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AMERICUS, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 1885.
Recorder.
PUBLISHED
w. Is. GUjH
DFt lCK ox cum
IHOFESSIOVAL A; bA/VESS I'AKDS
AMEkfcus.
Am<-ricns is tbs c>«"'. v 8eat Sumtor
ountv. Georgia, Bi-O- - »• ^*”V^
wesUTD rullrusd, 71 s>'Uthwe»t of
Mat-on, and about." a- 1 !® 1 * “’V
Fb.ri.lH line. It i,.oiustod in lbs Unnst
section of GeorgU, i-d-usK “ grenter
cty of agricultural and horticultural pro-
.liicta limn any olid |' art of the Somb,
ronibiuini! all Ibclruits. gram an.l vege
tables of tha trnu" rale an.l seun-tropicsl
cones—wheat. cam, rye, oals, rice. Inab
/.mi sweet permits, can las,
notion peas, i-ngsr cane, apples, pears,
peaches gra-a’ plnuis amt other fruits.
The climate i» mild an.l equable .and one-j
of the most laalthy iu the world, the air
being pure and..ry and most beneiicinl tor
lung and if mat diseases. All kinds ..I ;
outdoor work con be performed without
inconvenience from BQiunier best or
winter cold. Ainericus bus a population ,
oi C,0«K». is beautifully situated on high |
and rolling ground and beasts of some of j
the hfttidsuiuest business blocks in the
South. The city his fine public schools;
^ootl churches; a largo public library;!
,„u- daily, one semi-weekly nml two
w.^kly newspspers; a new opera lions**,
c- :upletely furcisbed wiu, scenery and |
nubble ot scaling 1.000 person-; a w<
organized tire department, including
two tine steamers; the streets are w*ll
paved, sewered and lighted; there are
two riouring inills, a cottonseed oil mill,
planing mill and vari. ty w. rks, caritnge
factory, and a number of minor nmnfnclo-
nen; about two hundred firms are engaged j
m mercantile bn*in*in; three banks with
an abundance of capital; two good 1
hotels turni*h good accommodattiou. !
Americas is the Centro ot trail** f< r six I
counties comprising the richest agricul
tural sectiou in Georgia, the average nn- |
nualcotlou receipts being 30,000 babs, \
which will be largely increns* d by the
completion of the Preston and Lnmpkin |
railroad dow in pr-cess of construction. .
It is the largest city in Southwest Geor
gia, and has be* n appropriately named
the ‘•Commercial Cap till” of that sec
tion, and it is rapidly g owing iu popu
lation and wealth. A* a place of bu-i-
ness residence it presents nttracti ns
m|tided by few cities in the . v oUlli.
Property of all kinds is comparatively
cheap, although rapidly advancing in
value; the inhabitants of both city and
country arc cultivated, courteous and
hospitable, with n cordial welcome to im
migrants. To enterprising tradesmen, ju
dicious capitalists and industrious farm
ers this section of Geotgin offers 4ino op-
portuniiies. Any inloi matiou in regaul
io city or country will be cheerfully fur
nished by addres-ing the Amkiucus Uk-
poruer, Americas, Ga.
AT DEATH’S DOOR.
UENERtL HRANT’8 EVENTFUL l’A«
KEEK NEAR ITS CLOSE.
LADIES!
OF ALL KINDS, GOTO
Hts PhjralclRM Declare the OH Haiti*
ter** CM* Hopaleat Rud III* Death
a 11*1 ter of Day* or Honrs—
HI* Suffering* Great*
Nkw York, February 28 —It was
said by General Grant’s physicians
this evening that bis condition is
more critical tonight than at any
time during bis illness. Among
his numerous friends anxious in
quiries were made as to Ins condi
tion, coupled with expressions of
hope that the reports had been ex
aggerated, and that the General
would be restored to health. The
recent publication of an editorial
which had been prei ared for a med
ical journal upon the subject of bis
health, in which the opinion was
expressed that all danger was over,
for t''e present, at least, had the
effect of allaying all apprehension
which had arisen in the minds of
his
“Yes, a great deal to do with it.
IIis trouble was Aggravated first by
bis fall last year, which affected his
general health. But I have no
doubt that the taiiure of the firm
of Grant & Ward and especially
the recent dis ussions in Congress
about his retirement worried him
greatly.”
The fund of $259,000 raised for
General Grant's support a few
years ago is invested in Wabash
railroad preferred oonds, the trus
tees having so placed it at the sug
gestion of Jay Gould anj\he late
Kdwin D. Morgan. The road is in
the hands of a receive.' and the se
curities are paying no dividends.
To provide against precisely this
contingency, ex governor Morgan
made a personal guarantee of the
interest on the trust fund (or five
years, and it is from his estate that
the $15,000 a year received by
Oeneral Grant is drawn. General
Grant’s estate is heavily mortgaged
and consists ol the bouse be now
occupies, residences in Washington
friends. Consequently, the u a | e na, Long Branch, St. Louis
NARROW
DRUG STORE!
THEY HANDLE SEEDS FROM
LA 1VYKRS.
CL It. Met.’llOllY,
ATTORNEY AT-LAW,
J-XLAVILLE, GA.
TERMS—All Cli.i ti. from l»0 or under, J..!;
I r m S» I" SSOn. ion p , oei:t.; over B-" ". run
hereout. No charge* onle**collodions*ro iua<!o.
May 11 tf.
MISVKLLAifEO VS.
J. M. K. lTHfiiRiDOK, M. I).
Physician and Surgeon
AMKIUCUS, GA.
Office at Dr. Eld ridge's drug ►tore.
KeHideno** on Church Street, n»x' door
to W. D. Hayne»t. feb7tf
W. D. SMITH,
Contractor and Builder
A 31 tit ILL S, UA.
Plans, specifications and material fur
nished. All oar pen try work done in bent
and moat workmanlike manner.
jsn‘21-dl»n
$2,000
At small cofct can be k secured for your
loved on cm, by joining the
Knights of Honor.
Let ev* ry lmaband and father do it. lteen-
lar lodge meeting first and tbftro Friday
7 l*. m. For pidticular* cmII n
E TAYLOR, Die
Or, D. K. Biiinson, Reporter, derllyl
Edw* J. Mi'ler. 0. Horace McCall.
Monumental Marble Works
MILLER A McUALL, Proprietors,
b.mtbwest Corner of the Public Square,
AMEIIICUS, GA.
Monuments, Tombs, Etc., Etc
of the be*! Italian nod American Marble.
*vo» Rail tag for Cintltry Knelo*-
ur« S| « Specialty.
Which arc perfectly pure and
fresh Remember that they
make a specialty of Seeds and
handle only the best. It is
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,
LAMAR STREET,
QoorclH-
‘Jim" Phillips. “Dick" Mieus.
W. J. Phillips & Co.
BAKERY.
Xjuiiohea a*peol»lty.
Cotton Avenut, Americu»,Ga.
1885.
•J: K. MATHIS, Pri tpal.
i will take charge of (he above school
on Monday January 12th. n»xt. I have
taught for the people of Atnetb-us before,
and would respectfully uak a renewal of
their support.
Term*, Bates, Etc.:
Primary Department per mouth,.. ..12 *0
intermediate, p er m* nib 3 00
per month, . ...... 4 00
Tuition due at the end ot each Hcho-
Uatie month. *
t ’ L E. MATHifi, Principal.
daokltf
NOTICE.
GEORGIA—Hl’mteu County.
Notice ia hereby given that thirty day*
after the publication of thi* notice the
advertisement* of the Ordii ary’a office of
Sumter court.y will be published in the
Am Mi ids liEcoitUKH instead of the Sum
ter Republican. A. C. SPEER,
Ordinary Sumter County.
Feb 4, 1885, d30
BEklJCEh RATES TO NEW ORLEANS
ROUND TRIP TICKETS,
811.85.
GOOD FOK TEN DAYS.
LOTT WARUEK. Agent.
" FAIR NOTICE.
Till. BOOHS MUST BE CLOSED
^ All parties indebted to the late Jue. H.
McTyier are hereby notified that after
March 10th, Fitir notes or accounts will
be place«l in the hands of Messrs. James
Dodson A S»n for immediate suit If
you would save expense and Avoid un
pleasantness, c*>me to my office at the
Planters’ Warehouse and settle before
: the 10th J. B FELDER,
feb27-10d Assignee, i
Horae for Sale.
A PONY HORSE. perf-olly gentl« suvl |
safe, will work iu sinwle or double ,
harness. Just tne animal for a lad^r to
2c.
2c.
startling intelligence us to bis ap
parent hopeless condition was
wholly unexpected anti a most pain
ful surprise.
It is now .believed that the mal
ady with which Genpral Grant is
sullering cannot hut. huve a fatal
termination, and also that his dis
solution may lake place within a
very short time, a few months be
ing the maximum period of his life,
with the chances that a much
shorter time, possibly a few hours,
will end bis earthly career. All
the physicians in attendance upon
him concur in this view of the case,
and the General's immediate fam
ily have abandoned all hope of his
recovery. Ilis wife and all his
children, with the ^.exception of
Mrs. Sartoris, who has been cabled
for from Kngiand, arc grouped
around ihc bedside of the General,
and their deep sorrow, which has
been excited at a knowledge that
ins condition battles medical sci
ence, is intensified by a realization
of the painful fact that his sutler
ings are of the most inlense char
acter. He can only have tempor
ary relief while sleeping, and even
this has during the past few days
become almost an impossibility, as
insomnia has been added to bis
other complicatians, so that he is
practically an almost continual suf
ferer. The crash of the firm of
Grant <fc Ward had a very depress
ing eflect upon the General, and ho
has since appeared only at inter
vals. His slip on the sidewalk
while getting in his carriage on
Christmas Eve, 1883, fractured one
of his limbs ^o senou ly that he
lias not since been able lo movo
about without a crutch. Later on
what he believed to he a small
canker sore appeared at the baseot
his tongue, and pulverized alum
was resorted to to kill it, but mfla-
rnalion set in and the General suf
fered so greatly that he called in
his family physicians. A careful
examination soon convinced them
that a cancer had formed and was
spreading its poiBon through Ifs
system. They were battled atevery
point, and finally they admit that
the cancer is deep sealed and that
medical skill is powerless to avert
its inevitable results.
General Grant presents a pitiable
appearance at present. His face
ana beud are bandaged, bis eyes
are sunken, and bis face bears a
sallow hue. while uis hair and beard
have whitened greatly. Ho talks
less than usual, is peevish and fret
ful, and bis family humor bim as if
he were a child. He I ihors ail day
over hisCentu- y Magazine articles,
working himself up to such a pitch
of excitement that he is troubled
with insomnia and is losing all his
energy. This is the worst form of
bis disease, and has brought about
loss of appetite.
His doctors asse.-t that he is sub
sisting largely upon bis vital tis
sues, and is growing perceptibly
weaker hour by hour. His only
and the Dent farm on the Grovers
road near St. Louis. His war
mementoes, gifts from personal
friends and foreign nations, bis
paintings, statuary and brie a brae
were mortgaged to Win. II. Van
derbilt to secure his loan of $150,
001) and have since been deeded to
i lie United States in trust until
Gen. Grant’s death, when they aie
lo he placed in the Smithsonian
Institute.
In regard to the condition of
General Grant, Colonel Fred Grant
says his father is a very sick man.
He has had little rest tor the past
few nights and is suffering con
stant pnin in his ear and head.
Dr. Douglas said that he bail
talked with Dr. Sands at General
Grant’s home, and the result of the
consultation was that both decided
that the cancerous growth at the
root of the tongue was hardening
and steadily growing worse. Ex
amination made by an expert prov
ed beyond doubt that it was a case
of malignant epithelial growth.
General Grant is a very sick man,
and I think there is little or no
hope that lie will recover.
A Wonderful Recollection.
We bad a call last night from a
lad sixteen years of age. who Is a
prodigy. Ilis name is Peyton
l’aramorc, and lives with bis father
in Jackson county, Fla. When
about lour years age he suffered
with a severe attack from menen
ge'is. The disease left him deaf,
dumb and stone blind. Notwith
standing the loss of these faculties
lie is a bright, inteligent boy-apt In
learning and has a recollection that
is wonderful. On touching a gen
tleman in this city yesterday he
recognized him at once, not having
lout-lied or been near him before
for the past five years. A dozen
men may give bim different articles
and be can - return each to the
uroper owner without ever failing.
He does manv other things that
are aonderful and of which it is
hard to account.—Columbus En
quirer San.
Enlisted In the United States Army.
Macon, February 28—A gentle
man, a resident of this city, says
that be saw Homer Guearry in New
Orleans a few days ago. It will be
remembered that Gueary suddenly
disappeared from Macon the latter
part of last year. .
The gentleman met Guerry on
the street, and offered his band,
saying:
“Hello, Guerry.”
Guearry appeared surprised, and
stitliv replied: •
“You arc mistaken, sir; I never
saw you before in my life.”
The gentleman finally persuaded
Guearry to confess bis identity,
and the two bad quite * talk
Guerry has enlisted in the United
Stat.-s army, and has lost his for
mer dapper look.
Fred W Harris, a mail carrier,
Dailt, Pbr Ybar,...$9.00.
Wkkkly, “ ... 8.00.
The Penally of Skepticism.
Trias Silting*.
“Come migbtv nigh killin’ a line
buck dis mawin’,”said ati old negro.
“Cornin' long tbrougk the woods
an’ er ole buck be jump op an’
bookerty, bookerty, he run off a
few yards an’ stop still. Come in
one er sbootin’ him, sah.”
“Why didn’t you shoot?”
“Didn’ hah my gun wid me,sab.”
“Then how did you come in one
of shooting him ?”
“Case, sah, I come in on£ o’ tak
ing my gun wid me.”
“ Wby didn't you take your gun?"
“Didn't hab none, sah.”
“You are an old fool.”
“Look beau, doan ’buse er man
dat way wber ycr ain’t got no
cause. I ain’t got no gun, for a
feller dat I wuz erbout ter buy one
frum axed me jes’ one dollar mo’n
I could | av. So I come in one o’
gittin’ de gun. if I had er got it,
I would er tuk it ’long wid me, an’
ei I’der bad it, I could er shot de
buck easy, sab. So doan come
rou i’ busin’ er man when de facks
is all ergin ycr. I bab knowed
folks to fetch trouble on darselves
dat way. Er pusson ougbter be
keerful in dis beab worl’ o’ science
an’ speekerlation. Good raawnin’;
sah. Since ycr’s acted dis way, I
wouldent er gin yer none o’ de
meat ef I bad er killed it. “Fore
yer talked dat way I woulder made
yer er present o’ 3omc o’ de buck.
See wluit yer got by it, sab.”—
Texas Siftings.
Jekuuie and the Egyptian Question.
Chicago Herald.
“Pa, what is England sending
more troops to Egypt for f”
“To rercuc Wolseley, my son.* 1
“What is Wolseley there for?”
“To rescue Gordon."
“Why was Gordon sent there?”
“To restore peace.”
“Who was fighting?”
“Well,nobody was. The Malidi
had An army raised, though.”
“Pa, do the British own that
country ?”
“No, my son.”
“Then, they are campaigning tn
the wrong ward, ain’t, they?”
“It looks that way, Johnnie.
Now run along and car'y in that
coal for your mother. You are too
inquisitive.”
He Uot a Job.
Chicago Herald.
“So you want a position on tha
staff ol oor blanket abeet, do you?”
inquired the managing aditor of a
new man from the country. •
“Yes, sir.” *
“Well, bow are you on the
spread ?”
“Spread ? Gosb, tbat’a just my
holt. When widow Thompson’s -
lien house burned last winter I re
potted for the Weekly Palladium.
Had four columns of descriptions
two columns of notea and a wood
out diagram showing all the track,-
made in the snow by the escaping ‘
chickens.”
“Good. You’re engaged, eir.”
A few (newspapers in the State
are trying to find a place for Col.
Duncan, of Houston county. It
looks very much like a premature
effort to bring out another con
gressional candidate in the Third
District. There is nothing that
will kill a politician off quicker
than a premature news paper squib
fired at random. As onr able
representative, Chas. F. Crisp, is
just getting so that he can lm of
use to bis constituents and have
in opportunity to exercise his
clear and forcible powers as a leg
islator, we bad better give bim an
undivided support for awhile and
quit trying lo make and unmake
statesmen so rapidly.—Lumpkin
Independent.
John R. Shaw’s.
dnv«.
B. Hinkle, M.
iitif
Atlnilis, Hiittril
Be sure soil call i>n me before purchas
ing your aupply of Tobacco. I hate a
full line and »m selling ttry dunp tor
cash. A. D. B. McKusis.
fsbdtf
%
nourishment is chopped meat an.l , Ut , y WM biUen b
,quids which he ha. no appetite K b ’ t wai ’ deliveiin m .jf at
lor, and eats only by^force of will th » re , ide|1<!e of Mrs. Williams,
power, knowing that ho must keep | , Mt Oelobcr . He
brought suit lor
1,19 $ 1,000 damages, and on Wednesday
“! did no go up on Friday jne(| , lU % uit .. Mr „.
night ” said Dr. Douglass to day |Bade t etfortl to k from
“1 be General insisted that I should plLy , 0| f Hbe even Uad Congress-
man Spriggs to come on from
. ,, , , ., , | Washington to assist her local
“Does the Genera! know that he ; eoun , el * 8he i# gaid u, be wortb
i „ . . . ,$7,000,000.
“Yes, he knows it, and vet he -w-
, doesn't want to know it. lie may | A party of six left New York a
live three months, but cancer ol the | week ago for a abort visit to Niag-
not come late because it would tire
me.
throat is seldom cured. If he diea
before tbat time it will be for lack
ot nourishment. The system will
waste sway, and he will die of
weakness and exhaustion.”
“Do you think that the state of
bis mind bad mneb to do with hit
Illness ?”
ara Falla They staid at that eeene
of beauty about four boura. add
meantime were drven in a sleigh
to tbe Rapids,
Goat Island, aad
resorts. Daring
they were com;
dit.fto.
Dissolu .ion ot Copartnership.
The Hide and Communion business of
S M. C* -hen & Co., foot of Cotton Avenue,
ha* bten di-solred by mntosl consent,
Mr. 8. M. Cohen retiring. Tbs bnainesit
will hereafter be conducted nndsr the
style and firm of C. A. Bell.
8. M. COHEN,
C. A. BELL.^H
In retiring from the above bneioesa 1
wish to state to my triends and tbs pub
lic that I did so rtJuctsntljt bavibg been
in it tbe past thirteen yeais, bnt since
starting tbe BargRin Store I coo Id not
g've it that perNonsI attention wbioh it
reonired to please my customers.
Wlulling for my saece««or, Mr. C. A.
Bell, the nhu« liberal patronage which I
received in tbe put,
i am, respectfully,
& M. COHEN.
In assuming charge of tbs Hlds and
Commission business of 8, M. Cohn A
Po„ i wuh to stats that tbs dealings bad
with my retiring partner bare bean at all
times pleasant and sa isfartovy In every