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VOL. il —NO. 22.
TMOMASVIJLLE, GEORGIA, SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE 7, 181)0,
$5,00 PER ANNUM
Change-of-Venue
CLOTHING
This week instead of
DRY GOODS.
ATTENTION
MEN,
YOUTHS’
AND BOYS.
LOOK AT
QUOTATIONS*,
Reflect and Act.
NO BAITS,
NO CLAPTRAPS.
NO MISREPRESENTATION,
Men’s Black Corkscrew
4-button Cutaway Suits Worth
$10.00 for $12.00.
Men’s Black Corkscrew
Sack Suits worth $15.00 for
$12.00.
Men’s Fancy Cassimere
Suits worth $15.00 for $10.00.
Men’s Fancy Cassimere
Suits worth $12.00 for $8.00.
Men's Fancy Cassimere
Suits worth 810.00 for $0.50.
Youths wool suits worth
$/'.U0 for 3.50.
Youths wool suits worth
$0.00 for 5.50,
Youths wool suits worth
$ 10.00 for 6.50.
Youths wool suits worth
$12.00 for 8.00.
Boys fall suits from $1.50
to $6.00.
Boys knee Jpants from 35
cents up.
The Lost unlaundrieci shirts
in the world for 50 cents.
We always dq what we
promise. Try
132 Broad|Strect.
What It Means.
Have you ever hid aside your pre
judices, :f you have any, or stopped to
ask, if you are a pan of the great
Alliance movement, what it means?
We are hurried along by great
events and have no time to think what
they mean.
Tne world makes history every day,
and does not know it. Let us con
sider for a moment what gave this
order birth, and what has lent inspi
ration to its work, since it came into
being. It is not a great while, only
three years, since the order was first
started in the South. At first st was
alternately the subject of ridicule and
of abuse. One man ridiculed it on
account of its insignificance, another
abused it forwlut he t ought were its
objects.*
But it lias lived and prospered, and
the small cloud, no larger than a
man’n hand of a few years ago, has
grown to be of such proportions that
it overshadows the whole country. To
students of humor events it is as clear
as day that there is a grand propelling
cause that stands behind the move.
If it was founded on imaginary wrongs,
or was grounded and sustained by
personal ambition, it would die before
the breath that spoke it into life had
faded into air.
What does it mean ?
This is the question of the hour.
All over this broad land of ours it is
being asked with hope in some cases,
with fear in others.
Does it not mean this, that the
sober second thought of the conserva
tive ma-ses lias risen to rebuke the
causes that have made trusts so com
mon a d grinding monopolies familiar
to sight and sense ?
Does it not. mean that the day of
reckoning has come, or is coming, to
the money kings of our laud, to the
men thatr have growu fat from sub
stance gathered from thousands of un
willing homes and tens of thousands
of hands rendered powerless by grasp
ing and relentless corruption in high
places?
Does it not mean that relief is coin
ing to the tax burdened, privilege
ridden people of the country? Does
it not mean, that whether relief comes
in the manner in which the alliance
seeks to bring it, that rebel will come,
and that the very agitation of the
proposed means renders relict from
any source possible.
The answers to tlnsc questions are J Prof. Kohl. G. Mitchell, Jr., Prin
plain and simple and easily found. j cipal of the Illackshear Academy,
There is one other thought that is arrived yesterday to spend his vaca-
worthy of mention ; the principles of lion with home folks,
the alliance found utterance first in Detcctiv: Bill Jones, of Atlanta,
the south, and the order has gone out wh() | ias | )een spending some time
from the south. . here with one of his force who has
In the early days ot the republic , bcRn quite sick, has gone to Ameri-
tho south was wont to give its impress j cus
to the government, to fashion ami j ■j-, l( , m . ls ^ e ;TinuM^ up to the
frame the ideas that controlled state L „f increasing her volume
cratt and commerce. Aflet the hole- , of |)|wil ( , s , h w ;„ not , lo t „ trust to
must of war our section is once moie , ^ . ., k h win . Thi „ ha8
taking its proper place in the sister-1 lwn (lomol ,, tnlte( , ;l thousand times.
hood of state*, and Dot the leastj -—..
among the causes that have combined ! lownscnd, claim agent,
to restore our section and our people I ot Alabama Midland Ity., spent Tliurs-
to ihcir proper place, lias been the | night ill the city. He left ve=-
Farmcrs Alliance. terday morning for a tour through the
The man that would refuse to give j melon belt. His line offers the short-
his sympathy and best wishes io the , ost i,n< l quickest route to the west
order, isno patriot, and if lie does not from fibs section. ^
sincerely desire that all of its deliber-1 Soraetimc yesterday morning while
ations and its measures he guided by , j[ rs Henrietta Armstrong was absent
sound conservatism and an unyielding 1 j roni j )cr i, omc ou Jackson street,
determination that nothing shall stay ; gomo sncnk tbicf clllerc a the house
its onward course, and that it may j nm , gt0 , 0 s70 faom Mr3 . Armstrong’s
escape the snares and dangers its cne- ; r()0IU _ There is too much of this go-
mies have laid for it, lie has read for j h)g Qn Thotnasvi |i e> t |,i, being the
naught thesigns of the times in which | gpconi i cas0 -within threo or four days.
he lives. • j We hope the authorities will come up
with the thieves.
At the South Georgia Collegs.
Yesterday was a busy owl intcrest-
,ing day with the pupils and teachers
of the above institution. The bright
little army of primaries, taught by
Miss Mattie Williams, were thorough
ly examined on the different studies
which they have been pursuing under
the gnidanc of their faithful teaclxv.
And they acquitted themselves well,
giving unmistakable evidence of care
ful training. The examinations were
creditable to both teacher and pupils.
Capt. Miller put some of the more ad
vanced classes through algebra and
trigonometry. He had some bright
boys and girls at the blackboard, and
they showed the effects of hard study
and good teaching. Capt. Miller is
very thorough in these branches, and
lie has imparted much of his :>wn
thoroughness to his pupils.
On Monday, the classes in langua
ges and higher mathematics will be
examined. The friends and patrons
of the institution should attend these
examinations. It not only enables
them to sec what progress the children
are making, but encourages both
scholars and teachers.
A Car Load.
Yesterday a Timi->-Enti;ui'JUsj-: re
porter in passing Fudge’s hardware
store, noticed a long line of cook
stoves being arranged in the rear.
‘1 have a whole carload of them,'’
said -Mr. Fudge to the reporter; “I
offered a great bargain of course,
or I would not have bought them at
this season of the year.”
“You will be obliged to sell off some
of them or make your store larger,”
said the reporter.
“I am going to sail the stores, if
cheap prices will do it,” said Mr.
Fudge.
If the ladies will call around and
see Mr. Fudge, they can buy a now
stove lor a very low price.
Drop (iffy cents in the slot, and
guess at the population of the town.
Lieut. Hopkins, of the Hussars,
had the boys out for a drill Thursday
night.
A. & W. F.
It is noticeable that it does not re
quire so much time as formerly, to get
the mail up from the depot.
Jack Jones, who is in jail, charged
with arson, has recovered his appetite.
Ho refused to eat for several (lavs.
The Officials of the Road Con
tinue to Keep Very Quiet.
The Augusta and West Florida Con
struclion company, so it now Iran
spires, was organized and officered
Monday.
Not only that—but all the legal pa
pers in connection with the matter were
drawn up by Messrs. Harper & Bro,
A Chronicle reporter again saw all
of the genilemen concerned, but they
declined to say anything about the
projection, further than that any men
tion of the matter would furnish the
big syndicates with weapons, with
which to freeze them out. The com
pany was certainly formed Monday,
but just whether Mr. Bailey or Capt.
James is president no one on the out
side can say.
This much is known though that
enough money will be spent to finish
the lire to the Central railroad, after
which it will be bonded in order to
continue the work on to Florida.
The Augusta end of the road can be
made to pay handsomely, as the saw
mills of Messrs. Thompson and James
would aloi.c ship over thirty car loads
of lumber per dry. People were heard
to say, too, that several new roads
wanted to arrange with this line for
connections to Florida.—Augusta
Chronicle,
To the Public.
We the undersigned member of the
H. W. Hopkins Cornet Band or
ganized the 2nd inst, intend with good
material associated with us, to give the
citizens of Thomasville a good brass
band ; and we appeal to all, who are
so disposed, to aid us. We have or
ganized a good band, and we hope,
very soon, to be able to furnish the
town with some good music. Tn the
meantime our instruments have to be
paid for, uniforms secured, teacher
employed, and other necessary ex
penses will have to be incurred, so
that all will sec that we will need all
the h ip we can get. We will be
grateful for any contributions from our
white friends.
Respectfully,
F’. Fi.ippeii, Jr , l’res’t.
A. M. Brown, Treas’r.
I). FI. Henderson, Sec’y
The Beverlys Burnt Out.
We regret to learn that Messrs. Bev
erly & Bro. lost their store and stock at
Meigs, by fire,on Thursday night, about
io o’clock. Nothing was saved. Loss
about $4,ooo, and insurance for about
The Hussars with their dashing
uniforms, well groomed horses and
clanking sabres, were out for a regu
lar drill yesterdav afternoon. The
boys look every inch soldiers and eav-
half that amount. No cause is known, alrymcn. They will if they keen up
hut supposed that matches and rats ! drilling, soon rank with the crack cav
had somethin'! to do with the fire.
The Beverly boys are pushing fellows,
and we expect to see them on their
feet again very soon.
airy companies of the state. Thomas*
villcs hould encourage these volunteer
military organizations. They arc the
states, and citizens, protection.
At the Bottom of a Well.
A few days ago Mr. Dan Dixon
employed a negro to dig a well on one
of bis plantations on the Iamonce.
After three days of hard work a
deptli of 28 feet was reached; the w<*ll
digger left his tools and a measuring
stick at the bottom ope day and
went home to dinner. ’ There was no
appearance of water in the well.
When the digger returned nfter din
ner, he found the well full to tne level
of the ground and hi.-* measure float
ing oil toji.
From appearances it was evident
that the water had overflowed during
his absense. It begun at once to re
cede, and lias gone back to a deptli of
six feet.
This is a queer phenomenon, and
one that cannot be explained, except
on the theory, that hidden in the bos
om of the earth, all through this sec
tion there, are streams of water, which
if tapped will rise above the level of
the ground.
A Novelty.
The depot building and lot of the
S. F\ & \V. By., at Cairo, is advertis
ed to be sold at sheriff ’s sale, the first
Tuesday in July, It is advertised to
i>e sold to satisfy a Justice Court Fi.
Fa. in favor of John S. lloddiford.
This is rather a novel procedure and
is not often seen in Georgia, or else
where.
Mr. John S. Montgomery has sold
the bouse and lot next door to the
house occupied by Mr. Henry T*
Mash, to the Messrs. Dixon. The
property belonged to Mr. II. M. Lit
tle. The Messrs. Dixon are showing
their faith in Thomasville real estate
i in no uncertain wav.
A New Line of Steamers.
Thomasville is interested in the fol
lowing, taken Irotn the Tallahatsean
of this week:
“Howard’s Independent Line of
Steamers, backed by merchants and
capitalists of New Orleans, has been
organized.
“Three steamers or more a week, as
the trade demands, are to ply from
New Orleans, touching at Pensacola,
Apalachicola, St. Marks. Cedar Keys,
Tampa and Manatee.
“F'irst-ciass freight to any of these
points from New Orleans will be car
ried at the low rate of 35 cents per
hundred.
“F'lour will be delivered at the St.
Marks wharf at only 30 cents per bar
rel freight.
The first steamer will leave New
Orleans next Saturday, Jure 7, another
on June 10, others on the 20th and
25th.
“This is the golden opportunity to
restore St. Marks to its former impor
tance as a Gulf port, and it behooves
the Tallahassee merchants and busi
ness men to patronize the new line
liberally.
Meats, flour, bay, grain, etc., can
be purchased in New Orleans at prices
much lower than Flastern markets ; in
fact, with the low freight rates to be
secured by this line of steamers to St.
Marks, New Orleans will be a right
good place for ’.be Tallahassee mer
chants to buy the bulk of their goods.’
St. Marks is only a fraction oveJ
twenty miles from Tallahassee. With
good freight rates to tins point from
either St. Marks or Carabclle, Thom-
asvillc ought to be one of the best gro
cery markets in the state. And she
would be. It would revive old memo
ries in the minds of those who remem
ber when cotton was hauled from here
to St. Marks, in the long ago, if that
old town was to become, again, a great
shipping port.
A certain lady (wc are alraid to
mention names) in our city, learning
that frozen egg-nog was superior to ice
cream, concluded to have some yes
terday for dinner. After making the
egg nog and placing it in the churn,
and packing the ice around it, the fun
began. The lady of the house, the
cook, the maid of all work, the gar
dener, the coachman, hired man and
an unfortunate tramp, who called at
the back door, exhausted their strength
in trying to freeze the decoction, but
up to the lime of going to press it was
still old fashion egg-nog, an extra sup
ply of ice and an extra force had been
brought in. and there is no telling
what the result will be.
We predict, however, that the effort
will end in a failure, as I. W. Har
per’s Nelson Co. Ky. whiskey was
used in making the egg-nog, and there
is no use talking you can’t freeze it
F'.xchange.
A reporter of the Albany News
asked Captain It. F\ Brimberry if he
would stand as the rebubhean candi
date for congress in the second dis
trict, and he replied evasively that he
had said nothing to lead to that con
clusion.
Reed has cut ofl the toddies of the
members of the bouse. The house
has submitted to much from Mr.
Reed, but they will probably rebel at
this last innovation.
Col. Tom i lardeman has his eye on
the governorship.
Good news : the Southern base ball
league has disbanded.
SIGNAL SERVICE BUREAU
— -AT
K. Ibomij Jr’s-1!6 Broad Strut.
CS.BondurantjVoluutoer Observer
Weather Bulletin tor tin
at 7 o'clock 1*. M., June .’
24 hours cruling
, 1800.
I p. tn.,
Maximum tor 24 lion
Minimum '• “ “
Rain-fall
Indication for fair
Owing to the inclement
weather last week which] pre
vented many from tnking ad
vantage of our low prices in
the Fine Grade of Goods, we
will continue to offer for this
week.
Our Line; of French Fine
Batistes former price 50c now
reduced to 36c. French Chal-
lies at reduced prices. French
Satines fc rmer price 36c this
week 28c. Imported Scotch
and Frence Ginghams former
price 25 to 50c, this week 18
to 27 1-2.
Please bear in mind our as
sortment in this Line of Fine
Goods is getting smaller every
day. Those who would wish
Fine Goods at extremely low
prices should call early.
LEVY’S
Dry Goods House.