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THE DAILY TIMES-ENTEBPBISE loan Triplett, Editor and Manager. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1890. Daily Tihes-Knteki'RIsk is pnblislipd every morning (Monday cxcipted.) I do Weekly TiMES-ENTEitriiisE is published every Saturday morning. ScnacRtrrioN Rates. Daily Times-Estehi’Kise $5 00 •V ICILY “ 1 00 Daily Advertis-no Rates. nnsiont Rales.—$1.00 per square ‘or lb insertion, and 50 cel Is for en n suiise ni insertion. Square, one month, - - - Square, two months - - - Square, tlirco month i, - - 'Square, six months, - - - ■Square, twelve mont is, - - Albert to change by sieciai arrangement. JOHN TKJl’I.ETr.nn*. Slim. I 0 00 8 00 12 00 20 00 35 00 Notice to Advertisers. insure insertion, nil changes fur Haniling advertisements nnist lie band- i ■! in liy noun of the day before A : i ■! vi'.iv to in o|> Indian Iron . treat them justly. i ... i..r_f Ocean Steamers collided i . .. ..f. s de o! Nov York Inrbor, on u . \ n.nri u-g. No lives lost. C er >*i t:.e c’lrisanihenium and f.,r,d e the c d. n-rod but do rot fer- g ttopm cn • ur winter flannels.— J/irk Haven Express. The legislature is working like beavers, but they can’t get through with the business before the holidays. That, usual summer session will be he’d. It is inevitable. 'J l-.cre U something fundamentally wrong about the man who never gets maa.—Somerville Journal. Yes, and there is something funda mentally wrong about the man who r.ev.r smiles. The income ofj. D. Rockefeller is $6,000,000 a year, or about $684 per hour,-day and ifight. And ve 1 . many a poor laborer s'eeps sounder ard is a happier man than Mr. Rockefeller. \Ve hope the colored people of Georgia will make an exhibit at tho World's fair. Iu no state have they made greater progress than iu Geor gia, and we should like for the people cit the North, and tho world, to see what they have accomplished. Ca'ilor.tia has voted 8500,000 to make an exhibit at the World's Fair ia Chicago. Georgia should not be behind there. Every state in the Union will he represented. Georgia should appropriate at least 850,000 to make an exhibit. Senator Blair has declared that it re elected he wil repeat his speech on the educational bill. For heaven’s sake keep Blair out of the semte next term. The country cm'i) not stand a repetition of that jpeecn. We appeal to the people ot N iv Hampshire not to allow this great nr ng p:rpjrated. To Fifjhi for the Reward, 111 nit 1 Nun am, Ai.a., Dee. 8.—The reward tor the capture of Rulic Bur- i'., ,. t ie train rubber who was killed :.t i. d, , Ala., Oet. Nth, have not •• d d there i- a prospect of T: « iti.a'.iun ever the .• awards aggregate . t n object worth . U. 1 ur 1 r, ill. man .i limn tvs, claims !. i . John McDufiin • T« 1. anas who usiisted in • ip’iirc ii.e robber claim their so.ire oi it. — Jus qipture, Burrows escaped Ir.on Me: >nfi'm and the two negroes, ui.l Ini .ting up Carter, who had his gnu and looney, lie was shot and kill ed I iv him. Carter now claims as B iriows bad escaped from the other captors, lie was again a free man, an outlaw at large, and, therefore, lie (Carter), who killed him ulone and unaided, is the only man entitled to the rewards. 'I he Southern Express Company, it is said,have placed the money in hank to pay their part of rewards, but they ia-ist that the claimants must settle among themselves who ia entitled to it. , '1 ho rewards were all lor the cap ture and conviction of Burrows, nouo for him dead or alive, but the South ern Express Company announced they would waive this and pay their proi>ortion of the rewards. Council Proceedings. Cocscil Rooms, Dec. 8, 1890. Council met in regular session, Mayor Hopkins presiding. Alderman Huyes, Patten, Wright, Merrill ond Wise present. Minutes of last meeting were rend and con firmed. Petition of Cato Adams to transfer res taurant license to Allen Mitchell. The following petition was read, hut in view of improvement to he made at that point by tile railroad, it was not granted. To Ihe Honorable Mayor ami Aldermen City of Tltomaenlle: The undersigned respectfully petition your Honorable body, in order to make the crossing of the S. F. & W. Ry. at its in tersection of Ilnnscll street, safe for the large numbers by whom it is used, being one oi the principal thoroughfare of the city, t int you cause to be placed at said crossing or near at some convenient place an arc electric light. Redden Smith, Jr., S, J. Cassels, Redden Smith, and others. Following petition read and referred to street comnrttec. Tiiomasvili.f. Ga., Nov. 20tli, 1890. To the Mayor and Council of the City of Thomupcitlc: The petition of Willis J. Parnell respect fully showeth that he is and for a long time has been a citizen of Sjiid city, owning and paying tax on property belonging to him therein, th't your petitioner owns the ' ousc culled the Virginia House an i lot, King on the West side of Jackson street, and other property adjoining thereto, through anil by which property the city caused a large open ditch to he excavated, and into which directly opposite, mid near the Northwest corner of the said Virginia Ilonsc has emptied divers sewers ucross said Jackson Street, which said ditch, and sewers convey the filth of n large portion of the city, mak ing the said open ditch, n nuisance to said Virginia House, so as to make the property nlinost worthless, which otherwise would he valuable. Your petitioner says ns it is now situated he is unable to use or rent or sell it for half its value, and that lie is damaged thereby annually twelve hundred dollars, or other large sums. Your petitioner prays relief in the premises, aud asks the Hon. Mayor and Council to convert said open ditch into a covered sewer, so as to convey the filth mentioned away from said property and thereby abate and remove 6aid nuisance from his said property and he will ever pray, 4c. Willis J. Parxell. Pi llowing petition read and pn motion was not granted. Tiiomasvilli, Ga., Dec. 1, 1890. To Oic\llonorablc\Ci(y Council of Tliomatvillf l Ga: 1 respectfully request that my tax assess ment be mado less on tho collector’s hooks. My predecessor, Dr. McRae, gave in the stock ot $3,400 and it only invoiced $3,200 when I bought it, but it only brought $1,075 at a torccd sale, that amount being what I paid for it. Respectfully submitted, C. W. Toui'xiss. The report of finance committee on the petitions of J. t. Linton, D. J. Sheffield and T. J. Bottoms was adopted. The matter of repairing abridge iu the new street leading Irom Virginia House to Oil Mill was relcrred to the Mayor and Alderman M-rrill, ol the street committee, with power to act. On motion the street committee was au thorized to hare 3 incandescent lights put on Madison street, and 1 on Crawford street- Alderman Wise was authorized to have the store in the engine house repaired, und to remove the hell in the city hall park. E. O. Thompson, Superintendent Water Works,to purchase 12 flues for boiler. Mr. Stone was grunted permission to lay a sewer from his residence to connect with the city sewer at his own expense, pro vided the work is done under tiic supervi sor of the committee on sewer nod water works. On motion Mayor Hopkins was authorizid 11 settle claim of Dr. Ilorroiks. Following accounts passed for payment. A. W. Palin, $54.05; Miller k Kettig, $1-13.50: Moore X Williams, $138.94: A. W. Palin, $1.00. Street committee authorized to huv 2000 feet of lumber for city. (V.uncil adjourned. K. T. Maclean, Clerk. She Favored the Tunnol Route. A young couple uttered the Union depot aud bought tickets lor Troy. There was a belt line train ready, but she persistently refused to board it. •‘•Why won’t you come, Maud?” lie lisped. “Oil, Ciiawley, I don’t want to go up on this side,” she guslied in reply. ‘‘Byt Maud, we’ll get to Troy just the same.” ‘‘Yes Chawlcy, but we won’t go through the tunnel. I want to go through Ihe tunnel ” ‘‘What do you want to go through the tunnel for Maud?” inquired the dense young man. ‘ Oh! Chawley,” was all she said. Then Charlie appeared to catch on, for he blushed. They waited until the belt line train went the other way.— Albany Argus. FURNITURE!, GEO. W. FORBES, 175 BROAD STREET, MASTTRY HOTEL BUILDING. Large and complete stock - —OF FURNITURE, CARPETS AND BEDDIN8. Mattings, Rugs and Oil Cloths, Wall Paper, Window Shades, Cornice Poles, Lace, Turcoman and Cheville Cur tains, Pictures and Picture Mouldings, Children’s Carriages, SSTo'veltles for C3o.rlstaoo.a-s_ Plush and leather seat rockers in antique designs. Ladies’ desks, Shakespere tables, bamboo easels, cabinets and music racks, book shelve*, '.vail pockets, brass stands, etc. THE LARGEST STOCK OF WALL PAPER IN SOUTH GEORGIA- No old stock—new designs received this week—sidewalls, borders and ceilings to match—experienced paper hanger furnished and work guaranteed, G E O. W. F O R B E S. sep21-d&wly ELGIN BUTTER. 1. CT. BALL £c HEffa, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL GROCERS. 1156 d 5m " ESTABLISHED 1841 Use Pure Hogs Lard and Star Hams BurckMt’s Premium Leaf Lard Is guaranteed to bo made adsolutely of hogs f«. . No cotton seed oil or beef tallow, 3L.S- At Cincinnati 1870-81-72-73-74 75-76-79 80; Vienna, Austria; New Orleans 1884-1885; Ohio Valley and Central State Fair; Piedmont Exposition 1887-88-89, and nineteen others. More medals awarded to this lard than any other. Swan’s Down Patent flour is the best. OAK SUITE -FOR- Improved Rocker with a rod which guarantees Rockers never to get loose. SIDE BOARDS AND HAT RACKS AT COST If you will bring money with you, we will sell you furniture at you own price. MA TTINGS AND RUGS CHE A P. Our stock of Sash, Blinds, Doors, Paints, Oils and Glass cannot be equaled in the city. WALL PAPERSTILL AT ScAROLL L F. Thompson & Go. Janl-lr ® WOLCOTT HALL, THOMASVILLE, GA. Caters to families desiring u QUIET anil EXCLUSIVE Home, For the winter months. Located oil the HIGHEST ELEVATION in ThomosviHc and sunounded by LARGE GROUNDS, with Tennis, Archery, Croqeut, Etc. Address Louis I*. Hob. rt.«, also Tronrietor of the Cliff Avenue Hotel and Cottages at Newport, II I. 12 C tf A. W.PALIN & BRO.’S Carriage Shops. Lower Broad Street, Thoraasville, Ga THOMASVILLE LUMBER COMPANY Sthmidit, Murray & Simons, Prop's. —DEALERS IN— ROUGH andDRESSED LUMBER, LATHS, SHINGLES, ETC. MANUFACTURERS -OF- PICKETS MOULDINGS, BALLUSTEBS, STAIR RAILS, NEWEL POSTS, BRACKETS, , And all kinds of SCROLL WORK. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED In every particular. Correspondence solicited. Out of town orders prompt ly filled. —OFFICE— Corner Stephens and Jefferson streets. 1113 ly Our'dMr. Steyerman [has jus returned from JIcw York, - where he has bought a complete line of the very latest things out in pall and winter goods, WHICH MUST (BE SOLD, and in order to sell them lower than any one else, we propose to sell them only for the cash. You can get more goods from us with the cash than any other house in town. Let everybody come and oring their pocket books, for we most positively will not charge any goods until January ist, lSgo. (Respectfully, L. STEYERMJM eg- RRO._ EVERY DESlT.iniOiV OF CARRIAGE AND WAGON REPAIRING HORSE SHOEING, ETC., Done at reasonable rates. Having recently purchased a number ol labor-saving tools, and having the Best Equipped Shops n Southwest Georgia, we arc prepared to do all kinds of work in our line with dis patch and neatness. apl22d&wly TYLER DESKS—200 Now Styles. TYLER ROYAL TYPE WHITES CABINETS, TA BLES, CHAIRS, BOOK CASES, *e., at ltcduied Bates and Special Diieounts. C.ulofe. for 1890 now ready, UO petes, mounted. Book free; FoiUjoJOc, TYLER BANK COUNTERS. Cataaalted Car Style, Quality and Frka. IllnatraUd la Colara A perfect work©! irtt ISO pin. Book Frorj Postage IS eta. HL2S DESK CO.. ST. LOUIS, HO., 03.4. B. D. FUDGE, TllOMASVII.LE.JGA. DEALER IN— HARDWA STOVES, IRON, Buggy and Wagon Material Tin and Hollow Ware, Guns and Sporting Goods oi all kinds, and t agcit for King’s Powder Co. Jam d ly AUCTION AND COMMISSION HOUSE. Jackson St. next to Watt’s Corner. I will have regular sales every Satnrday, and sell real estate and live stock. I make a specialty of selling household and kitchen furniture, stoves, carpets and merchandise of every description. Consignments solicit ed. Prompt retarus and satisfaction guar anteed. 10 3 Out L. A. Dbeyer. ANB- Cold Storage Company Ice Made From Distilled Walcr Pure sed Sparkling. Delivered Anywhere in the City. Give orders to Wagons or mail direct to W. S. KEEFER, Pres, and IVlang’r. Ol I