miles; pass
ing through or into the counties of aurnier.
'Vebstrrand Stewart, of said State,
v. The amount of the capital stock of
Jd company shall be One Hundred Thous
and Dollars, divided into One Thousand
shares of One Handled Dollars each
VI. The number ot Directors who shall
an age the affairs of the company for the
or u ? U1 wt hers »re chosen, shall
be thirteen, and the following named per
sons shall constitute the Board ot Director*,
2*- R.H. Hawkins. U. B. Harrold, J. W.
Sheffield, G. W. Glover and John Windsor,
of Americas, Snmter county, Georgia; W.
P. Jowers. J. W. May. J. a kudson, Sam-
eul A Chappell, of Preston, Wetetercoun-
ty Ga.; J.iL Scott, W. A. Gregory, J. li.
1-atimcr, and J. K. Barn uni, ot Lumpkin.
Stewart county, Ga.
VIL The Board of Director* shall have
S tall powet to adopt rules, regulations and
•laws for the management of the affairs
said railroad company, and do and per-
oft and every act necessary for the
hnuaing, equip, lug, m -intalning, operating
ipany, and shall have
-- —, —- —.vW all the functions
of director* and incorporators generally,
not inconsistent with the constitution and
laws of the United States, and tne State of
' * apr23tf.
Application—Letter* nf DismLsj,
GEORGIA, Webster County.
To all Whom it may Concern-
Whereas. J. P. Wise, Ad mb,L*.tor „
the e-tate of David Wise, ia te 0 f -md ,° n
ty decease», having filed his petition 1,, “'
office for letter* of dismission from said «
These are therefore to cite and iulm„. 1.
U1 jwtta, kMt whrthS. kbSSf
rvfliuir., to show mu*- bvtor. 111. A„™“
iaiy s court, to l>e held on th,
granted the *aw'p^UtionerIi
Ordinal
first Monday ii
ahonld not be
prated for.^
Winship & Callaway,
120 Second Street, Macon, Ga.
Leading CLOTHIERS AND
HATTERS of Middle Ga.
aprl9tf.
THECOMPLETE
Iin-™*.
Fancy toilet articles, cologne*, soap,
c., at
Dr Eldridge’i Drug Store.
under my hand and offici
t office at Preston, tills 2h
GEO. W. DAVENPf
Dr. James W: Jones-
* ITCURES
NEURALGIA,
RHEUMATISM,
TOOTHACHE,
HEADACHE,
CATARRH,
AND ALL DISEASES OF AN INFLAM-
ATORT NATURE.
Good for Man and Good tar Beast.
PRICE ONE DOLL lit*
Sold by E. J. Kldridge, Druggist, and
General Agent Amerku*, Ga.
AH Orders Promptly Filled.
j^dF'"Fall directions accompany
each bottle.
iprietf
NOTICE TO EVERYBODY,
ESPECIALLY INTERESTING TO FARMERS.
My emliarkment inlo th- -‘Barptin Dry Guods Busin gs" up
town, haa in no way diminished the nterestin my
COMMISSION BUSiNtTSS,
At m.y old Stand, on the lower portbn of 'ottea Avenue,
nearly i ppisite the Railroad Depot.
I am in-every respect willing and bett-r prepared to pay Caah
and the highes* prices for
0'YAND GRfEN HdPS. FIDS. BSES W*X,T«' LOW COTTON
IN ANY QUANTITY AN3 QUtllTY.
Dried Fruits of ovary Description and all kinds of
Country Produce.
Having™ long been identified in this business here, I have re.
ceived favorable offers from the Eant and West, to bhip EARLY
VEGETABLES and FRUITS. Truck farmers will therefore
do well to call on me prior to bringing their Truck for sale. Mr E.
BLUMENHEIN, a gentleina i well known in Americus has en
tire charge of this business and will give satisfaction to everybody
who will trade with him. Respectfully,
S. IMI. GotLen.
We got ‘ fired out’’ of our old store on the night of March
26th and can now he found nt the old stand of J. W. Harris k
Co., next to Waxelbaum’s ou Ctotoi. Avenue, where we will tell
goods at Lower Prices than ever. A11 goods damaged by removal
will be sold at a Sacrifice We can do this ond lose nothing, as
the Insurance Companies have paid ns for all such losses. All
other goods will be eold at a discount from regular marked prices.
We cordially invite all to drop in an.1 see os in our new quarters,
examine our stock, get our prices, and sec how very low we are
offering goods not damaged at all.
We have ordered new Fixtures Tools and Material to take
the place ofthose destroyed, :,nd w.ll -non bs in perfect running
order again f.rall kinds of work.
We caved every PIANO. ORGAN and SEWING MA
CHINE, and are offering barg.inB in them also. NOW IS THE
TIME TO BOY. Gall early. Remember the place, NEXT
DOOR TO WAXELBAUM'tSon Cotton Avenue.
AMES FRICKER & BRO.
Amkrious, Ga. April 16.1884.
A CARD.
o all who are suffering from the errors
1 Indl-creUons of iWo, OWVO
j, early decay, Iom of tnanboc
I send you a recelpe that will
BE OF CHARGE. “
ith*Rev- JoexniT. Inman, i
Dr. Eljridge’a Drug Store.
IOM. MONET. MONEY.
ON THREE OR FIVE YEARS TIME.
I am now negotiating Loans on improved Farming Lands,
in the Counties of
Sumter,
Schley,
Webster,
and' Lee.
the above Territory will do well to applv to me
at once, procure money enough to settle all past due papers, and
commence business on a cash basis. Interest eight per cent,
payable on the 15lh of November, annually, Returns quick,
Commissions reasonable.
Office at the PLANTER’S WAREHOUSE, Americus. Ga.
J. B. FELDER.