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Amb&iicus Recorder.
U-. ul.BNSKKK. IC.IIl
Orron of Numler l mnily.
A BLOODY BOOMERANG.
A few clays ago we noticed the i
HOW THEY WOBK IT.
The reception of the annual cata-
oVirial Onrau or Webster CounlJ.
FBIDAl.BKFTEWBEn A. 1^1
John Sherman has opened the
Ohio campaign by a vigorous wa'
iag of the bloody shirt.
-Tim Democrats of Pennsylvania
fall ir.to line with a hearty endorse-
Bent of President Cleveland and
his reform administration.
The next thing asked for by the
pig-iron protectionists of the North
will be a law protecting them Irorn
the cheap iron of the South.
A Western physician claims to
have discovered the human soul
through the means of a microscope.
It would take a powerful micro
scope todiscovcr some men's souls.
It begins to look as though At
lanta did not want the Georgia
Midland road. Perhaps they boi-e
to establish a line of communica
tion with Columbus on a cheaper
basis.
DEMAND YOU NOl'THER* LANDS. A GOOD LEGISLATOR.
The sales a few days ago of sev- , There are some members of the
desertion from the Republican 1 eral large Mississippi plantations legislature who realize that they j loguc of the Southern Illinois Uni
ranks of a prominent member of'induce* the Savannah Times to were sent there to work for the liest , versity recalls to our mind a little
that party in Ohio, who gave as his remark that the South is attracting interests of the people, and who incident connected with the erec-
reason that he thought the nloody i the attention of foreign capitalists, perform their duty honestly and lion of that building, which serves
shirt ought to be buried. It would and is regarded as a good field for conscientiously. These members to illustrate the methods, employed
seem that the red Republican gar investment, is shown by the news are rarely popular, from the fact
ment is likely to become a bloody published in our telegraphic col- that they oppose aud expose all
boomerang and return to knock umns yesterdiy to the effect that schemes for taking money out of
out the life of those who wave it. an Knglish land syndicate had pur- treasury in an unconstitutional
As an evidence of the disgust it is chased seven cotton plantations in manner, and oppose all extravagant
creating in the Republican ranks, Bolivar county, Miss.,paying there- appiopriations, keeping constantly
we give below an extract from an for about $300,000. This is truly , in view the fact that all public a certain amount of money for the
interview with Gen. John 8. Kountz, encouraging, since it proves that money must come from the pockets same, with the proviso that the
Past Commander-in-Chief of the our resources are beginning to be of the people. Such a member is building should be two »torie» in
Grand Army of the Republic, a known and appreciated throughout Hon. D. B. Harrell, Representative height.
AMERICVS, GA.
ill depleting public treasuries in a
legal (?) manner. In 18C9 the leg-
islatuie passed an act authorizing
the erection of a brick building at
Carbondale, to be used as a Nor
mal University, and appropriated tntiug a month
LIMITED TO THIRTY-FIVE PUPILS.
This school will open August 3t. t
coimnoe ten month., divided
Fall Term of four month,, and a Spring
JnZ''“ f "* tnu . r »«“< -homo
tntiug a month. The limited
at the end ol r.i-!i nmnil. v i .
Those in charge of its
well-known and prominent Repub the civilized world, and that invest-. from Webster county. With a construction, wishing to make an
lican politician
Meeting General Kounlz this (
ors feel confidence iu our destiny, cool, clear bead, a fine judicial imposing building of it, and at. the
As the South grows in wealth : mind, he has made bis influence
morning a Bee repieecnlative asked a nd prosperity a demand for South- i fell in all important matters of Irg-
hiui for hi« opinion of Captain Dow-1
ling’s views as published.
"Look here, young man,” was Ids
she has made of late years, and the , omy and agaiust all species of class
oiiderful recuperative powers she legislation.
, I particulars apply |„
same time secure as much money 1 r 1
“b'VmTr 3 ' b“P'I U <'~m tim S . 0 o?«u, l ing
spec, agrreme.,1. School room com.
ww™™ and conveniently located. For
augl8d*wlm
ern lands must be expected, and ] isla'io.i, and that influence has
from the rapid strides onward that always been exerted favor of ccon-
A CLARK,
Principal.
if
It is impossible for two objects
to occupy the same space at the
same time.—Dawson Journal.
Did you never see two lovers
occupying the same cliafr ? Go to
child, you arc too innocent for this
world.
Mr. Kelly, the Minis'er to Aus
tria, has returned to Washington
It is said tint his resignation will
not he asked, as Auslrin has given
no go-si reastin lor refusing to re
ceite him. It is thought, however
that he will resign and be given
some office at home.
The last number of ill - Bam
ville Mail contains an original ai t
striking comparison of the it wn a*
it was oefore the big lire a yea
ago, and as it is now. The com
parison is most favorable to the
pluck ami energy of the business
men of llarnvBville.
The Iowa Radicals have followed
the example set them by their Ohio
brethren, and in their Slate plat
form wave the bettor. The more
that shirt is waved in this day, the
less the chances for Radical suc
cess. The people demand states
manship ami honesty now, not sec
iTnhal hate.
The “most unkindest cut of all'
given to the new Southern maga
zine it is the notice of the Sparta
Ishmaelite:
“We have received the first issue
of a new agricultural monthly pub-
lislyed in Atlanta under the title of
’ It is a very creditable
production and deserves a warm
welcome from the farmers ot the
South."
w
k
4 / In a ncwsptper description of a
new aud handsome building a'
Sedalin, Mo . we notice that lire in
side was finished Georgia pine,
And the paper spoke of it as being
extremely handsome. It will not
be many years before the beautiful
yellow pine of Georgia will lie used
for decorative purposes throughout
the entire country.
The Democrats of Ohio arc hope
ful of success in the coming elec
tion, and they hare reason to he,
for there is always a large floating
vote which follows the party in
power, ami this vote the Democrats
will now get. The influence of a
party in power is always great,
and will give the Democrats all the
dose states this (all.
• » .Stooge r day the only members
; of the administration left in Wasb-
V ington were Secretary Lamar and
l Attorney General Garland, and a
j Republican paper charged that the
Confederates were actually iu full
possession of the capital. Now
Lamar has gone to the seaside, and
Uariand alone holds the fort. It is
lot believed, however, that he has
Iny intention of seceding.
* Col. Michsel L. Woods, whom
’erybodv in Alabama knows as a
riser resident of that State, and
■w a lawyer in Washington,
‘estothe Montgomery Adver-
x positive opiniou that there
t for the owners of cotton
, tyainst the government, lie
rtes the association organized
•ashing these claims through
gf*e*, and thinks the Supreme
,*t having decided that the
* of property rests in the own-
’oogress will sooner or later
UBb * provision lor reimbursing
' Colonel Woods’experience
, , go* matters gives bis opinion
l^r
heartless reply. “I don’t wai.t to he
interviewed. But I will say to you
that I most heartily indorse all iliat
Dowling has said concerning the
Soulh and this bloody shirt cry.
The soldier who faithfully served
his country in the hour of peril has
a right to act politically as lie
pleases, and we have no r’ght to
criticise him. Captain Dowling
was a gallant soldier and served
with distinction. As to his views
upon tlic ipiestion raised by the
Republican State platform, I desire
to say I agree with him. i believe
that the war is over, and am satis
fled tlmt the views expressed by
Gen. Grant before ills ileatb arc in
dorsed by the large majority of the
A member of the
lias shown since the war, it is no House remarked to us, recently,
wonder that this demand has
already begun. No doubt the re
sources of tl.e South as displayed
at the Atlanta, Louisville and New
Orleans Expositions, have done
much towards advertising these
resources and wonderful capacity
of our section, and have favorably
aUtaeled these British capitalists
townrds her. The movement is yet
in its infancy, but it lias started,
and as year by year passes on,
Southern lands will become more
that Judge Harrell had by bis vigi
lance and honesty saved many
thousands of dollars to the people
of this State, and that his efforts iu
tills direction ought to be more
fully recognized. We arc of the
same opinion, and lor that reason
this item is penned.
ns possible,dug a hole in the ground
about two feet in depth and pro
ceeded to build a liniteineHt four
teen feet in height. I’pon this they
built two stories, ami then to cap
the climax put on a mansard roof,
which gave them another story, so |
that in reality the building is a < Uc . of |ha b ,, t pl .„ u , |na . jo
FOR SALE,
four story one. which technically
it is only a two storv one.
county is now onered for sale »t
Republican party. I am certain njorc j n demand, and capital
they are the views of all tf not 1
nearly all the old addicts.”
Here General Kountz showed the
scribe a proposition fora Blue and
Gray monument at Atlanta, where-
j The Ntw York Sun thus dis-
I eliminates between a Democrat and
| Republican: “A Democrat is one
i who believes in the elcv.tion of the
j individual citizen, in the independ-
j ent seif-government, so far as the
I coii'lTutioo allows, of the town,
| the county, and the State, and in
on the names of such noted North
ern Generals as Logan, Hit-ken-
looper and others appear by the
side of those ot noted Confederates
like Gordon, Buckner ami others.
"This,” said he, “is an evidence ot
what 1 have said. I am everlast
ingly opposed to keeping alive sec
tional hatreds ami malice, ami have
no sympathy whatever with men
who desire to do so. I am glad
the war is over, glad that pal riott
Isui and love of country knows no
limit of section, ami that cordiality
ol leeiing pervades the masses of
the country. Nothing makes uie . - „ ......
_ ,i.i? ... , , smart voung fellow, to stand in his
more angry than this attempt to - • ®
■ . I i. 1 n it r\ i ... f, i »., I I > -■ ItAii M. 1 T I . , * n.il.
and immigration w ill pour into our
territory in a steady stream. The
prospect is that in a very few years .
. . ' . the diminution of the power ot the
boutli wnl far outstrip the '
A FARCICAL FIGHT.
A few weeks ago Representative
Connell introduced a bill to tax ,
bachelors, whereupon Larry Gantt, |
editor of the Banner Watchman, [
proceeded to make fun of Mr. Con- i
m il and denounce him tor fooling
away the time of the legislature. |
Mr. Connell then rises to a qties.
lion of privilege and proceeds in
LOW FIGUERS
GOOD TERMS.
It 1
ert y.
in**.
entv pc
owner d
a large an.l valuable piece of prop.
Rich land, well fenced, good build-
in goo-1 condition an 1 will pay
nt. on the investment. The
engage in other bn si-
the new
old, and become the wealthiest and
most powerful portion of the Union.
choice parliamentary language to j „e*«. and therefore offers it at a bargain,
call Editor Gantt a liar and ~
a cowaid, and expresses the
For further particulars, enquire el the
nelfitf RECORDER OFFICE.
Baltimore lias produced a chap
who came within an aee of success
fully heating the civil service ex
animation by a neatly planned
dodge. Frank A Geis, it seems,
Federal government; and a Repub
lican is one who believes in magni
fying t lie power ol the Federal
eminent and in subjecting the
opinion that hanging is too good
for him. The curtain dropped
upon the dramatic scene, and the
audience is treated to distant mat-
individual citizen, the township, j tering of thunder behind 'be scenes.
and the Slate to the intcrlerence
and control of Federal authority.
A Democrat is one who believes
wanted to be a letlei carrier, but' that railroads and telegraph*
was afraid lie could not go through
tlie examination successfully. What
does he do but get one of his broth
ers, who proves to have been a very
make political capital by exciting l llnco b <’ f,,rc 1,10 board - Tlie 8llb
sectional animosities.”
stitutc passed witli Hying colors.
“You have traveled pretty ex- reselling tlie very highest average
tensivcly through the South, have
you uol? What views do the
Southerners hold on these mat
ters?"
“My ollieial trip through the
South was one of the most nlcasant 1
1 was called upon to make--nnd j
that is saying a good deal. People
who reprcseul that there exista
there any bitterness toward the
North, do not know wlial they aie
talking about. The feeling among
the old Confederates is that the re
It of the war was for the best.
ot his class. Then the would-be
officeholder took bis bright broth
er’s certificate, presented it to thtf
postmaster and was appointed.
After a few days, however, the
| Irsud was discovered and tlie young
man bounced. The Baltimore Sun,
treating of it editorially says: “It
is all very well to employ competi
tive examinations us a means of
pii-King out the fittest man tor the
and they sav that the; are glad it P» blic * crvice - but b( >" » re to
turned out as it did.
know vour fittest tuan when you
should lie regulated and controlled
by the operation of Ine competi
tion. with as little interference as
possible on the part ot tlie Federal
ritli an occasional Hash of red
I light. Again tlie curtain rises,
and instead of pistols and coffee for
two, there is a scene from Datnon
and Pythias, they both take it all
back and are sorry that they ever
said it. while the board of arbitra
tors with uplifted hands exclaim,
Central City Property for Sale
legislature and the executive; and I “bless you my children, bless you!”
a Republican is one who believes
that telegraphs should belong to the
Federal government, and should lie
managed by it, and that thousands
of additional government ngents
and office-holders should be em
ployed for the pur|K>se. Some Re
publicans also believe that railroads
should 1 kewise belong to the gov
ernment and be conducted by it;
but these are very advanced Re
publicans, ami the great body of
that party have not yet adopted
that opinion."
A very pretty farce, hut it lias been
played so often tlie s-nsation lov
ing public are getting tired of it.
General Kountz is without doubt j see him bclore you for appoint-j
sincere in all that tie says. H
views upon this nloody shirt mat
ter are respectfully commend
the numerous “organs which take
the Republican piatloim for a text
iorevery article.
ment? May not A assume B's
•Biut- | , . »u' » me iiui
i name, pn*» an excellent esmuina I *. 1
ed t'#I . , . . , | think that Americu* is moat mrtn-
tion, and when the time for “
In looking over our exchanges,
a .id noting in them the wants and
| short comings of the towns in which
they are published, we are led to
The Waynesboro Citizen thinks
that tlie people of Georgia can
now look only to the Senate for
wholesome legislation. It says:
"They have lost all faith in the
House. There are good nml true
men I here, but with a large majori
ty of demagogues, fanatics and
fools to override and stamp out trie
wise counsels of the honest legisla
tors, they arc completely powerless
to control this tide of profligacy
and wrong which is sweeping away
the people's rights."
Tie properly known as the Hart prop
erty. on lie- north si te of Public Square,
fiontu-g eighty-eeven feet on Public
Square, running through to Jeff-rson
Street, fronting about one hundred feet
on .1 -tl- 'son Street. There is on 'he lot
a t«o s nrv brick building :i0is», ice
h'-itse. -tables, cabin, t shop, beef market,
etc. The np-stsirs of the brick house
eon-1 n* tiv- liemtifnl. large, airy rooms;
r-mi e-ntsins a tir« p'aee. With
comparatively small oullay can be made
a hotel or boarding house. In the most
desirable part ol the oily, vilh four good
atoro rooms fronting on Public Square.
For price, etc., enquire of
may31 ml I. N. IIART.
FOR bale: !
M AGNOLIA Spring* Anil f.Arm f of 350
nitniitud 11 mil«*w went of
«riciiN. mils h troin the A. P. A L.
11. II. 150 uoren in cultivation, balance
well tiUibctcd. 25 acrcM bottom ditched
aud in cultivation. One <>-rooiu dwelling
Mad nutliouvH Nufficii-nt for the farm.
H dli bouse, Nfable* and other hotUHiat
the Spring. Convenient to church and
school.
^ til mM with the alxiYH all Mtock. corD,
fodder, c »tt *n «*-et] Mi l everything on
the f irm, if de-ir*d. A bargain for a pur
chaser. For )>articulnr<« addren*.
J. A HE ID.
nug5 tf PiaiDM of Dura, Ga.
!XSl'KK WITH
A. L. REES, Agent,
Another “Georgia Wonder” has
been developed in the person of
Miss Nattic l’ound, a young lady
of Macon, w ho exhibits astonishing
powers as a "mind reader ” The
Macon correspondent of the Atlanta
Constitution wrilcs that "she does
not require to touch the person
hose thoughts she wishes to di
vine, but simply fixes her eyes on
the person’s lace and quickly tells
of what the person is thinking.
She tells the thought in exactly
the words the person would use if
he would tell ii himself."
The power of Georgia women
seems to be unlimited. They have
always been magnetic and of won-
dcrlul will power, but now they arc
getting absolutely dangerous. The
next thing after mind reading will
ap
poiulnicnl comes round send R to
take his place ? How many unde
tected eases of the same kind have
occurred it is difficult to say.
When several hundred persons are
examined in one day by four or five
examiners, it is altogether improba
ble that the latter will he able to
recollect the face and general ap
pearance ot each person examined
with sufficient distinctiveness to be
able to say positively that the ex
aminee and appointee arc the same
person.”
{ naiclv siluateil and her people have
I shown a spirit of enterprise that
j has placed them far ahead of her
neighbors. Krorn one town comes
a complaint ot lack of educational
facilities. Americas; has a school
system that is not surpassed by
any city in Georgia. From anota-
er town comes a demand for pro
tec'.ion against fire. Americas has
two fine steam fire engines, one
hand engine, hose reels and hook
ami ladder truck. alFwell manned
by experienced firemen. Another
town complains of imperfect dram-
Those of oar fruit growers who age. Americas has a complete
It is a common! belief that the
centre of population is moving
westward; hut this is shown by lig-
mes to be a mistake. Its course is
southwest, tlie emigration being
trom the older and more thickly
settled states of the northeast to
the western and southern states,
and we should not be surprised it
the emigration to the Southern
States during the nexi five years
would even draw it in a little from
its westward inclination.
—FOR-
NORWICH UNION
FIRE l.ISlMCE SOCIETY,
you If It'll, EX GRAND,
(ehtaui.isiied, 1797.)
Assets in United Stales. $1.124819,76.
jaly-23-tnne|>-l
Edw* J. Mi 1 Jar.
C. Horuco McCall.
The time wa% nol many year**
a"0, when Southern faruiera bought !
nearly all their vegetable need* for j
Monunieutal Marble Works
MILLER A Mci’ALL, Proprietors,
six years ago set out Leconte pear
trees are now reaping the reward
of their enterprise and industry in
bushels of handsome and luscious
fruit as ever grew on a tree. It is
a wonder to us that our farmers do
not plant more of them. They are
hardy, free from disease, come into
beariug soon, and can be propa-
be to tell wbat a man is doing up gated from slips. The fruit corn-
town after night, and then all do
mestic peace will lie destroyed. A
minds a ready sale in home and
foreign markets at big prices, and
halt had better be called at once, a pear orchard will in a few years
etc our social system is forever ! far exceed in value an orange grove,
rrecked.
That old story of the two chil
dren butchering aud hanging a
younger brother four years old,
lias been revamped and is again on
tlie rounds—this time ns having
occurred in Alabama, and being
vliilc it can be raised to bearing at
one-fourth the cost. Those who
plant pear trees now will lind in a
few years that they have a most
profitable investment.
If many more distinguished men
die, the army of the United States
will be chiefly employed in guard-
printed in the leading da.lies as a «"K lbcir bomcs aml Tbe
troops have just been removed from
"special.” Three or four years ago
Ibis same story did double duty
an entire summer as a sensation,
and iu revival at this particular
lime shows a dearth in the sensa
tional news market.
system of sewerage, by which every
portinu of tlie city is drained. An
other town is suffering from poor
water. Americas lias nnlartesian
well, from which pours a stream of
pure water sufficient to supply the
city. Another town wants a hank.
Americus has three of the solidest
banking institutions in the Stale,
besides a loan and trust company
which lends money throughout the
State. In addition to the above
enumerated aavautagea, we have
good churches, a fine public libra
ry, a handsome opera house, line
business ar.d dwelling houses, a
beautiful and healthy location. We
do nol believe our people fully ap-
pre.-iate all the advantages they
have, or make as full use of them
as they should.
planting, and they do so yet to a I 8 „n,h w .»t Comer of th. Public Square,
great extent, thinking the raising !
of them too small a business to I AMERICUS, GA.
engage their attention. But for tlie j
past two years some parties in this Monuments, Tombs, EtC., EtC
section have made a business of 1
raising seeds and selling them to j t
tlie seed houses, and have found it | (
a profitable business.
of the b* *t Italian nn l American Sfarbla
The last number of IIar|>cr's I
Weekly lias a picture ot the South
at the plow handles, while White-
law Reid, editor of the New York J
Tribune, is on bended knees beside |
the plowman. To the frantic ap- |
peal being made by the Tribune
editor tlie South responds, “I
should like to oblige you by killing
a lew negroes, Mr, Tribune, but I '
am too busy.”
82,000
At small coat can l»«\ accnrcd for yonr
laved ooea, by joining the
gnlghts of Honor.
Lot every huaband and father do it. BmB*
lar lodge meeting find ami third Friday
7 p. if. For particular* call on
K. TAYLOR, Dio.
Or, D. K. BHiNao* He porter. decUvl
It has been discovered that a
Him kirn'* Arnic a Naive.
The Best Salve in the world
lor ('uts. Bruise®, Sore*, Ulcers, Donrantacd to gin 3 b*b*8 of cotton per
FOB SALS*
40-SAW PRATT GIN,
guarding the cottage in which
Grant died. A detail of 24 regulars
still guard Garfield’s tomb. Gar-
held has been dead lour year
How much longer is tbc
be kept up ?
clerk in the pcstotllce department Ch.pi^i Handv. Chi'ibla,;,’, Cor"’,
at Washington has (or two years and ail Skin Eruption, and positive
Salt Rheum, Fever Sores’, Tetter’ a ,“ y »'*lii suthaont power, and also to
it i_ PU :, U ..J „ ’ clean ffMil and make good *a in pi*. Ko-
jnir* at thi* office.
ample.
aag20tf
been intance anti confined in an ! lycure* Piles, or no pay required,
asylum near Providence, B. I., but j It is guaranteed to give perfect *at-
guard lo | »>*• all the time been drawing bis i ;» fieli " 0 ' or refunded. Price
8 i , 8 12u cents per box. For sa e bt Dr.
' 400 I'er year. E j Eld £ dge } r '
For Sals or Zlsnt.
A NICE 4-KOOM DWELLING in Eait
An
.eras of laud attached. Apply to
augZlwlmdlt ISO. M. COKER-