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Americus
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I Recorder.
Established 1879.
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 1886.
Daily, Pkr Ykah...$6.00
Wkkkly " ... 2.00
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AMERICUS.
Hardware,
T W.SHEFFIELD ACO.
^ • Wholesale nd Retail Hardware, Dug
gioa. Wagona, Harness, Saab, Door.BlintL
•inti Puin»n, Cor. Foravth «nd J^fUnn
T W. HAK1US A: COT
*■* * Wholesale and Retail Hardware. Bng-
giee, Wagons, Harness, 8ash, Doors.
Blinds and Paints. Head Cotton Avenue
Saddlery and Harness,
AiueneiH is tin* count} s« al ot Snrutei
county, (reorgia, situated on the South
western railroad, 71 miles southwest ol
Macon, and ulioat 80 miles north of the
Florida dne It is situated in the hnesi
aectniD oi Georgia, raining u greatei vari
ety of agricultural and horticultural pro^
dncts than any other part of the 8'cutb,
combining all the fruits, grain and vege
tables oi the temperate and semi-tropical
oones—wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice. Irish
«nd sweet potatoes, peanuts, chufas,
aotton peas, sugar cant, apples, [ ears,
peaches, grapes, plums and other units.
The climate is uiild und equable, and one
of the most healthy in the world, the air
being pure and <ir> and most beneflciul tor
lung and throat diseases. All kiudsot
outdoor work can be performed without
Inconvenience from summer heat or
winter oc!d. Americus has a population
of 6,000, is beautifully situ«ted on higL
and rolling ground and toasis of some of
th.- handsomest business blocks in tlx
South. The city has flue public schools,
good churches; a large public library;
*ne daily, one semi-weekly and two
weekly newspapers; a new opera bonsti*
completely furnished witu sconerv and
capable ol seating 1,000 persons; a well
organized tire department, including
two floe Bieamers; the streets are well
paved, sewered and lighted; thero are
twe flouring mills, a cottonseed oil mill,
lInning mill and variety works, carriage
factory, and anumbarof minor man facto
ries; about two hundred firms are engaged
in mercantile business; three banks with
an abundance of capital; two good
hotels furnish good acconimodattion.
Americus is the centre of trado for six
oounlies comprising the richest agricul
tural section in Georgia, the average an
nual cotton receipts being 30,000 bales,
which will bo largely increased by the
completion of the I’reslon and Lumpkin
railroad now in process of construction.
It is the largest city in Southwest Geor
gia, und ha* been appropriately named
the “Commercial Capital" of that sec
tion, and it is rapidly growing in popu
lation and wealth. As a place of bu>d*
ness residence it presents attractions j
equaled by few cities in the South. I
Property of all kinds is comparatively ^ BELL,
heap, although rapidly advancing >n , * Foot Cotte
J OHN M. COKKK.
Dealer in Saddlery, Harness, Leath
er and Finding Hardware, Cutlery. Jew
elrv, Silver Plated Ware, Cigars, Tobacco
and a full line of Yankee Notions, in anr
to arrive. Gorton Avenue, Americas. Gh
DYSPEPSIA
1* .i .liMW. nu.- v nell
f'l. 11 ' O*. I J
W Rapid
BRM 5 f
Attorney}* at Law,
I E. D. SHIPP,
eJ • Attorney Hi
Will proofi<
T J. BLALOCK,
Attorney at Law,
Office in Court house
T C. MATTHEWS,
** • Attorney «t Law and Loftn Agent.
Office i»vor Council A Williford
Hook Stores.
A ONES AYCOCK,
Books, Newsfmpors, Musio and Sta
tionery. Commercial Block, Forsyth St.
Next door to Post office.
General Merchandise,
ri EORGE STAPLETON,
General Merchandise. Furniture 6
Specialty. Forsyth St. Front post office
T ESSE AYCOCK,
** General Merchandise,
Forsyth St. Under center of opera house.
Vhotoyraph Artist.
VAN RIPER,
Photograph Artist,
Over Wheatley’s store
6’ i n lie pa i ri n y.
I J W. HOWARD,
1J • Gin Repairer.
Gins repaired and pn* in first-class oi
Work guaranteed. Address me bypo
-THE
BEST TONIC. ?
miiWely (’iireM l>yspcp«in n nil
inurn, ft«>leliiii«r. T.iwlln : the
; *- - ‘ iriti*** tin* blood,
From 115 lbs. to 161 lbs.
To tin-Cut if urn Remedies 1 owe
My Health, lly Happiness,
ami My Lite.
t tliink Mini speak
Hides and Commission,
value; the inhabitants of both city untl
country are cultivated, courteous aud
hospitable, with a cordial w elcome to im
migrants. '!« enterprising tradesmen, ju
dicious capitalist* And industrious farm
ers this section of Georgia offers tine op
portunities. Any information in repaid
to city or country will be cheerfully fur
nished bv addressing the AmKKICUS JtK*
OOliDKK, Americas, Ga.
on Avenue will pay bes-
j prie°f* for Hides, Pelts, Cotton Seed
Beeswax, Dried Fruits, and Junk of al
! kinds.
Hoot and Shoe Maher,
NDREW DUDLEY,
>t and Shoe M kt-r. Repairing
done in best stylo ami on short noiice.
S Jackson St., front Preshyteriun churcf
A :
imnni firms.
"MOLLOWINu is a list of representative
J Merchants, Dealers and Professional !
men in Amenous. Our readers w ili find |
these gentlemen reliabl* and enterprising
in their different lines of buv
T B. FELDER,
** • Me/ohandise und Cotton Brokers
Drays and Medicines,
JOHN E. HALL.
M Pure Drugs. Medicines, Perfumery’,
Toilet and Fancy Articles, etc
Wooden .Store, Forsyth St.
A .I. HUDSON.
• Drug-. Medicines, Perfumery and
Toilet Articles, cheap as the cheapest.
■ I Prescriptions carefully compounded.
I Southeast corner of Public Square.
NOC1E1Y IT THE CAPITAL.
President Clmlesda AstleipaOd
Wasiiinuton, April 30.—Should
President Cleveland wed Miss Fol
som at the White House, as those
in a position to know sav will be
the caso, he will lie the ninth umn.
but the first President married in
that stately old mansion. The hon
or attaehed to the first nuptial
event at .he White House, belongs
to the marriage of Miss Todd, a
relative of Mrs. Madison, in 1811,
with John 0. Jackson, of Virginia,
who served in six of the early Con
greases, lour previous and two sub
s ’t[uent to this event. Martha
vlonroe, daughter of the President,
ar.d Samuel I,. Guuverneur, her
other’s private secretary for a
-liorl lime, were married in the Kast
parlor in March, 1820, the bride
being only 17 years old. John
Quincy Adams, jr., in 1828,dir ng
f.tie administration of his father,
uiurtied, in the White House, bis
cousin, Mies Johnson. JacksonV
id ministration saw two weddings
'here, first that of Miss Lewis, ot
Nashville, with Mr. Parqueot, ol
Martinique, subsequently French
minister to the United States, and
later that of Miss Hasten, the Presi
dent's niece, to Mr. Polk, of Ten
nessee, kinsman of a later President.
Elizabeth, the third daughter ol
President Tyler by bis marriage
with the only one among Presi
dent’s wives to die in the While
House, was married in her 19th
vear, in the Kast room, Jan. 31,
1842, to William Waller, of Wil
liamsburg, Va.. a grandson of the
first Secretary ol the American
an ungrateful or unappreciative
constituency, after many years in
political harness, he can turn to
the field of literature with a fair
prospect of financial success. Such
at least has ben the late of most
public men who have made at
tempts in this direction—some ot
them not even waiting for retire
ment before indulging their liter
ary tendencies. It is said that
Blaine has received $100,000 as the
profits of his first volume, and that
he will get a larger sum from the
sales of the second. Oen. Grant’s
heirs have already received a $225,
000 check for that part of his
memories already issued, and the
publishers say that the sales of the
second volume will increase the
amount to $600,000. Sunset Cox
was to receive 60 cents a c >pv
from the sales of his “Three De
cades of Federal Legislation'’ and
25 000 copies of the work were or
•lered before it left the press. This
gave Cox $12 500 for pocket monc.i
on his way to Turkey, and he ha-
received as much more since then
Gen. Logan is reported as having
said that be expected $100,000
from his book on the war, which i-
still in press, aod there seems no
end to the lortunek which the great
man can now make if he will only
write a book. Parson Brownlow’s
book brought him in $20,000, and
•t also made a nice little sum fit
George W. Childs, who published
it. Alexander Stephens received
60 cents a set for his history of the
war, and more than 70,000 sets had
been sold when he died. When
A'illiam H. Seward went round the
world, his adopted daughter travel
ed with him. He dictated to lie
Colonial Congress. The oldest son from day to day his impressions of.
>1 this marriage wedded a sister of | travel, and when his book was pub-
" i »*-- is -- listed, he turned ail the profits.
D.'
, N. BURK HALTER,
itftto untl Loun
* over Council A Williford.
C ANARY BIRDS,
Bird C*ye«s, Bracketts, Bith Cups,
j Seed Cnp». Wire Bird nests, etc., fir sale
by W. F. MIMS at Hall's dms store.
Meat Markets,
C OBB PARKER,
Cotton ATeoue Meat Market anti Fain- 1
ilv Groceries. Opposite BiiDKot Auo ricus.
Shoe Stores,
TlYLANDKR tfe ARRINGTON,
A* Cash Shoe and Hat Store.
Corner Lamer aud Jackson Streets. ^
rhysicians,
J B. HINKLE,
** • Physician and Surgeon, Office o< j
Jackson St. Residence on Taylor St.
K I A. FORT,
Physician and Snrseon. Offio* at !
Eldridge’e dm# store. Residence West
Lamar Street.
. BROOKS,
Physician and Surgeon. Office at '
Davenports’ drug store. Residence at I
J. E. D. Shipp’s Fur low Lawn.
m E. SMITH,
A* Kefnrn> Physician.
Office up stairs »n Engine House block.
pim;
Ha
AURANTII
C.
Groceries.
B. BOS WORTH.
Wholesale and Retail Grocer.
Forsyth St., *Jd door east ot post office.
L. 1
JORDAN & FORD, £
BREEDERS 04 jw£
Pit Game, PiuiiDutli Rock and ;|
Brown Leghorn Fowls,
Amorlcua, U-oorgla.
PIT GAME EGGS,
$.M Per Ihiz. $5.IMl Two hi,
Plymouth ltock ami Brown Ley.
horn Eyys, $2.00 Per 13.
if Which Millet mankind mw unfit!
u<«<l by adit irdsml conditiun of tbe LIVER*
I comnlftinf« of thin kind, tuieh m Torpidity al
At ion a and Bui
mIM Health*
Clulla and F.
Bn*akhon« Fever,
rr Fever -. Chronic Diar-
Ueadacho, Foal BrMth.
I«s. hearmir-iloen
ihM. Ac
Dentist.
W P. BURT,
• Dentist,
Fifteen years aucceentul practice in
Amencue gives assurance that he is botn
competent and reliable.
Watches and Jewelry.
r K. SULLIVAN,
• Watuhxnakei end Jeweler,
Sout side of LmiiarSf.
will CURE STOMACH and BOWELS*
It ch*un«» t)iH complexion from a waxy, yellow
tluce, to a ruddy, healthy color. It entirely removes
low. gloomy epiritM. It ie one of the BEST AL
TERATIVES and PURIFIERS OF THE
BLOOD, and la A VALUABLE TONIC.
STAOICER’S AURANTII
Fur bale by all Druagiete Price $| .00 per l«>Ule
the second Mrs. Jefferson Davis in
the Execu'ive mansion ol the Con-
fi dera o States, at Richmond, and
her second son was killed in the
war. The seventh nuptial eeremonj
there was that of Nellie Grant and
Mr. Sartoris, May 21, 1874. Like
the marriages of the two previous
laughters of Presidents, it took
lihicc iu the Kast parlor. It was a
very showy wedding, with four
bridesmaids, chosen from proini
nent families here. In the second
ytur of the Hayes administration,
>n the lilae parlor of tbe mansion,
which was decorated lor the occa
sion with a beam of flowers sup
porting a floral marriage bell, the
President’s niece Miss Emily Platt,
was married to Gen. Russell Has
tings, making tbe eighth and last
marriage solemnized there. One
silver wedding, that of President
aod Mrs. Hayes, must be added to
the bouafide weddings above Dam
ed. It was celebrated privately by
them on its exact date, Dec. 30,
1877, in the blue parlor, hut as
that date fell on Sunday, it was
recelebrated the following evening
ic the East parlor before a large
company oi invited guests.
Hl'Hp's TIlUiUKllCAI. COL'RSX.
Rut few people are aware of the
tact that Hon. Frank Hurd, who
was a week or two ago defeated in
an attempt to oust Hon. Jacob
R .meis as representative of the
(Ynth Ohio district, was prevented
trom becoming a priest oi the Calho
lie church only, by an accident
which made him lame for life—the
rules of the church decreeing that
no man physically disabled or de
I ‘rmed can become a priest. Rev.
Dr Chappelle, pastor of St. Mat
ihew's church in this city, studied
for tbe priesthood with Mr. Hurd,
in Cincinnati, in 1860, and is one
of tbe ex-Congressman’s firmest
Iritnds and most ardent admirers, something was said about I’resi-
Tbey were in tbe same class, grad- j dential candidates. Tbe compare
unled from the classical department tive onscuritv of Mr. Cleveland at
on the same day, and began the the time of his nomination was
study ol theology together. It was mentioned.
soon after entering the seminary to ! “That always reminds me ol a New
make final preparations lor ordina-, Hampshire story," said Mr. Kim
lion lo the priesthood, that be met hall. “I was stopping in New
amounting to many thousands ot
dollars over to her. Hon. Jetfer
son Davis’ book sold well, and had
a good circulation. Hon. Robert
Toombs had intended to write a
book on the war, bui a fire destroy
ed his material before he got, ready
to put it together. Joe Johnston
published some war remiuiscenees
and Gen. Sherman’s memoirs art
known to all. Justice Fields is
said to lie writing his memories ol
politics and politicians, and Bon
Perly Poore’s book, which is to
contain 800 pages, and is now in
the bands of the publishers, will bo
a perfect dictionary of good stories.
Senator Sherman has the materials,
consisting of his correspondence
for years, for a great work and
President Polk’s papers are teady
for any good author who would
like to write up bis administration.
Capt. Basset, who has been 54
years connected with the United
States Senate, is writing bis recol
lections. > Mrs. Fred Douglas is
said to be wot king on some book
connected with the early history of
this country, and W. W. Dorsbei-
raer has been engaged on a life of
Martin Van Huren for the "States
men” series, lor which Beries Carl
Schurz is to furnish a life of Clay.
Admiral Porter is doing a great
deal of writing, and Bancroft pegs
away day after day in his 86lb year.
Ev?rjbodj Knows Him.
Fro.i; the New York Tribune.
U. P. Kimball, of Chicago, who
is tbe United States Consul at
S.uttgart, Germany, under this ad
ministration, is one of the men who
delights to tell good stories. He
hss a large fund from which to
draw. I was chatting with him a
few days ago, on bis return from
Germany tor a business trip, when
PURE BRED POULTRY.
B rahmas, Leghorn’s, wvandot- j
Tl.s No F.iwl* until full. Kuqu in j
! ftpaflon. No circular*. Wnte for wants
i wiih Mt»mp f.r leply. Eyip* 13 for $9; 26 ;
for $- r >: 39 for $7. AfMr$nwi
HOWELL COBB.
Name tbis paper. Atl.tin. Ga. .
aprillO-?m.
j
Edward J. Miller. C. Horace McCall.
Monumental tlarhle Works
Liverv. Feed ami E»eb»DK" Stublm. I KILLER 4 JlcL'ALL, Proprietors
ssler. in Buggie*. Harnt'ss, Whips, Etc. Southwest Comer «f the i’ul.lu' Square
West sms ol Cotton A venue
Livery Stables.
U. * J. K. PRINCE.
AUEUICCH, GEORGIA.
Dry goo,is. _ Monuments, Tombs, Etc., Etc
fiUEAFEbT IlolrtE IN THE CITY’. of ilw hut Italian and flufai^Mattili
V THORNTON WHEATLEY. , 0
i j
LOST.
A pair< (0 11 Spectacles. Th" hmlft
will pleats leave them at ths ItEcoundl
Office ff J
with the sad accident which has
I imed him for life. Dr. Chappelle
frequently talks of the old seminary
days when tbe Free-trader was a
meek cleric, and they were rival*
for the first place in tbe graduating
class. The records of their last
year in college were about equal,
but Hurd was given the valedic
tory on account of the eloquence
ami graces in oratory for which he
was even then famed in his narrow
college circle. In tbe seminary he
was noted as one of the most pious
of students, and it was a terrible
blow to biin when physical disabili-
'} compelled him to give up the
highest aspirations of his life.
There is very widespread regret
mat the bias ol partisan feeling and
i lie aims of political leaders made
Mr. Hurd’, defeat possible. Tnal
be will lie returned at the next elec
tion is very generally believed here.
FVU.IC MEN AS AUTHORS.
Whsa * pit tolls mas la ttoslvsd toy
Hampshire a few days when Lin
coin was nominated at Chicago.
An old countryman from a little
village back in the country had
come to town, and was in the hotel
office when the news came.
'“Who is this man Lincoln?’he
asked. There was some explana
tion, and the old fellow went on:
‘“Well, I’m afeard they’ve made
a mistake. They ought to have
nominated a man that was more
generally known. They should
have come to our town and norai
naled ‘Squire Ichabod Bartlett.
Everybody knows him.’”
Horsfonl’s Arid Phosphate.
AdvaBlR.iosi I* Pyip.psla.
Dr. O. V. Dorsey, Piqua, Ohio,
says: “I have used it in dyspepsia
with veiy marked benefit. If there
is deficiency ol acid in the stomach,
nothing affords more relief, while
tbe actios on the servos* system
It decidedly beaeftelal.”
Rescued from the ley Waters.
From th* Hartford Courant.
A gentleman tn this city told
how he saved a boy who had broken
through the ice in tne river. He
was manfully holding to the edge
of the ice and making a most piti
ful sight. This gentleman was so
deeply affected that he determined
to risk his own life iu a rescue.
Lying flat ou tbe ice, be squirmed
out as near the hole as he could go,
and reached forward a light stick,
which he told the boy to hold on
to. Slowly working backward, he
brought the little fellow up os the
strong ice and so to land. Once
there, be told him to run home as
last as he could. It was vory cold,
and the boy was, of course, soaked.
He declined to go, saying be would
"nly get a licking when he arrived.
Nothing would 9tart him along,
sad he stayed there shivering and
whimpering until finally, in indig
nation, bis rescuer turned on him
and said: “Well, I wish 1 had left
you there to drown.”
He was somewhat surprised to
have the little lellow answer: “I
wouldn’t have drowned, 1 was
standing on tbe bottom all the
time.”
A Story of Larry Jerome.
Senator Logan has a peculiar way
wbeD when introducing a wealthy
man to mention ti e Dumber of mil
lions his friend is worth. This lit
tle eccentricity made him tbe butt
of a joke at an uptown club the
other evening. He entered with
Senator Hearst, ot California, aud
introducing the new Senator to
‘ Larry” Jerome, of New York,
said: “Allow ms lo introduce you
'0 Senator Hearst, worth twenty
millions.” “Glad to meet you.
Senator,” said the genial New
Yorker, “could you accommodate
me with five thousand this even
ing?” Senutor Hearst was surpris
ed and Logan was wrathy. He
and Senator Hearst left, but Logan
returned Inter in the evening, and,
approaching Jerome,asked him what
lie meant by insulting a gentleman
lie introduced him to.”
“Oh, did I insult him?” asked
Mr. Jerome. “I thought you want
ed me to touch him lor some cash
when you told mu he was worth
twenty millions. The loan request
ed would only he a drop in the
oceau to him.” The Senator from
Illinois retired to cool bis heated
brow and unstrung nerves.
Never too Late Is .Hend
When the system is so badly run
down that it is like an old boot
which has been half soled and heel
ed several times, and mental shab
biness goes hand in-band with phy
sical debility—then it might seem
too late to try recuperation. No,
sill Not as long as you can get a
bottle of Brown’s Iron Bitters at
the druggist's for just one dollar.
United Slates Deputy Marahal
l.oeke reached here Tuesday morn
ing and proceeded at once to arrest
Jim Davis, alias Shamrock, the
well known well digger sDd pro
prietor ol Shamrock's “ruaty-roy.”
Sham is clisrged with violating the
Internal Revenue Laws ol the
United States. His mode ol busi
ness was to send to Americus for a
jug of whiskey and then sell it out
at retail in Lumpkin to the boys
who could not stand the dry drouth
of prohibition. Sham was carried
to Macon and as Marshal Locke
also carried the witnesses against
him with him, it did not lake long
to have a preliminary trial before
the U S. Commissioner. In default
ot $150 bail, Shamrock was com
mitted to jail in Maeon to await
his trial at the June Term of the
United States District Court.—
Lumpkin Independent.
••Ladles.”
Ladies in a delicate condition
find that they derive great benefit
from Speer's port wine. It has be
come the most popular wine made
for the use of aged and debilitated
persons. !t is also used as a com
munion wine. For sale by L. B.
Boswortb.
A Rosbester, X. Y., dentist has
been expelled from a denial society
for tbe heinous offense of pilot
ing an advertisement calling atten
tion lo a new appliance for tbe use
of his profession, which hs bad in
vented. Tbe society should now
expel itself for giving the enterpris
ing demist the best advertisement
;>e could have.
Advice to Mothers
Mas. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup
should always be used for children
teething. It soothes the child, soft
ens the gums, allays all pain, cures
wind eolie, and la tne best remedy
or diarrheas. Tw*nty-IIv« ooata a
bottle.