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AMERICUS "voL VOLUMfl AMERICUS, GEORGIA, THURSDAY.- APRIL 30, 1891. NUMBER 22 \ When yon lay this Paper down, kindly plaee it with OUR ADVERTISEMENT ON TOP. Geo. D. Wheatley WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRY GOODS, NOTIONS, CLOTHING, Shoes, Hats, Etc. Bv so doing you not only confer a slight favor upon us, but you become IN FACT a PUBLIC BENEFACTOR, Inasmuch as you materially aid us In attracting the public eye to the NUMBERLESS RARE BARGAINS Which we shall offer PRO BONO PUBLICO who patronize us this week. Do Vou Feel an Interest In FINE DRESS GOODS? For $12.50 you may take your choice of 25 braud new pattern suits that ; cost us from $1,3.50 to $19.00. OVER 8300,000. TWO BIG FIRES IN CHATTANOOGA YESTERDAY. Th« E. T. V. ft Ga. Freight Depot With Cara Consumed—Several Fine Buildings Destroyed—Much of the Loss Covered Insurance—How the Fire Originated. TO ADMIRE is but TO SEE our LOVELY FRENCH CHALLIES And SIGHT becomes POSSESSION when your choice of 20 different styles is offeied at 18c. per yard. LARGE FIGURED CHINA SILKS AND SOLID In all the newest shades. NOW IS THE TIME to buy your WASH DRESS GOODS. In this department as in ALL OTHERS, we are “fixed to suit you We carry the best stock of Wash Dress Fabrics in the city, and Our Prices cannot be matched in the state. ! propose to BAIT YOU oi the next, but we offer EVERYTHING at prices uniformly as low os CONSISTENCY WITH GOOD VALUE will allow. Another lot of those sheer quality BLACK LAWNS (satteen stripes and plaids) at 124o per yard this week. Pink, Blue and Black MARIBOU PLAID LAWNS (white ground) 10c per yard this week. NOVELTIES IN WHITE GOODS! Hemstitched White Lawns and Flounce* tor Skirt*. Bordered White Lawn* for Aprons, Children’s Dresses, etc. All Over Embroideries, AU Over Laces. Plain White, Polka Spot, and Embroidered Swiss Uusllas. — ■ - ‘ \ White ' “ Blaok Ground with White Polka Spot Swiss Muslins (very new and stylish.) JUST OPENED! FULL LINE OF BOYS,’ MISSES’ AND LADIES’ SHIRT WAISTS. You will find our lino of CARPETS AND MATTINGS The very best and cheapest in the city, We control the BEST 50 CT. UNLAUNDERED SHIRT in the world—No one shows better valne for 75c and our “MON ARCH PUFF BOSOMS" for fine trade is the handsomest and best shirt in the market. FOR 10c. ONLY FOR 15c. ONLY The Best 4-ply Belfast Linen Collar, any style desired. ChattanoogA, April 29.—[Special.] Two big tires occurred here this morn ing about 3 o’clock. The first apd largest one started Campbell A Co’s, furniture factory and destroyed the factory and stock valued at $74,000. Insurance, $30,000. The new brick business block of G. G, Lilly, near the Campbell building, was totally ruined. It had not yet been oc cupied, although preparations bad been made to move a stock of goods Into it. Loss, $10,000. Insurance, $7,000. Peter McDonald’s house adjoining the burned district went down with the bal ance, and nearly all of the household goods were lost. Hia.loss Is about $3. 300, with no insurance. Divine’s warehouse on tho south side of the East Tennessee yards was leveled to the ground. Colonel Divine’s loss on tho building Is about $0,000, which Is covered by insurance. W. O. Peeples Grocery Company had about $10,000 worth of stock stored in warehouse on which there was $12,000 Insurance. The East Tennessee, Virginia A Geor gia freight depot had about 100 freight cars, half of which wore .loaded and complete loss. Damage to depot is es timated at $20,000, Insurance same. Loss on cars and contents of depot about $100,000, insurance $40,000. The total loss in this tire will run near ly $275,000. While the department was at work here another fire was raging on Mont gomery avenue, in which one brick store and contents and eight cottages were de stroyed. Loss about $23,000, Insurance $12,000. The fire is supposed to have startedjfrom a spark from an engine lighting on the roofing of Campbell Co's, furniture factory. The second fire started in the kitchen in the second story of the brick store. The Best 4-ply Belfast Linen Cuffs any style desired. OUR GENTS’ FURNISHING GOODS Stock is BRISTLING WITH JUST SUCH BARGAINS; ortunity to show you OUR GOODS and only ask th« o; OUR will speak for themselves. CLOTHING md CLOTHING We i WE ALWAYS Dl Clothing. NO COMPETITION in onr Clothing Trade, and WE ALWAYS WILL lead the van in TO TRY IS TO BTJY Onr Clothing, because onr stock is the largest. Our styles are faultless and OUR PRICES ARE MATCHLESS. We stand by our Advertisements every time. Geo. D. Wheatley dor. Lamar St. and Cotton Ave. Leslie Locals. Leslie, Ga., April 20.—The farmers are all busy with their crops now. Corn and cotton are looking well, and every thing points to a bountiful crop this year. Our hotel, under the management of Mrs. W. H. Sims, Is full of guests alt the time, which signifies tbat they are fed on the fat of the land. Prof. W. E. Edwards, prlnolpal of the the public school, has gone to Eastman to visit relatives while be Las the measles. Mr. R. A. Wilson left this morning for bis home In Wilcox county, aftei spending nearly a week with hie mill In terests In 8nmter county. Mr. M. B. Wilson came up from Ab beville Sunday morning to visit friends and relative*. Miss Eula Sloan, of DeSoto, spent Sunday here with Mends. Mrs. A. P. Greene and Miss Anna Hunt are contemplating a visit to Mrs. R. A. Wilson, at Reidsfleld. Messrs. Bailey A 'Wilson have pur chased an lnterestin the general mer chandise store of A. P. Greene, end will continue the business at the same old stand, under the management of E. S. Wilson. Leslie's literary club still continues to flourish as a green bay tree,and with Mr. Kemp os chairman, and Miss Fannie Fordham as secretary its success for the next term is Insuied. A paper called the “Leslie Literary News” Is road bo fore the society at every meeting, and is a very interesting feature. Mr. A. P. Greene leaves to-night to attend the festivities now taking place in Savannah. He will be absent about a week. No more Ashing on land has occured lately since the 111 success of a certain young man In Leslie was mentioned two weeks in The Tihes-Recoiider. Miss Ammlo Roberts is visiting friends and relatives In DeSoto. Mrs. J. W. Wade is visiting her moth er, Mrs. Clopton, at Lamar. KLLAVILLB ETCHED. What of ilatsraM has been Ootsx on to that Plaee. Eu.avii.Ik, Ga., April 29.— Rain very much needed in some portions the country. The farmers were lato getting the seed in the ground, and the drouth prevents them coming up is becoming a serious matter. The favored few have been blessed with good rains, and aro moving on smoothly with tlielr farm work. Tho variety works is kept running early and late. It turns out tlrst-class work, and Is an enterprise of incalculable value to Ellavllle. Tbo literary and social club met on Friday evening last at tho lovely home of Capt. Itobt. Burton. A delightful program was well rendered, and all spent an evening of rare enjoyment. Ellavllle had visitors Sunday from Athens, Honticello, Atlanta, Thomas- villo, Americus and other places. Our fair little eity is the magnet that draws the people from the busy walks of life for days of quite peace and happiness with our hospitable citizens. Mr. Stevo Sellars, one of our most prominent citizens, was thrown from wagon last Friday and seriously hurt While his Injuries aro very painful his physician, Dr Smith, thinks with care ful nursing ho will soon be all right. Maj. K. S. Baldwin it gathering two gallons of strawberries per day from small bed in bis garden. He lias always been one of our most extensive planters, but la no longera loyal subject of king cotton. He lias resolved to plant a di versified crop, ono tbat can bo more easily managed than cotton, therebv be coming Independent of demoralized la bor. Ills attention will in future be de voted to truck farming. Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Slappey, Mr. and Mrs. Da-ls, Misses Mitch and Lillie Bol ton, Will Wright, J. M. Robinson and Will Hornady came out from your bust ling city Sunday to enjoy the shady groves and salubrious air of Ellavllle. One of our sweetest young ladies, Miss Annie Clair Amos, left Sunday after- noon to be present at the Memorial ex ercises, and spend a few days with rela tives in your town. Mr. Ed Clark, the efficient cashier of the Plantors bank, is also in Ameri cus. Mr. Henderson, of Montlcello, spent Sunday with friends In Ellavllle. In the absence of the pastor the Metb. odist pulpit was filled yesterday by Rev. O. B. Ogletree, of Sumter. Mr. E. B. Hornady, of Atlanta, spent Sunday with homefolks. Nat Stewart; who la attending the University at Athens, “stole a march on the powers that be,” and ran down to spend Sunday in Ellavllle. Hls friends were delighted to see him. Mrs. Dukes and Mr. Floyd, of thla county, were married at 4 o'clock Sun day afternoon, Justice Meadowe offi ciating. No oarda. Misses Ina Kelly and Addle Smith are attending the Teachers’ Convention In Brunswick this week. Hon. W. D. Murray visited bie nephew Ashburn this week. Memorial day was not observed here a patriotic people would like to have seen It. The orator selected for the oq- easlod was unavoidably detained at Cutbbert, but while there was no dem onstration, jit was a sacred day to many who cannot forget The very flower and chivalry of Schley’s manhood was offer- on the altar of ourcountry, and down the aisles of memory come trooping our heroic dead. The gallant Tom Black, the young and brave Seaborn Montgom- ery>nd many others, and while we pay a tribute to the “hearts of gold’’ In our cemetery, we do not forget the lonely graves in the valleys of Virginia; the noble boys who “never came back again.” The quletstars look down upon scene of beauty, and the dew fell more gently where loving hands placed the fragrant flowers. Perhaps from “Fame’s eternal camping ground” our noble dead are looking down with approving smiles upon our laborof lore. Atlanta, April 29.—[Special.]—Evi dence against J. L. Dunn, accused of forging drafts and bills of lading on Memphis Arms accumulates. It is thought Dunn, and Crockett and Watson are Identical. Crockett it pears once was a cotton buyer at Jones boro, but has been dead two years. Wat son Is supposed to be a ficticious char acter. Thla morning Dunn was identified the cashier of the Capital City bank J. Stewart Crockett who drew through that institution on Eugene Deergolotte A Son s few days ago for $050. Advices from Memphis state tbat draf on Brooka, Neely A Co , for $3,000, sent for collection through the Southern Express Company by Crockett, was first paid, but later the -firm growing auspicious got back the money from the express company. The railroad agents at Columbus and West Point, Miss., whence the cotton named In the bills of lading accompany ing the drafts was said to bave been shipped, both deny that they signed the bills In question. Miss Helen Maurice, the variety ac tress and skirt dancer, whom Dunn brought to this elty as hls wife, left tor New York this evening,'declaring her Indifference concerning the fata of her companion anaher own matchless In nocence. That the press had ventured Impeach the latter caused her to ex press great Indignation. DUNN IS DONE UP. MORE EVIDENCE AS TO HIS DOING THE FORGING. Hls Story Doesn’t Tak* sad He Is Shown lip In a Bad Llxht-Tha Pretty Variety Actress Leaves for Now York-She It In dignant at tho Newspapers. THIS BOLLING PLAINS s el Less) and general Interest With a Batch of Personals, Leesiiuko, April 29.—[Special.]— hope at this dull season that very little will be expected from your communl cants os all business Is dull. Our mer chants though get their share of the trade and seem cheerful enough. Farmers are very busy, and seem to be moving along all right, though about ten days behind what they usually are this season. Capt J. W. Forrester and E. P. Mar tin are about donejehopplng cotton. They are In the lead so far as I-ara informed, All claim to have the best,melons, haven’t seen all of the farms) and ean’i say aa to who Is In the lead as to that branch of agriculture. I hear considerable oomplalnt bad stands of ootton, and some tow an not yet done planting. Mr. J. H. Holoman, was called a few days ago to see a alok father In Webster county. He returned Monday, stating that his father died on Sunday last of a lung trouble. Mr. Holomon has the sympathy of all hla friends. Mrs. E. B. Martin received a dispatch thla morning calling bar to'some point Alabama, to see a sick sister,Mrs. Rodgers. She leaves on the mission to night- We wish tor her a pleasant trip, and hope that she may find her sister much Improved. Several of our citizens went to Albany to-day to meet In the melon convention wblcb convenee there today. Mr. Jamee Morgan, of this place, lost fine mule last night. The health of our city was never bet- Our doctor!—two In number—bave very little to do. The fleblng club has not reported with- the last few days. J. A. Lipseynowhsstho Llndsay-Lovo hotel, near the artesian well, and will be prepared to accommodate any and all who may see proper to call on him court week, first Monday in May,.and stall other times. ' ter. FOR THE FARMEHK. A Guard Drops Dead. Ai'gubta, Ga., April 29.—Williams, the man who shot Foster Sherlock last fall in a gambling room and came near killing him, and who was sent to the cbalngang for twelve mouths, escaped to-day. Polk Thomas, the guard at the rock pile, sent Williams for a bucket of wa ter. Williams made bis escapo, when Thomas was told of it he dropped dead from the shock. Brown Has Finished Spenklox- Atlanta, April 29.—[Special.]—It Is now hoped that the arguments before the betterments commlselon will con clude before the expiration of the week. Julius Brown today finished hla argu ment of three and a half days, and Judge HaU was allowed to begin. There are atill two other speakers to be heard from. Arrau foment* Mods to Hold Grand Alli ance Mass Meeting* in Every Stats. New York, April 29.—President Polk, of the Farmers’ Alliance, has just Issued a proclamation In which he sits forth the plan of campaign which the national ex ecutive board has adopted, and compels sub-alliances to cease internal bicker ing and got rid of disloyal members. The plan of campaign consists of system of lectures by which an army of 35,000 lecturers will plead tor the cause. It is stated In the proclamation tbat arrangements are being made tor hold ing two or more grand alliance mass meetings In each of the alliance states during the year or as many more as the brotherhood may desire. A New Cruiser Leake. Philadelphia, April 29.—The new cruiser, the New York, has been order ed to undergo repairs, owing to exi ■Ive leaking on the epardeok. This will delay the vessel'* going Into active com mission tor some time. HU Condition Impnvtac. From a private letter received last night from Dr. H. H. HcKerroll, who for the past two weeks htsbeeft in Ashe ville, N. C., with Capt. A. R. Coniter, who la under treatment there, it Is learn ed that Capt. Coulter has Improved very mneh during hls short sojoniwmentin that mountain eity. Hls physician, aa eminent specialist of that place, has de clared Dr. Coulter’s trouble cu|able, and thinks that by the nee of the won derful lymph, together with very care ful treatment, he will ere long be hie former self again. Capt. Coulter’s hun dreds of friends throughout southwest ern Georgia will with for him a speedy recovery and an early return home. 1 ’ Kiss Speer Bsttsv. Lovejoy, Ga., April 29. [Special.] Misa Inez Speer Is much better to-night, and It Las bucu definitely settled that she was knocked from the track by the 8.07 train yesterday morning. Tbs Picnic To-morrow. I The picnic of the .’Second MethodUt Sunday 8cbool cornea off to-morrow at Coney. Othors aro expected to go be sides the members, and can do so at the rate of sixty cents for adults, sud thirty for children. Don't forget to carry a well filled bas ket, and have It at tba 8. A, 4k M. depot by 8 o'clock Plains , April 29.—[Speelal.]—Since our last, our entire community has been visited by a refreshing rain, and all kinds of crops look promising. Cotton ehopplng is now the order of the day with our farmers. Fishing parties are trumps now with the young people. A pleasant party vis ited Black’s mill on the 23rd, End had much fun and success flshlog. Another merry crowd will go on a similar errand to Klncbafoonee creek to-morrow. We have tw6 flourishing, harmonious Sunday Schools,' Baptist and Methodist, meeting In our village every Sunday at 10 a. m. We alto have fine ehnroh ad vantages. Rev. J. W. Beck preaches at the Baptist church here, on the third Sunday, while Bev. H. Stubbs fills'an ap pointment at the Metbodlst ehnroh the second Sunday of each month. Rev. J. S. Elmore preaches at the Magnolia spring Lutheran church on the fourth Sunday, and the Bottaford Methodist oburch has services on the first Sab bath. Some of our community will visit Omaha with the exourilon on the 7th , Inst. Mr. George Cato it at home, testing from hls stndtes at Mercer University. DoWltt Pickett, of Daweou, It visiting In our midst. . Dr. Frank Cato, of DeSoto, spent Sun day with bis parents here. Miss Florence Jones, of Dawson, it vta- Itingjier brothers end listers here. Hr. W. B. Dorn, of Friendship, was with us on Monday. Mr. W. S. Guffard, of Atlanta, has been looking after hls landed Interest In our vicinity recently. Miss Pearl Walters Is on a visit to Sa- . vannah. Mrs. Addy left on Tuesday to visit relatives In' Lsssvllle, S. C. Mrs.C. D Foster went to Americas on Monday, while Mrs. Dr. Wise and Miss Zlmmle Shropshire made a similar trip on Tuesday. Mrs. M. E. Rylandor attended the memorial exercises In Amerieue on tbo 27th Inst. e * During the past week, Messrs. Porter, Cobb, H. H. Black and Frank Lanier, Jr., have been Interviewing onrmor- ebants. De Tea Know HlmT The fallowing special. appeared In yesterday’* Constitution: "Bbomswick, Ga., April 28.—Bruns* wleklans have been played again. This time Edwin Brobeton, a prominent oltl- sen and real estate agent, and several bloods, ware bit by Louis Mulford, a of many aliases, who has succesa- fully worked ' many Georgia towns, ; them Atlanta and Amerieue. " Halford came here with a representa tive of Shell’* Tobacco company and a ’» snuff droamer'named HulL Hemet them on the road, and while here all ' lived like lords. He engaged a suite of i at the Oglethorpe, and made him- self known to Brobeton and others who knew him when be once lived in Madi son. The third, day after his arrival, Hnlford, who, when among strangers here, sailed'under the aliae of Doolittle, approached Brobeton and requested him to Identify him at the First Nation- < - bank. Brobston endorsed bis draft for $75 on Eraene Carmichael, of Atlan ta, and the draft was to-day returned protested. Brobston searched for Mul ford, bnt he had left.” There most be some mistake about bringing In Americas,aa nobody here has been worlccd In any snob manner by Mnlford or anybody, and It will bo a de cidedly cool day when an Ameriou* real estate man gets don* up by' such a snooze?. * Can’t W* Got HlmT Scott Thornton, Atlanta’s eminent tragedian, Is fixing to give another per formance in that eity, after which he will visit several other citloa of tho state, starring In Rlchelleo. Now the season is over here, but the people wonld all take great delight in witnessing such a perforraarfee as Mr. Thornton Is known to give, and tho opera boose Management wonld confer.' a great favor tgr making an" early date for him, provided one eaa be secured. The people want to see him, and a good guarantee can be made If he will con sent to give them an opportunity of en joying hls grat Interpretation and pre sentation of same play. George Tpwns, the negro arrested tor. stealing a salt of clothes from Mr. G. D. Wheatley, was tried yesterday and found gnllty. - He was fined $50, and suoceed- In raising tip amount necessary to I*teresting Service*, Services at the Baptist church are be ing held every night, and are attracting large crowds.* They are mqst interest ing, and are dplng mneh good In the community. t » ■' j As Goad Engine 101 has just been taken out ^ the shops at th#S. A. 4.M., j trip was made yesterday, the beet engines on th* iffitod.