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NEW SERIES, VOL. V-N O." 11
THOMASVJLLE, GEORGIA, SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 2, 1S93.
The people demand prompt action
on the part ol tbe senate in dealing
with the financial problem.
With the Sherman act repealed and
yellow (ever knocked out at Brunswick
everybody would ieel better.
In addition to Brunswick's other
troubles it is feared that the storm did
great damage there on Sunday night.
That was a graphic and splendid
write up oi the great storm in yester
day’s News. The News is a great
paper, ‘
wooragim hews
Duncan Barbee at the residence of Miss .
Bessie Blackshear on Friday - evening COMES -FROM THE—CITY
BY THE SEA. j
I’uuusiiKO Kvkuy Saturday.
was a oomplete success in every res
pect. Tbe attendance was large and
the aflair passed off in an extremely
pleasant toanner.- Many of the; cos
tumes were very pretty.
They were aa fallows:
Miss Vint Fatten—Bed Biding
Hood.
Mias Anna Patten—A bunch ol
Lilacs.
Miss Eva Jennings—Night.
Miss Evelyn Mallard—Marigold.
Min Anna Mallard'—Tambourine
girl.
Corner Jackson Street.
The Sherman act is doomed and
damned.
No New or Suspicious Cases
Yesterday—All Idle or Vicious
Classes Who Refuse’to Work
are Being-Run Out of the City
—The Deserving Poor, -Pro-
vided For: t • *• r- -t r-J (
Alabama towns
against Atlanta;
aro quarantining
rAVAUi.it IS auvaSCB.
Congressman Russell made his first
speech in’Congress on Thursday.
8pJ3laI to TDfES-ENTSBPAUli.]
Brunswick,'Ga., Aug. 26,1893,—
There are no new or suspicious cases
of fever in Brunswick to day, and the
Congress will declare a general
quarantine against the Sherman act,
The government is taking energet
ic steps toward controlling the yellow
fever in Brunswick. And tbe chances
are that the government wifi succeed
in its aims.
on Monday.
Shun the man who wants to dis
cuss the silver question, as you would
the pestilence.
It should be borne in mind that the
fever has hot been declared epidemic
Pensacola and Tampa are all right
now, A few more days will decide
whether the lever is to be epidemic in
Brunswick or not. The outlook for
the suppression oi the disease is good.
in Brunswick
There is one thing to bj
for; the debate on the silvtr
is over m the house.
thankful
question
The calamity howlers have been in
their glory for several weeks. ''They
have contributed, largely, to the gen.
eral demoralization, but their stock in
trade is playing out. Times are grow
ing better.
Editor Wrench is standing nobly
by the city of Brunswick. . He is
getting out his paper without print
ers or carriers. He should be re
membered by the people of that city,
when the clouds have rolled by.
SA young woman with three hus
bands who bas been held.for bigamy
at Saratoga, N, Y , says io defense
i that she is a monomaniac on the sub.
' ject of marriage. But that’s no reason
' why she shoo’d have more than her
share, while there’s a multitude : of
; similar monomaniacs arourd unpro
vided for,—Ex.
Thomasviile is still in luck: She
miased the storm, or rather the storm
missed her. It’s all the same. A
miss is as goed as a mile. This re
minds us, however, that September is, ,
usually, more or less stormy, and it ,
would pay farmers to get the cotton ,
oat of their fields as rapidly aa pos- t
aible. I
\ Mias Mildred Christie, of Jackson. '
vdle. who has been spending some •
weeks with Miss Minnie Dillon, in this.
cBy, left yesterday for MonticeUo to
the regret of muq new made friends.
Dixon brothers live from one tS two
miles sou'h of the line dividing Leon ,
county, Florida, and Thomas county, j
Georgia, and have always lived'- and j
firmed in Leon county. 1 He “ihe
first bale” of the Thomasviile market I
has therefore, ‘‘for a number of years,” ,
come from Leon county, but the
fhomasvilie papess have “for a ourav i
her of years,” insisted on crediting |]ge .
Messrs, Dixon’s first bale to Thomas,
county. This is unfair, and unneigh-
boily, particularly in view of-the large
amounts of cotton and trado Thomas?
vtlle gets from Leon couoty. by reason
of being nearer the line than Taila-
$60b.. /.
To tbe county making the second
best display, $100. To tbe county
making the third best deploy, $300.
. To,the individual making the larg
est and best display of products grown
or produced by her or him, Or under
his or her direction, $150; second best
MtveuTlejgemimberof applicantafor G ' BJ1 “ d * ife ’ ° f T “>
^grifinditabno.gmihio
tosupply them. Thu u tbe only „ . , . ..
- , , ... town Satnrday night -
summer stnee I have been in the °
business that vacant houses were so The .protracted meeting at little
carce.” This speaks well for tha,! Ochlockonee church in the forks of
prosperity of the place. TnctnasviUej'river, c’ostd last Sunday night.; Eigh-
is far ahead of many Georgia towns in j ‘.ecu additions were made to the
plbitof prosperity. *«hurch membership. :
nr uviacc. , ;
?. KlCUtCY.
Miss Christie is a most charming
young lady, and was quite a social
favorite duriogjier stay here. Her
numerous admirers wiil look forward
to another visit from her with pleas
ure. .Y- .....
\Vc arc now prepiirctl to ftttQiali guod
machine male l<rick in aoj qrnstttj and at
reasonable jirices. . *
Tliymauville Biitk Jo.,
-C..U. WILLIAM^ Onager.
up and get a pension, and a liberal
Pension Office takes care to make it
near the maximum.
U. C LANEY. r tl. Du
PHYSICIAN AND 30." OEON.
Vot'LTiUS. COLQUITT ).,UA.
t .Tt r.- his «-i\ « 'ft * !«■ UolqV*
Many suspended banks are resum
ing in the West. '
Keep
Don't let the town
pushing it forward.
g U.CULi’blTLit,
Physician and Surgeon,
MOULTRIE, • - * GEORGIA.
OSVrs his services to the 'itizens o
o!quilt mi l i-ljictsal counties.
Thomasviile his ample money to
handle the cotton crop.
Tbe ready cash will be paid by
Thomasviile cotton buyers.
Sunday was some what breezy.
Many thought a storm was brewing.
g <;. Uil.KNi ON,
ATTHltNEY AT UW,
Ample funds are in Thomasviile to
buy and pay for all the cottoa brought
here.
r Wntt'i store, corner Broad
Wedd'og bells will, ere long, peal
forth their joyous chimes iu Thomas
vilie
V. A. 1IORROOKS
CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER.
Send your cotton to Thomasviile,
where the highest market price will
be paid for it.
I'hss an 1 Hinalea Finhki
>3 io rnukc < ontmcis Tor
iiuis of buildings, public
brick or wood. Best
It is said that fishing has been bet
ter iu the Ochlockonee this season
than for mauy yean past.
We told you good times were cora^
ing. September, wi'h its r will usher
oysttrs. The country is safe.
Scientific Americas
Agency for ^
twnmw Autma#
itrwr?iiS
J A m £ d
GRIBBEN
ioc;ractor and Builder,
THOIIASVTLLE, • - • -
Pi* jmasvil.e is paying cash for cct-
ion. Ttu.re is plenty of money here
to hambe the whole crop of the ouaiy.
1 to make contracts for, Qr
i-'.-n.-fS ot buildings, public
it her brick or wood. Will
nd 3|>frcificutions il required,
v building done mil on me
ilii mi mates, whether con-
t rue or not. I w'.ll guaran.
in nil mt work. I refer tc
tiding* erected by me ii
i I to all j nriied for whom I
Shop no ?lrtcher street, 2nd
i* jn. II d-ly.
We have tun big buttles,
(••-■ii- boys) l olcling
10 GALLOWS
e.K'li, They cost §'..75 each
in .Yew York. We will sell
them at §1.00 car'll. Nice and
clean. The thing for syiup
and wine.
R, L. HICKS & CO.
uaiEimm
The next game between Quitman
and Thomoavile wib probably be
played at Boston, on neutral ground.
The bicycle lever is dying out iu
Thomasviile. There are a tew casts
yet, but they are reported couvaleEC-
Kow if a circus or a good
shou.d coiui along Hard time
have to take a back s*.at
come.
We are indebted to Mr. 11. C.
Lambert for some very lovely water
hyacinths grown iu his yard ou Sew
ard street.
There are comparatively few iule
workmen around Thomasviile. New
bail lings are going op and improve
ments being made on every hand.
The farmers who raised their own
hog 1 and hominy, and there are many
of them in Thomas county, are not
aflteted by ihe money stringency.
A six foot alligator was on exhibi
tion at Cochran & Lee's stab’es yes
terday. The gatorjwas caught by a
arming paity at the river a tew days
ag»-
• The Carabelle Road.
Tallaiias?ee, Fla., Aug. 24.—
Col. W*. A. Simmons, of New York,
president of the Georgia and Florida
Investment Company and general
counsel of the Carrabelle, Tallahassee
and Georgia railroad company, arriy-
ed here a few days ago accompanied
by Col. J, A. McDufiy, New York
agent of the Savannah, Americas
and Montgomery railroad and a gen*
tleman ot large experience in .railroad
matters, who has come to look over
the entire field and provide for the
management and operation of the
new road. He will secure terminal
facilities, make contracts for steam*
ship connections on the gulf, with the
express and telegraph companies,
locate stations, saw mills, etc.
All the material and equipment are
contracted for and will be paid tor as
delivered at the Florida Central and
Peninsular depot iu Tallahassee.
The syndicate backing tbis enter*
prise has ample capital and Col.
Simmons has carte blanche to do
whatever io hisjudguient is necessary
for the speedy completion and equip
ment ot this new Use to the gall.
'1 he road will traverse a fine tim
ber section heretofore untouched and
ostly owned by this company which
has contracted for a daily output of
100,000 feet of lumber, all to be ship*
ped oyer its l:ne.
The first cargo of raiw is expected
here next week, and the contractors
claim that they will lay the first ten
miles of track iu U u days, and that
the entire line wi! be completed by
November,,
The above, taken from yesterday’s
News will be read with iu tires’, in
riiomoaville. Messis Davidson and
Mclulyre artr pushing their work rap*
i ily to completion. Now. the next
thing, is to bring th- iineouio Thom-
aaviile, a* onteiupJat d.
To Help Stricken Brunswick.
Thcmasville is always ready to lend
its aid to the desti ute and distressed.
When Mayor Hopkio’s card appeared
in yestctd-iy nroroing’s I’imes-Enteu-
PRISE calling on the people to respond
to the cry ot dsttress I rum Brunswick,
two ot our 1 fading cit sens started with
a list, and went arourd among the
business men silcit.og contributions.
In a short tunc they collected and
turned ovt-r to Mayor siopkirs $100,
which be one: expressed to the
relief commit tc of ihe stricken city'.
In addition to duo a nurabrrofcitizens
sent their contnbu ions ui ^rocer:es,
etc, dirct to the comuiUtce. Should
additional fund, become necessary
the people stand ready to subscribe
again.
Mias May ne Davis—Fortune Teller.
Miss Daisy Scott—Simplicity.
Miss Ruth Mitchell—Baby Rath.
. Miss Emma Mitchell—Baby Bine.,
Miss Nellie Pringle—Butterfly.
Mias Matsie Hopkins—Greek girl.
Misa Blanche Baker—Flower girl.
Miss Minnie Dillon—Gypsy.
Miss Carrie Williams—Innocence.
Mies Mildred Christie—A pink
rose.-
The costume of Baby Ruth was exs
cellent She looked qnite like a
baby with a long white dress and iu*
fanl's cap, and with a big doll iu her
arms.
The gentlemen were as follows •*
Mr. Eugene Smith—“Squire Gib-.
bon8*”
Mr. James Hopkins—Sailor boy.
Mr. Joe Tillman—Indian Chief.
Mr. Raiford Robison—Prince.
Mr. Russell Wiggins—Cow boy.
Mr. Jim McDonald—Dude.
Mr. Jack McDonald—“The Great
What Is Iu”
Mr. Duncan Barbee—Clowu.
The gentlemen uot in costume
were Heeth Varnedoe, Sam Baker,
Lee Neel, John Pittman, Charley
Pittmin, Coyle Mebane, and Ben
Ainsworth.
Mr. Barbee was splendid. Ho re*
minded one of the famous Johnnie
Lowlow and he acted his part well
all the eveuing.
Among tbe spectators the reporter
uoticed Misa Bsesie Backshear, Miss
M-unie Blackfbear. Miss Mattie
Davn, Miss Katie Winn, Miss Annie
Paine, Misses Nettie and Florine
Smith, Miss Annie Scott and others,
all of whom enjoyed the party a-
much as those who actively partici
pated.
Miss Blackshear’s home is an ideal
place fur a party aud she left noth
ing undouerwhich would add in any
way to the pleasure of the young
people
Mr. G. R. Carter, from the forks of
the river, brought to this office yes
terday a set of eleven ratties and a
button, which was taken from a rattle
snake killed by him a,few days ago.
Mr. The-i Titus, who has been rus
ticating for the past few weeks in
North Georgia aQd Tennessee, re
turned home Sunday, looking much
improved by his outing.
Mr. X. a McMath killed a monster
rattlesnake on his place, three miles
from town, the other day. His snake-
sbip sported ten rattles and a button
and measured five feet and a half
in length.
JACKSON STREET,
NEWS DEPOT.
ALL THE LATEST
PKRIODIVAIaS, .VIAGAZ1VE8,
MOTHERS AND WESTERN DAILY PAPERS.
ALSU A FULL LINE OF
A dance was given at the opera
house on Monday night last in honor
of Miss Emmie McIntosh, of Thomas
viile. All who went enjoyed them
selves immensely.—Bainbridge Demo
crat.
Books and Statationery
REVOKE.
nuke the pi-
tucky Stublt!9,
The Thomasviile base ball dub are
talking about making Mr. Jos. Clif
ton a member of the organization.
They want him aa an “encourager.”
He certainly “whooped the boys up”
on Thursday.
Com-
The Miccosnkie Drainage
pany is still at work draining the
lake and entertain bright' hopes of
success.—MonticeUo Constitution.
If they do succeed it will break up
some jolly fishing par i?8 from Thom
asviile.
A Good Move.
The road commissioners cf
Thcmasville D.strict had a meeting
at ll e court bouse yesterday morning.
The object of the meetijg «as to
consider a plan for improving the
condition of tie loads through >ut the
At a previous meeting the
suggesttoa was made that ” a road
macnine similar 10 that in use by the
ci'> b* bought and put to work
the count) roads. At the meeting
yesterday ii was agreed to try tbe
scheme on one road for eix miles oat
experiment. The city's road
machine will be rented and a close
account kept of all expenses incurred
on the roads that the cost of the pro
posed plan may be compared with the
present system. If it proves a suc
cess, and we have no doubt it will, a
machine will/ be bought for the
purpose. We think the plan
is a good one. More and better work
can be done at less cost with one of
theso machines than by any other
mode, axd we feel confident now that
the initiatory steps have been taken,
that it is only a matter of a very short
time until all our country roads will
be worked by machines. When this
is done Thomas county will have the
best roads in tbe State.
Prof. T. Hall Parker left yesterday
for Groover vilie, where he goes to
take a school, commencing next Mon
day morning. Prof. Parker is
thorough teacher and the people of
tbe Grooverville neighborhood are to
be congratulated on securing his ser
vices.
:k to day,
atmospherio conditions are unfavora
ble for spread. *
Relief ia comtng in rapidly" for thfe
deserving poor. Rev. J. A. Thomp
son and Ed F. Cook are famishing
relief certificates to people certified
to as being in distress by reputable
citizens, which are honored at the
conimissary.
All able bodied men are beiog or
ganized, and under efficient superin
tendents, put' to work on sanitary
street work at a salary of twenty five
cents per day and rations for family.
An extra police force cf twenty-five
men has been put on to enforce
Mayor Lamb’s proclamation to run
alt idle or vicious classes out of the
city wbo refuse to work. Tbe citizens
are hopeful and tho outlook is cheer-
A Needed Improvement.
Wc wonder if it has ever occurred
to tbe merchants and business men
of tbe city, who are soliciting and
holding out inducements for tho trade
of the country paoplc, that there is
absolutely not a hitching rack in
town to which“those who come . here
to trade may'secure thtir teams.
There is a city ordinance making
it a violation of the city law to hitch
to any shade tree, and the country-
muu who drives to Thomasviile to do
his trading must carry his team to
the stables or fasten to some lence
and lay himself liable to damages to
the fence. There should be a num
ber of hitching racks put up in dif
ferent parts of the town. If we
would encourage the country trade
we should prepare p’aces for them to
put up thtir stock. We trust cur
usines8 men will see that this neces-
y is rupplied at once.
Jas. F. Evans & Son.
In another place wtl be found the
large display advertisement of this
well known firm. They are offering
everything in.their line, consisting of
wagons, buggies,, harness, etc., at
greatly reduced prices. Their stock
of these goods is large and complete,
and those desiring to purchase any
thing in this line can do well by giv
ing them a pail and getting, their
prices. ’
* They also advertise to secure for
all who bring cotton to their ware
house the very highest c price for
the* staple.
Mr. Eyans has been in the cotton
business in Thomasviile for many
years and knows it from the ground
op. He is jn position to do more for
the cotton growers than any one else,
and nhfin be srys that he will see
that his customers get the very top
price for their product, he, means
what he says.
He is too well known to need any
endorsement at our hands. His repu
tation as a thorough, reliable business
man is unsurpassed and those who
favor him with , their patrpnage will
be treated fairly and squarely. There
is an abundance of ready money in
Thomasviile to handle all tho cotton
in this eeclion. Those who bring
their staple here will get the cash in
exchange for it.
Albany News and Advertiser: With
well filled barns and smoke-houses
at the end of tbe year, the farmers’
lines will have fallen in smoother
places compared with other years
gone by. It is true that the present
low price of cotton has a depressing
influence upon the farmers, bat when
he take* into consideration the fact
that he has made the present crop
with much less expense than hereto
fore, he cannot help but be encour
aged, notwithstanding the low price
of cotton.
Steamships and other vessels billed
to leave Savannah, deferred their de
parture on account of the report of
the weather bureau. It foretold the
coming of the big storm. “Old
Probe” gets in some good work now
and then.
Mr. Hill, as usual, got in some uns
called for flings at Cleveland in bis
speech in the Senate last week. The
country still believes in Mr. Cleve
land.
The per capita ol money in the
United States, according to the statis
tics of the director of the mint, is $25.-
17. The debt, les3 the sinking fund,
is SI 2.12 per head. In Great Britian
the per capita of money is $18.60,
and of national debt $87.79.
Change of Schedule.
The attention ot the traveling pub-
: is called to the chaoge of ihe local
schedule of the S. F. & W. Ry , which
appears this morning. There has
been but few changes made. No. 5
from Savannah now arrive at 6.20
instead of 6:25; No. 6 from Albany,
which foimerly arrived at 6:30 now
gets here a; 6:35. No. 5 for Albany
now leaves at 8:15 instead of 7:50.
No. 52, local freight, for Albany leaves
at 2:05 instead of 1:45. While these
changes are slight, it would neverthe
less bo wc 11 for all traveling pt ople to
ake notice of them.
Th3 new Biptist church is beginning
to assume houelike proportions.
Mrs. W. B. Dukes and children, of
Chastain, were in the city yesterday
en route to Boston, where they will
spend some time visiting relatives
and friendsJ
Valdosta has established her quar
antine camp three miles from the city.
The last issue of tbe Times says:
“About a dozen citizens of Bruns
wick, former residents of Ya’dosta,
who have fYieuds and relatives here,
were stopped at the quarantine sir.-
tiouj and sent to camps iu the pine
woods, three * mites Ireuu V&ldcsta,
where couifcrtable tents vrere ars
ranged fur them by relatives before
they came. They are entirely isola
ted aud will be required to remain
there until the - lime expires for the
possible development of fever among
them. A rela’ive carries supplies ‘ to
within several hundred feet and then
gives a tigual and retires. They then
go out to get the supplies.”
Louisville, Ky., Aug. a6.—The
Fourth National Bank, one of the five
Louisville banks to suspend payment
during the recent panic, resumed bus
iness to-day. The City National and
the Merchant National will also resume
within a few days. An informal meet
ing of the stockholders ol the Ken
tucky National Bank will be held to
discuss the matter of re-opening that
instil u ion.
Miss Annie Paine, of Way cross,
who bas been spending some weeks
in tbe city visiting relatives and
friends, left yesterday for Chicago.
She will be accompanied by Mr. and
Mrs. T. M. Jelks.
Prof. A. Q. Moody, who was a
prominent member ol the faculty of
the Peabsdy Institute lately held m
Thomasviile, has been invited by the
teachers of Pierce county to take
charge of their County Institute,
which is oow in session at Blacksbear.
Prof. Moody has accepted and is now
performing the duties to ,which he
has been cal'ed. This call was quite
unexpected, and it is a merited com
pliment to one of the best teachers id
Georgia.
A Fever Problem.
Editor Times Enterprise*.
A preacher, whose duties keep him
traveling all the time^ is unable to
procure a health certificate because
he does not ttiy more than two or
three days in any one place. When
be teturns to Thomasviile will he be
allowed to s-.ep off tbe train at quar
antine station—a mile South of town
—and go to his heme in the country?
If not will he be In such a predicament
as was the Chinamaq who slipped
into Canada, tried to cross the Niagara
bridge, was stopped by the American
authorities and was not allowed to -go
back to the Canada side 1
R. L. Fulton,
Evangelist Suwanee Presbytery.
Mrs. S. B. Van Dyke and Miss
Carrie VanDyke left yesterday for
New York, where they will spend
some weeks visiting friends. Mr.
VanDyke accompanied them as far
as Savannah.
As a resn't of the big storm I on
the coast, and its threatened appear
ance in this section on Sunday, I
issued a $3,000 storm policy on a
hotel in town to-day,” said Mr. J.
Hansell Merrill to the reporter yes
terday.
She
Mr. Arthur Baruch, of New York,
has arrived and is now in charge cf
the dress goods department of tbe
Levy *Mercaatile Company. Mr.
Barnch is a very pleasant gentleman,
and is & most experienced dry goods
man. He was prior to coming here
in the silk and dress goods depart
ment of Simpson, Crawford & Simp
son, one of tho largest bouses in'New
York. Ho will prove quite an addi
tion to the clerical force of 'this well
known establishurnt.
Austin, Tex , Aug. 26—Cotton
planters in town to-day toll doleful
tales about ihe erudition of cotton,
which is suff. ring lor rain, and they
assert th»t 1 hey will not make more
than a brie to six acres. Buyers are
promptly paying for all offered. The
ruling price is 6A cents to-day for
midcbng, but many farmers refuse to
take this and haul their cotton home
to hold for higher prices.
Items from Darien Gazette:
A great cry is now going up for a
State Baard of Health, but will tbe
Potiphur Peagreens hear the'cry and
act accordingly.
President Cleveland is conscier
tious in whatever be does. He is an
honest President and there is nothing
small about him.
The legislature ought to provide
for a State Board of Health; but will
they do it? We doubt it unless a
united effort by the pres* and people
is made.
A prediction:—The Wilson bill in
the house, and Vorhee’a bill in the
senate, will both .pass.
Few congre:8tnen appreciate the
fact that "silence is golden.” Some
of them may repent this.
Not a bushel ot corn has been ship
ped into Brooks county this year, but
thousands of bushels have been ship
ped out of it. The country has also
sold thousand of pounds of meat
more than it has bought. This is the
reason why Brooks is to-day in better
shape than any county in Georgia*—
Free Press.
Yesterday’s News was filled with a
graphic account of the great storm in
Savannah. The wind blew at the
rate of 70 miles an hour, and an im
mense amount ot damage was done.
It was one of the most destructive
storms ever experienced in that city,
not excepting tho great storm of
1881. More than five inches of rain
fell within a few hours. It is a nota
ble coincidence that tbe great storm
of 1881 occurred on the same day,
viz., August 27th. Hutchinson’s Is
land was submerged, and it is feared
that many lives were lost. Nothing
definite has been beard from Charles
ton, but is likely that great damage
was done in that city also.
Macon Evening News: A promi
nent bauker said to the writer: “bet
ter times are near at hand. Already
tbe money channels feel easier. Con
fidence is being restored and soon we
will poise at our old time equilibrium.
So soon as tbe people are over their
scare money will flow out plentifully.
There is not a bank in the Jand that
would not be glad to lend its money
to-day if the feeling of confidence
was better. There is no pleasure in
doing business as we are now doing it
—our expense account is high but
our income is very light”
The crops are good and there
just as much money in this coantry to
day as ever there was. There is no
rational excuse for this monetary de
pression. The Americas people get
scared easily bat they have wonderful
vitality and recuperative powers.
They can recover from a shock al
most as quickly as they are stricken.
QThe^legislaturo ought to find time
when it meets in October to provide
for the insane of tbe State. The
county jail is not tho place to confine
these poor, unfortunate people. Let
the legislature act and act promptly.
Dixon, tbe light weight colored
champion, was knocked out iu New
York the other uiglit by Plimmer.
Tbe Manufacturer’s Record reports
twenty new cotton mills under con*
struction in the South.
The country responds quickly and
generously to tho appeal for help sent
out from Brunswick.
Albany aud Americus banka are
issuing certificates with which to pay
for cotton and carry on the business
of those towns.
Jacksonville, Fla, promptly for
wards SI,000 cash and $500 worth of
provisions to Bru- swick. Well done,
Jacksonville.
The working man, after all that has
bceu said about gold and silver, pre
fers a crisp green ba^k bill. It is the
best paper money io the worid.
A fire destroyed two hundred and
fifty dwellings in Chicago' yesterday.
Two hundred and fifty buildings are
hardly missed in the Windy City,
Certaiu newspapers in Georgia
will go into spatius if the Sherman
act is repealed by Congress, Well,
they may prepare to do the spasm
act.
There is a decided let up m failures
and closing down of mills. No better
sign of gentral improvement in the
financial situation could be detired,
says the Savannah Press.
The physicians are making a splen
did fight against "Yellow Jack” in
Brunswick. It looks like they would
whip the fight.
Men who faced cannon, and were
unblanched by the roar ot musketry,
turn pale and flee from the yellow
fever. It is a great demorahzer.
A Boston reporter recently describ
ing a suicide, said: "He was un
married, and there was no apparent
motive for his rash act.”—New York
Recorder. 7 ;
The American house of lords, the
Senate, should not fritter away valr-
able timem threshing over tho argu
ments used in the homo on the silver
question. Enough has been said.
Vote.
Pension reform will not down.
Hoke Smith will be sustained in his
efforts to purge the rolls. The Chi*
cago Tribune, one of the ablest repub
lican papers in the country, says:
There are men on tbe rolls receiv
ing 812 a month who never fired a
shot, wbo never did anything to in
jure the enemy, who never saw a Con**
federate soldier, and who*e health
to-day is just as good as it wonld have
been had they never been mastered
into the service. It is an outrage on
the tax-payers thatsuch things should
bs. No one grudges the real soldiers
what they an receiving. No one
would lift a finger to take from the
men who fought and marched, who
knew wounds, imprisonment, hunger
and disease, those pensions which a
grateful coantry is glad to give them,
Bat there are tens of thousands, dead
beats and frauds, eating up the sub
stance of the tax payers, who are in no
ssnsQ^veterans,’ and who do not de
serve pensions. It is known that un
der the older and more rigid laws
men managed by hook or crook to
get pensions, though not entitled to
them. Under the new lax laws laxly
administered, every man who was
ever mustered iu fc . the service, or, if
heis dead, bis w,fe is inyited to step
Liberty Baptist church, Groover-
viile, celebrated its semi centennial on
on the 19ih. Of the eight original
members only one, Mrs. Sarah Groo
ver, is left.
Congress nan Russell’s first speech
in congress is spoken of in flattering
terms by those who heard it. He
advocates free and uolimited coinage
of silver.
Unless yellow fever appears in a
day or two at Tampa, and there ap--
pears to be no probability of it, we
presume the quarantine against that’
place will raised.