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Americus
Recorder.
Established 1879.
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 1885.
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OFFICE ON COTTON ATENCE
PROFESSIONAL & BUSINESS CARDS
" AMERICUS.
Americus is tbj county seat of Sumter
ouuty, Georgia, situated on the South*
western railroad, 71 miles southwest of
Macon, and aboat 80 miles 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
cones—wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, Irish
znd sweet potatoes, peanuts, chufas,
aotton peas, sugar cane, apples, pears,
peaches, grapes, plums ana other fruits.
The climate is mild and equable, and one
of the most healthy in the world, the air
being pure and dry and most beneficial lor
liiDg 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 situatea on high
and rolling ground and boasts of some of
the handsomest business blocks in the
South. The city has fine public schools;
good churches; a large publio library;
one daily, one semi-weekly and two
weekly newspapers; a new opera house,
completely furnished witu scenery and
capable of seating 1,000 persons; a wel'
organized fire department, including
two fine steamers; the streets are well
paved, sewered and lighted; there are
two fiouring mills, a cottonseed oil mill,
planing mill and variety works, carriage
factory, and auumber of minor manfaclo-
ries; about two hundred firms are engaged
in mercantile business; three banks with
an abundance of capital; two good
hotels tarnish good accommodation.
Americus is the centre of trade for six
counties comprising the richest agricul
tural section in Georgia, the average an
nual cotton receipts being 30,000 bales,
which will be largely inoreased by the
completion of tho 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, aud it is rapidly growing in popu
lation and wealth. As a place of busi
ness residence it presents attractions
equaled by few cities in the South.
Property of all kinds is comparatively
cheap, although rapidly advancing in
value; the inhabitants of both city and
conntry are cultivated, courteous and
hospitable, with a cordial welcome to'im
migrants. To enterprfsing tradesmen, ja
dicious capitalists and industrious farm
ers this section of Georgia offers fine op
portunities. Any information in regard
to city or country will be cheerfully fur
nished by addressing the Amkkicln Re
corder, Americus, Ga.
SEEDS!
If You Want
Fresh
OF ALL KINDS, GO TO
75 BARRELS
NESW
DRUG STORE I
THEY HANDLE SEEDS FROM
LA WXERS.
C. R. Met’RORY,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
lli.aville, ga.
TEKMS—All claim* from $80 or onder, $3.
r„m i;tO to $600, ten per c«nt.; over $*00, ««?eii
>er cent. No charge* uulean
i. ; um viiw, Ac—cl
ollection* are made.
H ISC EL LA NEO US.
J. M. R. WESTBROOK, M. D.
Physician and Surgeon
AMERICUS, GA.
Office at Dr. Eldridge’a drug store.
Residence on Church Street, next door
to W. D. Haynes. feb7tf
$2,000
At small cost can bei seenred for your
loved ones, by joining the
Zxxights of Honor.
Let every husband and father do it. Regu
lar lodge meeting first and third Friday
• I*, if. For paiticnlnrs call on
^ , E. TAYLOR, Die.
* r , D. K. Brinson, Reporter, decllyl
Ed we J. Mt'ler. C. Horaca McCall.
Monumental Marble Works
■ ILLEK* SeCALL, Proprietors,
Hmnhwent Corner of the Publio Bqnsrs,
AMERICUS, GA.
Monuments, Tombs, Etc., Etc
Of 111. beat I tali,, .nj American Marti..
,r *“ far c.na.t.r, Baelae-
1885.
f l E. MATHIS, PH tpal.
1 will take c' urge of the above echool
on Monday January 12th, next. I hare
p«pl* Of Americas before,
“eir .^;r p,clfu11 ' “ k * of
Tuns, Rate*, Etc. :
1 [Herrr> r ^ e . P * rt m ® 01 P«f month,.. ,.»2.00
*• per month 3.00
Tufc l> * r “ onlh - 4 00
'«ti“ month°.*‘‘ th ‘ °‘ **° h Hch0 -
deolltf *’ * * UTHI8 ' Pffte'PBl-
CaneSyrup,
JUST RECEIVED AT
Gr. W. GLOVER’S.
DAWSON DOTS.
Dawson, M»rch 10.—The resi-
dence on Main street, south side of
town, owned by Mr. C. C. Pren-
dergast, cathol'o prieat of Savan
nah, and occupied by Mrs. Julia
Turner, was destroyed by fire yes
I'l,KV.E1.AM> IN Bl’KFAl.O.
Buffitlo Comraerlcial, Marcli 4.
At VVaHhington to-day the Hon.
Grover Cleveland, of Buffalo, was
duly inaugurated President of the
United States. He is the twenty-
fifth President, and the second
terday evening about duat. 1 he l citizen of Buffalo who has attained
fire originated from the cook stove, that great otHce, the first one being
and swept all the houses on the lot. tlle 11110 Millard Fillmore, who be-
Which are jierfectly 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,
Amorlous, i GVoorclo.
)*l.29tf
EXTRAORDINARY ANNOIKCEMENT.
GATE CHYME FILTER I
FIRE WATER, HEALTH, LIFE!
M°BRIDE & CO, Atlanta,
•olw Owners.
McBRIDE A CO., Atlanta, Southern Ag t
Seth Thomas Clocks.
Sole Agents Lambeth's Fly Fans,
Dealers in
Crockery , China, Cutlery, Silvers are,
•■Jim'' Phillips. “Dick" Miirh.
W. J. Phillips & Co.
f| , Overseen*
| H of of lb. 27th
ro*1. in v* notiaed “> P<» thsir
n ,h * A P*' »«■ of tba
dpartor Court, und.r penalty of th« Uw.
■arS.M ? **' PttOHEB,
■o' 3 * 3 Road Commisaionar.
Private buaintu call, me lo New York
in about ten dtyt from now, banco I have
concluded that aa long aa I will be in the
market, to make tbi. alao a bu.ineae trip.
A bnainaaa trip with me mean, having
lot. of cub to bny Bargain, with. In
order to meet thi. demand I will offer
UDtil my departure and dnring my atay
in New York tba remaining atock, eape-
cially tboaa that would ntherwiae have to
ba carried over till next fall at fabulous
lo v price*. I am not ([noting, bat under
the circumstanoee will aall at beat prices
obtainable. My gnoda have all been
originally bought for abont half tbeir
value and when I atata now that I intend
•elling them at beat price* obtainable,
yoa may expect extraordinary induce-
meat*.
The apecial present* offered my one-
tomer* daring the month of January av-
ing met with much favor, and appreciat
ing tbs liberal patronage bestowed upon
ms in tba peat, I have concluded to con
tinue them, with tbe promise lo offer
even more valuable presents in the future.
Any orders left with me for goods that
oannot be found her* will ba faithfully
carried out, and ordera should ba tent or
given to me early.
Kemember that I mean buaines*, and
no better chance to boy Dry Goode,
Clothing, Cloaks, Shoes, Hat* or Notions
at inch price, will occur soon again.
Com* exaaio* and b* convinced that I
mean exactly what tba beading reads,
"STRICTLY BUSINESS."
Respectfully,
8. M. COHEN. The Bargain Man.
Cotton Avenua, op posit* Bank of
Amariana, Sign of Rad Flag.
BAKERY.
Xaunolxoai aa Bpoolalty.
Cotton Avenue, AmeHrut.Ga.
NoMore Eye-Glasses
No
More
Weak
Eyes!
MITCHELLS
EYE-SALVE!
A Cert sin. Safe and Effective Remedy for
Sore, Weak 1 Inflamed j yes,
Producing f^ong-Sight etlne»c 9 and He
ctoring the Stght of the Old.
Cl'RKS TEAR DROPS, GRANULATION,
STYLE TUMORS. RED EYKH. MATTED
EYE LAHtlKS, AND PRODUCING Of’ICK
RELIEF AND PERMANENT CUKE.
Also, equally effleacioaa when nae«i la other
melitaiiae, nuch a* Ultivr*. Fever Mole*. Tumor*
Balt Rheum, Burn*. Pile*, or w hatevw luti-m*.
tloa exl*U, MITCHELL’S SAL\ fc m*r u*«d
lo advantage.
Sold ty nil Dro|*i a* at 3* cont*
febli-fm
No inaurance. Mrs. Turner saved
nearly all her furniture but some
of it is consideraly damaged.
Miss Lillie Allen, after a sojourn
in Philadelphia of six months, has
returned home to thaw out.
Miss Ida Hester, of Stewart
county, is in our city, stopping
with bar aunt, Mrs. K. P. Ken
nedy.
Mr. R. P. Windsor, of Ameri
cas, ia in our city establishing a
branch of the Franklin Square Li
brary. I think bo will have no
trouble in setting the requisite
number of names and dollars, as
such an enterprise would be of great
benefit to our city and our people.
Mr. C. L. Mi/.e will be librarian,
and those wishing to join the asso
ciation can give him their names
and pay him one dollar for two
year’s membership. The price is
extremely low. A constant reader
could get ten dollars worth of good
reading out of it in one year.
The Golden Troupe is coming to
Dawson again, and will play in
Hart's Opera House next Monday
and Tuesday nights, the 1 Gib and
17th insts. They gave our citizens
such entire satisfaction when here
before that we predict they will
have a full house.
Capt. T. M. Jones went to
Americus to day. J. A. F.
STEWART COUNTY.
Lumpkin In<ltpead*nt.
A young white boy perpetrated
an adroit theft at Mr. W. C. Peed’*
shoe shop last Saturday. He took
a fancy to a piece of leather and
picking it up, unobserved as he
supposed, walked out of the back
door. Wkeu he re-entered the
■hop he was questioned about tbe
leather and with soma confusion
admitted that he had picked up a
small piece from the floor, which
he took from his pocket. He soon
left, and it was ascertained that he
bad stolen half a aide of leather
and during the time he was behind
tbe store secreted it under hia vest,
in the meantime cutting off the
small piece which he surrendered
to Mr. Peed as a blind to cover the
theft of the larger piece of leather.
When last seen he was hitting tbe
grit at a 2:10 gait down the Cus-
aela road.
An important meeting of the
friend* of tbe A. P. A L. U. R. was
held in the Court House on Thura-
lay. Col. Hawkins was present
and stated that Stewart county-
needed additional subscriptions to
secure tbe completion of her end of
the line, and urged that steps be
taken at once to gat up the amount
needed. There never had been as
much subscribed here aa we needed
and of the amounts subacribed
some of them will not be collected.
It is to make up tbe deficiences
that subscriptions are aaked and a
committee will wait upon the cili-
came President on the death of
President Taylor, in 1850.
Only three years ago the new
President was Mayor of Buffalo,
and on March 4, 1882, ho would
have said “impossible” and“redic-
tilous” to any one who would have
predicted to him the event of to
day. The circumstances of his
public career and his wonderful
political fortune are well known;
but a few little reminiscences inci
dentally bearing on his advance
ment, may not be out of place.
It is a well known fact that in
the fall of 1881 the local Democracy
were ail at sea in regard to a candi
date for Mayor. Mr. Cleveland was
busy in hia law practice, and was
regarded as out of politics so far as
being a candidate for any office was
concerned. In the Hancock Presi-
dential campaign he took very lit
tle part, and only made two or
three speeches. One afternoon, just
before the City Convention, Law
yer Cleveland, who had been busy
in court all day, entered tbe restau
rant of bis friend, Michael Doll. At
one of the tables sat a group of
Democratic politicians discussing
tbe Mayoralty question. As Mr.
Cleveland entcied one of them ex
claimed: “There’s tbe man we
want,” and he was invited to join
the circle. On sitting down it was
suggested to him that he become
the Democratic candidate for Mayor.
Mr. Cleveland laughed the idea to
scorn. “What do 1 want to be
Mayor for?” he said. “I’ve got
all I can attend to, and besides if
1 wanted an office it would not
be that of Mayor of Buffalo.” The
conference broke up, satisfied that
Mr. Cleveland could not be induced
to run. Then came the celebrated
“Stai-chamber” City Convention,
at Tivoli Hall, engineered by the
late James G. Mnldoon, who was
Chairman of tbe Committee. Ad
mission could only be bad by
ticket, and the Commercial that
afternoon headed its report of tbe
convention, “Muldoon’s” Picnic, a
name which always stuck to it. Mr.
Cleveland was unanimously nomi
nated tor Mayor, and a committee
of three was appointed to see if he
would accept. If net they were in
structed lo offer the nominatioa to
Alderman George W. Partridge.
In order to facilitate Mr. Cleve
land’s acceptance John C. Sheehan,
who had been renominated oy ac
clamation for Comptroller, waa
withdrawn and Timothy J. Maho
ney substituted. It waa about 5
o’clock in tbe afternoon when Mr.
Cleveland appeared in tbe conven
tion and made a short speech, in
which be said that he accepted the
nomination with reluctance, but
would do so because be was a
Democrat, and aa such could not
fail to respond to the call of hie
party.
The famous veto of the “street-
cleaning contract swindle,” as it
was called, Monday, June 20, 1882,
did more than anything else to
make Mr. Cleveland's reputation
as Mayor, but as a matter of fact,
its effect was entirely discounted
by tbe Aldermen, who, as was said
at the time, nearly tumbled over
one another in their haste lo re
scind tbeir action in the matter be
fore the Mayor’s veto came ia.
This they succeeded in doing, but
tbe veto was afterward read and
ordered received and filed. Its
effect, of course, had been entirely
himself, after consultation with his
clerk, the Hon. Harmon S. Cutting.
We notice a dispatch from Wash
ington says that he intends to de
claim hi* inaugural address from
memory. Tdis is characteristic,
and it is an old habit with him to
write out and memorize what he
has to say. He did so at the meet
ing of the bar called to take action
on the death of hia friend, Uscar
Folsom, when he made a touching
and beautiful speech. It was
thought to be impromptu, but tke
reporters knew otherwise, as they
already had the manuscript, word
for word, as he delivered it. When
as Mayor he was called upon to
deliver the address at tbe laying of
the corner stone of the new Young
Men’s Christian Association build
ing, on Mohawk street, a reporter
of the Commercial approached him
to obtain a pledge of the manu
script after the address was deliv
ered. “Oh, here it is; you can take
it now,” said the Mayor. “I wrote
it out, but I know it, by heart.” It
was the same wtv with bis speech
at tbe semi-centennial anniversary
of tbe city held July 3, 1882, and
also with bis speech at tbe dedica
tion of tbe Fitch Institute.
Congratulating Gen. Black.
Danville, Ills., March 9.—The
appointment of J. C. Black, of this
city, to the office of commissioner
of pensions, is most favorably re
ceived by the people of the north
west. Since the announcement of
the president’s choice, General
Black has received many letters
from senator* and representatives,
expressing congratulations. Many
telegrams have come from citizens
of nearly every state. His mail
also has been very large. General
Black is especially moved by
the (feeling displayed by bis
fellow-townsmen, irrespective of
party by the veteran soldiery and
by the congratulatory resoulution
•f the Illinois house of representa
tives, forwarded to him Saturday,
by its speaker. Commissioner
Black left the city to-night for
Washington, in obedience to tbe
president’s wish. But for this sud
den departure be would have been
tendered a grand banquet by the
citizens regardless of party. The
residence of the commissioner ha*
been visited to day by hundreds of
citizens, taking leave of him, and
extending tbeir congratulation*.
His family will remain in Danville
for a time.
Nearly all successful city men
were once country boys. New
York is constantly fed and invigo
rated by a never failing current of
fresh country blood. Smart, bright
young fellows make their mark in
tbe country, and drift to New
York, where there are better op
portunities and greater rewards.
Very few of tbe newspaper men in
New York are city bred. Of tbe
Son’s staff only one man of merit
was brought up in the city. There
are no city men on tbe Tribune,
and only twe on tbe Times, and
they are reporters. It is tbe same
in tbe law and In railroad circles.
In mercantile circles a larger pro
portion of city men may be found
because in many instances a busi
ness is banded down from father
to son. In a large city there ia all
the time the sharpest competition,
and the survival of the fittest is the
rule. Tbe weak go to the wall. It
lakes a long time to work up to a
fine salary, but when the fact ia
once demonstrated that a young
man has the qualities necessary to
carry him to the front and keep
him there, his fortune is made.
zen. of Stewart county at once to [ Co ' mmercilll cal | ed on Mayor C leve-
We have been requested by sev
eral gentlemen who are deeply in
terested in agricultural msttera to
forestalled. On the morning of the invUfl tbc fnrmerg of 8tewart
day it was sent in a reporter of the
Dr. W. P. BURT,
dentist
F rom inJ alto thi. rl*u I will not work (or
an; on. .leap for CASH, or aerrptabl,
sapor which will cawuaan.1 aioocy al the haok. I
do food work at iumoboMo pn<**t »■> ■» naur*
.unjjtukapr^c. ‘- Py .JyrSfr.t.
secure the requisite amount. Notes
can be given payable next fall
wh'cli can be used in building the
road. There arc quite a number of
people in Stewart county who can
give something toward this enter
prise and now is the time to act
as this is the rallying effort for
completing the road. Sumter
and Webster and prepared to
fulfill tbeir part of the agreement
and Stewart county must not
be behind. Col. Hawkins will
be in Lumpkin again next
Thursday when we trust tba
committee will be enabled to report
the whole amount mads up.
Secretary Lamar has called for
the resignation* of all the chiefs of
bureau in bit department.
land to ask for an advance copy of
the expected veto, to print in the
third edition. “Well,” said the
meet at the Court House on the
first Saturday in April next at
which time it is proposed to or-
„ „ gsnize a club of tbe character
Mayor, "I ve got a veto prepared, ,
and 1 think it a pretty stiff one,, '
but I don’t want to give it to you
because 1 am afraid they won’t re
ceive it. It makes a man sick,” he
continued, “to think of their action,
and I have used some plain lan
guage.” The reporter suggested
that the Council was hound to re-
At the cabinet meeting, held on
Friday, it is asserted the civil ser
vice law, its full scope and limita
tions, was freely discussed.
The aalarv list ol the Louisville
official communication cl “ b , wil1 ‘hi* ye» r exceed
cetve an
frem the Mayor, and after some
persuasion His Honor’s scruples
about allowing an advance copy
to be taken were overcome, on the
pledge, however, that if tbe docu
ment waa not read it should not be
printed.
We say that Mr. Cleveland was
always very clever to tbe newt-
paper men, in giving out bit publio
documents, all of wblob be wrote
125,000. Italian opera singer* are
now in eclipse.
Try It Taarself.
Ths proof of the pudding is not ia
chsaring tbs string, bat in having an op
portunity to try tbs article yooraalf, A.
J.- Hodaon, th* Droggiat, bsa a fra* trial
bottl* of Dr. Bosanko's Cough and Lang
Syrup for sash and svsry on* who in af
flicted with Coagbs, Colds, Asthma. Con
sumption or say Lang Affection.