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ESTABLISHED 1879, AMERICAS, GEORGIA, TUESDAY. DECEMBER 16, 1890, i'. Ji: ■ J3jifeiiSv. < 2&4 mm- For Men, Women and Children. A Handsome Black Silk Dress (or $10 00 A Handsome Colored silk dress for $10.00 A Handsome Evening silk dress for $10 00 A nice Black silk warp Henrietta for $8.00 A nice Black all wool Henrietta from 4 00 to 10.00 A nice Blafik all wool Cashmere from 3 50 to 7.50 A nice Whipcord for 7.00 A nice Biarritz for 7.60 A nice Serge for 6 30 A nice Cashmere Stilpe for 5.25 A nice Striped Henrietta and Gros Grain for 7.88 A choice colored wool Henrietta from 3.75 to 7 00 A choice colored wool Ladles Broad CJoth for 4.93 A Fancy Stripe cloth for 5 95 Ileal good half wool Henrietta cloth for 1.75 Ileal fine english Paranietta cloth for 3.93 , Real handsome novelty suits A stylish cloth or plush jacket A Jaunty new style snoulder cape LINEN GOODS. You can yet here choice table damasks from 50c to 1.25 per yard. Linen table sets (cloth and napkins to match) 4.00 Linen table sets (cloth and napkins to match) 4.50 Linen table sets (cloth and napkins to match) o.OO Linen table sets (cloth aud napkins to match) 6.00 Hemstitched linen table sets (cloth aud napkins to match) 7.50 Hemstitched linen table sets (cloth aud napkins match) 9.00 Hemstitched linen table sets (cloth and napkins to match; 10 00 Hemstitched linen table sets (clotli and napkins to match) 1250 Hemstitched linen table sets (cloth and napkins to match; 13.50 One dozen nice napkins. One dozen nice towels. . A nice counterpane. A linen table scarf, tidy, dresser scarf, various aud sundry useful articles to be found lu this department and at prices very reasonable. In small articles you find to make nice presents: !.< dozen nr 1 dozen ladies or gents plain handkerchiefs Bordered handkerchief Hemstitched handkerchiefs. Embroidereu handkerchiefs. Initial handkerchiefs. White or black silk handkerchiefs. The largest aud handsomest assortment of handkerchiefs ever otter ed in Americvs. Then you tlnd a pair of Centemeri kid gloves, for either ladles or gentlemen. Various other brands of kid gloves. Nice Silk umbrella, either ladies nr gents. Ladies gossamer Gents or boys rubber coats. Nice wool shawl or embroidered scarf. Nice pair white or colored blaukets. In notions and small warves we have a great many particularly use ful and descriptive articles. First, we have the largest aud most com plete line of pocket-books, shopping bags, card casqjt, purses, aud more leather goo-'n generally than was ever carried by any house in this sec tion. Buying direct from the factories and in such quantities as ena bles us to give you lower prices than you have ever known these goods ottered. This line of goods make nice aud inexpensive presents and are always appreciated. For men and boys you can get dozen prs. sox. Pr nice suspenders. Pr wool, kid or dog skin gloves. Four-in- hand tie or scarf. Pleated, plain, or fancy bosom shirts. Night shirts. Leather collar and cutt* Boxes. Travelingcomb and brush cases. CURTAINS REDUCED. If you want-somethiug nice for your house, buy a set of lace or silk curtains, or a pair of Cheullle Portierres. We will give a special cut on theprlces of these goods for the holiday trade. We have a great many things we can show yon if you will only come and give us an opportu nity. We cordially invite everybody to come and see us. NO ADJOURNMENT YET THE QUESTION BROUGHT UP, BUT NO DECISION REACHED. The »W. & A. Lomo—The Duel Bill- Branch Colleges Supported By The Benate, Which Adds Three Mere of Them. & The Leaders of the Fine Dress Goods and Dry Goods Tiade. New - Quarters, Stoves, Stoves, cheapest and most varied assortment {Ming Stoves, Ranges and Office Heaters, IN THE TTY. \ JUST RECEIVED, A LARGE LOT OF Fiower Pots and Grates! * Call early and inspect our goods. 4 lax?© lot of hardware ordered andi will Ssoonbein. Plumbing and Repair Work Our Specialty <-!AT.T. SEE! T7S‘ Harris & Payne, Blook. - Telephone No. 12 AMERICAS, GA4 ■ Special to Recorder. Atlanta, Deo. 15.—The question of adjournment is the all-absorbing one right now, and occupied the attention of the House this morn ing. After a fight of nearly an hour all of the motions made and matters pertaining to them were tabled, which means that the quel* tion Isas nears settlement now as it was before—and no nearer. Shall this legislature have a sum mer session or will the matters now attracting their attention be settled and the business be closed up by a short session in January? Those are the two propositions confronting the legislature and there are two distlnot parties lorraeg on those lines. The farmers, you see, don’t waut to bo absent from their farms in January. They cau’t all'ord it, they say. The majority of them seem, therefore, to be In favor of the July session proposition. A few of them and several of the other prominent men in th« House are strong advo cates, however, of a January ses sion. They argue, and that they argue rightly anybody who has watched the course of the legisla ture will testify, that a sessiou of twenty or thirty day3 will close up all matters then. Mr. Fleming was in the chair during the greater part of the ses sion. Mr. Wheeler, of Wilkes, was the special advocate of the January sessiou. Mr. Larkof the July ses sion idea. Mr. Berusr aud Mr. Calvin took the stand that tue whole matter should be left open now and that no day for adjourn ment should be fixed.' Their Idea was that this Western aud Atlantlo business may loom up In big pro' portions before Saturday—the day fixed by Mr. Lark’s resolution for adjournment—or the early 'davs next week. And that the Legisla ture should stand ready to take up the question at any time it showed Its head; that to fix a day for ad journment now would n$»au to tie their hands. Mr. Berner and Mr. Calvin car ried the day, and Mr. Berner’s mo tion to table — was finally adopted. There may be an adjournment on the 20t.h and there may not. If some definite steps are taken about the Western & Atlantic this week, the probability is that Saturday will be the last day of the session. As to the adjourned session, whethni li will be held in January or July, nobody can tell. THE COMMISSION IDEA. The Zachry resolution will proba bly pass the Senate to-morrow, but to pass It must carry with it Mr. Dolker’s amendment, whloh pro vides that the finding of the Com mission must bo ratified by the General Assembly. This does not differ especially from Mr. Terrell’s substitute—his providing for a committee of the Legislature to do the investigating, while this 1s a commission. branch colleges, but added three new ones—Forsyth,-Thomson and Waynesboro. It is provided that these towns must donate buildings and grounds valued at ten thousand dollars. When this is done and they ate properly accepted, the State will give two thousand dollara annual ly. Two of the new colleges are In the Tenth District, and one in the Sixth. This has caused, some talk, as under the present state of affatre the Sixth has three State Educational Institutes Second anil Tenth two eaoh; Fourth, Fifth Eighth aud Ninth, one eaoh; First, Third aud Seventh have none, and it Is probable that they will try to get In. The Committee increased the ap propriation to the military to $25,- 000, ns at first introduced. THE DUEL BILL. The bill which led to the per sonal controversy between Messr-i. Huff and Patterson last year came up Id the House to-day aud created another small breeze. It is a bill to authorize-the lesuanee of some bonds in Maeon, with a proviso for the appointment of four commlS' sloners. This is Mr. Bolfeulllet’a bill. When It came up Mr. Huff claimed be had not been heard be fore thejeoramittee. Mr.Bolfeulllet rose to a question of privilege and ■aid that he himself had notified Mr. Huff when the committee met and It he hadn’t it was hti, Huff’s, fault. The- House will hold morning, evening and night sessions from now on. Mr. Turner’s bill appropriating $25,000 to the Deaf and Dumb asy lum was amended so as to read $15,000, and passed. Messrs. Stokes and Lestle, two members of the House, are mourn ing the departure of their pocket books with $30 and $10 respective ly. The pocket books were under their heads at their boarding houses, but they slept too bard. BACKING THE COLLEGES. The Senate Finance Committee •howd decided friendliness to branch colleges to-day, and not only pot back in tha bill the old ■i.: Are You in Needs Are you in need of good advice? Do you suffer ^rom palpitation of the heart; have you spells of dizzi ness; do you feel listless, and do you frequently get tired without cause or exertion ? Do you suffer from rheumatism, ueuralgla, aud other mysterious and unaccounta ble backaches and pains in limbs and joints and bones? Do you feel nervous; are you sleepless at night and do your dreams disturb you? Are you excitable and does your heart beat unevenly, sometimes hardly beating at all aud at other times thumping like an engiue? Do you worry over little things? Are your kidneys disordered ami your liver inactive? Are you troubled with indigestion nnd con stipation? Aro you aunoyed by .any urinary difficulty? Do you want to be cured of all such weak ening ailments? Then use Dr. John Bull’s Sarsaparilla. It will make you strong aud perfect In every part, COURT YESTERDAY. THE COLUMBUS CASE. THE HABEAS CORPUS PROCEEDINGS BEGUN By the Attorneys of the Howards end Bieksrstaff—Before Judge Port Lut Night-Great Interest Manifested in the Proceedings. Andy Pletoher, the House Burner, Ben. tenced For Life. His Honor, Judge Fort, returned from Atlnnta Sunday, and called the criminal docket for another week yesterdaymorning. He gave notice that court would adjourn Saturday to re-oonveno the second week In February, when the civil docket will be taken up. The criminal docket was contin ued yesterday, the first case being against Aberdeen Japkson, for bur glary. He plead guilty to larceny from the house, and was sentenced to 12 monthe In the chain gang, 6 months In jail, or to pay a fine of $100. Will MaBon plead guilty to as sault, and was giveu 12 mouths in the chain gang, 6 months in jail, or to-pay a fine of $75. Andy Fletcher, the negro found guilty of arson, was sentenced to life Imprisonment. The case against Charlie Patter son, for murder, wus taken up In the afternoon but not concluded. To the Suffering. Over one hundred columns of voluntary certificates have been printed in the Atlanta Journal from such people as Rev. J, B. Haw thorne, Rev. Sam V. Jones, Hon. H. W. Grady, Maj. Chas. W. Hub- ner, late of the “Christian Ipdex,” Gen. James Longstreet, Col. W, Avery, late editor Atlanta “Coniti- tlon,” and hundred* of prominent divines, editors, doctors, specialists and others, certifying to remakable cures performed by Dr. King's Roy al Germatuer, after eminent physi cians and all known remedies had failed. Bend two-cent stamp to King’s Royal Germatuer Co., At lanta, Ga., for book of particulars. It is truly a great remedy, and surely cures when all else falls •THE R. R. C0MMISSI0NSHIP. The Appointment Will Probably Be Made To-Day. It is highly probable that the ap pointment of a Railroad Commis sioner to take the place of Judge A. 8. Erwin whose term expires, will be made to-day. The only candi dates for the position ere Judge Erwin and Judge Allen Fort. There 1* every reason for the lat ter being the man, and every rea son to believe the Governor will ap point him. The Recorder, as weH ss many other papers, has often set forth the many excellent reasons lor this, and bis eminent capability la too veil known to need repetition. The people of America* aro joined by a large majority of tha Btata In sincerely hoping that ho will be made a Commissioner. The habeas corpus proceedings have begun. ‘ In the case of the Howards and Blckcrstaff. Little has yet been done, as the proceedings only started last night. Part of the testimony was read, whloh will be taken up this morn ing at nine where left off. - Yesterday morning there arrived In Amerieus a number of the most distinguished lawyers o‘f our neigh boring olty, who some In the Inter est of one side or the other to be present at the habeas corpus case be fore Judge Fort. In the party for the Stato were Solicitor A. A. Carson and Hon. Carey J. Thornton. For the defense were Judge James M. McNeal, Col. Lewis F. Garrard, Hon. James H. Worrlll and Mr. John D. Little. As will be seen by a glance at these names, a bright array of tal ent and experienced barristers are engaged in the time of this already celebrated case, and an idea can be gained of the great amount of interest which must be felt In Columbus. The causes leading to the case, which were published In full in the The Becobder the day after, are too fresh in the minds of the people to hear a rc-statemeut of them November 11th last, during the Chattahoochee Valley Exposition, T. C. Dawson was killed. He had just Hulshed driving In n trotting match, the grand stand nnd grounds being crowded with peo ple, when their attention was at tracted by the firing of pistol shots. According to the evidence Bobert Howard, Richard Howard, and James Blckerstaff all fired several times at Dawson, whloh he re turned, or tried to return by two shots. .Of-course, In such a crowd the excitement was intense and few could see anything except same of the firing, in the scrimmage Dawson was killed, and sinoe then his three opp'ouents have been In confinement. The comulttent trial took place some two weeks since, aud the three men were bound over on the charge of murder. This not being bailable except by s|ieclal permis sion is now the point being fought. Judge Jennings being disqualified, the; writ of habeas corpus was brought up before Judge Fort, the proceedings beginning last night. By half-past seven a good num ber of spectators interested in the proceedings were on band, the law yers were in thelrplaces, and Judge Fort rapped for order. For the defense Col Garrard an swered ready. Solicitor Carson stated that Col. Sandford was unavoidably pre- ventcd.from arriving in time, but would be here in the morning. He would therefore answer ready only on the reading of the evidence, and ask that other matter be put off un til the arrival of bis associate. This was agreed to, and the reading of the evidence began. This Is entirely too long and the main facts too familiar for even a synopsis. All points brought out were merely ae to the shooting, agreeing In all essential points. It. was also testified that a knife was taken from Robert Howard, who ■aid: “I killed him, aud that’s what did the work.” Also, that a woman just after the occurrence asked who did It. Bob Howard tamed and said: “I did, and yon are the cause of it all, Few ~f>olnto of epeolal Interest were brought ont. At ^en o’clock Judge Foil ordered a recess until nine this morning. The evidence was not concluded at that time. Col. Bandford, one of Alabama’s most distinguished lawyers, is ex pected thle morning. CRAZED BY DRINK. PRISONER TRIES TO BURN THE COURT HOUSE. Cell end aee onr large and hand some assortment of 'Christmas goods. James Fbickeb & Bbo. And Thus Make His Escape—The Fire Discovered sad Put Ont-Hls WUd- And Crazy Action. Early yesterday morning Lieut. Wheeler and officer Duncan foand smoke issuing from the calaboose ‘ In the new court honse. This was about four o’clock, Some one sounded the alarm, but the lire was pat out with a'few' buckets of water. The officers found the hall door 1 ' of the callabose In flames, and past" ssge way and cells filled with ■moke. The door wa* thrown open, and the fire built np against It and scattered. -The smoke almost pre vented breathing, bnt In they went, and with a few buckets of water stopped the flames. Inside the hall oronobed up lq a corner was Chris McGhee, (a white man. In one of the cells was a a negro, trembling and frightened almost to death. Upon the entrance of the officers, McGhee leaped to hi* feet, his eyes wild and without expression. He talked iucolierently£and he looked moatjsavage. He made a rush (or the offioera, and then stopped suddenly, ran up against the wall and fell to the floor. Soon, however, he became quieter, but continued to talk in a strange manner. Keys left in the passage way were missing, and a search discov ered them In McGhee’s shoes. The man was either crazed by drink, or Is out of his wits. He was looked up Sunday for being drunk and disorderly, and at the time showed that something was wrong. After being locked up, he leaped upon the matress and pum- meled aud fought It for an hour and half, laboring under the im pression that he was killing a negro. When he did stop, he did ■o from sheer exhaustion, being unable to move for some time after wards. At the top of the cell, some twen ty feet above the floor, are several small space* between the rafter*. Through one of these McGhee must have gotten ont into the hall. Then he tore up a portion of the floor and built a fire against the heavy wooden door'leading ont. This door was examined by a re porter yesterday, and was found to, have been burned almost through. The fire must have had good headway and it is a wonder that the octnpants were not stifled by the smoke, whtob must have been, and was according to those seeing it, great. McGhee pat bis head to the little aperture in hi* cell yesterday while the reporter was present, and a wilder, orazler look could not be worthy tbefieroiest Iunatlo. He held a nlckle In hi* band, and said:- “Please lady, give me a cigarette. Please take this money and give me just one cigarette.’’ Then he followed with a lot of unintelligi ble gibberish, and seemed to be lna ' horrible condition. It was a narrow,escape for onr handsome, new coart house, and for those In the calaboose. Spring medicine ie now wanted, for, It yon are ont of sorts, and feel badly, P. P. P. is the remedy to take and get strong and invigor ated. Scrofula cured, even In ite worst forms, by P. P. P., and yon will bo strong and healthy in • short time by th* use of P. P. P. Did Ton, Or Did You Note Did you hear anything drop? Wall,' I should smile. That man Stevenson 1* a hastier. That is wbat was said to a Re corder man yesterday. The reader may a$k the ques tion, “Who I* Stevenson?” We will aniwer by saying that ho is the local agent of tha 8. A. M. road at this place, and a hustler. He la a railroad man from taw, and knows hit business, and if the other road* with connections at Amsrlona want any cotton shipped over thslr roads they most do about or get loft. Mr. Stevenson has been here only two months, bnt In that ttm made more friend* among H lneas men than any man who has ever located in Amerieus. The cotton business of Amerieus Is enormous, and" Hr. Stevenson has 'made himself so accommo dating' with them that they say wherever he goes, with whatever road ho la with, their cotton goo* over that road. Wear* prond of him as a eltisen, and hope that other* may know him as wo do.