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Americus
Recorder.
Established 1879.
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1885.
Daily, Pbr Yrak,...$6.00
Wkhkly, “ ... 2.00
Americus Recorder
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OF I'Hi' ON COTTON AVENUE.
rlloFESSlO.WL & BUSINESS CARDS
americus.
Americus is tha county seat of Sumter
ouiity. Georgia, siiuated on the South
western railroad, 71 miles southwest of
Macon, and about 80 nil let north of the
Florida line. It is situated in the finest
section of Georgia, raising a greater vari
ety of agricultural and horticultural pro
ducts than any other part of the South,
combining all the fruits, grain and vege
tables of the temperate and semi-tropical
cone*-wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, Irish
znd sweet potatoes, peanuts, chufas,
aotton peas, sugar cane, apples, pears,
peaches, grapes, plums and other fruits.
The climate is mild and equable, and one
of the most healtbv in the world, the air
being pure and urf and most beneficial lor
lung and throat diseases. All kinds of
outdoor work can be performed without
inconvenience from summer heat or
winter cold. Americus has a population
of 6,000, is beautifully situated on high
and rolling ground and boasts of some of
the liaudsouiest business blocks in the
Sooth. The city has fine public schools;
good churches; a largo public library;
one daily, one semi-weekly and two
weekly newspapers; a new opera house,
completely furnished wiu scenery and
capable of seating 1.000 persons; a well
organized fire department, including
two tine steamers; the streets are well
paved, sewered and lighted; there are
two flouring mills, a cotton seed oil mill,
planing mill and variety works, carriage
factory, and a number of minormanfaclo-
ries; about two hundred firms are engaged
in mercantile business; three banks with
an abundance of capital; two good
hotels furnish good accommodation.
Americus is the centre of trade for six
counlies comprising the richest agricul
tural section in Georgia, the average an
nual cotton receipts being 30,000 bales,
which will be largely increased by the
completion of the Preston and Lumpkin
railroad now in process of construction.
It is the largest city in Southwest Geor
gia, and has been appropriately named
the “Commercial Capital” of that sec
tion. and it is rapidly growing in popu
lation and wealth. As a placo of busi
ness residence it presents attractions
equaled by few cities in the houth.
Property of nil kinds is comparatively
cheap, although rapidly advancing in
value; the inhabitants of both city and
country are cultivated, courteous and
hospitable, with a cordial welcome to im
migrants. To enterprfsing tradesmen, ju
dicious capitalists and industrious farm
ers tins section of Georgia offers fine op
portunities. Any information in regard
to city or country will be cheerfully fur
nished by addressing tbo Americus Re
corder. Americus, Ga.
If You Want
OF ALL KINDS, GO TO
DRUG STORE
THEY HANDLE SEEDS FROM
LA WYERS. _
C. R. McCHORY,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
bLLAVILLE, GA.
TERMS—All claim* from $30 or nnriar, $3;
t r m §«> to §500, ten p«*r cent.; over §500, seven
per c nt. No ebartfea unless collection! are made.
M «y 1$ tf.
MISCELLANEOUS.
$2,000
At small cost can be L secured for your
bved ones, by joining the
Unights of Sonor.
Let <*Vf ry husband and father do it. Regu
lar lodge meeting first and tbiru Friday
7 P. m. For paitioulnrs call ^n
E. TAYLOR, l)ic.
h, D. K. Brinson, Reporter, decllyl
Kdwt J. Miller. C. Horace McCall.
Jlonomental Marble Works,
MILLEK& McCALL, Proprietors,
Hnnthwent Corner of the Public Square,
AMERICUS, GA.
Monuments, Tombs, Etc., Etc
lb« belt Ita|„ n and American Marble.
Gon Hailing for c.M.t.rjr Kaeloa-
Anderson ville School
It ill 0(H‘ii Springe Term January
1-th, 1SS4-
„?: iUo » «5.°0. $20,00 and $25 00 per
P«bl'c fund about *1.00 per
t {’ ’ Board and tuition ten dollara per
v , 1 !|. r . ,, J, ).month, paid monthly in ad-
(„ rth „ “»» 10 $2.00 per month. For
"other information apply to
A. .1. CLARK, Principal,
4wn.»*.od,f And * r " onv,Ue ’
| Issignee’sSale,
A grand closing out sale of ilia goods and
chattels of the late James McTyier,
deceased, consisting of
NOTIONS, DRESS GOODS.
LACES, RIBBONS, HOSIERY,
Ladies' and Gents’ Underwear,
CLOTHING !
Ladies’, Gents’ and Childrens’ Shoes,
Hats and Caps, Umbrellas, Parasols,
Trunks, Valises, Traveling Bags, and
other articles of merchandise too numer
ous to mention. Also, Store Furnitnre
and Fixtures. All offered to the public
for the
NEXT TEN DAYS,
Regardless of Cost, for the benefit of the
creditors. Come early if you would secure
bargains. After ten days tho remnant
will be sold out at Auction.
TERMS, SPOT CASH.
NOTICE
Is hereby given that after ten days suit
will be instituted against all parties win
are indebted to the late James McTyier.
So save cost of suit by settling your notes
and accounts at once.
J. B. FELDER, A&siguee.
Feb.MlO
Which are perfectly pure and
fresh Remember that they
make a specialty of Seeds and
handle only the best. It
cheaper to buy good seeds at
first, for then you will not be
disappointed or lose your time
and labor.
J. A. &D.F. DAVENPORT,
UMAR STREET,
■ Ooor*l».
1885.
I: £. MA THIS, EH tpal.
1 '*>" taka charge of the above acbool
tamSc. V W "* 12th - “«»■ 1 b‘"
an I w " r 'be people of Americua before,
their “ re, * ,eclfnl >y »»k a renewal of
e,r support.
p Tf.rms, Rates, Etc. :
i? r '“"«IUte‘n«‘ nt P * r “ 0Dth WfO
***■ P er month 4 oo
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MATHIB, Principal.
75 BARRELS
NEW
Louisiana
CaneSyrnp,
JUST RECEIVED AT
G. W. GLOVER’S.
06, For New Orleans.
Those contemplating, and
those not contemplating a visit
to the great Exposition, will
find a line of the most beauti
ful Clothing Hats and Furnish
ing goods at our stand, (Gyles
Corner) at prices never so low
in our town. Everybody knows
we keep the only first-class stock
in the city, which is well proven
by the fact that since our re
moval to this store our sales
have more than doubled what
they ever have been before.
Whilst at the same time you
hear merchants growling on
every side about the “hard
times.” New goods daily ar
riving.
CT7XJ&S,
THE CLOTHIER AND HATTER,
AMERICUS, GA.
Dissolution XTotioel
Notice in hereby given that the copart-
nership heretofore existing between the
undersigned, under the firm name of
COBB A COBB, waa on the 27th day of
January, 1885, dissolved by mutual con
sent. All Accounts due the firm will be
collected by T. M. COBB, who will also
settle all accounts against the firm.
W. H. COBB,
T. M. COBB.
A Card.
Thanking tba customers of COBB A
COBB for the patronage extended them
I would remind them that I will continue
the buaineas at the old aland on Cotton
Avenue, and will be glad to receive the
patronage of all who wiah good meate,
good weigbta and reasonable prices.
Respectfully, T. M. COBB.
January 29, 1886 ml
WA2TTZD.
Down Brake*.
Macon Telegraph.
All thinking men, and those in
terested in the advancement and
development of the several States
of tho South, have viewed with
serious apprehension the war that
has been made upon railroads.
Under legislation for the forma
tion ol commissions to prevent dis
criminations and to regulate pas
senger and freight traffic, a great
blow haa been delivered against
the prosperity of railroads, those
who have invested in them and all
interests dependent upon them.
The attack has been led mainly by
cheap demagogues, and the legis
lation obtained has been the out
come of ignorance and prejudice.
In place of addressing themselves
to a question so difficult and intri
cate, railroads have been arraigned
as criminals and commissioners
have been appointed as prosecuting
attorneys. Discussions in the
courts and ths columns of the
press ot the country have at length
turned the tide of popular senti
ment. The Railroad Commission
of Tennessee, which failed to stand
before a judicial investigation, is
practically functus officio.
The commission of Mississippi is
held at bay by an injunction; but
Alabama has gone a step beyond
After a very long and exhausted
discussion in and out of the Lcgis
lature, this body has signally de
feated a bill to confer greater
powers upon the Railroad Commis
sion. The bill itself was prepared
by one ot the commissioners, and
was defiantly championed by him
and his colleagues, a marked In
stance of hcv men clothed with
power seek to enlarge it.
The Governor of Alabama, in
fluenced, no donbt, by the weight
of public opinion, has refused, and
very properly refused, to re-appoint
the old commission, but has sent
to the Senate the names of more
conservative men.
Pending action a motion has
been offered in the House to elect
the commissioners by the Legisla
ture.
No matter what may be the ulti
mate result, Alabama, a State that
thus emphasizes its progressive-
ness, will be vastly benefitted. It
is to be hoped that the example of
Alabama may not be lost upon
Georgia. The question of a modi
fication of the railroad law will be
the prominent topic at tbe summer
session of the Legislature.
It has been demonstrated beyond
cavil that Georgia has made a mis
take as to the extent of her rail
road legislation. She will do her
self credit to remedy it promptly
and gracefully. An overwhelming
opinion of tbe people has reached
this proper and just conclusion.
TRAMMa HP ARROWS TO FIGHT.
0«a«la •(
Hoih
ill School Snmlies
MRS. FRED LEWIS.
Amsriotu. Ga.. Aug. 24, 1864 tf
Artesian Hold.
Savannah Time*.
It is a well-known fact that
Georgia is rich in mineral wealth,
which is being steadily developed.
But this wealth of ore has hereto
fore been confined to the northern
portion ot tbe State, no one ever
even dreaming that under the pave
ments of Savannah there lay un
told wealth in gold and silver.
Capt. D. G. Purse bad no idea
when he began to have bis artesian
well drilled that it would develop
tills fact No more did Superin
tendent Mulligan expect to un
ear ,h such treasure as he has. It
seems that at a depth of 140 feet a
clay was struck containing a large
percentage of gold, and several
feet further have been sunk since
that time. Tbe drill is rapidly go
ing down, making twenty or thirty
feet per day and bringing up beau
tiful crystal quartz of large size.
Captain Purse showed a Times re
porter a large lump of ore about
the size of a hen’s egg, and con
taining tully 75 per cent of silver.
This is an unexpected find, and
should it prove that such a rich
vein has been struck, no doubt a
stock company will be formed un
less the depth of it precludes the
possibility of reaching it. Then,
too, there is to much quicksand in
the earth that this of itself may
prove an insurmountable obstacle
to tbe profitable working of this
possible rich vein of ore. Al
though Savannah baa been back
ward about making such discovery,
it is Letter late than never. Capt.
Purse has not yet offered to dis
pose of bis enterpriss, and abonld
this prove to be only an isolated
find of gold be will not feel disap
pointed unless he fails te get water,
the prime object ot the enterprise.
The Bainbridge Democrat says:
A perfectly developed shark tooth
was drawn bom tbo depth of over
1,000 fbet ta oar anootsn pall oa
Philadelphia Time*, Jma. M.
A sparrow fight took place last
night in the Chinese "gambling
house at No. 919 North Ninth St.
I It was ths third fight of the kind
given at this place. Chong Wah
keeps a Chinese store at No. 919,
and Bun Sun Low has a little tin
sigh out over the side door an
nouncing that there is a Chinese
restaurant instds. The store is
simply a blind, and the reataurant
is only run as a cover to the real
business of the place, which is one
of the most oomplete Chinese sport
ing houses in the United Slates.
The gambling room on the first
floor back was cleared of all tbe
furniture, and about seventy-five
Chinamen crowded about ail old
extension table turned upside down,
with tbe legs sawed off. The at
mosphere was Btifling.
When Bun San Low nudged his
way through tbe crowd to the spar
row pit he bad a bird in each band.
Their wing* were cut and their
tail* were cropped close. Their
bills were almost white where they
had been sandpapered to make
their little beaks as sharp as a nee
dle's point. The Mongolian spec
tators watched tho birds and Bun
Sun Low closely. One of the spar
rows had a little piece of red rib
bon wrapped around its leg to dis
tinguish it from tbe other. Hop
Chung Lung, who is one of tbe
silent partners of the gambling
house, sized up the birds with a
sporting man’s eye, and offered to
bet ten “plunks” (dollars) that the
bird with the red ribbon on Its
right leg would kill the other.
There weie no lakers until Bun
Sun Low had dropped tbe birds in
the pic Tbe moment this ws<
done the sparrow that had no rib
bon on it plunged at the other and
picked a mouthful of feathers out
of its head. This caused a chuckle
all around, and Charlie Lee, the
Tenth street laundryman, covered
Hop Chung's ten “plunks.” This
added fresh excitement to the fight.
Tbe bird with the red leg was the
gamest, and made a lunge at his
aatagonist, plucking out' his left
eye. In another moment ho peck
ed the other bird in the throat, and
his needle pointed biP did deadly
work. The one-eyed bin! toppled
ovtr and fell on the sand dead.
The excitement, although bois
terous, was not intense. Charlie
Lee reluctantly handed over tbe
ten “plunks” he had lost, and dun
Sun Low gathered up tbe dead
bird and tbe victor. Other fights
followed, and when tbe fourth
brace bad fougut for three or four
minutes, Chung Wat told Bun Sun
Low ta stop the fight, and ihe
spectators were told the sport was
over.
Th* Senatorial Contest la llllneli,
Ciiicaoo, Jao. 31 Tbe Daily
News Springfield correspondent
says:
Tho Republicans in tbe State
Senate have organized a scheme to
cut off the Democrats from any
benefit that might accrue to them
from gaining two members in the
House, a* a result of throwing out
Parker and Sittig, who were
elected as Republicans, but who
are liable to be unseated by con
tests. The plan is to use the Re
publican majority in the Senate to
prevent the joint session of tbe
two houses, and thereby prevent
the election of United States Sena
tor. As the result of this pro
gramme would place the appoint
ment of United States Senator in
the hands of Governor Oglesby, it
is thought General Logan”* friends
look on tbe plan with favor.
Tbe statement will be published
here to-morrow that Representa
tive Bracbteudorf, a Democratic
member of the Illinois legislature,
is lying seriously ill at bit borne in
tbit city, and has declared to hit
rriendt that he will aot be able to
again attend any of the sessions of
tits assembly. If tbe report is con
firmed, it reduces the number of
Democrats on joint ballot by two.
The latest thing in New York is
smoking matches. Two old smok
ers are pitted againat each other,
and the man who smokes the great*
est number of strong cigar* in a
day win*. Of coorte, money is
staked upon Ihe result. These
matches will prove about as dan
gerous as tbe foolish drinking
matches which occssionslly shock
the oountry. Blindness, or death
from paralysis, heart disease end
blood poisoning are likely to fol
low each intemperate indulgence in
strong tobacco It say boys are
taaght engaging la this saloidal
Ml* they should ha rsbaksd la a
fhailag aMaRefi
HE0RU1A SEWS.
The last brigadier-general ever
created by the confederate govern
ment, according to the Thomas-
ville Enterprise, was P. McGlashan,
et that city.
On Saturday night in Banks
county Esquire Cristler was ctlled
upon to join a couple together in
the holy bonds of matrimony. Get
ting to the river, he found it im
possible to cross. Determining
not to be disappointed, he sum
moned the couple to the water’s
edge, on the opposite side of the
stream, and having the groom to
tie a rock to the license and pitch
her over, some sixty yards, he pro
ceeded to tie the knot at the lep of
his voice.
Messrs. Robert 0. and John F.
Lewis will establish a new bank in
Valdosta. The Lewis brothers are
notable for their business tact and
ability as financiers, and for their
integrity and sterling qualities as
citizens. Their father, the late
John F. Lewis, was one of the most
saccessful merchants and bankers
in the state. He amassed a large
fortune in the mercantile business
at Montezuma and Gum Creek.
His residenoc was at Gum Creek,
but a year or two before his death
he invested in property in Hawk-
insville, and established the bank
ing bouse of Lewis, Leonard k
Co., and the mercantile business
of John F. Lewis A Co. These
two branches of business have for
several years been under the con
trol aud supervision of bis son,
Robert G., who, though quite a
young man,has achieved an envia
ble reputation as a prudent and
successful financier. The Lewis
have now three banking houses,
Hawkinsville, Montezuma and Al
bany, and ValdoBta will make the
fourth. They seem to have Inher
ited their father’s tact and qualifi
cations, and are not only able to
take care of the fortune left them,
but are augmenting it by energy,
industry and economy.
PALATIAL DRIXK1.YU PALACES.
rtit It Costa ta nt op Plata! la
Whlafeltsa Oo thalr Orlakloo
Chicago New*.
“This place cost me $15,000,”
said the proprietor of an elegantly
fitted up saloon to a Daily News
re|>orter, as lie swelled bis ohest
and waved his left hand in a mon-
arch-of-all I survey manner over
the mahogany bar. Tbe place in
question certainly was gorgeous
enough to satisfy the most exact
ing of whisky drinkers; but, in
quest of still finer saloons, the re
porter went into one a few steps
away, 'and was fairly dazzled by
tbe glitter of mirrors, polished
brass, and stained glass screens
with gaslights pi iced behind to
show off their beauties.
“What did you say it cost?”
asked the astonished inquirer, as
he held on to a brass railing, and
asked the proprietor to say It
again.
“I said it cast $44,000, and if
you den’t believe it 1 can show
tbe bill,” repeated the person ad
dressed. “This is no contract job
either. I said to the man who fix
ed her up: “Go ahead, and send
in your bills,’ and there ain’t a
place in the country that can beat
it, sad I’ve seen ’em all.
This establishment is fitted np
with imported English oak and
mahogany. A wide fireplace is
built in one corner of Minton tile
and polished brass. Wherever a
window can be put a fanciful de
sign in stained glass is placed, and
a half-dozen fine oil painting dec
orate the walls.
Across the street is another
place that coat $24,006. It la fit
ted up with nurblc. Tbe bar mir
ror cost $24,000, and tbe screen
tn|front of the entranee, com posted
of massive carved walnut, with a
a mirror and clock, cotl $1,400.
A short tour about the principal
streets showed that there were a
dozen other placez where tbe thirs
ty pedes train can satisfy bis appe
tite for alcoholic beverages in sa
loons costing from $20,000 to $30,-
000 to fit np. It woald seem that
tho modern toper no longer ean
take his nip over anything less
costly then a marble or mahogany
her, end ’the expense incurred by
•elooa keepers to entioe custom is
tbe boat argument to be found that
tba hlfb-Hoeaao tax Is tbe least oa-
oroae of all th* soiling of Whisky
laptoto.