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She Cnuufort Conuti) 3 IjrrnUi.
VOL. III.
THROUGH DIXIE.
OF THE SOUTH BRIEF!!
PARAGRAPHED
an Epitome of
HappQuiRgfS ri 6 i 6 aha laero.
Work on the Montgomery, Tuscaloosa
Memphis railroad will be resumed at
and the road completed to Tusca-
Ala.
Governor Holt, of North Carolina, on R.
offered a reward of $200 for
Askew, a white man, who murdered
Hardy, also white.
Near Summerville, Ala., Friday, Tom
a sixteen-year-old white boy,
ana killed two negroes who had
his younger brother.
Lincoln’s birthday was celebrated Fri-
ry at Coal Creek. Tenn., and speeche. th«
by labor leaders, threatening
roons if a free miner was killed.
A dispatch of Friday from , Forrest T , . City,
L C. states that C. L. Tate postnua-
ir m that city, has confessed that ht
>ok $ 1,200 of government fuuds.
The debt bill was reported by the join!
nance committee to both branches ol
he Virginia legislature Saturday, and
bs made thc special order m the house
er Monday.
Ihe grand jury has found true bills
gainst N. S. White and J. W. Theus,
resident and cashier of the defunct
ank of Madison, Tenn., which suspended
eptember, 1890.
Greenville, S. C., has granted The council $75,000
>r a system of sewerage. f
: a meeting Friday night, resolved
ivertise at once for bids for
on and material to bo in by March
The republican state executive com-
ittee of Tennessee has issued a call
state convention to assemble at
lie, May 4th, to select delegates to
inneapolis convention and to
candidate for governor.
At ., a meeting .. -at- , Greenville Miss
iday of the creditors of the Bank
recnville, which failed recently for
‘“i°“ dolors, a settlement was
hereby the creditors accepted and notes
claims, payable m one
firs, January and bearing 1, 189„. interest at 6 per cent.
m
Saturday btk at a station on the Western
Carolina railroad, a few miles
JAsheville, jtbe track in three front children of an were
fgbt them train. Their lpothcr ran out
cue and the mother and
M. Lewis,Oxanna, Ala., made an
ditors. men t Thursday for the benefit of
His assets are about
usand dollars, with liabilities amount-
to $12,000. His property consists oi
Machine Company, the Ox-
hotel and the Oxanna nail works,
■ tightness of the money market was
■ cause.
Raleigh dispatch says: The capitol all
in mourning and was closed
as a mark of respect to ex-Governor
whoso funeral was held at Greens-
Thursday morning. Flags attended were
Governor nolt
funeral. There was a large attend-
other prominent men from vari-
parts of the state.
.
ce aled in Dade county, Georg a The
WM fUrniShed by ° BneD ‘
Alliance democrats from all over the
met in the city hall Wed-
y ‘ Thc purpose of tlle assembly
ofxv hat this branch of the demo-
Party in Texas pronounces “Jcffer-
People, sa democracy,” or a government the ol
by the people and for
s>* >9.
|ecialof P'ys; There Friday is from prospect San Antonio, of re-
f Arkansas of trouble Pass off railroad. a th The men
extenuation of their action that
° n^l d 1 . em de p!oYes 8crA ke who ceased were had reinstated been dis-
fged without cause, that it is the
Ufest desire of the , management tc
I'd ,
of all the old «“ e n-
F ederation of Trades, of Atlanta,
1 j ,d a largely attended meeting
^y uight 4 at their hall. An eight- in'.ro-
,*r k < 1-1 bill b„ been
f congress bj Hon. John
f Mi-souri, relating to th*
ROBERTA. CRAWFORD COUNTY, GA., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19. 1892.
mouslv endorsing the bill, and will also
request the members of congress from the
state of Georgia to vote for the bill.
Thc secretary‘of the treasury on ThuiS-
day appointed George H. Thobe, of
Covington, Ky., an inspector under that
department for duty in connection with
= In 1886, Mr.
of *. Wood-
carvers’ Union and of the Knights oi
Lgbor, was the werkinsrman’s candidate
f or congress in the fifth congressional
district of Kentucky against John G.
-Carlisle, and claimed the election, but
his contest for tke seat before the house
of representatives was unsuccessful.
A Knoxville, Tenn., dispatch sayg:
The labor people at Coal Creek have been
holding numerons conferences. One
thing which has caused some of the con-
ferencee was thc proposition made by the
Tennessee alining Uompany, Saturday,
viz., to conduct the mine at Brireville on
the cooperative plan. The miners have
fu "y dccidea il ' c ? wl J do >
but ^dications are that the offer wdlba
accepted. It is said now that if the offer
is non accepted, l the company will sell its
rt to the Tennessee Coal, Iron and
Coinpany) r J and the r penitentiary J
lessees will put convicts to work.
attack'd
lpoplexy Thursday and hs recovery is
Governor Magrath was born
la 0harlcetoQ ia 18 1 3 , graduated at Rar¬
y*rd aad S £ U( ji ed i aw under the lat*
Judge Story. lit uic oreaRing uuo ui
the war be was a United States district
judge, and upon the passage of the ordi¬
nance of secession, made a dramatic
scene in court by disrobing himself of
the judicial ermine. He was the last
vvar governor ot South Carolina, and
dter the surrender was imprisoned by
government in 1' ort Pulaski for some
time.
COTTON FIGURES.
-jq, e Government’s February Crop Re*
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‘
The February , cotton \ report . of . the .. sta-
i
tistician of the department of agricul-
re)ateg to tho [ proportioa l marketed,
the 1 m J the J dd of , int the c i ose
| ’ the losses
j of t he x icking n the season price of seed,
b J insectP ’ and l
T he ‘ or tion 8ent { I0m the planta- and
tion J estimated bv the reporters follows:
Virginia,"80; accu atelv consolidated, is as South
North Carolina, 82;
Carolina, 90; Georgia, 92; Florida. 92;
Alabama, 91; Mississippi, 88 ; Louisiana,
87; Texas, 85; Arkansas, 88 ; Tennessee,
89; Missouri, 88 . General average, 88.3
pe r cent.
comvaked with last year’s.
Carolina, 79; South Carolina, 82; Geor-
gia, 85; Florida, 94; Aiabama, 92; Mis-
sissippi, 96; Louisiana, 99; Texas, 107;
Aarkansas, 91; Tennessee, 91; Missouri,
etc., 90; general average, 94.3 per cent.
The returns are remarkably consistent,
as their indicated results vary by less
than one per cent., indicating a crop of
about half a million bales short of that
of 1890. The October reports of the
two years make an almost identical dif¬
ference. These reports aTe submitted
without comment.
THE CLOSE OF PICKING.
The estimate of the average time of the
close of picking is, by states: Virginia,
December 11; North Carolina, Decern-
ber 10; South Carolina, December 8 ;
Georgia, December 4; Florida, Novem-
btr20; Alabama, December 2; Missis-
sippi, December 10; Louisiana, Decern-
ber 12 ; Texas, December 4; Arkansas,
December 12; Tennessee, December 12;
Missouri, December 13.
THE QUALITY GOOD.
The quality is the highest for many
what short; the class excellent, and uni-
versally free from trash.
to a large sale of seed to the oil mills at
pr icfS somewhat reduced, as follows:
Virginia, 14 cents per bushel; North
Georgia, 14.5; Florida, 14; Alabama, 18;
Missilsirlfci, 1; Cl Louisiana, 11; Texas,
ll; Arkansas, ^ 1; Tennessee, 13; Mis-
souri, itc., ll.
On the Atlantic coast the larger use of
seed for fertilization makes a relatively
high vJry price. The losses from insects were
series, and were mainly con-
fined to the gulf coast states. The bob
worms were nearly as destructive a 3 the
caterpillars.
LAST SAD RITES
--
Over the Remains of Rer. Charles
Spargeon.
T be , f “ a , _ rvice9 over the re-
Rpv Charles Spurgeon
io tbs MetropoltUn tabern-cle. The
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BUSINESS REVIEW.
Dim & €«.’« Report of Trade for the
Past Week.
Business failures occurring throughout
the country during the week ended Feb.
12, as reported to R. G. Dun & Co.,
number for the United States 235, Can¬
ada 41, total 276, against 319 the week
previous. Silver and cotton have de¬
clined yet further, the latter to 7 3-16
cents, the lowest price for many London, years,
and silver bullion to 41 pence at
the lowest price ever recorded, though
there followed a slight recovery to
41£. Cotton receipts and exports have
both been much larger than a year
ago, but stocks on hand decreased but
slowly and are very large, and spec¬
ulative sales for the week have been 932,-
000 baits Wheat declined t 1-8 on sales
of 46,000,000 bushels, exports being se¬
riously diminished, and corn has fallen
1$ cents on sales of 15,000,000 bushels,
western receipts being unusually large.
Lard and hogy were somewhat stronger.
Exports of products from New York fall
a little below those of the same week last
year, but shipments from other points
continue very large.
TIIE IKON KAKKKT.
The production of pig iron is about
stationary, amounting February 1st to
188,333 tons against 188,028 January 1st,
and 146,(50 a year ago. The stocks of
charcoal iron are substantially unchanged, lit-
and unsold stock of anthracite are a
tie smaller than a month ago, but the
stocks of coke iron are considerably lar¬
ger, so that consumption does not appear
quite up to the enormous supply. No
change appears in the market for pig
iron, and rails are in small demand at
fair prices.
A GENERAL IMPROVEMENT.
Peports from various cities indicate a
general improvement in trade. At Phila¬
delphia the dry goods trade is quite en¬
couraging, and business in groceries is
generally satisfactory, but very little is
being done in wool, and other lines are
quiet and without change. The pros¬
pects at Baltimore are much brighter,
with a decided improvement in leather,
shoes and harness. Better accounts ulso
come from the south. At Louisville
trade has improved; at Nashville it is
very fair; at Memphis light, increasing. but improv¬ At
ing" and at Montgomery business in all lines is
New Orleans slight improve¬
only fair, but there is a
ment in cotton, and sugar is firm and
active with light receipts. Nearly all the
southern points report an easier money
market and more hopeful prospects. gold,
The treasury continues to lose
and has caused some embarrassment dur¬
ing thc week by refusing to supply do¬
mestic exchange except upon actual de¬
posits of gold, but it has put out $281,-
000 more money of all kinds than it has
taken in. With the much reduced rev¬
enue and large disbursement required by
ppropriations, the treasury is not in
flhape to bear with ea-e the strain which
financial vagariei in congress nvght put
upon it, but confidence is felt that no
measure calculated to do harm can be
passed over a veto. Meanwhile, the dan¬
ger of accumulation in excess of public
needs is illustrated by the furious specu¬
lation in stocks and* cotton, which may
vet result ir» snm- rUffirnltv.
FIFTY-EIGHT BELOW ZERO.
T lerrihle . rr|hl . T iaie „i„ or of rteezing Ff eez ing and ana ssiarva Starra-
tion in Portions of Russia.
A cablegram of Friday from London
. says: A dispatch from Penza, capital of a
government of that name in the south-
western part of what is known as Great
Russia says the thermometer register., 58
degrees below zero, and there 13 te m*
hie suffering among the peasants. A
the high roads, and so intensely cold 18
it that birds drop dead from the trees in
for the famine sufferers arrived at Penza,
but it is impossible to distribute it among
the peasants in the surrounding country
have been killed for food or sold to pro-
cure money with which to buy the neces-
of life. Five thousand uomes were
killed m penxa alone, and it is estimated
jhat several miluou draught animals have
‘ ' m A yP“ us fev°r fe y.“ r » sma -* 1 l*pox and a °
j ; . t .
these diseases.
THE IRISH BILL
«-.« Will r, HaTe v* AO CL Show . in the „ fcju, English l ar*
Ilamenu
A London cablegram of Friday says:
The Irish county councils bill will be
brought up in the house next Thursday.
■*!» tb.
“’>• to.^poMtionl.i't. hand to _tfiat_it _ Ifr - Q 1 *® -
stone will be on
BOUVER H. RAY.
COTTON FACTOR.
Groceries and Plantation Supplies, Guano
and Acid Phosphate.
409 and 411 Poplar St ■f MACON, CA.
I also handle Guano at Roberta, Ga., which I will Champion, he pleased to
sell at the lowest prices. Write me or call on J. I. or
M. H. Cornis, at Roberta. I respectfully
SOLICIT YOUR PATRONAGE
In Cotton, Groceries and Guano.
WRITE FOR PRICES.
MALPASS i BUSSEY
-DEALERS IN—
FINE LIQUORS, WINES, BEER,
Soda Water,
Cigars■ Tobacco and Candy .
We keep none but the best, and can
supply you with anything from a drink
of Soda Water to a gallon of Imported
French Brandy.
West Knoxville, G-o
tv
SENSATIONAL STATEMENTS
Which Places Some Leading Alliance*
men in n Compromising Position.
The Chicago Inter Ocean published
Wednesday a two column expose of
what that paper claims as a scheme
whereby thc National cordage bust,
through connivance with a num¬
ber of leading Alliance officials, is at¬
tempting to get control not only of a'lthc
present alliance stores in the country, but
4,000 edditional ones the trust proposes
starting. Statements are made by D. M.
Fullwiler. business agent for the alliance
in Illinois; E. E. Whipple, of the
Whipple harrow, St. Johns, Michigan, of
and William Deering and Sons,
Gliicngo, that place certain prom¬
inent alliance leaders in a compromising
position. It is claimed that the National
Union Company is preparing the to 22d capture and
the St. Louis conference on
get an endorsement. This will be strong¬
ly opposed by many aliiancemen and
some of the strongest papers in the
organization whom the National Union
people could not contro’. A special re¬
port from Dun's agency is published the
showing that on October 28, 1891,
company bad not made a satisfactory
showing. H. II. Balch, the president,
is charged with being a former lobbyist
f' r the National Cordage Company at
Washington
COTTON LOSSES BY FIRE.
An Interesting Letter to the New
Orleans Cotton Exchange.
*£■£££, president Walter " ton exchange! C Flower ’has of >?- the
0
dre8sed a letter w h ich has been pubHshed, Or-
fo the collector of the Dort of New
’ to all cotton
tr rv denflrtment gcnt impropriet?
of ^ Jaw President Flower, in a long
of 8 tnt j st j C8 shows that out of
20,000,000 bales of cotton received at
35 000 bales were partly ^ damaged. He
’ fi loSE from
cotton e es
f ^ cause3 fc i nCe jg 82 were only
^-qq ’ q v q out n f fi.oUU.UOo.UOU <4
tu)a5 value> equal to $l ia | 2 ,000-
AGAINST CIGARETTES.
Congress M» r be 1M t. Mabe a I-
hibitory Tax.
A Washington di-patch of Friday says the ,
The ways and means committee of
house of representatives will be petition-
e d to prepare a bill invoking the.pater-
na j condemnation of the Representatives government
upon the cigarette habit.
Cochran. Cummings and Stahlnecker,
0 f New York, all have in their poss- ssion
blU. -bich .bey h..e beer,pe Ul ion«l. t.
inlrodnee, prorjoing f onbe fuppresei n
NO. 4.
Hahrx 0. Mix. 8. A. O. Eruirr-
SHOES
MIX & EVERETT.
—SUCCESSOR TO—
MIX & EIETLAND,
Established in 1840,
SHOE DEALERS
CAN FIT
A. 1 ST IT FOOT
WITH THE LOWEST
PRICE SHOES
IN TUB MARKET
CULL AND SEE US.
107 COTTON AVENUB
Macon, Georgia.
ff.T.SMflMsBr&Ray
DEALERS IN
Foreign and Domestic Crocorie®
Fruits, Vegetables, Canned
Goods, Sugar, Coffee, Poultry,
Butter. Eggs, *e.
Whiskies, Brandies, Wines, Beer t Ac.
We pay the highest price for Chicken*;
Eggs, Butter and Country Produce.
Parties wishing to purchase will find family sell gro¬ i
ceries, produce, <fcc., we a
lowest price*.
Call and ae< us at Nos. 003 to 60S Fourth
street, nearly opposite Brown House,
and Passenger Depot,
MACON, GA.
fy
A. & N. M. BLOCK.
—WHOLE SALE DEALERS IN—
Wines, Liquors, Beer and
Cigars.
Manufacturers of Soda and Mineral
Waters, Ginger Alv, Champagne Ciu«r
and other 80 ft Drinks. Agents for tb*
Anheuser Bush Brewing Association Cel¬
ebrated Bottle Beer, Pale Lager and
Budweiaer. Agents for the Moeriela
orTerstr
j n our jj nej and t ^ ey w jij receive out
prompt attention. 456 and 458 Poplax
^reet, Macon, Ga.
Botling department sixth street, ba¬
ween Cherry and Poplar streets on tracks
o{ central Railroad.
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