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VOL III. TRI-WBEKX..T. AMERICUS, GEORGIA. FRIDAY MORNING. MARCH 31, 1882. NO. 113. W. Xi PUBLISH KD IIT G-Xixssima. OFFICE ON COTTON AVENUE. ■ S-vxToscrijstloix Rates: Tin-Weekly One Year, - $4.00. Weekly One Ybab, - - $2.00. Sunday Issue One Yeab, - $1.50. Official Directory. .1MERICU8L Americas l» the county seat of Sumter County, handsomely improved. It U the centre of trade for m lur*e section, comprising tome tix coautlce, its :t veins® nnmial cotton receipts being 30,000 bales, the average market value of which is |1 ( * 500,000. The climate la mild, the nlr dry and pure, uml Americu* has for many yearn had the repu tation ut being utioof the healthiest cities In. America Being situated but a short (linlaucc ■Love the tropical region, nearly all varieties of house completely iurnuhed with scenery nnd which neath l.Uuo perrons, a well organized tire department which includes two steamers, while the streets are sewered and lighted. Three good hotels furnish the beat of accommodations, it U the largest city in Southwest Georgia, nud Is rap- Idly growing tn population and wealth. As a place of business and a beautiful slid pleasant rcatucnci- it presents attractions possessed >y few cities in the South. I’ciuons.nt a distance looking for n lo- Kill tor uf the Hr.cneDEu. CITY OFFICERS Mayor—.T. ft. Felder. Clerk and Recorder—I) Aldermen—\V. 1*. Burt, i\ it. wimnnu, u. it Co oh, L. II. Hosworih, It. 1). Watts, W. .1. llnr- per. City Council meets every Monday evening l'ollce Force—City Marshal, A. 1*. Lingo. Policemen—W. W. Wheeler, 1'nt Krskiue, J. 1 *’ Cobb, e. H. Mitchell. Sexton Oak Mrove Cemetery—P. D. Hill. Sexton Colored Cemetery—Richard Felder, Bridge Keeper—,J. P. ltalford. FIRE DEPARTMENT, Cbief-W. P Burt. I Assistant Chlei—.1. C. Nicholson. Wide Awake No. 1. (Steamer,) Foreman, M. llawkcs. Vigilance No. 2—Foreman, Mingo Glaze. Hook and Ladder— Foremau, Henry Anderson, CONGRESSIONAL. Third District, composed of the counties Taylor, Macon, scbley, Sumter, Dooly, Pulaski, 1 lodge, Montgomery, Wilcox, Telluir, Ia»c Web* »ter, Stewart, irwin, Co lice. Oen. Phil. Cook, •ngreasman. LEGISLATIVE. Senatorial District composed of the countb Sumter, Scliley, and Macon. Senator, Dupont Cucrry. Representatives, Thomas Feagiu and •lulin L. Adderton. I SUPERIOR COURT. Southwestern Circuit, composed of the countiea of Sumter, Schley, xtieon, Lee, Webster nnd Stewart. Judge, Hon. C. F. Crisp. Solicitor General, B. Hudson. • Regular terms of Court uro held «s follows: Leo county, second Monday in March and » oud Monday In Novoinbor. Schley county, fourth Monday in March und Monday ‘“*“ ■tcr cour Monday in October. Sumter county, second Monday In April and tccond Monday in October. »lcwart county, fourth Monday in April and fourth Mouuay in October. Macon county second Monday in June and second Mouduy in December. COUNTY COURT Judge, J. P. Pilsbury. M-mthly terra of court, first Wednesday in every mouth. Quarterly t third Monday In March, June, !>eptcinbcr December. PROFESSIONAL & BUSINESS CARDS n. B. HINTON, J. a MATHEWH. HINTON & MATHEWS, ATTORNEYS AT LAW Will practioe in all the counties of this Judplal Circuit, also In Dooly county, in the Supreme wOtirr of tiio Bute of Georgia, and the District Court or the United (Rates, and In all other court* by special contract. oniee in Hawkins' new building, Lamar Street July lath, 1831. Great Germ Destroyer W. H. K1MBR0UH, ATTOUN'EY AT LAW, LEE8BURGH, - . GEORGIA. Collections a Specialty. Mnyllwly W. J. SEARS, W. D. SEARS. DR,IV.J. SEARS*,* ELLAVILLE. ga. C. R. McORORY, .Attorney at Law, ELLAVILLF., Ga. Collections a Specialty. AprlUfr-tf Prophylactic Fluid! I SHALL PO: ERADICATED.! isnt. Fevered _ •one relieved and re freshed by bathing wlthProphylatlcFluld added to the water. Soft white complexion# Pitting or Small Pox Prevented.. Ulcers purified and he.eed. Gangrene prevented and Dysentery cured. Wounds healed rapidly. Scurvey cured Id short time. Tetter dried up. For sore throat it i* sure cure. BILL’SJBLOOMS. Hr. Arp Laments the Frost Nipping of His Peaches. Drs. Westbrook & Joiner, Physicians anil Surgeons, andehsonville. GEORGIA, 1 Ordinary. 1 hoin u H. Stewart. Ir-t Monday of every month. . COUNTY OFFICERS. Clerk of Superior Court,.!. If. A'Ion. Merit!, J. W. Mice. Tax Collector, W. R, Stewart, ft Tax Receiver, J. A. Daniel. Treasurer, C. C. Sbepperd. Surveyor. M. G. Logun. Cat oner, \V. W. Guerry Commlealonere, 8. K. Taylor, C. A. Hunting- tiu, J. H. Black. 8. H. Hawkins, J. W. Wheatley Meet first Monday of every month. JUSTICES. | District No. 78', 'N. *]f. White,J.J F., W. H. Phillips. N. P. < < Dia:. No. W7, No .lustlco at present. Hist. No. 1107, James 11. Rogers J. l’**J«bn K. Thomas, N. P. out. No. 7i», Britton Smltb, J. P., M. G. Logan, N. P. Diet. No. t*4, J. M. Hatcher, J. P., J.i». A. Vin son, N. P„ Diet. No .snieii, N. .. . . .. Diet. No. 789, P. L. Mist, J. l\, Jas. A. Stable, N. P. Dtst. No. 745, F. W, Griffin, J. .P.. E. B. Ital ford, N. P. J.E JEWELER, West Side Square, Americas, Da., A SPLENDID STOCK WATCHES JEWELRY! OF THE LATEST DESIGXS. ALL REPAIR WORK PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO. J. E. SULLIVAN. TIIE PIKE5IX FROM HER ASHES. •kvanl BOOTS ASD SHOE* mdc- Tbj b—l nptltir, Jon. in lb.' m<*t •”'*!" lU JL5Sj arlUtic Style, and sll on reasonable terra*. KcU r* to every gentleman in Amerlcus. Call «n » * at ray new shop In front of Col. 8.A. biulth a flee, yn Jackson Street, America* Ga. ANDREW DUDLEY. Jnael9.tr H. 0. GARDNER, ATTORNEY AT LAW, OGLETHORPE. GA., practice In the the admitting c tlon given to collections. Lawson F. Collier, Attorney-at-Law -AND- Real Estate Agent. DBA YTON, GEORGIA. Impii 1 e nlr rv.ndo harm less and purified by sprinkling Darby's Fluid about. To purify the breath, eleanse the tMfik, it, ch . .. can’t be surpassed. ; Jg 01 ** dlsalpated. Cturrb raUrnd isd | Slap F«v«r proT.ntedbjt cured. its Ule. Krvalpelas cured. . ln cu *' ot death In the Burns relievedin.tant-! house,, it .hould al ly. Bear* prevented. | Kemovea all unpleasant I odors. ways be used about the corpse—It wlU prerent any anplsaa- SCARLET FEVER CUBED. An antidote ter nnlinal or vegetable poisons, stings, etc. Dangerous effluvia* of sick rooms and hos pitals removed by Its Yellow fever eradicated la fact it is the great Disinfectant and Purifier! PREPARED BY «r. a. zzxzjzxo «*> oo Manufacturing Chemists, Sole Proprietors. Seahroa Foagin, (Successor to J. It. Covington.) EIIVEST PICTURES^ FASHIONABLE BARBER, I LATEST STYLES UNDKlt T. WII KATLEV’S, ON TIIE CORNER. Van JEliper HAS RETURNED! His Photograph Gallery NOW •SHARP RAZORS! ATTENTI VE HELP! TONSORIAL EMPORIUM! ANDERSON Ai LUNFORD R ESPECTFULLY announce to the public that their Iiarbcr Bhopisopen at all business bouts nud on Saturday until 12 o'clock p. m. They have recently lilted it up In a neat style and uro fetter prepared than ever to wait upon thler customers. All who may wl»h to have Shaving, Hair Cutting, Shnui|KM>iug, etc., done In firsl-cluiM style, they would bo pleased to lave them call on them. Bhop pear the entrance Htriow House. ARCHITECT URE", and AM. SIZES. Kutisfucllon .Guaranteed Prices Moderate • OVKK T. WIlEATI.Kl's 8T01IK, Americas, Georgia. I AM prepared to furnish DetnllLDrawing an Full Specifications ini Q.UEEN ANNE AND EAST LAKE auv other of the modem styles, so modified a suit both yonr taste and vour pocket. Address B. J. SLOAN, Architect, Prof. VAN RIPER. sap24-wtwlf !LATEST STYLES! Holiday G THE LATEST Books, Soraps, Fapotorios, Autographs FANCY GOODS. Agnes Aycocfe. ;LOWEST prices; PLAIN, COMMERCIAL, ARTISTIC CALL AT THE mu job « OOOOOl lOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO 20.000 BILL HEADS. * § 10,000 STATEMENTS. § 15,000 NOTE HEAPS. O 10,000 LETTER HEADS. O 20,000 ENVELOPES. X DOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOO JUST RECEIVED. l.AROK STOCK UF FINE PAPERS VISITING CARDS BALL PROGRAMMES WEDDING INVITATIONS AND BUSINESS CARDS Written ter tb. Constitution. Nipped la tbe bud. It looks like there la do security from anything. Ours was no second-hand orchard; wo planted it and tho blooms have for three years looked so swcot and promising, and now this Is tbe third year the fruit has been killed. 1 suppose wo could have built little Ores all about, but who knows when to build 'em. It Is poor comfort to build 'em when there is. no danger, and it is hard to tell when tbare la danger. Reokon we will just have to keep the orchard for the flowers, like we do a crab apple tree, foj they are mighty pretty. One ol my nabors lives right under tbe western slope of a mountain and his fruit is never killed. He hod plenty last year, but the sun don’t rise at his bouse till its about two hours high and that wouldn’t suit my folks at all. Well, it might suit the folks, but it wouldn’t suit my business. It would bo dinner time before breakfast. The pencil orop is very uncertain among these Cherokee hills, but most every body can have a few trees around the house, where they are protected We can’t expect to have all the good things in our place. My Irish potatoes were killed down the other morning and that hurt my feelings, for f was a little proud that I was ahepd of my nabors. But they will come out again, and so there’s some comfort left and a good daal of hope. Hope says the peaches ore not all killed, for a man can’t ex amine all tbe blooms and maybe there will beeooaghfor tbe child ren. That is the main thing after all; enough for the children is what the world is working for; enough money, or land, or food nnd cloth ing; enough pleasures and happi ness. How we do love ’em and worry over ’em by night and by day. If wc bad no children I think I would just quit work and toil right suddenly and—go a fish ing. Rut there is not mucti time to frolic on a farm at this season of the year, for my almanac says: “About this time plant corn,” and wc are doing it all around these parts. I can sit on my pizzar and look into live farms and see the darkeys and the mules and hear ’em, too, and its geo and hnw, and git along Pete, and wliar yon gwino Nell, come round dar, I tell you; and there’s no end to this kind of affectionate, one-sided dis course until the horn blows for dinner, and then the most know ing mules give a bray all round. It’s astonishing iiow much they do know and can be made to under stand. I bad a big mule who would never givo but one pull at a root unless tho darkey who plowed him hollered out, “Rotten root, I tell you I” and then he would break that root or something else, for ho had confidence In the nigger. It always did seem like there was a kind of confidential relation be tween niggers and mules, a sort of a treaty of peace and equality, for there is no other animal can stand the darkey and there’s no other human can get along in peace with a mule. W ben they are alone to gether in a big field with long rows tbo darkey talks to him all along tbe line and the mule listens in re spectful silence, but if two darkies arc plowing together they talk to one -mother and the mules arc snubbed. There is a power ol corn being planted this spring and not much more than half a cron of cot ton so far as my observation goes. I hope we will make enough food for the country for wc can do with less clothing better than be stinted in vittels. There is a power of folks dependent upon the farmers and a great responsiblity upon us. Politics raises a mighty rumpus and takes up a sight of room in tbo newspapers, but when you com pare it with farming it all seems sorter like a monkey show that is going on for amusement, and tbe farmers feel like Judge Stewart’s Texan Ranger, who went to see an amateur musical performance in Rome one night during the war. He was a rough specimen about six feet and two inches, and a hat like and umbrella and boots like kept it up until lie monopolized the show and bad it all to himself These premature candidates for governor and so fortli reminded me of Judge Lochranc’s story of the Irisnman who thought he had a fast horse, anil so he put him in the races and bet on him. Ho run, pretty well, but seemed to run bet ter behind than before, and the Irishman clapped his hands with delight, and exclaimed, “Faithand St. Patrick, just look how no drives ’em.” But it is alt right. I am glad to see the independents paper of the Detroit East-Tribune order, whose editor calmly advo cates the defacing of Confederate monuments. Texas, Tennessee, •Florida and Carolina appeared -on ly in tbe character of an audience, taking no violently aotlve part ln (he .performance, but applauding vociferously. We only regret that when Texas and Tennessee climb ed on the stage during tbo excite ment ol the first aot, the heavy vll- ban was not thrown out the win dow and tbo curtain lowered. Per haps after all, however, since op waking up. It's all .for the good portunities for vilification are so of the people und will keep the old eagerly sought after, it was better democracy on its good behavior. There’s nothing like having senti nels an tiie watch towers. Some times the party goes too fast and these independents act ns a bal ance wheel, a regulator, a brake— sorter like Tinny Rucker’s year ling, for they say when Tinny was a boy lie tried for nu hour to drive a yearling out of the pasturo and finally he got him by the tail and they run nnd run and bellowed and run until someone hollowed to him and said: “Tinny, you can’t hold that yearling; wlint arc you trying to do?” “I know I can’t hold him,” said Tinny, “but 1 can make him go slo-v." Jesso. That is all that these in dependents arc after. They don’t expect office, but tiiey have more abounding patriotism than any body, and holding on to the tail of the concern just to make it go slow. Some of ’em I reckon arc a little disappointed because the train went oil and left ’em, and it don’t do any good to laugli at ’em, no matter whether they didn’t rim fast enough or started too late. Let’s be tender with ’em, for may be tboir turn will come alter while and they will be tender with us. There are a power of ups and downs in this world, and in politics they are mostly downs—especially down south. But Arp. that the lesson administered should have come from tbo North, and that when the cowardly our wends bis way homeward be will have no chance to defame the section which outside events made too unhealthy for him. LbTHER BENSON. A llraum afSix States. To Ipgrupli. The latest act of what rimy be tormed a drama of Nix States, has just been concluded in Jackson ville. A month since, at early dawn, a lady on her way to Flori da boarded tiie train ut New Or leans, and took tiie only vacant soat, on which was a satchel. In n lew minutes n man came up and ordered hor, rudely, to vacate. Astonished at the manner in which she hud been addressed anil somewhat frightened, site hesi toted, when tho bruto clapped tho climax by abusing, and finally siezing tier with the intention of drugging her from tiie seat. Tiie terrified lady gave vent to her alarm in a series of well balanced screams which immediately brought to her rescue two gentlemen, one from Tennessee and the other from Texas. Tiie latter courteously in formed tiie brute that unless he released the lady he would esteem it his duty to engage in a throat matinee m one act. Acting under tho hint the brute desisted. A few minutes later, however, lie return ed and begnn a verbal abuse couched in the choicest billings gate. Acting under a second hint fiom Texas, he finally withdrew al together. Tiie lady was joined by Iiah bpaIlies In l tlnnln n Tb- F V ALWAYS ON HAND. ! stove pipes, and spurs that tingled • like trace chains, and a couple of I navy pistols to set oil his beard, and he paid his half a dollar and took a stand behind an empty bench in tbe rear and looked on with a lofty contempt and when ever the performers closes a piece MACON OB ATLANTA. : | 0D d cheering began the ranger rat- | tied the old bench most aiarming- oefice ion; cotton avknue, lly and exclaimed, “souy, souy,” AMERICUS, GA. j hke be was drixlng bogs—and be IN PRICES AND WORK I WK AIIK ALWAYS HKADY.TO i.. COUPfTK WITH her brother in Atlnnla, n Dr. F. F. Fnles, of New York, and proceeded via Charleston to Jacksonville, wliero they suddenly met at the St. James hotel, the brute referred to, who proved to lie a fellow by the name of W. W. Kastman from Minneapolis. The Doctor pro cured a rawhide, and singling out Kastman, cowhided him.in the most approved Southern style. A fracus between the uvenging assailant and the friends of the whipped cur was imminent, when South Caro lina sent a representative to his assistance who, to usu a common phrase, “saw him through.” The lady is described us being of refined and elegnnt presence, and tbe gentleman as a dashing, coura geous New Yorker. His prompt avenging of the insult to his sister lias won him many friends in Flor ida, while public generally unite in condemning the rowdy, who, even after the heating lie received, de- lianlly justified his action on the ground that the lady had no right to take his scat. “ Indianapolis Sentinel. According to announcement, Lu ther Denson, tho justly reknowned temperance lcctnrer, appeared be fore an audience yesterday after noon of more than a thousand peo ple in Knglish’s Opera House. In tiie audience we noticed ex-Gover- nor Hendricks and wife, Hon. Jno. C. Shoemaker, Hon. JndgeLamb, Hon. Judgo Clay pool, ex-Attorney General Denny, Hon. E. R. Hawn, Secretory of State, Hon. Ed. H. Wolfe, Auditor of State, Profes sor W. M. Thrasher, of Butler University, and many other prom inent citizens. Mr. Benson was never in better voice, and the vast audience in. spired him to tbe loftiest achieve ments of his fertile brain. His wonderful genius never appeared to better Advantage. His elo quence captivated all hearts—at one time soothing as the song of birds, then walling like storm winds, nnd anon rising in majesty, when all hearts bowed before ita mysterious power. Tbe hundreds of Upturned facoi were held In their places-us it they bad been pictures in so many frames. Tbe speaker was forgotten—only bis theme oc cupied the minds of his listeners. There were flashes of wit followed by rippling laughter. There were words of such deep pathos that humanity’s tear fountains respon ded, and many a face was adorned and beautiful with the pearly testi monial of sympathy. But there were words of terrible denuncia tion of King Alcohol, and the con sequences of bis reign were painted with sucli tearful and vidid fidelity as to couvinoe all that drunken ness is one of tiie great evils of tho times. It would be difficult to describe Mr. Benson’s style of or atory. It is Gill of magnetism. The eommending feature la its holding |iower, and this was dis played yesterday in a remarkable degree. For an hour an three- quarters Mr. Benson held bis audi ence without tbe itlghtaet sign of unrest, and we ooula scarcely pay bis effort a higher compliment, but he Is one of the olass of speakers’ who must be beard to be apprecia ted. Wc understand that Mr. Benson has been Invited to Washington City to lectnro. If be responds to the invitation bo should have for • bis auditorium tbo ball of the Ronse of Representatives, where tbe spell of bis oratory may blend and lin ger in companionship with that of tiie great men of tbe Republic. quick and Sure . Many miserable people drag themselves about with failing strength, feeling that they are steadily sinking into their graves, when by using Parker’s Ginger Tonio they would Und a care com mencing with the first dose, and vitality and strength quickly pnd duruly coming back to them. Tbe Eminent Phjslclaa, J. Marfan Minis, M. D-, New Yorki “I am convinced that Prof. Darby's Prophylactic Fluid is * most valuable disinfectant.” For smallpox and other contagi ous diseases use Darby’s Prophy lactic Fluid. Persons waiting on the sick should uso it freely. It Florida, and the : willjprevent small pox, scarlet fever, South generally, are ready to wel-1 diphtheria, any contagious disease come visitors from any section, ] from spreading, and the worstcasea who come amongst the people on! will yield to its purifying and business or pleasure, but nothing cleansing effects, so disgusts a Soul Item limn as to i ’ • — be called upon to withess rudeness ! •• of nest Rsslu toward the gentler sex. 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