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Recorder. fji r , '-fr : w. h OUIMIW, Editor. iBBclal Orgau of We NKW YORK FOB CLEVKLANU, itiio Democrats of New York held their state convention on Wednes day. The meeting was harmonious, tbs various organizations of New York city agreeing upon a division of delegates. It is said Hint two- thirds of the delegates elected to thy Rational convention are in favor of Cleveland, and as the instruc- Algos of the convention were that the,Relegates should vote as.a unit, it will give Cleveland a solid dele gation. „ , COUNTRY FRESH ASSOCIATION. We notice in the Warrenton Clipper a oall far the organization and all publishers oi papors who desire to join the Association are requested to address W. I). Sul liven, True Citizen ofllce, Waynes- boro, Da., suggesting time and place of meeting. As we arc not IHisted as to the object of organiz ing such an' association, and as there is already a press orgnniz* atidb Ih the State, we cannot see what is to be gained by it. IIKMOl'RATIC OTATKCONVESTIOS. Georgia Democrats met in con vention at Atlanta on Wednesday, for the purpose of selecting dele gates to the national convention. They met at 12 o’clock and adjourn ed at 2:80, being the shortest' con vention' ever known in Georgin. There was no particular contest on the election of delegates, anil no resolutions were adopted, follow ing arc the delegates elected: At large—Evan P. Howell, of Atlanta; A. 0. Bacon, of Macon; A. It. Lawton, of Savannah; Pat rick Walsh, of Augusta. Alternates —Bp B/Young, J. H. Estlll. C. 0. Klbbco and W. A. Little. First district—Delegates, J. L. Sweat of 'Olineh, It. , W. Grubb of Molntosh; alternates, J. E. Dart of Glynn, j! 0. Dell of Screven. Second d is trie t-Dclega tes .Judge O’Neal of Decatur, Captain John Tripplett of Thomas; alternates, Hon. J. H. Gnerry of Terrell, D. I. . Gouldlng of Brooks. Third district—Delegates W. T. McArthur of Montgomery, C. C. Duncan of Houston; alternates, W. II. Willis of Macon, J. F. Watson of Lee. Fourth district—Delegates, F. M. I.ongley of Troup, and J. II. Martin of Talbot; alternates, L. P. Mandevillo of Carroll, Q. W. Wil liams of Muscogee. Fiftlydistrlot—W. C. Parker of Campbell, Georgia Hillyer of Ful ton; alternates, H. A. Massey of Dougins, W. T. Dickson ol Henry. Sixth congressional dislrlot— Delegates, G. \V. Gust in of liibb, and J. E. F. Matthews of Upson; alternates, Captain H. K. Park of Bibb, und F. Chambers of Wilkin son.. * Seventh district—M. Dwiucll of Floyd, and L. S. Colyar of Dade; alternates, T. J. Lyon of Bartow, W. S. Gibbons of Floyd. Eighth Distriot—Delegates. M. 'Mrs. FRED LEWIS’ BOOK STORE. More Railroads for Georgia. Of late there has been little ac- tlvtty in railroad construction in 1 MRS.FRED LEWIS we must fall far short of the full is oFKFiittco iiaho.uxhi.v nvkky development, of opr resources until * Titptq tisKri ix the we'secure additional Hues of tfans. j HC „ (K)L BonKH , suhooi. itoou. portation. Speaking of the railroad situa tfon, a well-posted correspondent: ot the Savannah News makes the', point that more than thirty coun-; ties in Georgia are wholly- without : railroad facilities, while a number I of others are merely touched with- I out enjoying the full henelit. Among tile lines projected or under . discussion the following iu«v he ! _ ..-.-rXT i mentioned: A new route between j Sl'l' A I l| ) \ Hilt Y I Columbus and Savannah, by wav | ^ J-l XJIA) X . of Americusand Hawkinsville; one l is covrurre, and iibi: link of between Macon and the Florida; line in the direction of Madison MlSCCllaneOUS ROOKS! and Deadman's liay, on the gulf, passing through Dooly, Irwin, Ber rien and Lowndes or Brooks eotin- i.ies in this state; the Cuthbert, Columbus and Florida railroad, connecting Columbus through southwestern Georgia with the Florida system of railroads at, Quincy; a line from Savannah or some point on the Central railroad to intersect the Macon and Bruns wick south ot Ksstmao; n line from Sandersville to Athens by way of Union Point; an air-line i'rom At lanta to Baltimore, and an air-line from Columbus to Atlanta. Severn) of these projected roads will doubtless he built before long. A careful examination of the maps ! and a duo consideration of the ro- j,,. , ,, , , sources of the sections proposed to! filiflll bill 1 IMS Ififllfi ill LilSl • be opened by these routes will con- j vince far-seeing capitalists that EXERCISE BOOKS, SCHOOL PAPER, SLATES, PENCILS, PENS, INK, SCHOOL BAGS IIl-:i- LINK OF S WORTHY OF INHl’KUTIOX. 8IIK KEEPS A FCLI. AH..ORTMKNT OF Paper Sacks and Wrapping Paper! AND TUB Latest Periodicals ! AI.W'AVrfOX HA NIL HIIB ALSO;KKEl*S CIGARS! .I/Irr Trying for 'JO Yen COMPARE THE OLD PRICES fflTHTHE Ilf TTST AMKRICTJS. We promised in issue ofthe Recorder of January ‘2d, to give you some prices so soon as Georgia still oilers an inviting field It njo'llk Ilf flip fifllllpll Still* I we arranged and marked down our goods. W r e arc now prepared and ready to give you more r "" * & | goods lor less mouey than any house that sell goods on thirty days time. nijri^i^MnfttiS't*rn' 00l - 1 fro°m' Contemplate a lew quotations and note the difference in SPOT CASH prices and thirty mended by whip! anil colored. It is j day's credit t olmrtKml for tho United State* tinil Terri* ’ 20 yc-iirn and Uuh been in exis- | for railway enterprise Atlanta Constitution. Three Cents Profit. Will Kicth is a very elever drug clerk who compounds crossbone tei.ee lor nearly three years. Huh a tine . Library in each Lodge for the youiie Lillies autl gentlemen. Has 59 lodges in Georgia. Alabama, Mississippi, anil Ten nessee, null is now being established in Florida autl South Carolina. Has never ; had uuy money stoleu from it, anil has j Btt.fiO. 8a7.Ho. 375.00. prescriptions lor a leading drug bouse on Washington street, Bos ton. He is a very geuini young man, anil some of his many friends often call upon him at his place of business. While entertaining three four Y. M. C. A. boys a man entered witli a prescription which was promply compounded aud with an air of “sce-my-modns- operand!” lie threw the package before the customer with: ‘•Twenty-live cents please.” The mail who ,was almost deaf threw out live cents and started away. ‘■Twenty-live ccuts, sir,” said W. K, in a louder tone. "There is your five cents,” said the d. in., pointing to the nickel and walking toward the door. "I say twenty-live cents,"at tho top of his voiee. "1 say there is your five cents," I j said deafy, as lie passed through ] A \[ L’ AST IJ A 'I' ’ < | On I- agreeable d c, Flour. Flour. In this nrticle we stand head and shoulders above everybody, having ransacked the big somo of tba beat'inm)' iiV'iha'aonntryTt | markets oftlie West and Northwest in search of (lie best, and paid the CASH DOWN. We the hrnni nr a. it has paid ont to will sell you First Patent, (entire Roller system) Sick mmnbare *4:18.5(1. i 1 - - - ' ■ ’ For 50 pounds, $1.90. Old price, $2.15. 2d Pat., for 50 pounds, 1.70. “ 1.90. Fancy, for 50 pounds, 1.60. “ 1.80. Choice Family 50 pounds, 1.50. •• 1.6a. We gunmntco all these Flours ns represented, and if not satisfactory you can return them Dintressfil member*, Oil death benefit*, .. 'Printing. uto., Grand total . .$2,063.G<*. It not behind in a single anses-sim-nt. Tho* cost to a uieiubcr is liot over #4 nr *5 a vaor. Monthly duos only *2 par i and we will cheerfully refund the money. year. All parsons neairons to iorm one of those Associations will write for infm* inatinn to i). s. Haunts, 1*. O. Bov 14li. A[m rims, (Hi. jnuel5nt2 allowed a bewildered expression to hover orcr his bniidsomc features for but a moment when it was dispelled by a bland smile us he remarked. “Oh, well, let him go; there's three cents profit anyway." A Case of Hydrophobia. Ann Francisco UbronUde. "I was seated in luy office one day,” said the doctor, ‘‘when a small boy bolted into llie room. 1 was just seeing one patient out and admitting another, and the boy blurted ont: ‘Say Mr. Doctor, will you oome around the corner? There's an old man got a tit.’ 1 rushed out and found a man ninety yours of age in a fit of pain, unmis takably hydrophobia. ‘He's been bitten bv a mud dog,’ said I. ‘No, be liuin’t,’ said an old woman; lie bain’t been out the house in six -FOB- THE PICNIC. Mrs. ELAM mm iiats! In futuro we will keep on hand tho best grades of GRAHAM FLOUR—cheap. Sugars Sugars. Will sell you 10 pounds Granulated Sugar lor $1.0(1. “ “ lOf pounds New Orleans Clarified for 1.00. “ “ 11 pounds New Orleans (Hellewood) Clarified, for. 1.00. “ “ 12 pounds New York Sugar, tor 1.00. In this line wc are fully up and advise everybody to seize the golden opportunity and pur chase at once a sufficiency ft* the year’s comsumption. Coffee. Coffee. • 1% IS .),!•• ft - In this article alone (by buying from us) we can save you money enough in one year to buy all the “Santa Claus” you want for the little ones. We deal 64 ppunds Choice Rio Coffee for $1. Thurhev’s No. 41, (Ri»asted),a combination of Java, Rio, and Mocha, for 23c per pound. SS&lta Splits oktiik kollowixh i-attkkns: ' Liverpool, full weight, for $1.20 per sack. Fine Salt, seamless bags, 150 pounds, $1.05 per sack OAltT WHEEL, .h:m BO. SOUTHERN QUEEN, CAPE MAY, UXJJ MOKE COMIXG ! WHOLESALE months.’ ‘And you have no dog?’. w«- wic 1 inquired. ‘Nary,’said the old I SKi.zcmx. ' SKEI1 POTATOES P. Reese of Wilkes, H. T. Lewis of' woman. ‘This is curious,’ I said, I — — i c Greene; alternates, K. D. Yow of Lilt It was plain hydrophobia, and W | HUDSON A' CO. the man died. I was determined. * *'• u t\ !• ranklm and J. J. C. McMahan. to Mirtthi# exlraor(linury 00BC to the bottom. I made careful in quiries. I discovered that sixty years ago bo was bitten by a mad dog.” "And the hydrophobia took all that time to develop?” ‘‘No; he had had hydrophobia but lie did not We nre slaughtering at the very low price nf $1.15 per cwt. to make room lor a ear load ol Ninth distriot—W. I Pike of Jackson, W. E. Simmons ot Gwin nett; alternates, J. P. Cobb of Gil mer, W. P. Price ol Lnmpkiu. Tenth district—Delegates, Wm. P. Parsons of Washington county, anil K. F. Lawson of Burke; alter- j for sixty years nutEn .Tames W. Barkdale of Lin- know it.” colnand C. H. Cohen or Richmond. “How could that lie?” .*■'* 1 ■'* 1 *• -*• • ,—- “He bad never tried to drink A length of earthen drain pipe i water all that time, so nobody could was recently brought to tho Board ! tell lie had it." of Health of Brooklyn into which Whiskies. Whiskies. In this line we are full to overflowing, and to unload we have reduced the price on all grade* from 25e to $1.00 jier gallon. Think ot it! Cox, Hill & Thompson's genuine Stone Mountain Corn Whisky for $2.20 per gallon, usually sold at $2.50, AuH itiimlnghnnt, Ain. Melons, Fruits and Truck,! Tobacco and j/:k oru si-ivi.ii.riKs. root of a willow tree had forced it. selfthrongh the cement joints. The obstruction-was twenty-eight feet long, and in places totally prevent ed the flow of water. The guests of the Florence Hotel, San Diego, CaL, had boiled ostrich eggs fbr dinner the othe- day, which were procured from Mr. JobnRon,oftbe American Ostrich Company, tho eggs having been laid in that city while tbc birds were on the way to the farm near San Luis Key. In the National Cemetery, at Yieksbnrg, Miss., where over 12,- 000 graves arc marked unknown, a marble shaft has been erected to mark the epot where Gen. Grant, in his Intel view with Gen. Pember- |V>n, demanded an unconditional Surrender. usk your conRignmeut*. promising ! •juiek (tales nml prompt returns. i I We can undersell anybody—we offer “Lucy Hinton” nr. 57c per |>ound, and all other grades 1 proportionately. We regret that wc have got space sufficient to give full and complete quotations on ail of onr goods, but since tue year 1800 sixteen oar-1 i w wm.cu.mu mic ii.i. [ Jon will hear from us occasionally. Remember that by neving yonr goods from us and paving SPOT CASH onetcics and thirty-four kuiglit-' bi « rl> iam.cv—B.uk,ofAii»n:.:.i.,itorain« | you do not pay from 25 to 50 |>er cent, for bad debts, as usual in credit store, hoods have been conferred upon I J • the physicians and surgeons of^ BUBE&U AGENCY ' Great Britain and Ireland. GIN SAW FILING MCK Tlilx t« to certify that we have Lad our Cotton Uln» nbirpeueti with the O'XKILT. CIIX HAW F1MKO MACHINE, for mhkh wo pakl 12 1-t rent* per taw; and, att«>. making a tiiorough vi- amination of thla Mai hlu* 1 and it* work done up* U... r uu Fle-aw to ..aoaaua, to J, ™7 all (Hanera and Ultt»owutra that it pat* u Uiu in better condition than any other proceed of •harp* mint we over raw. It lenvoa a beanttftil round needle point until and round and Mu*u»tb in the throw*. SMITH PAVEXPOKT. .1. n. BLACK, II. U. DUltX. Ikp*. JBNXIXGH. O.J-8LAPPY, & JOHNSON, «ill rerpond tendUy to any ran fbtttetliat* . • ay tarther tntorma'ioa can 11 obtained W. ft. Stewart, Ataeriema. Jana JI Newspauers, Etc., Etc. I am no«r located t« mporarl'y in Dawnon, Lava ing Imwo obliged to do no ou a,muni of the rapidly falliog health of my mother, who'itecda t r he cohcv tlon of debt*, lesider I am agent 'or all popular hook*, aud will receive auberripilons ; on newapaperf. OSiee in court hoa«e. W. K. riLSBL UY. Duwaon, Ua.. April 4, ISM. tf A Word as Regards the Penny ! ! To all those who scout at the idea of introducing the Penny in Americus, we say that wc stand ready I to redeem iu goodo or the cash any amount from 5c upwards. Bring them alon<» and get their full value at TIG OILY SPOT MSI STORE II JIMS. ' •':=*'-? Ji:;f a I i -S := • .« ■ FIRST DOOR SOUTH OF J. W. WHEATLEY & CO.’S BANK. Very truly, 5 sqito, , SCHUMPERT & RONEY Americus, Ga., January 11, 1684.