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Ot.KISDER. Editor.
Official Orson or the City of Amerlcus
Official Organ of lloolj County.
FIIIDA.Y, FEBRUARY, 3, ’83.
TO POSTMASTERS.
When newspapers oro not called for It Is made
!:e duty of Postmasters under the law to notify
Ilia proprietors of this fact. Cards, already print
ed, are furnished on application to the Postmaster,
whoso only duty will lx? to fill out with the name
f the party not getting the paper.
The Value of the Florida Hoorn to us.
In the last few issues of the At
lanta ConsItlultonHanry Grady has
given a series oi his bright and
characteristic sketches of“the land
of flowers," so called, and its ad
vantages. Its tropical fruits, veg
ctnblc gardens, Yankees and al'.iga-
lors, ns painted by the versatile
und graphic II. VV. G., make up an
enchanting picture. The amount of
foreign money now being invested
in Florida lands and enterprises, is
simply enormous, and great must
lie the faith ol these capitalists, in
its sandbanks and everglades. We
disclaim any intentions of ‘ltcaring’
the land of the Peninsula Slate and
willingly accord to her the princi
pal advantage claimed by tier advo
cates—that of climate. Florida lias
her climate: For live months
of the year it is deliciously balmy,
and no better Winter resort for
Northern people, seeking refuge
from their rigorous latitudes, can
bo found. Wlmt has been said of
her oranges and early vegetable
is mainly true—lint after nil thi
very little remains to he said.
We bail witli pleasure the develop
ment nnd immigration of Florida,
feeling assured it will ultimately
redound to our benefit. The peo
ple wlio nre colonizing South Flor
ida wrill, in a few years, move up
among iis, nnd help in the develop
munt and Imilclim; lip of a land
which possesses most of its advan
tages nnd fewer of its drawbacks.
Ouo summer in Florida is usually
enough to convince the settler,
but it generally takes two or three
to choke hi in oil'.
Two nuiinals have been known
to go through a Florida Summer
intact from malaria and its baleful
influences—an Indian and un alli
gator.
Florida will do to winter in, but
not to make a home, and the live
people Jwlio are flocking thither
to bettor their fortunes ns well as
to And u more salubrious climate,
will not bo slow to learn this fact.
A striking illustration of-tlic true
inwardness" of the situation ap
pears in the story of the settler
and the Curlew: The former hav
ing “cut Ids eye teeth" on Flori
da matters, while dining at a hotel,
tired of New Knghind pork and
canned fruits, expressed his desire
for a change of menu. The waiter
immediately brought on a marsh
bird; “Wlmt is that7” demanded
the settler. “A curlew, sir: very
uice bird, sir!" “Has it wings,
waiter?" “Oh, yes, sir; it 1ms
wings, very nice wing,sir!" “Then
take it away,” replied the disgust
ed man, “I won’t eat such a d—d
fool of a.bird, that's got wings and
won’t leave this internal country.”
Grady is right—Georgia with her
old red hills is wortli n dozen Flor
idan.
An lee Storm.
We learn from the Grifllu .Vein*
that that section ol the country
was visited witli a heavy storm of
snow nnd sleet on Monday last.
Tlie sleet Iroze on the trees in inch
quantity that the limbs were broken
oil' by the weight, and in some eas
es trees were uprooted. The
wires were broken down and com
munication interrupted. The AVirs
estimates the damage to shade
trees in Grillin at $1,000, and to
fruit trees in that seeeion at $25,-
000. The moral to this story is to
settle ^in Southwestern Georgia,
where we have no such storms.
ATLANTA’S FATE.
Another Big Fir. on Monday Even
ln».
A litttle after seven o'clock on
Monday evening another disas
trous conflagration broke out
in Atlanta, commencing in the
rear of Thomas A Richter's furni
ture store on Whitehall street. It
was soon under full headway, the
rag warehouse being the next to
break into a blaze, and then the
fire became general and it wa. three
hours before it was brought under
any control. It was a very disas
trous Arc, the losses amounting to
about $150,000, of which amount
insurance companies will lose $05,-
000. The following is a detailed
statement of the losses and insur
ance :
Thomas, Richter A Co., furni
ture, stock worth about $25,000,
insured for about $15,000. Total
loss not less than $20,000 or $22,-
000.
McNuught A Scrutcliin, hard
ware, stock worth $19,000, insured
for $10,000 or $17,000.
Dohme A Dufl'y, grocers' stock
wortli $10’000, insured tor at least
$5 ,000. They think they have an
other policy of $1,000, hut cannot,
say positively, as some of their pa
pers were lost in the excitement.
These men had just received a lot
of goods on which there was no
insurance at all. They will open
again in a few days, ns soon ns
they can procure another house.
Liebcrman A Kaufman carried a
stock of $20,000, which was totally
destroyed. They were insured,
but don’t know for how much;
probably for $12,000.
W. A. Shanm’ii, groceries, stock
$8,000, insured.
Mrs. Kempner, who was keeping
a boarding house, sufl'ered a loss
of $1,000. No insurance. Miss
Annie Kempner lost two diamond
rings, which were picked up by
some one during the Arc.
Jno. T. Hagan, candy and family
groceries, was damaged about $200;
insured.
Mozley’s stock of drugs was
damaged only about $150; insured*
3. W. Motes, saddlery, etc., was
insured for $5,000. His stock re
moved by order insurance agent
and damaged thereby; does not
know extent of loss, lint it is prob
ably not over $300.
The buildings occupied by Mc-
Nuuglit A Scrutckcn, Dohme A
Dully, mid Thomas, lliehter A Co.,
were owned by W. D. Grant, und
were worth perhaps $50,000 or $<><),■
000; insured. Mr. Grunt is ul
present in New Orleans, mid there
fore the ain’t of his insurance cuulil
not be ascertained.
Tlie house occupied by C. \V.
Motes was tlie property of Mr T.
Alexander, Jr., this was only par
tially burned.
I'iiiBon A Dozier,druggists, were
damaged about - $200; insured.
The Great Southern Tea Com
pany sustained some loss, lint we
unaldc to say how much.
Henry S. Davis.
Merkel Callaway.
JNLEW FIRM!
OLD GRANBERRY CORNER,
Davis ^Callaway
-having lately purchased tiie-
BBA DTIFUL STOCK..'
OF MR. JOHN WINDSOR, AllF. DAILY AllDINII TO THE SAME TIIE
!LATEST PATTERNS AND DESIGNS;
Four sural! white boys, eaelr
aged about 13 years, have liocn ar
rested in Augusta charged with
stealing pocket knives from tire
store of E. II. Rogers. They con
fessed, und gave up about forty-
five pocket-knives and two pistols.
They had sold a number of knives,
worth $2 nplcce, for flfeeen cent*
each.
A bill has been introduced in
DDgrcss to reduce letter postage
our three to two cents.
Congress bus now been in ses
sion lnmiy weeks, and wlmt lias it
accomplished? The Census De
ficiency hill is the only important
one passed liy botlr Houses, arid
one or two other measures, such ns
a vote of tlmnks to the Khcdiver
for tilts obelisk, complete the whole
list. Ten times as many hills have
been introduced as can possibly
become laws, and tire calender is
uselessly clogged witli thousands
of new ones that never can lie
reached. There has not even been
a single brilliant debate during the
session, unless theouc over Sccor
Roberson's committee project be
accounted such. For tlie lew dis-
missions entered into, the subject
selected, with the exception of the
Funding bill debate in the Senate,
have mostly been gusli, or have
neither beginning nor end, and lire
not expected to lead to anything.
The House Ims ail these weeks been
mainly wrangling over tlie division
of olliccs and over the prospective
spoils. This dispute of the dom
inant party on tliu question of or
ganization is glossed over ns
getting into working order." Hill
the future working ut Congress is
even more lo Is' dreaded limn its
past and present dawdling.
Dress (Jours,
Heckmr,
Domestics,
Sheetings and
White Goods, Eto.,
■IN FUUL. SUPPLY !=
ANOTHER LARGE AND FRESH INVOICE OF
Ladies and Grents Shoes
SOON TO AimiVB !
DAYIS & CALLAWAY,
Gran berry Comer,
AMERICUS, GA.
&
Forsytli Street, - - - Amorlcun, G-a,
CARRY A FULL LINE OK
Heavy and Fancy Groceries!
AT “KOCH BOTTOM” PRICES--TERMS CASH.
Til Kill STOCK CONSISTS OF
500
500
500
25,000
150
150
An attempt was made to hum tlie
house, kitchen and stable of Mr.
Clms. A. Cox, of Lincoln county,
by throwing lire halls into them.
Tlie flames were extinguished nnd
the incendiaries tired upon.
An enterprising negro sneak
thief got a good day’s work in
Ciitlibcrt on Saturday Inst. By
watching his chances he managed
to secure in several stores a vari
ety of plunder, amounting in all to
$20 in value.
Caley Glover, a desperate char
acter, lias been arrested in tlie
woods near Macon.
lliislieis choice White Corn ;
linshcls Feed Oats;
Bushels Fresh Meal;
Bounds Bran and Shorts;
Bushels Cow Bens ;
Barrels Flour—from Family to BalcuL;
Tierces Choice Leaf Lard ;
Tierces Magnolia Hams;
l’ackages Mackerel—in nil shapes :
Bags Virginia Salt (ii> $1 50 per bag ;
Bags Coflee;
Barrels Sugar;
Fine Cream Cheese and lticli Bure Butter our specialties ;
Boxes Crackers—to bo closed out cheap ;
A full assortment of Nuts, Candies and case goods.
-WIIOI.KKAI.K AND IlKTAII. DKAI.KIIS IN-
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HU GHS AMD WISH
l'Oils AMD WIMI
Li$
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I’ORS AMD WIMI
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PORS AMD WIXECt
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The Only Complete Line of Liquors, Wines und Brandy in llie City
-WK HAVE ON orII SHELVES—
Mart ell's Star Bnm«ly, Magnolia,
The Bent America!) Brandy, Myrtle Bloom,
•liiu .Innea' Peach, “Pure nml Straight,” Country Corn,
Old Mary laud Apple Brandy, Stone Mountain Corn,
Knnbeam A A A A, <*in». Bums,
Century X X XX, Cinder and Cherry Brandy,
Old llauger,
Virginia Club,
Imported And American Champagnes,
Imported Sheries, Port and Madeira,
Belle of Nelson Rye, a strictly pure Sour Mash Whisky, made in the
old fashioned way and mellowed by age—four years old,
AMD TIIE FIMEST SCPPPERMOMG W1ME IM TIIE WORLD!!
5 permanently abated.
bor that I ever did la theaam
ind vigor of body, has come also a clearness
rork.Iknow not what 1 giro it the credit.
JThe Iron Tonic im o’
ipreparatlon of M*ro-
11oxide of Iron. JVrii.
I Hail Bark, ai$d I*hon•
Mphateo, accoeiated
fe
MAI
uUh ihe
omatico.
^wlritnirii
illFACTUIII IT THE DR.'HARTER MEDICINE CO*« IB. SIS IBITH MAII ttEsr^sfj
Julyl5wtwl2mo. »
cremation irn MERCHANTS
close of Season. Send for conditions
of this NEW SYSTEM, the Most Advantageous
w over offered to both Merchant and Consumer
liAXDRETirS GARDEN SEEDS
grown on their own Farms, OVER 1,500
k A CUES devoted to tills purpose, are tlie
STANDARD FOR QUALITY. Ay WHOLE
SALE TRADE PRICE LISTS for Seeds, In bulk e
other form, mailed to merchants on application
OAVID LANDRETH & SONS, Seed Growers, 2! & 23 S. SIXTH ST. PHILADELPHIA
Jau28-ly
THE OLD RELIABLE
NEW EDITOR!
NEW MANAGEMENT!
NEW STYLE!
The Daily Telegraph and Mc**engc-r is now ro-
i-oznizcd as at the In-mi of Georgia journalism. It
Is a live paper In every senso of the word, discuss
ing men nnd measure* without fear, (hvor or affec
tion, looking only to the w.dfaro of Georgia and
the protection o'* nrivatc rights. It believe* in
progress, and will .end every energy to enlighten
tlie poptiiaec and end them to u higher apprecia
tion of their polit'cid right* and material resour
ces. it contains the Associated Pros' dispatches
- the latest news »-oin every soiiice It has a
lively local department; contains the latent mar*
‘ report* and tho local market corrected daily
v the lending merchant* of tlie city. It i
ail Middle Georgia and all the southern and south
western part of the State in advance of every oth*
er daily paper published In Georgia. Our mall
facllitleH are unsurpassed. l.ct everybody wbo
want* to be posted nnd f > keep up with the polit
ical canva-s now being { nHU(iuratcd, whic i will
prove the liveliest ever .rade In Georgia, siihfCribo
at onee for the Daily Telegraph and Messenger.
TERMS—Ono year, flu; six months, J5; three
mouth*, 92 60; c
mil. ,i.
The Peoplc’N Favorite,
The Weekly Telegraph & Messenger.
It i* the duty of oveiy man to make hi* home
ns pleasant and attractive as possible. A good
newspaper, pure in tone uud elevating in its char
acteristics, b a most c.'scntinl requisite to that
end. The Wcekiv Telegraph and Me.msnger.with
its well tilled *ixty«four column*, mael* jiiM *urli
’ % and no , Hilly in Middle or South west-
CIGARS!
CIGARS !
CIGARS, from 3 for a Nickel lo 10c. straight.
When you want a first-class smoke, cotne here
to fiutl it.
160 SOZES TOBACCO, AZ<Zi GRADES.
The following celebrated braniln can be bail of in
STI'LTZ' AAAA, RAPPAHANNOCK, VIRGINIA SCROLL. OCR CHAMPION,
MINNIE LEE, LUCY LYLE. HEN HILL. AND KIItKWOOl).
At Actual Cost to Close Out Stock,
ss we do not Intend to handle any longer.
tSTThe above cnumeraateil goods are only part of our large and varied clock
We carry everything kept in a well .locked gr—-er, .tore. [jaoll
eru Gcorgir. should he without it.
In addition to the carelUlly selected miscellany
fiom the dally edition, and the market reports,
there is every week a splendid story; t-.lso valua
ble extracts for the “Farm and Horn*” depart
ment. especially prepared for the Weekly,
TERMS -Ono year 84: six months 91# Club*
often to one address 91 & a year. Agents wanted
at every po.t office. Addre-
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORSj
•) >
—|THE CASH MERCHANTS,—
LAMAR SI'., AMERICUS, GA.,
HAVE ON HAND A COMPLETE STOCK
FANCY AND FAMILY
iGllOCERIESH
-PUREST AND BEST-
^INE:
INKS AND
LIQUOR**)
CHAMPAGNE,
GINGER ALE AND
SPARKLING CIDER.
Fresh nosortment of
c
OdNrPEOTIOW
AND
ANKTEIX) good
8
BEST BRANDS OF
TOBACCO AND CIGARS I
We pay cash for all our goods and can
offer you
BRIDGE BUILDINGj ...Fan iNDuSSSri!
The undersigned solicit* bid* for replacing the
Trestle-work of the bridge across Flint River, one
nnd a half mile* front Drayton, Dooly county, the
property of the city ot America-*, and known us
“The City Ilihlge.
Tho trestle is about bOO yards long nnd has an
average height ol ten feet. The contractor will
ho allowed to utilize all the old timber* that a.e
sound and unbroken, hut a good part of it will re
quire new timber* entirely.
Call and
Americas, Ga.
Rids will be received until Monday night, Feb
ruary Oth. The Count’ll reserve* the right to re
ject any anil all bids. The bid*, healed, may be
handed or addressed to tho nndersl'fncd.
Anierlcu-*, Ga., January 16th, 18*2.
Holiday G
THE LATEST
GF.vr.ux!. .St-i-KttiXTrxbKNi’s OrriCK, »
Savannah, November 20, 1881. )
v* AND AFTER SUNDAY, November 20tli,
lh'l, I’a-st-nger train* on thla road will run
* follow
Leave Savannah dally at 11.00 A. M.
Leave >ln**up daily at 1.20 P. M.
Leave Wayero** .tally at 2.42 P M.
Arrive ut Callahan daily at 4.4S P. M.
Arrive at Jacksonville dsily at fi.3o P. M.
Leave Jacksonville dally at..
0.00 A. M.
['nllnhan daily at 0.60 A. M.
Arrive at Wayenw* daily at 11.58 A. M.
Arrive nt j.-hsup dally at 1.20 P.M.
Arrive nt Savannah dallyj at 3.40 P. M.
Drawing room couches between Huvnnnnhjnml
•fsckHunviilc on thl* train.
Passengers fro
thi* train n
k vin? t
leave Brunswick at lO.lfi a
nt Huvaunah 3 40 p. in.
Puiwc-ngers len\lug Macon nt 7A0 n. m.. (dally,
connect at Jc-«mp with the tr In for Florida.
Passengers from Florida by this train canned
at Jessup with train arriving in Macon st 7.&0 p.
'"thi* 11 train stop* only at Jessup, Waycro**,
Folkston, Callahan and Jacksonville.
JACKSONVILLE EXPRESS.
Leave Savannah dally at 11.00 P. M.
Leave Jrssup “ 2.45 .A M-
Leave Waycro** *• 4.45 A. M.
Arrive at Callahan “ 7.00 A. M.
Arrive at Jucksonvillo “ 8.00 A. .M.
Arrive nt Live Oak dally (except Sun
day) at 11.80 A. M.
fanive Live Oak daily (except Sunday) I K) P. M.
Jacksonville dsily at........ 0.00 P. M.
Leave Callnhsu
Leave Wa\cio**
Arri\e st Je*SUp
. 7.10 1». M.
Arrive nt Savannah
deeping Cs
9.55 1
11.40 1». M.
2.85 A. M
(ou thl* train dally beta
Books,
Scraps,
Fapeteries,
Autographs
FANCYG00DS.
Ignes lycock.
Dwelling House for Bent.
A four ruom dwelling lu.n o
. Church Greet
tent, with convefelert outhouse- and a goed
wdi o* xt ter. Good ffur- and convenient to
budneta. Applv to
JOHN M. COKER,
at Harrett A Coker's store, on Cotton Avenue.
Jantto.tr
Suvauuuli and Jacksonville, Washington and V
Jacksonville, Cincinnati and Jaekaonville, nnd
Montgomery* «nd Jacksonville.
Passenger* for Florida by tbl* (rain connect at
Jt-psup with train arriving at Macon at 7 a. in.,
dally.
PasoengerM f.n Darien tukc tills train.
I'.iHseng.-r* Iran Savannah for Brunswick taki-
iiu tli * tri m active nt lirutiswiek .\.lo a. m.
Pas*i-nger* leaving Brunswick 9.00 p. m., arrive
iu riavatmah at 2J*5 i,|n.
l’as-enger* for G.tlncsx ille, Cedar Keys, Savin-
nan iiinl Florida Transit Road tsko this train.
Pa-si nger* trom Stvannsh for Madison, Mon-
tio llo, Tallahassee uud (juincey take this train.
Pa»Kcngeni from Ouiuccy, TalUbssjec, Monti-
cello and Madison take this train, meeting sleep
ing cars at Waycross at 9.38 p.m.
ALBANY EXPRESS.
fxave Savannah
Leave Jeeaup
Iamvc Wajrcrotis
IsMVV DuPont
Arrive Thomasville
Arrive Il.itnbrtdge
dally Jit..
...5.10 P. M
i.. 6.05 P. M.
..10.45 P. M.
Arrive Albany
Leave Albany
Leave Halnbrdgo
Leave ThomaS\ilI(
Arrive DuPont
Arrive Waycrosa
Arrive Jea*up
9.30 A. M.
lie
.'...11.00 A.U.
4.40 P. M.
440 1-. M
8.30 P. M.
... 1.0S A. M.
3.23 A. M
0.00 A. SI
8.60 A. SI.
Arriie bavaunah
Sleeping cars between Pevannah and Thorns—
vllle by this train.
Mali steamer leave# Ikinbridge every Thursday
and Hu tula y for Apalatehacola and Columbus.
Connection at Alliony daily with passenger
trains both ways on the Southwestern Railroad
i both ways on the southwestern itanro*«
il from Macon, Eufsuia, Montgomery, Mo
bile, New Orleans, etc.
Close connection at Jacksonville dally.(Stuidsyi
excepted) Jbr Green Cove Springs, St. A««u»*
tins, i'olatkn, Enterprise, Hantord, nud all land
ings on Ht. John's river.
Trains on R & A. IL R. leave Junctlou going
west, at 12.20 p. m., and for U uuswick at 3.43 p.
daily except Sunday.
i, daily except bunday. .. „
111 rough tickets sold and Sleeping Car Berths
aud Daawing-rooin car accomiuoilations seturj-'i
at Brcn’a Ticket office. No. 82 Bull 8t., and st the
c rr*.«r* 1,01 ‘ast rivu*. ,
M.t-lrr Train!*. .. Orn'l IWr Ar'- i
It )). FI.FMIXiI. Hui^riuVnJrnt.