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AMERICUS, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1884.
Daily, Pun YKArt,...(8.8d' :
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Americus Recorder
XV.
roauaanu by •_
,‘Xm cmagSM Ba.
OFFICE ON COTTON ATjEOTJE,
AMERICUS.
Americni ii th3 county sent ot Samter
Jhtr Georcia, fiftttfited on tho Soath-
71 miles southwest of
JSoo and about 80 miles north of the
rSriilB Use* I* 1* situated in the finest
■ection of Georgia, raising a greatet vari
ety of agricultural and horticultural pro-
Snct! than any other part of the Sooth,
eombiniDg all the fruits, grain and Vege-
Sblpsof the temperate and semi-tropical
Soes-wbeat, corn, rye, Oats, rice, Irish
ind iweet potatoes, peanuts, ohufas,
pe*»i B0 R ,ir caDe ’ n JPP le8 > P«««»
netebes, grapes, plums and other fruits.
Tbs climate is mild and equable, and one
of the most healthy in the world, the air
Wig pure and rtry and most beneficial lor
hngVnd throat diseases. AH kinds of
outdoor work can be performed without
(floooreoienoe from 1 summer beat or
viator cold. Americas has a population
of 6,000, is beautifully situated on high
and rolling ground and toasts of some of
the haadtomest'business blocks iu the
South. The city hss fine ptfblio schools;
good churches; a large publio library ;
oae dally/ one semi-weekly and two
weekly newspapers; a new opera house,
completely furnished witu scenery and
capable of seating1,000 persons; a well
organized fire department, including
»{iroflas steamers; the streets aro well
paved, sewered and lighted; thero are
ivo flouring mills, a cotton seed oil mill,
planing mill and variety works, carriage
factory, and a number of minor manfaoto-
ries; about two hundred firms are engaged
to mercantile business three banks with
id abundance of capital; two good
hotels inruish good accommodattion.
Americas is tho centre of trade for six
counties comprising the richest agricul
tural section in Georgia, the average an-
xo&l cotton receipts being 30,000 bales;
which will be largely increased by the
completion of the Preston and Lumpkin
rrilrond now in process of construction.
It to the largest city m Southwest Geor-
£ i, and has been appropriately named
e “Commercial Capital” of that sec
tion, tad it is rapidly growing in popu
lation and wealth. As a place of busi
ness residence it presents attractions
equiled by few cities iu the South.
Property of all kinds is comparatively
cheap, although rapidly 'advancing in
nine; the inhabitants of both city and
owutry are cultivated, courteous and
Itupitable, with a cordial welcome to im-
uigraotft. To enterprfsina tradesmen, ju
dicious capitalists and industrious farm
er* this section of Georgia offers fine op
portunities. Any information in regard
to city or country will be cheerfully fur
nished by addressing, the Amkuicus He
conbF.u, Americas, Ga.
SOMETHING SPECIAL
; r ! FOB THE
HOLIDAYS
-IN THE LINE OF-
LB.B0SW0RTH
FORSYTH ST., AMERICUS, GA.
Has just received the following new goods for the Holidays, to which he invites
special attention.
Dried Fruits, Citrons, Prunes,
Currants, Raisins and Figs,
MALAGA GRAPES AND MINCE MEATS I
FRESH APPLES, ORANGES, APPLE BUTTER FRESH AND GOOD, MAPLE
Sl’UUP, BUNKER HILL PIUKI.ES AND GHERKINS.
CHRISTMAS CANDIES!
CHOICE, FRESH, MIXED CANDIES, TOY CANDIES, ETC.
Canned Goods!
WASHINGTON MONUMENT.
CAPITAL PRIZE,$150,000.
*'We do hereby certify that we supervise
the arranyemmu for all the Monthly and
bem-Annual Drawings of The Louisiana
age and control
and that the same are conducted with hon
esty, fairness, and in good faith toward ah
parties, and we authorise the Company to
use this certificate, with fac-similct of our
signatures attached, in its advertisements.'-
I C. 11. McCRORY,
iTTORUEY AT LAW,
-WlLAVILLK, GA.
TERMS—All claim* from- 80 or under, 8;
t'W to $500, ten per cent.: over $500, seven
ttiscjLLAftEO US.
Edw, J. MiUer. C, Horaco MuCall.
I imvo tho finest lino of Canned Gooils evoi brought to AmaricnR, all of which aro
full weight and firat-olaas goods, embracing
BARTLETT PEARS, • PINE APPLES,
STRAWBERRIES, BLACKBERRIES,
PEACHES, TOMATOES,
GREEN CORN,
CODFISH HALLS,
PRESERVES AND JELLIES OF ALL KINDS,
PICKLES—BUNKER HILL, GHERKINS, (.'HOW-CHOW, MIXED.
BUOKWEAT FLOOR AND OAT MEAL,
CODFISH AND YANKEE BEANS, CANNED MACKEREL,
CANNED SALMON. BEEF AND HAMS. DRIED BEEF,
CREAM CHEESE, FINE GOSHEN BUTTER,
and dfhrttuino in xux line or
FANCY AN1) STAPLE GROCERIES.
ALSO KLJ£I‘S TUX FJSXHT XXANUS OX
LIQUORS AND CIGARS.
Budwoiser Beer on loo, Eto.
Americas, Go,, December 3,1884. ml
X,. B. BOSWORTH.
Louisians State Lottery Company.
Incorporated in 1MI for 2 5 year* by tho Leclsla-
ture (or Kducatlonal and Cast-liable purposes—
with a capital of $l,000,000-to which a i
ftmd of over $550,000 hu nlnco been added.
By an overwhelming popular vote if* fra
wna made a part of the piewnt State Conttltutiou
adopted December 2d, A. D.. 1871.
I!a Grand Single NnmberDrairlucf
take* place monthly. It n
Lock at the followiug Dl»t
195tb Grand
• i . . ANIs TW-
Extraordinary M-Ainal Drawing!
In llie Academy of Mnalc, New Or
leans, Tuesday, Deoembcr 10,*84.
Under the peraonat auporvlafonaud management
of Gan. G. T. Dauraaard, >>f Loutalann, and
Gan. Jubat A. Ear Ijr. of Virginia.
CAPITAL PRIZE, $150,000.
t3TNotIce—Tickets are Tan JDollare
only. Halves $0. Fifth* $3. Tenths$1.
iurr or rajas*.
1 CAPITAL PRIZE OP $15O,COO....$15C,O0O
1 GRAND PRIZE OP 5*,00)..•. 60 00
1 OKANI) PRIZE OP Monk. .. aa.non
2 LARGE PRIZES OF
0,000..
1,0 0.... 20,000
25/00
*00 200.... 40,000
000 « 1100.... 110.000
1,0C0 •• 50.... 60,000
ArrantiMATioM mixes.”
100 Approximation^Prizes u| $200.... $20,000
100...,
75....
10.000
7.6T
2,279 Prlsea, amounting to $672,600
Application for rates to cluba should bo made
only to tho offico of the Company In Now Orleans,
For further Information write clearly, giving
K U address. POSTAL NOTES. Exprcar
onoy Order*, or New York Exchange in ordl<
nnry fetter. Currency by Kxprei
§3 and op ward by Kxprc«»
Si? .
, - .. onr expense) ad-
dressed
, If. A. DAUPHIN,
New Orleans, La.
or H. A. DAUPHIN, * *
60T Seventh St., Washington, D. C.
Make P. O. Money Order* payable and address
Registered Letters to
NEW ORLEANS NATIONAL BANK
New Orleane, La.
This is My Space!
MILLEH & McUALL, Proprietors,
Southwest Corner of tha Publio Square,
AMERICUS, GA.
•f Uia b’etl,Italian and AmflricAri Mdrble.
Iran Mailing for Cemetery Enclos
ure*, a Specialty.
-ITJ i U i J l *
X5.et
W-ttW.M.COBB
S^MPnrehuol from n«ro * Cobb Ibe Mm
M * A 'l»U I^»Uioo«o.o..» ,
°0*TOW.
y keep on li,ad the very beat cuts of
fe.'lfe Uft SAUSAGE,
orb’.rttaTilM .0.1 Fruit. In
hvL^yS?*.thjOaed Goode, etc. It la their aim
*tnt etas* establishment, Sid give tbalr
lowest pricy*,
for Cattle, Hogs, and a
Poa: Sal®.
Aer$«, well improved,
F yn. Can bo, bought low by
«rt, |tt thiToaico. * potllml
A. D.B. McKenzie
WHOLESALE AND HETAIL DEALER IN
WHISKIES,
TOBACCO,
CIGARS, Etc.
I have in stock n beautiful line of all hand made Hoar Masli Whiskies four years
old. Also a very tine quality of Blended Whiakie?, which I will sell very low
FOR CASH i
No\r h* your time to purchase a pore article for less money thau ever before. A1kl\ a
very targe stock of Tobaeco and Cigars, any grade you can imagine.
Remember that Cleveland and Uendrioks arc elected—dowu goo-luxe i, also
Whiskey,.Tobacco and Cigars.
A. B. B. MoKENSXE,
Cotton Avenue, - Under Recorder Office, - Americus, Ga
no\23rol , .
KT.0OD.
.—t a $80 M-Sbat Repaatin J
— Bifla for $13, a 80 Breach Loadlnx
Ovn for $16, a $12 Concert Orxanette for $7;
a $25 IU lc Lauteru for $12, a tiolld Gold $*25
Watch for $15, a $15 Silver Watch for $3. You
can get *»y oj tbeseVyirrarticUa Fraa If you
wtll devute a fewXUUbouraofyour UUoro
tiros aveainz* to intiod>wing our new goods. On*
Jadar fecured a Gold Wit«h »rte, In a fngle>fter-
noon. A gendetnaa got a Oliver watch for fifteen
mlnntes* work. A boy 11 years old secured a
9 day; hundred* «d othersTVT A VTrtv
ntcarly a* well. IfyouWADll
bat* a Magic Lnntarnyou can atari a bual-
heaa that will piy you from Tea to Fifteen Dollar*
ovary nlghL Bend *i once for our illustrated
CVofozue of Gold and Stiver Watcbea, Self Cock
ing Bill Dog, Kavolvera, Spy Ulawoa, Indian
Scout and AHrpoorafcet Wewsopaa, Tafog-iaph
Instrument*, Type Writer*; Org*Bf, Aeeornk»ita,
CO.. 189 Nnaann Street. Haw York.
oct$codav4nr , j f -
COTTAG ES: _
v tafoIug U plate* of Cottage* casting from fVO
i.amroosc.e^.A,*^.
MASON & HAMLIN
STYLES ORGANS **» ™
Richest honors at all great World’* Exhibition*
for seveotern year*. Only Americau Organa
nwnntoii auch at any. Foe cash, cay payment*
or rented.
UPRIGHT PIANOS
presenttof very highest excellence yet attained
In each inatraoienU; adding to .ill prt-rJou* 1m-
t.rovcmcnu one of greater valut- tnau any; secur
ing mo«t pure, refined, musical tones rend iocreta-
cd durability; erpcclaily avoid ire,' llibtHtv to gat
out of tuac. IUostrated catalocu e free.
Boston, M4 Tremant
CblcagoilO ^abailiAre.’ covlVul
’."AGEiiTS WAITED
* II BXDRlVKt*.
Complete, Official, II-
at Triplett—stroked by
. lyrirnd* ot tho Candidates.
tf pedal terms to thawlordrrfar from a diataaca.
Tlvo book you want. Wr^^mitar^or sand
taUk* the
the yttmllks i
U*Z3*L Mr Blai,.
CHRISTMAS
IS COMING, AND
SMTA CLAUS
THE CONFECTIONERY STOUR OF
W. E. CLARK,
On Forsyth Street,
WIIKRK CAN DBIFOUM) AV1RAUTIFUI.
8KLEITION OP
CANDIES,
FRUITS,
NUTS,
i CANNED GOODS,
RAISINS,
CAKES,
PIES,
And everything necessary to maka holiday w*ak a
happy one. A FULL LINK OF
T-O-Y-S
K9"Order> for CukoR anil other Biking
attended to promptly,
novfidmt
DURHAM’S
IMPROVED
STANDARD TURBINE!
la the;beat cuwtructed and fin-
bhed* gives let Ur paraaiataRa.
mote power, and U add tor la as
mousy, per hoaa power, than
r anjroth rTurbine In the world,
* IW"Ncw pamphlet seat fraa. by
BOOS., New T®rk. not 19ml
WARTEfi INHEDIATELY J°5S«
krtiphy. 14,000 n.ilea of vtrs now being axUaded
by tbs B. * O. Telegraph Co., The National Tal.
t 'o. Organized. Tha Uoakm’ A Merchants’ and
The Postal Tel. Cos.are both txuhiDgalead with
new lines. Th# standard Multiplex Teh Co., re-
■ r incorporated, extends Bast, West, North,
Font!). Good poaftkma now ready. For fru-
in format Ion, address, with »tamp, The
Penas. A New Jersey Telegraph, Shorthand $
Shepherd Dogs.
. i. B. Bntti*, of New York, now min
ing lo flmilbTitlo, b*. lOthoroBgbbwd
Bcolcb BbepberJ pop* for se'.e. Th,
do w.Il to Mil o« or tUm Ua.
FtTC-'^n-Lf
*
Wasiiinqton, December C.—The
long expected completion of the
Washington monument obelisk was
accomplished this afternoon by set'
ting in place the marble capstone
and its pyramidal apex'of alum-
nium. The ceremonies were lew
and eimple, an elaborate celebration
of the event being reserved for
Washington’s birthday.
Shortly after 2 o'clock Colonel
Thomas L. Casey, the government
engineer in charge, and hU assis
tants, Captain Davis, United States
army, and Bernard P. Green, civil
engineer, together with Master Me-
chanic McLaughlin and several
workmen, standing on the narrow
platform around the sloping marble
roof near tho summit, proceeded to
set the capBtouo weighing 3,000
pounds, which was suspended from
a quadrupod of heavy foists sup
ported by a platform and towering
forty feet above tbem. As (oon as
the capstone was set the American
flag was 1 unfurled over head and a
salute of twenty-one guns was
promptly flred by Major Uinno-
man’s militia battery in tho white
bouse grounds. From far below
the sound of cliccrscamc up faintly
from the crowd of spectators gath
ered around the baso of the monu
ment, while numbers of invited
-nests on tbo 500 feet platform nod
u the interior ot the monument at
that level spontaneously struck up
the “Star-Spangled Banner,’’ and
other patriotic songs. A steady
downpour of rain had given place
a little while previously to a brisk
gale of wind. At this elevation and
blowing about 55 miles an hour,
very few oi the invited guests
cared to avail themselves of the
privilege of climbing the nearly
perpendicular ladder from the 600
foot platform to the dizzy height of
533 feet from which three or four
journalists and half a dozen other
adventurous climbers witnessed the
placing of tho cap Btone and subse
quently ascended to its pinnacle.
Meanwhile the Washington mon
ument society, represented by Dr.
Joseph W. Taner, Hon. Horatio
King, General Win. Mekeo Dunn,
Dr. Daniel B. Clark and T. L. Har
vey, seorctary, hold a meeting on
the elevator platform at a height of
500 feet, and when the artillery fir
ing announced the fixture of the
capstone, adopted a resolution of
fered by General Dunn, congratu
lating tbe American peopta on the
completion of this enduring monu
ment ot our nation’s gratitude to
the father of his country. Among
those present to-day at the comple
tion of tbe structure was one of tho
master mechanics who laid the cor
ner stone of tbe monument more
than 3G years sgo, and an old watch
man of tbe monument, who has been
continuously orapioyed in that ca
pacity during nearly tho whole of
the intervening period. The flag
over tho monument floated to-day
from the flag staff tbo top of which
is exactly Bix hundred feet from
the ground, time displaying Ameri
can colors at tho greatest height of
construction ever yet known in tho
world. The monument itself with
its total height of live hundred and
flfty feet far over tops every other
structure of hnman hands. The
alumnium apex of the monument is
engraved with inscriptions as fol
lows : On one face “chief engineer
and architect, Thomas Lincoln
Casey, colonel oorps of engineers.
Assistants, George W. Davis 1-tth
United States infantry; Bernard H.
Green, civil ongincer; master me
chanic, P, H. II. McLaughlin. On
another side is the inscription,
“Corner stone laid on the bed of
tbe foundation July 4,1818. First
■tone at height of 152 feet, laid
August 1,1880. Capslono set De
cember 6,1884.’’ On the third side,
“Joint commission on tbe setting
of the capstone; Chester A. Arthur,
W. W. Corcoran, chairman; M. E.
Bell, Edward Clark, John Newton,
act of August 2, 1878.” On the
fourth face were the words, “Laus
Deo.”
i.n.uijjg
0EOMJIA M1I1BLK FOB THE CAB-
■ ■' lT0L
▲tlaxu ConaULOtlftn.
Mr. H. 0. Clement, of Chioago,
president ot the Georgia Marble
company, is'In the city; with sev
eral of his associates, for 1 the pur
pose of inspecting the work at his
quarry. Touching: the ilssue of
Georgia marble for tbo capltol, .Jie
said: , , ' '
"Onr ooinpiny has ten Ilmen'tbe
interest in Georgia ttttrble that
any other company, has. I Mb
therefore entitled to speak on this
subject. I hare to. say that the
commissioners did fxaefjy,right iu
closing that contract for building
the capital of oolitic Hihbstone. 1(
I had been a commissioner ! Stldutd
have done exactly as they: did,' ;I
do not beliava that the; legislature
ought to iuterlere. with their con-'
tract. I have investigated the
matter closelv, and as a business
man am prepared to-'say'that'tbe
state has an advantage of-at least
*100,000 in that, contract, pi It'
would bo very dangerous to break
it and try te make a new oge,-and
■while I should of .course be de
lighted to see the capital built oi
Georgia marble, I could sot, as
deeply interested as I am/advise
the legislature to interfere with
the work of the commissioners.
They have acted wisely and have
sccnred a bargain in their' con
tract.” ''» '' •'
“Do you think the legislature
ought to add >200,QQ0 to the ap
propriation that, Georgia,marble
might bo substituted?” .' .J,
. “That is a matter tor.tjm legisla
ture'to consider. I could hoc ex
press art' opinion ; as I sin hot farhll-
nr with your state flnsncesp- I
should, oi course, be glsd to see it
done, but tbe propriety of - doing
it would depend entirely upon the
condition of tho state treasury.
Ono thing is certain, no- friend of
the state would move (o interfere
with tbe oontinct that tho commis
sion has made- Any legislatjqp,p9
this subject should be to, simply
add enough money to make' abub-
stitut ion of other material with the
consent of tho contractors.”
Will it injure your quairiel to
have t he oapitol built qf limestone?”
“It would be better, lor qij.of
course, to have our marble used Iu
the capital, but 1 think to bqitd it
of llmostonc docs tie no’Injury.
Wc have already sold to two iarge
marble workers in the -north all
tbo marble that we cap,, ppssibly
get out for two mpnth's. They
have taken 100 cars eaeu. ’ Wo
expect to increase our capacity to
2,500 cars for tbo next year, (but I
think we havo closed a ,-Controet
with a Boston company to
train load n day of our
This company has now pati
outting marble, as much /superior
to the old hamt cutting as the sew
ing machine is to the hand tewing.
They propose to build.-itrge warn
nt Marietta, Invcsting pvor. $100,-
000, and to work up there eight
or ten car loads a day of oiir mar
ble. There is not the slightest
difficulty iu our selling all the. out
put of our quarries, so thaf the
question of furnishing tj^o marble
for tbe capitol 1b a very small mat-
:. In qao!lty,' J 'v»Hcty
our inarble is’ tiuiflnwt
Who now Unknown will take 150,0001
The little tussel ot thousands of
all torts and conditions of people
with Fortune, will take place at
New Orleans, La., on Tuesday,
Dee. 16tb, 1884, when Gens. G. T.
Beauregard of Louisiana and Jubsl
A. Early of Virginia will gently
but firmly scatter (522,500 among
the fortunate lieket-bolaera of Tho
Louisiana State Lottery, at the
Grand Semi-Annual (175th month
ly) Drawing, of which “M. A.
Dauphin, New Orleans, La.” la
for tbe capitol i
ter with us.
and extent our I
in the country, Yodr own people
do not begin to appreciate yrhat
wealth you bayo in your mountains.
Wc will show you In less thsn six
months something that will aur-
prise yon,” * :
A Huge Hat.
From tbe Jobosboro Ga., News. . .f
Last Thursday Mr. Epbyalm
Rountree brought a huge rat to
town, which he had killed on his
plscc. The' rat was the largest
ever seen In these parte, and meas
ured over twenty.inebci In length.
Something bad been killing lly.
It’s chickens for some time, and
he knew not what It ffttti Thurs
day morning he discovered 'that
his chickens were being disturbed
and hastened to tbeirrwrue,. When
coming up with them.he sqw this
rat with a grown 'pullet, making
hiivpo with it. That “rat'Bid the
pellet by the- neck, and was fast
choking-it to death. Mr. B.- bad
to get jj wishotguq ,before,UB.,eoH|d
conquer the rat, hut be firmly came
out victorioue, and’ brought' tbe
dead rat to town. It was the lar
gest rat we V v .e ever,*een, r and
somewhat rcsemblpd (ifi
HdYiixk"ttm* etita koutbW»M*»UId
dsn Ulrica is an In&llible cun tot I'
sis*. Horn. Threat, ffisedlog ~
moatb »nd Ulc<;ra. Clcxiistl