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m yijiit 0OSJ!-fe3U4T Yil i /.<] ►Hi; A Mfj VOLUME 1 AMERICUS, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1891. NUMBER 163 Something For The THE STORM KING. BRA® HEW SAFETY BICYCLE TO BE GIVEN AWAY! IT WONT COST YOU A PENNY! To stimulate the traffic in our Boys’ and Children’s Clothing department, l will give, with every Bov’s or Child’s suit, between the ages of 4 and 18 yeirs, sold by us from the 1st Pot October past, until NEXT CHRISTMAS EVE, when the fortunate one will be determined, A TICKET, (non-transferable) entitling the holder to one chance at a BRAND NEW SAFETY BICYCLE TO BE GIVEN AWAY ABSOLUTELY FREE OF ANY CHARGE WHATEVER! All you have to do is to BUY YOUR BOY’S SUIT FROM ME and get a ticket. These tickets will be numbered, and on Christmas Eve, numbers corresponding with the tickets given away will be put in a box; then a committee of disinter ested citizens will draw out one of the numbers, and the holder of Ihe ticket containing that number, gets the Brand New Safety Bicycle Free of Charge! Now a Word about our Famous Clothing Department. THE NAME OP George D. Wheatley has become known far and wide as the synonym of FIl CLOTHING £ FAIR UlOESl Our stock was NEVER SO COMPLETE 1 Our styles NEVER SO ELEGANT! Our prices NEVER SO MODERATE! And never so great OUR ANXIETY TO PLEASE! Our assortment of Boys’ and Children’s othing begins with a neat WASH SATINET SUIT (wool filling) any size from 4 to 18 years, At ^1.1^5 Per Suit, and includes all the finer materials, such as CASSIMERES, WORSTEDS, TRICOTS, SERGE AND CHEVIOT Suits so desirable for “BOYS WHO ARE HkRD ON CLOTHES.” Wishing you all “good luck” in the drawing, boys, - .. ,, _ *• - Your friend, " HOLDING CARNIVAL OVER IRELAND AND GREAT BRITAIN. Hut VmmIi Are Wrecked on the Coasts— Bonn. Damaged In Varlona Place In the United Kingdom—Channel Boat! Unable to Croat—Damage at Belentbnrg* London, Oct. 14.—The furious gale which hits been raging over all England, Ireland, and the south of Scotland for over twenty-four hours, and which has already caused avast amount of damage about the seaside towns, and which has wrecked a large number of vessels, con tinues in all its intensity. Chimneys and tiles were carried ev erywhere from the roofs of private dwellings, and out-houses of wood arashed down as if built of cards. Pe- lestrianism during the height of the storm was utterly impossible, and traf Sc by rail or water was almost brought to a stand still. At Falkstone, one of the great land ing places the trans-channel steamers, throughout the night a sea swept a great pier witty immense waves carry' ing away all the lighter portions of the structure and threatening to wrench away its most powerful supports. The light house at ite extremity was deluged by angry wnters and it was even feared that it might be swept from its found ations. The channel passenger boats were unable to cross at night, and to those who know weather theee vessels ven ture out fn, this gives some idea of the severity of the storm which pre vailed. At Helensburg, a watering place on the Firth of Clude, at the entrance of Gareloch, near Dumbarton, Scotland, fishing and other bouts which have been drawn up on tlie beach ut the first ap proach of the gale were carried along by the furious waves which poured into the streets, flooding houses and driving the iumates from tliuir homes, many es caping through windows, so little warn ing was given of the inundation. MOONSHINERS ARRESTED. Clothing begins with a neat WASH SATINET five years' experience *waa repealed bv the new law. He declares that the al legations in tlie bill in reference to Ids report on tlie Bricoville mines, injuring relator, is impertinent, but if it did in jure the relator it was the truth of tho report that did it, and that in ing said report ho had this aii assistant commissioner, a miner of long experience. * National Bank, urgsalaeZ Wabh:noton, Oot. 14.—The controller 4 curreuoy'a report will show that from October 1, l#*, to September SO, 1891, there were SI national backs organised with a capital of *88,400,000. Last year the total number of banks organised W»c SOT, with a capital of |K>,150,000. Ttyia show* a big reUing oS, and .asms toindicate that the national banking. Syfcten is losing ground. li.MI.la Olawjow, Ky., Oot. 14,— James R. Stafford was cop vie tad in the circuit court hereof'horse stealing, and given sight years in the penitentiary. Slaf S I was captured In Hartoville, Tens., t cue roar ago. aad has been is jail • bmW Illegal Distilleries Torn Up and Six Violators Caught. Jonesboro. Ga., Oct. 14.—The reve nue men made • quite a successful raid in the county, and, as a result, three illegal distilleries have been torn up and six violators of the revenue laws taken to Atlanta under the escort of Uncle Sam’s offices. It seems that information had been received at the deputy collector’s office in Atlanta that Clayton county was in fected with moonshiners, and a party of officers came down to tyunt them up. They at once spied evidences of moon shiners work, and kept a close watch for a short while, when they were re warded by seeing, an old negro driving a team into the woods. On following him, they found the place where the corn juice was being made. After captnring him they se cured enough information to warrant further search, and they soon succeeded in finding two more distilldries and ar resting quite a squad of violators. Those arrested are ftnfus Johnson and his tw6 sons. Biffin and Clarence, and his brother-in-law McKinley jand the two negroes, Simon and Bob P. Turnip- seed. Th» Famine - fttrickan People# St. Petersburo, Oct. 14.—Rev. Mr. Francis of the Anglo-American church is this city, has returned here from the famine-stricken districts of the govern ments of Tambnloff, Nipl-Novgorod and Kosan. Mr. Francis gives a most dis tressing account of the misery he wit nessed in thoee places, and says that he was much touched with the Christian resignation of the peasants, and with the noble effort* made by the landlords to alleviate the suffering of the peasant- a Mr. Francis has made an appeal to parisbionet* atfl to their compatri ots to subscribe in a manner to show that their offering are worthy the re sponse to the Russian offerings made during the great Irish famine. . CommlMloner Ford's Answer. Nashville, OcL 14.—The answer of George W. Ford, state labor commis sioner, to the bill filed by J. E. Good win, sub-lessee ot convicts at Briceville, in which Goodndn seeks to havs Ford removed from offioe by quo warranto proceedings has been filed. Ford al leges that the requirement of the old CONDENSED NEWS DISPATCHES. DM10111. autl Foreign amt of Ueneml lnt.i-.it. A dispatch from Alexandria, Va., says that General Lee’s toaditiou is uot quite so favorable. Dr. Joseph Benson of-Casper, Wyo., while couiinod in the county jail. Bet fire to the building and was burued to death. The Florida Horticultural society has asked for three acres in which to show an orange grove and make a fruit dis play at the World’s fair. A London dispatch says that the British Bteiuner Norwegian, which ar rived at Glusgow from Montreal, had on board the crew of tiie British steam er Devonshire, from Barrow, Sept. 80, for New York, which was abandoned 550 miles west of Tory island. The alieu land law got another blaok eye in Dallas, Tex. The forty-fourth judicial court decided that the plaintiff conld not evade the payment of a land- secured note held by an alien company on numerous substantial grounds. Tho result of the cases carried to court thus far are very gratifying. A New York special says: The dead body of a pretty little girl about 10 years old, was washed up on the beach ut Bedloe'e Island, and discovered by the sentinel patroling the east walk. Her throat was cut nearly from ear to ear. The body appeared to have been in the water several days.. IN A TYPHOON. A BARK IS,WRECKED AND ALL ON BOARD ARE LOST. The Wreck of the Baik Arch as, of Hew Chwanc— 1 Two Europeans end e Lot of Chinamen Drowned—Escape of Fourteen Railway Convicts. Did Hot Want tO'Live* Yesterday afternoon a negro carpenter named Henry Brown obtained through tome one else about twenty grains of morphine, and then had another negro to get about twenty-five more grains for him. He then put the one dose In a glass of water and the other In a glass 8f whisky, whilst doing which he stood with an open razor In his hand and frightened those around from interfering with him. The fellow sneoeeded InTiis intention so faros to drink both glasses of the stuff, after whloh he looked him self Id a room and threw himself on a bed. In about thirty minutes after he had done so, those who saw wbathe had done summoned courage enough to call a doctor. As soon as Dr. Winchester arrived and learned wbat bad been done, he broke open the door of the room with an axe and found the man lying on a bed face-downward and in a perfeotly re laxed condition, but the doctor used his macty-pump vigorously and in a short ille extracted everything that bad not been absorbed. Under the doctor's treatment Brown recovered sufficiently to walk up town with him. Upon being questioned as to lii. motive for trying to do away with himself, he replied that be had had a difficulty with bis wife and did not care to live any longer. The Wonderful Herrmann, The wonderful Herrmann, aided by Mme. Herrmann, will be seen' at the opera house on Monday evening, Octo ber 19. He is beyond question the greatest of living necromancers and sor cerers,' and his performances are among the most interesting offered oUr theatre goers dnring the season. This year Herrmann has an entirely new enter tainment, and he will produee several startling novelties In the way of illusions of bis own Invention and production' One of these is the famous “Strobelka ” The story of the trick is rather roman tic. It telle of the escape from a Russian torture chamber of a condemned officer of the gnard, the escape being accom plished by the substitution of the offi cor’e sweetheart He will also Intro duce the famous oriental fakir, Abdul Herrmann's illusion known as "New Black Art," “Florins, Child of the Air,” ‘‘ASlave Girl’s Dream,” and other interesting novelties., ;«? / Give America, a Show. From the Atlanta Journal of yester day we clip the following: "The railroad commission this morn ing ordered the Richmond Terminal Company to bnild three new depots on the Central railroad. One at Shellman, one at Perry and another at Forsyth." Here are three new depot* to be built by |the Central railroad) at points of comparative insignificance and one of them at least, Forsyth hss already depot accommodations superior to Americus. The railroad authorities should be forced to supply us with facilities at least in fair keeping > with the great amonnt of business they transact from and to this point. Vancouver, B. C., Oot; 14.—Japanese exchanges received by the “Empress of China," which arrived here, relate the following: September 14.—The barqne Arches of New Chwang, laden with beans, was totally wrecked by a typhoon at the entrance of Nasgaski harbor. All on board perished. The crow was Chinese, except the captain and officers, who were Europeans. Ar Viadivo stocks, Sept, to, sixteen Russian convicts who were walking on the new railway, .attempted to escape. Two were shot down, bat fourteen got away. These killed three inn^tes of a farm house to obtain clothing. A French officer was killed for the same reason, and a Russian band master re turning from the funeral of an officer, was also killed and his body stripped. At latest acconnts'none of the convicts had boen recaptured. GYPSY CHIEF’S SON DIES. An Enjoyable Party. Miss Hattie A. Clark gave to her frlanda last evening an onjoyablo birth [night party at her homo at No. 113 Prince stree). Miss Clarke appeared In a lovely tea gown of canary cashmere with china silk trimmings, and as hos tess won the hearts of her many guests. Refreshments of the most dainty and ornate character were served at 11 o'clock, and the guests disbanded at twelve after a few hours of nnsurpassed social pleasure. A Well Merited Gift. A list was being carried around yester day to raise a fund -to donate a now hat to the chairman of the street committee of the rlty council a* a toailueutoluf tho ItlghapprjsdatfoMhxg ttye cjtijpna fell at the elegant condition ot the Lamar street sidewalk in front of Schmidt’s Beading room. The Funeral Ceremonies to Oeeur Next Spring at Dayton. Memphis! Oct. 14.—Henry Harrison, a son of Isaac Harrison, one of the gypsy chiefs whose headquarters are located at Dayton, O., died at a boarding honse in this city of typhoid fever. His father and several other members of the tribe were with him during his last illness, having bronght him over from Arkan sas for medical treatment. The body will be shipped to Dayton and there placed in a tomb to remuin nntil spring, when the tribes Will gatber fur thi funeral. All the furniture in the room in which the young man died has Iwen based by his father and will be ted ou the day of the funeral, ac cording to the gypsy custom, us well as bis wagon and all his personal bo- longiugs. Worn an Burned to Denth. Wabash. Ind., Oct. 14.—Tho wife of John D. Martin, a merchant at Pleas- antvlew, near Wabash, was burned to death. Her bnsband was jn the store at the time, and was attracted to the house by the screams of his wife. She was lying npon the floor, her clothing burned entirely off, and was utterly un able to speak, so horribly was she burn ed. She lived in awfnl agony for nine hours before death arrived. Her aunt, Mrs. Hedger, was burned to death in much the same way three years ago. Mrs. Martin was about 25 years old, and leaves a bnsband and two children. He la a Double Murderer. Champaign, Ills., Oct. 14.—Tho fact has developed that Daniel Renner of Tnscola, Ills., is a' donble murderer. While a coroner’s jnry was holding an inquest over the remains of Ropal Voor- hees of Ladoga, Ind., who was killed Saturday night by Renner, Robert Crrqne of Crawfordsville. Ind., died from another pistol shot fired by Ren ner in the affray iu which Voorhees was killed. Renner has been held to the grand jury without bail. A Kentucky Belle. Frankfort, Oct. 14.—Bowman Ad ams, colored, of Louisville, who was employed in the cloak-room of the late convention, and who received |791 from the state, as The Capital has it, for carrying a cigar box to and from the saloons, present si the cigar box to the State Historical society as a relic of the making of the oonstftntlon worth preservation by the state. It should be labeled, "The bar of the conven tion. * ■ Tbs Nebraska Sensation. Omaha, Oct. 14.—The preliminary hearing of the fifteen lynchers charged with the murder of Coe, the negro fiend, was postponed nntil next Monday. All the men have been released on bail ex cept three men who have apparently no friends. It is announced by the ***** ” ’* posh the cases for all they are worth. Competitive DrtlL The Americus Light Infantry held a meeting in the city ball last night and transacted business of interest to the company. It was decided to hold-a fair on the 24th of November, continuing through the week for the purpose of fnrnisbing armory. The company now holds semi-monthly meetings, and at their next meeting, which will boon Tuesday night 28tb, there will be a com petitive drill for the elegant silver ser vice offered to the best drilled man by James Fricker 4 Bro. EPISCOPALIAN. Special Consecration of Bishop Brooks at Boston* Boston, October 14.—[Special]—The consecration of Rev. Dr. Philip Brooks as bishop of Massachusetts, which took place to-day In Trinity church, was one of the most remarkable events in the history of tho Episcopal Church of this country. The boremony was the occa- ■ion ot a meeting of the largest and most roprmentative body of divines ever held in this city. The Right Rev. John Williams, D. D., L.L. D., bishop of Con necticut and presiding bishop, was the consecrator. Bishops Clarko of Rhode Island and Whipple of Minnesota were the presbyters, and the sermon was de livered by Bishop Henry C, Potter of New York, *The two clerical brothers of the bishop-elect—the Rev. Arthur Brooksj rector of the Church of the In carnation, of New York 'city, and Rev. John Colton Brooks, rector of Christ ohuroh, Springfield—were the attending presbyters. Dr. Brooks’ olectlon to the Episcopate was not secured without a struggle. A fierce fight was mado against him by a small bnt powerful clique in bis own denomination, and it appeared at one time os it they would accomplish his defeat Dnring tho heat of the oontost they said many things of the new bishop whloh now they would willingly forget. Bishop Brooks has long beon known i the best pnlplt orator of the Low Cbureh Episcopalians In America. Ho was born in this city in 1835, ot an old New England family, being' one of six brothers, four of whom bocamo honored ministers of the Episcopal church. He graduated at Harvard College In 1835, stndied theology In Alexandria, Va., was ordained in 1859, and became rector of Chnrch of the Adventln Philadelphia. In 1872 he took oharge ot the Chnrch of the Holy Trinity In that city and in 1879 he acoepted his present charge, and was made rootor of Trinity Church In this city. He is noted for bis “low churoh" view*, and he has often preoohed In ohurcbes of other denomi nations. He ie a brilliant pulpit orator and possess* a very [rapid delivery. Since ho became rector of Trinity Church ho has declined many calls elsewhere, among tliem a professorship at Harvard and tho office of assistant bishop of Pennsylvania, to which ho was elected In 1888. His present church edifice was built for him at a cost of 81,000,000. - PERSONAL PAIIAGRAPHS. Teachers Examination. An examination was held yesterday by Prof. Bizlen, Superintendent of public schools, for the purpose of appointing eligible* to fill the two vacancies now to be supplied In the College Hill high school. Many ladles Were examined and the number of certificates given was large. The application* for the two va cancies will be acted upon by the next meeting of the Board of Ednoation. Lent night at 830 o’clock at the resi dence of Mr. J. C. Coppsge, on 1 Priaw street, Mr George Middleton to Kin Ida V. Coppaga, Rev. Dr. Boring ofldaHag. Movement! In the Social and Business Circles of Americus, Mr. Will Allen has returned to his first love, and hereafter will be found smiling bohind the oonnter of Wheatley & Ansley’s dry goods emporium. Will Hornady, formerly with John R, Shaw, has taken a position with Wheat- ley 4 Ansiey, and will be glad to see his many friends. Col. W. A. Dodson returned lost night from EllavUle, where he has beon at tending Schley court. Dr. C. Jowors of the Plains was .in tho city yesterday on business. It is said that one of Americus' fairest young la dles was delighted with the bandsomo doctor’s eall. Mr. J. 6. McDonald of The Times- Recorder office yesterday received ano- tlce informing him of bis eligibility to the printers' contest to he bad at the the Piedmont exposition in Atlanta, and left this morning to enter himself as an aspirant to the prizes offered. As a typo Mr. McDonald has few superiors, and bis staying qualities will be sure to tell in the coming triaL The Macon Fair. The Southwestern Is certainly getting In shape to handle acrowd during expo sition week. Eight of the best coaches in the service ore being thoroughly over hauled and repaired, and thoy will be pnt on the special train to ran In daily from Cuthbert. Those coo'-' oa will com fortably accofhmodato jL, passongers, and they are being put in a condition to haul their full capacity. The train will be all ready to go down to Cuthbort Sunday week. This will afford ample facilities for oar people to go to Macon, amino doubt the usual big crowds will visit tbo Cen tral City during tho coming fair. There seems to bo no duubtllur Macon will make extraordinary exertions to trike this oervifo- Siipa*. nLj pluvious exhi bition hold under tbo auspices of the Stato Agricultural Society, os the city 1s now on her mottle to make this such a Buccess as will leave the comparison a decidedly favorable one in for Hrcon. The German Laet Night, The German last night at the rooms of the Americus Club was well attended proved enjoyable to the last dogree. A few of she yonag ladies bad bent their IvitrM e-.rr^:; a decoration of the spacious *|nui.uieuut and the effect when viewed beneath the light ot clutter ehaadetiera was beetui- fnl in tbef extreme. Tiw aiUUta 'a tod by Mr. U. ft FtswvWiiHM. B. CUis sad was continued until the regu lar eloeiag hour, 1 o’clock.