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COXURBNSIUSAii CONVENTION. The Democracy of the Third Congressional District ot Georgia, represented by delegates, will meet in' convention, in Americus, Ga., at the Opera House, on Wdacslay, August 6,18R4. ,at 2 o’clock p. m., for the pnrpose ti?f*!aelng in nomination a candi date to represent said District In art, to appoint an Executive „ ,ittea for the ensuing term, and .to tranaset such other business ,, interest »f the party. The counties composing said distrlot are as follows, and arc te- spectlvely entitled to the number .of .delegates set opposite their ’ names: ■■ Coffee... 2 Montgomery,..2 , * Dodge 2 Pulaski, 2 Dooly, ..,.'...2 Sohley, 2 • Houston, 4 Stewart, 4 v". IHMo, 2 Sumter, 4 Lee,.... 2 Telfair, 2 Laurens,......2 Webster, 2 ‘ ’ ’Macon, 2 Wilcox 2 The Griffin News gives the At lanta Constitution a couplo of pokes in the ribs, as follows: The reformed “crack brained theorists” of the Constitution should give to a suffering majority of their party the recipe by which they were cured of their free trade madness. Common humanity de mands this. The Georgia delegation should carefully watch their colleague, Evan I’. Howell, lest in a moment ofabsent-raindedness,forgetting the present attitude of his paper, he should try to slip a British free trade plank Into the national Demo cratic platform. A Pen Picture or the Civil Service lie- fora the War. Washington Letter. “In the better days of the Ke- public,” said an old .-offlettf, “we civil servants-did/pot have to work so Bard as wo do how. In bet De foon tllA MOM It nn. fore the war it was. considered rather unofficial to do much work Ex-Senator. McDonald. Ex-Senator’-McDonald, of In diana, left Chicago on the 20th, for Springfield, III. When asked what he thought ot the Saratoga; Convention, he replied: “I in- i terpret the result as for from a vic tory for Mr. Cleveland. Had lie i been regularly and unanimously in during office hours. Theddea of a dorse,), no question would have per diem official of any sort work-, ), een ra ; 9 ed, and he would very likc- The people of Soutliwcst Georgia would like to see some new rail roads built, and believing that the railroad commission stands in the way of their building, they would like to see tbe law creating that commission modified. They can only secure its modification by the election of legislators pledged to Bucb modification, and they should see that candidates express them selves squarely upon the question Dy order of Exeontive Committee. , J. B. Hinkm, Ch’in. . C. B. Murreli,, Sco’y. AuiRldns, Ga., June 24, 1884. Alt papers in this district are re quested to copy. EDITORIAL EXCURSION. :' Col. E. P. Howell, chairman of 'the oommittco of arrangements, announces In Sunday’s Constitu tion that the preliminary details In arrangement of the excursion of I-, : - the Georgia Press Association have bein perfected, and on the 23d of .July ft is proposed that the party leave Atlanta. The association will meet there In annual session ; foil (Bit day. The East Tennessee, . Virginia. And Georgia railroad has * kindly invited the party to mako a trip over their road and the invita tion win be accepted. The route is from Atlanta to Roanoke, Va. thenco over the Shenandali rail roadjyWeatern Maryland and to Baltimore. The East Tennessee officials hav’e made every arrange roent for a pleasant trip to Balti more, including stops at Luray Cave*, the natural Bridge and other plaocs of interest. An effort will Tie made to extend the excursion -• ’to a point farther North than Bal .Umore. “You pays your money and takes yourchoioe.” We publish in this ■ L ~ ■ issue two items of news regarding the’political intentions of John Kelly, the great Tammany chief. In one it is stated that he thinks QV. Cleveland will aud should be the Demooratie presidential nomi nee, while in the other It la suited ^ _ that ho fa opposed to Cleveland and -**‘will hot support him if nominated. , It ia unfortunate that the Demo cratic party should be under obli gation* to auoh a mao as Kelly, mr and we havo long thought that the Democratic party should transfer r" the fight from the East to the Wost -and 1st John Kelly severely alone. With the right kind of n platform Democracy can win without New -• York, and can thus free itself from the dictation of tbe corrupt rings ..ofNew York. John Kelly is a Democrat only in the name, and Cares very little which side wins, so long aa ho can manipulate affairs ‘ InNi ” ’ ‘ few York city. • It i* singular bow small an amount will bankrupt a Wall street ' millionaire. There ia Commodore ’ - Uarrlsou, said to be worth (20,000,- -M0, who foils because $300,000 of hit note* are protested. The Rubbles are bursting rapidly and “-- Who are called rich Unlay arc to-morrow. There is an- sgulsr thing—and that is i men engaged in legitimate are sat to easily b»nk- The millionaires of Wall n to have been living itercst Of their debu. Wc don’t want to bo considered obtrusive and meddlesome, but we really would like to see some can didate ior legislative honors come out and declare liis views upon the railroad commission and other sub jects or public interest. Cleveland and Kelly. Information came here to-day says a Washington special to the Baltimore Sun, from New York which is consideicd of a reliable character by some of the best post ed Democrats, and which puts an entirely different phase on the po litical situation. According to the statement which is made, the friends of Cleveland did not dare to move for an indorsement ofhis candidacy at Saratoga because of the cer tainty of absolute and ignominious defeat. Kelly, it is represented, is not placated in the least by the tremendous concessions mado to him, but is as determined as over to kuife Cleveland, and will resist to the last any attempt to present him as the choice of New York. Tlie same authority states that outside of Kelly it has becu found impossible to reconcile certain influential Democratic elements which are hostile to Cleveland; that the victory supposed to have been won by Cleveland was mere shadow and not Bubstance, Should future events confirm this view, it adds muc i to the embar rassment and complications of tbe Demooratie situation. With Til- den and Cleveland eliminated, there is no man in Now York to whom the Democrats can look. The candidacy of Flower would he so absurd and ridiculous as to in vite overwhelming defeat. The impression is strong that John Kelly does not want any Now ing as hard as some men who are. paid by tbe day work now would have been considered perfectly ab surd. I remember my fr'eod Street, a very elegant Virginia gen- lleman—he always played with red checks—was once given some Fed eral employment at per diem. He had a sallow faced soli iolmaster from Maine, who bad been living on a salary of $150 a ygar, as an assistant. Street went off one night soon after bis arrival on a regular old-tashioned ‘time.’ He visited all the bars atad ‘banks’ in town, and patronized them all. He drop- ped all the money he had left into the tiger’s mouth. The morning after he sobered up be walked into his office. The Yankee assistant came forward, smiling and bowing. ‘I’ve finished nearly all our work, be began, allowing Street a great mass of manuscript; ‘I’ve been working nine hours a day, sir; 1 can work a little faster and longrr, sir, if you desire.’ Street was speechless with rage. ‘Tear that stuff up,' he said to the poor clerk, 'and throw it in the fire, and don’t let me hear again of your writing more than a page and a half a day. Why you’re taking the bread out of the months of ray wife and chil dren.’ The clerk soon learned wisdom. They stayed in office for years. Alterawhile tbe clerk, who Imd never seen so much money in his life, came to Street to say: ‘I don’t know what to do with my money, sir.’ ‘I know a bank,' said Street, ‘where a wild time grows;’ and that night he showed Hint be nighted Yankee all the faro games in Washington. The Yankee cume on so rapidly that he was soon bor rowing money at 2 per cent, per month. ly have been the Democratic nomi nee. The failure of the convention to instruct for him, however, np pears to be sufficient ground for the apprehension that the nomina tion iB in the field for the man who has the greatest strength, not only in New York, but outside. Cleve land .;of eou rsc, is one of these men,” Before leaving here, McDonald de- ciarcd himself squarely in the Presi dential race. He goes to Spring, eld to secure the support oi ex- Governor Palmer and Geu. John A. McClernand. COMPARE THE OLD PRICES WITH THE Iff Foreign Capitalists as Laml Owners. In a report made by the commis sioner of the general land office be gives some startling figures of the number of acres of land, that have been gobbled up by foreign corpo rations. The principal holders in the United States now have in their posession 20,641,000 acres. Seven of these tracts of inn j measure, each, over a million acres, and the largest, situated in Texas and held by an English syndicate, contains 3,000,000 acres. The smallest, a neat little garden lot of 5,000 acres, is the property of Sir J. L. Kay. The Marquis of Twcodai owns 1,- 750,000, the Duke of Southerland 425,000 and Lord Dumnore 120,- 000 acres. THE OIXTLY I3XT AMERICUS. Mrs. Fftfil) LEWIS’ BOOK STORE. MRS. FRED LEWIS York man, but will throw all his influence in favor ol some one or the other of the Western candi dates. He has ever so mnoh more chance to pursue the even tenor of his way it an outsldo candidate is scleetcd, and so he can rule in Now York oity, it is believed to be matter of complole indifference to him who is President. No mat ter who is nominated by the Dem ocrats, Kelly will play into tbe hands of the Republicans if he can make a better bargain with them. Prominent Democratic Senators to-day said the situation may as sume such a shape as to impel the convention to lay the nomination at the feel of Mr. Tilden. Influen tial Democrats from various parts of the country, who were here iu consultation, agreed with this view and expressed tbe opinion that cir cumstances might occur under wbioh Mr. Tilden would yield to the pressure aud feel constrained to accept tbe nomination reported from Ohio that Converse, tbe demo- tbe thirteenth l, has decided mit ofarenomi- mistaken Mr. Con- the Democratic voted against All of which extremely unwise a political tune. Tammany Solid for the Nominee, New Yobk, Juue 21 John Kci ly has said to a representative of the Morning Journal! “I am glad everything here has been so peace- fol and harmonious. Mr. Flower is a very capable man, and I esteem him very highly. I expected that he would exhibit greater strength in the convention and am amazed at the slight shoving made by bis friends. Governor Cleveland, I have no doubt, will have the vote of the seventy-two delegates from New York, and he should, of course, be nominated at Chicago aud elec ted next November. No matter who may bo the choice at Chicago Tam many hall will be found solid for him at the polls.” Millions of potato bugs are sweeping over New York State, and the price of potatoes has sud denly leaped up from 20 to 60 cents per bushel attlio railway sta tions. Only a small yield, and that of inferior quality can be honed for. Why Rallroail Enterprises Languish. Nnfthvllle Bunner. Why has such a State' as our glorious Tennessee only induced the building of forty miles of rail- road track—and that, too, from four different companies as sidings and extensions—during the entire year of 1883? Not one singlo new railway en terprise of thirty-two incorpora tions which have secured charters for building railroads in Tennessee has laid a mile of track. Why do the incorporators of the new railroad enterprises hesitate to begin work? Wc lot Mr. Huntingdon, one ol the most largest and most inter ested capitalists who is contemp lating railroad building in Tennes see, answer. He says: “Perhaps I should not tell yon that we would not insist upon this subscription in Nashville, and along the lino, were it not lor the fact that both the Stato of Ken lucky and Tennessee have very ranch discouraged the investment of capital in railroads in those States by adopting laws virtually putting railroad property at the mercy ofirrcBponsiblecommissions, and which havo the power, and are continually tempted so to exer cise it, us to deprive investors of all fair remuneration for the use of their money. Railroad money is at present very difficult to ob- tain,especially for the States where this hostility to corporations pre vails, and I expect to Bee a great decline in railroad building on this account. IHOFKFltlNO HARO A1X8 IX EVERY THING USE!) IN THE SOHOOI. ROHM. SCHOOL BOOKS, EXERCISE BOOKS, SCHOOL PAPER, SLATES. PENCILS, PENS, INK, SCHOOL BAGS. AND ALL OTHER THINIIS NEEDED IN A (.THE SUIIOOI. ROOM. HER USE OF STATIONERY Wt promised in issue of the Recorder of January 2d, to give vou some prices so soon S! we arranged and marked down our goods. We are now prepared and ready to give you nm goods lor less money than any house that sell goods on thirty days time. Contemplate a few quotations and note the difference in SPOT CASH prices and tliiriv days credit: Flour. Flour. In this article we stand head and shoulders above everybody, having ransacked the by IS COM 1'i.KTE, AND HER LINK OF Miscellaneous Books Uullty Talk. UadlaonUn. The Atlanta Journal says: “No Watc-rson crankism, no Morrison patch work must be allowed to de moralize and hamper the democra cy this summer.” To which we add: No Raudal protective tariff travesty, no white washed whig foolishness, no independent advo cate, will be permitted to blaze the road the party will travel. Pure reform tariff democrats will huo to tbe line at Chicago; let the chips fall where they will, and Randal and his tariff faction must follow that line or walk with their solid republican congressional allies. The banging of a California murderer was useful to the science of surgery. His arm had been fractured a week before in an effort to escape. A her death it was lound that the initial process ol healing had begun, and that it was effected by tbe organization of the blood which was ponred out around the break at tbe time of injury. This held the bones in place, and proves what was not known before, that prompt adjustment in a frac ture is essential. Paper Sacks and Wrapping Paper I AND TIIK Latest Periodicals I Al.WAYS ON HAND. SHE ALSO;kheps CIGARS! A NEW HAT THE PICNIC. Mrs. ELAM MIC MTS! OK THE FOLLOW I XU PATTERNS: CART WHEEL, .Il’MUO, SOUTHEICN QUEEN, CAPE MAY, AND MORE COMING! CALI. AND SEE THEM AND MARK YOUR HRLKCTR N. I|bave In ojw rattan n now aad improved Engine Lathe an.l Power Drill, and having a competent m.tchioLt, 1 ant (tally prepaired to repair Engine* id all kind of Machinery. By rending your Kn- nea to me you will lave freight and time and have the work as skillfully executed a* elsewh.ro. t. M. WHEATLEY, aprilttm3 Amerieu* Variety Work*. i'MVERS.U There are about a thousand convicts in the Kentucky State penitentiary; their labor it leased at forty cents a day to a Him that has permission to employ a certain portion of them in constructing railroads. About 500 of them are to amployad at that low rata of wafts. CawttMitl Award a Medal and F ‘ aga-foUth* mdM E. J. KN0WLT0N, Ann Arto. Mich. markets of the West and Northwest in search of the best, and paid the CASH DOWN Wt will sell you First Patent, (entire Roller system) For 50 pounds, $1.90. Old price, §2.1.;, 2d Pat., for 50 pounds, 1.70. “ pm Fancy, for 50 pounds, 1.60. “ ” fifit Choice Family 50 pounds, 1.50. •* \ jjj' We guarantee all. these Flours as represented, and if not satisfactory you can return them and we will cheerfully refund the money. In futuro we will keep on hand tlie best grades of GRAHAM FLOUR—cheap. Sugars. Sugars. ill sell you 10 pounds Granulated Sugar lor .$1.0<>. “ “ lOf pounds New Orleans Clarified for l.ur-. “ “ 11 pounds New Orleans (Bellewoad) Clarified, lor l.Oli, “ “ 12 pounds New Y'ork Sugar, lor 1.00. In this line we are fully up and advise everybody to seize the golden opportunity and pur elmse at once a sufficiency for the year’s comsumptiou. Coffee. Coffee. In tins article alone (by buying from us) we can save you money enough in one year to all the “Santa Claus” you want lor the little ones. We deal 6$ pound? Choice Pio Coffee I'm Tliurher’s No. 41, (Roasted) a combination of Java, Rio, and Mocha, for 26c per pound. buy I'm $1. Salt. Salt. I.i\erpoo], full weight, for $1.20 per sack, bine Salt, seandess lings, 150 pounds, $1.05 per sack „ , ' V ? rin S llt tl,c vrr - v low l' rirn of $1.15 Fr cwt to make room ior a ear loud ol SEED POTATOES. Whiskies. Whiskies. In this line we are full to overflowing, and to unload we have reduced the price on all gradri from 25c to $1.00 per gallon. Think of it! Cox, Hill & Thompson’s genuine Slone Mountain C orn Whisky for $2.20 per gallon, usually sold at $2.50, Tobacco and Cigars. We can undersell anybody—we offer “Lucy Hinton’ 1 n* 57c per pound, and all other grades proportionately. We regret that we havo not spnee sufficient to give full ami complete quotations on nil of our goods, but you will hear from us occasionally. Remember that by having your goods from us ami paying SPOT CASH jou do not pay from 25 to 50 |ier cent, for bad debts, as usual in credit store 3 h A TSTord as Regards tlie Penny ! Mi those who scout at tlie idea of introducing the Penny in Americus, wc say that we stand ready to redeem in goods or the cash any amount from 5c upwards. Bring tjiem along and get their full value at Wfflft t fifteen pound*. Adj«atable. FOR PHYSICIANS AND FAMILIE8 Neatest, Cheap cat, Beef. “Cleanliness is next to Godliness.” octlMjr CONSUMPTION. Ihavfoftpoaitivt icmedyfortha above diauMtbrlU THE OILY SPOT PISH STORE I AMERICUS. FIRST DOOR SOUTH OF J. W. WHEATLEY & CO.’S BANK. Very truly. SCHUMPERT & RONEY Americus, Ga., January 11,1884.