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VOL. II—^O. 100.
THOMAS VILLE, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 17, 185)0,
$5.00 PER ANNCJM
How wc apples do
swim.
Talk is cheap, but
it takes money to
buy land.
Having ordered and
received all of our
ORDINARY lines of
goods for
Fall and Winter Trade
for some time past,
we beg to announce
that our
Mr. F. N. Lohnstein
will leave for New
York and other north
ern and eastern mar
kets to-day to select
the
Real Novelties
in fabrics pertaining
to
LADIES AND GENT’S WEAR.
It is a well known
fact that the latest
style and real impor
tations from Europe
are never on sale un
til about Oct. 1st,
hence, we will just be
in time to select for
our customers the
•
Latest and Best.
We do not wish to
DICTATE to the pub
lic what to do nor how
to do it, but respect
fully ask a continu
ance of the many
favors shown us here
tofore.
“Wait for the wag
on and we’ll all take
a ride.’? *
Respectfully,
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.
The News of the Day Told in
Brief—Personals, Etc.
Mr. D. M. Horn, of Boston, was in
the city yesterday.
Mr. P. B. Bird, of Drifion, was in
the city yesterday.
The (rout ol Jerger’s store is being
handsomely improved.
Mr. D. A. Finlayson, of Monticcllo,
was in the city yesterday.
Mr. J. B. Roberts, of Faceville. was
at the Stuart yesterday.
Mr. J. M. Bullock, of Ochiockonce
was in the city yesterday
The Southern Express Company
has a new delivery wagon.
Mr. W. A. Bennett, of Camilln,
was at the Stuart yesterday.
Mrs. M. II. Seward will occupy
rooms at Mrs. E. H. Smith’s after this
week.
Mr. F. R. Fildcs, of the Mouti-
cello Constitution, was at the Cfulf
yesterday.
Miss Kate Ball is the guest of M r.
W. C. Sheffield’s family nr Crystal
Springs, this week.
Mr. C. I Whitlock wife ami Fist*r,
ot Waycross, were in the city yester
day stopping at the Gulf.
Mrs. J. S. Clifton returned home
last night from Marietta, where she
has been spending the summer.
Mr. B. B. Doss, who shot himself
Sundny, at Metcalfe, was living yes
terday afternoon, but was thought to
be sinking rapidly.
Sheriff Hurst left last night tor
Brunswick to attend the convention
of sheriffs and court clerks. lie will
no doubt have a pleasant time.
Mr. Abel Palin had his right hand
badly cut yesterday morning, by siip-
pind down the carriage way at Palin’s
shop, and smashing through a glass
window,
Mrs. Pinkard, wife of Mr. Frank
Pinknrd, who recenllyeame here fr< ni
New York, and is now connected
with Levy’s Dry Goods House, has
joined her husband here.
< 'onductor Tom Lake has bought
Capt. Winter’s residence in East End.
Mr. Lake will make needed improve
ments on the house, and occupy the
place with his family as soon as the
changes are completed.
The phosphnfe boom in Florida has
attracted hundreds of thousands of
dollars aud a very desirable class of
inhabitants to that state, and our
phosphate will no doubt lie of great
benefit to this section. w
All was quiet in the courts yester
day, and no warrents were itsued.
Henry Wycho is in jail awaiting trail
in the county court. His case would
have come up yesterday, had it not
been lor the illness of witness! s.
A dispatch from Cresson Springs,
Pa., where the president, his family
and a few friends spent Sunday, lias
the following to say of a young lady
who spent last season here: “In flic
morniug the party attended services
in the parlor ot the Mountain house.
Miss Jennett Halford, daughter of
Privnto Secretary Halford, sang
Handel’s “Hope in the Lord” with
good effect.”
The News says:
“Nothing so clearly indicates, the
material condition of the people of a
county ns the roads. If they arc good
it is always certain that the people are
thrifty and prosperous.’’
M e hope Thomas county will look
after her roads, and improve them,
whether the balance of the counties in
the state docs or not. They would en
hance the value of real estate front the
[Florida line to Colquitt, aud from
I Mitchell to Brooks.
A PEEP INTO THE JAIL.
How the Inmates Pass The
Time Away.
A visit to the jail is not without in
terest. Here are the best representa
tives of the “lower five,” who are
spending their “off days” behind the
bars, with no employment but of their
own devising, and no two have the
same moods. Some spend their time
in prayer, some in planning their de
fence, some in annoying the jailer in
every way possible, some in cursing
eacli other, some quietly, displaying
patience that would do credit to Job,
and others in writing letters and com
munications, hut each in their own
peculiar way. The health of the pris
oners is good, bnrring the effects of
anxiety and confinement.
At this season, u few weeks before
the fall term of the Superior Court,
the jail always has quite a number of
guests in charge. Below wo give a
few personal mentions of the prison
ers :
Jack Jones, from Metcalfe, charged
with arson, committed several yenrs
ago. He will ever have cause to re
member Bill Jones, the Atlanta de
tective, who so skillfully worked up
th« evidence against him. Jack is a
preacher, and spends much of his tims
in praying and singing.
Sam Morris is also behind the bars
awaiting trial. Ho is very quiet, and
jailer Singletary says gives him no
unnecessary trouble.
Gus Brown is a terror to the other
ininatest, ami gives a great deal of
trouble. Ilis offence is burglary.
Delance, the white man who claims
to lie u detective, is the same nervous
individual a* in the preliminary trial,
lie professes great contempt for the
negro prisoners, and his voice, with
its strong foreign accent, is constantly
raised in aliasing them.
Mattie Johnson is the only woman
awaiting trial. She is charged with
ns-ault with intent to kill.
Joe Biuckshoar, the little jail bird,
who is more in jtt'l than out, is there.
Although, the youngest piisoner in
jail, lie is ever on the watch for a
chance to escape, and gives a great
deal of trouble.
Jim AVychc, the express office rob
ber, .-eoms to reali/.e more than any of
the others, the fate that the future
holds for him.
A crazy negro woman occupies one
of the cells. She breaks out at most
inopportune moments, night and day,
with hair-raising shrieks and lamen
tations. The other prisoners stand in
as much awe of iter os they would of
a ghost.
Ail the prisoners confined arc for
offenses les- than capital.
The Bagging Question.
Editor Tisi*j-i?st£BPBH*.-
I sec in your letter from Leb, or in
J. O G’.’s, that he asks some one who
has tlte statistics to figure on the (lag
ging question I do not think it ne-
ccssnry to use statistics in the case, ns
facts and figures show for themselves.
Take 7,000,000 hales as a basis for
the whole crop, aud six yards of bag
ging to the hale, and i} lbs to the yard
makes 4 lt>3 to the bale, which is 56,-
000 bales, or 28,000,000 lbs at 10 cents
p?r lb, amounts to the grand total of
82 800,000 or 8 per cent, of the entire
cotton crop, to say nothing of other
purpeses for which cotton could be
used for sacking the various commodi
ties of the couutry, which would easily
equal the amount used to cover the
cotton crop, making a grand total of
112,000 hales or 50,000,000 lbs, at 10
cents per lb, would amount to 85,(500,-
000, or 18 per cent, of the entire crop.
Add tiiis amount to the already great
demand, and prices will advance, and
instead of this 85,000,000 going into
the hands of the manufacturers of
jute, who never produced anything,
it will go into the pockets of the la
borer aud producer.
Now, distribute 85,000,000 among
the cotton growers of tho southern
slates, and in a few years it will im
prove their condition very materially,
and instead of paying this 10 per cent,
into the hands of manufacturers and
speculators, they can use it to the dis
bursement of their debts, the improve
ment of their homes and education of
their children. So, farmers, in justice
to yourselves and couutry, use cotton
bagging, and encourage your neigh
bor to use it, no matter how low jute
bagging may get.
A southern hoy, and farmer’s friend.
J. R. S.
Railroad Notes.
F. L. Grimes, of tho Alabama Mid
land, was in town yesterday.
***
Conductor Swift ran tho Albany
train yesterday while conductor Lake
took a “day off.”
***
The night force has again been
resumed on the changes at the depot
yard.
***
Three or four carloads of horses
were unloaded at the depot yester
day.
***
The Savannah train No. 7 was an
hour late yesterday.
***
Yesterday was an oD day with
travel. None ot the passenger trains
were full.
***
A special went down seven miles
on the Monticcllo branch yesterday
with twenty five hands to load 100
cords of wood for Monro & William’s
brick yard.
V
The Travelers Protective Associa
tion has induced tho South Carolina
railway not to run any , more negro
excursions into Charleston. In some
instances farms were almost depopu-
ted for a day, while cotton was while
in the fields ready to be picked.
***
A pnrty of prominent railroad men,
consisti ng'of Supcri ntendent Gadsden,
Master of Transportation Craig and
Master Mechanic Elmore, of the
Charleston and Savnmmh railway,
Superintendent Haines, of the Bruns
wick and Western, Superintendent
Flemiug, of the Savannah, Florida
and Western and several other well
known officials of tho Plant System
left Charleston Mondny morning for
the purpose of starting on their an
nual inspection tour of the entire
system. They will travel in a car
built for the special work of inspec
tion commitce. Tho prrty will go
over the entire Charleston aud Savan
nah line first, then over the Savannah
Florida and Western, and thence
over the minor branches of the sys
tem.
It Belongs to the State,
may beol interest to know, now that
ospkate is being found in this
jnty in such prying quantities, that
phosphate in river and creek beds
:lie property of the state, and the
e adopted by other states, where
:mission is granted by the Govem-
to work the phosphate found in such
ces, is to collect $i per ton for all
: phosphate mined. Gov. Fleming,
Florida, had adopted this plan,
Not Much of a Cowboy.
Officer Kottman is not much of a
cowboy. He started from "over tho
river” Monday with a bunch of seven
head of cattle, but lost them all in
the river swamp, and had to return
empty-handed. It will be a long
lime before his brother officers forget
to remind him ot his experience as an
amateur cowboy.
Minneapolis’ Recount.
Washington, Sept. 13. — Supt.
Potter of the census office to-day
announced that the recount of Min
neapolis shows a population of 164,*
700. This, as compared with that of
1880. is an increase of 117,851 or
251.35 PC f ceDt -
The State Fair.
Georgia is justly denominated the
‘Empire State of the South,” on ac
count of the extent and variety of her
agricultural and mechanical produc
tions.
Among the component parts of this
grand old commonwealth, our own
county of Thomas stands pre-eminent
for the energy and thrift of its farm
ers, and the enterprise of its business
men.
Its agricultural resources arc scarce
ly surpassed by those of any county in
the state, while the products of our
fruitful soil, nndcr skillful manage
ment, yield to none either in quantity
or excellence.
Every farmer in Thomas county
should help to maintain the superior
ity of our section by exhibiting some
thing at the State Fair. Vast crowds
will be there, representatives from ev
ery part of the United States.
Intelligent farmers will ho there,
who, dissatisfied witli the drawbacks
incident to their awn particular sec
tions, will examine tho exhibits from
more favored regions, with a view to
invest where the best results arc prom
ised.
I am satisfied our farmers could
make an exhibit creditable to them
selves and to tho State Fair, if they
would only make tho effort.
By this means, our favored soil aud
genial climate would be brought into
prominont notice, nnother laurel
would bo added to the reputation of
our county, capital would seek invest
ment in our midst, and a grand impe
tus would lie given to the develop
ment of our splendid natural re
sources.
A. Q. Moonv,
Trouble Over the Tariff Bill.
The ways and means committee of
the House have rcpoi"ted the tariff
bill hack to the House, with tho re
commendation that the House do not
concur in tho Senate amendments.
McKinley has offered a resolution
from tho committee on rules, that if
adopted, will allow only two hours
for general debate on the question of
concurrence. This is equivalent to
cutting off all debate and forcing the
House to appoint a conference com
mittee. Reed and his gang do not
propose to allow any talk about the
iniquities of thoir tariff scheme. They
know that it will not bear ventilation
before tho people, and they mean to
get it passed without regard to any
body's wishes but their own.
New York’s Population.
Washington, Sept. 18. —Official
returns of the New York city census,
as furnished to-night by Supt. Porter,
give the total population as 1,573,501.
This is au increase, since 1880, of 307,-
302, or 25,47 per cent.
Mr. D. Bradwcll is favorably spoken
of by the press of the state forcorn-
missioner of cducatiou. He would
fill the office as well as any man in
Georgia.
The democrats in the 7th district
should elect Everett. This is no time
to encourage a spirit in the democrat
ic party.
The democrats filibustered yester
day in the house. And Reed is mad.
Thai’s all right.
SIGNAL SERVICE BUREAU
—at—
B. Thomas ItY 126 Broad Street.
R. Thomas, Jr. Volunteer Observer
Weather Bulletin for tbe 24 hours ending
at 7 o'clock p. m., Sept. 10, 1S90.
TEMrEUATCRfi.
7 72
2 p. 8(1
7 p. 81
Maximum fur 24 hours 87
Minimum “ “ “ — 69
Rain-fall 0.00
Local showers stationary temprature.
GtORGIA—Thomas County.
Ordinary's Office, Sept. 1st, 1890.
John W. Clifford, of said county, ha* applied
to ms for paimancat letters of administration
on tho estate of J. M. Earnest, Jr., Into ot said
county, deceased, and i will pass upon said ap
plication at my office on the lint Monday In
October next, 1890.
Jo*. 8. M eHUU.L, Ordinary.
UloctS-w
I. Levy & Go.
Mitchell House Block.
for
Ladies,
Gentlemen,
Children,
At Jjcss Than
Autumn and Winter Novel
ties coming in on us daily.
'Beautiful and durable in smart
est styles.
Aiming to double our busi
ness by halving the profd with
our customers; for the small
price is the best trade builder
after all.
We arc always perfecting the
quality and whittling the cost.
Few houses in this broad
South carry the extra—care—
quality we carry in all depart
ments, and at such prices.
2 nis season our buyer has
out-done himself and has sent
us the finest that hand, head
and heart can produce,
Berlin, Paris & London Exhibit Here!
('Baltimore, New York, (Boston
and other popular marts con
tribute their best. Our market
has no boundary line. Noth
ing new in the world—worth
buying—that you can’t buy
from us.
For the Ladies.
We have no end of desirable
and seasonable fabrics. Shoes ?
Well, you know us.
For the little ladies there are
nobby dress patterns and elite
little caps, while in footwear the
styles are legion.
For tlie (wciitlemcn,
Our clothing department offers
the greatest inducements in tai
lor made garments at ready
made prices ever shown in
Thomasville. Hard to find the
like anywhere.
We will tell yon, though you
ought to know it, that wc do a
large business in made to order
goods, and we can satisfy the
most fastidious. See our (Pan
taloon and suit patterns.
For the Coming Man.
Specially tailored rigs for
rough usage. An immense
line of them ami at loivest pri
ces. No prudent parent will be
induced to buy elsewhere when
a clean first class stock like ours
is within reach and at lotver
prices.
Hats for the seven ages of
man.
Never was a dollar so clastic,
never was its reach greater than
now. It will go further, do more
and last longer this season than
ever before twith
X. CO.’S
Three Mammoth Establish
ments,
Mitchell House Block.