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COLUMN.
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ESTABLISH Kit 1879.
Recorder.
AMERICUS, GEORGIA. SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 8. 1890.
Dress Goods, -i- Cloak!
AND UNDERWEAR
Lot# of new attraction* in our Drens Goods stock the coming week
I New Trimming* and Suiting* opened dally. * V 4 \Ue onslaught mad.
E Uig the pant few day» ha-* Been l
^art? oorrect.
THE CLOAK STOCK in d
luentM ami from the opening it-
|parelleled in Americus.
PLUSH JACKETS at MO.Or
»ilv ov*?Hl-i ving with new
hows we aro lestinml to have
louse* will ask you f 12.-V) for.
$12.70 and ;$15.00 that we defy anybody to
PLUSH JACKETS
(match.
PLUSH JACKETS ai $17.60, $20.00. $22.60, and $25.00.
The bent line of English Walking .'.Jackets for style and servic
| have ever eliowu.
CHILDREN'S WRAPS in the greatest profession. Big lot of
I dium and light weights specially adapted to thlo climate. Prices closer
than we have ever shown them.
Underwear for Ladies, Misses and Children
We have eqttrely too much at
you that yon can buy them cheap
d will make prices that will convince
er than you can make them.
Men’s Underwear,
w« will .liow you n gr»n.l u.xnrtm.nt and nuke you prlras that other
boom won’t begin to touch. Remember every article In our itote lu
the way ot Furnlehlug Goad, la right now. It will pay you to examine
our Block.
Wheatleu & Clnsley,
(SUCCESSORS TO THORNTON WHEATLEY.)
Leaders of the Fine Dress Goods and Dry
Goods Trade.
New - Quarters,
Stoves, Stoves,
The oheapest and most varied assortment
cooking stoves,
Ranges and
Office Heaters,
HNT THE CITY!
GftS FIXTURES!
The largest stock of Gas Fixtures in South-
'west Georgia. Sanitary goods of all
* kinds, and Bath Tubs to give away.
Plumbing and Repair Work Our Specialty!
* CALL A.STX5 SEE E-S*
Harris & Payne,
"Artesian Block. - Telephone No. *2
AMERICUS, GA.
CRISP FOR SPEAKER.
HE STANDS A FINE CHANCE OF BEING
ELECTED.
Judge C. F. Criap has been pr<
nently mentioned for Hpeake
the past two years.
No-v that the Lex? HourelHo
whelmiugly Democratic the nix
is taking f-.rin.
Ill- poMtlo
iM r
lied I’D South ili HUpp
of the demo
iouhc. Since
to the Senate
nlzcd leader,
ell. Since the day
It mean* ii de
if Ovurgin;
JudgeCriap la
lines* pari In me
ablest all-round
cratio party in
Carlisle’* retire)
he has tjreu the
Aud he has led’
of Sam RundfiU’s triumph there hat*
been no such lea ler. Like Randall
• in all brains and backbone,
dm, cool and collected in the
oht savage parliamentary warfare,
ho strike* deep aud brings blood.
antes no words in oratory, but
goes straight to the point with tell
ing e fleet.
When Cri*p talks others listen;
hen Crisp preside* t here is order
tid dispatch of business, During
Carlisle’s term in the chair, Judge
Crisp was often called upon to pre-
aide. The congressmen who served
then will now cast their votes for
the Georgian.
In tiie next house it will tako
something less than 120 votes in Hie
democratic caacus to elect a speaker.
Judge Crisp will certainty get every
eastern vote, and every one from
the South, except those from states
that have candidate*. About 115
votea are practically his already,
ess there bo com plication in
the Georgia delegation Judge Crisp
ill he speaker.
Every Georgian and every con-
mil, save perhaps one, are for
Ami Colonel Blount’s woll-
i pride for his State \% ill for
bid his being uselessly lu the way
a brother Georgian.
Yes, Georgia must have the uext
leaker in the national house of
prcsentative*.
ET
Tina IIRIKUBIII'TIIK HPF.A
KKSUIP.
peakership
,rt is being
man Lok-
r the pla-o.
euat»r Carlisle
in favor of Judge
and the yoiin ei
part). regardless
urging bis electlo
i> -nppor
i Ide e.’iit I
Buckeye dele,
The fo!l«»win
■laud pres r
SENATOR SAM.
SOUTHWEST GEORGIA TO
FRONT.
THE ILLINOIS SOLID TO ELECr PALMER
i SENATOR.
>!>sud AIR Com- l'our Kepubl'can State* Loft Without
United State* j Uoproaentation in the Next Cougress
ffew York Papor*’ Eitimatea
A, No
L—This morning
with h sensstiou in the Hen-
situatlon. Hie friends of
rdon r?al’2ing that lie wa-
of defeat, ami that tli
* divided Hitiong th nn
A111 -
idida
Hpeelal to UnoRiXH. •
Atlanta,- Nov. 7.—The latest
election from Dakota show that the
Alliance has elected the Oover*:or
and a majority of the legislature.
Th* Democrat* have elected gov-
er mr in Minnesota and the Con-
gr—siooal de'ogatinti stands: Demo-
c at-, S; Alliance 5
l*tie Illinois Icgialature stands:
Democrats, 102; Republicans 100;
A Numbsr of Uilla IntroluooJ-Wh*t
They ars—Th* "Titla Only*’ Amend
ment Declared Lost.
Hpedal IoKkcooi
Atlanta,N
day devotei
pr-temling to li-i
bills. The bills
7,—Tliti bouse to
ll* time to iieariog, or
ire -till read in
titles, and it )■
-y General Au
di. this
• lelt
I. Thh
i Pain
■r C d S. H. II i
•1 bli
-f tli •
iry p!
th- er.daof the Alliance
been served lu defeating
ho defied him, while the
friends of Gen (Jordon will be con
tent In having a man elected who
no part In the light
agalst him,and thus will all be har
monized. As Col. Hawkins’ can
didacy ha* been of only a few hours
duration, it is impossible to tell at
this time how it will be received.
Many a poor little sickly child
is been saved from the grave by
its kind mother giving It Dr. Bull
rtu Destroyer, which the little
thought was candy.
A SLICK COON.
Negroes are stuck on secret- sod-
eties.
>eola!ly when such an Induce
ment as getting bread and meat
cheaper is offered. That’s the kind
i George Parker ha- been or
ganizlug, and Is the cause of hi
trouble now.
cemsthat George, assisted by
another of the race with about tin
game amount of conscience, lias up
•reached several In thepast fewday
raising the merits of a society t<
which tli *y belonged, whose objee
for tiie better!ml of the coudi
;>f the colored race in a practical
manner.
Tiie main feaiure and induce-
tent wan the fact that members of
ils order could secure hacou and
xir at about lialf tin* cost they
ere; •hen pay lug.
Yesterday morning, Henry Walls
id Watt Thomas were told of this
uvollou-dy beiieflc.
d i .Id that for $!0ea
ent s«H)iety
Hi they couhi
• Parker held,
-fill Hedged ni'-ii
subject to alt its
*ed to the W. J.
r artesian well,
everything In
o speakership
CANDIDATE?
W. A. Ci
Blount, of the
triet. will be a
date for speak
of representatives
Ixth Georgia dU-
f the next house
THE CLAIM* OF
•LAN
Nashville, November G.—The
American editorfallv presents the
claim* of Benton McMillan to the
speakership of the house In the
fifty-second congress.
I'Nl'M WILL HE A CANDIDATE.
Indianai-olih, Ind., Nov. fl.—W
A XIandaoms Bar.
Mr. Mike Schaefer, representing
the B. A It. Company, of Cincin
nati, is engaged In putting in the
fixtures for the new bar to be open-
od next to th** Allen House bar.
These fixtures art- of antique oak,
and are simply beautiful. Tb-y
cost something over $5,000, and
when put in place will make th©
bar one of the finest and prettiest
in the State.
Mr, Schaefer, who ii superintend
ing the-work. is an old baud at the
business, An<i is doing the work in
elegaut style. . He will probably
D. Bynum, who has just beeu finish by Wednesday,
elected to Congress for the fourth The bar is to be run by Mr. Frank
term from Dili ili.trlct, will bo a MeKenna. of Albany, end will be*
candidate for .pe.ker, beauty every
CHEEtUXCl FOR SPEAKER CRISP,
Cordklk, Oa., Nov. 0.—All Cor-
dele fell into line to-night for a
grand demonstration In houor of
democratic victory. Guns, anvil
democratic victory. Guns, anvil*
and every shape of firework* were
brought Into service, Cordele’s
cornet band furnished music fer
the occasion, and every one felt
Am mg the now features to be
seen and heard this seasou in
“Larklug," Monday, Nov. lfltli, are
"The Pretty Flag Skirt Dancers,"
“The Charming Singing and Dan
cing Soubretle," “The Double
Vole* Vocajlst,” “The Tyrolean
ceedlngly good. Speecbea ^verc l* 1 ".
mad* and burrab. for Bpaaktr' Warbl.r," "Th. (Jullty Oaocara"
Criap ranp out on txttj hand. and many others.
BETTER AND BETTER. WHAT THEY’RE DOING, i *v.tk.r. .hi
' providing t*»r the cesslou of certai
'lauds and road* In the Chicks
PROCEEDINGS OF THE HOUSE AND i msugapark to the United States
SENATE America.
| M* Payne, of Upson, to establial
a public suho'il system In hti
county.
Mr. Harris, of Washington,
relieve the Sanderavllle aud Te
nille road from the $500 peually
delay in paying taxes.
IN THE MENATK.
Two very lui|»ortatit bills wer-
imriMlueed in the Senate to day.
One of the*© is that Introduced b>
S-» rod*!, of the Atlanta dletrici
Itlsn sweeping State prolilbltlo.
law “t.» proiiibii the licensingoi
Helling Intoxicating liquors wttbt
the Slate of U or^la in quantifies
le** than a quart, and to regular
the sale of the same In quantities
nn»re than a quart.”
The bill provides that “it shall
not bo lawful for any State, couuf;
or muulcipal authority in said State
to graut licenses for the sale of any
intoxicating liquors, nor shall It be
lawful for any person to eell the In
less qualities than a quart." furth
er, “that when any Slate, county,
or muulcipal authority In title
shall grant, under existing laws,
license to sell auy intoxicating
liquors more than a quart, It ahall
not be lawful for any person celling
tho same to allow said lntoxloatlng
liquors to be drunk on or near the
premises where sold."
Violation of the aot Is to be a mis
demeanor, and punished as describ
ed in section 4310 of th* Code.
The other was introduced by Sen
ator Joe Terrell, of the 86th—"the
man that beat Snelson."
It is to make the term of the com
mon schools six months: and In
cidentally a number of impor
tant changes in the common school
system.
■|- < lection a* Senator,
ii- : The New York Herald estimate-*
1- | the Democratic majority in C<
Ho irrHH* at HI; the World, 145; the
*d Times, 153; the Tribune, 129.
lu Nebraska,Minnesota,New liamp-
If j “hire and Rliod - Inland are left en-
j tirely without H-publican repre
sentation in tlm next Congress.
I have removed my Pharmacy to
Lee street—Slappey corner, near
Artesian well—where I offer every
thing lu Drug*and Medicines. Will
be pleased to have you call.
W. A. Cook.
Mayor’s Court.
Torn Cason, the negro who beat
up Peter Smith the day before,
came up before bis honor yesterday
aud was fined $10 aud costs for his
racket.
(’has. Culbart was arraigned for
being disorderly, aud given the
privilege of paying a fine or getting
out of tho city.
THE SYNOD.
, The second day of the Synod was
was one full of pleasure and profit
and a large audience were delighted
morning, noon and night.
In tiie morning, the Rev. J. B.
Shearer, I). I)., President of David
son College, N. C., presented the
report of a commission having In
charge tiie establishment of a
grent University for the four Syn
od* of North Carolina, South Caro
lina, Georgia and South Georgia
stid Florida. He also made a very
eloquent aud forcible address
Christian education.
Dr. J. K. Hazeu, of Richmond,
a., spoke on the publication work
of the church.
Preaching nt II o’clock this morn
ing by Rev. J. T. Bruce, of La-
G range.
In lh« afternoon, Dr. E. M.
Rii hardson, of Memphis, Teun.
spoke on the education of young
en for tile ministry.
At night tfildresNe* ou home mis-
rtus w«-re made by Dr. Barnett,
St riskier. Dr. Mack aud Professor
W. F. Reynolds.
Tills -morning there will be a
meeting for the conclusion of the
Synod's business; they will proba
bly get through by noon. The pul-
pll» of the city* will be filled to-
rrow. Announcement* will ap*
•r in to mot row’* paper.
A CARD.
'or myself aud for the church, I
ire to thank the people of Ainer-
• for their generous ptovlsion for
c ntcrtaiiimeut of our Synod. I
exceedingly sorry that the
nber in nHendsiice has been
«Uer than wa* expected, and
hence w(s have not had the oppor
tunity of availing ourselves of many
of tho homes that were so kiudJy
offered. '
We are uear the southern bouti
ff ry of the Synod, and this fact ac
count* largely for the small attend*
—about two-thirds of wbat Iras
cX|>ected.
I offer this explanation to those
who have received our guests, that
th«y may understand the reason.
Robert Adams,
Pastor Presbyterian Church.
f •final opinion to tin- • H' «-t that the
failure to properly advertise the
ameiuiuieni annuls tiie effect of the
pi -scut vote. That idda 15 or 20
day* to the length of the session.
Governor Northen is to be in
augurated at noun to-morrow, lie
having expressed his preference for
that hour to the couAiltee sent to
see hint.
The house elected It. O. Rhodes,
of Coweta, chaplain; ’decided that
the sesHion should begin at 9 a. m.
and end at 1 p. in.; aud then deliv
ered itself over to the fellows with
bills.
There were a largo number Intro
duced, most of them local. Arnoug
those of general interest aro thefol
lowing: •
Dr. Maxwell, of Talbot, is the
author of a bill making it unlawful
to manufacture or sell splritous or
malt liquors anywhero In the state
without first taking out a license,
aud the state laws and penalties
applying to retail licenses are made
applicable to doalers who sell In
auy quantity whatever.
Mr. Calvin introduced to-day a
resolution to this effect
“Resolved, That tho rules of this
House shall require that no Senate
bill shall be declared con
curred in unless the same shall re
ceive a majority of the votes of all
the members elected to each House
of the general atnerably and the
votes in favor of «ucli amendment
shall lu every instance appear in
the journal.
Mr. Jackson has introduced a bill
amending the railroad commission
act so as to provide for the investi
gation of through rates from points
In Georgia to poluts out of Georgia.
Davis, of Burke—A bill to Incor
porate a bank at Waynesboro with
ii capital of $100,000.
Ryjl*, of Chatham—A bill to
m i!<© We> tern‘Incorporations sub
ject to municipal taxation. «
Mr. Atkison, of Coweta, the au-
Physlcien’l Prescriptions ana
Family Receipts prepared with
care and of the best material* at
Cook’s Pharmacy; Lee street, near
artesian well. W. A. Cook.
Another Marriage.
Thursday Mr. Walker, of promi
nent young uierobant a the Plains,
was married to Miss Lee Chappell.
Doth parties hare friends la this
city, with whom Tnc Recorder
Joins In offering congratulations.
Don't fall to sea Marlands Clarke
la Use “Dead Heart" at Opera
House to-night.
tlior of a bill placing expre** com-
pa’iies, sleeping car companies and
telegraph companies under tho con
trol of tho railroad commission. •
Mr. Seay, of Floyd had two bills
—one amending the charter of E-tst
relieving tiie. H<
Street Railroad from the penalty of
tie net of Sept. 17, 1HH9.
Mr. Cli*|M>e||, of Lauren*, want*
Lauren* county lran*ferr*-d from
the ()<>on*e clroult to tho O -inulgno
iron it. Dr. Branch, of l’ulk, lias
another bill bearing on the change
f Judicial clruiiitM, taking Polk,
'uulding and Haral*ou from the
lorue circuit and making the Tal-
Upnoss circuit «>f these e *umle<*.
pbell, of Meriwether, come*
to the frout with the old Brady bill.
In audition to the “failures of con-
Ideration on commercial fertili
zers’’ feattye, he has one fixing n
penalty for failures to state tiie con*
ideration on any . promissory note
nr negotiable insuement given for
fertilizers, guanos, etc.
Warren Hill, of Meriwether, In
troduced a bill to-day that will teat
the economical tendencies and pro
fesalons of the members. It Is a
bill reducing the pay of members
of the legislature. Till* fixes the
maximum amount to be received
by auy legislator at $1G0, with $280
for the President of the Senate and
Speaker of the house, with mileage
not over 10 ceuts per mile for eafcb
mile traveled.
Gilbert, of Muscogee, pot In his
Australian ballot system bill to
day. The bill is practically tbs
New York law with some few
changes.
Humphreys, of Brooks, Intro
duced a bill carrying into effect the
soldiers, widows amcudtnent,
which has besn dsclarsd adopted.
Crowder, ot Munroe, Is after
agents of foreign land companies,
and introduced a bill to-day pro
viding that they be required to
make returns for taxes.
Motion of Fulton, a bill exempt
Ing from Jury duty stationary en
gineer! in actual charge of engines.
Tho county boards of education
shall have authority to say during
what mouth* the sohools shall be
taught. A provision Is Incorpor
ated that white and colored chil
dren shall under no elreumstanoee
bo allowed to attend the
school. The state board of educa
tion shall consist only of the gov*
ernor, attorney-general and state
school commissioner. Salary of
the school commissioner la Axed at
$2,000.
The county boards of education
are to be elected by the grand Juries
of the several counties; and to con
sist of Are free-holdtrt, holding
ofilco for a term of four years.
When the oouuty school commis
sioner—who Is elected by the county
bosrd of education, aod holds oAloe^
four years—gives official notloe to
the state school etfinmlsslonsr that
the common schools are within on*
month of closing, tho latter shall
Hxpcute an order upon the tax col
lector of that county In favor of the
county’s quota of the fund and
transmit It to the county school
commissioner, and shall pend notloe
of the apportionment to the tax
collector of that county as soon se
the apportionment le made. It ebalt
be the duty of the lax-eolleotor to
retain, of the taxee first collected, •
sufficient amount to pay the sum
mentioned as the county’s quota,
aud shall pay the same upon pre
sentation of the order, of the state
school commissioner. The treas
urer shall in settling with the
collector, receive the order of tbo
state school commissioner ab cash.
Nothing in the aot shall be con
strued to prevent any oounty school
commissioner from advancing any
amount not exoeedlng 60 per cent*
of the amount due, estimated upon
the basis cf tbs preceding year, to
teaobere In the common schools,
afterlbe said schools have been In
operation three montha.
The act dost not beoome operative
until 1892. This Mil, aside from Its
Importance, derives a peculiar In
terest from tbs fact ‘that it was
made the main Issno between Joe
Terrell and Bneleon In their Agbt
r or ill© seat that Terrell holds no
Giit biii Wat Suelaon)
Two bills were introduced to-
lay—orto In the llou-e and Qde |g .. .j
ho Reuate, the two being Identl-
•ally alike, t<> carry Into effect tho
uueudment just st^pyg
•HMUtltutioD, lu reference to | r _
sinning »hc widows of COnfedeniltt
e soldiers.
It wa* Introduced In the Hover -'
by Col. J. T. Crowder, of Monroe,
one of tho oldest Confederate* in ’ ' ■
Iih Legislature, and In the Senate
•y Hon Ru'hnrd Johnson, of the
weniy-first, one of the youngest'
(Confederates.
V bill wa* introduced in the Ben
ito to-day to create a n w Judicial
•Iroult, to be known as the Telia-
•oom circuit, i-omprlalog the Man-
ties of Polk, Paulding, and Harafe
*ou. The judge aod solicitor to be
elected by this legislature; the
Judge fora torment)ing in ’94; the
solicitor for a term of two years.
Governor Northen’s Inauguration
will take plnce at 12 o’clock, noon,
to-morrow, ne will be the first
governot inaugurated in the new
oapltol.
Tho forming of a permanent Al
liance organization in the legisla
ture again calls attention to the
fact that this U absolutely an Al
liance legislature, jin tbia body
they have enough men, In both
houses of the general assembly, to
(is** any and all measures they,may
determine upon; regardless of
olid non-AUiance opposition la
both houses, with the goveraor’a
vote behind It. A resolution In
their caucus, Is a law on the statute
bank.
Did a political organisation ever
havo more than that, In Georglaf
If ao, the histories of the State
make no record of it.
Hon. Alf Herrington, ofEmana-
cl, who has been in the race for tbo
udgcehlpof the Middle oifeult to
Judge Hlnei, withdraws
to-day.
This leaven four candidates for
that position still in the fiefd?’**i?*V^ ..‘'-at
Judge Clifford Anderson, tho at-
toruey-general, has decided ftbai-
the proposed constitution amend
ment to read bills the Ant time by
title only was lost.
Tho failure to advertise it accord
ing to the requirement of the law
nullifies the vote had upon it.
Bills will continue to be read tbo
first time In full. Of course the
amendment will be re-enbmittod
and Voted upon again.
MRS. 1TKES CAUGHT.
ImI to ItKl'OlIDKO.
Rome, Nov. 7.-Mre, MeKee. who
charged with having poloObVd »•
Mr*. VVtuipee, of this cUy*,
''•C'
Friends of Alt Qenstorlsl
Express th* Oraetest Uoi
Result.
rial ►
to Hkcohdsb.
Atlanta, .Nov. 7.—Thei
situation le still indoubt. , i
Gordon’s friends eialm that bo *
hua 113 votes pledged to him, whUO
the auti-Uordon men oladm feboy •
have 131 votes plsdged.
The anti-Gordon mso held aea*- //
cun this eveuing, but did not at*
tempt to concentrate on any mao#
Their policy seems to boto•MowaihT. ,
vote as they please until Gordon
is driven from the field, wbon they
will unite upon a man. Hi
Norwood persists to be in tbn.
d, although the Hints men efcdm >
that they have enough ,lo sunro
him the election when tbo tUno «
comes. In the meantime a now .
candidate is proposed every how.
See the pretty flag skirt danoe ll
Larking," Monday, Not* 10th.