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We propose to make OCTOBER a month for traded tKe year of our Lord, 1891 The Grandest Stock of Merchandise* Courteous and Competent Salesmen, And Throngs of Happy Customers All conibine this season to make Geo. D. Wheatley's, Cor. Lamar St. and Cotton Ave., THE BIGHT PLACE TO GO for anything and everything you need in seasonable wearing apparel. Every department of onr Commoaious Store is Filled to Ovei flowing and we ask everyone in search of new and desirable goods to Drop in and Give us a Look before buying elsewhere. ffMffl IRffM I Ours is the only Department store in the city, carrying Kill it lUtf J a full and complete stock of EVEBYTHING IN OUB LINE. We have everything needed for male or female attire, and we will surely save you money on what you have to buy. WE WANT YOUR TRADE and in order to get yon within the reach of temptation, we have ar ranged a special and attractive list of for all those who call npon us early this week. We had the the misfortune to get a case containing $407*25 worth of choice goods damaged by water while in transit. The trans porting Bailroad Co. has generously allowed ns 40 Ife CENT; 40 PER CENT. of the amount involved as an estimate of damages. Now we propose that our loss, or THEIR LOSS in this instance, shall be YOUR CUUN We are going to sell this $407.25 worth of choice goods—all dam aged, some more, some less for A mere song this Week. Bare Opportunity for Yon L Don’t Hiss It “ HERE ARE THE PRICES: Plain and Fancy Cnrtain Scrim at 5o, re dly Worth 8o. “ " *1 , ‘ “8 *• “ 12}. ii ii ii ii - ii iq « ii J5 •i « <i ii- a “ u 20 Nottingham Lace Curtains. 20 prs. (slightly damaged) 2} yds. long, at 7Bo. matchless at $1.26 elswhere. ■ : j ; , 24 prs. (slightly: damg’d) 3 yds long, at $1.00 matchless at $1.50 elswhere 18prs.r i : f‘} , 8} yds long, at $1.25 “ 2.00 " 13 prs:. tiVSd't :3}l^lonff/»i$l*88 i “ ’ 2.66 1 ' “ Satin Damask Table Linens and Turkey Bed Cloths, all slightly damaged, will be sold at abpnt half price this week. LADIES’ SKIRTS. PLAIN 8KIRT8! IMBROIDERIED 8KIRT8! KNIT 8KIRT81 All got wet, bat practically as good as ever, will be sold at your own price. « Child's Knit goods—Hoods and Sacquea—all got wet too, but if we did not tell you, yon'd never know it—HALF PRICE ! Don’t forget we are sole Agents for the Celebrated P. and P Brand of Kid Gloves—every pair you bny of ns Warranted to Wear or your money refunded Until “ tllQ timo to buy 0ARPET3 CHEAP. Yon need one |f U ff We have more than 200 rolls all new styles for yon to select from, onr stock embraces every kind and qualify—all at Book- Bottom prices-Cotton Chain, Extra Supers, 3-Ply Ingrains, Tapsstry, Brus sels, Vstvet Brussels, Body Brussels. Call and make your selection, we make your Carpet and pat it down for you—all free of charge. Remember our new stock of Clothing and Furnishing Goods when yon want a suit! We acknowledge no competition here I TO TRY IS TO BUY.'and if yon bny ONCE, yon will be so pleased with the fit and style of onr goods, you’ll bny of ns again. No honest dealer can offer yon greater inducements than we, so come follow the crowd to Geo. D. Wheatley’s, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, Lamar St. and Cotton Ave., Americus, Ga. P. 8.—The old reliable JCr. Henry 8. Davie, the Veteran Dry Good. Salte- taan, who for so many years hae eetvedyou faithfully in the peat, la atill with nJ— ever ready with a cordial welcome for *11 our customer#'and hie friend.. Kmem. Jnca Schiver, Julius Stanfield, Jim. Quarry. Win Dudley, Tim Killen and Sam Warliok compose oardrps at courteous and obliging ealeataea, while the handsome feoe of Mr. Joe. P. Cato, onr efficient end popu lar book-keeper, beams with pleasure for the advent of hie friends. ., GOOO NEWS IS REOEIVI ER'S CRED,Tl skwd Mr. Backer >by it is ex will be paid arge amount Ten Tbouaand Dollar* of the Contingent eton' AHletuee All New Yohk, Oct. 9.—Benjamin T Eistiue, assignee if Abraham Backer, dealer in cimmerciul paper at 2N3 Broad way, wlu> failed'recently with heavy liabilities, baa perfected a| plan for the liquidation of the affaire by means of a trust, w! peek'd tlmt the creditoi in fall. Mr, Backer possessed Of aoutlieru railroad bonds and securi- ties, which can only be disposed of ad' vantageonaly us a favorable opportunity is prevented. It is thought that a care ful naming of these assets tinder the proposed trust will produce a surplus, Three quartern of the New York credit ors are understood to have consented to the trust proposition. Under it the trustees are to bo Benjamin F. Eure- tein, Herman Myers and Hen Bice. The trust agreement provides that the creditors shall accept whatever div idends they may be entitled to under the treat in full satisfaction of their claims against Mr. Backer, provided each dividend be not less than 60 per cent., and provided, also, that anch of the creditors as hold-security for their claims shall receive a .divid ml of the balance of their claims after exbanst ing and applying the securities toward the imyment thereof, and if any sur plus remains it shall be paid over to the trustees. The trustees can neither sell the as ■ets nor bold them: can redeem any se curities or other property pledged as collateral for louns in which Mr. Backer had a reversionary interest or right of redemption; can make payments on ac count of the debts, for which such se curities are pledged to prevent or post pone the forced sale of inch securities may borrow money npon the security ol tbe assigned estate and convert into cash the securities they redeem; can settle claims against or in favor of Mr. Backer, and may employ agents gener ally to transact any business connected with the trust. If any creditor makes a claim against Mr. Backer which the the trustees dis pute the trustee* may refer the claim to an advisory board, composed of Os car S. Strauss, William L. Strong and V. Henry Rothscbdd. • The trnst agreement is not valid nm less creditors whose claims aggregate 97 per cent, of the unsecured claims sign it. Trustee Herman Myers of Savannah, has arrived here, and as all trustees are now in town a speedy set. tlement is expected. It was said that <100,000 of the contingent liabilities have been paid off np to date without a cent of loss. EMPEROR OF GERMANY the rep. AtleinU the Funeral of the Ring of Wurteiuburg. Stctcoaud, Oct. 9.—The Emperor of Qermany baf arrived here, his visit to tbe capital being for the purpose of at tending the funeral of thq late king of Wnrtemburg, who died On Tuesday but at the railroad depot. Shortly after reaching Stnttgord tbe emperor, accom panied by notabilities who bad wel comed his arrival, proceeded to tbe tie and entered the ball whero the mains of King Karl were lying in state. The emperor then laid a magnificent wreath of flowers npon the casket and beside tbe remains of the dead ruler of Wnrtemburg. After a abort prayer the emperor rose and conversed in low tones with King William. Grand Dnke Michael, of Bnssia, in view of the fact that the wife of tbe late king was a Bnsaian princess, (Grand Duchess Gigs, daughter of Emperor Nicholas,) has ar rived to attend the funeral as resentative of the exar. Four llodle. Found. PoTTfiViLLE. Pa., Oct. After four days and nights of anceasing labor, the bodies of four of the unfortunate miners imprisoned by the running pillars last Saturday at Btchardson colliery,' Glen- carbon, have been found. There was treat rejoicing when the news was sent o the surface that the imprisoned miners had been reached, but it was soon turned to sadness and grief when it became known that the men were dead and that the bodies of only four of the six bad been found, which were badly mutilated bnt yet unrecognisable, aa Thomas John Purcell, John Lawler, Joseph Shields and James Salmon. Tbe rescuing party is working with renewed vigor. Ceavleted ul Intimidating Voters. Lynchburg, W, Oct 9. — In the United States. district ccmrt at Abing don, Jndge Paul presiding, Jack Mul lins of Buchanan conuty, convicted of intimidating voters at the precinct in Bncbanan at the last presidential elec tion, was sentenced to six months’ im prisonment in jail and to pay a fine of SOB This is tbe first conviction in Vir ginia under the federal laws for tbe protection of the election franchise. ————— \, Adopted tk$ OmI» Platform* Lansing, Mich., .Oct. 9.—The state Farmers’ Alliance adopted the follow ing resolutions without a dissenting voice: Heeolved. That tbe Fanners' Alliance and Industrial Union of the state of Michigan heartily indorse the Ocala platform, and further declare to tbo oppressed toilers of America that at tbs Ciociiuu A Hinnmt to I Into Change* men, engineers, rodent], state and ol era, who will attend tbe convention for • {He/Improvement of weatern water' tc be held at Evansville, Ind., Oct. 14 and 15, will joiti in a memorial to congress which they will press and urge before that body, asking it to ms ierinlly modify ami change tbe laws re lative to the Mississippi river commis sion. rod to r -mijVL^t from New York, where it now is. tb 3t. Louis. Memphis or Now Orleans, <>n tbe gronmls that they ought to lie located in tbe Missis sippi V alley; uImi to place district offi cers and several experienced river men on the committee; to enlarge its func tions and jurisdiction so as to give it control over tbo tributaries as well as over the Mississippi itself, and to in crease its power and authorize it to instrnrt the district officers to do cer tain work instead of merely addressing and rccnmmemUug it, urnl to do away with some of the red tape methods which have delayed or Interfered with river work. It is thought that the con vention will heartily approve tbe pro- poeed changes increasing the efficiency end povvor of the commission, and that their petition will be earnestly pressed before cougres*. PICKED HI8 POCKET. How a Itii.tle Merchant sort Jostle* ol the Pease Fared in . City. Thokasville, Ga., Oct. 9.—Mr. Norton, a merchant and alio a justice of tho peace of Cairo, has been robbed in this city. The amonnt of which h< is loser is over <200. Mr. Norton came np to meet some obligations here. He siio.it the night with Mr. J. \V. Lee, a friend of bis. He went to hie room abont 10 o'clock, bnt did not woo sleep until midnight, so the burglary took place betweeu that time und daylight. His pants were fonnd in the yard.' Near by lay the parse open and empty. ' The manner in which the burglary was exe cuted was plain. An insecure blind guve access to the room, and a long pole with u uook din the rest. Aa Mr. Nor ton made no display or told any one abont having the money with him, it is u mystery . now .the onrglara slotted him for a victim. There is a gang of local croolu worstng in tbe city, and nearly every nigut some one is untile a loser uy a midnight visit. This is three burglaries so far this week. THE BERNER BILL DOWNED BY THE 8TATE SENATE. An Iodeflalfr Postponement Did tbe Work and tbo UI1I Which Called for Railroad Legislation In Bobolf of tb* People Failed to Become a l aw. Yurk, who is generally spoken of _ General Sherman's successor, tbe fol lowing committee was appointed to so licit sn.Mcriptious tor a monument to the memory of their lata distinguished comrade: General G. M. Dodge, Colo nel J. P. Howe, Colonel N. D. Leggett, General G. B. Ranm and General A Hfckeulooi>er. The place at which the monument la to be erected is left open. The society, ns a body, subscribed <500 toward the memorial. • A Fire a( Vale. NxwHavkh, Oct. 9.—A stubborn fire broke oxt in the attic of East Divinity ball, Yale University, and before it was brought under control damaged the buildings to tbe extent of abont <19,000, The greatest damage wae caused by the immense volume of water poured npon the fire. The fire was canted by defect ive fines. Abont sixty of tbo theologi cal student, who roomed in the build ing suffer a loss from <100 to <250 each on books, furniture, clothing, etc. Sev eral of the professors, whose recitation rooms were in the bnildiug, sustain heavy losses through damage or destruc tion of private libraries. Hour Woo * lb* Cash. Indianapolis, Oct. 9. — Governor Hovey has left for Washington, accom panied by Special State Agent John W. Coons, to enforce the payment of <18,. 000 direct war tax withheld by the gov ernment and atill doe Indiana. It it his purpose to place the burden of proof on the federal authorities, who claim that tbe money bee been paid. Ylr* la a Compress. Hontooeehy, Ala., Oct 9.—A fire from cause* unknown broke ont at the compress warehouse of J. C. Hunter & Co., on Commerce street, consuming and damaging about 8,000 bales of cot ton belonging to J. G. Bribe & Co., Ralll Bros, and W. G. Overton, all ex porter*, all of which was covered by in surance, mostly in foreign companies. None of the compress property proper was damaged to any perceptible extent. The fire doubtless wae accidental. Geo. Myers, a locomotive fireman, while as sisting was caught under a falling cot ton bale. Result, leg broken. Atlanta, Ootober- 9. —This morning long before the senate wae callod order, the young army of railroad lobby ists were actively engaged button- holeing senators and flitting from one part of tho capltql to the other. The oocaaion of all this buzzing and whispering waz that at 10 o'clock the zenate was to decide the fate of tbe Ber ner bill, or rather the cubitltute for that bill, reported by the committee on railroads. The inbstitute I* a somewhat milder bill than tbe Berner bill, but not each a measure as the railroads desire. When the senate was sailed to order that body went right to business, and after »little skirmishing for position tho substitute was read, as well as the mi nority report. Mr. Callawey from the 17th distriot led off in argument In favor of the pass age of the Smith eubetitute, followed by Senator* Terrell and Ellington. The yeas and nays were called, result ing In a vote of 20 yeas and IB nays to indefinitely postpone, which, of coarse, defeats the bill. Those who voted against the bill ap Messrs. Beard, Cabanlse, Candler, Flint, Gill, Glenn, Golden,- Harlan, Harp, Hodges, Culpepper, Johnston, Lamb, Mullls, Patton, Smith, E. B., Vincent, Walker, Williams, Zackey-Total 20. Those who voted for tho bill are Messre. Beek, Boyd, Calloway, Cnlver, Eason, Ellington, Hill, Irvine, Johnson. McRae, Nunnally, Terrell, Todd, Warren and Witcher—'Total 15. Those not voting ere Messrs. Rennetr, Brown, Tatum, Strickland, Smith, J. D. ind Lamar—Total 7. Tbe houso was, on motion, notified of tbe action of tbe senate at once MACON’S BIO FAIR A Slonumeut lu Hhertutui. Chicago, Oct. 9.—The Society of the Army of the Tennessee, of which the late General W. T. Sherman was at lung president, met here. In calling the meeting to order Colonel James A. Sexton, vice president of the society, referred feelingly to tbe death of the old hero, Milwequently, on motion 'of General Gru.iv.lle M. Dodge, of New folly able to Inaugurate and carry to suo- To Be Held to the Central Clly Tb* Last Week la November. Tux Tiuks-Rkcobder has received from the management a programme of the Macon, Georgia, Fair and Exposition to be held In Macon Ootober 20-31, and the many attractions oat forth, provo that although they are deprived of the State Agricultural Society, the 'people of that progressive city are both willing and Vienna, Oct. 9.—It is reported that the heir to the crown of Roumaniahas renounced the throne and insists npon marrying Mile. Vacarceco. Tiie king baa invited to the capital the youngest sou of Leo j old of Hobenxollern, with the idea, it is supposed, of making him tho heir to the throne. Im«IIc(«4 tor Harder. ZzBULOK, Ga., Oct 9.—The grand jury ba* returned a bill for murder in the case uf Mr. C. T. Trice, who killed his brother some two month* ago. Mr. Trice was brought to town Thursday tftgvm to «w«fe- an exposition of their own eqnal in every way to the similar Institution here tofore held there by the state society. Any enterprise having for its officers such men as D. G. Hughes, president, Wm. F. Anderson and C. M Wiley, vice- presidents; W. O. Wadley, director general, G. M. Davis, treasurer, and R W. Jemtson, secretary must of necessity be a mccess. Among the attractions offered to vis! tors are a magnificent trades display, gome of tbe floats for which have already been built at great expense; flremen’s tournament, a prize drill, with <2,000 given in prizes to the participating com- panles, and a grand concert and musical oontest continuing through the entire week; balloon ascension, chariot races, dog races, and trotting and running races •very day for big parses In which Rome of the best blooded stock In tbe country will be entered. Special rate* given on all the railroads Belp Tone Town. Thiels what the Bronswick Times says, and the words should bo pasted In the hat of every man who feels an inter est In his town, as they sre as applicable to other places as they are to Bruns wick: ‘Help your town. It Is the place in which yonr living is made. Yonr neigh bor* live there, and there are your friends. Help It Think well of !L Speak well of it Enter into pnblio It is not necessary to go wild, to spend more money than you can spare, bntyonean help some. Don't forget that If yon do well by yourself, by yonr home, by yonr family yon are helping the town, bnt something more dlreet still can bo done. Don’t think when are doll In your town, that they are duller there than anywhere else. Be hopeful. Believe in yonr town. Believe In its fntnre. Prophesy good things. Think well of the people. They are good folks. Believe lb Speak of their merits. Quit talking about their faults. Know everybody and be .leaaantto all. Be a Brunswick man rom the word go.” TIm Baker Harder Com. Bristol, Tenn, October 9.—The de cision in the motion for a new trial in the ease of Dr. Baker, convicted of mur dering hie wife and aenteneed to be hanged in November, ba* not yet bee* rendered. ThaSooIstaoJ OoeSoo Tract. Chablsston, 8. C, scheme of Sea Island t Dommtlr mad Foreign and of Genar*| — Interest. A heavy frost is reported throughout north Texas. General Lee continues to improve slowly, uuil is able to tuke light nour ishment. The first colored people's fair ever held in Virginia has just opened in Richmond. Thomas Sexton and John Dillon are spoken of prominently in connection with the Irish leadership. The joint debate between McKiley and Campbell nt Ada, O., was attended by a large crowd and everything panned off pleasantly. The bonne nt Berlin is depressed on rumors that the Russian government intenda to prohibit the exportation ol wheat after Oct. 15. At Berlin Chancellor von Cnprivi hue ordered thut the first protect!cions be begun against socialist workmen foi ntmcding him ut a public meeting. A Baltimore special sayss- Thomas Hughes ami Julius Miller were killed in u tunuel by a Pennsylvania train, mid three other men were fatally in jured. All were truck walkers. Tbe returns issued by the London board of trade for September bIiow that the imports decreased £1,360,000, ami the exports decreased £1,970,000, as compared with tboso of the correspond ing mouth last year. The qneen, the Prince of. Wales ami all the cabinet ministers and leading members of the Opposition luivu sent letters of condolence to tlio familv of the late Right Hon. William Henry Smith. Tho fanerul will be private un:l will take placo at Hembteden, near Henley, on the Thames. At Wortham, Tex., the dead body of Henry Cofield was fonnd lying at thu waiting room door of the deiiot. Death was caused by the loss of his artificial means of breathing—a silver tube in serted in his windpipe—while in an in toxicated condition. Cofield was from Mexia, and was a painter. A Sednlia, Mo., special says: Rev. Cyrus T. Brady, pastor of the Cavalry Epiicopul church of this city, Ims re- ilgne... The action grew out of com ments made a short time ago by certain members of Mr. Brady’s congregation is to Ids position in reference to athletic iporta, of which he is an ardent advo cate. Thu pope has instructed tbe papal nuncios abroad to present an identical note to the governments to which they are accredited on the recent disorders ill Rome on account of the offensive ac tion yf a French pilgrim at the tomb ot Ring Victor Emanuel. This note will hold that these disorders are evidences ol the papal position in Rome. A Greenville, Miss., speciul says: Funr prisoners escaped from the county jail here. John Diamond, nuder indict ment for murder, and one .Stanton, charged witu forgery, both white, and two negroes, charged witu minor of fenses. Diamonn and Stnntou were captured und brought back. The two negroes so far have not been heard from. ' A Birmingham, Ain., speciul says. At Clifton, a suburb, the wife ot Pinck Scales got up and went out for some mrpose, leaving her husband asleep. Vlien she came in tho noise of the door awoke him. He sprang out ol bed, pistol in hand, supposing it was a burglar, and fired on his wife twice be fore lie discovered his fatal error. One bullet entered her stomach and was fatal. At Zebulon, Ga., the killing of Mr, George Coggin by Mr. Wesley Quick, near ldeeks, resulted in a verdict ot murder. Mr. Quick is in jail and woa seen by a reporter, but he would not talk abont the cuse, further than to say that lie was sorry that he .killed Mr. Coggin. Public sentiment seems to be Very mill'll against the prisoner. The brother of the young man killed wan nlso severely cat, and may die at any rims.- , A Monro?, Gs., special says that dur ing August court, just after the trial of George Kooks, colored, for murder, and u verdict of guilty Of manslaughter was rendered, while being curried from the court house to tlio jail, Rooks lnude a dash from tlio guards und muda liis es cape. Ha was canght at a sawmill in Madison county, and if now safe in Walton county jail, where he will re main until the next term of court, at which time ho will be sentenced to a long term in tho penitentiary, A Fairfield, Io., special says: The opera house here was crowded by people gathered to hear Governor Boies disettss political issues. Hon. D. P. Stubbs pre sided. The governor spoke for fully two hours, covering with remarkable force and vigor the issues which inter est the Iowa people in this campaign. He was followed by Senator Bestow, who s;s>ke of the great imerrst the farmers should take in snstuining Gov ernor Boies in the contest with the tariff barons in the east and their repres-uta- tives in Iowa, Special Service*. The Ecumenical Methodist Conference is in session at Washington, D. C. The Rev. J. B. Johnstone, pastor of the First Methodist church, will take advantage of the occasion of the coming together the representatives of the Methodism* the world, and preach Sunday on tbe "Achievements of Methodism.” All who love the grand old church will be there to bear him. The subject it one of peculiar interest tbe followers of the Wesleyan creed, and those who have enjoyed forming a part of Mr Johnetone’e congregations In tbe past realize the intellectual treat which It In store for them. To To* Broken. The question was brought