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Americus Recorder. The DA11.V KKCOKDU u pabli-hr.l every •-.mill* (ll*>n*lay evcrpled). l-he WKIKI.V ItKOORDKl: 1. published trt'iT Friday iHoniltip. svbhchiption hatus. Pally he. «rd«-r. par month “f- Weekly Recorder, per year * xuu - DAILY AUVKRT1I1NU RATE** ■ ttdii wi nn«~n ii Lt s Inch. .. tu» l-on | *.t«*:* 1.00 f T oo | lino T lurti . 7* l.NI 4.0) 10.00 16.00 2-..W te Cnlomi* 1100 *.U0 0.00 12.00 20.00 85.00 S Colimn 2.00 1.00 10.00 20.0u S'*.00 10.00 S Column. 4.00 0.00 U.00 50.00 75.00 00.00 “column. 6.00 10JK) 30.00 00.00 90.00 110.00 ■ Imeal Notlooa lor par lino lor rl ret Ineeitiou and 90 per line for oneh eubeequent iltaorllon. W I..OI.KH8NKU. Pul.llehr TO AIN T C. STOHKY. • • Local KAItnr. There was a slight touch of frost yesterday morning. James l-'ricktr About Americus. 1 A BOLD FORUERl. Mr. J. A. Goulden,of Pittsburg, j A Pr.acuta a Huaplclona Check _ . *„ .| - at The RtchahRO Bahk—ttcpa Pa., who was sent out 0} trie | Takia laroanet the family Kmerald Benevolent Association 1 " rl> 11 - to investigate the agriculteal re- THE FLOOD IX JIAtOS. Pruprrtv Amnantloi to ISaa. 9IO OOP rlu.laz of ;br La ular Hollar Tha Baar Ball thla A Tier Opera Glasers for rent. A Bro. Good Friday comes this year on the 23d and Faster Sunday on 25tb. The rains are helping out the osts and rve, if they do retard the corn. Farmers generally report hut little damage from the heavy rain on Tuesday night. The flower yards and nature generally seems to have responded to tne'touch of spring. Be courteous to strangers that come to your town, so that they msy go away with good impres sions. The Kendall band gave a free open air concert yesterday evening, much to the delight of all who heard them. We are likely to have the live liest times in local politics during this year, that wc have ever had in the county. Notwithstanding the general washouts, the trains on the South western railroad all went through nearly on time. Our larmers cvcty year say they don’t intend to buy much guano and yet in continues to be rolled out all the same. The man who started out with a lot of little bills yesterday morning, expecting to get some money, was beautifully “April fooled.” The Kendall band made a line parade yesterday afternoon. They rendered a beautiful selectiou in front ot Miss Agnes Aycock's. The biggest April fool that wc know of is the man who buys all bis meat and fertilizer and expects to pay for It with bis cotton crop. What with the deluge and the cold weather this country esme ▼ery near being treated to a “8ea- of-Ice” with realistic scenery, thie week. _ The Albany News is under the impression that Col. C. B. Hudson, Solicitor-General of the South western circuit, is dead. This is a mistake—“Charlie” is the livest official in Southwest Georgia, as violators of the law well know to their cost. Beanlifnl Tricot*i in Tan Shades and Black, 3(1 inches wide at 75c, at John It. Rbaw’s. President Linderman, of the Savannah, Dublin and Western Short Line railroad, is expected in Savannah the last of next week or the first of the week following. The company’s offices will bo estab lished there as soon as Mr. Linder man anives. Macon is disheartened. The Tele - graph say* that when u base ball club learns that it can’t play ball, the next best thing to do is to hire a farm and go to raising cotton. Twelve lusty baseballists can run an eight mule farm and raise one hundred and twenty bales of cot ton. There's money in tbe sug geelion. Opera (Haases lor rent. James Frioker & Bio. We are sorry to learn that Percy Long, son of Hon. H. L. Long, of Lee county, died very suddenly in Macon on Wednesday. He had a chill Tuesday night and another on Wednesday morning and died be fore a physician could reach him. Hla brother brought his remains down to Leesburg on Wednesday afternoon. Mr. Long was at tbe depot and heard nothing of the death of hie son, and tha shock to hla and the family can be better laaglaed than dtMribed. sources of the South and its adap- tibility for Northern settlers, and who visted Americus a couple of weeks ago, writes to the Altoona. Pa., Times as follows: Americus was our next place of observation. It is a pleasantly lo cated city of fl.OOO people, seventy- three miles from Macon and seventy tnilcs from this place. It is an ini portant wading centre, several counties being tributary. Abiut f 1,500,000 worth of cotton finds its way to market through Americus. The Central Hailroad passes through tbe place and a narrow gauge runs from here some forty miles in length and intended to connect with river navigation at Florence. Sumter county is one of the liest agricultural sections of Georgia Fine crops of every kind grow here and the health and water are ex cellent. The county is from J00 to 500 feet above the sea. The committee were met and driven over city and country by the editor and proprietor of the Amkriciih Pailv Raoorukr, Mr. W. L. Glessner, a former Ohio gentleman, and an old newspaper man, who went there four years since for his health. He found it, and has now cast his lot there for life, and is full ol Georgia, her cli mate, her lands, and her people. He is an estimable gentleman, entirely reliable and with no lands for sale, but deeply interested in having the many superior advan tages of Sumter county especially known to your people. lie is always ready and willing to answer ailjioquiries by letter and otherwise. He showed the com tniltce a number of farms ol fair land from $5 to $15 per acre, within three miles of that city. Sornu Cloth, Casino Suitings, Zephyr Cloths, Crinkle Seersucker, crinkle Glng- hnmH, Charabrays, etc., etc., at John It. Shaw's. Cotton Men's Association. The contemplated excursion of the cotton men of Americus to Brunswick will take place within a week or so, which is about as soon as all necessary preliminaries can be arranged. "The boys” arc get ting things in shape for a big time, and we have no doubt it will be a highly enjoyable affair to them and their friends, who will constitute the parly. Let the whales, sharks and porpoises, however, take warn- ing and make haste to get far out into the briny deep beiore this delegation of fishermen arrives. The Neu of Ice. This spectacular drama was ren dered at the Opera House last night by the Kendall Comedy Com pany, and rendered in a manner that shows the company is a good one. Lizzie Kendall, George Ken dall and Mr. Cook are artists of more than common ability and were well supported. tVe can assure our people that they have often paid double the price of admission to see companies much less deserv ing than the Kendall. Theatre. The Kendall Troupe will give the Melodrama of “The ljueen’s evidence” at the Opera House to night. It is a fine play and one that our theatre-goers will appro- elate. Alfeuttoii Flreiueu. You will appear at your engine house in full uniform for first quar terly parade and inspection on Monday the 5th inet., at 3:30 o’clock v. »t. H. D. Watts, 3t Chief A. F. D. I •*[,*<■!■ •** Kaooallaa Mac,IN, March 31.—At 10 o’clock Kpccisl lo Daily Kit.oEDr.B. aua* */.x, sYAoivu —»» • — I Macon, April 1.— L’he great flood this morning a negro walked into | w | 1 j c | l | m , deluged the country has The Kxciiange Bank and presented I not allowed Macon to escape. The a check to the Teller, Mr. Cobb, to , 0 cn; , u |j, m . river is higher than has cash. The poor execution of the j ev ^ r n known before, and is writing attracted the attention of j ruj |i| n g madly on carrying all be- Mr. Cobh, and upon closer exami- [ f ore j t Over fifty houses in the PKRBOXALN. Mr. A. C. Bivin, was in Macon Wednesday. Mr. Marshall J. Hatcher, ot Macon, is in the city. Misses Mattie and Gila Hawkins are visiting iu Macon. Miss Myra L. Westbrook is very sick with pneumonia, but will soon recover. Rev. T. P. Crawlord, D. I)., for thirty-four year> a Baptist Mis sionary to China, is in the city and will fill the Baptist pulpit next Sunday, morning and evening. Mr. J. H. Cook, who has been visiting Americus for the past two or three year* with GoWen’s Com pany, is with tbe Kendall Com pany. He bae received very flat tering aotlees from the press thie winter. nation he delected several other peculiarities. The cheek was for sixty-eight dol'ars, and in addition to the amount being spelled out, as is the custom in t-be body of tbe check, the figures representing tbe smount were also inserted. Like wise, in the corner of the check, u peculiarity was also notable in adding the word “dollars” after the figures. The check wan make payable to “cash, myself,” which also shows that the forger was not conversant with the modus operandi of draw ing check". Mr. Cabaniss, the Cashier, was called to examine the check, and pronounced it a forgery. He remarked to the boy that the signature was not that of Hon. A. O. Bacon, whose name ap peared as the payee. The boy of fered as a reason that Mr. Bacon was sick and scarcely able to write. Mr. Cabaniss refused to cash the same, but made no effort to detain the boy. Mr. Bacon being confined at home by sickness, Mr. C. L Glessner. his private secretary, was notified and the cheek delivered into his hands. Suspicion pointing to the office boy tor Bacon A Rutherford, he was taking into custody and carried before the of ficers of the Kxcbauge Bank. As they could not positively identify him as the boy wlio presented the check, a companion of the boy John Black, was thought also to he implicated, lie, also, was arrested hut was pronounced to tie not the right person. The bank officials, therefore, think the office-boy to be the party, although Mr. J. A. Bar clay,Jr.,who was the only other per Hon in the anti room, is of different opinion. The police, therefore, are in uncertainty whether the boy- had an accomplice or not, but say they will soon unravel the mys tery. In consulting Mr. Glessner, lie said: “The boy’s name is Geo. Lambert; and has been employed bv us abont six months. I was ab sent from Him office this morning up to 10:30, and as the oltcck is dated “March 81st.” I think it must have been forged during my ab senee. I am satisfied that our office-boy is the guilty party. As soon as the forged check was turned over to me, I examined it and found one side to be torn in removing from tbe check book. The check fits a blank place in tbe firm check-book, and is written in the same kind of ink as that used by us. I hunted for the blotter which must have been used, but could trace nothing upon it, as it had been used too much. I then proceeded to the City Hall and made the boy write another check. This latter check' is pronounced by the exp.*rts I have had to compare it with the original to be like in a great many particulars, although the capitals are written differently perhaps with intention. I am quite satielied from the investiga tions 1 have made who forged the check, hut cannot sav who present ed it, as that seems in doubt. I have turned the matter over to the Chief of Police, and shall take no fuither steps, but will await his action." Your reporter tried to find additional faots relative to the matter, but the police are reticent and seem to hope to lerret out the mystery by quiet perseverence rather than by talking about it. Upon interviewing the prisoner, George Lambert, he seems to be greatly outraged by his arrest, and wildly asserts his innocence. He says he is formerly of Americus, and has relatives still living there. Nfmo. For Representative. As yet, there are but few names mentioned in connection vitli the lower House, all of whom are veil qualified to represent the people The most prominent of those sp« ken of isJ. C. Mathews, Esq , of Americus. There seems to be no doubt but he will be one of the two to represent the county ; the other gentleman will betaken from the country. Of Mr. Mathews it can be truly said that his ae's and doings in the legislature would do with any subject that may come beiore that body for the interest of the State and conDty. In our 1 opinion J. C. Mathew-s, Esq., is, one of those men. Pkmocrat. * vicinity ol the bridge are snbmerg ed in water up to their eaves, while twenty five have been utterly crush ed in by the weight and toreo ol the water, and are but mere piles of broken tirnner, fast being carried down stream Early yesterday morning the inhabitants were forced to flee from the last rising water. However, several refused to leave, among them, a man by the name of Shea ley. He remained in his house all of yesterday, and refused to leave with the otlters. About dusk two mfen, Hillard O'Connor and Joe Mason, who were trying to save some of their effects, were capsiz ed, and were compelled to take ref uge in a tree. As it was dark, no one dared to make the venture ot rescue, and the men were compell ed to endure the hardships of the night as nest they could. This morning, an attempt was made to rescue them by Jim Eldridge and Ed Gillmore, but their boat was swamped, and they barely made themselves sale in another tree. Mayor Price then offered a reward for their rescue, which was in creased by several other gentle men, and after several hours all were safely landed by EJ Harri son, a negro fisherman. He is the ; hero of the hour, and a considers ble purse was collected for him. j Hilliard O'Connor and Joe Mason, * on being rescued, reported that | Shealcy’s house collapsed during 1 the night, and that they afterwards heard his voice a short distance j away In the darkness. They shout- i u„u „ ra tt, ... ed to him, and he replied that he 1 trains noict was holding on to the branches of | tun north a tree, but could not get up into it. Th,-<ioa *iuht i Sew Advertisements. GLOVER’S OPERA HOUSE. Three Vurlils ami Saluniay Maliiif. April /. V and :t - KENDALL’S Dramatic = t oinedv Coinpuiiy, Military Band amt .Metropolitan OrebHNtrH, ) *cm)RTiN< honor to the county and the people j (JKOHisK ami LI/XIE K ENDAI.L he, represent*; a gentleman who in n i»*i»nii«r Repertoire of Dnmi»*‘»"*i cannot be bought or wwayed from •> his duty to his people: a gentleman PRICES; 25. “•’* >11(1 dOf. who 's universally popular with the people; a gentleman who, when' aiuiin- Mllolr, ' m “ 1 nominated by tl.e Democratic QUEEN'S EVIDENCE, parly can be elected by a l.rge w ,,, S|11 ., ill i itmuiiiui warim'*.. ai» majority. The next session of the |l '" 1 *' 1 * 1 " Mh-i-. *'■■ legislature will unquestionably j, CHAS , ;E 0 F BILL EACH EVENING! have matters of great consequence j ——- to deal with: and the people should I Qfg]]j FSIDilf MStlDGC SfllMy fc?6Dl!l£ AT UKDICED i nt 2 I’RICES. so3 to it that their wishes and in terests are faithfully reflected by ~ their representatives, who should* . „ T nan .irwl be men of abil.lv, able to grapple lilt' btOIgia IsOail <U1U Trust Company Throe or Five urn! upwards. ClirnppiU nU'--, Ij JU Improved Farms lor years in same of $*20UD0 Opera Glasses for lent. & Hro. James Friek» r lirai<l ! Braid ! ! Medallion, Feather Edge, Novell v and 1 , ic-Kack in great variety and of ilie l»evt j lalitv. ut John li. Shaw's. For Male Cheap. A good buggy of best manufac ture. Fn<iuire at this ollioe. Crochet Cotton in Halls, something new, and Barbour’s Irish Flax on SpooN, at John 11 Shaw’s. Chickering Piano lor rent, ,Ia«. Fkicker A Bro. 2,US! YardsFigured Eiwn at UW. 2,96(1 Yards White Victoria Lawn it U Forth’s week only anil for c«*h. JOHN It. SHAW. LUCAli 8<-llKDl’LK. On an<i after Buntliif, Outobrr4, train* will rn l)on i rely upon information from otli - rs, bnt before making other /orauge- „jeuts apply at the “home oftic V _«f th v. .o npii> iu A n'Jf ca« G iurTioLn Edward J. Miller. C. Horace McCall. Monumental Marble Works HII.I.KK A McLALL, I’roprietors Southwest Corner of the Public Square AMEltlCrS, GEOBGIA. Monuments, Tombs, Etc, Etc Iron Hailing for Cvinctcry Kudos ur*-a. a Specialty. TRAINS SOI Til. T.is j*. nt * SiniU • - | nlio uTia accommotliUio train for Montn.»m They exchanged halloos until four . lott waurrn. Ago MONEY TO LOAN. I F von want to borrow money on I our time, beiore making other arrange ments npply to Tits (.corgis Loan anti , t rust Company, of Americus. G». * This Company lonoa money cheaper, * gets it quicker, and offers more advantages . | to borrowers than any other. ] Don't think of borrowing ebewhero if I you can borrow of The Georgia L**an umt ’ . Trust Company. mai7lc2m o’clock this morninti, when Shcalcy became exhausted, and they heard him sink with a splash into the water. Another death is reported in the person oi Jack Reeves who was attempting to go to his house at daylight this morning. His boat has been found bottom side up, but his remains have not yet been discovered. Besides the destruction lo the submerged houses along the river, the City l’ark has suffered damage, and the buildings near the river are considered In danger. Both the half-mile and mile tracks are also washed so as to be utterly ruined, and the loss at the l’ark is estima ted at five thousand dollars. The entire loss is estimated to be over ten thousand dollars, and many families are homeless. This fear ful scene attracts large crowds of people, and the banks have been lined during the entire day. The river is now falling gradually, and the worst is considered as past. Macon, April 1.—The lease for the l.anier House having expired today, Mr. Byington, the proprie tor, declines to renew it, ami the Established 1824. Jacob Reed’s Sons 920 & 922 CHESTNUT STRRET. PHILADELPHIA. Mental i Military Tailors i Clathiers. Gentlemen;— * Have you considered the advantages ol' buying your Clothing from our house ! ' The Highest Skill, the Rest Taste, the most scrupulous rare tor, declines to renew it, ami tue [ , - , , .. , hotel was eloseil at 10 o’clock this ! in the manufacture ol Stylish and 11,..roughly Kelmble Goods morning. No application lias liven t0 mf!ltur( . urt . now as easily within your reach as if you were' made to re-open it, anil a large number ot regular boat dors have i at our own doors. been compelle 1 to seek other quar-1 W(? represented in Americus by Mr. JOHN K. SHAW, ter8 ' . who will take pleasure in showing vou our samples and taking Mac in, April 1. —the game of ' ball between Pittsbugh and Macon | your older for whatever you may need. 11 you wish a Nuit or came off to-day, witnessed by a ;in y , mI , a Suit. oratl Overcoat, we ho]>e that you will do your- small audinence. The result was a . . , . „ ... i. renewed defeat for Macon team self the justice and us the tavor of calling on Mr. Shaw before The score was seven lo two in j y 0U c0 ,, ;e , 0 a decision. We ijtinrantee a Jit in nil raxes and favor of the visiting club. j satisfaction in ever)/ other respect, so that i/oit run no Golden Day. j ftumUtt risk. Such ia the title of one of the i We desire you to consider the great age and unsullied reptl- most interesting juvenile periodi- ] {a( j on 0 f our bouse; we also wish to bring to yoilr attention our cals published in this country. It . , , , , , , is just such a periodical as a boy i unusual facilities for buying cheaply, becouse buying largely ; or girl wants, full of tales of ad-, an( j s0 f or j P Hing cheaply, beyond all competition, quality and ' venture, home life, travel and an— i ,, , eedote. yet avoiding sensational- style being considered. We can assure you of the greatest i ;am and ira»b. Each week coutains j promptness in tilling your onlors, and teel satisfied that a trial ot AXSOl tfCEn EXT ;8IU amj (r . 8U . MVM jssarrstars: ajtssx ss£sj*& '»»*» -«*• >»» * «"•«“«* *—«• S*u, vo«rn,.ri,.l.r..d ' ’ General Assembly in tbe apprusobinR ; and take it home and examine it, election, I aval! myself of the privilege sn q j. QU w j|| foe surprised how in- ** teresting vour children will find it; and you, old as you are, will soon bsooms a* Interested as your ohIU drsn. through the Rkcordxh to give publicity to my content to run if nominated by the people of Buatsr. u, b. Piciztt, Marsh M, IM* Please favor our agent, Mr Shaw, with an early call, obliging Yours very truly, J ACOB REED’S SONS, Philadelphia, Pa.