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W. L. OLEIMEB. Editor*
Official Oman of tlicCItjr of Americus.
Official Organ of Uonlj County.
TUESDAY, APRIL, 11. IMM-i.
POSTAL CllfttttMCY.
There being a great demand by
the people lor some method by
which small sums of money could
bo cheaply and solely transmitted
by magic? the Honse committee on
Grand Juty Presentments
or J
new
Court.
Wo, the Grand Jnrors for
•ID POSTMASTERS.
When newsjapers »rc not cullcel for It In marto
ho doty of Toatmafftcr* uador tho law to notify
th# proprietor* of this fact. Cards, already print*
*•<!, arc furnishrd on application to tho I’ontmrstrr,
wIiom only duty will In* to fill out with the name
f tin- party not ratting tho paper.
Our Ohio Democratic exchanges
come to us embellished with crow
ing roosters, in honor of the Dem
ocratic victories at the recent local
elections in that State.
Tiie Columbus Enquirer-Sun
publishes a list of property owners
who own real estate in that city
valued at $5,000 und over, but wc e0Kt ,,f t f, c J, rd
tail to sec in it the names of any
of tiie Columbus publishers.
. V tut. UI..U
postal n»rs have prepared a hill April term of the Superior Court
providing for tiie issue of money
orders for sums under five dollars,
payable to bearer on demand at
any money order oflice which the
sender shall select, for a fee of four
cents. Tliis is, perhaps, about as
small a charge as tiie service per
formed will justify. As the order
must be enclosed in an envelope
tiie full cost of sending small sums
this way will usually lie 7 cents;
but as tiie evnclope will ordinarily
enclose also a written communica
tion, the cost of the postage stamp
will not properly lie charged to tiie
The alteration
of the postal order is rendered im-
of Webster county, Georgia, for
the year 1882, make the following
report:
By Committees we have exam
ined the books of the various coun
ty officers and report them neatly
and correctly kept. The same wc
find of the dockets of the Notary
1’iiblic, and Justices of the peace
of the county. '
Wc find that the Treasurer has
received from all sources $3,205.29
and lias paid out according to
proper vouchers $2,752.59 leaving
a balance in the hands of the Treas
urer due the county of $442.97. !
We find the School Commission-
and New Goods Arriving by Every Train!
GO TO
WHEATLEY'S
WHERE TOC WILT. FIND ALL THE
■1M!
nsro'v
The lower house of congress has
adopted nn amendment to the army
lull, which, if accepted by the sen
ate, will retire Gens. .Sherman. Mc
Douall und Pope at once, and
Gen. Hancock in two years.
Kx-Speaker Kandnll said, the
oilier day, that the outlook was
very promising lor tiie democrats
to elect the next house of represen
tatives, if no mistakes were made
by tiie democrats in tho present
congress, und lie added: “None
have yet been made.”
Hcovillc lias filed with congress
a petition for pay us counsel lor
Guiteau. When the government
grants this, it should ask Mr. Uui-
lean tiie privilege of discharging i
him from durance. The govern
ment never assigned Seoville ns
counsel for the wretch.
The friends of Gen. Sherman and
Lient.-Gcn. Sheridan nre said to
have combined in a move to keep
them oil the active list of the urmy
indefinitely. Sherman is now six
ty two und Slieridun is much
younger, hut they botli want to
hold on to the full emoluments of
their offices as long ns they live.
II they g<> on the retired list they
go on reduced pay, and no one can j
succeed them on the active list.
It is thought by ninny Hint tiie
president's veto of tiie Chinese lull
will make tin: states on the racitlc
coast democratic. This is not
likely to make much difl'eriincc in
tho political composition of these
states. Mr. llnyes, while lie occu
pied Air. Tilden’s scat, vetoed
possible by the amount being indi-: cr has received from nil sources $1,- j
ented by punching from three rows j C99.70 and lias paid out according ,
of figures on the margin those rep- ] to vouchers $1,468.85 being a bal- |
resenting respectively lie amount 1 ance in the hands of the Commis- j
of dollars, dimes and cunts which ; sinner due the School Fund of
the order calls for. Tiie chief $230.85.
safeguard against tbelt is the small
amount for which tiie notes are
issued, but there is at least no
more danger of loss from this
source than existed in tiie case of
the fractional currency.
The charge proposed accords
with the recommendations of both
the last Postmaster General and
his immediate predecessor. The
.ojninittce adopts their further sug
gestion that the maximum limit of
I a money order he made one bun-
| died dollars instead ot titty dol
lars. The charges proposed are
very nearly the same as at present,
eight cents instead often being the
lowest charge for sums not exceed
ing ten dollars, and for sums over
thirty dollars the average charge
of one half of one per cent, is re
tained.
The Oldest Inhabitant.
From tho llutnlllon Journal.
Perhaps the oldest citizen in
Harris county to-duy is .lames Lay-
field, of upper I'Jth district. While
it is beyond bis kcu to say what
his exact age is, he is satisfi
ed, nevertheless, that lie is about
one hundred years old. Mr. Lay-
field is remarkably stout for a man
of ids age, and bids fair to add sev
eral j’ears more to a life already
lengthened out thirty years beyond
the time allotted for mail to live.
Unelc Jimmie’s early life is con
nected with a very important event
in our county's history, hi the
year 1812, when President Mudi-
Hon declared war against Great
Britain and the Creek Indians,
similur bill, and yet nearly every Lucie Jimmie was living in Jones
elcetorinl vote on tho Pacific coast : county, Georgia. From here he
was east for Air. Garfield. Poiiti-
anlistcd, going to Fort Hawkins,
where he served three mouths.
:nl prejudices arc too strong to lie j Until very rcci . n u y | le Ulis „ CV er
so easily broken.
Lust Tuesday the negroes were
shamefully defrauded, us usual,
bv their Republican friends at an
election in St. Joseph, .Missouri.
James Trent, u negro mail ot ex
cellent ipinlificalions mid good char
acter, was tiie Republican candi
date for register. Recuusc of Ids
nomination and liberal profession
ot Irlenilshiptliu negro vote,amount
ing to probably six hundred.niul
enough to elect tiie Republican
ticket, whs secured, lint poor
Trent, who was not nominated to
tic elected, was scratched ami lieu-
ten by four hundred, while the
linluncc of his ticket was elected by
more than five hundred,
colored citizens please
nut.
applied for u pension, and may
finally fail to establish Ids claim, as
lie lias lorgotten tiie names of the
officers under whom ho served.
Out of tiie host of numes lie knew
then lie can only recall tiie names
of General Jackson, General Cof-
tce, Alujor Andy Cnretlicrs and u
comrade in ranks, John Adams.
He solicits correspondence witli
any person laiuiliar with the names
of officers who went from Jones
county, or who wore in charge of
Fort Hawkins during tiie war ot
1812.
Wortli says American women,as
a class, ure devoid ol taste, and act
like a flock of sheep, lie declares
that lie, us ail artist, always con
sults individual physique, lint he
Will our lms found the greatest difficulty in
luck t hi
We find that the Ordinary has
in Ids hands belonging to the
School Fund $23.76, making a to
tal of $254.60 in hands of the of
ficers due the school fund. We
report tiie public roads in good
condition. We find the Court
House in need of some steps and
that ashes arc being thrown from
Clerk’s room so near as to endan
ger the building if they contain
fire. We find the bridge known
as the Aloorc bridge, the bridge
over one of tbc lakes at Boon's
crossing, und bridge across Bear
Creek known as Causey bridge,
unsafe und in need of immediate
repairs.
We Und a vacancy in Notary
Public’s office in 1093d District
G. M., and recommend the appoint
ment of G. W. Dillard for said of
fice, and recommend T. M. McLen
don for same office in 1092 Dis
trict G. AI.
We recommend the appointment
of 11. M. Marshall as a member of
the Board of Education in the
California District instead of Da
vid Majors, whose time has expir
ed; W. H. Cosby instead of J. W.
Jossey, of the Iowa District.
We recommend the commission-
e rs to levy a tax of one hundred
per cent, to meet tiie current ex
penses of the county tor the pres
ent year, and they scloot and pur
chase a suitable place near the
Court House and build ns soon us
possible a good and substantial
jail.
We recommend that the Com
missioners have the -Court House
insured in some safe and solvent
Company. We ask these present
ments be published in tiie Araeri-
cus Recorder and Sumpter Repub
lican. In taking of his honor,
Judge Willis, we tender him our
many thunks lor the able, dignified
and impartial manner in which he
discharged the onerous duties of his
office and to Solicitor Gen. C. B.
Hudson the usual compliments for
courtesies to this body.
D. R. Siieperd, Foreman.
300 PIECES NEW PRINTS OPENED THIS MORNING,
ALL CHOICE STYLES.
NEW DRESS GOODS ! NEW TRIMMINGS !
An Immense Lot of Bleaching*. 3-4, 4-4, 6-4, 10-4.
All Best Brands at Popular Prices.
Laces and Embroideries by the Cart Load!
Pans, Parasols and Umbrellan,
Ladies’, Gents’ and Childrens’ Shoes, Sandals and Slippers!
Prices Lower
CustomMade andE very Pair Warranted.
tban Elsewhere.
-THE LARGEST STOCK OF-
One of the largest estan.
lishments of the land in the
Sodth. is located in Americus,
<?». Mr., Ricker’s store has
just undergone a rejuvenating
process that makes it the hand
somest Store INSIDE to be
found in Americus. In the
Jewelry department can be
found all the latest novelties in
WATCHES,
CLOCKS.
NECKLACES,
LOCKETS,
RINGS,
LACE PINS,
SETS,
EAR RINGS,
RRACELETM
TRIMBLES,
Hoop ffirts aid Corsets!
AMONG THE LATTER TIIE
GENUINE BON-TON!
Everlasting, Double Bone,
Madame Strong’s,
AND OTHERS.
AID BOYS’ CLOTHUVO,
Anlmmenso Line-Quality and Fit Guaranteed.
Also a large assortment of Piece Goods for men and boys’ wear. Blue
Flannel, Oussimcre, Tweeds, Cottonades, etc., etc. Agent for
J. & P. Coats’ celebrated Spool Cotton. The trade
supplied at New York wholesale prices.
T Cl ELL CIHEAP FOR nASn. T Cl ELL nil CAP FOR STASH.
1 kjELL UlIEAP FOR lyASlI. I OEI.L IjHEAP FOR IjASII.
Ctdl this morning early and avoid the rush at
Wheatley’s Corner.
Henry S. Davis.
Mf.rrel Callaway.
NEW FIRM!
OLD GRAN DERRY CORNER.
Wm Alorgan,
Silns Smith,
W R Holmes,
' S Barker,
J C Tullls,
S F Wright,
J R Stapleton,
WJ Sims,
J L Disniukcs,
J W Jouey,
J P P Harrell,
•I P Jones,
R II Boone,
A G Lowery,
A J Jennings.
G S Elliott,
P G Ilynotc,
II N Webb,
T J Stapleton,
W H Cosbv,
H L Fletcher,
J B Nicholson,
Davis & Callaway
-HAVING LATELY PURCHASED THE-
BEA DTIPUL STOO:
OF MR. JOHN WINDSOR, ARE DAILY ADDING TO THE SAME THE
LATEST PATTERNS AN1) DESIGNS
A True Extract from the minutes
of Webster Superior Court Soring
Term, 1882.
J. W. Jassey, Clerk, S. C.
Ordered by the Court that the
making his clients wear what best
uited them. “Because I invent a
—— • -——- • beautiful costume for a young and
The Philadelphia Record is of • beautiful woman, should it be worn
the opinion that the fortitude of by n fat dowager ?” he asks. “But
the Southern people in misfortune the dowager will have it* spite of
must command the admiration of all entreaty. Nowadays there are
tiie world. It says accounts from no old women, and very few mid-
all sections of the inundated re- dle-agcd ones. As for fat women, | foregoing General Presentments be
giotis agree that the people, white they don’t exist. All want to j published as requested. April 6th
and black,seem chcerlut, notwith- wear tight-fitting white gowns,and
standing thcterrible ordeal through beauties they look ! If there be a
which they are passing, color that displays crows’ feet,
and they look forward to and overflowing figures that need
reeling, it is white; but goodness
gracious ! there's no use talking—
I have given it up. To live in
peace I must let obstinate women
1882.
J. F. Willis,
Judge S.C.C.C., - Presiding.
C. B. Hudson,
Solicitor General.
Dress (Joints, jfoTiosi iso
Domestics,
Sheetings and
White Goods, Eto.,
Iiettcr times in the future. One
of tbe most significant features in
connection with tho wide-spread
ruin that has overtaken both plan- have their own way.
ter and laborer is the kindly assist-
ance that planters who can com- j Buffalo Bill may never be seen
mand the means are giving to tiie “JR* 11 on tbe diaiuatic stage. The
colored laborers, and the induce-1 jMoondants of Philip Cody, Bill's
, ... . . I father, have laid claim to about
menu they arc holding out to them , i(ly acr0li ot - ground 01l Euclid , v .
to return to the plantations ami go enuc, right in the centre of the city
to work. Of Cleveland. If their claim is The Toccoa town council „„
-i , " * — . ~ allowed the family will be a million passed an ordinance requiring-flues
The slave property of Georgia dollars the richer, and then the costs imposed in the mavor’si
amounted to $34,000,000 more than hero of the “Scouts of the Prairie" courts to be worked out on the I
the aggregate value of all her pres- will retire from the boards, per- public streets when not na“d in
en» taxable property, i * * tt,u 1,1 1
■SIIST F'TJILeTL. SUPPLY !=-: outside
Spectacles of nil kinds and in
struments to test your eyes and
competent men to select Spec
tacles beat 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.
Soiid Silverware, SPOONS,
FORKS, KNIVES, CARD
CASES, CUPS, GOBLEiS,
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 wliich I
guarantee to have more silver
on, and to be 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 oi these goods
compiises Castors, Cake Bas
kets, Berry Dishes, Epergns,
Card Stands, Flower Stands,
Water sets, Waiters, Goblets,
cups, Spoon-holders, Syrup-
cups, Butter-dishes, Pickle
: stands, Knives, Forks, spoons,
Etc., Etc.
j These goods sold at the
same prices that you would
\ have to pay at the Factory,
: us well as a full line of goods
j of other manufacturers at fac-
} torv prices.
I also keep a fine line ot
Gold Pens, WalKing canes, etc.
This weeK I will have the
largest and most varied stocK
of China Vases, Toilet sets,
Jardinieres nnd fancy goods
generally, ever brought to
this market.
In my Music Department I
have a large stocK of Pianos,
Organs, Violins, Guitars, Ban
jos, Accordeons, Tambourines,
Harps, Instruction Books, etc.
In my sewing machine de
partment can be found a large
lot of Davis, Williams, Wheel
er and Wilson and other sew
ing machines also a lot oi
second hand machines all in
j thorough order for sale cheap,
j a full line of parts, attachments
needles and oil lor all ma-
I chiuery. My work department
! is the most complete and the
] best supplied with tools, ma-
) chines nnd material in the
j South for doing watch work,
l jewelry repairing, clock re
pairing and for putting sew
ing machines in thorough or
der, supplying any new parts
i needed, etc. The class of worl
! done here is superior to that
of any other establishment
of a large city.
A Roland for an Oliver. ■
When Jesse James fell, a star!
was extinguished from the Dein-!
ocratic firmament Leader.
When Guiteau is hanged, a I
bright star will bo extinguished j
from, the Republican firmament. ,
Plain Dealer.
has |
I haps to reappear in congress.
money.
No
trouble to show goods. Call
and take a look through my
stock, whether you wish to
-p -j . ™ ; purchase or not,’and see the
-Liaaies and Crents felloes i i ,lace where > ou get wimt
i you want, either in goods or
j work, when you need anything
of the kind. Everything guar
anteed as represented.
frzobubr,
j (Under Barlow House,)
! Amerloua, • • Ga.
ANOTHER LARGE ANI> FRESH INVOICE OF
SOON TO AH.HXVJd l
DAVIS & CALLAWAY,
Cranberry Comer,
AMERICUS, GA.