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VOL. XVI.
EDITORIAL NOTES.
The efforts of the press to hurry up
the Ways and Means Committee on
its tariff bill has so far been unavail¬
ing. No tariff bill has yet seen the
light.
The government receives fifty mill
ions of revenue from sugar and just a
little more from whiskey. Now the
question is shall we have cheaper
whiskey or cheaper sugar.
The national Democratic execu¬
tive committee has determined to
hold the convention to nominate
presidential candidates on the 3rd of
July. The place has not yet been
determined upon.
We are in receipt of the LaGrange
Graphic, the new paper publishea at
LaGrange. It is a handsome jour¬
nal, edited with much ability and
conducted with great skill. We are
glad to place it on our exchange list.
The managers of the New York
Daily Graphic are negotiating with
Thomas Nast, with the view of secur¬
ing the great cartoonist for a series
of political caricatures to be in The
Graphic during the coming campaign.
Columbus is improving faster than
any city of its size in the south. It
has no boom, but its prosperity is
founded upon a solid basis that prom -
ises to make it the queen city of
the south. Its solid business men
have long recognized its natural
advantages and have laid broad and
deep the foundation of its present
prosperity. No city anywhere has a
brighter future.
For the Hamilton Journal.
CURRENT EVENTS.
The Blair educational bill has pass
ed the Senate, voted for by both
senators from Georgia. Some of
the newspapers hint that if it passes
House the president will veto it.
Surely not.
The finance committee has report
ed favorably the bill authorizing the
issue of not more than 30,000,000
JOSEPH L.DENNIS,
PROPRIETOR.
nor less than 20,000,000 of fraction¬
al currency of five, ten, twenty-five
and fifty cents.
*
On the 21 st President Cleveland
accompanied by Mrs. Cleveland,
Secretary and Mrs. Whitney, Colonel
and Mrs. Lamont, passed in a spe¬
cial train on a short visit to Florida.
No stop was made, except one hour
in Savannah. One day will be spent
in Jacksonville and one in St. Augus¬
tine and return to Washington on
Saturday.
The sub-tropical exposition at
Jacksonville has been a grand success
and* was attended by thousands from
all sections.
The Mardi Gras exposition at
New Orleans on the 14th was up to
the usual standard and largely atten¬
ded.
A forty-pound crocodile covered
with hair has been captured in Flori
da.
A hotel on ice is a novelty to be
seen in Wisconsin. It is on Green
Day between Slugan and Marinette.
A man in Lee county, Ga., has
succeeded in taming blue jays so
that they fly down and light on his
shoulder as he passes around his gar¬
den. The law of kindness conquers.
A farmer living near Kennesaw in
upper Georgia, having a branch that
could be stopped with two spades full
pf dirt, nas this notice stuck up: “No
hunting allowed on this place, but
you may fish as often as you please.”
The guano season is in full bloom
and the air is full of the aroma.
The committee on public buildings,
through the active exertions of Hon *
T. W. Grimes, reports favorably the
bill for U. S. public buildings for the
city of Columbus, Ga.
The committee on teiritories re
ports favorably the bill to authorize
Dakota, Montana, Washington and
Vew Mexico to form constitutions
HAMILTON, GA., FEBRUARY 24,1888.
preparatory to being admitted as
states into the union.
The war cloud in Europe is threat¬
ening and lowering, Prince Bis
maik says to the Reichstag : “Give
me money and I will keep the
peace." This means peace at the
cannon’s mouth. Reader.
Orange Blossoms.
On the 16th instant, at the Baptist
church in Bainbridge, by the Rev.
T. A. White, Miss Hattie May Mor¬
gan,eldest daughter of Dr. E. J. Mor¬
gan of that city, and Mr. Marshall
Johnston, of Hamilton, were united
in the bonds of matrimony.
The church which was handsomely
decorated was crowded with the
friends of the fair bride. The music,
presided over by Miss Florie Mun
nerlyn, was superb.
The following ladies and gentle
men were attendants:
Mr. Ivan Morgan and Miss Fannie
May Johnson, Mr. John M. Fleming
and Miss Inez Johnson, Mr. R. L.
Bruce and Miss Maggie Cook of Co¬
lumbus, Mr. J. S. B. Crossman of
Columbus, and Miss Georgia Flem¬
ing,Mr. T. M. Scott and Miss Estelle
Averiett, of Whigman. The ushers
were Mr. E. C. Belcher and Dr. J.W.
Mitchell, of Hamilton.
The bride is a beautiful and ac¬
complished young lady, who is well
known and greatly admired here.
The groom is a young man of fine
business qualifications and he has
many friends who join the Journal
in its congratulations, wishing him
and his fair bride a long, happy and
useful life.
The bridal party arrived home
Saturday afternoon and were met
at the depot by a large number of
friends. They will reside for the
present with Mrs. Georgia Copeland,
who is the aunt of the bride.
Noticing the marriage the Bain
bridge Democrat says: “The con¬
tracting parties and their attendants
presented a most handsome appear¬
ance and the bride was just lovely.
The ceremony was impressive
an d when it was concluded the com¬
p)imentSj congratulations, best wishes
an d bon voyage were literally show
ered upon the happy couple.”
ONE DOLLAR A YEAR,
STRICTLY IN ADVANCE.
A Progrea«lv« Firm.
We take pleasure in calling the at¬
tention of our readers to the card of
Frazer & Dozier, the leading hard¬
ware house of Columbus. They car¬
ry a very full stock, they are clever
gentlemen, understand their business
and will treat you right if you will
call on them.
UTew Furniture House.
Messrs. Barbrey & Jarvis are open¬
ing up at No. 1117, Broad street
Columbus, Ga., a line of furniture,
buggies and sewing machines, to
which they invite the attention of
our readers. They will keep a full
line of furniture and they have such
connections with the manufacturers
that they cannot be undersold. They
defy-,competition in styles and prices.
It will be to your interest to call on
them, too, if you wish a buggy or a
sewing machine. They handle the
celebrated New Home machine
which has no Superior. They will
also handle carpets, representing a
large jobbing house in these goods.
They have a full line of samples and
will order any carpet you may wish
and save you the middle man’s profit.
Remember the house, Barbrey &
Jarvis, No. in 7—‘Thomas’ old
clothing house—and give them a call
when you are in Columbus. Our
word for it, they will treat you right.
The Finest la Georgia.
Kirven’s new stores have been fin¬
ished and beyond question they are
the finest in Georgia, Next week
he will move into them jtfid when he
gets comfortably fixed you will hear
something drop in the dry goods line
in the city of Columbus, Kirven’s
prices have always been the lowest,
but when he gets into his new house
it is so conveniently arranged that
he can handle goods on a smaller
maigin than ever and the people
will hear from him.
“Regulate the Regulator.” How
can a man hope to be strong when
the blood, the life, is weak. Purify
and strengthen the blood with War
neFs Log Cabin Sarsaparilla. Best
and 120 doses for $1.00.
NO. 8.