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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.