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VOL. V.
AMERICAS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, MAY 9, 1884.
NO. 149.
Americus Recorder.
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Sunday Issue One Year, • 1.50.
PROFESSIONAL & BUSINESS CARDS
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CARTER,
A T It A If ",
G*.
Ahfjucis, Svmtek County, : :
, OOw, olJFir.1 National Dank.
Prompt iltrntljn strop to. 11 husineM.'rntra.Utl.
Collrctl.r.. » •|KTinlty *ml promp; alirnllon
fuar.nleed. - "*•*“
DOCTOBS.
tWCAPlTAI. PRIZE, ITS,OOOjgi 1
Tlcketaouly S3. Sharp.to proporltoa 1
Louisiana State Lottery Compan). i
“ We do hereby certify that tee supervise i
the arrangement* for all the Monthly and
Semi-Annual Drainage of The Louisiana I
Stale Lottery Company,and in per ton man
age and control the Drawings themselves,
and that the same are conducted xrith hon
esty, fairness, and in good faith toward aU
parties, and tee authorise the Company to
use this certificate, with facsimiles of our
signature* attached, in its advertisements.*
Dr. 0. B. RAINES,
CONFEDERATE OFFICIALS'
lawyer in that city. Sir. Davis con-
.. ' I tin ties as a resident of his own State,
tre whereabouts of the cabinet ! j, f Q rtl j Carolina, living at Wilming.
OFFICERS OF THE LATE BKQEDEB8. ton , wherc he p rac ti C OS law and
talks about tbe old war times with
DAWSON DOTS.
. iuic jur cuucaiiutiai ana vnaruaoit* irtirpoici—
! with It ckf'ltn! of #1,000,noo-to which a rc*cm
fontl of over #560,04)0 has since bom rut tied.
By an overwhelm in* popular vole its franchlM
SCBC4JEO.V A*D 1MIVSICIAN. j
Ikr. hi. ploKMttMMl •rrvlrr., with .n oiprrl. Th , ml, Latt'r, rrrr xctii .a and , nil,raj U
— ct 20 V.IIW, to Ike Jimi-li- of Amrrlcu. jn-l , fa ,pi t n/an. stair.
. —it,, oatc- ov.r Dart. * S J“ ,r ' n
stence at corner of .Tacknmi ami Church
POWDER
Absolutely Pure.
Grimly. Offlec
donee at corn*
L’silla will receive prompt
It ntter tealei or potfjHmit,
Its Grand Single Number Drawing*
DR. C. A. BROOKS,
AMERICUS, CA.
Dr. D. P. HOLLOWAY,
DENTIST,
AMERICUS, GA.
Work equal to the best Cash mtea
i the bet... „ —-
b< lowest. Try him nr- Ik* convinced. Orftce
ever Davenport Sc Son’* dr.ig store. aprtOtr
MISVELLAXEO US.
Nell Pioliett,
lowers’Improved Cotton Seed
50 BALES ON 20 ACRES,
Can bo procurcJ at
. W. Harris & Co's Hardware Store,
AMERICUS, GA.
:bl«tf
Elwnrd J. Mt'ler.
Southwest Corner of Uio i’nklic Square,
AMERICUS, GA.
Monuments, Tombs, Etc., Etc.
WJll do PlflMtcrinir, Brickwork Mi l Housework
'aiiipiino a *pcc*»alty. Ucpalrlng dona. Order*
ompfly attended to. octftf
Front which ba« Wen nuule
lake place monthly.
A SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY TO
WIN A FORTUNE. FIFTH GKAND
DRAWING, rcr.AAB K. IN#TIIE ACADEMY
OF MUSIC. NKW ORLKANS, 'IUK3DAY,
May 14th, 1S84 ISSIb Slomhly Urania*
CAPITA 1. PRIZE, $TS,OOO.
100,000 liokets nl Fire Dollars Earb.
Fractions, In Filths, In Proportion.
URTCIF FRIZES:
1 CAPITAI. FltlZE ,75,000
271,000
.do
1.000,
600,
ioo
. 10,000
. 12,1.00
. 10,000
[ICO do 25,
approximation prick*.
9 Approximation Prize* of $T30..
. 30,000
. 26,000
. 25,000
#6,750
4,500
2.250
T 1* powder sever rurint. A marvel of parity
strength and whol«<omene**. economical
than the ordinary kind*, and cannot he sold in
eoinpettnn with the uuiltitnde of low test, abort
wel*bt, nlum or phoephatn powdt r*. Solti only in
tin cat*. ROYAL BAKING POWDKR CO, 106
Wall H'reet. New York. od’Ilyl.
7<tf&!rSIf!//GW?ES
lortUre Cure for Every Form of
Mtla and Blood Disease, from
Pimples to Scrofula.
. a terrible sufferer
[tuner*: have been
rdto.
SttSKjrattTlir
‘ "’pent hnndred* o# dollara and irut no real r*-
itd I used theCimcu*A Rmolvk]«t. the new
Paritter.* 1
iu Soap.
Qonctnu
Beautifien.
left mv akin and
internally. and^Uirrit
the Great Skin Ci
h have >
bloo^a!
Btf 1
Skin
• and
1,967 Prize*, amounllng to •265,500
Application for rate* to ctuba vhonld be made
only to the o<Uce of the Company In New Orleans.
ror further Information write elenily, giving
full addre**^ Muke P. O. Motley Orders pnyablu
New Orleans,
POSTAL NOTES n
,.nd ordinarj' letter* by
Mull or Kxpr»M (all lami of $9 and upward by
Expre*» at our expense) to
U. A. DAUPHIN,
New Orleans, La.
orM. A. DAUPHIN,
007 Sewenlh St., Washington, D. C.
nprllDtd
STILL AT HER OLD STAND.
G. Horace McCall.
M1LLHB k McGALL, Proprietors,
ALMOST INCREDIBLE.
te E. Richard ton, Uostom Hoase. New
on oath, say*: '* In 1*70 {Scrofulous Ulcers
-. _jt on mv body ontil 1 wea a ma*e of corrnp-
tion. ^ Every tbinrknown to the medical faculty was
coaid notlift my haudaP
in bed; waainconati
No relief
t wreck. At times
- - eiy head, coaid
— — ; pain, and looked upon lifo
as a curee.* No relief or cure in ten yearn. In Imho
I heard of the CtTTtrcuA Rkmkua*, used them and
u perfectly cared.
Nworn to before U.
m. J. D. CRAWFORD.
STILL MORE SO.
snil KcDonnld, »I1 D-.rl.orn Sir..., C'hl-
CSfojtralofally aoknowlediree a cure of Kcaetna.nr
Salt Rheum, on head. nock. face. arms, and log* for
‘ »ble to mote, except on hand*
ir: not able to help hiniaqif for
. . ... —ndred-s of remedies; doctor*
pronounced hi* ca*e hois-lene; permanently cured
by the Uuncuiu Rkmcuim.
aeventeen yearn;
and knees, for one
ehtbt years; tried ham
lounced hlr v -
MORE WONDERFUL YET.
_II. K. fnrpcntcr, llendemon, N. Y.. coryd of
Peoriaaia or Leproay. of twenty year-*’ etan.liiiK, by
CuticL'OA Kkmf dikm. The most wonder;i,| cure
on record. A dn»tpanful of acalea foil from him
daily. PhyNlcUna and hiafriend* thounht ho moot
die s ,4’ure sworu to liefore a just ioo of the peace
prominent ciilr.cn*.
and Henderson a
DON’T WAIT.
YTHUIo as for these test inionials in foil ..r «end
direct to me parties. All are absolutely true and
given without our knowledge or solicUnt ion. Don't
wait. IVowkthe time to euro avery eiK»<*iesof luh-
ing. Scaly. Pimply, Mcrofulons, Inherited, fonta-
S oua, and Copper-colored Diseases of the Blood,
tin. and Scalp, with Lussof |I*ir.
8 Sold by all drnggista. Price: trmnTKA. Meta.;
KKOLVBjrr, $i; Hoar. 25 cm. Portgu D»u«* and
UENliCAX, Co., Boston,M<s*.
ATTENTION!
of tho best Italian and American Marble.
octly
A. A. Bailie’s $3 00 Men’s Shoes.
1TA Guarantco from the M.mufiicinrer -flFl
claim that thcao shoes arc inado of tho best
•athcr that can >>e produced. Thera is no shoddy
- them; they will wear equal to ai>y cast out made
ioc that would coat yen five dollaiis. I do a Large
tMjntcr, buy and sell (hr cash, and th retorc lam
aablcd to defy competition. I have taken this
Method of introducing this tfhoe became there is
‘ , «ma d for au honest Hhooitx Low rrice war-
1 » t#J *>/ Up oanafactutcr. I clnitn these Shoes
be Stitched with tbe bettor silk, and tbe but-
"HU IDS II[ Ills, Hill, IUO UUl-
sewed on with the lrat of Baibonr'e
led, which is Imported from Scotland. Tbi-se
*** ?. r , c °n the latest Unproved la-ts, atd
a will find them au essy lit, alter you have tred
isnairyon will wear none that Is not stamped
»the bottom “A. A. Battle's #3.00 hboe." Ea-
w»w Ml* In Americus at the BARGAIN
rORK of 8. M. UOIIKN, Cotton Ave. maPrnS
LIQUORS,
BEERS,
CIGAR,S,
Eto„ Etc.
OLD STAND OX JACKSON STREET J j I have and always htap mi lwhl a full supply of
■ Imported and Domentlc Liquors, Beets, t'hsm.
! panne, Cigars, ete,, etc., which I am telling at
LGWKMT MARKET l'RICKri. Al*<do Fre*l<
j A "Sorted Htock of
#<T*tl a. Ralne*offer* hwrdncsre thanks to the
members of the Arc department, hy whoso noble
effort* the wn.ruved from tcrlon* loss during the
life, «nd .n,H, I lo; «rc« h.r frli-,d. I . hl h , „„ ».|||n/,« CIIKAP AS TIIK CIIKAP
l.lK.,h.r.tb.y l.av« io Ion, bwo Ktu.mm-l KST 0 ,irtaludtaconrinej.
■ The serious illness of Congress
man Kenyan, who was Postmaster
Oeneraljof the Confederate Govern-
ment, says a Washington letter of
the 29th Inst., to the Cincinnati
Times-Slar, suggests some inquiries
regarding the whereabouts of other
members ot that organization. Al
though the Confederate Govern
ment was but five years iu ezis-
ence it had numerous Cabinets.
There were no less than three Sec-
rctancs of State, live Secretaries of
War, two Secretaries of the Treas-
ury, and a third who was acting
Secretary, and three Attorney
Generals.
Of the Secretaries of Statu J ndah
P.Benjamin was, of course, the
most celebrated. Ho is still living,
as is well known, abroad. He has
fortune, in the practice of law in
London, and a large one it is too.
The stories which have reached
here of his success in law in tbe
greatest city in tho world are some-
thing wonderful, and the fortune
wbieb he has accumulatrd in the
twenty years since the war is a very
large one. He hns closed up his law
business, however, having mado
money enough and news just now
comes that he has gone to Paris to
live permanently.
Bob Toombs, who was another
Secretary of State, still lives in
Georgia, bis old home, lie is a
wealthy old man, still as full of ec
centricities as when years ago be
announced that he expected to call
his roll ot slaves on Bunker Hill.
He has retired from the active pur
suits of life, having an ample for
tune, and, as has recently hern an
nounced, been baptized and become
a member of tho Methodist Cburob,
of which his wife, now deceased,
was for years an honored member.
His beautiful Southern home is sur
rounded by every comfort and lux
ury which wealth and a long and
varied experience could supply.
It. M. T. Hunter, of Virginia,
was another Secretary of State of
the Confederacy. He too is still
living in his ola State, Virginia.
His post office address is Lloyds.
Essex county, Vo. He is in bad
health and an old and very broken
to fiat! brt
Apnllti
Meat Market
Fresh Cinciunati Beer on Dranght!
Always <>n h»nil »t 5« pel
MITCHELL’S
EYE-SALVE!
A.CVrtilin, P»fe and Effccilve Remedy for
Sore, Weak & Inflamed Eyes,
S«lw‘asUM l tl|ElinkaSii , ! <
Cures Tear-Drops, Granulations, Stjre
Tumors, Red Eyes, and Halted
; • Eye Lashes,
A*D PRODUCING QUICK KKLItZF AND
PEBUAXRS-T CORK.
PROVISION STORE. "• 11
—— , UiUiaid andPooi Table
|W. H.&T. M.C0BB
j Having ptircha*cd from Hnra St Cobb tbe Mvi
j Market and Provialon Sto.e on
COTTON
keep on band tie very beat cut* of
BEEF, PORK, KID AX'D SAUSAGE,
and also a full line of
Greet! Groceries and Provisions,
r until tie end of t be aeaeon 1 a i'l kiep
LMWWLL-I SALVE mar b*
••■it to advantage.
* 0l * b F AU Draggliti at 95 t at*.
lumber, lumber.
«*#.£./WUVplMe, two
America*, tawing In twen
.•ill bo
r * a *a from p
bIB deliver Lumber In Am erica* a* Um u tbe
ItfrlitalJ, R» Wo JORDAN. ,
and a bnlf
tawing in twenty day*, end
lowest.
embracing *11 kind* of Vegetable# and Fruits In
their *ea*or. Canned GckkI#, etc. It I* their *lm
to keep m irat else* catsblisbvteut, and five tbeir
cuitouicr* good gooue at tbs loveet price*.
II If ileal price m!4 for Cattle, Hon. •
kind* of country prodoer.
Americna, Drf.15, ISM.tf
Full Supply of ice ou baud.
JAKE ISRAELS,
N**xt door to Bank *>f Americna, Cotton Awbu*.
Ainerurua, Ga. marrb5tf
A BUREAU AGENI
HI*—-?
Hewsjanen, Elc;, Etc.
I am local*! (cnipocari'y la I>a»-»n, Imv.
in, b.«. .Hip-1 *,u tlo M '* a. count ortl» mrUiy
1,1 In, hullti of iny umber, »bn need. »t .U
turn my |*rooiul uuutlon, I will open • bum.,
f r bn eobc.tlnu oTdcbU, Icnld.-. I aid »,.Dt fo,
all pnpula, book*, and .ill W<U« aubKclpflo.*
ou uninpafrH. Oflc. In court butw.
w. k. pii.sititr.
D.wiOB, O*., April I, I5W. If
The Secretaries of War have uot
escaped tbe scythe of the grim
reaper as successfully as have tbr
Secretaries of Stato, for all of the
latter are still living. Of the See-
re tarles of War, however, three
out of four are dead. George W.
Randolph, of Virginia, who was
Secretary ol War In 1862 J A. Sod
den, also ot Virginia, who was Sec
retary of War in 1862, and J. S.
Breckinridge, who succeeded him
in 1865, are all deal. L. l’ope
Walker, of Alabama, the first Sec
retary of War. is still living in his
old State. His home is nt Hunts
ville, where be practices his profes
sion, that of lawyer, very success.
fully; Ho has Just come to the
surlsce in the trial ol the Jesse
James cases in Alabama as a law
yer and nn honored citizen.
John A. Campbell, who was for
a considerable timo Acting Secre
tary of War, is now a resident of
Baltimore. Mr. Campbell was a
Judge in tbe Supreme Court at the
breaking out ot tho War, and re
signed because of his sympathy with
the rebellion and connected himself
actively with the cause. He re
presented the Confederacy at tbe
national conference between 1’rcsi.
dent Lincoln and the members of
the Confederate Government nt
Fortress Monroe during the war,
and was active as au ofllcial and an
adviser of that government during
the entire period of its exislence.
Though in his 73d years, he is still
an active c|tizen and Highly honor
ed.
There were but two Secretaries
of tbe Treasury, C. G- Memmiuger,
of South Carolina, and George A.
Trenbolm. Mr. Mctnminger still
lives In bis old State, and practices
law at bis homo in Charleston.
G. A. Trenbolm, who succeeded
Memmlngcr In 1864, Is dead. Judge
ReBgan was also Acting Secretary
of War for a short time.
Though tbe Confederacy bad not
much of a navy, it had a Navy De
partment. S. R. Mallory, of Flor
ida, was the Secretary of tbe Navy.
He died several years ago.
the law department of tbe Con-
ffd’eraey.Qfthe Attorney General’s
office, had three incumbentr during
the existence of that organization:
Thomas Bragg, of North Carolina;
Thomas II. Watts, of Alabama, and
George D. Davie, of North Carolina.
Mr. WetUttiU lives lobisold Bute,
with bit retidenee et Montgomery,
and le a successful sad prominent
his old friends who gather about
him. no was a great admirer of
Gen. Lee, and entertained that gen
tleman on his last visit to North
Carolina.
Tho 1’ost Office Department was
presided over by nne mail from the
beginning to the end of the Con
federacy, John II. Reagan. He
retired from Congress at tbe begin
ning of the war. having already
served two terras in that body, and
was oiected with others in the
Secession Convention of Texas.
By this convention he was elected
Deputy to the Provisional Congress
of the Confederacy. In March of
that year he was appointed Post
master General of tho Provisional
Government of tho Confederacy
and was reappointed on the per
manent organization ot tho Con
federate Government in 1862, and
occupied that position to the close
of the war. Of the Confederate
Congresr live members are now in
the Congress of the United States.
Vest, of Missouri, who was a Sena
tor in tho Confederacy, is in the
United States Senate. Pugh, of
Alabama, who was a member of
the Confederate House, is now in
the Senate. Garland,ol Arkansas,
who was a member ot both House
and Senate in tbe Confederacy, is
now in the Senate, while Singleton
and Barksdale, of Mississippi, who
were members of tbe Confederate
House, are now in the House of
tbe Forty-eighth Congress.
Do the People Itcad Advertisements.
We coincide with the Philadel
phia Times in the assertion that tho
best proof that properly presented
advertisements are read, is tho
commanding success of the best
business houses that have advertls
ed wisely. Tbo Times has been
published for nine yesrs, and its
advertising patrons ara among the
oldest and bcBl business houses of
Philadelphia and other cities. It
has passed through periods of de-
pression and disaster and recorded
many failures. But it Is yet to re
cord tbe first prominent failure of
a liberal and systematic advertiser,
who have as a rule, prospered in
nearly exact proportion to the
measure of their advertising.
These facts prove, as the Times
alleges, that judicious advertisc-
menti sre read hy the people, and
that judicious advertising is the
certain method of advancing legiti
mate business. Houses in tho large
cities employ tbe very best talent
to write their advertisements—men
who understand the fundamental
principle of advertising, Articles
cannot he sold above their market
value by advertising, but they can
be sold at Just llic| right time, Just
when they should be disposed of,
by presenting them in the freshest
and most srtistie manner.
A correspondent of the Buena
Vista Argus says that there are
more bid men ranging trom 70 to
100 years old in Marion county
than in any other section of Geor
gia, great majority of them do their
own work, plow daily and while
they bear the impress ol age, have
the ruddy impress of health so picu-
liar to this section. There is Mr.
Lancaster anil Mr. John Benson
and Mr. I,. Scott who Ims lived in
Florida for a while for his health,
returned to his home in Marion
county, is over 70 years of age, and
plows every day. In one house
not far from here resides three
ladies, representing three genera
tions, all three of whom are grand
mothers. The grandmother, tbe
mother and daughter. Mrs. Butler,
the eldest, is 107 or 108.
It is a noticeable fact that the
Northern Republicans have not
elected negroes as delegates. They
have thrown them at: occasions!
sop in tho way of an alternate’s
place. “Secor" Robeson was de
feated in New Jersey hy a negro
alternate. Tbe negroes must be
grateful if they are not allowed to
tako seats. The white principals
will go.
A CARD.
To all wh« are suffering frurn the errors
and indtsentioDS of youtn, nervous
weakness, early decay, lo«a of manhood,
iStc., I will aend a recipe that will enrn
you, FREE OF CHAROE. Tbla great
remedy waa discovered by a missionary
in South America. Send a self-addressed
envelope to the Bsv. Joseph T. Ismah,
Station D, Sew York City.
The Duke of Bueclcugb.whobas
just died, bad for sixty-flve years
been in possession of no fewer than
470.000 acres of land situated in
seven Scotch and five English coun
ties, the rent rolls of which amoun
ted to |1,200,*00 a year.
Dawson , May 7.—Intensi ve farm
ing has been practically exemplified
here by Cnpt John A. Fulton.
He has around his residence in
this city eight sores of ground
which in past years he has made
very remunerative. At one time
he hud Ore acres of this land in
cultivation, planting cotton seed
between ihe rows of wheat. On
tho 18th of May ol one year he
had ids wheat cut and threshed,
and it measured np a little over
twenty bushels to the aero. That
season Mr. B. II. llood, who bad
threshed over four thousand bush
els of wheat, said it was the best
and heaviest wheat lie bad ever
threshed. Tbe cotton did as welt
in proportion, for (rom the five
acres was realized four and a half
bales. This is but a small illustra
tion of whst enn bo dono in South
west Georgia if proper etforts are.
made towards intensive farming.
Quite an interesting- religious
meeting is going on in the Metho
dist chureh here. On last Sunday
morning tbe Presiding Elder, Rev.
O. G. N. McDonald, of your city,
preached a “Missionary’’ sermon
from the text “Thy Kingdom
Come.’’ His subject was presented
in a forcible manner, interlarded
with valuable statistics. Ho stated
that the membership in the A merl
ons dtstriot numbered some 6,000
persons, but only about 15 cents
per person has been realized for
missionary purposes, and as to
preaching places we were very de
ficient—“mcro shells of houses
compose some of tho churches in
the district.” Don’t wo want ac
tive missionary workers here at
home. The congregation that wait
ed' upon this able minister was a
large one, and tho singing was ex
ceptionally floe. Miss Glatido Far
rar, the accomplished organist, in
the Servioe of Bong, bad tbe sup
port of almost tbu whole congrega
tion in the singing.
The Dawson College Guards
came back from Columbus delight
ed with their trip. They made tbe
trip part of the way steamboat. At
Eufauln they were received by the
Eufaula Light Infantry, and tho
courtesies of tbo city wore tendered
them. In public and in private
the “soldier boys” tre loud in tbeir
praise or tie hospitality that they
received in Columbus. Before thoy
lull the boys improvised N. B.
Barnes, a gallant conlc-ierato sol
dier, to go along with them bb one
of their lieutenants.
VYe are glad for "that l'ttle vil
lage of tho plain," Friendship, in
your county. Wo learn that Miss
Julia Worthy of that place will
share with another young lady tho
Aral honor in tbo coming com
mencement exercises of the Colum
bus Female College. Miss Ols
Leonard, daughter ot Hon. L. M.
Lennard, of this city, at that time
will lie complimented by a readers’
place at tho exercises or the Junior
class. Quite a compliment to two
of our favorite youug ladies.
Some of the freed men hero are
making nn industry of tbe “bear
grass” which grows spontaneously
in our woods. From tbisgrassare
made some of the Ducat door and
buggy mats we ever saw. They
are soft and arc more especially
adapted to the purposo for which
they are made. YYc like to see
this utilizing of little things.
Dawson'seducalional school, the
Owen Nelson Iuslllutule, is doing
a good work for the section. Prof. ‘
J. W. Lowroy is considered ono of
the best msthmaticisns and an edu-..
calorof the Drat class, and is doing,
noble work for tbe pupils under
bis charge. With tbe college and
this institute in onr midst, we can
lay claim to tbe best educational
facilities.
Tbe negro who was shot in an
altercation a few day* ago by an
other negro here died on last Tues
day. Tbe murderer is in jail.
Tho picnio of tbe Sunday schools
in this city on last Friday was a
decided success.
The orignal Dan Rice, “the clown
of our daddies,” will lecture here
next Friday night.
Last Fridav being “return day"
for the Superior court, which con
venes here on tbe fourth Monday
in tills month, was abnsvday with
the clerk and sheriff. Tonr cor-
respondent’f pen w»» brought Into
requisition on that day <bi-» whole
dsv’s work. W. K. r.