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A meric us Recorder.
W. I, UI.KIII.1Kn. K4ltor.
official Organ or Webaler Ceuntj.
IUMDAY. UnimT MUl, HUM.
THE FIFTH GEORGIA.
Tilt PLEASANT KEI1I01 OK TIIE BKUl
MBIT IN MACON.
roul'J hardly give utterance to his
tliniighl*. When the dig was un
folded and the inscription caught
the men who had followed it so
m iriiv a inn,Ht oi Tn iiov , i„. 1 often, there arose the rebel yell
survivors of the Fifth G^i/regi. Hint Is.led several aeoonda. The
menl held their second reunion. I “ t,nu w f a onc w ln J“ e< *.
The occasion was one of much In-1 “•* woa, , e P hU «' ^n otemo-
SENATORIAL CONVENTION. I ^“rl^T imrllcuinrlv'iio 'em Account! 1,00 could onl Y •» brought
The Demoereu of counties ol the “ r ^ l) . ule g, g M forth on occasions like this. When
captured Irom it November G, 1804,
Oliver & Oliver
fV-CAMTAr. PHIXK STS
Tlckftsoulp«3 Sbsrralo
0 >1.,
Snmter, Schley and Macon, an in
vited to send delegates to a Con- 1 a t the battle of Coosahatcbie, 8. C.
vention to lie held at Americua on 1 Extensive preparations bad been
Wednesday the 37tli ol August, i nia(, « for ll "> entertainment of the
veterans, anil n good attendance
was present,
for the purpose of placing in nnnilu
ation a candidate for Senator for !
A procession was formed.headed
the I8tb Senatorial District. The ! by the Volunteers, who preceded
Convention will convene at the i the Hides, following which were the
Opera House at 2 o’clock p. m. I veterans of the 6th Georgia regl
L/O. Nii.es,
Chin. Kx. Com. ltttl) Son. DIs.
Colored voters of Cincinnati have
formed a Cleveland and Hendricks
club, which already numliera 184
members.
Senator Bayrrd thinks that New
York is safe for Cleveland, and be
says that West Virginia and Now
Jersey are sale alse.
ui rcgl-
. ment under command ol Major D.
it. Ainesley. Thu survivors were
headed by Sergeant It. T. Bivins,
proudly bearing the Hag presented
to It at Missionary Kidgc by Mrs.
General J. K. Jackson, of Augusta.
There was a mingling of joy and
sorrow in the thoughts of those
brave men as they followed the
flag they bad so proudly upheld on
many scenes ol carnage. When
• the commands ruaohod Hie Masonic
ball a pleasant sight greeted them.
Tho ladies bad honored them with
- » • their presence and were out in
A son of Uen. John A Logan, a i numbers,
cadet at West Point, is now on The stage presented an appear-
trial by a court martial, charged i Bnce ‘bat pleased the members as
..d they caught Right of it, a murmur
with profanltyMylJying. of ' ppro K Ttl hl!aril( tn(l tllejr
It Is stated that soventy millions , enraptured at the scene. On
••««*- atensnrsws;
Southern manufacturing enter- Volunteers, tattered and torn; on
ptises during tbo last six months, the stage just under it was a slack
the speaker finished lie was con-, STILL LEADS!
gratulated on all sides for bis manly 1
address snd sympathetic actions.
Captnin John F. Kiddoo then took 1 ■■ ■
it and in a brief speeuh received it I
in behalf of the regiment.
The following were the election
of officers:
President—Major I). II. Ainsley;, ...
vice PreMdenta-captain George | erally to call at our shop and examine our
A tin ras. comnanv A.: Caotain J *
We invite everybody and the public gen-
Louisiana State Lotterv a.
"rlt/t that .“jj"
lie arran.jruuuU for all«,
Stan-Annti-d Uram'ngi The /
** Utur t
.nit anil control tht Bramnon
that tht nnn.ar, tandZi^Uht
'•ty./mrnru, and in good faith UanLai
jmrtiti, and ire authorite the 1,1
: \,.t thU e.rtificatt- vith fat-eiS?’? "
ugn.ititr" iittathid, in iu "ilrerlUtneu^
Burros, company 1.: Captain J. S.
King, company K ; Captain G. W.
Burr, secretary and treasurer.
Griffin was selected as the next
plucc uf meeting, the second Thurs
day in Angust next year. A vote
of thanks was tendered Captain
Youug, of the 50th Naw York regi
ment, (or the return of the flag to
the regiment anil an invitation was
extended it to be present at the
next rc-uninn.
WILLING* TiThIx! "
Wasiiiniiton, D. 0., August 20,
I8H4—.If,/ Dear Sir: In reply to
yours mentioning that I might
Commission,,,,
«~k i. «su. am onnom. i &ZXTZS,"S' t5St£ 1 ™”»
Miaa., la worth 100 per* cent. pram- center was the s -letary's desk or
imn, and v« home people say I "amented with flowers, surround-
manufacturing cotton In the south i"*, 1 ."® por , tmil »«vi»,
i ' a. u (just beyond was mounted on wheels
Is not prolltablo. tt 0ftDnon decorated with flowers,
Away up iTNoVvork State It 1 " llh . “* T"* l ” ll ' # • , ^. ience ’ iu
,| blackened face portrayed an ex-
was so baton Monday that apples I pression of coutenlinent at being in
were baked in tba sunshine, and the , the midst of |ieacoful surroundings
thermometer went up to 105 in the I and not in the scenu ol death and
shade. The New Yorkers ought i ‘le*‘rue‘ion; ‘bo 'eft of the stage
to come smith and get dbol.
Gov. McDaniel issued bis oidei;
on Tuesday, increasing the rate of
the State tax to three mills on the
dollar of taxable property, lie
Hrst took the advii* ol the Attor
ney General as to Ills legal authori
ty to do so.
Mr. J. W. Hanlon has associated
with him Mr. T. P. Cody in the
publication of the Albany Medium.
They will make a strong team, both
being practical nuwspaper men,
and we expect to ace the Medium
get up a big boom.
Mr. Vanderbilt refused $100,000
for Maud 8., but let Mr. Bonner
have her for $40,000, with the un
was another slack of arms with the
portraits of Leu and Wade Hamp
ton leaning on it, just over was
A. Adams, company A.; Captain
t 8 ain V i 8 »i u ninZr, ny coip C any I immense stock of First-Class Finished Single
C.; Captain E. H. I’ottlo,company | T . .. T . , ^ . __ i.j?iw , tti!2[i l £ilf , .£j*7"«• i*«w
IV; Captain John A. Fulton, com-; AND Douhle Seat Buggies and ()ne 1 House 1
pany K.; Captain John F. Kiddoo,'
a^r“m^^o?c\puin B i. H M. j Wagons, of all styles and sizes. All of which
arc of our own manufucture, and will be sold
as cheap as it is possible to sell such work in
any market In reference to our Single and
Double Seat Dexter Buggies, we will say we
were the first to introduce them in this coun
try, and have from the beginning up to the
present time constantly improved them, and
we believe we now have them perfect We
keep on hand all the while finished, from 15 to
25 of these Buggies, with first-class Harness to
each buggy, and can sell you a Buggy and j
lau- lor Congreix in our Diitrict,
and axking for the truth, let me
uiuka thin statement: Tho Kcpub-
liean party in tho Iliatriot has fully
four .hniiMiid (4,000) majority,
and ought to have a candidate, and
while I am not seeking the nomi
nation. il it is offered to me with
unanimity, 1 am inclined to think
1 should accept it. Another Dem
ocratic Irjend has made the same
impilry as you have, bill lie adds,
6lb Georgia dolled with bullet
hole* and blackened with |mwdcr.
It seemed conscious of its prece
dence and bung in dignified folds
hearing proudly the inscriptions
Santa Rosa, Murfreesboro anil
Chlckumntiga. Around on the
walls were suspended various con
federate and state flags,
i In the center of the stage, sus
pended over the s|H*aker, was i
grogp of flags, composed ol a hand
some orange silk battle flag of the
Jackson Artillery, a beautiful llni
led Stales regulation, one of the
Macon Volunteer*, anil a stale flag.
Tlieso surrounded and honored a
tattered and torn one of the regi
ment, that was so black and shat
tered as to hang in threads.
demanding that he was not to let i Th* ‘•'''•“Fr'’ 1 lU ° d T'* t io“;
, „ land the eight wa. one that filled
euipended the regiment fl*g ol the “1 suppose Crisp will have no op-
.. !_ • j _..t . ... l HM l t l 0D ’l an ,l tlllt ^ U l k nt
candidacy is, he reckons, a mis
take. This Jeffersonian Democrat
has no respect for majorities. Now
I know Judge Crisp is an exceed
ingly clever gentleman, but I think
he ought to have opposition, and I
am quite sure he will have il.
Yours truly, B. K. Bki.i..
•**1*1 I”*!
Tht •*', Ijdt.ru trtr .rial -HI
Ihtpetfl, •/••, XW.. *'" J S
It r*rtt ital.i .a I.Jtj-.it.
. ••■aUNilmb.rDr.wi...
tak. plan monthly. w 'i«,
A SPI.BIiniD UPPOIlTUNITv ..
WIN a POHTUNK. NISlM nl,!?
imawiKO, class i. in tiik VtHfJ
or musi«; new okukans. i(
September U, 1U4-1VS4
CAFITAI. PUIZE, $75,000.
100,000 Tlrkets st Five Dollar* Fort.
Fractions. In Kinhs, In Propom*.
list or PHIZM:'———
1 CAPITAL PHIXK
1 'If llo ••••(,,,,. M it
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Harness as cheap as anybody. All we ask is j
her trot lor money. Mr. Bonner
will give free exhibitions of her
speed to his friends.
In Toronto, Canada, the weather
is excessively hot, the thermome
ter raging daily from N5 to S5 de
grees in the shade. Large num-
tier* of eases of sunstroke are re-
purled. Tills la a long way ahead
of Americas and the South gener
ally.
The official report of the vote of
Alabama at the election of lliii
month show* that the Democratic
State ticket received ISH.SO'.i votes,
without regular opposition. No re
turns were received from live comi
ties, whose vole* would have awe|.
led the aggregate to 146,000.
In the current Cultivator Judge
Henderson, Commissioner of Agri-
lliu very souls of the mun with
memories of darker scones than the
brighter one of the ouuasion.
Seated on tho stage ware Cnptain'
J. S. King, Judge Niles, Captain
Kiddoo, Secretary Hightower.
Chaplain (.ester. Captain I’ottle,
Captain Fulton, Major Ainaley,
Colonel Thomas Burney, Major
D. B. Jones and Colonel Geo. M>’.
Burr. On motion of Captain Pot-
tlu, Major D. H. Ainsley was called
to thu chair, and Captain II. U.
Hightower was tnado secretary.
Prayer was then offered by the
chaplain, Itev. II. II. lister. 'Colo
nel Thomas J. Burney then intro
duced Congressman Hardeman,
who delivered the address of wel
come, which was moat pleasing to
the survivors, and he was applaud
ed throughout. He was replied to
by Captain F. H. Pottle. Capt. L.
C. Youug, of the Fifty-sixth New
York regiment, was introduced.
As he stepped forward be was re
ceived with cheers. Iu hi* hands
culture, publishes a communication' lle •*«('•,» package of brown paper
correcting the reported interview
given by tho Atlanta correspond
ent of the Savannah Times, In
which he is mode to say that farm
ing does not pay. The Commis-
•inner takea entirely the opposite
view of it.
FOK COXURESN.
We publish • elsewhere a letter
from Capt. B. F. Bell, or Washing-
lou. IK C., but an old resident of
containing the flag of tho regiment
captured by his command. He
luadu a profound impression on his
hearers. lie pictured the battle oi
the tilliot November, '04, at Fort
Coosahatcbie, in such realistic col
ors that there was a commotion
among the listeneraolten. He told
bow the two opposing commands
met, ol the gallant charges. He
P'ictured the brilliant charge of the
Fifth Georgia as it drove hi* regi
ment through thu famous sedgu-
tlfld. of the company's strategic
Ibis city, in which he aiguilles bis overlopping their left,
willinonmm. faw ik. — # .At till* UlOWeDt till* fog WU* Cftllt-
willingness to ran the race for Con- j , lret |. The C olor sergeant waved
greas in this district on the Itepub-. the flag high above his head, and
iiran ticket, provided the nornina- ‘he men rallied about it. Ho was
lion is tendered him with a beeom-; 'hot down, followed by live others,
| still thu colors would he tossed up,
lb. Anno 11. , a, novur having beeu allowed to trail
i he Capt a 400U majority is in bis the dust. Iu her >ic defense elicit-
ing unanimity. Whilo wc think I
mind's eye, be would probably make [ ed the highest admiration of the
the lirelieet race of any man in ! conquering foe. It waa the pride
i he district and injeet some fun in °. f u . e to capture Iu At
SktfsSiSS.tSiVSS
he letter that tho Republicans , ed to-day to ita gallant dclcndere.
nave an idea of putting a candidate It bad been tbc desire of tbe corn-
in tbo field, and If they are going mant * to return tbe colors, and to-
to make a race they might as well “
make a lively one l.y nominating
Capt BeU.
day It givea them pleaaure to do
so. At he laid thla bo unrolled the
was displayed.
The congressional committees ol
both parties are preparing to give
considerable attention in the com
ing campaign to the election of
legislators which are to choose
senators. Already the field lias
been thoroughly looked over and
the situation pretty thoroughly
diagnosed. Eleven Republican
and fourteen Democratic Senators
unil llioir terms of office tbe 4tli of
March next. The Republicans who
go uni ore Cameron, of I’ennsyl.
vania, and Cameron, of Wisconsin;
Morrill, of Vermont; Lspharn, of
New York; Blair of New Hamp
shire; Jones, of Nevatls: Ingalls, of
Kansas; Allison, of Iowa; Logan,
of Illinois; I’lutt, of Connecticut;
and IIIII, of Colorado.
The Democratic leaders in New
York have received replies from 1,.
*00' correspondents in different
parts of the State. The strength of
tho Independent Republican bot
tom is estimated at not less than
40,000 and may reach 80,000.
They aav Cleveland will have a
majority in the Stale little, ir any.
abort of ItHl.OOO. with all the Re
publicans and Butler can do
against him. Thu bluff and blas
ter about Blaine carrying New
York can excite only contempt
when the true state of affaire there
is knowu.
to tfivc us a trial.
A word now to those who have old bug
gies and wagons and desire to have them re
paired or made new: We will give you more
work, and a better .job, for less money than
any other shop in Americus.
convinced.
Americus, Ga., July 25, 1884
,W7 Prlwa, nmonniliiK to
Application ftirmtcRto Hub* should L* t u aim
only to ilic offli’ti of tlio Coni|*ny In N«-w Ortas*
For further Information writs* rlearlv. «£*$*
fhll juMn-.«. Make |». O. Ifonry (Inlet'. pfTJ
««<l :nlilrr«a lUnsUti rr.l |.«*ttrr* to * 3
SEW OBIsBANS NATIONAL BAUM
New Orleans, 1*4$.
letter* 1
Jkllilf.. sail slltiia ul ■! -ISA .
Kffprr«r i .
>1. A. DAl'PIllX,
Naw Orlean
Wheatley's Corner!
llo! every one in need of Clothing,
“COME AGAIN” to Wheatley’s Comer und bn*
nil. ,plmi]14,.areH. whlrh .llrlulnl)mr;eai>rl>lln Inlrnliwln* I hr rtlr of
FIJNTE CLOTHING
>*—•' . i™inr*l... I. Iiri&c «u tor thr Sprig, injr I hr lar,rU. hinjmmnt ul
BOM rompletr line of
Perfect Fitting Clothing
EVER SHOWN IN AMERICUS!
Thrw uooila hata ton *olwtM with groat «ara ami (mmstmI an alogaar# of di-algn, bmuiy ..f flnlali 1
and durability of toil tiro, that tow in Joe.l ran equal, and non# aurpaa*. In ovary laatann* wo
GUARANTEE PERFECT FIT OR NO SALE
W. hlToJaO. . Urw .00 w»U httretro sack of |*rfr-l Kiting
Shirts, Collars, Cuffs, Neek and Underwear!
And ovorything In tho way of Qont'a FurnUhlng Uoopo. Polito and uttMilva Hnloamon will mko
ipioMura la dUplaying tho»o hoantlAil gooda whether you widi to buy or not.
THORNTON
Wheatley’s Corner,
!
MACON, G-A.
Tho Fu'l term of this ln$titoti<« will i+c.
Do toot Wrdooixlay i««tb» In HrplrmUr.
The nito of tafthm t« low, and doe. n<4 reri
aroatly e*cc<*<| tho matnculntlon »n.i <iti.eri -
of Instltiitiomi in •vlitch In o tultioti prevail.,
Tho ThnolntrU'iil Itopitt-ttiioitt, 4l<*.«ftrne«i tn rf
intro yoiin; men for the tn«nt»ti*v. 1$ pre.i.led 0 i-
fi , if by Roy. .1.Kyato. D l>.
* V 4 ^ t Br.gh.tn, .k. M.. i. i.lMlp.1. I-1.
latmo. A rvNIinxHiioua nh->o. Ii..||.e i-
Iw hum on tie r.lto«r ufut.il.. wnl will Wir.
by thr opening.>f the toll tonii.
TfeO Ijf ItrpnilllH-nl a fua-i.lv .ftLV
I'rofewoor , with 1*. «. ClUR«vl An.1.An«$f
OowFrwi of tb« Mato, aa cbalrnt n.
(IimkI Ittanl cau hail at Ihc ‘•Hair f.r f-
per mot!Hi and in private L.i.illlc- at fnan
M p*-r month
For 1’iitaluguo* and oilier Infoi'inidion a<!dit~.
•IOIIN .1, IIIIANI I.KT.
July4'jtf Soereury Karcil).
DRIED FRUIT
WANTED!
In mldition to my former Mrran?eniont*
; to buy Itnd ahip Drieil Fruit. I have lor
i the comiDR aoAHon the udvantii^ to saw-
1 ibt> comiuiRsibuH iimuaII.v |wid »« N>»
j York bonnes for handling thrui. 1 *ik
, Itoto for Sew York on or about ihe
1 August and remain tborodarim,’ tho Dried
Fruit Reason. Bring in your Fmit oarh
j and I promise yon, in adilitiou le pajiut
i full value for your Fruit, to allow yw.
j also a part of the waving of the coniine
| wlonw. Respectfully.
H. M. rOHKX.
Fool of Untton Avoou-’.
j JulyUItf
W. J. PMII.I IM. JOHN ' UIFB-
★
BAKERY,
Cotton Avenue.
Wo call the attention af tho pwblt*- t* ^
that w. arr nnpaicd t.. fill all swdrt* U I* 4 -
Hfoal, Cato, t’andv. Kir., ..f our owi.
goo>l and pure. W« keep a'*u CouWik^* * dJ
Umrrrtoii, which we acll at tho rullm- P r,v *
Uuy and sell Country I'rodm o, Cllvo «• 1
J. PtilLUVH a 1 < »•
JuIjrSAtf
WHEATLEY,
: : Americus, Ga.
HAVING MV STOCK THAT WAH l-KFT FROM THE FIIIE IX ORDER.
AND REPLENISHED WITH NEW GOODS, I AM NOW I'UEPA 11-
Ell FOR Bl'SINESS. NEW GOODS RECEIVED DAILY.
The Republican* in Indiana ap
pear lo he somewhat rattled.
Calkins, their good looking candi
date for Governor, i* already on tbe
defensive. He lie* been charged ■
with trying to cheat hi* creditor* .
and with letying blackmail on a I
l'o*tmiatre<*. It i* said that he i
cannot make a square denial to '
either charge. The Indiana part ’
of the aggressive Republican earn- j
paign appears to be a failure.
T», Riui* l
Wbjr. I. W. Harpers Nelson OoaaU j
WU.kejr i. pialsrreJ abore all otbar
Bcrnnil* ia bev.ate it I* tbe moal regular i
and moot perfect Prodoet, ineoeteeublv '
ever made. A Iona experience In tba
capital of tbe IliitiUtr which enable* him j BUTTERICK’S PATTERN GIVEN AWAY.
to bald bi. Whiskey nntil it bs* rally tat. ' , , .
ssigttMZJSLTJi:: next dooe to post omoE
duset from tlw Dlstillerv accuanu (or ;
tba uavaijiag mllstsction it hu gieen
those best adaeated to a One Wblsksj. '
J. Isasau, Sola Ageai. (
•prill 4m Americas, Os. I
l
Having opened ike Bytandw
1 propose to open, on Mondey the .leui
of August next, u Hobool ol High nr * u
for Boys snd Girls. Terms, rate*. <te :’
m heretofore. Having bed muvb «**P* ri '
eoot in eondaeting schools of such char
acter I earnestly solicit a liberal patronaj?-
, of tbs good citixeas of Americas
i vicinity, and for tbe s«tn* pleilge
lion. W. H. ALLKN. PrinciH
20. 18W. tf
; Is what to now tor the tat
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