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Americus Recorder. Established 1879. AMERICUS, GEORGIA, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1884. Daily, Per Year,...$0.00 Wkkkly, “ ... 8.00 iiiGRicus Recorder. I CV. I* PUBLISH l£l> BY gujESSixteh. off ICE O.Y COTTON AVENUE. americus. \m.ricn. is tbs osunty seat of Sumter G.oreia, Bi'uated ou the South- .“ rre railroad, 71 miles southwe-t of ulonnnd about «0 miles north cf the JrS; line It is situated in the finest ;,Vtian of Georuis, raisiuR u urtater *ari- trVfaiiriciiltural and boruculturalpro- rfaets than any other part of the South, onaibiuiiiK all the irmts. ftratn and veg- ; ttWesof'be temperate nod 8emi-tr.tpio.il " „ w _»beat, corn, rye, oats, rice, Irish * j BW eet | otiitoen, ppnnuts, elm Ins. ott-n. hU 8 ‘ r CAUe ' "PP 1 ' 8 * ] ,ert . r3 ' " cht-s, Krnpert. plains and other fruits The climate isinildnnd fquable. and one of tbe most healthy in the world the uir Vinff pure and < ryimd tnostbenefisial lor lnt'2and throat diseases. All kinds • 1 ontdoor work can be performed without j.^nvHiience from summer be,U or winurcold. Auwicns lias a populati m I oftJ'H'O. is beautilully »itn“ted on high iDtl rolling ground and Loasts of some of tfapbaad-ouiesl business blocks in the South. Tne city his fine public schools; Mod churches; n lar 8 e P nbli ° library; Sue daily, one semi-weekly nuil two flrfklv uew^p-tpers; a new opera hons 0 , eouip Hely furcish**d wiiu scenery and CKiwbleoJ s-a»in^ 1.000 persons; a well oremized fire department, including t*,.tine » miners; the streets are w*ll lived, fewered and lighted; there are two flouring mills, a c «tton seed oil mill, riming mill and v*iri* ty works, carnage faccrv, and a number of minor manfacto- ries; about! wo hundred firms areengaged to mercantile busin-s-; three banka with on nbandmee of capital; two good Utels tarnish good accommodations Americas is the centre ot trade for so cDuri'ieH couipri ing the richest auricul tur.d section tn Georgia, the average an- Diiilcotton receipts being 30,000 balm, which will be largely increas-d by the completion of tbe Preston and Lumpkin railroad now in process of construction. It is the largest city in Southwest Gc*'r- itii, and lias been appropriately naimd tb^ “Commercial Ci»p till” of that sec- tian, aud it is rapidly g owing in popu lation and wealth. A*; a place of bu-i- ne-s residence it presin»s nttracti ns <(faded by lew ci'ies in the >outh. Pr.pertjr of all kinds is com para-ively cheap, ulthoUih rapidly advancing in value; the inhabitants of both city and conn'rv nre cultivated, courteous and bnspitilde, with a cordial welcome to ini- niigranfu. To enterpiflung tradesmen, ju dicious capitalists and indnsnions turn er* this section of Georgia offers fine op- pnriuDiug. Any information in regard to city or country will b* cheerfully fur nished byaddres-ing the Ameuiccs Re- cuiiDEii. Americus, On. A. VOICE FROM THE COMER! I HAVE SOLD OUT MY STOCK OF LIQUOHS AND SHALL DEVOTE MY TIME AND ENEJIGIES PRINCIPALLY TO THE BAliXESVILLK’S BIG BLAZE. TRADE, THEREFORE I INVITE ALL, AND ESPECI ALLY THE LADIES, WHO DE SIRE TO SELECT FOR THEMSELVES PURE AND UNADULTERATED ARTICLES IN MY LINE TO GIVE ME A CALL ! 1 mnxsiom&itusiXEss ruins I HAVE ADDED TO MY STORE A LARGE COFFEE ILL! TRY SOME OF THE VERY BEST Roasted Rio Ctflee, Macon Telegraph. Friday of ernoon at 2:45 : o'clock Mayor Corput received a ; telegram from Mayor E, J. Mur- | pltv, of Bartlesville, saying that tbe , town was on fire and asking for aid. Chief Jones, of the Macon fire department, happened to be riding by, and Mayor Corput gave in structions at once for It steamer and snlllcient hose to be gotten in readiness lor a special train if one was granted by the railroad au thorities. Chief Jones immediate ly dispatched a man to each en gine house in the city to keep tbe members ot the uompany in tie houses for further orders. He then sent word to the city hall for the lire alarm to be sounded. Mr. Sara Huge, master of train service of the Central railroad, was then consulted, anti with instruc tions from headquarters orders were given that engine No. 14 should he steamed up and held in readiness. The fire alarm brought out the fire department in full numbers out they remained at their respect ice engine bouses awaiting orders. The buys were somewhat curious 'o know what such a proceeding meant, and tho citizens rushed over the streets to look for tbe smoke or blaze that was the fire was beginning to get under control. The firemen went to work, however, and saved much property on the west side ot Thomastou street. LA 1VY1Z ltS. C. It. McCKOUY, ATTORNEY AT LAW, bLLAVILLE, GA. 1 tit MS—All cliiinm front 530 or nudor, 53: i p r Ci-tit.; over *5< o, i-evcii t uni*** co!lections mu made. » • Q to f.vj0, I Dr. 0. B. RAINES, KURGED.V AND PHYSICIAN. Jfltrfs his pM*cs«tonnl service*, with sn export- net.-ot-.*0 veirs. to ihe pcoi.le of Amcrleu* 'nnd V»c» n, vv. Oflic,-IIVt-r I).vis Jt l •»! i.wa> ** Hts.ie. Ues DR. C. A. BROOKS, AMERICUS, GA. Wut D.vi MISCELLANEOUS. Nell Piol3c.ett, ALBOTTON, - - - - GEORGIA ,^ i*' ‘)° Ptap’rrine, Brickwork and Hou*<"'oi: ^ Ur pairing dons. Or.isr. noin«!y attended to. „ c mf GIN WORK. i *'»uld res^ectfnlly sure to the (labile that REPAIR OLD GINS I l “' 1 » <•»:«•»«• or Mnnl t h . . n l ”"* t-iiJt—at tin m icifnctnri^ I know V.-.I i''* * i . VR ***** fa ttoi. All \v,,rK- an r«n- l uni loc* e-1 with mv t.itlier ou .laffer-on Wi .V‘? lc,r " fOI,T * r * Oliver s »bon. Work l®ay»6 Sim) P, A. CAM CHON. E, ' »* L Mi'lor. C. Hornoe MeCulL -'lonuineutal Marble Works, XILLEU Sc McCALL, Proprietors, *«t Corn.r of the Publio Square, AMERICUS, GA. numents, Tombs, Etc., Etc. Uis beat Italian and American Marble. r ®» Railing for Cemetery Eaeloa- o«Uy ** r ««, » Speclsalty. ^orTreitt. Ch T o«h*i5."* iawM * or L c Birrelt. on Adam. p re#t * H ow °c«npiad by A. A 1S84, ’ given Septetubei 1, *«I^(h.H ,K °- 11 Cot “- GROUND ON MY MILL AND PUT UP IN AIR TIGHT TIN CANS. YOU WILL FIND IT WILL SAVE TIME, TROUBLE AND MONEY TO YOU. RESPECTFULLY, H. E. WATTS. Americus, Ga., Oct. 8, 1834. tf And Lunch Room. Hti* is to'ln nrm my old friends and ccMomrri MEALS AT ALL HOURS. HAM, Fisn, nim> ard MEAT SANDWICHKH a>w»y. ou i.and A 1 a!»o ke< ji Frrsh Ftsh ami Oysters for Nate. *MUh il® 1 reci-ne pion.j t.and count- elOIlN A. TCRPIM. „ l.MVERSAL Md/^c,rtuUru E. J. KN0WLT0N, Ann Arbor. Mich Wi-iitt fifteen rounds. Adjwtb’o. FOR PHYSICIANS ANE FAM1L1E1- Neatest, Cheni-est, Rest. “Clennliness U next to Godliness.” 0*117 Jy INSURE WITH THE Ncrwicb Union Fire Insnraccc Society ASSETS 81.120,072, A. L. It EES, Agent, At Hunk of Amur (cum DURHAM’S IMPROVED imtli IIRUE! Is tbe Mr SI c.n‘tnict<d an*t fin inntory. f«r l*cs^ p»»* r, than #nr«»u r inr*>iBe tu me w>*rtd _ snyo'ii r it s prsivpji BUOf*a 111 ■pi let suit free. b> FORTY MILES AWAY. The steamer of East Macon Fire Company No. 6 and hose reels Nos. 3 and 5 were selected to go, ami by 3:30 they were on board a flat car at the delivery depot of the Central railroad. Some delay was caused in the departure of the train by tho arrangement of a hcdule so as to avoid three regu lar Ireights and a lumber train then on their way to Macon. The schedule arranged, the special train of Macon firemen, who were .eager to lend their aid to Barnes- ville, was placed in charge of Con ductor Tim O’Connell, apd, with the steady hand of Engineer Barnes on the lever, left Maeon at 4:40. The train made the run to Summerville iu thirteen minutes, lint here it was stopped by three delayed freight trains. At this point tho north bound Atlanta passenger train found the firemen at; 7:35 anxio is to go forward, and glad when it was announced that the special would follow the passenger. At Forsyth a large number of people boarded the | assenger train, many of them having relatives aud friends among the sufierers. THE OIIIQIN OF THE FIRE. Our reporler went at once to the ruins, but owing to the confusion and demoralization of the people, was unable to gather much inform ation. There arc conflicting reports to how the lire originated, though all agree upon the same locality. One report is that a hoy in smoking cigarettes threw the stump of one down upon a cotton bale on the platform in the cotton yard, which is situated a short distance from the large brick depot, which, like the cotton yard, Is just at the rail road. Another report is that a stray spark from a passing loco motive tell upon the cotton, and a strong south wind blowing tanned it into a llamc. This was T1IE STARTINU POINT, Rnd here Hie destructive work of the fiery element begun. There were 243 hides in the yard, and a large f.jrcc was put to work to roll thccotton totlie brick depot. They managed to save 120 bales. The lire then ran to the large wooden warehouse in the yard, where were storeil 140 bales. These, as well as }: 11 tlic building, were entirely con sum'd. Alter leaving the warehouse, the fire was swept by the wind to the livery stable of Chambers A Math ews. By this time nearly every citizen in the place and many flora miles around were on the ground fighting the fire. Jeff Davis Fire Company went promptly to work, but Mayor Murphoy saw that he had only a pigmy with which to grapple with a giant, and he tele graphed to Macon and Giillin for firemen. Macon’s response was prompt, but circumstances pre vented the arrival in time ol the lire hoys. (Jrillin was also prompt, ami as there happened to he a through freight at the depot at the time, it took only a few minutes for Chief Morris to load up a fiat car wilh Stone-wall's steamer and the Hook and Ladder truck, and fireman from the entire depart ment. They arrived in Barnesville about 4 o'clock, but at that tima TIIE FIRE S PROGRESS. From the livery stables tbe flames leaped upon tbe Lyons House, a pretty littlo hotel of fifty rooms. The contents of the hotel were hastily taken up and piled in what is known ns the “square,” which i9 a little park. All this property wos subsequently destroy ed. \Vilh the wind blowing strong ly to the southward, tbo flames, as if exulting over past victories, leap ed high upon tbe hotel and soon a few chimneys, smoking debris and embers were all that was left of it. From the hotel the fire pounced upon two brick stores in the same block, and from these ran nimbly ever all that portion of Barnesville known a9 the east side. The fire men and citizens worked manfully though under tbe most perplexing difficulties. When the fire reached the post office building, the oper. ator of the Southern Company re mnined at his post anxiously awaiting some word of the coming of aid. Then the wires grew hot and detaching his instrument, ran out hu-riedly and reached the street in time to see the building fall in. The operator of the West ern Union, a lady, felt tho beat of the fire in her office, which was in a building across the street from the fire, and fearing the result also detached tbe instrument just as falling wall bore the wires to the ground. Thus communication with the outside world was entire ly cut off, and the suspenso of tbe peoplo who knew not whetbef aid was coming or not, can be im agined. LIST OF THE SDFEERERS. The Ceutral railroad loses 282 bales of cotton, a long platform and av.ouden warehouse. Wecould get no estimate of their loss. Clmmhers k Mathews, stables. Loss $2,000; $750 insurance on building. Lyon House, owned by John Neal, of Atlanta, had $4,000 insur ance. H. H. Swatts’s building, occu pied by Arthur Chambers as a tin shop. Loss not known T. O. Middlebrooks, drug store no insurance. W. B. Murphy & Co., general merchandise, two stores. Loss 35,- 000; insured for 8,000. H. H. Swalts, building contain post-office, J. J. Roger's law office and Southern Telegraph Com pany’s office. No insurance. J. C. l’orcb, confectionary store just opened in above building, saved nearly everything. Barnesville Savings Bank, brick building, vacant; loss and in9ur- ancc not known. O. S. Higgins, store and dwelt ing. Loss $5,000; insured for $24)00. U. S. Crutcher, two furniture stores. Loss $5,000; no insurance. E. J. Murphy k Co., livery sta bles. Loss $4,000; partially in sured. Summers & Murpliy, buggy and carriage manufacturers and reposi tory. Loss $20,000; partially in sured. This house saved tbe bearse and a lew other vehicles. J. B. Gardner, dwelling. Loss $1,000; no insurance. John Ware,dwelling. Loss$750; insured for $500. J. F. Taylor, general merchan dise. Loss $4,000; no insurance. Middlehrook k Graddick, gen cial merchandise. Loss$4,000; no insurance. M. M. Nessbaum, dry goods. Loss $8,000; fully insured. T. U. Middlcbronk,confectionery and restaurant. Los- $2,000; no insurance. O. A. Speigle, store, dwelling and dry goods. Loss $3,000; no insurance. Building owned by Young J. Allen, of China. Loss $10,000; no ;nsurauce. V. O. Msrshburn, dry goods. Loss $10,000; insured for $4,000. C. T. Tyler, confectionery. Loss $1,000; insured for $500. J. T. Blalock,livery stable. Loss $2,000; no insurance. M. M. Newman, bakery and con- fec'ionery. Loss $700; no insu rance. Building owned by Mrs. 'iVhitekurst. Loss $1,000; no in surance. Mrs. Jack West, three vacant stores. Loss $3,000; no insurance. Rogers k Smith, dry goods. Loss $8,000; insured $5,000. T. W. Cochran k Co., general merchandise. Loss $4,000; inaured for $1,000. Building owned by Mr. Chambers. Loss $1,500; no insu rance. S. F. Mann, book (tore. Loss $t,$00. No insura&Mi J. C. McMIchael, Gazette office. Loss $2,000; no insurance. The total I099 as estimated by Mayor Murphy and others, is be tween $150,000 and $200,000. now THE PEOPLE TAKE IT. Our reporter found the citizens of the place much discouraged, soma of the burned establishmentshav ing been built up by years of pa tient toil and economy. And yet we found many who have tbe pluck characteristic of the town to com mence tbe work of raising the Phoenix on Monday. Mr. Sum mers, of Summers k Murphy’s large carriage shop and repository said to some of tbe Macon firemen “Well, boys, I’m ruined—had $10,000 lo9s with a $2,000 insur ance. but I’m going to your fair, and I will bring tbe handsomest hose and tho finest ;buggy ever made.in tbe South.” The scene from the car window last night, when within a few miles of the place, was a beautiful sight. Tbe fire bad spent its ambition to leap upward and was now on the ground feeding upon whatever morsel of debris that bad been un touched in tbe first general on slaught. The night being dork lent a background to what would have been taken as a brilliant auro ra borealis. Tbe red light was like a how spanning the heavens, stretching to a considerable length and then gradually losing itself in the darkness. Fortunately there was no loss to life or limb. One negro was bruis ed a little by a piece of falling timber, but he kept at work as though nothing had happened. The greatcst loss to merchandise occurred after it bad been taken from tbe buildings. They were carried te tbe square, but tbe sparks that fell like a shower soon set them on flro, and with the ex ception of a few pieces snatched like burning brands, all of tbe masB was destroyed. Nightfall found tbe people tired out. A steamer and some faithful firemen remained on duty all night to keep guard over the smoulder ing embers. The Truck Urowers. Coualitution. » Yesterday a delegation repre senting the Georgia Truck Growers Association arrived in Atlanta. The object of their visit was to go before the rato committee of tbe Southern Railway and Steamship Association, and to represent tbe claim of tbe association Tor better freight rates than it ha9 been granted hitherto. The following gentlemen composed the committee from the association; Judge R. A. Peoplea, of Lowndes, Chairman; D. VV. Rountree, of Brooks; H. H. Sandford, of Thomas; and J. T. Scaife, of Mitchell. They were re ceived by the rate committee, yes terday afternoon, and made a very stong showing in favor of lower rates for melons. Judge Peeples and Mr. Roun tree spoke. They asked that 1,0(10 melons bo considered a car load regardless of weight. They also requested that tbe shipment of in ferior melons be prohibited and that all melons be shipped releas ed. That freight be prepaid and that a receipt bo taken by the railroads from tbe consignee and returned to the consignor in order that it may be ascertained in all cases what was placed in tbe bands of tbe commission merchant. Tbe speakers compared tbe value and the freight of a car load of flour or bacon with the value and freight of a car of melons, and from tbe comparison drew the conclusion that the rates charged are indefen sible. They said that the exper ience of the past two years proved that tbe truck business could not be operated successfully unless tbe railroads encouraged it with more favorable rates. If it is properly encouraged it will be the source ot great profit, not only to the truck tanners, but to the railroads also. The remarks ol Judge Peeples and Mr. Rountree were heard with close attention by tbe committee. Tbe general freight agents of tbe lines leading to the melon country appear to be taking all due interest in the matter, and are doing what they can to induce the favorable changes asked in tbe present rates. Tbe whole matter was referred to a committee of freight agents, which will probably report before the first of December. The repre sentatives of the truck association feel very hopeful that their re- quests will be favorably considered. They say that there will be a great growth Id tbe truck industry noxt year if the railroads grant thslr petnioa. DA4YSOX DOTS. Dawson, Oct. 17—Prof. W. K. Pilsbury, of tbe Eufaula Times and News, arrived yesterday, and will remain with us several dajra. Drs. G. W. Brooks, of Cuthbert, L. S. Graves, of Leary, and J. H. Hammond,Chickasawbatchee, were in our city yesterday. They report a heavy practice, but light collec tions. Dr. W. VV. Faruum has moved back to tbe hotel, and is muoh bet ter prepared to accommodate the publio than when he occupied it two years ago. Mr. J. F. Bussey bas purchased and now occupies the residence formerly owned by Mr. R. Gccslin. Mr. Geeslin came np yesterday, and returned to Albany to-day. J. A. F. flow He Fixed It. Merchant Traveler. A young gentleman in this city made a call at a certain house the other evening, and was hospitably entertained. During the evening he said some very foolish things, the recollection of whloli troubled him considerably. How to get oat of tbe mess gave him a great deal of concern, and he applied to a bosom friend, a young man, for advice. “I’ll fix that up for you all right,” said the friend. “You keep cool, and I’ll fix It.” Tbo next day the indisoreet youth met his friend, and asked him to report progress. “It’s all as right as a trivet, old feller. I went up to the houBo last night and fixed it all up. I told the folks never to mind yon, for you were drunk.” And now there is a coolness be tween those two young men which is likely to continue. The Macon bicyclists have ar ranged to bold a tournament open to all amateur wheelmen In the South during fair week. The fol lowing is a list of the raoes and tbe prizes: Five mile race, prize $100 in value; two mile race, prize $50 in value; one mile race, prize $25 in value; slow race, 200 yards, prize $25 in value. The time race will bo deoided upon at a future meeting. Tbe entry fees will be; Five milo $3, two mile $2.50, one mile $2, slow $2, time $3. The start must be made on the scratch. All entries must bo made by Oot. 25 to the Secretary of the Macon Bicycle Club. Banian to Bow Beach Again. London, Oot. 16.—Australian advices state that Hanian will row Beach for tho ohamptonship of tbe world on tho first Saturday in May, 1885. He will also row Clifford for £3,000 some time in tbe next six monthe. Both races will ocoar on the Paramatta river. Jefferson Davis Stonewall Jaok- son Is the proud name of a young Canadian who was admitted to citizenship in a New York court Saturday. His father was a British sympathizer with the confederates. A bill before the Vermont Legis lature provides a bounty of from 50 cents to $1.50 per bushel for grasshoppers, according to tho sea son in which they arc killed. A reward was lately offered in New York for the recovery ot an account hook written In Hebrew, showing that the language is not as dead as it is painted. According to tho Samarskl Ga zette there is living in tbe town of Svsran, in Ruseia, an old man aged 127. Hie age ie Indubitably at tested. He was wounded in the battle of Borodino, and afterward entered Paris with the allied army. The veteran, who is still In pos session or all his faculties, now subsists on tho precarious charity of his neighbors. Two children in Mitchell county, N. C., while passing through a long strip of woods on Sunday, were attacked by a large catamount, and the younger child, aged 6, was in stantly killed. The older sister, aged 8, attempted to escape, but was pursued and so terribly lacera ted that sbe died. ACABD. To aU whs an suffering from the error, end indiscretions of youtu, nervous weakness, early decay loss of manhoods Ac., I will send a ipo that will oure you, FREE OF f BARGE. This great remedy was discovered by s missionary in South America. Sendaitlf-addrsaaed envelope to fits Exv. Jos IPX T. XiUUJL Station D, Nois York ait