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vol lit KLY. AMEfilCUS, GEORGIA. TUESDAY MORNING APRIL 'll, 1882 NO. 118. Jtwewnjs §mx&tt> I PRo#pL&Bi'sikss cards W. rruusuKp ur **•-. OXiESSMTHa. OFFICE ON COTTON AVENUE. S\n=scxiptio:a. Rates: Titi-Wekkly One Ybab, - $4.00. Weekly One Yeab, - . $2.00. Sunday Issue One Yeab, - $1.50. U. B. HINTON. j. c. MATHF.WH. HINTON & JIATHEWS, ATTORNEYS' AT LAW Will prKIlM In nil tho counties of-thls .ludijlnl Urcuit, ulao in Dooly county, in the Supreme wonrr of toe Suto of Georgia, and the DMrkt Lourt of tna United State*. and in all other courts duly lifth, 1881. r building, Lamar Street. Offiaial Directory, i tJIERICUS. America la.felie county seat of Sumter County, GeorKbi. ai.d fa -Hinted on the Southwestern K« l miles southwest of Macon, and about '••i£my"iitlwr nuith of the Florida line. It U u euy of 6,000 inhabitants beautifully situated and handsomely improved. It is the centre of trade for a large section, comprising aoiuu »lx counties, its aveisge annual cotton receipts being 30,00» l«lea t the average market valuo of which is |1,- v00,000. The climatu is mild, the air dry slid puiv, and Ainericus has for many years had the ivpu- t utioi; ot Mn/ one of the heallhle»t cities in Lmerica. Being situated but u short distance above the tropical region, nearly all varieties of iVnitN, grains uud flowers can l»« grown success* telly, white vegetal ion is luxuriant end rapid in Jt< growth. Too city has tine public schools, i-oed churches, a large public library, a now opera house completely iurnished with scenery ami which seats l.doo persons, a well organised tire department wbicli luclndes two steamers, while the streets aro sewered and lighted. Three good hotels furnish the best of accommodations, it Is the largest city in Southwest Georgia, and Is rup* idly growing in population and wealth. As a place of bu-iness and a beautiful slid pleasant residenco it pnwents attractions possessed .by few citiei in tho South. lVrsons.ut a distance looking for a lo cution in thq South, will be supplied with nil fiirtb* er information they m»y desire by addressing the Editor of the Ui.cordku. CITY OFFICER*. Mayor—J. Ik 1 Felder. Clerk and Itceorder—D. K. Urinnou. Aldermen—\Y\ 1*. Hart, 1*. II. Williams, It. E. Oo*b, L. |l. Ho-worth, it. I). Watts. W. ,1. Har per. City Council tneois every Monday evening, uiPolice Ferre—City Marshal, A. 1*. Lingo. * Policemen—W. W. Wheeler, Pat Erskiue, J. W, Cobb, S. H. Mitchell, tfexton Oak Grove Cemetery—P. D. Hill. Mextou Colored Cemetery—Klchurd Felder Bridge Keeper—J. P. Halford. F1UE DEPARTMENT, W. H. K1MBR0UH, 4TTORXEY AT U1F, LEEHBURGH, . GEOltGIA. Collections a Specialty. Mayllwly ..11.00 W. D. HEAPS. DR. IV. 1 BSMI, ELLAVILLE, GA. " 0. R. McORORY, .Attorney at Law, ELLAVILLE, Oa. Collections a Specialty. etops ouly at Jessup, Waycross, ( Wida Awake No. 1. ^Steamer,) Foreman, XV. » Glaze, nry An ( f • CUNGUKSSIUNAL. Third Dietrlct composed of tho counties of Taylor, Muoup, Schley, Sumter, Dooly, Pulaski, Dodge, Montgomery, Wilcox, Telfair, Leo Web* ster, Stewart, Irwin, Cofloe. Gen. Phil. Cook, angrcssinan. LEGISLATIVE. Senatorial District cotnjtosed of the counties of Sumter, Schley, and Micou. Senator, Dupont Guerry. Kepresentatives, Thomas l'engin and John L. Ad dor ton. SUPERIOR COURT. Southwestern Circuit, composed of the counties of Numtor, Schley, a,aeon, Leo, Webster and Stewart. .Jttdge, Hon. C. F. Crisp. Solicitor General, C. B. Hudson. Regular terms of Court an* held «■ follows: 1.oe county, second Mondsy in March and sec* ond Monday In November. Schley county, fourth Monday in March and fourth Monday in September. Webster county, first Monday in April and first Monday in October. Sumter county, second Monday in April and second Monday In October. Stewart county, fourth Monday in April and fourth Monday lu October. Macon county second Monday in Jane and second Monday in December. COUNIT COURT. Judge, J. P. Ptlsbury. Monthly term of court, flrat Wednesday In every month.;(Juarterlj term, third Monday In March, June, September December. ORDINARY’S COURT. H Ordinary, Thomas II. Stcwart.-Coun held first Monday of every month. : COUNTY OFFICERS. Clerk of Superior Court, J. II. Allen. I)rs. Westbrook & Joiner, Physicians and Surgeons, aNDERSONVILLE, ; : GEOBOIA. Ofiico at Drug 8t< rl8-ly H. C. GARDNER, ATTORNEY AT RAW, OGLETHOKPE. GA., W ILL practice in the South-western Circuit and the adlolnltig counties. Prompt atten- »ion given, to collections maylO.tf Lawson F. Collier, Attorney-at-Law -AND- Real Estate Agent. DRAYTON, GEORGIA. ronty thousand acre#; of wild land for sale Id ly County. Soabroa Feagin, (Successor to J. R. Covington.) FASHIONABLE BARBER, undeb t. Wheatley’s, on the coiikes. SHARP RAZORS! ATTENTI VE HELP! 1, & luiiuu uuu n uoiuiu itmiWiy Gexeb a r. • Scpebi XTrtDKNi ’a OPvick/ Savannah, November 20, 1881. O N AND AFTER SUNDAY, November 20th, 18*J, Pavsengfr tram* on tbb road will run as follows : Leave Savannah dally at LOaVC Jnssup daily ut Leave,WsycrciadKiily at. Arrive nt Callahan dally at Arrive at Jiickeonvillo <f«Uy at.... Leave Jacksonville daily at u.uo A. M. Leave Callahan daily at 9.50 A. M. Arrive at Wayeroaa dally at 11.68 A. M. Arrive at Jesaup dally at J.tOP.M. Arrive at Savannah aa!ly| at 3.40 P. M. Drawing room coaches between Savannah and Jacksonville on this train. i'ameugcra from Savannah fo<* Brunswick take this train nri'vlnt? at Briiiiaukk «• j*. in. l’ai-sengi rs leave Brunswick at 10.16 a ui., amv at Savannah 3.40 p. m. Pimxnjfpr* fe:t» Ifjr Muon nt 7-30 n. m.. (daily), connect at Jessup with the tr In for Florida. Passengers from Florida by this train caunect nt Jesrup with train arriving in Mncon at 7.60 p. m *i4l. ’train . .... . Folkston, Callalian and Jacksonville. JACKSONVILLE EXPRESS. Leave Savannah daily at *.11.00 P. M. Leave Jessup *• 2.45 .A M* Leave Wuyeroas •• 4.44 A.M. Arrive at Callahan “ 7.00 A. M Arrivi ,.1 Jacksnnvttlo «• 8.00 A. .M Arrive «.t Live Oak dally (except Sun- , ‘lay) at 1LS0 A. M. Uave Live Oak dally (except Sunday) 2.» P. M. Leave Jackeonville daily at 0.00 P. M. L«*ave Call alien “ 7.lj p. M. I^ave Wavcrose « 0.66 P. M. Arrhe nt Jessup «* 11.40 P.M. Arrive nt Savannah ‘ 2.35 A. M Palnoe Sleeping Carson this train daily bet wee 1.. Savannah and Jacksonville, Washington and Jueksouville, Cincinnati and Jacksonville, and Montgomery and Jacksonville. Passengers lor Florida by this (mill com ect at Jessup with train arriving at Mncon ut 7 a. m., dally. Passenger* for Darien tnko this train. Passengers from Savannah tor Brunswick tak ing this train urrive ut Brunswick 6.30 u. m. Pasaengcrs leaving Brunswick 9.00 p. m., arrive In Savannah ut '.'.36 n. in. Passengers for Gaines* ille, Cedar Keys, Savan- sn and Florida Transit Road take this train. Passengers from Savannah for Madison, Mon- icello, Tallahassee and Quincey take this train. Passengers from Quliteey, Tallahassee, Monti- ello and Madison Like this train, meeting sleep* ing cars ut Waycross at 9.38 p. ra. ALBANY EXPRESS. Leave Savannah dnllv Jnt 5.10 P. M. Leave Jessup ■* s Lcuvo Waycrc Tin Pom GEORGIA NEWS. Tliomsoui Enterprise,.—J tilin.ii Pasclml 1ms bought a Canmnclie pony which was ting out of nil In dian mound on Dr. Collin’s planta tion in 1832 uhd he still retains the color of the clay. A huge wildcat was shot on Lit tle liver, in this county, last week by Willie Boutenbcrg, a lad abou! 13 years old. The animal mens. I 4 feet from nose to tip of tail, and. weighed 22 pounds. The tusks were seven-eights of an inch long above the gums, mid the claws wore three-quarters of an inch in length. Outliburt Enterprise: There were 22,000 shingles on the burn and sheds nt Mr. J. E. Bridges’ plaoe, and when tho storm was over, wc were told that not a shingle was to be found on the premises. All hud been blown over into the pauper farm, where they Imd to liauied out ol' the way before any plowing could be done. PHUN AND PHYSIC. in. e Tbomaayllh Arrive Balnbridgc Arrive Albany Loave Albany Leave Balnbridgo Leave Thom*a\ ille Arrive DuPont Arrive Waycross Surveyor. M. G. Logan. Coioner, W. W. Gum/ CommUsioncra, 8. K. Taylor, C. A. Hunting- ton, J. II. Black. 8. U. Hawklne, J. W. Wheatle). Meet flrat Monday of every month. JUSTICES. | District No. 7-V, |N. .11, White,* J P., W. U. Phillip*. N. P. * Dial. No. 687, No Justico nt present. IH»t. No. 1107, Jurat-* 11. Roger*, J. P., John K. Diat. No. 884, J. M. Hatcher, J..F., Ja*. A. VIn* . Diet. No. 1186, A. J. Wiilieins, J. P., R A. Darden, N. P. . DDL No. 789, P. L. Mize, J.P., Jes. A. Stubbs, N. P. . Dtat. Not 746, F. W, GrlfiQn, J. P.. K. B. Ral ford, N.P. DDL No. 993, A. J. Clark, J. P„ Ja*. A. Wood, J.R J 1 BW ELER, West Side Square, Ainericus, fia., eARBIES A SPLENDID STOCK OF Mes i Jewelry OF The Xiatost Soalsna. ALL REPAIR WORK ^HOMPIXV ATTENDED TO. • ; J. E. SULLIVAN. TONSORIAL EMPORIUM! ANDERSON ic 1.1’NFORI) R K8PECTFULLY announce to the public tlint thalr Barber 8bonLo|K-n at all business hoiita ami on Saturday until 12 o’clock i*. m. Tliey Imve recently lilted it up in a neat etvlo and are better prepared limn ever to wait upon thicr customer*. All who may wish to have Hhavlng, Hair Cutting, POOing, etc., done In first-class style, they i »w. -i—• *»«■— •»- •• — them. Shop Sleeping car* littweer. Sovannah nnd Thornun- vllle by till* train. Mail steamer leave* Bainbridgo eveiy Thursday and Bunday for Apalatchocoln ami Columbu*. < Connection at Albany daily with lMiutnsr train* both way* on tho Southwestern Railroad to and from Mucon, Kufaula, Montgomery, Mo bile, Now Orleans, etc. Closo eonnection at Jackeonville dally (Sundays excepted) ifor Oroon Cove Spring*. St. Augus tine, Palatka, Enterprise, 8antord, and nil lond- ing» nii fit. John's river. i Trains on B. A: A. R. It. leave junction gKIng west, ut 12.20 p. ra., und for Brunswick ut 3.48 p. ui . dally except Sunday. Through ticket* sold und Sleeping Cur lloiths und Daawinif-rooni car accomtno«lationa accured at Bren’* Ticket otllcc, No. 99 Dull 8t., and nt tl Company’s Depot, foot of Liberty street. J. S. tlfMltf, JAM. TAVr.CIl, Ocn'l Psse’r Agt. Mustei R. G, FLE ING, HuiKirlu’emleiit. ARCHITECTURE, I AM prepared to furnish DetalljlDrawing and Full Bpociticutions in) 4UEEX ANNE AND EAST LAKE or any other of the modern styles, «o modified aa 0 tM 9it both your taato and >our pocket. * K J * 8W>AN, Aithltect, feb!8.12m America*, Ha. If Holiday C M. H. Ford <6 Co., -|TIIE CASH MBRCHASTS,|— LA Si All ST., AM Kill CCS, <!A. HAVE ON HAND A COMPI.KTE STOCK FANCY AN1) FAMILY Tulbotton Heijiater: Mrs. James Noull within tire last year has naught between «0 and 70 hawks. Thg process is her own invention . She makes a circular cage of old iron, places a few young chickens in it, attaches a steel trap well bated on tho top of the cage, and awaits results. The hawk comes to the noise of tho little > hickens, and in attempting to get at them alights on the trap, when his liber ty Is immediately siezed upon by tire merciless jaws of tire trap, it is sure pop every time. Mrs. H. Lumsdcn has recently euuglrt six bdwks in the same way. A few deyfe age the ferryman at Neal’s ferry, on tire Clmttahoocli e -V “■ river, while putting some passen ger# over in bis flat, discovered a box floating down the river. As soon as tire box was discovered, and after the fiat bad landed its passengers, the ferryman siezed bateau and made way to the box. which Ire soon .overhauled. On reaching out Iris liaml to grasp it, hq Was astonished to And that it contained a sweet little babo, which raised its head and smiled ut its rescuer. It tyus a white child, well dressed, with plenty good cloth ing besides. Some old people who live in tire neighborhood have taken and will raise tire little Moses. , 1.3# A. Al. .. 0.1S A. M. . i>.:u> A. M. .11.00 A.M. . 4.40 P. M, ,. 4.80 P. M. . 8.311 P. M. . 3.23 A. M . 0.00 A. M . 8.60 A. U and fifty thousand dollars. The! lease lias about nine years yet to j run, and during the time of the i In ladies hats, Mantilla flats are lease the State will receive an even I the rage. They are a trifle lar- six million dollars. It is a good I 8 cr than the Gainsborough, and showing when, as regular as clock | just is ugly, work, the losses come up and pay | A brotherly Colorado “personal” the money. “\ou may say also,” reads thus: “Mr. Orth Stein, the continued Mr. Speer, “that the re- gifted editor of the Leadvillc ceiversof the Citizen’s bank have! Chrnnide, arrived in town last just paid mo live thousand dollars evening. Ilis remains will lie more of tile money due tho State | shipped for home Monday ev- Iroin the bank. Tkcro are pros-1 ening. poets that we will get a consider- j When a girl has been to school line amount soon.” “Is there any-1 seven years, and spells vaccinate thing else new'.” “Nothing, I “vuxlnato," is it the fault of the oeliuvo. I Imvj just paid Lite; school system, or ot tim girl's annual appropriiitiion of eight j system? ofOeorWa 0 " BrS to the Univcr8it V j A man of Franklin county, Pen- “ ’ I nusylvunia, Inis just heard of the Rome Courier: We had the | assassination of Uarflcld. lie is pleasure of meeting yesterday, j greatly cxeited, but liis neighbors Messrs. Ivey uud Atkinson, two | are arguing with him and hope to 1 get him quieted down. “A Criminal Through Love” is the title of a sprightly novel by Mrs. Nellie Marshall McAfee. A good many continue to feel like one after they get throiighWitli the tiling. A St. Louis woman was pulled out of the river on Monday. She said she was wading to heaven, young guntleineii from Boston, who are in the South looking out for a suitable place lor the erection of a large ginning establishment. They have visited Atlanta, Selma, Mont gomery and Huntsville, und are now in the Hill City on the same business. They propose to run the business on a new system,und while it would be a revolution of tho old Thcirld'ou'is ‘toer I ******* Wei, "thS ^ mistake' V'®' 1 ‘ 19 to erect v< ;0; e ?W.»- record, as she was headed straig ni ^ N in T . g,n . a fo>’ Illinois, hundred bales oi cotton per day if i GROCERIES!! -I’l'HEKT ANI* REST Books, Wink Soraps, Fapateries, Autographs FANCYG00DS. Agnes Aycock. S A.M) I CHAMPAGNE, GINGER ALE AND SPARKLING CIDER. J’r«8li assortment of OW PBCTION AND REST RRANDS-OP Post-Appeal: A meeting of the members of the Atlanta bar was held in the Supreme Court room this morning to select a eundididato for the now district judgeship. Judge Collier was called to the chair, Mr. B. H. Hill, jr., secretary. After full dissuasion of the matter, the name of ex-Judge II. K. Me- Cay was selected uuauimiiusyl. A committee, consisting of Judge Bleckiy, Judge Collier, Colonel Mynntt, W. T. Newman, S. A. Darnell, and one other appointed to memorialize the President in favor of Judge MoCays appoint ment. Judge McCay lias a very enviable record ns a justice of the Supremo Court of the State, and would be endorsed by every citi zen, irrespective of party, were the position one ior popular choice. Tlioinnsvillc Enterprise: “From our correspondent atMcDonuld we learned lust week that Messrs. Faison and Wilks were carrying tho mail between Moultrie and McDonald on foot, the distance being eighteen miles. The regular arrangement was that one walked halfway from Moultrie to McDon ald, where the other took the . pouch nud carried it on back to IOUOliQ ! ‘be half-way ground. But during LJ Colquitt Court Mr. Faison had business ih court and felt obliged to remain that day, so Mr. Wilks, who is over 85 years of age, started from Moultre, walked to McDonald anil walked back to Moultrie be fore sundown. He then walked seven miles more out to his house, making in all 43 miles that day, and yet lie was ready to go ahead with his share of carrying the next day as usual. Wc call this pretty good for a man 86 years aud more creditable than Rowell’s 100 miles a day.” necessary, and after it is ginned to press it in small hales, each one being exactly tho same weight, something after the manner in which the Dedcrick press which was ex hibited at tlie exposition turned out the small compact bales. The cotton in these bales will bo class ed at the gin. and covered entirely, and on this cover the grade of cot ton and weight of hale will bo stamped, ready for shipment direct to the spir.ncrs. The proprietors of the establishment wiil buy the cotton in the seed from the plan ters if they can convince them that it will be to their advantage to sell in tlmt way. “Lot’s ’lustratc it,"hiccoughed a political orator. “It’s beautiful. You see, an old furmer comes to town loaded with new wiient, and goes homeward loaded with old ryo.” A reporter in St. Louis was recuntly permitted to go into the usb-Trensury and recline upon 3,- 000 bags, each containing $1,. 100. His salary remains at the old figure. The new locomotives for the Denver nnd New Orleans railroad arc beauties. They have six driv ers on each side, und are expected to go up high grades with perfect ease. Si I Constitution: “You may say” re- i marked State Treasurer Speer, to TOBACCO AND CIGARS! ! our reporter, yesterday, “that the 1 Western nnd Atlantic railroad paid me the monthly rental yes- terday.” “Twenty-live thousand *" The Garfield Stamps. The following information con cerning tho now IIvo cent postage stamp, which will go into circula tion on the 10th of April, has been received at the post-ofllce depart ment here. Oil a tablet is suspend ed an incised shield decorated with an oval of pearls, forming u frame work to tlie portrait of the lute President of tlie United States, James Abram Glurfleld, looking to wards tlie left, engraved in line. At tlie base of tlie oval is a dark, six-pointed star, relieved by a white outline, and in the centre the figure“5.” Disposed on the right and left of the star flows a ribbon containing the legend “Five Cents,” in white Roman Capitals. Below the star and ribbon, on the lower portion of tlie tablet, appear tlie words “U. S. Postage,” engraved in dark letters. The color of tl c stamp is chocolate brown. Tlie llve-cent stamps now in use are not to lie disregarded, but must lie recognized ill all cases equally with the new ones. Stamps of the present issue must not lie returned to tlie department, as postmusters are required to ex haust all of the present style on hand in tlie regular course oi' Inisj. ness before supplying the public with the new, und in no case will they be allowed to make exchanges for individuals, or to return stamps to the department for exchange for redemption^ About the same time the issue of new live-ccuL stamped envelopes, to take the place nf those of like j that the monster was not a bona denomination now in use, will lie lide resident, but only a visitor from commenced. The envelope stamps tlie ponds and lagoons of South will lie somewhat similar ill design ; Georgia. to the new adhesive stamp of cor-! responding denomination, and of Young Mrs. \ underbid has got ally ut the same color. Tlie shape f ' r grieving over tlie death of of the stfuny embossed on the on- j l bc old commodore. At the end relope wiil he oval. Postmasters I ol Lent she will lie- married to Dr. will be expected to dispose of tlicir ! Nutbun Bozeman, a surgeon o! present stock of llve-cent envelopes some reputation in New York, and in tlie usual way Indore offering tlle nmnuger of one of tlie large tlie new ones for snle. : charity hospitals. It is announced, —-» . -v- as might lisve been expected, that A Munich painter who was for-, William H. Vanderbilt was not incrly a blacksmith, has recently pleased witli the marriage. produced u picture which lias stir- • red the whole town. He exhibited (jnft-li anil Sure, it in a miserable little back room Many miserable people drag of u place, but it lias been visited tliemselves about with failing by throngs of people, many of strength, feeling that they are them distinguished. He has Hxcd steadily sinking into their graves, the price of his work at 11)0,000 when liy using Parker’s Ginger marks, and by u Paris dealer has Tonic tliey would find a cure com A landlord expects two per cent, more rent where tlie street is called an avenue. Ida Smith, n young girl of Grand Rapids, killed herself witli arsenic because of a rcprolf from her mother. Poor Ida! There are some young girls who would Imve given the arsenic to tlie old lady- The world isn’t getting worse, whatever people may think to the contrary. Last year ut this time there were 288 prisoners in tlie Itiil ut Chicago, and exactly the same number reported now. He was sitting in the parlor with her, when a rooster crowed in the yard, and, leaning over, lie said: “Chanticleer.” “I do wish you would," she replied; “I am sleepy as I can be.” He cleared. A lecturer who had just one listener was fluttered to discover tlmt lie came in to gut out of tlie wot. Umbrella would have cost a dollar; lecture, twenty-live cents; seventy-five cents saved. A Dig One. Herald nnd Gcorgiun. An alligator measuring seven and a half feet ivus caught in a trap on tlie lands of Dr. Hollifleld. near Keg creek some live miles from Sandersvillu on .Monday last. Alligators are not claimed to be specialties in Washington county, lint n reptile of such, dimensions would pass muster creditably in Florida or any first class alligator territory. Some forty eggs were found in tlie body. We presume „ v „ been already offered 80.000 marks. | meieing with the first dose, and Wc pay cash for sll our g-KKlssnil can 1,1 ?, Ci !i ' The artist’s name is Lcibl. His vitality and strength quickly and offer you I Ye8 ; 19 tbl ' w “y * h «y “ lw “> 9 picture renresents the interior of a 'birely coming liackto them. ' do. 1 linv nlivfivs noir.c* ui) on UiG * ... . • AN INDUCEMENT! I Cull MXXCg : do. They always come up on the ; last day’ of the month.” “How much 1ms tlie State received from j the road since it was leased?” • “Including tlie payment of ycstcr- j day, the lessees Imve paid the ■ m j State three million, three hundred village church. —^ » -•—— - The governors of States where Untfcrul to Invalids. (be death penalty is in force hang Florcston Cologne is grateful to to Friday witli a superstitiou tlmt invalids, because it is refreshing i makes one wonder if they spit over without the sickeningcflectot most their shoulders when they see a perfumes. : white horse.