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FRIDAY, JANUARY 32 IS S3,
ID POSTMASTERS.
When newspaper* are not for It la made
*;e doty of Pott mailer* under the law to notify
tlia proprietor, of thi* fact. Card., already print*
cd, are furnished on application to the l'«.*lmastei,
wlioae only duty will l>e to All out with the i
of the party not yetting the paper.
BIG FIRE INATLANTA
LOSS $300,000.
Hpedal Telegram to the;Recorder.
Atlanta, Jan. 21 A big Arc
occurred here last night, which de
stroyed Block’s candy and crackc-
manufaclory, the Wilson Housr
and ten wholesale business houses.
The lire originated in the candy
factory. The principal sufferers
are Frank E. Block, John Stephens,
Dunn Alexander and Howard k
Ward. The loss is estimated at
$100,000, fully covered by insur
ance.
FUIITIIEK PAIIT1CUI.ARU.
This is the most destructive Ore
Atlanta lias known since its des
truction by Sherman. The lire
commenced in the candy and crack
er factory of Frank K. Block,
corner ot Alabainaand Pryor street.
The building belonged to Senator
Brown nnd wns totally destroyed
the loss being estimated at $05,000
and was insured for $20,000.
Block’s loss on stock is $75,000
insured for $00,000. Stephens,
grocery house, next Jdoor, loss
$20,000 insurance $10,000. The
lire crossed the street and burned
down the Wilson House ami four
stores beneath and two buildings
in the rear. The stores were oc
copied by Howard, Wood k Co.
witli tobacco; Levy k Cohen witli
liquor, J. B. Merchant witli groee
rics, Benjamin A Co., witli tobac
cos, and their total loss is cstiiuat
cd ot $111,000 partially covered by
insurance.
Crossing to the opposite side of
Alabama street the lire seized upon
the Jackson building, occupied by
Dunn, Johnston A Co.,11. J. Dunn
A Co., nnd Wcllhouso A Sons, to
tally destroying the building and
stocks. The building in the rear
ol Block's eamly factory, occupied
by Campbell A Johnston with li
quors, was also destroyed. After
a lull inspection or the ruins, the
total loss is estimated at $500,000
with a probable insurance of $200,'
000.
It is said that the charge to the
jury in the Guiteau case will not lie
given until next Wednesday.
The new Texas Slate capital will
bo next to the highest building in
the United States, and stand sev
entli among the highest buildings
ill the world.
Kx-dov. A. II. Bullock fell dead
on the streets of Worchestor, Mass,
the other dav. Kufus 11., of Geor
gia, is now the only living t x-gov-
ernor of that name.
A Montreal merchant, who was
once worth a million dollars, now
lias to saw wood for a living. The
“measly old fool" wouldn't adver
tise, and lie went the way of all
that class.
The results of the a bubal ion to
capital punishment in Maine are not
encouraging, anil the attorney gen
eral recommends the good old way
of disposing ol murderers. Hem)
is a barbarous remedy, but It seems
to be the best that can lie devised
Tile Tape Worm jtnllul.
The Democrats of South Caroli
na and other localities have had
serious charges raads-agaiust them
by tbeir opponents for tbc alleged
use of tissue bailots. Whether
these charges are true or untrue,
it will be of interest at this lime to
know that the man who is entitled
to the "blue ribbon” in this line is
not a Democrat, but a prominent
candidate for a position in Presi
dent Arthur’s cabinet. He is none
other than “Elllgy” Sargent, of
California. Tills ticket invented
and used by this immaculate poli-
tican is described as follows by.tlio
New York Sun: “The ballot is a
strip of pretty stiff cardboard, five
inches long und only half an incli
in width. On this narrow slip aic
printed, in microscopic type, the
name of twenty-live candidates ap
proved by Elllgy Sargent. The
lines run the length of the ballot,
tlie names arc crowded together,
and there isn’t a luiirhrjndth of
available white surface on which
the finest pencil point can find a
foothold. The reverse is covered
with an clulioi-atc and striking pat
tern in purple and green. It looks
like tlie back of a playing card.
The object of Elllgy Sargent’s in
vention was to rob tlie employes at
Marc Island navy yard of free suf
frage in tlie election of 1871.
These tape-worm tiekets, so called,
were voted at Vallejo by tlie navy
ynrd employes, under pain of dis
missal. Sargent’s friends—John
H. Cogliau, candidate for congress
ill the third district of California;
and M. J. Wright, candidate for
assembly man—were ill danger of
defeat, through their unpopularity
with tlie government employes.
Elllgy Sargent's intellect, which is
UKUKIilA MOWS.
sometimes underrated by those who
do not know him, was called upon
to meet the emergency; the result
was this tape-worm ticket, a coil
trivancc perhaps unique ill tlie his
tory of popular suffrage—a ballot
which wns physically impossible
for tlie voter to scratch, to paste,
ty fold or to reject without imme
diate detection and punishment
Thu outrage was so llagrant that,
in 1872, the year following the in
vention of the tape-worm ticket by
Elllgy Sargent, the California leg
islature passed a law prescribing a
uniform ballot."
Senator I,ogaii has introduced a
pension bill, about tlie most con
spicuous feature of which is the
provision increasing attorneys' fees
from $10 to $25. This noble
provision measures the interest
that is really procured by
your mncliine political! in your
wounded Union soldier. He is an
eligible animal to fleece or' skin
alive for the benefit of the harpies.
Hon. I,, t). C. Lamar lias re
ceived a flattering re-election to
tlie United Slates senate from Mis
sissippi. In Hie senate he reached
28 votes and Hon. Will. F. Fits-
gerald received three. In the
house the vote resulted as tollows:
L. IJ. C. Lamar 94: W. F. Fitzger
ald 11; Fat Darden one and II. A.
Harris one vote.
compliment from his ennstitu
ency.
ltnili-ouil Meeting at Kllarlllc.
Tlie directors of tlie Buena Vista
railroad have called a meeting of
the citizens ol Schley county, to
be bold at Ellnvillo, Thursday, Jail.
2(itli, for the purpose of taking
nction upon tlie question of build
ing a railroad from lliiena Vista to
some point on the South Western
railroad. If such a road is to be
built, it behooves tlie people of
Amcricus to secure the terminal
point.
Mr. William 11. llazelton's inde
pendent newspaper in Baltimore,
tlie Times, had a very brief career,
as it run into tlie embrace of the
Slierilf in ten days alter its first
number was issued and is now float
ing in tlie arms of its creditors.
The Southern Ituilwuy (Imelle,
which lias been looking into the
matter, discovers that tlie South
is better provided with water
power than any other scitiou of
the country. This is |H>euliarly
so of the Atlantic slope, the four
states of Virginia, North Carolina,
South Carolina ami Georgia having
waterpower equivalent to 14,000,-
000 horse power, four times that
of all tlie steam engines in the
world.
George Starliug, a colored in-
Tidual, living in Upson county,
came to Thomasville the other day
suffering from a bone felon on the
finger. He procured something at
the drug store for his felon. But
on returning home his finger still
remained very painful, and at
night after retiring, about ten
o’eloek, found that lie could not
sleep nnd arose from his lied, and
laying hold of a small hatchet, cut
his linger off.
A provident gentleman of Atlan
ta received a few days ago $2,200
cash for about $300,000 of a scries
of Confederate bonds that were
advertised for, and which had been
lying loose in an old trunk for sev
eral years. Tlie owner of course
blcssscs the old trunk, and is ad
ditionally impressed with tlie value
of tlie preserving old papers, even
if they represent tlie promise of a
defunct government.
On last Friday we learn that a
negro man was arrested anil tried
in this ccounty, Imrgcd with tlie
rape of a white girl 12 years old,
by tlie name ofMollic Ticknor. The
negro’s name is Aleck Williams.
The girl was not nble to attend
the court,'and, therefore, a trial
was had at her residence. We un
derstand that the negro wns com
mitted to jail to await the next
term of tlie Superior court, at which
time he will lie tried for the offense
above stated Dawson Journal.
Monroe Advertiser: Mr. Har
Smilli(son of Mr. Oils Smith) wns
the proprietor of a one horse farm
last year, nnd not a very large one
horse farm at that, lie planted
ten acres in cotton and six in corn
He paid out for labor, in making
his crop, thirty-five eents only
He made nine bales of cotton
weighing five hundred an l forty
pounds each, and otic hundred and
fifty bushels of corn. Ho used
eight hundred pounds of guano
bis cotton, not quite one hundred
pounds to the acre. Hiul iiis crop
not suffered from the dry weather,
lie would have made a bale and
half of cotton per acre.
Ex-President Hayes is spending
Hindi of his time reading over tlie
scrap-books made by one of his
clerks who, during his four yean
of the presidency, spent his until'
time in reading the newspapers and
clipping out everything that wns
said about the President and his
family, good, bad ami indifferent.
These scrap-books, wc are told, fill
a large library, ami are a feature of
unusual interest. Mr. Hayes is re
ported to enjoy reading them very
much. A man who could steal the
presidency has certainly a sacred
conscience, lint there are times, wc
should think, when such things will
not lie palatable even to such
man ns Mr Haves.
Dwellmg House for Rent.
A four room «! -veiling h»uto on Chnrcli street
for teat, witli convenient outhouie* nnd a Rood
welt of water. Good fruit, und convenient to
buclnffi. Apply i
at Barrett 4k Coker'* store. <
H. H. Ford d Co.
THE CASH MERITIAVTS,;—
LAM All HT., AMEHWUb, <JA„
HAVE ON HAND A COMPLETE STOCK
[FANCY AND FAMILY\
[GROCERIES!]
PUREST AND BEST —
Winks and Liquoitj^
CHAMPAGNE,
OINUER ALE ANI)
SPARKLING CIDER.
Fresh assortment of
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Justin' on llie Plains.
While at Santa Fe, a few days ago,
one of tlie commissioners appoint
ed by i lie President to examine
the Atlantic and Pacific llnilrond
iH-yond Albuquerque, dropped in
at the “National Palace" to call
on Gov Sheldon. Tlie Governor
happened to lie opening his corn's-
pomlence, and, as illustration
of frontier Justice ami procedure,
lie read to his visitor the following
communication from the Sheri!) of
an adjoining county:
“I have tlie honor to inform yon
that we traced two of the cow-boys
to the bouse of a third one. On
breaking o|>cii an inner door of
one of the rooms wc found these
men lashed together very lightly
ami hanging to the beam overhead
by a rope with the noose around
their necks—nearly cold in death.
Tlii» .. _„..i I notified the Coroner, a jury was
' W0 .t. I ■Riwwoncd and an inquest held.
The jury returned a verdict,‘Death
by suicide.’
New Advertisements
OPERA _H0USE.
THE BUST OFJTHE SEASON.
GRAND OPENING.
Four TVlgbtai Only,
IIHTLYIOND & MrELRETlI'fl
DRAMATIC COMPANY
COMMENCING
Wednesday Evening, Jan. 25th
In the CoUtirnliil I'ouiedy-Draiiin,
HAZEL HIRHEI
which had the unprecedented run or 9N<1 night
at the M»>lIn >ii Sqiuue Theatre. New York, with
all li- STARTLING SITUATIONS. TIIKII.L
I NO I'l.oTa
Admhudnu...
Gallery
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
BRIDGE BUILDING
The under*! gt.ed aolii'lb hid* for replacing the
Trestle-work ol the bridge aero*.* Flint Kiver, one
iiihI a hall tulle* irom Drayton, Dooly county, the
property ot'the city of Anierieu*, and known u*
•Ihe City lbl-lge.
The treatle is al*»ut tiUO yard* long and liaa nn
average height of ten feet. The contractor will
l»e allowed to utilise all the old tiiul»er* that arc
sound and unbroken, but a food part of (t will re-
quite now timber* entirely.
lVreona desiring to *ubtnit bide, can find full
*|Hvlllcationa a* to amount of work, kind of .Ilia*
l»cr* to It# u*cd. and all other particular* In the
office of 1>. K. lfriiiMtn, i'letk and Treasurer,
Amotion*, Ga.
Bids will be received Ulitil Mondav night, Feb*
ruary tlih. The Council r«M-rvea the right to re*
bet any and nil bid*. The bid*, sealed, may be
handed or addressed to the midcnUtncd.
u. k. conn.
Chairman Itridire Committee.
Americas Ga.. January IStii, lt»»2
WANTED NOW.
REST BRANDS OF
TOBACCO AND CIGARS!
Wc pay cash for all our goods nn<l can
offer you
AN INDUCEMENT!:
Call and Soo Us
"'8SSB*
mial!
OR 1883
itl applicants, an<I fcxcu> t<
D. M. FEBRY ft CO., Detroit,'Mich-
Jan22-St
Dooly Sheriff Sale.
‘day In FYhrtin.
Holiday G
I la., nahl
VV ry, IHvg, before the court hou
town of Vienna. Dooly county, Ga., within the
legal hour* of Mile, the following dencrihed prop-
fty, to*wit: '
l*otn of lund No*. 158 170 ami 171, nnd 110 ncie*
of tha weal part o lot of land No. 137, all in
the IMh dial riel, and ul*o lot of land No. 81 In the
t district. All of the above land* In Dooly
county,! containing in the aggregate Mr
Levied on n» the nr.ii.erly of Daniel W.
deceased, one of the .defendants In Hid.
lot No. 15* sold subject to the widow ~ ....... ..
}*el»g 52) acre* otTof the *oiitln a*t corner «>| *nid
lot. Said land* Icvied’ott in allsfy a ccria'u li fa.
.... Dooly Superior Court In taxor ..f
David Roger*, rxcutor of Win. Find., .'red . v*
Dolton I. I'm ter, principal, ami Dni.i.I \V. Smith,
aecurity. Said piopcrty pointed out by pluintiit'*
attorney a. rid* January J.l, inn-2.
F.T. KAl’F, Sheriff D. C.
Sayannali, Floridalnd Western Railway
Gkxkral Si'i-khixtfnde.n-i’s Office, »
S tvannall, November 2(1, I8NI. j
O N AND AFTGIt Hl’NDAY. November 2.1th.
D* k l, Passenger trams on thb road will run
a* follow* :
Leave Savannah daily at ff.oo A M
Ju«.0|i .hilly «t 1.2u 1'. ill
Leave WaycriM* daily at 242 1» M.
Arrive at CaUnlmii daily at -1.4:1 p, m.
Arrive at Jacksonville drily nt ft.30 p. \|.
Leave Jacknonville dally at ft.i.'O A. M.
Leave Callahan tlally ut ?i.bo a. M.
Arrive at Wnycro** dally at 11.58 A. M.
Arrive at Jcaaup daily at 1.20P.M.
Arrive nt Savannah aluily) at 3.40 P. M.
Drawing room coaches between Savannah and
Jacksonville on tld* train.
I'usscUger* from Savannah for liriim>whk take
thi* train arriving ut Brunswick 5.00 p. m.
I’a**eng. r* leave ItruiiHwiek at 10.15 u m., amv
Savannah 3 40 p. m.
Passenger* leaving Mac«»n at 7.2k) a. m. f (dally 1,
connect at Jessup with the tr in for Florida.
Passenger* from Florida by thi* train ennnee*
ut Jessup with train arriving ill Mucon at 7.50 n
, (daily).
I’hl* train atop* only nt Jessup. Waycro**
Fulkston, Callahan and Juck*onville.
J ACKMt IN V11. LG GXPDKss.
la-arc Savannah dally at Il.uu P. M
2.45 .A M
" 4.45 A. M.
“ :.«« A. M
M0 A. M
THE LATEST
Books,
Scraps,
Fapetories,
Autographs
FAWCYG00DS.
km Aycock.
Arrive at Callahan “
Arrive at Jacksonvillo ••
Arrive at Live Oak daily (except Si
11.80 A. M
pt Sunday) 2to p. M.
Jacksonvllli
’allahali
Leave 'A’aycross
Arrive at Je*»up
Arrive at Savannah
Palace Sleeping
dally at U.w) 1*. M
- 7.10 P. M.
“ D.55 P. M.
“ 11.40 P. M
“ V.» A. M
nthi* train dallyK-tween,
-ksoiivtlle,
y aud Jack*.
nger* lor Florida by tl.l* trai
ssup with train uiriving ut Mac..;
dally.
•nger* for Gaiuesxille, (Ydui
I Florida Trau*it Uoa<! t:.k>
Pa/aengers from S.i\aun*h for i
•ell.S Tallah:»**. c and l^iiim-cy i B
Passengers from Ouii.ccy, Tall;.I
llo and Madison take tld* Inin, t
Waycro** at 0.M p. m.
ALDAN Y KXPUKS?
fatavc Savannah daily *:il
Jessup •*
Waycro** •*
AND THAT IS NOT TUG DKSTOF 1’
Mrs. M. T, Siam’s
• Du Pc
Airive
La
.11.00 A. M.
. 4.40 I*. M.
. 4. si P. M.
. 8.30 P. M.
Leave llaiubndge *•
la*ave Thoiu.tS«ille ••
Arrive DuPont •* ....
Arrive Waycro** •• a. M.
Arrive Jea*up •• yj.
Arrive Savannah “ N.iO A. M.
Sleeping car* lx*twc«r. Hovunnah and Thoma*-
lllc by thi* train.
* aluer leave* Daiubridge every Thursday
»y lor Apabtchacida anti Columbus.
i»n at A!!«vny daily with p.i*.-cnger
rains both wsys on the Southwestcin liailro»«|
ui from Mrcoii, Gufuulj, Mouigomerv, Mo-
New Oriosna, etc.
»*e coi.neetiou at Ja<k*onvll!e daily ("'un.lav*
excepted) ifor Green Cove Spri.ig*, St. Augu--
W1U Pay Oasli.
ft. T. RYR1) ii CO.
Palatka. Gnterprise, Siutor.l. aud all bi
Junction
imr* *»n St John’i
Train* on D. A A. 1L It. | L
"est. at 1240 p. m.. and for lfrun*wh.k at 3.43
m . daily except Sunday.
Through ticket* sold aud Sleeping Car Beitl.a
and Drawing-room ear afcntniiiodaibn* *<ture,l
at Itrcn'a Tieket office. No. 44 Dull St.. an «l at the
Company'* lb-pot, foot 0 f Lim-rty street.
J H. TIH)n7 JAS/r. TAYI.CH.
Master Train*. Geti'l Pami'r \gt.
It. G. KI.LM.no. Ho^,I. rUent.
ARE COMING TOO.
Kpergnes, Janlinerri's, Ca.d Ue-
ccivers, |)ivssiii“ Cases, Toilet
Sets, Cups ami Saucers, Smo
king Stands, Vases in real
Majolica, Plain, Crackled
KickedGlassnml Cilinn,
Majolica Berry, Kh-sr,
Salad, Pickle and Fruit Hi dies,
Also, Plates, Tea Pots,
Pitchers, Japanese Brackets,
Card Receivers, Waiters,
Powder ami Tobacco Boxes,
Portfolios, Papctrics,
Panel Pictures, Ktc., Etc.
Ilamlsoinc Picture Frames in Satin
Velvet, Toys in China and
Glass, Pinner and Tea Sets
for tlie little folks, etc.
DOLLS! DOLLS!
And cradles to rock them in, and
hats to put on them. Bracelets
Necklaces, and all kinds of Fancy
Jewelry and Ornaments, Roil
Plate Bracelets, Pins ami Ear-
Rings, Toilets, Mats and Tidies,
Zephyr and other materials for fan
cy work.
BASKETS. l-UlSES, SILK HANDKER
CHIEFS and many other
HOLIDAY GOODS.
Every body invited to come and buy
Amebuts, Pee. 11,1881. tf.
Jas. Flicker's
JEWELRY STORE.
One of the largest estab-
lishments of the kind in the
South, is locatedin Amcricus,
Mr. Flicker's store has
just undergone a rejuvenating
process that makes it tlie hand
somest store INSIDE to ire
found in Amcricus. In the
Jexvclry department can he
found all tile latest novelties jn
WATCHES,
CLOCKS.
NECKLACES,
LOCKETS,
RINGS,
LACE PINS,
SETS,
EAR RINGS,
BRACELETS.
THIMBLES.
Spectacles of all kinds and in
struments to test your eyes and
competent men to select Spec
tacles best adopted to your
eye-sight. Thousands of peo
ple are injuring their eye
sight by using common
Spectacles, or those not prop
erly adjusted to their eyes.
Solid Silverware, SPOONS,
FORKS, KNIVES, CARD
CASES, CUPS, GOBLE'IS,
FRUIT KNIVES, NAPKIN
RINGS, all kinds of case
goods, etc., etc. In Electro-pla
ted ware, a full line of Reed
and Barton’s gcods which I
guarantee to have more silver
on, and to lie plated on better
and harder material than any
other make of goods, the only
concern that took the only first-
class prize in Australia. A
partial list ol these goods
coniptises Castors, Cake Bas
kets, Berry Dishes, Epergns,
Card Stands, l-’loxver Stands,
Water sets, Waiters, Goblets,
cups, Spoon-holders, Syrup-
ups, Butter-dishes, l’ickle-
stnnds, Knives, Forks, spoons,
Etc., Etc.
These goods sold nt tlie
same prices thnt you would
have to pay at the Factory,
as well as a full line of goods
of other manufacturers at fac
tory prices.
1 also keep a fine line ot
Gold Pens, WalKing canes,etc.
This xvecx I will have the
largest and most varied stocK
of China Vases, Toilet sets,
Jardinieres and fancy goods
generally, ever brought to
this mnrKot.
In my Music Department I
have a large stocK of Pianos,
Organs, Violins, Guitars, Ban
jos, dccoideons, Tambourines,
Harps, Instruction Books, etc.
In my sewing machine de
partment can be foundlla large
lot of Davis, Williams, Wheel
er nnd Wilson nnd other sew
ing machines'also a lot oi
second hand machines all in
thorough order for snlechcnp,
a full line of parts, attachments ,
needles and oil for all ma
chinery. Mv work department
is the most complete and tlie
best supplied with tools, ma
chines nnd material in the
South fin- doing xvatcli work,
jexvclry repairing, clock re
pairing and for putting sexx--
ing machines in thorough or
der, supplying any nexv jiarts
needed, etc. Tlie class of xvorl
done here is superior to that
of any other establishment
outside of a large city. No
trouble to show goods. Call
and tuKe a Iook through my.
stocK xvhelhor you wish to
purchase or not and and see
the place where you can get
xvlmt you xvant either in goods
or xvorK xvhen you need any
thing of the Kind. Everything
guaranteed as represented.
Under Barloxv House 1
Amorloua, - C
A* S