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VOL. IX—NO. 310. TIIOMASVILLE. GEORGIA, SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 7, 1890. $5.00 PER ANNUM Worth Beading 500 Yards colored Piques, worth 12 1-2 and 15 cents, your choice for 7 1-2 cents. 200 Yards colored Organdies, regular 20 and 25 cent quali ty. Come and get first choice for 10c. 300 Yards Madras Cheviot, all in desira ble patterns and good value at 12 1-2 cents your choice, 10c. I stinnu. * —HEADQUARTERS FOR— (Iotliing, Gent’s Furnishings, Dry Goods and Notions. — AGENT FOR— Standard Fashions and \ Dutchess Trousers. Phone 108. LOCAL HAPPENINGS. The New* of the Day Told In Brief Personals, Etc. It will pay yon to watch our ad vertising column!. There is no discount about sum mer having arrived. Read the new ad of (.!. it *. M. Wolff in ai.otlier column. John Davidson is spending Sun day at home with bis family. Tbomasville will be well repre sented in Charleston next week. Sam Wolff run in night before last to spend a day or two with home folks. Mr. T. M. McDonough, of Montgomery, was a visitor to the city yesterdav. Dr. Palmer, a prominent young physician of Baiubridge, was in town yesterday. Editor Blanton, of the South Georgia Homs, was a visitor to the city yesterday. Mrs. G. D. Ruysor, of Quitman, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. U. R Griffin, in Fletcberville Mr. R. L. Shipp, a prominent youug lawyer 01 Moultrie, spent yesterday in the city on business. Mr. Glading returned yester day from a tour through Florida in the interest of the Monon Route. Charley Cooper is in town after an absence of a month traveling through FJorida Be will he here a day or two. Quite a number went out to the picnic at John A. McKinnou's yes terday. 1’hev all report a very pleasant time. There will be a big baptizing at the pond just this side of Cubana this morning, commencing about eleven o’clock. The farmers and gardeners ore suffering greatly for rain. In some portion of the county no rain has fallen for weeks. It will pay you to look over the new ad of the Levy Mercantile Company which appears on the first page of to day’s paper. We were glad to see Anton Wright, of Savannah, in town yesterday. He came up to spend a day or two with his Thomas- villo friends. The boyB who speut Friday fishing on the river tell some good stories on each other. Just ask Bill Britton if he ever got lost. Jake Bennett, sou of Mr. A. Bennett, who has been in Savan nah for some months,' came up yesterday to spend a day or two with home folks. On account of the shut down of the gas plant there will be no services in the Baptist church to night, there being uo way to light the room. Services will be held nt eleven o'clock this morn ing as usual. Gas consumers have been put to their wit's end, since the gas plant shut down, for lights. All kinds of illuminating substitutes have beeu called iuto use, a few having beeu forced to resort to tne old fashioned tallow caudles. Mtb. Stuyvesant Peabody loft yesterday for her home in the north. Mrs. Peabody has occu pied her charming country home. May haw Plantation, since early last fall, and expects to return again when wiuter approaches, tier southern friends wish her a pleasant summer and a safe re turn to Thomasvilie. Card of Thank*. Mr. Editor: Will you allow me space in your paper to return thanks to the many friends who extended ue aid and sympathy during our late bereavement. We appreciate hear tily the many kindnesses shown us and will always remember them with grateful hearts. Respectfully, C. R. Gmrm. The Administration Looks for Peace. Washington, May 5.—The state department to day received a dis patch from President Schurmann, of the Philippine commission, giving the substance of the con ference with the representatives of Aguinaldo, and asking for further instructions While the text of the dispatch is riot to be made public, Secre tary Ha; stated tha' it showed a ;ery satisfactory condition of af fairs in the Philippines, and pointed to a settlement of the dif ficulties there. The reply of the president to Prof. Kchnrmann’s cablegram, it is understood, stated that he was very anxious to have the peace negotiations concluded at the ear liest possible moment, atni to this end he desired that no unnecessa ry or humiliating conditions should be imposed upon the in surgents. It is believed in administration circles that as soon as Aguinaldo is convinced of the siuceritv of the American government he will agree to surrender. He will he required, however, to lay down bis arms. This will be the prin cipal condition and until an agree tnent on this point is reached, the negotiations will not make any progress toward a conclusion. Latest From The Front. Manila, May 6. (afternoon )— General Lawton’s column ad vanced to a position two and one- half miles north of Balignag to day. The advance met but slight op position outside of Moasin. the two thousand rebels occupying an entrenched position being routed in short order. Many corpses of rebels were discovered in the river at San Thomas. Scores of rifles and other arms were re covered from the river where they were thrown by the retreating rebels. General McArthur's di vision is resting at San Feruaudo, making-, iu the mean time, ex tensive reconuoisances. Say*They are Whipped. Manila, May 6 —Col Arguelles, chief of staff of Geu. Luna and one of the envoys negotiating for peace, made this remarkable aud significant statement to-day: “We undoubtedly are whipped. Agm- naldo is discouraged and our troops are determined to surren- reuder. All that our leaders want is some gnarautee of fair treat ment as a condition to laying down our arms. They ask for a brief armistice only for the pur pose of effecting a complete sur render through our Congress. The Americans are wrong to dis trust our houesty.” Honors for firs. Stonewall Jackson. Columbia, S. O , May 5 —Mrs. Htouewall Jackson will arrive in Columbia Monday en route to the Confederate reunion at Charles ton. She will be tendered a pub lic reception at the residence ot Mayor Lipscomb from 11 to 1 o’cloeh Tuesday, and in the after- uoou will proceed to Charleston. The Confederate survivors, in a meeting to-night, passe 1 resolu tions ot coudolence for Gen. Hampton in his misfortune. Plague of Locust*. Madrid, May fi.—The plague of locusts in Central Spain has increased alarmingly. In many places the insects cover the ground to a depth of two feet aud stall railroad trains. Mrs. Wm. C. Whitney Dying. New York, May 0 —A report from the Westbury county resi dence of Wm. C. Whitney states that Mrs. Whitney is dying. Funeral ot Ben Griffin. The funeral of Ben Griffiu. the little son of Mr. and Mrs. Cbas. R Griffin, whose tragic death at the depot Friday morning was noticed iu these columns yester day, took place from the residence of his parents in Fletcberville yes terday morning at ten o'clock. The services, and they were ruoit impressive, were conducted hy l)r. R. H. Harris, of the Baptist, church, assisled by Rev. E I). McDougall, of the Presbyterian church, at the conclusion of which the fiower laden casket,containing the remains of the unfortunate youth, was conveyed to the wait ing hearse and thence escorted to Laurel Hill cemetery, where the body was tenderlv laid »".<ay. Little Ben Grifiiti was a bright, manly little fellow and a great favorite with his companions. He will be greatly missed by his family, bis school mates aud com panions. The whole community sympathizes with the bereaved parents aud relatives. The Gandy Case Settled. The case of C. T. Gandy vs. the City of Thomasvilie, which has been pending in the courts for a year or two, was settled yesterday by Mr. Snodgrass, attorney for the plaintiff, and City Attorney Titus. We did not learn the terms ol the compromise, but understand that it was mutually satisfactory. This case has attracted consider able attention, and we are sure that ail parties are glad that it is settled. We are requested to state that the settlement of this case renders it unnecessary for the jurors who were subpoenaed to Appear some day soon to paes on the abatement proceedings filed by Mr. Snodgrass before Justices Massey and Wade, to auswersaid eubpoenaos. Another New Residence. There ie every evidence of a decided b'mlding boom iu Thom asville this summer, and the vari- oils contractors of the city are wearing cheerful countenances. Mr. Henry Arnold, the well known builder, was awarded the contract yesterday for the con struction or a handsome dwelling for Mre. Walter L. Taylor, on the beautiful lot recently purchased by her from Mrs. Harley on the corner of Jackson aud Dawsou streets. The building will he a large two-story structure fitted with all modern improvements and quite ornameutal in appearance Mr Arnold will commence work at once. The Pope In a Huff. Rome, May 6.—It is stated here that, in consequence of the exclu sion of the Vatican from repre sentation in the peace congress at the Hague, the Pope has forbidden Archbishop Irelaud to accept the commission of a delegate offered him by President McKinley. Wilson to Come South. Washington, May 5.—Secre tary Wilson will leava Washing ton uext week on a trip to Louisi ana, Mississippi, Texas and other Southern and Southwestern states. He will study the agricultural situation iji the states he visits. Duke D’Arcos has Started. Madrid, May 5.—The Duke D’Arcos, the newly appointed minister to the United States, started to-day upon the journey to bis new,post at Washington via Paris Rev. I). II. Porter, pastor of the A M. E. Church, who has been con ducting a protracteii meeting at his church for the past three weeks, informs us that he will close Ins meetings ou Tuesday night. The meeting lias been a highly successful one, one hun dred and twenty-eight accessions to the church having resulted. Of these niuetv-seveu are new con verts. 1 he ordinance of baptism will be administered at thechurcb this afternoon to all new converts! except those who desire tu he ! immersed. The latter will he I baptised privately later. j Big- Arrival of New And Up-To-Date Summer Wash Goods * j&JT TheBigStore We never get tired in showing to the public that we appreciate their kind patronage, and always take pleasure in catering to their wants. So this week we invite you to call and see the new novelties on display in our store. 15 New styles of the latest Parisian Novelties in colored Piques, which is the most popular fabric of ihe season for shirts and waists. The goods were bought to sell at 30 cents yard, but as its late now, we place them on sale at about cost, 19 cents yard. BIG PLUMS. 20 Styles extra fine colored Lawns and Organdies, which are worth from to 10 to 15 cents yard. We will sell at 8 cents yard. Your choice. New style of Dress Linens in plain and changeable and silk stripes. Superior value for price. Beautiful new Black Silk and Wool Crepons for suits and skirts. The handsomest we had this season. Immense assortment cf Indian Linen and Yicroria Lawns, 10c. Quality down this week to 8c. yd. 12 l-2c. “ 16c. 19c. 25c. “ 30c. Persian Lawns, Kgvtian Mulls, French Nainsooks, French Organdies, etc, complete. 5 Pieces -10 inches ‘vide India I inen worth 19c. yard, this week toe. 5 Styles of Homespun Linen finished suitings, the pop ular fad tor summer skirts, to be sold at 20c. yard. Full line of everything for spring in dry go >ds and notions, a’ “ 10c. “ “ 12 l-2c “ “ 15c. “ “ 19c. “ 25c. The Levy Mercantile £0., Mitchell House Block. earsilk TRADEMARK. L1M INGS 5 A 25$ a yard Look like silk and wear better. 25$ a yard