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I> ^wcnni5|Urtfvrtfv. ~~ W. L. OLESSNKll.'Editor.* 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 ^ONTFSOTIONi C I Spit tel mm lit feisjj' IsBI 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