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VOL 1 -NO 54. CD Q V a i> o a i w 5 H cc S3 crq 0 cc f= MM b Cj Q td H 0 % OP CD Local Matters. ► H Two street gamins engaged in a fight on Jackson street near the Virginia house yesterday afternoon. Neither was hurt. Mr. Blake, President of the A. T. A G. Railroad will be in the city this even ing en route to Carrebelle, and it is said that work will commence on the road immediately.—Tallahassecan. The Albany express waited for num ber 8 Sunday morning—which made ft an hour late. The run to Albany was made in an hour and a half. The distance is 58 miles and seven stops were made. Prof J. M. Glenn has taken charge of the local department of the Cairo Record. Under his management it will contain a bright reflex of the say ings of Cairo, and'eannot fail to do much good for the town. We had on yesterday the pleasure of meeting in our office Dr. W. A. Walker, cf Cairo, who recently grad uated in Louisville, Ky., in medicine and surgery. He was on his way to New York to take a course in practice in the New York Polyclinic and Hos pital, a clinical school for graduates in medicine and surgery. When the Dr. gets back to his native heath he will have had valuable experience to aid him in his profession. THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA, TUESDAY MORNING, JULY Hi, ’88!). The Old Canoe. The authorship of the following ex quisite poem has never been fixed. It was, at one time, credited to Gen eral Albert Pike, the Southern poet. It is now supposed to have been com posed in the editorial rooms of an ob scure little newspaper published in Arkansas before the war. In any event, the writer touches a chord which has vibrated in ten thousand breasts. Where the rocks are gray and the ihore is steep, And the waters below look dark and deep; Where the rugged pine, in its lonely pride, Leans gloomily over the murky tide; Where the reeds and rushes are long and lauk, And the weeds grow thick on the winding bank; Where the shadow is heavy the whole day through, There lies at its mooring the old canoe. The useless paddles arc idly dropped, Like a sea bird’s wings that the storm has lopped, And crossed on the railing, one o’er one, Like the folded hands when the work is done, While busily hack and forth between, The spider stretches his silvery screen, And the solemn owl with the dull “too-wlio,” Settles down on the side of the old canoe. The stern half sunk in the slimy wave, Rots slowly away in its living grave, And the green moss creeps over its full decay, Hiding its mouldering dust away. Like the hand that plants .o’er the tomb a flower, Or. the ivy that mantles the falling tower; While many a blossom of loveliest hue Springs up o’er the stern of the old canoe. In the County Court. Anthony McRae, was before Judge Mitchell yesterday morning. He plead guilty to larceny from the house and was fined $48 ^including costs, or ten months on the gang. The currentlcss waters are dead and still* But the twilight wind plays wit a the boat at will, And lazily in and out again It floats the length of the rusty chain, Like the weary march of the hands of time, That meet and part at the noontide chime, And the shore is kissed at each turn anew, By the dripping how of the old canoe. Oh! many a time with carclcs? hand, I hare pushed it away from the pebbly Dr. Felton on the Olive Bill. Mr. Glessner, of the Americus Re corder, has been interviewing Dr. Fel ton on the Olive bill. Upon being reminded that he, Dr. Felton, had, not a great while’since, introduced a bill something similar, the Doctor said : “That is true, hut I have grown old enough not to be ashamed to admit having made a mistake. While I fear, to some extent, the daugers which may result from railroad combination, I fear more the dangers which would result from the radical legislation by which it is proposed to chock such combina tions. After a careful study of the situation, I can now see that such legislation would not only he unwise hut extremely dangerous, /.t the present time our state is being devel oped by new railroads, millions of dollars being spent in*their construction, thus not only adding to the wealth of the state, hut opening up new avenues of trade, and fur nishing to our farmers new markets for their produce. The money for building these new railroads must necessarily come from the great money centers of the country—for wc have not the means ourselves—and our rail road bonds arc being s lid upon extremely advantageous terms. The passage at tlii3 time of any such hostile or restrictive law as that proposed by the Olive hill, or even the hill I introduced nt the last session, would, I fear, alarm the capitalists who have been buying our bonds, and the consequence would he a depreciation of our securities and the stoppage of work on our new roads. This could not hut result in a financial panic and my experience is that the farmers arc the ultimate losers in such panics. We can not now afford to run any risk of retarding the wonderful development of our state which is now going on, and we had better endure a, few ills than to administer a reme dy which is worse than the disease.” To Close Out. be held at Boston, dla., 13th and 14th of August, bids fair to be a grand success. Mr. R. B. Reppard, whom every. onektumsiMea tamlipg’wbfker among,, children, will add his magnetism and enthusiasm to the occasion. John M. Green, President of the State S. S. Association, will also be present. Send in the names of delegates to Win. M. Brooks, Boston, Ga. Bninbridgc and Camilla papers pleat# copy, Where the whirls ure wild and the eddies thick, i’ <V . - And laughed as I leaned over the rocking side, - * ; And looked below in the broken tide, To sec that the .faces and boats were two, That were mirrored back from the old canoe. But now, as I lean o'er the crtnftMing side, And look below In the sluggish tide, The face that I see there is graver grown, And the laugh that 1 hear has a soberei tone, And the hands that lent to the light skiff wings, Have grown familiar with sterner things, But Move to think of the-hours that sped As.I rocked where the whirls their white . soray shed, Ere the blossom waved or the green grass Two New Factories grew, O’er the mouldering stern Of tlio old can »e. CD C'obdklk, Ga., July 13.—Cordcle is com ing to tlie front with rapidity. Although this is the very dullest season of the year, 'nevertheless our people are full of energy and ore making the magic city of the pines blossom and bloom and grow ns no other town or city in Georgia. Everyonejijrai* working to make Cor ded c fl.VcTl *of south'west Georgia and if it continues growing during the next twelve months'like it has in the last six, and there can he no doubt of it, then it will be the largest city in this lection of the state. On W^dncslny the Co rde}e'Security com pany was .organized with’ a paid up capital of $100,000. The object of the company is to encourage and build up the manufactur ing interests of Cordele. At the same meet ing tills company subscribed $40,000 to build a cotton factory. ; sThe factory is to Vost $100,000 the remaining $C0,000 having already been su 1 s:rioed by investors in dif ferent parts of the state. Mflj. J.F. Hanson, of Macon, jvho is interested; will have change of the const ruction of the factory and bo its president. Again a company 1ms jnst been organized *itli a paid up capital of $25,000 to build a guano factory and cotton seed oil|mill. Mr. J. B. Scott, of Americus, was elected presi dent. Mr. tfolin M. Green, of Atlanta, is quiit^largciy interested. \Viiilc Cordele now lias two railroads and two building* in the Atlanta and Florida, and SoiAit Brunswick and’ Cordele," lilt to have a third new one very^sdon. It it to be constructed from Thomasvilje . here. The people of Thomasville are subscribing liber ally. In fact, $100,000 has already been .raised in that city alone, which assures the building of the road at once. People continue to come in, and* by the first of January, there can be .no doubt of Cordele having a population of at* ieaii’nre thousand. ! The new and, grdwiqfc*^Tn of Gor die is fitting Th<naa3vUl& • an exam ple in 111?? HfauguAlitm of new manu- fqctwring enterprises. This place has too long neglected these enter- priseg. They are the main-springa to growth, development and wealth. List of Grand and Petit Jurors Drawn for Ootober Term, 1889, Thomas Superior Court. UIIAXI) JUlIliRS. John L. Linton, IV. It. "Rogers, K. W. McKinnon. IV. A. Pringle, K. L. McTyrc, IV. U. LetVh B. F. Turner, A. B. Coije,, A. McDougald, IV. R. Gwaltucy, E. It. Young, J. 11. Stanalqml, IV. R. Singletary. G. IV. Fcrrili, John Q. Bryant, IVm. E. Davies, . IV. Brown, J. B. Evcritt, T. T.Stephens. John Miller, IV. If. Culpepper, J. S. Ward, Sr. Jas. E. McMillan, John I Parker. Thos, J. IV. Patterson, C. IV. Stegall. Thos. E. Dickey, Robt. Dekle, IVm. Powell, IV. C. Pittman, They Keep It Up. No sooner does one sectional issue wear out than the enterprising repub lican politician or editor hunts up a ■mwXhe^aUaSishmtftO* [against Georgia-is in having hoist ed the state flag over Irerncw capitol oh fhe occasion of its rfccent dedica tion. We suppose the next move will be to abolish state flags, and’to force tack southern man to have his shirt front starred and striped. The Macon Evening ftews thus touches tip the hypocrites: •. “Tlir latest fart in the business of dijcov- ering a shocking draetli of J'llitert States flngqin the south. Kntcrprising northern republican papers have opened up a regular flagflopartmcnt and employ a regular corps of flag editor*, reporters andcorrerpondents. These latter roam all over the south, and wherever they find ft bn i n' or ft gate past or lightning roil or n liennf-jio1e_ whirl, does not fly the stnr-sphTl^ed banner they proctcd to do the work...for whirl, thry paid. 11 a southern muu doesn’t cover Ills table anil have his napkins made of tlir patriotic bunting, be is ft red-handed secessionist, and bis heart is full of treason to tlte t'niou." If it wtre not so tiresome and mo notonous, these olt repeated stale charges ot treason would be amusing. The men making them know there is not one word of trifth in the charges. It is all for political,buncombe. • rETiT Junoitx R. B. Spence, R. M. Dttren, IV. F. Thomas, L. J. Stardevnnt, O. A. Thomas, A. M. Godwin, D. A. Singletary, G. S. Singletary, J. IV. Thompson, L. J. Spitz, F.A. Uoddcnbnry,*M. A-FjcettVood, Lee Smith, Cf. .T. English, . . „ IVm. C. Eason, Alex. Peacock,, .... J. J. Brock, Duncan Owou, If. It. Mitchell; M. S.-Ragan, T. C. Benton, IV. N. Seiglcr, James Dckfe. W. R. Hooks, James Gibbcii; O. P. Baggett, R. C. Caine, * Klzy Singletary, IV A J Parramorc, IV. II. Whaley, C. Singletary; Jr., John D. Marshall, ”J. A. Thomas, Jallies Cardin, B. IV. Shumau, John T. ItiisTiin. ' The implied threat on the part of of the IV. & A. R. R. will do the les sees no good in their clairn’toV better ents. bit would not be toleraied-fqir one moment by Gov, Gordon. This question should be equitably adjusted between the Elate . ’ami the lessefe. And it willbe. rAny bul|.dqz»n^ 4y either parly,.Kould reflect no credit on those inaugurating' «td- > 1 ' A man in .Floyd' county *has . man ned his step mother. He is now solv* ing the problem: Is marriage a fail ure? A Misnomer. The act granting a charter to the Augusta & West Florida railroad re cently introduced into the General Assembly ought' to be amended as to tpakc the title or the proposed road, the Augusta & Middle Florida railroad The present oame. is a, misnomer, as the line will’not touch west Florida. It is just as. w^lfln such matters to make the name of some significance. The’ Sheriffs’ Convention. The recent convention ot the sheriffs ot the>tatc, held in Atlanta, was a suc cess, as far as numbers goes. Forty- nine sheriffs, weye m attendance, and a memorial was prepared to be sub mitted to the legislature, asking for certain desirable changes in the laws bearing on the officers of the state. ^ I It would be a most edifying specta cle to see John Sullivan weilding a sledge hnmmer on a rock pile with a convicts striped suit on, somewhere iu 'Mississippi. Mr. J, .11. Ray, ot Twiggs county, says he has three peach trees, in full bearing, which were planted in 1843. . McDow is a free man, but the brand of Cain is ou his brow, We are offering our entire stock of Shoes and Hats at and below cost. These goods must be sold by Sept. 1st, and wo are offer ing unheard of bar gains in our lino. All goods sold for the cash. Positively no more goods charged, We also offer ouk*. store fixtures for sale,; and store house for rent. All parties indebt ed to us will please come forward a n d settle at once, as wc want the money. LEVY’S Has Made a Bill CUT IX ALL LINES OF To continue uWtil' closed out. Our remnant tatble is ful of choice BAR- * gains, and will be all ? Summer. • * 108 Broad St. E^^Still left, a few -. of our (i 3-4 cts. Ging hams, worth TO ■; 'L ? * i J •M