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SWEEPING MARKED DOWN SALE I ! ~*Q
The past season in Colored Dress Goods has been the best in the history
; the house, notwithstanding an ordinary year, strong competition and con¬
siderable wild advertising, which proves that the Ladies of Griffin and sur-
jumding counties have learned that they can find correct styles and a large
jsortment of Dress Goods and Trimmings to match, Low Prices and best
dention at the
NEW YORK STORE.
are we having such a rush (or Dress Goods ?
1
Colored Henriettas is a fabrlo that will
jf h-ad this fall. We have it in all the newest
tbsdes and most fashionable colors.
DRESS GOODS.
The assortment of all wool melange checks
t »re at once pleasing and attractive. We
have them in so many effects and designs
that it is impossible to 3eseribe them. Call
and see for yourself,
AT 30 CENTS. -
6-4 Suiting at 30 cents a yaid; sold last
* season for 40 cents. New goods, just open¬
ed, This is good news to the Ladies that
have been waiting for these goods.
FIVE THOUSAND YARDS OF SEA ISLAND I
25 yds for *1.00! 12 1-2 yds, 50 c.! 61-4 yds, 25 e!
^The edge slightly damaged, but the goods are worth twice the money.
| Call and see them.
Clothing ^ Department!
MEN’S SUITS.-We wish to hold your
closest attention. These snita are tailor made
trimmed in the finest manner, trade np to
sell for $10, have placed them on the table
and marked them down to tlio extremely
it tow MEN’S price of SUITS $6.< 0. at $7.50, former price $10
and $12.
MEN’S SUITS—Genuine imported Scotch
Suiting, genteel plaids and checks, suitable
fordresn or business wear, marked down to
110 . 00 .
Men's Fine Suits Marked
down to $15 ! '
These goods are some of the finest foreign
.and domestic makes and in handsome colors
marked down from $20 and $23.
Shoes! Shoes! Shoes !
Have yon seen them Yet ? Strictly first-class, at
fee the NEW YORK STORE.
I swss
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on ns.
Ah, There. - Ah, There.
LADIES’ SHOES.
Ladies Dongola Button Shoe, Common-
**nae Onr heel, Ladies for $2, former price $3. will
_. . Kid Button Shoo at $1 25
gij; beat any $175 shoe in the market,
Bwt Ladles Atest will convince any wearer that our
K Kid Button 8hoesat $2 50 and $3 00
gfe K; ttthe *-adies best French sold for Kid the Oorntnonsensc money in the city. Button
gfy *® oc i the beat made, from $300 to $500.
CARPETS ! • CARPETS !! • CARPETS !! !
OUR EXTRA ANNOUNCEMENT!
. » A,0."m We b“.“Ked «££•««a Carpets and Bugs in iff*;' the c.y 1 Me do not ^rme
; Ykbnlonsly • carry the largest stock of eve . y
low pricee to hnmbng people—our purpose i» to give
money received. Cull on
The Great Leader in Low Prices,
WM. C. LYONS’
NEW YORK STORE.
'RIFFIN GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 2? I8S»
the political outlook.
SECRETARY WHITNEY CONFIDENT OF
DEMOCRATIC SUCCESS.
THE NORTH ERN NE GRO VOTE.
Gen. Colli us on the Irish Vote-Views of
Democratic Politicians—Doings of
(fie Leaders-—Dickinson on
HU Way to Michigan.
New York, Sept. 26.—Secretary
Whitney came to the democratic nation¬
al committee headquarters, and had a
conversation with Col. Brice about the
management of the national campaign.
Congressman Breckinridge, of Arkan¬
sas, was present at the consultation.
Secretary his Whitney withdrawal would not talk of
possible He said he from the cabi¬
net. felt confident of Cleve¬
land's election, and that the majority of
the popular vote that he had in 1884
would be greatly increased. The gain
in the democratic popular vote would
come ities would in republican be reduced states, where major¬
would or wiped be out, gained. and
many Personally congressmen
that Cleveland Secretary Whitney believes
will carry several north¬
ern states that he did not carry in 1884.
Chas. H. J. Taylor, ex-minister to Li¬
beria, was at national democratic head¬
quarters to-day. Mr, Taylor has been
doing good vigorous work On being in the asked cause of
what government. had already been done, he said; as to
“Nine states have held negro demo¬
cratic conventions, the last being in
Michigan, on August 13tli. In Indianap¬
olis a national negro democratic confer¬
ence was held on August 25th, 26th pub¬ and
27th. There are sixteen newspapers Cleveland
lished Thurman. by negroes I have supporting doubt that
and no at
least 24,090 negroes will vote the demo¬
cratic national ticket this election. The
negroes love President Cleveland for his
action toward the race, for Freedman’s his being
willing to pay the money the
bank Tost during Grant’s term; his ap¬
pointment of negroes to prominent toward places, his
though they did not do much
election; the recommending sending of a that message to
congress a gun¬
boat be given to the Liberian gov¬
ernment, and his great desire to
respect their rights under the constitu¬
tion. I believe large numbers of negroes
will vote the democratic ticket in Vir¬
ginia, West Virginia, Arkansas, Louis¬
iana and Georgia, and I may say all the
states of the South except, perhaps, felt in
Florida. The negro vote will be
Indiana, Michigan, Illinois,Ohio, Kansas,
New Jersey, Rhode Island and Massa¬
chusetts. At least fifty uegroe* La Indi¬
ana have asked to be allowed to do cam¬
paign duty under the auspices of the
democratic committees of that state.
Palmer will be elected governor of Illi¬
nois. Fifer will fail to hold the votes of
a respectable number of white re¬
publicans. The negroes are es¬
pecially in favor of Palmer
on account of his having have in¬
sisted that their children should
equal privileges with the children of the
whites, “The thinking; negroes are deep¬
ly interested in the tariff question. They
know that a reduction from 47 per cent,
to 43 per cent, is not free trade. They
know that a reduction of the tariff does
not mean lower wages. They knew that
it does mean cheaper provisions and
clothing. They do not believe that a
high protective tariff is a panacea forall
ills that laboring men are heirs to. The
action of the democratic party in the re¬
demption of public lands from monopo¬
lies, thereby giving homesteads to the
negroes, is another fact which convinces
them that their interests are with that
party. The negro this year will not be
known in politics by the color of his
Postmaster General Don M. Dickinson
passed through New York to-day, on his
way hope in Michigan, He was away
from Washington on a short vacation.
So far as known, he was not at head¬
quarters. He is not taking part m New
^Ex-Senator democratic W. H. national Barnum headquarters is expected
at the democratic campaign
to-morrow. The
is booming.
ILLINOIS DEMOCRACY,
Railroad Men Vote to Support General
Palmer for Governor.
CHICAGO, Sept. 26,—-[Special. ]—The
democratic state committee is greatly
elated over three recent accessions to the
democratic ranks in Illinois that will be
of great importance in the coming elec*
t,0 meeting of the grievance com¬
A joint the Brotherhood of locomo¬
mittees of Firemen, the Switch¬
tive Engineers and
men and Brakemen, has adopted democratic a reso¬
lution to support Gen. Palmer
candidate for governor and has subordinate request-
ed the co-operation of all
lodges of each order in the state Tliere
are about twenty-two thousand brother¬
hood men in the state who will vote al¬
most unanimously for Palmer. Em-
also voted to support Palmer.
The united labor party has unanimous-
labor men have about six thousand votes
in Cook county alone.
Actress Doree as a Nurse.
New York, Sept’ 26 .-Nadage Dor««,
an actress, who' was one of the first to
volunteer to go to Jacksonville,■ "<*
started yet. She says her mother would
not let her go. Miss Doree will be re¬
membered as the horsewhip Uvely young Mrs. woman Lang¬
who threatened to winter.
try in Chi cago tost
ouaraotiuea Against Atlanta
COLUMBUS, Miss., Sept. 26.— [Special.]
A rigid quarantine has been declared
against Atlafllll.
Dress Goods.
AT 10 CENTS.
Will sell at lOcts a yd, 1,000 yds Cashmeres
in all the new shades. Call early and secure
Hie choice styles and colors.
AT 15 CENTS.
50 pcs double width Fancy Suiting at 15 c.
a yard. A11 new goods and the latest color¬
ing. Well worth 35 cts n yard.
AT 20 CENTS.
55 pcs double .width Cashmere in all the
new shades at 20 c. yard. ;Call soon before
they are all picked over.
AT 25 CENTS.
45 pcs double width Fancy Suiting, some¬
thing handsome, at 25 c. a yard. The as¬
sortment is complete. Delays are danger¬
ous, Call at once.
BOY’S SUITS
Age 4 to 12, knee pants, marked down to
50,
Boys suits, age 4 to 12, knee pants, mark¬
ed down to $3 50.
Boys suits, age 4 to 12, knee pants, marked
down ]o $5.00.
Boys suits, age 12 to 18, long pants, ’mar.*
ed down to $6 50.
BOY’S SUITS
Age 12 to 18, long pants, marked down to
$ 8.00 !
BOYS SHOES.
A full line of Boys Veal Calf Button Shoes
at prices that will astonish yon.
MISSES SHOES—A handsome line of Mis
ses Kid Button 8hoes at prices that will para
15 QENTSSHOES—20 cases of Gents Shoes
Lace and button, and our prices are with the
times. Gents walk-fast button and lace
Shoes, new line just received. |WilI sell them
for $2 75 ; regular price $3 50.
I* COSdMMlONAL BALIA
A Hill Reported to Divide Georjta’s North¬
ern District.
Washington, Sept. 26.— Senator Wil¬
son, of Iowa, reported favorably to the
senate this afternoon, from the judiciary
committee, house bill to transfer certain
counties from the southern judicial dis¬
trict to the northern district in the
state the of Georgia, and to waul divide
northern district in state
into two, to be known as the western
and eastern divisions of said district.
Washington, Sept. 26.— At a meeting
of the committee on foreign relations of
the senate this evening, a report without
recommendation was ordered on the res¬
olution ordered by Senator Sherman, in¬
structing relations the committee United to in vesigate the
of the States with Great
Britain and Canada.
to-day, Washington, Mr. Edmunds Sept. 26.—In the senate
judiciary committee reported from bill the
a senate ap¬
proving fine (to the the settlement of the boundary between
waters of the sea)
Connecticut and Rhode Island. It was
passed. made Several by unimportant committee, reports then
were the and
Mr. length Cteorge the took bill the introduced floor and spoke at
on by Mr.
Hoar, providing for inquests under nat¬
ional authority.
ATLANTA POLICEMAN SHOT.
A Negro Buiglar Fatally Wound* Felice,
until Veal—Reward Offered for the
Wretch.
Atlanta, Ua., Sept. 26.—[Special.]—
A dastardly assault was made on a po¬
liceman by a negro burglar this morning,
Patrolman J. W. Veal being shot in the
breast, and the wound will probably re¬
sult in his death. The shooting occurred
about fifteen minutes past four o'clock.
Patrolmen Veal and Harper were on
duty in the Fourth wa^ after midnight,
guarding an open window to Restore
while Patrolman Harper went across the
street to awaken Mr. Reese, one of the
owners of the store. The shot was fired
from within, and the burglar jumped
through the window immediately after¬
ward and escaped, though several »1 iota
were fired at him.
Patrolman Veal was taken to his home
at 1#) Mangum street, where he Aow
lies in a critical condition.
A few minutes after the shooting qcj
curred Call Officer Harris notified Cider
Connolly of what had taken place. TM
chief immediately took steps to catch
the burglar if possible. He sent tot
tbs Msodbounds at the stockade, and to¬
gether with Captain Mercer, Patrolman
Harris and Stockade Boss Austin, went
to the scene of the assault, ,j
Chief Connolly has hundred offered an dollars individ¬ for
ual reward of one
the arrest of the negro.
The entire police dept department is much
inceifsed at the negro’s deed, and everif
member of the force will spare no exer
tion to capture him.
Patrolman O. P. Veal, a son of Prtrol-
man J. W. Veal, repeated to the report¬
er what his father had stated to him
about the shooting, which was as fol¬
lows:
“I was standing near the rear window
of the store, which was open. Suddenly
there come a blinding flash, a loud re¬
port, and I felt a stinging pain hand in my in
breast. hip pocket Instinctively and drsw I put pistol. my Just
Harper my approach¬
then I saw Patrolman
ing, and I told him I was shot, I then
saw the negro running down the street,
and fired one shot at him.”
Dr. Earnest is of the opinion that Pa¬
trolman Veal Is desperately wounded,
and his ^recovery is a matter of much
doubt.
Train Sorvlc* Almost Abandoned.
Washington. Sept. received 26. —'The several postoffico tele¬
department has
grams to-day from the yellow fever dis¬
torts, which indicate that the railroads running
of trains on nearly Mississippi all of the have been in
Alabama and
abandoned, and that the whole section
is panic stricken. One of them says:
“The only way of reaching New Orleans
with any degree of certainty is by way
of Montgomery, and even this route is
threatened. The people along the Vicks¬
burg and Shreveport road seem to be ono
vast mob.__
THE TARIFF BILL.
The Senate Sub-Finance Finance Commit¬
tee Makes Its Report.
Washington, Sept. 26.—[Special.]
The sub-finance committee of the senate
reported their tariff bill to the full com¬
mittee yesterdav. It was, however, kept
from the gaze of any but members of
the committee, and they are extremely
mum as to its provisions.
NEWSFAPEB WOMAN ELOm
Report Ray* • Fellow-Scribe to Her Lover,
New York, Sept. 26—[Special.]—The
sudden disappearancB of May Dougher¬
ty, a pretty girl of nineteen, employed
in newspaper work here, has caused a
big sensation among her friends in this
city. It Is supjKrsed sbe is on the steam¬
ship Ems, which sailed for Europe last
Tuesday. A prominent Dougherty’s therty’s newspaper acquaintances man
among Mias intending intending acqi
________ip, sailed on that ship, to to go go to to
Paris, end she is supposed to have been
amongthe party who saw him off. Wheth¬
er she lingered too long aboard, or was in¬
duced byner friend at the last moment
to accompany him abroad, is not known.
Abduction is hinted at, while mysteri¬
ous telegrams and notes received by the
young tody before her disappearance of elope-
point to a prearranged plan
ynpnt. toe girl have cabled
The parents at
tbe authorities on the other side to watch
all the arrivals by the Ems, and bold
Misi Dougbertv u found among them.
VICTORIES AT THIBET.
ENGLISH ARMY ADVANCING ON
KHARTOUM.
COMME NT FROM EUGENIE.
Fever on the British Co»*t—
SmilMftrtui Gaining Strength In
Fram e, Owing to the Death
of Marshal Baxine.
London, Sept. 26.—[By Cable.]—The
advanced Sunday night, and
a position on the Tukola ridge.
Graham at once attacked the
who retreated across attacked the Kupha
Gen. Graham next his
on Monday night in the Jelapla
On Tuesday he advanced against
enemy's position at Rinchagong, and
routed the natives.
Ten travelers have arrived at Suakim
Khartoum. They state that the
Christian mudir, or the Egyptian
lias established at Bane Gazelle
large force of blacks, and that he has
several attacks against Klialifas,
has beeu repulsed.
There is great alarm at Khartoum, as
natives believe him to be Emin Bey.
A BritUli Victory In Thibet.
London, Sept. 25.— Advices from Asia,
that the English forces under Gen.
have totally defeated the Thibe¬
in Jalapa pass. The camp of the
was captured at the point of
bayonet, the engagement ending in
complete route. Four hundred Thi¬
were killed and wounded. On
English Col. Bromhead side the casualties lost his right were
and nine Sapoys were wounded,
Gfabam is advancing into Thibetan
A Little Worse at Decatur.
Decatur, Ala., Sept, 2C— [Special.]—
deaths were reported last night,
of a father and son, who were there
Brownsville, Tenn. Four new cases
reported. Three others are sick and
regarded with suspicion. A relief
will have to appeal in a few
for help. Dr. Cochran, tbe state
officer of Alabama, went found on spe¬ C.
train to Cullman, Ala., and
Burchitt, a refugee from Decatur, sick
yellow Flint, fever, Ala. and The another physicians suspi¬
case at
Decatur are working without pay.
of them are from ihe north, and
4aw a case of yellow fever until a
days ago.
FEVER ON THE BRITISH COAST.
IVsnied Not to Approach the
Seat of the Pest.
London, Sept. 26.— [By Cable.]—Fever
a most virulent form has broken out
Crookhaven. Vessels are warned not
approach the pest, which lies directly
the route of ocean steamers, and is
sought as a harbor of refuge.
Tlie Effect of Basalne’* Death,
London, Sept. 26,—The death of ex-
Bazaine, by awakening memo¬
of the Franco Prussian war. has giv¬
a great throughout impetus to France. the spread Thousands of Bou-
thousands of persons with whom
unfortunate capitulation of Metz was
vague recollection or inherited tradi¬
have been aroused to a discussion
the merits of the case.
KmpreiM Eugenie Silent.
London, Sept, 25.—The Empress Eu-
positively declines to publicly take
notice of derogatory statements con-
licr l&te in husbsnd, the published N«ipolcon 1^1* *
appear version
the late Emperor Frederick’s diary.
Held Up on the Highway.
BUCYHUH, Ohio, Sept. 22.— A bold and
highway robbery took place four
west of this city at 4 p. m. Simon
an industrious farmer, who had
a little money, placed his
in his poefet On his rather from than leave town
at home. way
v...A stopped by two men. one of
df-; an anded aimed his a'shotgun at As his Mr. head Denser and
other alternative, money. lie handed out
ta no
,iocketJx>ok, containing nearly $100.
Co.tly Attempt to Steal a BUIr.
Hopkinsville, Ky., Sept. 26.—While
attempting to board a moving freight of
train stealing at this ride place Guthrie, for the last purpose night,
a to a
yonng man from near Russellville
his balance and fell under the cars, the
wheels of which passed that over his right leg,
crushing it so badly hanging amputation between
necessary, lie is now
life and death, with chances in favor of
the latter. The doctors do not think
will live until noon.
Wrecked by a Cow.
San Antonio. Texas, Sept. the
north-bound passenger Oft Aran-
Pt a road which left this City last i :
.
about 7 o’clock, was wrecked i
Bourn* The engine and ran over a cow
an I'm'i aukment, one
coach »> derailed, rolling over and
Mown the embankment. Mrs. Mary
Long was killed outright; her son
ward was seriously injured, as
other passengers, whose names were
learned.
The many remarkable cores Hood’* Sores
parillft accomplishes are sufficient proof 4
it dove poaac** peculiar nmttva power*.
NUMBER ist
is ii iau woe.H of socialises?
A MttttaNMtre'e Kt-Mnir H1#*» up 1* Rest
Turk. ‘ ■'
,
NSW York, Sept. 26— [Special.]—A
most mysterious accident occurred early
this morning at the residence of Henry
M. fhaliam, a wealthy merchant of this
city, by which n large amount of valua¬
ble furniture, china, bric-a-brac ami
household ornament* were wrecked.
It teems that the family were absent
from the house at the time, and when
they returned they found the interior of
the house almost a complete wreck, fill¬
ed with broken articles, plaster and
debri*. The police think the accident
was due to a gas explosion, but nn satis¬
factory reason can be assigned as yet.-
fied Police of startling Inspector Byrnes which has been gain noti¬
a nunor, w
ing credence in many part* of the city,
that the aliove destruction is the result
of a well planned plot against million¬
aire Braliatn by the socialists of this city.
Herr Most’s brother and two otter prom¬
inent alarmists have left the city,
THE SMaTl POXPANfC.
ISiiriAlo Taking Remedial Mea.ure* to Pr*-
»enl the l.oatlutume Malady—Pub¬
lic Vaccination.
Buffalo, N. Y., Scpto26.-[8pecial.]
The ravages of the small pox continue to
grow alarming, as there have hem seven
new cases to-day. Public school children
and employees of all factories are being
compelled to vaccinate, One case hi ■
piled inghouse (oday, of that nine. of inmates a man in ft
street. Free vaccination stations are
ing established by the board of health.
Word comen tm at one iin mi has broken
out in Towanka, and l the neigh*
boring People Indian reserv rapid Mato
are he a -
bordering upon a p wit] >t health branding
the assertion of the board of f health that
they have the disease urffier control.
The Polish tenements at East Buffalo
contain t wenty-four' oases up to norm to¬
day, _____
TROOPS RIO GRANDE CITV. ‘ ’
FOR
They will not be Seat Vole** the MMk'i
Affair* Grow* Worse*
Washington, D, (’„ Sept, 26. —[bpe-
cial. j—It was stated at tho treasury de¬
partment thift morning that tiniest the
troubles at Itio Grande City, now be¬
sieged by a mob of outlaws, grew wows,
no »top» would be taken to hare the gar-
eminent troops sent there. All the dis¬
patches received from tliere have been
turned over to the war
their information; and A w
of War Mac Feeiy, declined to r
what stops, if any, would he taken.
Ilrfuro the Inter-State CauimWMb
Buffalo, N. Y., Sept 26.—The first
case under the Inter-State Commerce
l/t?r came up in Buffalo to-day, Fairchilds. before
United States Commissioner
Tin- complainants are Rice, Robinson A
Withers, oil refiners of Titusville, Penm, Kew
and the defendants the Western
York and Pennsylvania Robinson Railway Compa¬ chum
ny. Rice, and Withers
that the road has tin* discriminated Standard Oil against Cftm*
them in favor of
pany in hauling 34 oil to Buffalo. barrel, They anil
have been paying cents per been
it is alleged that the Standard has
getting a smaller rate. The amount
claimed is several thousand dollars.
MASV KILLED AND WOUNDED
Fatal lt <» Between Italian* and Slav* iff
Eastern Qnebee-
Montreal, Can., Sept, 26.—[Special.}
News was received here last night of s
serious row between Italian and Hugari-
an laborers at Sawyersville, townshine., Compton One
county, in tho eastern
of the former and several of the latter
were killed and forty wounded.
Tho militia from Sherbrooke and Mon¬
treal have been ordered to the scene.
Shot bjr a Burglar.
Atlanta, Ga., Sept. ‘M —Policeman
Veal wa* shot while trying to arrest a
burglar at 4:30 this morning.
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POWDER
Absolutely Pure.
Thu Powder never vanes. A ma
parity, strength and wholewwasast.
economical than the ordinary kinds, l
not be sold in cc mprtiton with toe t
of low teat, »hort weight, alum or r
Powders. Sold on’ftoraas.
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