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Established 1879.
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1884.
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f.LLAVILLE, OA.
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per cent. No chargee nnleee collect lone ere made.
r May 14-tfc
DOCTORS.
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PTCAPITAL P1UZE 975,000,
Tlcketeouly 93. Shares In proporllou
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core ot 20 years, to the people of Amerlcu* and
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•alia will receive prompt attention. lauSflil
DR. C. A. BROOKS,
AMERICUS, OA.
trail* left at Davenport's drug atore will receive
prompt attention. Will be found at night nt tr
residence of Col. 8. II. Hawkins, corner Leo m
Colledge streets. majr 8 Sin.
MISCELL ANEO US.
isreil Plols.ett,
TALHOTTON,
Will do Plastering, Brickwork and Housework
Calsotnioe a specialty. Repairing done. Orders
promptly attended to. octJtf
GIN WORK.
I I would respect fully state to the public that
I nm now prepaired.to
REPAIR OLD GINS I
that I can tflvo mtUtotlor. All work gnmn-
fntheron Jefferson
Kdwr J. Mi'lbr. C. Uomce McCall.
Mouuniental Marble Works,
MILLER k Mct’ALL, Proprietors,
Southwest Corner of the E&r,o Square,
AMERICUS, GA.
Monuments,Tombs, Etc.,Eto.
of the liest Italian and American Marble.
Meat Market
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Commlsalouera.
Incorporated »'i 1808 for 74 year* hy the Lesiela-
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with a capital of f 1,000,U00-to which a reserve
fainelilae
wns made a |mrt of the pieacnt Slate f'oi
adopted December 2d, A. 1>.. 1879.
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OF MUSIC, NEW ORLEANS, '1UE8DAY,
October 14, 1884 173d Monthly Drawing.
CAPITAL PIIIZE, $75,000.
100,00011ckets at Fire Dollars Each.
Fractious, in Filths,iu Proportion.
LIST OK PRIZES:
1 CAPITAL PRIZE
.$74,000
. 28,000
. 10,000
200
100,
40
230
4,400
2.250
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1,907 Pi lie*, amount lug to...
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only to the office of the Company in New Orleans.
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and address Registered Letter* to
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POSTAL NOTES and ordinary letter* by
Mail or Express (all sum* of 93 and upward by
Kxpres. at our expense) to
U. A. DAUPI11
New Orleaui
or M. A. DAUPHIN,
607 Seventh St., Washington, D. O.
POWDER
Absolutely Pure
T Is powder never varies. A marvel of, purity
FROM HATCHER STATION.
strength and whole-omenosa. More ccoaonilcal
than the ordinary kinds, and cannot be Bold in
compotton with the multitnde of low test, short
Wall Si reel. New York.
‘Saw
SALT RHEUM
And Every Species of Itchins
and Burning Diseases Pos
itively Cured.
PCZF.M A, or Rail Rheum, with It* agonlxlng itch-
XJ in* and burning, instantly relieved by a warm
bath with Cirricura Smt\ and a sinplo application
of Cunrciu. the gnat Hkin Cur*. Thin repeated
daily, with two or three dose* of Otmrtnu Kxsou*
vk.nt, the New Blood Paritier. to keep the blood
cool, the perspiration pure and unirriUting, the
bowel* open, the liver and kidneys active, win
specie* of Itching, Scaly, and Pimply Humors of
the Scalp and Skin, when the beat physicians and
all known remedies fail.
Will lfeDea*M,3U] Dearborn Rt., Chicago,
gratefully acknowledge* a cure of Halt Rheum ou
head. neck, face, arm*, and leg* for seventeen
B7W3.T.!! :as swisS
year*: tried hundred* ot remedies; doctors pro
nounced hi* case Impel***; permanently cared by
CUTU'UBA Kkm'I.vknt ihlood puriller) internally,
*'•—icuua Hoar (tha great akin
a and Cuticura
tally.
W. H.&T.M.C0BB
Having purchased f^om Ilnre it Cobb the Mt-a
Maiket and Provision 8to.(
COTTON AVENUE
keep ou hand the very beat cut» of j
BUFF, FORK, KID AND SAUSAGE,
and also a full line of
Uracil Groceries and Provisions,
embracing nil kind* of Verr table* and Fruits In
to keep • first class establishment, and give their
-Tiatomcr* good goods ut the lowest prleca.
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mill EDITION. PRICE ONLY *1,
KHOW THYSELF.
A Great Medical Work on Manhood.
, Jf'luuutol Vitality, Savon, mil I’hy.leU |D«»
LiUty Premature Decline In man. Errors of
Youth the untold miseries resulting fromjtn-
discretion or excesaea. A look lor every t
)ounp, middle age *1)4 old. it contains 124 i
’•ti prions for all acute and chrome disrates, c
hor, whose exMrienee for 28 years is yurh as
k^wbjToevtr before foil to the lot of any I'byn-
NO pane bound fat beaUrifol French muslin,
muslin,
mbuaaed covers, full gilt, guaranteed to be u drier
* ai * *■ every nu>-mechanical, literary and
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This book should be read by the young for lo
tted for *•- “ -***
r relief It wUI
ssss^aaftsssr
i •<> wembe/ of society to whom thi
1M ® ot N useful, whether youth, parent
aSa*' , "» < «ctor or clergyman.-Argonaut.
Addwa* the Pealrndy Medical Institute, or Dr.
Parker, No 4 Bulllncb Street, * Boaton,
■JE;? fct consulted on all disease* re
?at?3f ,k D Chronic and ohatl-
that have ImOad tbei
ISS^HYHLF
•COR RENT.
Til. tale rnidaoc of L. O. Barrett, od
A.u™ ck n , ow occupied by A. A.
..... ... - <t
lSSa’*' Po *“** io0 given Beplemliei
1*1 America.,. good four-
Ill a very short time 1 will
move into the two stores now
occupied hy Messrs. J. 1), Dunn
and It. T. Byrd & Son,—Itoth
made into one—and before mov
ing I will sell as much of my
stock as possible at prices that
will suit purchasers. This,like
my former offers, is genuine and
will be carried out to the letter
Come and be convinced,
S. M. COHEN,
Bargain Store, Cotton Avenue.
jnly!3tr
<’h«»*. Houghton, Km., lawyer. 28 State H
J<nt«n, report* a case of Halt ltheum under l
>b*erration for ten years, which corered the p
TOSS!
tient’* body and limbs, and to which all known
method* of treatment had been applied, without
benefit, which wa* completely cured aolely by thg
Rkmkdikm, leaving a clean and healthy
akin.
F. II. Drake, Esq., Detroit, Mich., suffered
untold torturea from Halt Rheum, which appeared
od hi* hand*, bead and faoo. and nearly destroyed
hi* eye*. After the mo*t careful doctoring and a
consultation of physician* failed to relieve him,
he u*vd the CUTit'URA Hkmeuiks. and was curad,
and has remained *o to date.
llr. John Thiel, Wilkeabarre. Pa., writes:—
1 have suffered from Salt Rheum for c
r eight
no bad that 1 conld not attend to
ray huainea for weeks at a time. Three boxes of
CunrURA. and four bottle* RwoLvnrr, bare en
tirely cured uie of this dreadful discs**.
Hold hy all druggist*. Price: CtrncoaA. 80 cta.|
RkmiI.VF.NT, 61: 8*»AF. 'Act*. PirrTKB Duuo and
CUTI
CURA HOAP. An uxqulslta Toll.
.Uaib.auil Nurawry Sanative.
All School Ms,
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A0ic-.t87.ma
MH8. M.T. ELAM LEFT
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TIIE LAST OF 8KITEM-
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OF IIKK BUSINESS IN
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WILL SEBVK IIEU ( US-
TOMEBS FAITHFULLY.
Aiaerlcu,, 11.., Au,»t tl ISM. 13
fiercer University,
Th, Fill term of •.•• lo-h-t-o .III <i-n on
Tl.c nU of tnnS- l» lonr, •»-!-to-, ool »r,
greatly .scon1U. —alncoUtlon »,J other f>'»
orlo-’lntlow InshKhtf-einlllon
The Throl..ylcal tln-fl-ml. M-lr -M to pn.
non- youD- mrn f-r Ibom-nUtry, I' Ko W ont
of ,hh-h Mr, A. I.
L twill o. tl.ocoUfffo rro.nl,, tnJ mill b*froJy
^KBfSSSlS taP. f»oK, of Ihm.
!-»*—», nlthllon. Cllfforl Ar-dmon, Alttn-JT
u.nrn.1 of th. SUIr, m ctuirmr,.
isijtttr Brnnmu euMj.
Satcher Station, September 8.—Af
ter * hot .nd duet; ride of orer twenty
mile, ire arrived in Lnmpkin on Tuea-
diy last for the purpose of taking a part
In the convention of the 12th diatrict Sen
atorial eonvantlon, embracing the coun
ties of Quitman, Stewart and Webster.
At 12^0 clock the convention way called
to order by Dr. Barnnm, chairman of tba
Senatorial oieeutiye committee. Dr. J.
E. Carter, of Stewart, was elected perma
nent chairman, nnd A E. Keeae, of Qnit-
man, and W. M. Sean, of Webster were
mad. permanent Secretaries It waa
aoon discovered that the matter of repre
sentation In the convention was the un
ruly bull with which we had to grapplm
Heretotor., on account of th. fact that
Stewart county had two representative*
in the lower house of th. legislature, and
Quitman and Webatar only one each,
these had oonoeded to Stewart hoed, horn,
and rope of this bull and war. oontent to
•Imply poll at tba tall occasionally and
sty ont gas or haw; bat now that Stew
art boa lost on. of bar members In the
lower house, and democratic usage
throughout Georgia has settled the ratio
ot representation In all her State and
district conventions on the basis of rep
resentatives in th* lower houie, these
two amaller counties having as many
members in the lower bonae a* Stewart,
tbay claimed an equal showing in the
management of the bull, which claim was
peremptorily and boldly denied na.
Giving up the point eo far as the present
oonvention waa oonoerned, the conven
tion proceeded to ballot for a candidate,
which proved a dead look. One hand-
red and nlnty-five ballots were had and
no nomination, although tba majority
rale prevailed. A proposition waa then
submitted by Webster and Quitman, to
nominate the man Stewart desired if
they would agree that in the future the
rule of representation as adopted by th*
Stato and congressional conventions
should govern; bat this met by a bold
monuneiamento that Stewart had tba
nnmarieal strength ovei us and woidd
never submit to the idea that those two
little bob-tailed, baby counties ahonld he
equal with her, and that we ahonld hava
only suob share ol the ball at she in her
generous nut-shell conscience felt in
olined to give us. This is the flhit effort
at political oitracism in tba democratio
party boldly and defiantly made within
my knowledge, and it waa supported
with a bunt of bembaatto Jargon, but at
length sober reason waa enthroned in at
laait one member of the Stewart delvg i-
tlon, who camo to the rescue of right and
Justice, thereby redeeming the conven
tion from a fatal burst and raatorad har
mony. as will eppaar by lbs following
resolution by the united vote of Wehater
and Quitman and the one delegate from
Stewatt.
In view of conflicting opinions aa to
both the ratio of representation of tbo
different counties now in Senatorial Oon
vention assembled, and the right of the
counties to nama the Senator for the 12th
Senatorial Distriet of Georgia, ha it
Kesolved, That ail Senatorial Conven
tions hereafter to aairmble in this dis
trict, the ratio of representation adopted
for the government of the Gubernatorial
Convention of tbo Slate and the Con
gressional districts to whiob tba oountiea
of tbia diatrict belong, shall ha adopted
M the rule of govarniog representation
In this diatrict in Convantiona.
Resolved, That Hon. 0.0. Humber, of
Stawait, be and is hereby declared by
acclamation to ha tbs candidate for
Senator for the 121b Diatriet,
Beaolvad, That these resolutions be
and are hereby adopted aa a whole.
These resolutions ware adopted by a
majority vote of the Convention, and
thus waa coded a long, tedious and
bo|at«roas discussion and harmony pre
served. So ioog aa Ur* district atanda aa
it now dose, this compaot ahonld ba oh.
■erved in good faith and donbtlaaa will
hr, by all tba coanllea composing the
diatrict.
The cotton crop continues to dwindle
off and no doubt now remains that th*
crop will fall below two-thirds of an
average atop. Many (aids on aandy
lands era nearly gathered and pans out
about half a crop. Hor* pass art being
gathered than any on* year within th*
last decade, ao that with s good oorn
crop, peas and potatoes in abnndance,
wa can survive another year, notwith
standing the short co.ton orop and short
prices. Wa have also a good crop of
boga, at least batter than for many years
past.
Tbtra is an abandonee ol sickness on
tba river and the adjacent level lands.
Dra. Balnea and Dobbins war* kept con
tinually going up to Saturday list, when
Dr. Balnea was prostrated ktmself with
DA WHOM DOTH.
Carer. Nearly every caa*. w# learn, yields
readily to ramedlea; it is said to be bilious
favor; than are at leaat twenty cases on
tba river farm of F. E Ostoblnp; vary
little among tba white people.
During Sunday sis members wars
added to tka new church at Uidway,
making fifteen additions within the peat
month. Prof. B. D. Gay ii among the
lata oonvarta. This church will peasant
Itiilfto Hip Btihtl Awfftlrll ft " si its not
■eeeien tot admission na • mam bar ot ihn
body. LongmayltUraand^roapar
Dawson, Ga. Sept, 10.—A Urge dele
gation from oar city attended tlie meet
ing at Dover last Sunday wliero they en
joyed an excellent sermon from Rev. F.
8. Twitty on the subject of '•Idolatry’';
had a good dinner, apd a pleasant time
generally. Several couples of young peo
ple (Including the “young ladies on the
corner”) oalled on MIbi Lollie Howard
between Bermons, nnd were kindly treat
ed to ioe cream Aod cakea in abnndance.
Preaching in the afternoon and evening,
and will do continued till next Sabbath
and probably longer. Rev. Ham Jones
could not attend the meeting, na wa< ex
pected, on account of engagement* ID
Waco, and other large eities in Texas.
Mr. R. F. Ivey, of Raker oonnty. was
in our eity last week, trying to sell out
bia orop of souppernongs. He sayahe
has at least three hundred bushels, and
his neighbors estimate his orop at from
400 to 600 bushels. He offers to sell his
entire crop at 40 cent* per bushel. Home
energetic man who understands the
business, might make a good thing of
such an enterprise.
There are, inside tbo Incorporation of
oar city, six cotton gins, ran* by three
engines, running on full lime, and turn
ing out from 30 to 60 halos per day.
One grist mill, one saw mill, oil milt,
oar factory and artesian well, all running
at the samo time, and when they blow
off At noon or night, n stranger would
imagine himself in a.very largo manufac
turing eity.
T. J. Hart & Co’s, new carriage reposi
tory is nearly completed. The two large
brick stores of H. H. Lee and Jesso P.
Griffin will be completed and probably
occupied by 1st October.
Oar lady friend* are taking up con*
trlbutions this week and will give a fine
supper and party aft Hafft’a Hail on <nexj
Friday nigbft. The admission foe will he
fifty cents per bead, the proceeds to he
invested for uniforms for our military
company. Every good citizen should
feel an interest in this matter, and, at
loast, attend tho supper which will 1>4
well worth the cost. Kring your families
and sweetheart*. ,{> '
Mr. J. W. Dobson, one of the oleveresi
and beet citizens of Webster oounty, died
at his reddenoo lost Monday uighf, of
oongoslion of the bowels.
Harry Howard alones, infant sou of
Capt. T. M. .Tones, is dead.
Mr. William Bridges, of this oounty,
died last Saturday morning, in his 76th
year.
Yesterday Mr. J.G. Wells, of Bron*
wood, hod tho misfortune of having his
right arm badly lacerated in his gin. Dr.
C. A. Cheatham attended him, found on4
bone of the fore-arm fractured, and was
obliged to amputate the index finger of
the right hand. The Dr. left him reatiug
comfortably.
Prot W. a Whitohard, after nn Illness
of about a week, died at 7j o’clock I bia
morning, of membranous inflamntiou of
the bowels. He will be baried in th#
city cemetery aft 10 o’olock to-morrow
morning. His many friends in Sumter,
as well os Terrell county, will very muob
regret the loss of this noble nnd useful
young man. We ixtcud our heart-felt
sympathy to his wife an 1 children and
many relatives.
Mrs. 11. a Lee, who has been spending
about three weeks with relatives and
friends in Americus, has returned to her
WKHSTEIl COUaNTY.
Mr. 0. T. Chevca, of Albany, Is in outf
city baying cotton, and will remain
through the season. Tom is a jolly, good
fellow, and we are glad to have him with
us again.
UUs Jennie Edwards, of Rmitlivilla, is
visiting in Dawson. It ta truly riftraliing
to bear Miss Jennli tall of bar two
months viaitto Havannab, bar .looraion
trips to Tjbaa bland, and especially ber
surf-bathing experience.
Ur. D. F. Romney baa returned to
Dawson after a sojourn io Macon of three
years, is occupying bia former residence
on Main' Street, and la again employed
in Hart's carriage factory, where ba
works ten hours a day for Mr. Hart, after
which ha can easily ba Induced to put in
two or three hours on bis own account.
Ha keapa a foil act of tools, glua pat,
•older, Boideriug irons, acids, rosio,
brads, miter bow, damp*, ate, ala., and
sen' make or mend anything from *
needle to a steam angina In fact, Ben
b tbs "bandy man” of tba town, and a
very useful citizen. On* Cap.
Preston, Ga., Sopt. tt.—Wa are glpd
to note that a flue rain fell bars lest Fri
day, it bring the Aral In fire weeks. Tba
farmers, ol course, were made glad. Po
tatoes and para have suffered greatly on
account of droutb, but with tbo present,
rains, and a few more in future, we may
yet eapcct a fair yiold. Tho cotton pick
ing season has struck ns .quarcly and
pickers are in great demand. From the
present outlook, tho Kcssnn will not con
tinue longer than October, as the crop
will fall abort, caused by a kind of raaL
Tbs peopla of Webster seem to like the
BscoanRn bettor than ever. They could
not help admiring Ihe manly position it
assnmed in regard to Schley's Renator.
From Mount. Nicholson and Dixon,
who roturned yesterday, from Americas,
we learned that A. P. & h. R. R. would
be built on the narrow gnsge plan.
While we are a strong advooate for snob
a rond, especially on this ronte, then sro
numbers of others in Webster, and some
era bravy stockholders, who object lo Uie
building of a narrow gnsge, which is
likely to get up confusion and causa
many subscriptions to bo withdrawn,
Tbia is said, by many, to b« a preconcer
ted arrangement, originated by tbestock
holder. of Americas to smash tba ontar-
prise. Whether this bo Irua or untrue,
we are not prepared to say; but we are
loath to believe that tbs oltixens of
Amerious, reputed as tbay are for honor
and integrity, would in • single instance
set with snob perfidy, ffe think lbs
poople of tbia county should hold their
stoek and defeat nny plan originated to
lilodor tbo building of said road. It
would be better to hare a narrow guage
road than none at all. Besides, If snob a
road l» bnitt, it is likely that it will ba
both equipped and operated independ
ently. Therefore, we will have anew
road, with first class material and one
well capaoited for the bnslaeaa required.
Tho Itepreaenlatire atari hava arisen
with great brilliancy, yet there an a
number of smalier ones, whose feeble
lighta are seen flickering in the distance,
impatiently waiting for kind friends to
lift tkem over tba poljticsl horizon.
Among these bright meteors one Is seen
soaring higher than tbo oilier; onal&Oaa
wisdom crowns history's pages, and
whose deadi of worth and genuine man
hood should aver find a Bring response
in tba hearts of his fellowman. Judge
Ifarrell leeks not the honor, but wa aaak
for true worth nnd will find it in him.
Ha baa enjoyed the honor of higher posi
tions, aud if he ebuse might reat peace
fully on bis well earned laurels; but
always ready to sseriflet bis parsonal
intercuts to tbs good of friends sod
eonntry„ho yields to thair solicitation,
Hurrah fur Harrell. Cas.
Last Year's Cotton Crop.
New Oblkans, Sept. 8.—Follow
ing is tho statement of the cotton
erop of the United Stales for tlie
year ending Sopt. 1, 1884, ns made
np by tbo National Colton Kx-
ebange: ■>;*( mU
m 1892,
Exports lo Franc* 4O8.W0 4SM0H
Kxjfoit* to Cootinent ami
c'bannri..
Total export*...
“ irlanddf '
mllla.
ToUl shipments
" ‘lies loNori
I reel to Norilinn
401,890 641,601
— ‘{J®
Ol WhlrVls Northern pcit,... e7W30
RBS
Taking, of Hunt item anlaasrs. MO.tlJ ——
Toni caaismptlon of Usit.4
l,a7S,et3 J,
8»s lalsad era, tM»
Stock at all port. It.0,711
Avarsf. vnihi of faoloe taxes
Hldpjwd to Canada tSjttS
A CARD.
TO all wba are anffonng from tbr error,
said Indiscretions of yontn, nervous,
weakness, early decay loss ol manhoods’
Aa. I will send e 7r ipe that will cars
yon, FREE OF f flAUOE. This great
remedy waa discovered by a miaslonarv
in Boatb America. Beodatelf-addreased
envelope to the Bar. Josarn T. iNmie,
. Net Tork Ot)
William tlaaon, now oo a visit
to Athena wear* a acarf pin made
ofa plain white Hint rock, highly
polished, which conlnlnli a drop of
clear water in the centre. The
(tone will bring $300. . It w»»
round hy tome children in Upton
county. j
Tire oily of New Orleana la built
on swampy, low land, almost In the
delta ol the Mississippi. Many
largo buildings nre slowly settling
into the soft earth, or getting into
n leaning position. The custom
bouse, commenced so many years
ago that the memory of the oldest
inhabitant docs not ran to Ibe
contrary, bas never been finished,
stands tojday without a permanent
roor, la sinking nn inch In tlx years,
and If the world will last long
enough It Ib only a question of
timo na to when the officials in the
lower iloor will have to move up
one story, nnd keep on moving at
stated Intervals until they get to
that part where the roof ought to be.
Oue of the curiosities to be ex
hibited at tho New Orleans exposl-
tion from South Carolina, Is a pal
metto stump completely petfifled.
ft waa dug up recently tram the
santl beach near Mount Pleasant,
and weighs .about, forty pound*.
It is solid stone, and the grain of
tho palmetto wood Is easily ilia-
ccrncd. It is regardod by geolo
gic as n remarkable specimen,
since no Instance la on record of
palmetto wood being petrified, i
.'of the three branches of engl*-
rieerlng mechanical to-day pnyn
the best. Tbe average civil engi
neer make* $8,000 per annum, the
mining $2,800, nnd the mechanic^
$8,800,: ThU l«
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