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Americus Recorder.
GEORGIA SEMS.
It. l„»Lli9UKK. Keillor.
untriuI Organ of l ily «»f Americas.
Official (in:.in ill Slimier County.
OHti.il Ol'guu ul ttelndrr (mimy.
HEDM.NIM1. »IH ISMi
Aiarahxlvillc is bluppipjj straw
berries to the norUt
SleKuit eOliult na» intan<1 all
argiculmral society
It is coiuieden that llie pi-ucli crop
will lie one of (lie itiiimi prolific for
many years.
Tlic property of Macon county
this vein is assessed at $1 700,000.
Upon it.it assessment the county
will raise $5,000 more in taxes than
is needed.
STRiNIS (IF IITIIEIi
Wuile absent buying our Spring Good* the Bargain Mai.
There is a man who lives in tour received the Rktordkk in which he noticed the many new ad
miles ot .Montizuma who hewed
anti hauled the iirst s.iis to build vertisements ol our competitors, ottering bargain* herdotoie un- i
(lie first house that was ever built told,
in Montezuma, lie has been mar-
Well, we are glad to state to our patrons and tlie puh
Hard times are reigning supreme all over the country, and
warded. Never before have we met with such anxiety on the
COTTON SI II I HIM.
From tin- Chromcb V. cot ion ar
ticle ol May I tlie following fact*
lire gathered relative to the move
ment of the crop for the past week:
For the week ending this even
ing, April 30, the total receipt* have
reached 40 309 bales, against
43,900 last week. 56 305 the pre
vious week, and 41,392 three weeks
since, making the total receipts
since the iir»i of September. 1R8.V, r j lM i t. w i cei an(t lllc f al |„. r of lie in general that our lour weeks absence in the Western and j
u,o.iJ l .is, a umst 4,fii.«,.i.. ioi U.i fourteen children, eleven of them Eastern markets have been remarkable, both lor the buying ol 1
same period ol 1884, showing an I were gir | 9 . Hc was never druuk, i 3 S
increase since September 1, 1«86, ntver wa , KUC( i Ilever )ia(1 t0 buy a an immense stock and lor the prices they were bought at.
of 370,276 bales, l bushel of corn, lias corn to sell
The receipts of all the interior j every year< aI1(l u)wayg knows a
towns lor this week have been man without being introduced the ! the seeker of goods for Canh. in job lots and auction iswell re-
22, 933 hales. Last year the receipts 1
of the same week were 6,908 bales.
The old interior stocks have de
creased during the week 27,Oik
hales, and are tonight 141,375
more than at the same period last
year. The receipts at the same
towns have been 15,222 more Ilian
the same week last year, and since
September 1 the receipts at all the
towns are 643,911 more than for
the same time In 1884.
The total receipts from the plant
ations since September 1, 1885, arc
5,265 461 bales; in 1884 were 4,-
740,035; in 1883 were 4,746,972
bales.
Although tlie teceipts st the out-
ports the week were 40,309 bales,
the actual movement from plant
ations was only 11,080, the balance
helm; taken from tliu stocks at the
interior towns l ist year the re
ceipts from tlie plantation lor the
same week were hales, and lor
1884 they were 12 0068.
The imports into continental
ports this week have been 50,000
bales.
WK .VUE ALL READY T<
7 01', AND A HE ANXK
yor to see oi k
UrCAPITAL PHIZK t7SOUO._tf
TlckiH culjtl Shares l» propone
buiisiaitu Statu Lottcri I timpani.
the arrangements for all the. Monthly <tn4
Quarterly Drawings of The ‘.luutiana
Nate Lottery Company, and in >* r*ou man
age and control the 1hawing« thmuehu
W K|,( OME an ** ^ olt tarut ore conducted with hon-
>l’S Voi< * ' ^sty, fairness, and in good faith toward all
1 parties, and we authorise the Company to
use this certificate, with Joe-similes of our
sifHQturei attached, in its advertise Hunts."
ASCKRTAI.N OUR
Philadelphia Times: Jefferson
Davis lias made his threatened
Tom McKenzie, near Montezu
ma, is a most successful farmer,
and lie makes money farming every
t ear by hiring-hands for wages and
paying them in cash at the end of
every month, lie pays eight dol
lars a month and gives each hand
lour pounds of meat and a peck of
meal i week. Ilia labor is the best
in the country, and he lias no
trouble about their leaving tlie
farm to loaf around town every
Si urday. They arc docked for
all lost time, and the amount taken
The figures increase in the cotton deducted at the end of tho month,
in sight to-night of 43,379 bales as When the crop is made he hires
compared with the -a rc du e of . day bands ant! discharges all hands
1885, a deciease ol 317,989 as com on the place, except those who de
part'd with the corresponding date sire to remain and help gather the
of 1884, and a decrease of 545,873 crop. During that time he charges
as compared with 1883 them for house rent. His laborers
The Ch-onielc has the following art: satisfied and make more money
to say ol the market fluctuations than croppers ami he mtikcs money
for the week under review: every year.
Cotton for future delivery at this —— • —— -
market for the week under review |
has been fairly active, but tlie
course of prices has been variable
and somewhat irregular. Thu rc- *l ,ect “. an ‘* the stars still shine,
snmplion of business on Monday I the world revolves and no ominous
following the adjournment from the portent slatet from the sky. Even
previous Thursday was rather a field glass reveals no body of
sluggish, but tlie marked reduction ,, ' ,
of stocks at Interior towns, , ho C " nl >--' ) «''aces march.ngon to W a.b-
smaller visible supply in the nmr- '"H 1 "": and a common lljg Hosts
kels of flic world and the indies from northern arsenals ami soiilh-
tions that there would bo no pres- ern forts. The way of the Bourbon
sure from deliveries on May eon- ' mny b c easy to tread, but it leads
tracts, gave an upward turn to ,, ,
values which at the close amounted , t,,rou « l ‘ lonelv fleld »' >*'■ »» have
to 4 to 6 points. A feature of the P c * 08,
day was tlie free extension of eon — ■ ■
tracts for May to summer or autumn
months. On Tuesday, contracts
for April and May showed more
strenglh than the ialer deliveries,
but on Wednesday there was ageu
oral decline, under reports of hel
ler weather at the South, although
Liverpool was dearer lor spot cot
ton and the receipts at the ports
were small. Yesterday a better is-
pjrt from Liverpool caused a par
tial recovery of Wednesday s d* •
O'.inc.To day Liverpool advices were
again butter and this market (level
o| ed much strength, though only
moderately active, and the close
was t|uiei, the stocks at interior
towns not having decreased as
much as was expected. Colton on
the spot has met with a more gen
eral demand, though no' arlivi-
Prices were unchanged until yea-
terdy, when an advance of 1 16.
was quoted. Today a consider
able tiusiuess for export was re
ported.
A.\ UNEXPECTED > HIT.
seconu tunc.
Hinton Wright, of Atlanta, now
has in his [m-sesuion a sword winch ! l ,art °* wholesale and others that wanted ro “sell out,” to sell
a negro hoy found n few weeks ago their goods, and knowing the weakness of our customers, who
in an old field near West End.
The sword is covered with rust, but want goods at bargain prices, we invested largely and have
w.is "mi a un. wi upon i lie ban p Urc } ia8e j one of the largest Stock of goods suitable lor Spring
die was covered or plated with sib » o in
ver ,-tnd set with |e*cu. Much of and Summer wear ever brought to Americus.
the rust lias been removed since ! m . . ... ,, ,
Mr. Wright secure.! the sword, it " h<m We 8ta,P that We 0011 afford and Wl11 sel1 *°° d ca,lc0
h.-id u name engraved on it hut tlie and good lawn at 3c per yard, and have a good profit left it will
rust lias eaten most of the letters . . .
awiiy give you some idea of “how we purchased. Fart of our pur
chase has airived and the remainder we are looking for this
week.
Wishing to have this in Sunday’s issue, and our time be
ing short, we will state that amongst other purchases we bought
4 cases of Hamburg Edgings, Insertions and Laces, which we
will sell at less than half their value. Don't wait until these
goods are picked over, but come at once and select what you
want. Respectfully,
S- 3VE- COHEN,
THE BARGAIN MAN.
Cotton Avenue, Sign of Red Flag, opposite Bank of Americus,
AMERICUS, GA.
lev Stock,
RTA1.N
Low Price
AND Ol It METHOD OF DOINt.
BUSINESS.
WE ARK STILL
BUT OF COURSE WE AKE
AFTER YOUR MONEY. YET
WE DON'T PROPOSE TO
TAKE ONE CENT OF IT
WITHOUT Of VINO YOU FULL
VALUE IN RETURN. IF
GOODS AKE NOT JUST AS
WE REPRESENT THEM,
BRING THEM HACK AND
WE WILL EXCHANGE THEM
' dt gheereui.lv refund
TO YOU YOUR MONEY.
WE AY A N T YOU! OOOO
WILL AND CONTINUED
CUSTOM, AND WILL CON
VINCE YOU OF THAT FACT
HYTHE MANNER IN WHICH
WE DEAL WITH YOU
Canmlulrain.
We the under sijiu,d Banks and Bankers
iciLl pay all frizes drawn in The Louisutna
Note Lotteries which may he presented at
our counters.
J. H. Oglesbt, Pres. Louinmna Nat’l Bk.
J. W. Kilbreth, Pres. State Nat’l Bk.
A. Baldwin, Pres. New Orleans Nat’l Bk.
Incorporated 1:11H«8 lor 26 years by tho Lctrivia*
hire fbr Ktluctiliouai uu«l Charitable purpose#—
with a capital of #1,000,000—to which a reuerr#
fund of over #660.000 has since been added.
By ar. overwhelming popular vote it# franchise
waa made a part-of tl.r prcm-nt State < oiutitutios
adopted Dco-mber 2d. A. I>.. 1§7#.
Th' only lottery ev*r toted on and 'ndorud t-y
the people or any State.
It r.extr tea''i or potiponet.
Ite Grand Single Number Drawing*
take place monthly, and (he Rxtra*
ordinary I rawlogi regularly every
three in >uthi * - - * ‘
nually mm I
March. I §6.
A SPLACNDID OPPORTUNITY TO
WIN A FORTUNE. FI F I II GRAND
DRAWING, CLASS K, IN THE ACADEMY
OF MI 8IC. NEW ORLEANS, 'I UEHDAY
May 11, 1886-I9‘4d Monthly Driving.
CAPITAL PKIZE, #1X000.
100,000 Tickets ui Fire Dollars Each.
Fractions, in Fifths, in Proportion.
UST OK PRIZE.-*:
1 CAPITAL PKIZE ,I6 0«0
1 do do S\nou
1 do do 10 0(d)
J FRIZES OF «.0O> 11,0 0
6 do 2,000, 10,000
10 do 1,000 10,000
do 600 io,f)00
100
200.
, 20,000
I FINE WTTfiN FERTILIZE!
CLiNCMAN’S
r OBACCO
REMEDIES
Buchanan & Bell
HAVE SECURED THE AGENCY FOB
STERN’S AMMONIATfiP
NOTE THE FOLLOWI.VH SPECIAL
TIES AMDPRICES.
I
1,347 Yds Organdie Plaids at 15c.
i,939 Yds Swiss Plaids at 15c.
2,872 Ys 40 loci Victoria Lawns atil it
2,962 Ydi India Lioan at 12 k
Nothing Equnls the altove at the
Price in tkrathweot Georgia.
THE CLIKGHAH TOBACCO OINTMENT
Tilt: Mtl-T KPPI . ru I Pit KPAH \-
ril» ....111.. n.-.L. I for l’*l—. A My If K (!"( p
1 ‘fear
THE CLINQMAN TOBACCO CAKE
vvrrifi’^ own iti >ni»\. m rr . .u
\y.aiudi I’uta bi.rv.un, Ki»n. vUa. Bidla.
W It it. b.duiui. Vl. Pm. Nili- Hum Em
it ('..rsia iNoumlju I eumatinm.
hil'dtk Couthx
v I'n.rXArU
THE CLtNGMAN TOBACCO PLASTER
..s. .r.r-v . .
T.a.i* “' r ' 1 * r " m, “
N»n*Tlirunt li
Owhitir tM*ut lift—uniat It
H:-*nuhi(i«. Mtik l^-g. htiakt
• Ibja #11 Uk aJ In
Albany, Ga, May 3— Captain
John A. I>avid, uf thin city, received
atcl^rsm cvcing.* t,.„„ M. ...
WillitiD Is<igep* t tfeneral nuperiu ik‘u,\ai^tih^erlrs* 0 '' 4
temJertt Ci nlrul railrond, of Sa
U. W.M.I.
r U«M1' is
rrardina
.«•' i lie 1*1 III «sT •» FIRST I
'•NTs com I* • i luted with tho purv -si
r Mid m -i»>. tally rptummendsd fur
* i ijn‘o( 11»- l>r<*a.t and for that clt>s
inlUnimatniv u. iladw-v At hoa and
id tl»M sntem.
jfmtliNi
nah, stating that Mr. Davit ami
■laughter would probably return v is
Albany, and to know if lie would I
entertain him during his eiav. to * ~
which be willingly consented! lur- AT \ TTUXl ITUXI TDU1
ther stating the people ol Albany j AIjljilll\ IlL/UloX!j
wojid welcome htui w-iih open
hearts and hands. A meeting of I
tbe city council was at once calietl t
to take such step, u>* are necessary l J -
for the entertainment nf of our dis j prl1 '*
tinguished visitor. Tne town is !
alive wi|* enlLli-ia-m, and nothing
else can' be betid on the streets
bat Ui* visit of ear ex preiidt at.
Cllh'uiriAfi TOBACCO CURE CO
DURHAM. N. C., U. S. A.
PRESTON, GA.
ALLEN, - • Proprietor
TO RENT
Two me* Bonus ne.r the business port
of ihs town, kaqair. at Uua oftaa.
mshU-a
which carried ott the first Premium at the New
Orleans Centennial Exposition, which they are
oflering for Money or Cotton.
The Best Bale of American* Cotton.
which was awarded a $1,000 Prize at the same
Exposition, was fertilized with Stern’s Raw
Bonk—(see note.)
Buchanan <fc Bell are selling out the stock
ot Groceries lately owned by Harris & James.
at the old corner, and in order to get rid of
the goods, have put them DOWN BELOW 7
COST. They keep a FULL LINE OF
STAPLE GOODS, such as Meat, Flour, Oats,
Coffee, Sugar, etc., which they sell at Lowest
Market Prices. Call and see them at the
old Harris & James’ comer.
2,382 Yards IM lawn a! 3J c!i
2.966 Yds White Victoria Law 4 els.
. 80,000
*00 tl'J jo, ivooo
ICO do 26 28,000
API BOXIMATIO.M VHI7I K
V» ApproxiiHation Prize# nf $76o 6,7o0
9 “ “ 4U0 «,:to
V “ ** 2.260
1,987 Prize*, gmonniing to #26.'> !»
Appllfl#UoQ fnr rote* to club# »bo.«irt be mud*
only to the ottlct* ot theOcmpaii; N'cw OrleaiD-.
For further inforiirition write *•!• rly. giving
full uddntw. POSTAL SUITE* ’
Money Order*, or Now York litrhuiige in 01 -
dinar} letter. (Hirrem-v by KTpr* *- ^at our rr«
pon*o) nddreni**.!
Make P. 0. Money Orders payable siiil
address Registered Letters to
NEW ORLEANS NATION *1* BANK*
New Orient*#, f.n
Dissolution Notice.
Notice is hereby given that the copart
nership existing between W. T. Toole,
Samuel Mc-Garrah and W. H Ton dee.
rnder tne firm name of Too hi, MoGarrah
ATondee, will by mutual consent be Oja.
solved on *L>h fir»t of S'‘pi^raber, 188»5,
W\ T. Toole and W. H Tondeo retiring
trom the firm The busines* will bn
, continued ai the old GrHiigtt WartfboiihH
by Samuel McG-.irah, who hopes to re
ceive the generous pnironage heretofore
! Accorded to the old firm.
W\ T. TOOLE.
SAMUEL Mu rAKUAH.
W. H. TONDRE.
In retiring from the warehouse busi
ness, and the firm of Toole, McGarrah A
Tondee, we tiesire to comtueud lo our
friends our partner, Mr. Samuel McGnr-
rab, with whom oar relations have always
been pleasant, and who by hi? long ex
perience and upright conduct in the busi
ness merits the confidence and patronage
of the planters of tnia hoc (ion.
W. T. TOOLE.
W. H. TONDEE.
Public School Notice
in accordance with law, t e Hoard of
Education of W'etwter ennui)-, in call
meeting, adopted tlie tolloaing'lext book,
for general uae in Uie Public Schools of
the county:
We hater’s Spellers.
Mc<ruffle’s Serie of ReAdur-
Saoford’iiSeries A'irhmetio*
Smith’s English Grammar
Stephens' History
Teachcra, Trusie'ea and all parties in
terested will take duo notioe and govern
themselves accordinglv, as n mrict coio-
formiiyto tbs rules will bnrrq -ired
, .. „ •»**.!*• WALKER. Oh*.
■I R. STAPLETON, Hue.
_ Preaton, Gs., April fi, lsst;
W. B. OLIVER,
Draper and Tailor,
Ov» r RvInnder A Arnngt.mV nFoi.-ior#.
C ' V ’‘»' Araericu.
i aT*^z g ;,*%
da,;, tclna !.. „r
»iJc.ii»«, cleec'ne, repnirii.g
*'*,'. dp.,t» of r -»' of .ny
Dt. I. sa.i sal. ,.v„ w etl
...eo. iiiuorrai.-. (l-vl. iR Wo . re.ld.nt of
* ,r * H,D “ •»
««««• U.IU,, Of all Mndo, o/.o Aodlo.*
or It row o Color, warraotmo m .food.
uvaa
those ate tacts.
Yours, etc..
Our aim is to got your trade,
not to make all tho money we
can out of you at tho “first-pick
ing ” We are not a sharper,
but a me rchant. and we ask an aa
early call to convince you that Dr.D. P. HOLLOWAY
these are tacts. DENTIST ’
Having h-d 33 yrvra experiei.c in his
profession, is able to do »s tine dental
work aa any one. His charges are ress-
onable and his work is gnaunteed to
Vi;^ UOa - un * plate work
Office np tairs, over Mrs. Runes'mil.
inerv store. feh ldiatf
NEW HOME
• Sewing Machine!
j Having purchased from Davis A Csl
Dw« their .took of K.w Home Sewing
I Machines, », , re now aol#
»sk HJ°to JSl ' h A popnl,r machiaa and
Mk all to eall and examine it.
jim i suit,
FORSYTH-STREET,
Aiericis, • Gfloriia
I aptilRtf
i-w. Harris 4 co.
•*■# srotttn Ann,.