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Americus
Recorder.
Established 1879.
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, SUNDAY, JULY 20, 1884.
Tin-Weekly. $4.00 per year
Americus Recorder. :
PUBLISHED BY .
«W. Xju GIjBSSJXTlSil.
OI FICK ON COTTON AVENUE, j
rilflFHSSiflMUliUNlMSS CAI10S
" LAWYER*.
L. S. CASTER, |
A T TOllN E Y A T 1. A W, \
An unices, SiiMTKH County, : : : : Ga.
OIIIci-, olO Flrit Nad,mu! Jf.tnk. I
■•impt iUcntljii t
' i.« it oprrMlty i
etl.
C. R. McCRORY, i
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
ellaville, ga.
TKUMS—All claim* from $30 or nn.lor. $3; ,
(Mini 9'M to $500, leu per coni.; over $5( 0, m v. ii :
pur rent. No charges unto* collections are
May H-tf. i
DOCTOKS.
Dr. 0. B, RAINES,
SURGEON AND PHYSICIAN.
»n«r» Ms protf••‘iomil Horrifies, with an *-Ji»eri^
miy. Offlcenver Dnyfs & Callaway'* Store. He*
The Widow's M'stery,
Absolutely Pure.
T. I. powder n«v,
dei
Calls will l
of •! iicl p<
» prompt»
DR. C. A. BROOKS,
AMEUICUS, GA.
( nils left id Davenport’* Jrus stor«
i.romr.t iiltcntion Will bo found at
residence of Col. & II. Uawkln*, cor.
MSVKLLAlfEO US.
isreii Piois.ett,
Will do Plastering, Brickwork and Housework
Calsomine a specialty. Repairing done. Orders
promptly attended to. cctStf
Fresn Meats
COUNTRY PRODUCE!
GIN WORK.
I would respect fully state to the public that
I uni now prepsired to
REPAIR OLD GINS I
After having bad an exjiorirncn of several
>eirs in the hugest «In nvintiflicmric*, I know
that I can give satUrnctior. All work jjinrsn-
n -d. I mu located with tnv father on .IeiVm>on
*irwt, in rear of Oliver A Oliver's shop. Work
tolii'ited. ImayfiSim] F. A. CAMKItON
IM ward J. Mi’lcr. C, Horace McCall.
Monumental Marble Works,
MILLER A MfCALL, lYopriolors,
Southwest Corner of the Public Stjutirc,
AMEUICUS, GA.
Monuments, Tombs, Etc., Etc.
•film best Italian mid American Marble.
...fly
A. A. Iliillic’s $3.00 Men's Shoes.
t»r \ (Juarantco fn in the M .nnfactiirei
l claim that these fIhmu are made of IlieTo-t
leather that can Ini produrfd. 'i hero is lt<» shoddy
1h«*m; tli.y will w,*.r nr,.I to m.y .u.tmii in:*.:,.
' IM wwU «wt vt»n tv. Onltaiw. I >1“ o Itw
lH|. Imy m „| .olif.T r,uti, .11,1 til ftorv I nm
•' .tit.'t t., doty ctimpnitiwi. 1 t.ovo t.ik'n tin.
mHlir.l i,| iutrotlui'tti^ ilii, slior 1-v.uM, tli.ru it
it -lmim.1 f„t o.i l.mtort Woo, ,1 Trtvo ivar-
t.t.te-t l.y lit,. inotiututmiT. I olojiu tlir." Slew,
to Is* stiu hed with ilie best of silk, and the bn*
tun Hire sewed on with the b* »t oflhub .ur *
t mad, which Is imported from H.-otlaml. These
sltm-s ure made on the h.test Improved la-ts, m. i
>»u will tint! them nit easy lit, niter you have tred
«•*>«• iKiir you will wear none that Is not sUmm d
the bottom “A. A. Battle's *3,00 Hioe/’ f.X-
^;'e sale in A merle us at the BA IHI AIN
NroiiK of b. M. coil KN, Cotton Ave. nusSm3
-Mill EDITION PRICE ()\LY $1.
multitude of low test, short
weight, alum or phosphate powder-'. «WJ only in
tin aw*. HOYAL BAKING COWDEU CO, ICC
M '“" v -— York. ocfilyl.
IS THE TIME "
TO CURE
SKIN HUMORS.
oring Humors. Ilimiili.itiiig I'mptions
Port ores. Salt Illtonni. ..r Kc/.eini. IWi;.
I Mrs. Nelly Archer wan one of
| the prettiest little widows that ever
! looked fascinating in the flutter
of black ribbons and transparent
crape; yet somehow, no one was
| ever jealous of the affectionate,
warm hearted, beautiful young wid
ow. For was she not always ready
to help the helpless, care for the
careless and think for the thought
less? You couldn’i, help wonder
ing what people did in the benight
ed times before Mrs. Archer came
on the stage of life, so indispensible
did she seem t r . human comfort.
So, of course, the very evening
of the day that Mildred Wilton be
came engaged to Henry Forrest
she came up through the evening
twilight, with incense of flowers
scattered on her path and tiny
firefly lamps hung in the bushes to
illumine her way, to tell Nelly
! about it. It was just us natural as
a ninrwi of purity I thinking aloud.
! “I love, you dear, foolish thing 1”
said Mrs. Archer, laughingly im
prisoning Mildred’s fluttering
hands and looking archly under
the down-sweeping fringes of her
timid eyc9. Well, every woman
must come, sooner or later, to the
time when some great six-foot be
comes glorified in her sight, and
whose words are like the law and
the prophets. May you never
awake from the blissful dream
of love''
tT IS A FACT.
GREATEST ON EARTH.
GREAT BLOOD MEDICINES.
CURE IN EVERY CASE.
,'oiir iViirt-iu IlKMimlKH nuOi-ll all otl
BEAUTY
Market
PROVISION STORE.
W.H.&T.M.C0HB
COTTON AVKIVUN
MB’, PiHIK, Kill AAIISAI SAliE,
(irut'ii Urom'ii's nnd Provisions,
| {DRIED FRUIT
WANTED!
KNOW THYSELF.*_
A Ureal Medical Work on Manhood.
Kt'iaiuM.1 vitality, Nervon. nrul I hy-tol |IK-
V- 1 ,'V I'r.tnatur. flWlin. Ur,0,1 „|
aiirrit'| fcl , l ll1 ** l " lt0 *'* , ' li "‘' ri '' 4 rcsiiltliiK Irumliu
ounv, mUai/iS3ol*L ^ctiiitait s' l^T IS
" r 'pti mo t«, r all atm.* : m*l .hromc .-a. I.
•*»«!* »f Hblch Im invaluable. So loaml br th« au-
L**T» “■'“>» *X|i«rIenfe -or 2:1 yi nr* i« *uch
,K,. ,w .wi t" u*>‘ U..fur pfcy-i-
"tlt. .tot |. t,0itn,l fn tH.utirtil fn 'Li h mi.-lln,
(mi Bilt,.Uniat,tMtl f, bea tiit,t
in ,v,„ .a.—t,irch.tii.nl, lit,Tory an,I
I "'r.',.ional—ttmn „t y Ollirr work -,ll In till'
' ■lontry jo, n,V0, ur the ntun.y will I,. r«luntl. J
' u .,*' r ,-tn‘l.r,c". I'nco only ,1 by mat , t-i-t
“Ho is so cliangnl, somehow,”
saitl Miltlretl.
The moon, which hail heemi mil-
row slit, of pearl when Henry For
rest first whispered his love into
Mildred's willing ear, was now on
the wane, and poor Mildred was
crying on Mrs. Archer’s shoulder.
‘•llow, dearest?” said Nelly,
stroking the dark, disheveled locks,
while she pressed her cool cheek
against Mildred’s burning forehead.
“He is grave and self-absorbed,”
icplied Mildred; “and when ho
looks at ine it is with a pitying
glance, and two or three times
some unbroken sentence has quiv
ered on his lips. Nelly, do you
suppose—can It be possible that lie
has censed to love me ami wishes
to be released from our engage
ment. ?”
“Not a bit of It, love,” saitl Nel
ly; ‘'don't distress your dear little
lioatl: it will all come right, I am
sure. You know that financial af
fairs arc in a very critical stale Just
now.and all business men arc neces
sarily anxious."
Do you think that is all ?”raur-
mcretl Mildred, gradually hashing
her sobs, and drawing closer to her
comforter, as a child distressed by
sorrowful dreams clings to its
soothing nurse.
“Of course it is,” said Nelly.
“Anti now, love, it is growing late,
and 1 must send you home. Uo by
the upper path Miltlretl; it is less
damp than the road along the river
side.”
What possessed her to set out
by the river side, in spite of Mrs.
Archer’s warning? Perhaps be
cause that way was nearest—be
cause the finger of Fate was in the
thing; for as she approached a dense
mass of silver birch woods that
skirted the road the sound of low
voices made her start behind the
trees with an uneasy consciousness
that she was not alone. The tones
came nearer, and as the speakers
emerged into the uncertain moon
light trout the shadowed place
where the road wound through a
deep glen, her heart stood still with
horror. She knew the promenad
es well. Was this the reason that
Nelly hail desired Her to go by the
willow path ? Oh, false friend and
recreant lover? No need to ask
why Henry was changed.
“Nelly, you are an angel! What
j should i do without you ?” she
I biard him say, as they paused at
i the path that led to Mrs. Archer's
j home. Nelly shook her head,
laughingly
j that shaded Mildred’s tear stained 1
! eyes, and looked lovingly into her
face. “Why, what’s tho matter?
You have been crying! Well, I
suppose I musn’t ask any questions.
I came, little one, to ask you if you
would allow me to fix Thursday
week for our weeding day ?”
“My wedding day will never
come, Henry Forrest,” returned
Mildred, controlling her agitation
by a strong effort. “I rclonse you
from your engagement from this
moment.”
“What do you mean ?”exolaimed
Henry. “Release me! but I wont
be released !"
“Do not let us prolong this inter
view,” said Mildred, tremulously;
“ I was accidentally at the river side
last night and witnessed the part
ing between you and Mrs. Archer.”
“Well, what of it ?” said Henry,
still in a state ot bewilderment.
"Nothing,” faltered Mildred, al
most inaudibly; “only if I had
known earlier that your affections
were transferred from me to Mrs.
Archer I should the sooner have
set you free from ail allegiance to
me."
She broke down here, the poor
little heroine, and burst iuto a pas
sion.
“My darling Mily,” exclaimed
Henry, ns if a sudden light had
broken in on his perplexity, “will
you hear my explanation? Mrs.
Archer made me promise secrecy,
Imt she could never have foreseen
these circumstances. My affec
tions have been securely placed be
yond my keeping ever since I saw
one Miss Mildred Wilton. 1 never
dreamed of transferring them, and
couldn’t if 1 were to try. lint dear
est Milly, since our engagement 1
have Decomo a comparatively poor
man, though the failure of imisness
men with whom 1 was directly in
volved, anti 1 trembled lest it
should be my duty to ask you to
give me up: for, Milly, I could not
ask you to rnary a beggar. Hut
Mrs. Archer so earnestly desired
the mariiagc to go on that she Ims
nobly plucctl a large portion of her
wealth in my hands—as a loan, of
course—to enable me to begin the
world once more. Tho sun of fort
une, thanks to Mrs. Archor, is bc-
giuing to shine on me once again,
and 1 come to claim you us my
bride.”
“Then she does not love you?”
murmured Mildred, hercycs spark
ling through her tears like a rain
bow.
fiovc me!” lie replied; “i should
think not. Hut 1 cun tell you
whom she docs love—your brother
Achlcy, who is doaply ns jealous of
our business interviews as your
self. They me now over,Milly,and I'
shouldn't wonder if we had two
weddings one of these days.”
Mildred Wilton cried again up-
no her lover’s strong, manly breast;
hut they were no bitter tears. Nor
could she rest until she hud con
fessed cvcything to Nelly Archer,
who, being a merciful lady, kissed
and forgave her in the same
breath.
As Henry Forrest had foretold,
there was a double wedding in the
old village church; and Mrs. Ash
ley Wilton, in her soft, white bridal
robes, was even prettier than Nelly
Archer, the widow, hail been.
The Kxposition Colton Mills,
Atlanta, have sold 400 bales of
gootls to a house in Shanghai, China
anil they will be shipped tiuring
tlie present week. This is the
third shipment to China by these
mills, the other shipments being of
200 bales each, anil at very fair
prices. When the Celestial Um
pire begins to look to Georgia fat
her cotton goods it indicates that
civilization ill that remote region
is on Hie advance. There is no
reason why the Georgia cotton
mills should not huiltl up a large
and profitable foreign trade, Ihiuks
an exchange.
Crickets arc so numerous ill
Washington territory that they
In n.Witi.m I., my formerurr.uif4.-1.1ent!
t„ Iniy t.ti.l ship IJrittl I'rni*. I limit l.i
the coining n-usntt the tiilvanUge to san ^ ...
tl.it ctttiitttis.i-.iis usually pui.l t.i New j “Mind,” she saitl, “not a word of have become a scourge. They arc
vi.rk ImnsfB f.tr handling tlifin. f will this to Mildred—poor Mildred !” | an inch and a half long, anil arc
l.-rn.-f-tr New V..rk on or afiout the lstitf I There arc times when a minute devouring crops. The people would
Augtiut ..ml remain there daring the I tried j seems to compress Into its seconds like to import so re Digger Intliuns j to relieve her in attending to his
Fruit season, bring in your Fruit early all the bitterness of years—and our j to eat them up. wants. His arms and legs were
ami I promise yen, in addition u pay ing [ readerr may judge, if they can, j —» . | completely paralyzed, indeed tils
Conspiracy and L’olsou.'
Uucliestcr Heralti.
William R. Caulkins is well re
membered in Rochester as having
been connected with various busi
ness enterprises. Fora short time
before his departure from Roches
ter he acted as business manager
for what is known as tho Craig
Specific Medicine Co. After sev
ering his connection with that
company lie accepted an engage
ment with the Craig Kidney and
I.ivcr Cure Co. at a salary of $2,-
000 a year, to introduce tho o>m-
pany's medicines in Boston. Soon
after his arrival in that city, It is
alleged, William R. Burrows, of
Alltion, who wns a stockholder in
the company wns induced to go to
Boston and associate himself with
Caulkins in that branch of the
business.
William R. Burrows,who, if may
be staled here, now lies at the
point of death in Boston, ns alleg
ed, from slow arsenical poisoning,
is a son of the late RohwcII Bur.
rows, of Albion, who died five
years ago leaving a fortune various
ly estimated at from $2,000,000 to
$6,000,000. Four executors were
named tu the will of the late Ros
well Burrows, one of whom, Albert
S. Warner, of Albion, now has the
sole management of the .estate. It
is important to note as bearing
upon the tacts which remain to be
related that under the will the es
tate must remain undivided until
after the death of the widow of the
testator. The executors arc di
rected to reserve tho interest upon
one third of the estate for the use
of the widow ard divide the inter
est upon the remaining two thirds
among the four heirs of the testa
tor or among thcirchildren. Thus,
it will be sten, William R. Burrows
lias been entitled to receive one-
sixth ol the net income of tho es
tate.
When the Crnig Kidney nnd
Liver Cure Co. was organized Al
bert S. Warner, executor of tho
Burrows estate, took stock himself
anti provided money for Burrows
to do the same. Whether Burrows
went to Boston of his own accord
seems to lie a disputed point. At
any rale Burrows put considerable
money into the Boston business
and fitted up olllccs in hnndsoinc
style. Caulkins witli his salaiy of
$2,00G a year lived quite luxurious
ly and Burrows was always a wel
come visitor nt his home. In a
short time Calukins gained Bur
rows’confidence, nnd, it is nil ogod,
soon hail him under complete cor
trol. Burrows ntldcd a codicil to a
will previously mndc by him nam
ing Caulkins ns his executor. It is
said too that the lultcr wns remem
bered in a generous bequest.
Caulkins was also given power of
attorney to transact Burrows’ busi
ness.
From lime lo time Burrows was
invited to the Caulkins house, geni
ally to ten, It is claimed that oil
several occasions after eating he
was seized with vomiting, and com
plaining of burning in his stomach.
He also said several times that lie
felt a stillness in his hands and feet,
fit March last, so the story goes,
Mrs. Caulkins gave a party ut
which Burrows wns one ol tho
guests. Ha appeared to be in bet
ter health and spirits than usual.
The guests enjoyed nn elaborate
supper, Burrows with the rest.
Shortly a leer supper Burrows was
seized with a violent lit of vomit
ing. lie was compelled to accept
a henl in the Caulkins house, from
which lie has never risen.
Burrows’ relatives in Albion
were not Informed of bis sickness
until bis colored servant, who goes
by the name of “Jim,” wont down
to Virginia to get married some
weeks ago. lie informed some of
Burrows' relatives in Richmond of
the latter's condition. Word was
sent to Mrs. Sluwart, of Albion,
nnd she went to lioston without
delay,accompanied by Air. Warner.
They found Burrows nt Caulkins’
house—a hopeless paralytic, To
all appearances he was rcciving the
host of care at the hands of Mrs.
Caulkins, who would permit no one
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Iiy Ur .fflirli-4 fot r.ll.1 11 mil
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I L"*,! 1 T**': 1 '.' ot ■ -CHMy ,||. wl.om tlii
?‘* 1 hn-iiwfitl, whether ynntli. j.srent
.. . - Iwirotlor or rlr myni.-in. - Argonaut.
A"fi^| he U-.ltcol In.mil'.-, nr Hr
J,”' l.rkcr. Xo 4 DnlSnrb Slre-t, (Bo<lr.u,
AtH! ’ w ts m»y b# AMWitUril on nU ritoi.n . rn
“7!”';*snsl ned «rp*g«icr. Chnrtttr uti-i olrul-
j^*U rrtbtr ,>hyv!dn'o! 1> n‘?i £!HEAU&
u^r^TiSK"""THYSELF
also a j>;
Fruit, i
ving <>r
t til.! SB
Ko*l)cinliil!y.
S. M. COHEN,
jnifiatr
CHEAP LUMBER
II- H’- R*ir Attierkii
lumber >1 Brill for Hi* I*
au li.il) tbi! city tor Niue
K. W. JORDAN
how long this night was to Mildred R u ^ ^ Ulat 1|0 „, ltiun ! body seemed lifeless all but his
Wilton’s breaking 1,cart. a l political convention will ever j head. He was rarely able to retain
° v ;; meet in Iowa. Since July 4, milk, ! , anJ frequently after' taking
! s-_ — i ..... r<M/ll i nr i medicines lie was seized with vom-
. ® . I Stlrwv .m niircrlnn .Iiwltro ltlirenwa
tea and water are tl>«
$65 l
t'biliU'tj'bu, IV
ever, Mildred's resolves were
, „ , .. I drink*" While'eiffeeJemonMiifanti j Ring or purging- Judge Burrows,
She would release Henry bor-1 A m ’ arU ttlc served for great i “ f . ,or !?..® ur '
rest from his troth, though her own [ oc ‘ cas j on9 rows estate and aeousin of William
heartstrings parted, hut she would ; * ^ R. Burrowa, was notified of the
never see Mrs Archer more. Ah ! j “ * ■ latter’s condition and soon reached
whv had she not suspected this Mrs. K I). N. Bouthwort, tile Boston. It is said that he inline-
double dealing before ? novelist, is spending the summer j diately suspected poisoning, and
“Why, Mildred, dear, you don’t j at her sou's home in Yorker, N. Y. I inquired of Air. Caulkins what pby-
. , seem to be a bit glsd to see me this j Airs Soulliwortli is the author of j sicians were in attendance. The
I*, v?,*,™."' imUm- morning!” ssid Henry Forrest, sixty five stories, and is uow ut | a tter replied that four of the best
... i-. w. zikoi.kk a t o., 11,i,j.f u ||y pulling awuy the band I work on llio sixi.y-slxtb. I physicians in Boston were in at
tendance, and finally gave the
name o( two of them. Judge Bur
rows immediately eet. out to call
on physicians. The first one told
him that lie bad not seen Will Bur
rows in nine months. The other
physician was found in West Jfew.
ton, whore he had a small drug
store. Judge Burrows’suspicions
were in a measure confirmed, and
he immediately called Dr. Warner,
one of the leading pbyeioians of
Boston. The latter at onee arrived
at the conclusion that something
was wrong and summoned two
mere physicians in counsel. It is
stated that Mr. and Mrs. Caulkins
appeared very nervous add that
one of them gratuitously offered
the suggestion that bo might have
inhaled arsenic from the wall-paper.
Tho West Newton doctor was call
ed ,in appeared mneb surprised to
see the other doctors in attend
ance. He said, according to re
port tho patient was suffering from
enlargement of the liver, and that
lie had been giving him biemnth.
An examination failed to show any
liver trouble. Indeed, Dr. Warner
said that it the liver was in an ab
normal condition it was dried up
rather than enlarged.
The physicians gave directions
to the mala nurses who were at that
time employed to preserve some of
the patient's vomit for examina
tion. Fo.r a number of days the
doctors were unable to get it, and
when nu explanation was asked, it
is said, Mrs. Caulkins offered va
rious excuses. Finally Mrs. Stew
art was directed lo see that some
of tho vomit was saved to be sub
jected to a chemical test. Mrs.
Caulkins, it is ssid, tried to pre
vent Mrs. Stewart from following
the doctor's directions, but was un
successful. Alter considerable de
lay a chemical examination of the
vomit was made, and it is said the
presence of arsenic was dotectcd.
The case was reported to tho
prosecuting attorney in Boston and
about ten days ago was presented
to tlie grand jury. Air. and Mrs,
Caulkins, it is reported, urged so
strongly that Burrowa might have
inhaled arsenic from the wail-paper
in tlie room he occupied that some
of tlie paper was subjected to a
chemical test by directions of tbe
prosecuting attorney. No arsenic
was discovered, however. About
this time the West Newton doctor
came to the rescue, it is said, with
the statement that tho bismuth he
had administered to Burrows might
have contained areenie. Indeed
lie had made an examination of
some bismuth and had found arse-
nic in considerable quantities.
Chemical analysts of bismnth pur
chased at the various stores where
the supplies for Burrows had been
obtained were made, but no arsenic
was found.
A largo number of witnesses
were called before the grand Jury,
among whom was Dr. Charles
Craig, of this city, who was famil
iar with the business relations ex
isting belwen Caulkins and Bar-
rows. The grand Jury adjourned
aomo days since without finding an
indictment against Mr. or Mis.
Caulkins. It is understood to be
Mr. Warner’s intention to probe
the case to the bottom, and if Bur
rows lias been poisoned to bring
tbe guilty persons to justice.
Shortly after tbe airival of Air.
Warner and Mrs. Stewart in Bos
ton, it is said, Burrows revoked
the power of attorney previously
given by bim to Caulkins and de
stroyed the codicil to bis will by
which Caulkins was named aa ex
ecutor.
Some time ago Caulkins com
menced proceeding against Warner
as executor of the Burrows estate,
and recently obtained a court order
at Albion directing him lo ffle an
inventory of the estate and an ac
counting. This Air. Warner is wil
ling enough to do, notwithstanding
tlie fact that the will of tbe late
Roswell Burrows expressly directs
that uo inveutory of the property
he filed until after the death of the
widow.
A special dispatch received at
thisoflice last night states that Bur
rows is still alive.
A ilK.tr.RAI, DENIAL.
Last night’s Union contained a
general denial by Mr. Caulk
ins of the Herald's allegations. He
pronounces them maltciouly lalsc
ami libelous, and says he will seek
redress at the bands of the courts
for the injustice done him.
Governor Cleveland's worldly
possessions consist of only $6,000
worth of persons! property. He
has no real estate. This disposes
of a recently circulated story to
the effect that bo was posseted of a
fortune of $100,000 upon a greater
p»rt|of which he paid no Uses.