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f T V 4 « l; ■t ,n. • •4V r f I A r- « r 0 .> J 'F f N A. A > ALL < 4 Mi $ f . A 1 1 • *• unMu 4 V « v 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.