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VOL IV.
AMERICUS, GEORGIA. SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER IT. 1882.
NO. 50.
PROFESSIONAL Ac BUSINESS CARDS
THE STAR ROUTE TRIAL.
PCBMBItKU BY
W. Xj. QXiEIssnxir.
OFFICE ON COTTON AVENUE.
SvuTosciiption Kates:
Tki-Weekly One Year, - $4.00.
Weekly One Yeah, - - $2.00.
Sunday Issue One Year, - $1.50.
C. R. McCRORY,
Attorney at Law,
ELLAVILLE, Oa.
Collections a Specialty.
Aprils tr
Something My.torlona in He Wind. A Methodist Minister Prenohlug In
■—*•- Favor or Dancing—A New IlngRlug
Marhluo.
Ing Up,
W. B. HARRISON,
IRRKl'ROAI'HAULE WALTZINH.
Official Directory.
fficial D\
PHYSICIAN AND 8URUE0N,
ANDERSONVILLE, OA.
* Americas Is the county seat of Sumter County,
Georgia, and la situated on the Southwestern
Railroad, 71 miles southwest of Macon, and about
eighty miles north or the Florida line. It is n
elty of Q.00U inhabitants beautifully situated and
handsomely improved. It Is the centre of trade
for n large section, comprising some six counties,
its average annual cotton receipts being SO,"00
tuiles, tlio averago market value of which is |1,-
fiOO.000. The climato is mild, the air dry and pure,
and Americus has for many years had the repu
tation of being onoof tiie healthiest cities in
America. Being situated but a short distance
above the tropicul region, nearly nil varieties of
fruits, grains and flowers can be grown success,
fiflly, while vegetal ion is luxuriant and rapid in
Its growth. The city baa tine public schools, go-d
churches, a largo public library, n new opera
house completely furnished with scenery and
which seats ljuuo t*ew«*ns, * well organized tiro
aopaftmrnt which Includes two steamots, while
the alrcots are sewered and lighted. Three good
hotels furnish the host of accommodations. It Is
the largest city in Southwest Georgia, and Is rap*
Idly growing in population and wealth. As a place
of business and a beautiful »nd pleasant rostdeuce
it presents atrrnctluns possessed .bv few cities in
the South. Persons at a distance look in* for u lo-
cation in the South, will bn supplied with all Rirtb-
er information they may desire by addressing the
Kditor of the UrooRneu.
CITY OFFICER*.
Mayor—J. B. Felder.
Clericaud Recorder—D. K. Ih inson,
Aldermen—W. P. Hurt. I*. M. Williams, It. E.
Co oh! Hv RBosworth, ll. I). Watts W.d. Har
per. City Council meets every Monday evening.
Police Force—City Marshal, A. 1>. Bingo.
Polieemen—W. W. Wheeler, Pat Lrsklne, J. W.
Cobb, S. H. Mitchell. _ _
Sexton OaV Grove Ccmetory-P. D. Hill
Sexton Colored Cemetery—Richard Felder,
Bridge Keeper—J. P. Halford.
VIMS DEPARTMENT.
Chief—W. P Burt. J '
Assistant Chief—.1. C. Nicholson.
Wide Awake No.T. (Steamer,) Foreman, A\.
M MedTanlc* No. 9, (8teaiuer,) Foreman, II. D.
"vigilance No. 2-Foreman, Mingo Glnxe.
llook and Ladder—Foreman, Ifonry Anderson.
CONGRESSIONAL.
Third District, composed of the counties of
Taylor, Macon, Schley, Sumter, Dooly, Pul""!}!,
lhxiirc, Montgomery, Wilcox, Telfair, Leo Web*
ster, Stewart, Irwin, Cofl’cc. Gon. I hil. Cook,
'’" SrC ' !ma "' LEGISLATIVE.
Senatorial Diitrlct composed of the counties of
Sumter, Bcblcy, and Macon. Senator, Dupont
d uerry. Representatives, Tliomas leu gin and
All call* will receive prompt attention. jneOutfl
W. H. KIMBROUGH,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
LEESBCRGH, - - GEORGIA.
Collections a Specialty.
Mayilwly
Lawson T. Collier,
Attorney-at-Law
—AND-
Real Instate Agent.
DBAYTON, GEOllGIA.
of wild land for *nlcln
U. B. HINTON.
J. C. MATHEWS.
HINTON & MATHEWS,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
Will practice in nil tlio counties* of this Jud trial
Circuit, also in Dooly county, in tlio Humernc
Court of toe fiuto of Georgia, and tlio Diet riel
Court of the United States, and in all other court!
oy special contract.
Utnco m Hawkins* new building, Lamar Street,
duly 12th, 1881.
Drs. Westbrook & Joiner,
Physicians ami Surgeons,
ANDERSONVILLE, : : GEORGIA,
Office at Drug Storo of W. M. Clark.
MaylS-ly
T0NS0RIAL EMPORIUM!
(1 uerry. Represent
John L Addcrton.
.. u SUPERIOR COURT
Southwestern Circuit, composed of the countlfi
.t T Wi.lwlf.r mid
ANDERSON & LUNFORD
R K8PEUTFULLY announce to the public that
their Barber Shop is open at all business horns
and on Saturday until 12 o’clock |*. m. They hove
recently fitted it up In a neat style and are better
prepared thun over to wait upon thlor customers.
would be pleased to have them rail on them. Shop
of 8umter, Schley, Macon, Leo, Webster and
Stewart. „ . „ „ „ „ ,
.Tudgo. Hon. C. F. Crisp. Solicitor General. C.
B. Hudson.
Regular terms of Court
> to Barlow Houau.
j. li. tommvs ium sum,
irramn held as follows:
Id*o county, second Mouday in March and i
ond Monday in November. , . .
Schley county, fourth Monday in March und
’ Monday in ’’ ‘ *—
(Under T. Wheatley’s Smre,>
American, - - Georgia,
fourth !
i September.
Webster county, Oral 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
•purth Monday in October. - .
W Macon county third Monday In June and
first Monday in December.
COUNTY COURT.
Jud^J. iVPilshury. Monthly tvtm of ^court,
The Barl>er shop of the late J. It. Covington
will bo continued under the old name. Thanking
the liberal share of patronage heretofore given,
expect, by closo a attention to business, to
XTew Barber S&op,
flrat Wednesday In every month. Quarterly term,
third Monday In. March, dune, September and
December. onD1SA|1Y , s C0 UIIT.
Ordinary, Tbom:i# 1C. Stewart.-Court held
first Monday or every month.
COUNTY OFFICERS.
•Clerk of Superior Court, J. If. Allen.
Sheriff, J. W. Mite
Tax Collector, W. R. B*ewarb
Tax Receiver, J. A. Daniel.
Treasurer, C. C. Hhepperd.
Surveyor, M G Lognn. —
Cotenor, w. W. Ouerry
Commisalonera, 8. K. Taylor, C. A. Hunting-
ton, J. if. Black, 8. H. Hswklne, J. W. Wheatley.
Meet first Monday of every month.
JUSTICES.
8EABRON FEACJ1X, Proper.
I would respectfully announce to my.filends
and customers that I have opened up a new barber
shop in
llarroht, Johnson d Vo.'» Cotton Office,
where I will bo pleased to aervo them. Everything
is now and flrat cl as <
ATTENTIVE DELI 1 . GIVE ME A CALL
nugt SEAMION FF.AOIN.
Ihtrlet No. 75", •N.;.1I. White, J P., IV. II.
"hpt. N. P l»
•t. No. OM, No Judies ot preicnt.
.L No. 1107, J
DLL No. no7,"jiraiVlI. Bogenv J. P., John K.
T m«LNo.'769, Prltton Smith. J. I’., M. O. I.os»n,
N. P.
d±A
$100 covers roat’of Tuition. Stationery, Board,
etc., for threo mouths, a
novl.Iy
Dtst. Ko. 745, F. W, Griffin, J. P.. K. B. Ral-
No* 993, A. J. Clark, J. 1*., Jaa. A. Wood,
N. P.
Illustrated Stock Doctor
ENCYCLOPEDIA !
THE HOOK FoITkVERYHODY.
J. JORDAN, Jr., Agent.
JEWELER,
West 8ide Square, Americus, (ia„
CABBIES ..III*
A SPLENDID STOCK
all on reasonable term*. Refers
to every gentleman in Amerlcu*. Call on mo a
‘ iny new shop in front of Col. N. A. Smith'* of
floe, yn Jackson Street. Americus, Gs.
ANDREW DUDLEY.
Jnoolt.tr
Mr. Merrick, of the government's
counsel, to-night, speaking of the
verdicts, said that tiic vote of the
jury on conspiracy stood eight for
conviction and four for acquittal,
the four being Dickson, Hoimead,
Brown and Marlin. ‘‘The inter
change of votes," he said, “between
the recalcitrant four is one of tlio
most mysterious things that ever
occurred in the transactions of a
jury, it can only bo accounted for
something that was neither in the
proof nor made tlio subject of ar
gument. The government will pro
ceed immediately to take such steps
as may he necessary to discover
the guilty parties in the charge of
bribery now made apparent in this
case. It will also immediately
summon its witnesses and proceed
to try tiie parties in regard to
whom there was a disagreement,
and it may be reasonably expected
that with a retrial o( this indict
ment, and a trial of the other in
dictments against Brady, the Crim
inal Court will he occupied until
the first ol February, if not longer,
though as counsel for the govern
ment are well worn down with their
labors, they are not disposed to re
sume them until the iirsl or fifteenth
of October.”
The verdict in the star route
eases has taken everybody by sur
prise, and shows that not a single
one of the gucssers at the verdict
was right. From tiie first ballot
to the last there were four votes
against the proposition that con
spiracy was established as to all the
defendants. These four wero Dick
son, the foieman, Brown, Hoimead
and Martin. These four names ap
pear through the twclvo ballots In
terchanged in various ways as to
different defendants and not unani
mous as to the innocence or gnilt
of any one of tlio four as to whom
no conclusion was readied. Tiie
seventh ballot was the turning one.
All after that were the same as the
seventh which was as follows:
Guilty as loall—Cox, Damphon,
McCarthy, McLain, McNeil, Mar
tin, Murry, Olcott and Tubrincr.
Guilty as to Vmle—Brown.
Guilty as to S. W. Dorsey and
Yaile—Dickson.
Guilty as to Brady—Ilolmcad.
Summary—J. VV. Dorsey, guilty
10; not guilty 2.
S. W. Dorsey—Guilty 9; not
guilty 3.
Vaile—Guilty 11; not guilty 1.
Brady—Guilty 10; not guilty 2.
Dickson said he would to-morrow
lay before the District Attorney or
his assistance such facts as were
within his knowledge. On the 22d
of August he Imd been approached
with an ofTcr of $25,000 by an of
ficer connected witli the Depart
ment of Justice, who produced
letters of ids appointment as special
agent of that department aud stated
that he waH authorized to act in
tlio mutter, if ho would vote for
the conviction of Brady and S. W.
Dorsey. That statement would be
corroborated by witnesses ond by
circumstantial evidence. When
lie made his offer to tin court to
day to make a sworn statement in
regard to the matter he had in
tended to take the stand, hut on
reflection he was sure that the
course pursued by the court was
the better one, as he would he
placed in a false position. There
were others of the jury who had
been approached from different
directions hut the sums offered
were small, from $200 lo $300.
The man who approached him told
him that he represented the At
torney General, but ho (Dickson)
did not believe that. He conclud
ed that the man took him for a I
fool or a knave, and that his only
ARCHITECTURE,
'• protection was to notify Judge;
—- Wylie ol the matter. He suggest-
E, ed to Judge Wylie that he should I
I A M prepared to fiirnbb Detail .Drawing and
Full Spcclfleatlori! in
QUEEN ANNE AND EABT LAKE
t both your taste and jour pocket.
r pocket.
Ib J. SLOAN, Architect,
Americus, Ga.
KIDNEY-WORT
HAS BEEN PROVED
The 8URBST CUM Vo r
KIDNEY DISEASES.
The Xjatoat Dealcna.
ALL REPAIR WORK
PHOMPTLY ATTENDED
J. E. SULPVAN.
Judge Wylie
coax the man on, but Judge Wylie
remarked that was too much like
police duty, and had advised him
to do nothing -about tiie matter,
but to keep clear of the mail. The
following day the man sent in his
card for an interview, and appoint-1
ing a time and place, lie made
no reply, and had not seen tiie man |
or his companion, wiio was also,
an olilccr of the Department of ;
Justice, from lliatday'lo this. He',
made inquiry a few days later unit
learned that tiie man Imd left tiie
city upon the following. He did
not believe the man Imd twenty-
five dollars in his possession much
less $25,000, nnd it was bis opinion
that the man bad been employed
to get him unwearily to commit
himself. He would not allow this
matter to drop but would see the
tiling through.
Xew York Time..
A Methodist minister, of Tren
ton, N. J., lias recently preached a
sermon in favor of dancing. More
than tliis, lie lias told the voting
people, and especially the young
girls of the Methodist denomina
tion, that there is no harm in waltz
ing, and that they may waltz as
much as they wont to. At first
sight it seems a rather startling
sort of sermon to como from a
Methodist minister, inasmuch ns
the Methodist sect has repeatedly
and loudly condemned dancing ns
a device of Satan, hut it is not as
slu iling ns it seems. The minis
ter who preached tho sermon in
question approves of waltzing only
on t he condition that young girls and
young men waltz alone. With the
step and movement of the waltz lie
has no fault to find, but be sternly
condemns the “closo proximity” of
wnltzers who waltz according to tiie
established custom.
Waltzing nlone is naturally a
very different tiling from waltzing
id company witli some one else. A
young woman can, of course, waltz
alone it she is so disposed, but
hitherto no young woman lias ever
been known to try it. In young
ladies’ seminaries, where young
men are unattainable, waltzing is
often Indulged in, but as a pcrlitn-
iifary the sex of one-half of the fair
waltzers is temporarily chungcd by
the simple expedient of tying a
handkerchief around the left arm.
The girls thus provided witli hand
kerchiefs become young men, and
perform tiie waltzing functions of
young men. It is said if the girls
—after tho example of tho “Mar
chioness”—make believe a good
deal,” they can thus manage to
waltz with some little pleasure, but
it is conceded that those only van
enjoy tliis stylo of waltzing who
have vivid imaginations.
Excellent as the intentions of the
^ietliodist minister may be in re
commending solitary waltzing, lie
will find great difficulty in inducing
the girls of ids congregation to
adopt it. There is a wide-spread
feejing among the yonng ladies that
no girl can waltz with any comfort
unless she is supported by a firm
pressure in the region of tier waist.
It is a mistake to suppose that the
sex ot the person exerting this
pressure is of any conscqucnco in
the mind of the waltzcr. She docs
not euro anything about waltzing
with young men—in fnct/sho does
not care anything about young men
under any circumstances—hut she
needs to be supported in order to
bo able to waltz. A girl’s arm is
not strong enough to yield the de
sired support, and henco there is
no satisfaction in waltzing witli
other girls. What she wants is
support, aud not ayoung man, and
if site could obtain the former with
out tho latter sho would bo perfect
ly contented. This opinion has
been so forcibly and freely express
ed by countless young ladies when
reproached witli their alleged de
sire to waltz witli young men that
we can not have tiie least doubt
that it is literally and strictly true.
Young men when practicing the
waltz step occasionally clasp a light
chair in their right arms, and seem
to find it a great assistance. This
shows us that while a young man
must clasp something in order to
waltz, it is not absolutely necessa
ry that he should clasp a girl. Now,
could young ladies of the Metho
dist denomination he supplied witli
some mechanical contrivance which
would clasp them close around the
waist and yield them that support
which they desire to he indispen
sable, they would undoubtedly be
able to waltz as cheerfully as the
practicing young man waltzes with
a chair.
The invention ot “McGonegul’s
Patent Irrcproachiblc Waltz” meets
precisely the case that lias been
supposed, urnl it is indeed remark-:
able that it should have been placed 1
before the public in’the very week 1
in whicli the sermon already men- j
tinned was preached. Indeed, one
can hardly help suspecting that
the minister was acquainted with,
and perhaps interested in, the in- 1
vention, and took an opportunity
lo aid. in its introduction into se- i
linns families. The “Irrcproacha- •
hie Waltz” consisted of a stoat ■
frame of light wood of about five.
feet in height, nnd remotely resem-
hies an old fashioned kite frame. -
At the top of the frame is a padded
“rest” for the lady’* band, and at
abou't the middle of the frame is a
jointed arm, capable of being
placed around a lady’s waist, and
securely fastened in that position
by a thumb screw. The frame 1ms
two leet furnished with casters’
cacti one of which has a universal
joint, so it can turn freely in any
direction. The whole affair weighs
only five pounds, and is made to
fold together, so that a lady can
carry it in her hand either with or
without a shawl strap.
When the fair owner of one of
these frames wishes to dance in a
perfectly unobjectionable way she
unfolds her “irreproachable waltz
cr,’’ clasps its arm around her
waist, and putting her hand on the
“rest,” begins to waltz. She finds
that tiie machine gives a perfectly
satisfactory support to her back,
and that it revolves in keeping with
the movements of tiie waltz with
tho greatest case. No one, how
over fastidious, can claim the “ir
reproachable wallzdr” is objection
able on the score of morality, and
as it never treads on any girl’s
dross and never is guilty of losing
step, it must be greatly preferable
in every way to tho young man.
With tho help of this new inven
tion waltzing will bo stript of its
present objectionable features and
will become popular among tiie
very strictest of Methodists nnd
Presbyterians. It is to lie expect
ed that it will bo hailed with en
thusiasm by all young ladies, who
will be simply delighted to find
that they can waltz without the an
noying presence of young men,
whose only value as waltzers are,
according to tiie best authorities,
tiie support they give to their part-
impure Breath.
AmoDK nil the disagreeable conse
quences that follow tho decay of the
teeth, an impure breath must bo the
most mortifying and nnpleaaant to its
possessor, and it is tho most inexcusable
and offensive in society; nnd yet tho
cause of it may easily be removed by
cleauaing your teeth daily with that just-
1 >, Fragrant HO.
Judge Harrell In Pnlaskl.
Judge David B. Harrell, the In
dependent candidate for Congress
from this District, spoke in the
court house in this place on Satur
day last. There was a good orowd
out to hear him, but bis speech
failed to create any enthusiasm in
behalf of Independentism. The
Judge is a gentleman of pleasing
address ana an earnest speaker,
but we believe he left the court
house thoroughly convinced that
the people of Pulaski are perfectly
satisfied with the candidacy of
Judge C. P. Criap, tKS ftgular
nominee.
Judgo Harrell was replied to by
our fellow townsman, Col. Thomas
C. Taylor, who seemed to bo in his
happiest mood for speaking. The
Colonel succeeded most admirably
in making a true exhibition o£ so-
called Independentism, and,,,wan.
cheered vooiferously throughout
the delivery of his speeob; in fact it
was pronounced tho best effort of
his life. Asa political, .speaker
Tom Taylor is the biggest' kind of
a success.—Hawkinsville Hews.
How It Was Hone.
1 'How do you menage." said a lady to
her friend “to appear so lumpy and good
natured all the time? “Ialways have
Farkor's Ginger Tonio handy," was the
reply, "and thus easily keep myself nnd
family in good health. When I am well
I always foel good natared."
flic Yellow Fever.
New Obleans, September 18.—
A Pensacola special says: To-day
there were reported twenty new
cases and tlircc deaths from yellow
fever. Mr. Fordliuin, of the board
of health, nml Superintendent
Marsh, of the Ijouisville and Nash
ville railroad, Lave been down two
days witli fever. They arc repor
ted doing well. Maj. John O’Brien,
city editor of the Commercial, died
lust night. The relief committee
and the board of health have on du
ty 100 nurses. Krerything possi
ble is being done by the several
aid associations to alleviate misery
and givo food, medicine and attend
on the sick and destitute. All as
sociations work harmoniously, and
nro in accord witli tiie hoard of
health. A number of our absent
merchants and several persons in
Mobile, New York aud New Or
leans have responded to tho appeal
for aid. The great number of nn-
acclimated persons here lias doubt
less added lo tlio fury of tiie di
sease. Most of these are laboring
men. whose work having been sus
pended, they arc in needy circum
stances, aud for this reason these
people know nothing of the care
required for yellow fever cases.
Brownsville, September • 13.—
Tho river is flooding tho northwest
ern part of the city. Many fami
lies are forced to leave their homes.
There wero thirty-one new cases of
yellow fever to-day arid three
deaths—all the latter Mexicans.
Tiie board of health has organized
with Dr. Murray as president and
Dr. Tanner as secretary. Tho sick
arc doing well. The fever is now
at many ranches along the river.
Assistance has been extended them
from here. The sick in Fort Brown
are doing well. Tlio quarantine
against MatamoYas has been re-es
tablished. That city is healthy.
The weather is clear.
Galveston, September 13.—A
News Laredo sayp: “Yellow fever
of the most malignant type has
broken out at Mcir, Mexico, thirty-
five miles from this place. Tiie
fever was brought to the town from
Matamorus by a shipment of mer
chandise. The inhabitants are
leaving in every direction. Much
uneasiness is felt here, and all towns
have quarantined against Mcir on
the Ilio Grande.”
Rev. Dr. McCook says that bis
idcu of a Sunday journal is one
which ho would HU up with sermons
and poetry. ' It is not a desire to
spite Dr. MoCook which keeps ed
itors front printing that kind of a
journal; it is the Impossibility of
rnnriing a paper with only one
subscriber.
Humbugged Again.
1 saw so much said about the merits o
Hop Bitters, and jay wife who was always
dootoring, and n'ever well, teased me so
urgently to get her some,' I concluded to
beluiuiluggodagaiu;and lam glad I did,
for in Icbh than two months'use of the
Bitters, my wife woe cured, and she has
roms'ned so for eighteen months elnce. I
likesuoh humbugging.—H. T., St, Psal.
—Pioneer Prete.
In England the donkey Is quite
common, and very useful for car
rying watering place visitors from
the hotel to the bath house on the
beach. In this country the donkey
1b still more common at the water
ing places but he can carry noth
ing heavier than a lady’s sun um
brella.
“Bough on Hats.”
Clears out rats, mloo, roaches,
flies, ants, bod-bugs, skunks, chip
munks, gophers.. 15c. Druggists.
Ifyou want a man to think well
of you never converse with him
via telephone. You can’t talk with
him live minutes in that way with
out his coming to the conclusion
that yon’re as deaf as an adder, and
a condemned fool to boot.
‘Dnchupalba.”
Quick, complete cure, all annoy
ing Kidney, Bladder and Urinary
Diseases. $1. Druggists,
Tiie extraordinary advance of
what has developed into the human
race is shown in the fact that
Darwin left an estate valued at
$130,00q. Eighteen million of
years ago no monkey then extant
wus worth half that number of
chestnuts.
Ueware of Imitations.
The delicate odor of Floreslon Cologne
Ik entirely novel. Look for signature Of
Hiscox A Co., N. Y., on eaoh bottle.
The greatest poet known in
history is Mr. Augustus Snodgrass,
an account of whom is found in
the work of Mr. Charles Dickens.
Though a poet, Mr. Snodgrass had
the howling good sense never to
write any poetry.
BTThe Scarlet, Cardinal Bed, Old
Gold, Navy Bine, Seel Brovin, Diamond
Dyee give ported rnsnltt. Any fashion
able color, 10 cents.
■y popular dentifrice, Fragrant HOZO-
DONT. It purifies and sweetens the
breath, cools and refreshes the month,
slid gives s pearl-liko appearance to the
teeth. Gentlemen who indulge in smok
ing should cleanse their teeth with I
80ZODONT. ns it removes alt unpleasant I
odors ot the weed. Ask yonr drnggist j
for it.
The bill to place Gen. Grant
upon the retired list will soon
como up in the bouse. This is the
gentleman who was placed on the
retired list by the Chicago conven
tion, not, however, upon his own
petition.
Pony, weak, and sickly children, need
Brown'* Iron Bitters. It will strengthen
end invigorotetbem.
It transpires that Chief Justice
ipi
Chase had a poor opinion of the
beauty of Miss Kate when she was
young. That homely babies make
the best looking folks is an adage
as old as time itself; but you daro
not tell a mother that her baby Is
homely.
A hat flirtation is the latest,
idiooy among the girls. There is
no way that a man can wear a bat
that doesn’t mean something, ami
the only way you’re safe I
bareheaded.
If the doctor orders bark, has
not the patient a right to growl t