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end, of all sites and stylei Japanese, Chinese and tvoi Is (Imply exquisite. The Bit Bailor* at Lumpkin. Bpeelal to Beoobdsb. Lumpkin, Bee. 16.—Maddox <k Perkins, about the biggest firm in our city, was closed up by the slier* Iff to-day. The Causes aro bad col lections, Ac. Liabilities are about $18,000, and assets about $6,000. The Celebrated Boyal Baking Powder . E. D. AJTSxjKY, And other dealers in High-Class Oi • • • . . AMERICUS, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 17,,1890. ESTABLISHED 1879. UJJMOf # For Men, Women and Children. A Handsome Black Silk Drees for $16.00 A Handsome Colored silk dress for $16.00 A Handsome Evening silk dress for $16 no , A nice Black silk warp Henrietta for $8.00 A nice Black all wool Henrietta from 4.00 to 10 00 A nice Black all wool Cashmere from 3.50 to 7.50 A nice Whipcord for 7.60 A nice Biarritz for 7.60 A nice Serge for 6 30 A nice Cashmere Stripe 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 Ladies Broad Cloth for 4.98 A Fancy Stripe cloth for 5 95 Real good half wool Henrietta cloth for 1.75 Heal tine engllsh Parametta cloth for 3.98 Heal 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. I,ineu 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) 5.00 Ltnen table sets (cloth and napkins to match) 6.00 Hemstitched linen table sets (cloth and napkins to match) 7.50 Hemstitched linen table sets (cloth and napkins t» match) 9.00 Hemstitched linen table sets (cloth and napkins to match) 10.00 Hemstitched linen table sets (cloth and napkins to match) 12.50 Hemstitched linen table sets (cloth and napkins to match) 13.50 One dozen nice napkins. One dozen nlce«towcls. '■ A nice counterpane. A linen table scarf, tidy, dresser scarf, various and sundry useful articles to be found in this department and at prices very reasonable. In small articles you And to make nice presents.: % dozen nr 1 dozen ladies or gents plain handkerchiefs Bordered handkerchief. Hemstitched handkerchiefs. * Embroidered handkerchiefs. Initial handkerchiefs. White or black silk handkerchiefs. The largest and handsomest assortment of handkerchiefs ever offer ed in Americvs. Then you find a pair of Centemeri kid gloves, for either ladiesor gentlemen. Various other brands of kid gloves. Nice Silk umbrella, either ladies or gents. Ladles gossamer . • Gents or boys rubber coats. Nice wool shawl or embroidered scarf. Nice pair white or colored blanketB. In notions and small warves we have a great many particularly use ful and descriptive articles. First, we have the largest and most com- f ilete line of pocket-books, shopping bags, card cases, purses, and more eather goods 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 offered. This line of goods make nice and inexpensive presents and are always appreciated. For men and boys you can get }■< dozen prs. box. 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 collarand cuff Boxes. Travellngcomb and brush cases. CUIITAIN8 REDUCED. If you want something nice for your bouse, buy n set of lace or Bilk curtains, or a pair of Chenille Portierres. We will give a special cut on the prices of these goods for the hoWday trade. We have a great many things we can show you If you will only come and give us an opportu nity. We cordially Invite everybody to come and see us. & The Leaders of the Fine Dress Goods and Dry Goods Trade. New ^Quarters, Stoves, Stoves, ^he cheapest and most varied assortment (Ming stoves, Ranges and Office Heaters, OAS FIXTURES. IN THE ITY. JUST RECEIVED, A LARGE LOT OF Flower Pots and Grates! Call early and inspect our goods, j A lar^e lot of hardware ordered andi will soon be in. Plumbing and Repair Work Our Specialty A COMMISSION IT IS. doings in .congress WHO WILL INVES1IGATE THE OLD BETTERMENTS CLAIM. The Tesohers to b# Paid Quarterly—A Fine Common Sokool Fund Provided For—The Deaf and Dumb Appropria tion. Special to Recobder. Atlanta, Deo. 16.—Zachry’s res olution, with Walker’s amend ment, >o name a commission of five to investigate the State] road lease and report their findings to the legislature for final action, passed the Senate to-day. The members of the House to-day endeavored to reconsider the action yesterday which appropriated only $15,000, asked for to provide heating apparatus, etc., for deaf and dumb asylums. The motion to reconsider was defeated. The school bills of Jackson, Bolfcuillet and Fleming were taken up at 10 o’clock as the special order of the day. Jackson’s bill provides a permanent common school fund amounting to about $110,000. Bolfeuillet’s bill provides for the disbursement of this fuud, the lead ing feature being the quarterly payment of teachers Instead of a yearly payment, as is the present method. Fleming’s bill provides for local taxation by counties for support of common Bchools. These bills track oue after tbe other and form the best system ever adopted In Georgia. The three bills passed tbe House. Tbe bills to incorporate tbe Con tinental Bank and amend the char ter of the Union Savings Bauk and Trust Company, also to appropriate money for the State chemist de partment, passed the Senate. OVER HIS SPELL- Chris. McOhoo Once More in His Senses. gOAAIi ASTP HEE TJS‘ Harris & Payne, Artesian Block. - Telephone No.!12 AMERICU3, QA. Chris. McGhee, the white mau who attempted to burn bis way out of the calaboose in the new court bouse Monday morning, is once again, to all appearances, a sane man. Wben put In tbe lock-up he raved and fought wildly,'aud ever since his incarceration has acted lu a crazy mauuer. There was no ex pression in his face, and his talk was lucoheront and without reason. Yesterday a Recorder repre sentative dropped by with Officer Wilkins to see bow he looked, and found him In a much better condi tion. He appeared about all right, and talked rationally. He said that he knew he had been crazy, and that he only came to his Benses fifteen minutes before. He bad had a similar spell about two months ago. He got drunk and bis mother told him afterwards that be went erszy and tbe officers kept him locked up for four or five days until be got well. He was told wbat he bad done since being locked here aud he seemed very penitent. He seemed to be all right, but be certainly bad a bad case. This can't be taken exactly as an exam ple for temperance lecturers, as stomach bitters was tbe cause of bis trouble. Still Talking on the Force Bill—The New Bo-apportionment Bill—Colquitt HI. Special to Recorder. Washington, Dec. 16.—Tbe dreary and profitless debate over the force bill voutluucs to-day. Senator Keuua occupied the floor most of tbe day. The Republican seuators will caucus again to-mor row uighl, aud some financial leg islation will doubtless be agreed upon. The House debated tbe reappor tionment bill to-day, audit fin ally went over until to*morrow, wfieu a vote will be reached, after two hours more of talk. It provides for 356 members, of which number Georgia will be entitled to 11. A resolution by Mr. Mills for a holiday recess beginning December 22and ending January 5 was re ferred to the Ways and Means, committee to-day by a party vote. The bureau of statistics iu its monthly report shows a falling off of 50 per ceut. lu an export trade iu bread stuff sluce the McKinley bill passed. Senator Colquitt was quite un well to-day. He delivered a speech yesterday against the force hill, al though he was under varj of a doc tor. Jas. M. Fields lias been commis sioned postmaster at Greenwood, Oa. WANTS TO KICK. And Gives An Example of a Cheeky Young Man. Personal Liberty Physical Slavery. We are all free American citizens, enjoying oar personal liberty; but most, of ns are In physical slavery, suffering from scrufula, salt rheum or some other form of Impure blood. Hood’s Sarsaparilla is the great bloodfparlfler which dissolves the bonds of disease, gives health and perfect physical liberty. SMASH UP ON THE S. A. M. (several Cere Damaged Yesterday-No One Hart. , There was smash up on the 8. A. M. yesterday afternoon between Rochelle and Pitts. An engine and aevcral cars were damaged, but no ons was hurt. It seems that the first section of train 46 was behind 32 and tele- sooped It between the places men tioned. The engine of 46, was torn up to'a considerable extent, and tbe caboose ahd rear cat's of tbe forward train badly damaged. Fortunately no one was in the ca boose st the time. Thousands of mothers bless the name of Dr. John Ball for Invent ing hie celebrated Dr. Boll's Worm Destroyers. Children tease for them and they never fail to do good. A prominent clothing merchant stopped a Recorder representative yesterday aud spoke thusiy: “You fellows had a good kick in this morning about, this gis company, and I want you to make a kick for us clothing dealers. “I have just left a young man ahd I am hot. The occurrence will give you au example of what I want to kick at. “About ftwo mouths ago this young fellow bought a suit of clothes from me, aud a real uice suit. He said he was out of mouey just then, but would pay for it boou. He seems to bo a nice, clever young mail, and is well known here, so that I let him have them. But I didn’t know him quite as well as I thought I did, and after two months bard dunning I couldn’t get the money. A while ago I saw him with the suit on and decided to tackle him myself. "Says I: ‘Young mau, you bought these clothes from me.’ “‘Yes.’ “ ‘You haven’t paid for them.’ •• ‘No.’ “ ‘You knew at the time that you had no prospects of paying for them.’ “ ‘Yes.’ “ ‘You merely like to sport, wear good clothes, and appear respect able at the expense of other peo ple.’ “ ‘Yes.’ “ ‘In other words you are a con founded ’ “Just hero he caught sight of some girl, and saunterad off with' out another word, looking as slick as you please In that elegant suit of mine, that stylish hat of somebody else, that lovely ltnen, adashlDg oravat, and a flashing diamond, all belonging to bard working men who try to earn an honest living. “And then his cheek. You don’t know how mad it makes me and that’s what I want to kick about.” “Yes,” broke in • olerk with a mouruful air, “I sold a fellow just like him a suit for $27 not long since, and the boss has gone and charged it up to me. He wont pay It, and I’ve got to. I wish you’d just give them— ” The poor fellow broke down here at the thought of that $27, and if the mau who bought the salt has any compassion In his being, now is his time to show it. Welts’ Chapter, H A.M. At the meeting last night, the following officers were elected for the ensuing year for Wells' Chapter, No. 42, R. A. M: A. S. Cults, H.P. J. H. Black, K. H. D. Watts, B. M. B. Council, C. of H. J. E. Sullivan, P. B. W. C. Furlow,.B. A. C. W. E. Staley, G. M. 8rd V. H. M. Stokes, G. M. 2d V. J. T. Argo, G. M. 1st V. E. H. CntU, Treas. W. T. A. Dona, Secy. J. B. Ansley, Sentinel. I NEARLY THROUGH. THE HABEAS CORPUS CASE DRAW. INGT0ACL0SE. Only Two More Speeches to be Made- Four Delivered Yeeterdey-And AU Were Good. Promptly at nine o’clook yester day morning Judge Fort rapped for order, and the reading of the evi dence in the habeas corpus case was taken up where left off tbe night before. AJ1 morning was takeu up with this, and after tbe recess for din ner, the reading was continued. About three a finish was reaobed. This was a signal for a general Taking up, for all this evldenoe was given in the preliminary hear ing, and was well known. From this point on new developments might be looked for. And one came up Immediately by the lutroduetion of an affidavit of Richard Howard by his attor neys. Tbe State objected to this, aud some argument was made ou the polfit. Judge Fort ruled it lu. Solicitor Carson Ju arguing stated .that as a rebuttal to tills affidavit and to controvert it, it would re quire ten days for ’he State to get up its witnesses, having to get them from threj States. The counsel for the defense then withdrew the affi davit, and the case moved on. The affidavit was of a purely family nature, explaining the do mestic troubles which led up to and caused tbe difficulty with Daw son. Argument on the question as (o bailing the defendants was begun by Col. Sanford, one of Alabama’s most noted lawyers. His speech was able, showing clear logic and reasoning, and was intently 11s tened to by all present. When he concluded a recess was taken untf) after supper. Col. San ford left last night for bis home. The next speaker was Hon. J. H. Worrill for the prisoners. Ho too, made a clear, forcible speech, and ono that was greatly admired. Hon. Carey Thornton and Hon. L. F. Garrard followed for the State and defense respectively, and all said of the foregoing speeches may be said of the efforts of these two gen tiemen. It was nearly .ten at the conclu sion of Col. Garrard’s speech, and Judge declared a recess until half past eight this morning. To-day Solicitor Carson and Judge MoNeai will add their argu ments to their respective sides and the case will 4>e in tbe hauds of the Judge. A great deal of interest was man ifested In the proceedings yester day, a largo number of apectators being present nil the time. Among those interested in tbe proceedings who are here and who were attentive spectators of every point were the relatives of tbe de ceased and of the Howards. Mrs. Graves and Mrs. Grlffetli, of Glen- vllle, Ala., slatera to Dawson, were present dressed In deep mourning. Mre. Blobard Howard, wife of the prisoner, Mrs. Gatewood, lister to the Howards, and Mrs. A. J. Howard, mother, were also present. It is thought that the case will be concluded by eleven. TWO TRAINS DISCONTINUED. GOULD WILL ENTER The Central Ball road Directory 1691. Numbers 8 and 18, Central Passengers, Taken Off. Two passenger trains of tbe Cen tral have been discontinued. They are number* 8 and 13. No.<8. lathe passenger arriving here from Macon at 6:46 p. m. No. 13 la tbe passenger from Al bany arriving here at 8:40 a. m. Supt. Maxwell has received offl- olal communication from Train Maater J. J. Ktvsa and Bnpt. J. O. MeKinxlotbat on and after Deo. 17, these trains are to be discontin ued, and to notify all persons In terested. . •Savannah, Ga., December 16.— Jay Gould, George Gonld, Sidney Dillon or Russel) Sage will be elected on tbe directory of the Cen tral next month. Wbloh one has not yet been given ont yet, bnt Mr. Gould is to be represented. ' Thoee who are posted are not on- . easy about the semi-annual divi dend. That it will be declared ebortly and that it will be 4 per cent, tbe brokers all believe. The reason It has not been announced yet, It le said to be the tight money market. A million and a half from tho gross earnings of the Cen tral have been Invested in purchas ing and extending new lines with the expectation that there would be no difficulty In getting money to pay the December dividend. A great financial stringency came, and tbe Central was unable t at the moment to pick up the great eura needed. The situation is about to ease up now, though, and it is given but that within ten days the dlvldenu wiil be announced. On December 23rd, tbe stockhold ers have their annual meeting. If they come down and cannot draw their interest, they will be disap pointed. Tbe electiou for directors will take place early in January. Mr. Gould will be the power In the Richmond Terminal system. He Is going to do a great deal. Com- iwcltlon between the different lines in the system le to be stopped. A good many traveling agents are to be withdrawn. Expenses are to be out down In every way poaslble. Mr. Gould intends to throw new trade Into Savannah, Charleston end Norfolk. He will turn over to the Central from his Missouri Pa cific system an enormous amount of trafllo, and one or two more - ships will likely be put on from Savannah to New York. There will be six and maybe seven ships a week to New York. Ad vie* to Mother** Mbs. Winslow's Soothing Syr up should always be used for chil dren tpetblng. It soothes the ohlld, softens the gums, allays all pain, cures wind colie. and is the beat remedy foi dlarrhus*. Twenty-five cent* per bottle. BEAUTY’S BOWER Is Tilled With Artist! Artloles. Mrs. M. T. Elam’s store, with Its holiday goods, Is truly a bower of beauty, and tbe artistic eye Is pleased with tbe artlstlo taste dls- ' played In the seleetion of tbe vari ous artloles. In plash goods there are dressing eases for ladles and Infants, writing desks, memoran dums, manicure seta, work boxes from 76 oents to $8.00, collar and ouff boxes, smoking sets,' whisp- holders, card receivers and purses. Then books from 60 cents to $2.00, pockets in velvet, cloth and paint ed chamole: In new and artlstlo goods, lambrequins, mats, ecarfs, head rests, eseh a poem. Here are ■ereent of all kinds, large and ■mall. In wttiow ware, there aro basket*, oradles, . bedsteads end wagons. Dolls there are without The ware ecora- ted tete-a-tete China sets aro dreams of delight. Then there are bronze good*, glove boxes, hand kerchief boxes, and hundreds of other.pretty artloles, so that the taste and parse of aU can be salted. It yon want to see something that Is handsome, sjiecd a quarter of an honr at Mrs, Elam's. highest of all In Leavening Power.—U. & Gov’t Report, Aug. 17,1889.