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MERICUS
Established 1879.
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, 1884.
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Americus Recorder.
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prompt attention given toallbuainesslentrnated.
[lollectioi.s a specialty and; prompt attention
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TERMS—All claim a I'toni $80 or uuder, $8;
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No cbpxgt'B nnlera col’lectlona are’ made.
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I)r. C,B. MINES,
SURGEON AND PHYSIC]
>«era liia prpltaslonal service*, with an expert*.
cd#ot20vefM J tpljk»tt*f)ple(of Americus and
vicinity- Office over itavia 1 Callaway's Store. Hes
’t corner of Jackion and Church
CuiiiwVl receive prompt attvdtloH.
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DR. C. A. BROOKS,
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rail* left at Davenport’s drug atore will re
prompt attention. Will bo found at night at the
^Mtdence of Col .8. II. Ijlawklns, coraer Lee and
MISCELLANEO US.
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Kett,
ACTOR Al
TALBdTtOk, 'Ui'.li ; 1 ‘GEORGIA
Will do Ploetering, Brickwork and Housework
Calsomine u specialty. Repairing done. Orders
promptly attended to. octStf
t Meats
and
" ddliNThY PRODUCE!
1 am now prepared to furnish tho f ublie with
kuice meats, such as Beef, Pork, Mutton, and
Kid. 1 also have ou hand at all times chicken*
and Egg a Come around and try me.. South aid#
Cotton Avenue, next door to 1*. II. William*!,
funelltf W. F. HAKE.
:qrk.
it t$ public Ui at
erasi
experience of
After having bad
the largest
i give aatlsfactli
teed. I mu located with iuv father on Jeflbrson
strccl, in rear of Oliver dc Oliver's shop. Work
solicited. | in ay23 5m 1 F. A. CAMERON.
Ed wiml J. MUler. C, Homoo McCall.
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Monumental Marble Works,
Ml I, I, KH Si McL'ALL, Proprietors,
Southwest Corner of tho Publlo Square,
AMEItICUS, GA.
Monuments, Tombs, Eto.,Eto.
of the best Italian al&American Marble.
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Louisiana State Lottery Go.
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the arrangements for all the Monthly and
Semi-Annual Drawings of The Louisiana
State Lottery Company, and in person man-
aye and central the Drawings themselves,
and that the same are conducted with hon
esty, fairness, and in good faith toward all
parties, and we authorize the Company to
use this certificate, with facsimiles of our
signatures attached, in its advertisements.’'
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Commissioners.
1808 for 26 years by the Legisln-
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hlch
By
purposes-
iddwl. n * ef T#
- „ its franchise
inado u part of the present 8tate Constitution
adopted December 2d, A. D., 1879.
The only Lottery ever toted on and endorsed by
the people of any State,
It never scales or postpones.
Iti Grand Single Number Drawings
take place monthly.
A SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY TO
WIN A FORTUNE. EIGHTH GRAND
DRAWING, CLASS II. IN THE ACADEMY
OF MUSIC. NEW ORLEANS, TUESDAY,
August 19, 1864 -171st Monthly Drawing.
CAPITAL PRIZE, $75,000.
100,000 Tickets at Fire Dollars Each.
Fractious, In Fifths, in Proportion.
LIST OF FRIZES:
1 CAPITAL PRIZE $76,000
1 do do 28,000
1 do do 10,000
2 PRIZES OF $0.000 12,000
5 do 2,000, 10,000
• 10 do 1,000, 10,000
100 do
600, .
. 20,000
4,600
V •• •• 200 2.260
1,907 Prizes, amounting to §265,600
Application for rate* to clubs should be made
only to the office of the Company In New Orleans.
For further Information write, dearly, giving
full address. Mnko P. O. Money Orders payable
and address Registered Letters to
NEW ORLEANS NATIONAL BANK,
New Orleans, La.
POSTAL NOTES and ordinary letters by
Mall or Express (all sums of 90 and upward by
Express at our expense) to
M. A. DAUPHIN,
New Orleans, La,
M. A. DAUPHIN,
007 Seventh St., Washington, D. C
STILL AT HER OLD STM
POWDER
Absolutely Pure.
Ti U powder never varies. A marvel of purity
strength and wholexomenoss. More economical
than the ordinary kinds, and cannot l>e sold in
competiou with the multitude of low test, short
weight, ulum or phosphate powder-. Sold only in
tin can*. ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO, 100
Wall Hi raet. New York. oct21yl.
IS THE TIME
TO CURE
SKIN HUMORS.
NflW IS W CURE f |
11 111 W SKIN HUMORS.I
X T is at this season when the 1’ores open freely
and the Perspiration is abundant that DUtfg-
jring llunmrs. Humiliating Eruptions.. Itching
Torture., S.lt Kheum. r>r tii. |-wriM>. T.t-
ter. Ringworm, Baby Humors. Scrofula, Scrofu
lous Sons. Abscessed, and Disehargfng Wounds,
and every species of Itching, Scaly, add fimu.y
IT IS A FACT.
Humors, whether Scrofulous. Inherited or Con
tagious may NOW be permanently cervd by Ctrri-
CURA RF.sor.vrVT. the new Blood ’Purifier, inter
nally. and OurirURA and Cutiouba Soap, the
great Skin Cures and Beaulillers. externally. »n
GREATEST ON EARTH.
Ci'TicuiiA JtKMKDtK* an* (lie greatest medicines
i earth. lUr ' " ‘
Hen’s Shoes.
iceft. • There |s gwibodijr
leathi
In thet
Nhoe I—
Basinet*, buy mid sell. ,,,
enabled to defy competilioii. I huve taken this
method of introducing this Shoe because there i*
a demuntl for an honest Hhoc at n Low Price war
ranted by the mnnufactuier. 1 claim theae Hhoe#
to be stitched with the beat of allk, and the but
ton* are sewed an with tho brat of Barbour 1 *
thraod, which I* Imported from Fcotland.' Theae
"hoes are made on the latest Improved la-ts, and
you will Hail them an easy fit, micryou h ~ *
young, middle age and old. it contains 126 pre.
scriptiona for all scat* and (chronic diseases, each
°ne of which is Invaluable. Bo found bg the au
thor, whose experience tor 28 year* Is auch
‘ 1 to the lot
> expel „
probably never before fell to the lot of toy physi
cian. 300 pages bound la bcaigtfnl French muslin,
embossed covers, full gilt, guaranteed to be a liner
work In every sense—mechanical, literary and
professional—than any other work sold In thl*
country for #2.50, or the money will be refunded
In every instance. Price only $1 by mail, post
Medical Association, to the officers of which he
refers.
This book should be read by the young for In
struction, and by the afflicted for weMfL U Will
henedt aU.-London lancet. ’ v
t here Is no iiiembe.- of society Ito whom thl
N»k will not be u» ' ‘ -* •*
guardian, Instractoi
W*tS£SS. r S
»ho way be consulted on all diseases
qairii
[Boston,
skill and experience. Chronic and obsil-
ELF
OLD STAND ON JACKSON STREET I
jy U B . Rsinesoffers her sincere thanks to the
members of the fire department, hy whoso noble
efforts the was laved front serious loss, during the
Jlrp, and enabled ber to] greet her Glenda at the
place where they have eo long been accustomed
to find her. npriUti
ATTENTION!
Hedauarters for Imported and Domestic
LIQUORS,
BEERS,
CIGARS,
X2to.« Bto,
I havo and always keep on hand a full supply ol
Imported uud Domestic Liquors, Beets, Chant*
pagfie, Cigure, etc., etc., which I am celling at
LOWEST MARKET PRICKS. AIM a Fresh
Assorted Stock of
Staple and Fancy GrocreiesI
which I am selling as CHEAP AS THE CHEAP
EST. Give me a trisl and he convinced*
Fresh Cincinnati Beer on Draught!
Always on hand at Sc per glass.
Free Lnncl from 10:30 A. M. to 2 P. M
I have added t» my place a gvod
Billiard and Pool Table
From now until the end of the season I wiil^krtp
1 S&pply or Ice on band.
.JAKK ISRAELS,
Internally, aud Ctrrirt!
externslly.
case Halt Rheum ii
t it. I believe CtiriCliliA would
.. My arms, breast ami head
iir.ni yesrs, which nothing rel
id the CUTICURA ItKKOI.
X’ttA and CUTiri
J. W. Adamh, Ne 1
k.O.
GREAT BLOOD MEDICINES.
The half* hn* not been told a- t<* the great
curative power* of tho I'UUCUttA I
havo paid hundred* of d'dlsr* for medicine* to
cure disease* uf the blood and skin, sod never
found any thing yet to equal the Cvticuiia Rk
Providence, R. I.
CURE IN EVERY CASE.
four I'rrieuRA Rkmkiukh outsell all othei
Hold by all druggist
Mend Tor “ Ho
V-tfvfV PoTJMt DllUU AM)
m, Mai. ■ | 1 I I | j
o Care Skin Hlsenses."
O (■ A I npWrorBitnburp.Tati.aOd
DbAU I T Orenay Hkln, Blnck-
henils.l'lmples.Skln lileinlHheu, and Infantile
HuiuorH,UHoC.'i"ri«:i:uAH(Ml' it real lienutmor
Meat Market
PROVISION STORE.
W. H.&T.M.C0BB
A Cobb the Mia
COTTON ■A.VJ-nNTTjaa
keep on bund tho very l»«*t cuts of |
BEEF, FORK, KID AND SAD SAGE,
nil also n full line of
Green Groceries and Provisions,
tnbmliig all kind* of Vegetuhles and Fruits lu
heir season. Canned Goods, ete. It i* their aim
o keep s first c lass establishment, and give their
ustonier* good goods at the lowest prices.
0f"Highest price naid for Cattle, Hog*, and a
;ind« of country produce.
Americus, D*-c. 16, lX82.tf
DRIED FRUIT
WANTED!
In aildition to my former iirrunKfinents
to boy and ebip Dried Fruit, I have lor
the coming eciLson the advantage to envd
tho commiseioDH usually paid to Now
York boneea for handling them. I will! feet to tire
A MAGIC CAVE.
DESCRIPTION OP A NATURAL WONDER
WU1CII SURPASSES ALL EVER
*i* -/. POUND BEPOIUS. /§ ‘
Fifty years ago, when the Chero
kee Indians were still in possession
of the fair hunting-grounds ol Ala
hama, says a Fort Payne (Ala,'
special to the Chicago Times, In
dlan tradition told ot a great care
in the Lookout mountain, in whoso
chambers was the tomb of a “Man,
Itou,” or Great Spirit, this particu,
lar one being known as “The Groat
Storm Spirit.” Tho legend runs
that when the world was young the
Cumberland mountains left, the
bleak north and journeyed south,
ward. They /reached ithe broad
Tennessee river, and the more tim
id were afraid to cross. But tho
Lookout, more bold and larger
than her sisters, stepped aoross
the river and remained, tho only
great mountain south of the Ten
nessee, where her great length
stretches from Chattanooga eighty,
seven miles southwest. But she
was sad when she found none of her
sisters had courage to follow her,
and wept from her thousand eyes-
the thousand springs that burst
from the mountain. Bido. .One of
these springs, in its eternal grief,
wore away with its dropping tears
great channels and rooms in the
mountain’s bosom. On the crest
Of Lookout the storm spirit dwelt
for ages. When at last he died his
kindred spirit laid his body to rest
in the cave in the bosom of the
mountain, where away from the
sunlight, but beside murmuring
waters, they heaped a tomb upon
which should ever fall the eternal
tears of grief and carve out fantas
tic forms for companionship in his
endless sleep.
Such was the beautiful legend
which the Cherokeos told of the
cave in explaining ils presence to
the whites who came among them.
Far in its interior is still seen
the name of Milo Smith, surgeon at
tho fort in the valley, with the dato
of July 19, 1883. During tho war
great quantities ol earth were dug
from it and leached lor the saltpe
ter it contains, to make powder for
tlie Confederate Government. At
the point where they ceased dig
ging the marks of tlio pick <u*e as
though work was done there yester
day. Tho place has been known
but little beyond its own neighbor
hood, where what tho natives call
“rock bouses” are common along
tho mountain side. Within a few
months, however, a new comer
began to explore it,’oleqred. the
path of its worst obstructions, and
gave names to most of the beauti
ful formations and rooms. Once
ortwiso local papers have given
partial descriptions of it, but this
is the first detailed account yet
written. Although the farthest
point yet explored is thought not
to exceed one and a half miles
from the entrance, the fact that the
stream which runs its wholo length
is still of large volume at the end,
together with the peculiar forma
tion of tho mountain on the other
side, impresses one with the belief
that a little work of cxploratioa Will
disclose new chambers and galler
ies of an-extent that will render
those now known merely antccham-
bors to new subterranean wonders.
The mouth of the cave is on tho
west of Lookout mountain, ono
hundred feet from the base, and
about one thousand feet below the
summit at this point, and a mile
from the town, overlooking tho
rich and beautiful Little Willis val
ley, through which runs the Ala
bama Great Southern road. Bight
in u great cliff of limestone is an
opening of about eight feet square.
From the interior Aowb forth a
strong current of air of about 41
degrees, too cold to encounter at
once after a brisk walk. The
torch-bcarers arrange long splints
of “fat” pine, tvfo or threo together,
light them, and when the party has
recovered a normal temperature,
enter the great ante-VooAiy which
descends gently for about fifteen
s level ol
of tho main or up-
leave for New Yolk ou or about tho tat of
August anil remain there during the Dried
Fruit season. Bring it yonr Fruit early
and I promise yon, in addition to paying
foil value for your Fruit, to allow you
also a part of the saving of tho commis
sions. Respectfully,
8. M. COHEN.
Foot of Cotton Avenue.
julyiatf
CHEAP LUMBER
I am now loextdl at Bell’* plac*, near America
where I will deliver lumber [it mill for Eight
Dollar* per 10)0 feet, xndj; In the city for Nine
Dollars ocr luQO. tf. R. W. JORDAN ^
(hn r A MONTH «Bd BOARD for thn«
HlhrViV* Young Men i»r Ladle* In HM-h conn-
<PvW u Address t. W. ZIKOI.F.K A CO,
FhiUdrlphiS, P*.
r gallery. The air within soon
becomes pleasant, the thermometer
standing at 65 to 70 ucgrccs.
Although a stream passes through
the entire length, except at points
where it finds passage underneath
great rocks or banks of earth, tlidro
is but little mud. But little work
or; ’Hi*" 89 would stable oite to
walk dry shod throughout,] j f 1
Passing from the anteroom
through a narrow entry !n the
rocks, anil along the shelf of tho
gallery, the tomb of the Manitou i*
the first object of interest. It is a
great stalagmite, perhaps twenty
fret in height, in the exact shape
of the “Indian mouads” through
out the Mississippi and Ohio val
leys, a tumulus whose shape must
have sugested the legend to the In
dian imagination. The visitor
stands almost on a level with its
top, the base being down bulow.
It is as regular in form ns if carved
out by a sculptor tor a royal mau
soleum. Passing along the narrow
ledge beyond, closely hugging the
wail on the right, the flaring light
ol the torclics fail to reach the
dopth of the Cimmerian darkness
below, and but dimly touches the
high ceiling above, it is about
eighty feet from top to bottom,
and tho spiee of real danger in the
journey adds its piquancy to the
trip for about twenty-five feet.
Next comes “the cathedral,” where
the lofty Gothlo arches formed by
the down-hanging stalactites invite
religious contemplation. The
“stalls of tho monk9,” at the side
formed by thin, jutting wings of
stone, add to the illusion. Just a
step further a slight descent leads
to the “baptistry,” the halt of a
trunicated coneJJ flungjagainst the
side of a rock, six feet across at
the base, the top a basin full of
water so pellucid that only when
the light is held close it cau be
seen, a spring of water, cool, limpid
arid refreshing. Still further down
the musical murmur ot tho stream
calls (attention to a tiny oasoadc,
where the water dashes down a do-
scent of ten feet in its rocky hod.
Returning to the gallery above, tho
visitor comes to “Giants’ hail,”
where is the counterpart of Her-
oules extended on a hugo couch,
near ilia great arm chair. Here is
the “Dromedary,” a stalactite, per
fect in overy hump. Below it
hangs a wreath of flowors. In
recess to the left is “The Hall of
Statuary.” Leaving these, the
guides cry out “Look un!” and lift
their torchos. Tho oeiiing scorns
studded with Btars. It is naturo’a
frescoing. Beyond is the stalag
mite of “Tho Owl.” JuBt ahovo
the entranco of the next room arc
seen two lambs reclining. From
the ceiling depends a masked face.
Hero a gallery, almost an exact
counterpart of a railroad tunnel,
leads to the muBic room. A hori
zontal wing ot stone gives forth a
roaring sound liko a drum when
struck. With care in selecting the
places for tho blows, tho whole mu
sical scalo may be sounded. Farth
er on are the “pipes of the organ,”
with a loft behind and above filled
with a choir inclosed by stalactites
hanging in folds like a curtain.
Passing above a small lake is seen
a hanging basket, close by what a
farmer would know as tobacco,
hung in a drying-barn, while a per
fect alligator is outlined in the ceil
ing, which is supported near by by
a huge pillar from the floor. Tho
face of “Tho Old Man of the Moun
tain” confronts the visitor next,
whilo beyond a hugo frog contem
plates a leap into a placid pool be
low. Thu entrnneo of the next
room is guarded by “The Bear and
Cub,” whilo sido by sido is “Tho
Eagle” and the huge “Horse’s
Head,” with the mouth open as if
to seise on the intrepid mortal who
would penotrate the mysteries of
the mountain. Beyond is “The
Ball-room,” whore a wide chamber
affords ample opportunity for terp-
sichorcan exercise. Oil the right,
above the stream, rises “The Castlo
of the Rhine,’’ a stalagmite model in
exact pattern. In tiro “Dressing-
room” are many beautiful forma
tions. At the farther end of the
lofty ball-room is seen the “Organ
Loft.” Next is "Stalactite Hall,"
(Hied with beautiful formations,
among them an exact imitation of
a petrified stump, with broken
seotions of the fallen tree below.
This is the end of the gallery so
far as explored. Indications, how
ever, point to rooms beyond, to
what extent can only be conjectur
ed.
Returning beyond the ball-room
a lower gallery is entered own the
right, at the entrance of which is
an Indian idol in nature’s on hand.
Next is the “Bunk of Frost,” a
great mass that glistens in the light
ike diamonds, the brightest object
Been in the cave. “The Throne-
room" is next, right under the
“Hall of Statuary," p grand and
beautiful stalagmite that would
form a fitting seat for the Manitou
while living. Above it depends
the stalactite of the “Elephant,"
complete, with howdah and trap
pings. In front of the elephant Is
a great wreath of dowers in masses.
The main hall is re-entered by a
tomb, at the top of which is “Fat
Man’s Misery." Hero the explor
er must travel on bands and knees
through a narrow bole, much like
the transom of s door, at the bot
tom of the upper gallery. Forth-
remainsof former lunches show- how
appropriately it was named. Near
by is the “Barroom,” with the
bottles on the shelves. This is
right under the tonfb. A rock
struck gives back loud resonance.
A pistol shot re-echoes through
tho vaulted lofty chambers Ilk*, a
cannon. Climbing up the inoline
to the base of the tomb, 1 the sides
of the gallery sYe hung with ’great
bunches of bananas and other trop
ical fruits. Here are seen, beauti
fully illustrated, the fqrupptio^ of
both stalactites and stalagmites in
ail their various stages. Water
drips from above and deposits car
bonate of lime, atom by atom, both
above and below. , Tjjosajentifle
student will here find much to in
terest him.
The end is almost reached.
Hours have been spont in tbeoave.
In places it- has . required hard
work. None of the, partyi.fl 0 ™-
plain ot chilliness. Coming around -
a corner, tho foremost ones but,
"I see daylight.” Fifty feet above
us the evening sun shines in. Bars
of silvery light shimmer the en
trance and fill the great apt?rpoms
with a mellow radiance that seoms
to take on a violet hue as'tt strug
gles downward. Walking' ttt' 'the
outside, the daylight takes on new
glory to tbo eyes from the contfast.
A few steps outside of tlteicool air
from the cave am* thqW ,^ ,?f
the summer day strikes the face
like a furnace blast, compelling { a
recoil to the mouth of the date for
a few moments before > taking -up
the lino qf march to the village.
Norwood Nomluafetl< : -
Savannah, GA-^July ^i].—The
Dcmocrutfc convention, after an
exciting session,‘closed IW labOrs
tonight, having been four days
in a deadlock, every Offort to
break whioh scorned unsuccessful.
Messrs. Meld rim, Lawtpn^ Jppk-
son and Falligant woro'proposod,
hut tbo ranks would net break; On
tbo lflGth ballot,'which stood,
Adams 22; MbldrfnY ( Ikj'arid Mer-
shon 4, Colonel Swcot arose, and
in a few remarks proposed to nom
inate Hon. Thomas M. Norwood
by acclamation. Tremendous ap
plause greeted this. Adam’s friendB
asked for a coneultdtiori of 1 live
minutes. At tha - closo, Mr. Don-
mark, in a -few remarks, wfttuJsew
mons vote. He was then declared
tho nominee, i A committee was
appointed to wait P« ,W.nii and re
turned with. Mr- Norwood In ten
minutes, who received 1 a perfect
ovation of applause, which contin
ued several minutes. Hb made an
excellent speech, defining -bis posi
tion on tho tarUI„in Ctvpr of inci
dental protection.. The nomina
tion gives general satisfaction.
Spccchcri wero made 1 by Messrs.
Bradwell, Rawls and Mersbon. Tbo
convention, at 8 t. m,:, ; adjourned
sine die. ... ...i,,,,, „.,i.
Precautionary Measures.
N-’v Tort ’ ' '
lie was seated aorosB- tho room,
“George,” sha said, if a lira .Were
suddenly to break out in the house
what would be your first, impulse,
do you think?” “Well', my first
thought would befbr you,bFbburse.
I would get you to la plaob bf safe
ty aud then do wlrnt I ooukl la ex
tinguish thoilume*.’! “That,would
be very nice of you, Uqdrge, to
think of me flrsl; hut if a fire were
to break out now, for instance,
wouldn’t you lose valuable time
reaching mo from way across the
room?” “I don’t know, bpt I
would," said George, as be changed
his scat.
To Toy Gently with rorliitto ls NIee.
To toy with Fortune, 1 !? at not
too great A risk, is ono of the pleas
antest of pastimes. The wild
gambling in stocks on W«l|,,street
brings to the speculator not near
as healthy an exercise as the iri-
vestment in the drawing's of the
Louisiana State Lottery, at-New
Orleans, La., of $5 for, si whole or
proportionately for fractional parts.
The 171st Grand Monthly Drawing
will occur on Tuesday, Auguht
12th, and any Information oan be
bad on application to M. A. Dau
phin, New Orleans, La-; r
; A Lynching at Blakely.
Albany, Ga., July 20—Yester
day afternoon two hundred men
broke into the Blakely jail, took
out Aaron Coachman, the negro
rapist, carried him to a briok yard
two hundred yards from the.court
house; and after emasculating him
be was hanged and bis body’rid
er along, another side gallery goes I died with billlets. He confessed
to the "Dinlng-toom,” where the I to varlohi eHttee. '^ :