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VOLUME 1
AMERICUS. GEORGIA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1891.
NUMBER 181
The Boys’ Bicycle Gift having occupied a
prominent place in
Geo. D. Wheatley’!
double column advertisement space for some
days, resulting in an exceedingly gratifying
increase in my Boys’ and Youths’ Clothing
trade, we are now forced for the time to lay it
aside, that I may bring to the attention of the
ladies, the many novelties now in store await
ing their inspection.
Remember that these are new and stylish
goods of this season’s buying to be sold at
GREATLY REDUCED PRICES
New Selecflons in Dress Goods
OPENED THIS WEEK.
Among these may be found Novelty Suits, Serges in overshot
effects, Flannels, Cashmeres and Henriettas, Bedford Cords in all the
new and desirable shades, such as light gray, modes, tan, eto.
THE RETURNS.
IN SILKS, BLACK & FANCY
H e show the largest line of Gros Grains, Armures, Poui De Soi,
Rhadames, Failles and Bengalines, eto. ever seen in the city at aston
ishingly low prices.
.
Velvets to match all styles of Dress Goods
Trimmings in Nail Heads, Gimps, Cords and Passamenteries, together
with a new line of
NOVELTY PEARL BUTTONS just received, large and small
sizes to match.
CHIFFON,
The new trimming—so desirable in all colors, at 40o per yard.
Call and see us for anything needed in the
way of new Dress Goods and Trimmings.
We offer for the coming week
II Grand Reduction in Henriettas!
All colors. The various lines reduced as follows: You can bnj the
usual 20c goods at 16c; 35o at 25o; 40o at 30c and SOo at 35o. In ad*
dition, a magnificent all wool Henrietta 40 inches wide, at 60a
Remember that Tricots, black and colored, bringing heretofore
36c, you get for 2fio per yard.
Evening shades in LANSDOWNE, CHINA AND SURAH SILKS await
your call at low figures.
% SCRIM and CTJRTAQT CEETONS
still demands attention, besides an offer of Nottingham Lace Curtains
:i yards long at the figure of $1 per pair, never reached before in this
makei.
You miss it if you do not buy your
kid gloves
We are the sole agents for the famous P. & P. BRAND of
Aids, and sell as good or better gloves from 76c to fl.26 than others
hom $1.50 to $2.50 per pair. All our gloves are warranted.
!R MONEY REFUNDED or another pair gloves for every pair nnsatis*
faetnry being returned to us.
p,r Men’s Wear, Serlven’s Patent Elastic Seam Drawers
and Underveets. all grades.
Nle Mot ODD PANTS at Seduced Prices.
Boys, remember that yon get s ticket for the Bicycle drawing for
suit bought of ns np'to December 23,1891, when some nice boy
a new safety for Mb Xmas present.
p everything in tho lino of Dry Goods, Notions, Clothing,
lna wngB, Carpets or Bugs, call every time on
George D. Wheatley
Cor. Lamar St. and Cotton Ave.
THE DEMOCRATS ARE VICTORIOUS IN
THE EMPIRE STATE.
Russell la Elected Governor of Hauaeliu
aetta f>j a Safe Majority—towa Goes Hera
ocratio Agoln—Ohio and Fannaylvaiila
1 .publican—»wo from Otbar Stataa
.NEW York, Nov. 4.—Boswell P.
Flower has been elected governor of
New York to succeed David B. Hill by
t plurality estimated between 18.000
POSWKLl. p. Fl.OWr.H
and 24,000. Not only has Flower been
elected governor, but the Democrats
have secured both branches of the legis
lature. Flower’s majority in the city
reaches 57,000. New York, Kings,
Queens and Richmond counties give
him 72,000 majority. Fassett’s majority
above the Harlem river can hardly ex
ceed 47,000. Fassett did not carry El
mira, his own city, Flower beatiug him
there by 504 votes. Flower's gains on
the decreased vote were ahead of Hill’s.
The full vote of Hornellsville, which is
Fassett's senatorial district, shows a
Democratic gain of 52. Watertown’s
four wards show a gain of 500 for
Flower.
McKinley Curries Ohio.
Cincinnati, Nev. 4.—Wm. McKinley
has carried the day in Ohio and his elec
tion is assured by a majority of 15,000
to 20,000 votes. Unexpected Republi-
WtLUAM U'l INLET, JR.
can gains were made throughout the
state outside of Cincinnati, while the
latter did not give the expected Repub
lican plurality. The legislators is Re
publican by a safe majority. j
Massachusetts D.mocratlc.
Boston, Nov. 4.—Massachusetts has
again gone Democratic and the returns
give Russell the state by about 5,000.
A large vote waa polled throngbont the
of the legislature in this state. The
majo"*yon joint ballot will be abont
23, |i.,..nibly the largest ever held by
either party in the legislature.
Th« Republican. Carry Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia, Nov. 4.—The Repub
licans have carried the state by 83,000
to 40,000 majority, and the city by pro
bably 20.U0J. The contest has been a
warm one anil n greut deal of money
has been spent.
CONDENSED NEWS DISPATCHES.
W. E. RUSSELL,
state. Boston gave Russell a majority
of over 13,000. The governor received
the returns without the least excite
ment and calmly fignred out the rela
tive gains and losses as the figures were
| placed before him.
Drown Klect.il Governor.
■Balthcobk, Nov. 4.—The entire Dem
ocratic state ticket has been elected by
increased majorities over the vote of
two yean ago. The Democrats will
have a majority In the senate and the
bouse of delegates, making sure the re-
election of Senator Gorman and of a
Democratic United States senator in
the place of Wilson, deceased.
Boles Is Ke-cl.el.tL
Des Moines, Not, 4.—The Democrats
have won a victory in this state. Boies
has been re-elected governor by a ma
jority of 2.500. The legislature will be
controlled by the Democrats. The to
tal vote of the stote will reach 410,000,
against 404,000 in 1888, which was the
heaviest previous vote in the history of
the state.
Domestic unit Foreign and of Gan.ral
Interest.
Tiie newspapers iu Roms are unani
mous in the opinion that the opera,
"Amico Frit,’’ surpasses "Cavallerla
Rnsticana,” and that it is the work of
a born geinns,
A Constantinople dispatch states that
the ravages of cholera in Damascus
show an alarming increase. The rec
ord for the week post shows 180 cases
and 90 deaths.
At Midland, Out., four boys between
12 and 15 years old, named John Clark
son, Peter Hewis, Leo Johnson and
William Allison, were drowned by the
upsetting of u sail boat in a squall.
A London dispatch says: United
States Minister' Lincoln and the mili
tary attache of the American legation,
Major Post, will' leave this city for
Italy and the east. They will be w
for a mouth.
A Loudon dispatch stntea that the
strike of the New England engineers,
which had its centre ou the Wearable in
Dearham, has lieen settled by compro
mise. The strike compelled the idle
ness of 80,000 men.
The Chronicle's Berlin correspondent
says that a sanitary inspector at Dnssel-
dorf hits fonnd a consignment of 100
sides of American pork which is badly
infected with trichinosis, although offi
cially certified to be wholesome,
A Los Angeles, Cal., special says: The
Itata case has come to an end. Judge
Rose of the United States court, ren
dered a decision granting the motion to
dismiss the case against the defendants.
The decision is a Very lengthy one.
A Poston special says that President
Potter of the American bank, was ar
raigned before United States Commis
sioner Hallett and pleaded not gnilty.
His bail was fixed at $200,000 and that
of Jonas French at $100,000. Dana is
ont on $80,000 bail.
A Rome dispatch says: Pope Leo has
summoned Futher Anderledi, chief of
the Jesuits, to Rome to consult with
him regarding the state of the church.
The pilgrim party at the Vatican has
been completely discredited and super
seded by the Jesuit*.
A Damariscotta, Me., special says
that the announcement of the failure of
the Maverick bank, which bad $10,000
of the funds of the First National bank
of that town, caused a run by depositors
and the hank has temporarily suspend
ed payment. The bank is perfectly
solvent.
At Boerae. Tex.. Frank Bishop was
on trial for cattle'stealing. Daring the
noon recess Ernest Pfeiffer, one' of the
; iuryineu, went into an outhouse and
tanned himself. He also stabbed him
self several times with a knife. When
found be was dead. He was a prosper
ons fanner. No reason is known for
the deed.'
An Owensboro, Ky., special tayat
William Worth and Miss Alfred Kin-
cheloe eloped to Rockport, Iud., where
they were married. The bnde is a
daughter of Peyton Kincbeloe, and
Worth has been in his employ for sev
eral months. The father was enraged
when be beard the news, and entered
an oath that he would kill the man who
stole his daughter.
A Fort Worth, Tex., special says:
W. L. Malone severed his connection
with the Fort Worth Gazette, his re
signation as vice president of the Dem
ocratic Publishing company being ac
cepted. Mrs, Sullie Huffman, the pres
ident of the company, assumed the
management of the paper, with no
changes in the staff. Rumors of the
sale of The Gaxette are witbont founda
tion.
A Mandan, N. D., special says: Per
sona living here have just secured pos
session of thp cabin in which Hitting
U spent the last yean of his life, ana
which he was killed lost winter. It
their intention to take it to the
World’s fair and exhibit it. World's
Fsir Commissioner P. B. Wickham of
this county, says the men who have the
cabin paid for it $1,000, a 2-year-old
eteer and two silk dress patterns.
A Leavenworth, Kan., special says:
Albert Benson, who murdered Mrs.
Theresa Mettman on the Government
reservation, north of Leavenworth,
upon the night of March 28, 1800. has
been respited for ninety days by Presi
dent Harrison, Benson was to have
been hanged Thursday. When the lit
tle murderer waa told of the reprieve,
he langhed and said with some bravado:
"Ah, well, I get my Christmas dinner
now."
A St. Petersburg dispatch states : A
harrowing story come* from the pro
vince of Samara. The peasants are so
reduced by starvation and want that
many of them are nnsble to go even to
the government distributing points for
a supply of food. In one village no less
than forty-two have perished, and the
nnmber of dead in the whole province
will amount to not lees than 1,000. The
survivors in most instances are too
weak to attend the burial of the de
parted, and officials are compelled, much
against their will, to inter the remains.
PRESS COMMENT.
WHAT THE NEW YORK PAPERS SAY
ABOUT THE ELECTION.
Tb« World Bmy» the BieeUon of the Dem
ocratic Ticket In New Xork It n Victory
for Good Ghrernment—The tribune Bey*
the Republican* A re Gaining Strength.
Tha Na* Jersey Elect Ion.
Trenton, Not. 4.—The Democrat*
have elected * majority in both branches
• , .
Fean of a Kovolt fn Spain. ■
Madrid, Nov, 4.—The Queen Regent
has directed tho authorities throughout
Spain to make diligent search for all
persons suspected of treasonable de
signs. The Spanish, government is said
to have received information to the ef
fect that a plot is in progress for the
overthrow of the monrrchy anil the es
tablishment of a republic, and that this
plot is shared in by persons of promi
nent standing. While no arrests have
been made, the government ia keeping
a vigilant watch for any aignt of open
disaffection.
NkwYobk. Nov. 4.—The World saya
that the election is a momentous victory
for Democracy and good government.
The World assumes tuat the election
means that New York is soundly Dem
ocratic in national affairs.
Th. Press.
The press says that Fassett was de
feated because the Republican* above
the Harlem bridge failed to do their
duty.
Tlie Advertiser.
The Advertiser says that the load of
Plattism which Fassett was compelled
to carry was too heavy. It made many
Republicans indifferent and caused bis
defeat.
The Recorder.
The Recorder says that the people in
many of the iuterior districts were ap
parently affected by misrepresentations
abont the World's Fair. In New York
City, it says, Tammany met with an
emphatic popular rebuke.
Th. Tribune.
The Tribune says that the elections
show that the Republican party is
handsomely regaining its strength, bnt
not gained qnite enough to make sure
of its success in a presidential contest
next year;
The Sun.
The Sun says the Democratic ticket
developed above the Harlem a strength
which npset all previous calculations
and mounted to nothing less thnu a po
litical revolution.
Th. Times.
The Times says the resnlt of the elec
tion in this state is unmistakably a ver
dict against the Republican party nnder
the leadership of Thomas C. Piatt. The
resnlt is something more than a verdict
against Plattism. It is a defeat of the
Republican party on the tariff issue,
and will have a controlling force in tha
contest tiext year.
Jumped from the Train Aalecp.
Burlington, la., Nov. 4.—James 8.
Claque, a stock raiser of Greeley, Col-
walked into the police station here bat
less, costless and generally braised up,
and told s remarkable story. He said
he bad left his home to visit friends in
Galva, Ills., and had taken a sleeper at
Denver. The last thing he remembers
was retiring to his ccmoh. When he
awoke h» waa lying in the ditch at the
side of the track not far from Burling
ton, badly braised and half frozen. He
walked to the polioe station from there.
His theory was that he kad.jntnped
from the train while asleep when it was
running at full speed. An investiga
tion by railroad authorities proves the
trnth of the man’s assertion. He is
now in the hospital at this plsce, quite
ill from his terrible exposure.
TO HAVE A HEARING.
The llorton Brother. Who Are Chirfid
With Bridge Burning.
Atlanta, Nov. f—The Horton broth
ers, William and Fred, who were ar
rested for burning the Central’s trestles,
will have a preliminary hearing lwfore
a magistrate nt Sondersville. It was
reported in Atlunta that some of tho
state's witnesses have been scared off.
One of the most important witnesses, a
railroad employe, was said to have dis
appeared. The Hortons are now in jail
at Macon. William’s handwriting will
proabably figure in the case to a con
siderable extent.
One o( the threatening letters which
the Southern Express company received
offered $1,000 for every detective sent
into Washington county. The infer
ence was that the detective would be
killed. One detective spent a week
around the home of the Hortons and lie
reported that there seems to be a big
conspiracy there with as many as fifty
people concerned in it. 8o far as the .
investigation lias gone, the sitnatiou
seems to lie similar to that which exist
ed in Dodge county np to the time
Luthrr Hall and his associates were
arrested, A gentleman whu tuts just
arrived from Handersville says that if
the Horton hoys are released there will'
likely be some shooting ontside the
courtroom. The friends of the Hortons
will be ont in force.
SEVERAL MEN INJURED
Say. H« Kissed and Bngg.il H.r.
Plymouth, Ills., Nov. 4.—Dr. M. M.
Hooten, a physician who has taken an
active pert with the citizens’ vigilance
committee in securing evidence against
the violators of the liquor law, has been
arrested, charged with nssanlt upon
Miss Santa Greene, an employe In Mid.
dleton’s restaurant. Miss Greens claims
the assault was committed in Dr.
Hooten’. office. She says the doctor
hugged and kissed her. It is also
claimed that a nnmber of ladies resid
ing near or nt Plymouth wifi testify to
similar ‘ treatment at Dr. Hooten’s
hands. The doctor .denies these charges
and says tiiat he will not only prove his
innocence, bnt will send the chief con
spirators to the penitentiary.
Forced Her to Drink Pot. m,
Denver, Nov, 4.—Information comes
from Boulder of a most horrible crime
committed there by which a lover com-
pelted bis sweetheart to commit snioide.
Dora Anderson, a handsome yonng girl
of 17, went out walking with Geo. He!-
derholt, her accepted suitor. When i
short way from the honse he asked her
her to drink from a small bottle. She
refused, but he threw his arm around
her ueck, held her nose and compelled
the girl to open her month and swallow
laudanum. As soon as the crime was
known, every effort was made to save
the girl, but to no no pnrpose. anil she
died. The murderer has been arrested
and placed under $10,000 bail. There
is no known reason for the boy’s act.
Nltr L’aril stii Army Milskrt.
Indianapolis, Nov. 4.— Alexander
[Scott, colored, and bis new made wife
are gardenem at Broad Ripple. While
intoxicated Scott tried to brain his wife,
laying bare her sknll for several inches
with a board. The woman lxirrowed
an old army musket from Scott’s broth
er and returned. Scott made a second
assault, whereupon she blew off ids
thumb ami lodged a tremendous load
of .shot in his groin and thigh. Part of -
his fiaunel undershirt was carried into
the wound. There is tin puH.iliility of
recoverv. The woman surrendered to
the authorities, but the officers declined
to hold her under arrest.
quarantined Against I ail is.
Gibraltar, Nov. 4.—The health au
thorities of this port have declared a
vnarautine against vessels arriving from
Cadis. Thi- act is taken on aouonnt of
the foot that an outbreak of small pox
at Cadis.
tin m Rear End Collision on the Western
and Atlanntlo Railroad.
Kingston, Ga., Nov. 4.— Just before
daylight n heavy freight train pulled
Into the siding here to wait for another
train to pass. The freight train was
going north, and when it pulled ont of
the Bide track the brukeuiun failed to
replace the switch. At 5 o'clock another
freight train, north bound, pulled into
the siding from tho south end. for pas-
songer train No. 8, south bound, to pass.
This train wus in charge of Condnctor
Thomas J. Whitehead and Engineer
Charles Jackson. A few minntes after
the arrival of the freight train the pas
senger train came speeding around the
carve and dashed itfto the opeu switch
and the waiting freight train. The re
salt was disastrous, but fortunately no
lives were lost. Engineer Dave Bnssey
and Fireman Ayrwood were hurt. Fire
man Ayrwood’s leg was broken half
av between the knee and ankle. Four
uitul clerks—Q. H. Bntts, D. W. Dnn-
can. J. W. Brown nnd S. H. Saul—were
slightly injured. Beyond a general
shaking np the passengers were not
hurt. No. 8 was carried to Atlanta by
a special engine.
OUTLAWS IN MISSISSIPPI.
8tat. Senator Byrd Narrowly Escape,
lieatli by a Mob.
■ Meridian, Nov. 4.—Neshoba county
is undergoing a reign of terror and law
lessness. On Monday night a mob, by
firing a volley from gnus and pistols
and battering down the doors, effected
a jail delivery a Philadelphia, releasing
three prisoners sentenced liy the federal
court for unlawfnl retailing. Twelve
killings have occurred within the past
twelve months. A few days ago State
Senator Byrd, editor of the Neshoba
Democrat, was called to his door, and.
bnt for an accident which frightened off
the mob, wonld have been killed.
“Th. Gooil Yankees.’’
Rom, Noy. 4.—The Italia pnblishes
leading article headed "The Good
Yankees," during which that paper
taytt "The United States lias one dip
lomatic rale for Chill and another for
Italy. It has virtually closed, by the
McKinley bill, the markets of the
United States to Italian wares and pro
ducts and now the United States seeks
to be lilgh suzerain over all America.
All ynnkpe* unscrupulously follow poli
tics as u bnsiness, even wIibii interna
tional affairs are concerned. But the
time inny come when Europe will lay
aside petty differences ami call the
United States to a wore exact and pre
cise uotion of the law of nations."
I
United State. Minister Married.
London, Nov. 4.—General E. Buril
Grabb, Units! States ministertoSpuin,
was married at St. Stephen’s church.
South Kensington, to Miss Violot Sop-
with. Tlie bride was given away by
her fattier, Thomas Sopwortb, recently
elected a director of the Bank of Eng
land, The bridesmaids were six sis
ters of tlie bride and the ushers six uni
formed members of tlie famous City-
Troop of 1’hilndelpbia. Tho church,
which was beautifully decorated with
flowers, was crowded with Americans.
Minister Lincoln, Consul General New
and tlie Spanish ambassador wero
otnong those present.
Confessed 111. Gnltt.
Montgomery, Ala., Nov. 4.-Jim Ad
ams was arrested, charged with th*
murder of Enoch Tate, another negro,
near the city a week ago. Several daya
ago another negro was arrested, charged
with the tnnrder. and notwithstanding
he protested his inuocenceother negroes
identified him as the guilty person.
While the officers were on the way to
jail with Jim Adams, he broke down
and acknowledged his gnilt, saying that
he did not want to see an innocent
punished. The other suspect was at
once relensed from jail.
.
llrRerred What B. Gal.
Indianapolis, Ind.. Nov. 4 —A spe
cial to The Newts from Martinsville,
lad., says: Word baa just reached hen
that William Bowman, aged SO, living
twenty miles southwest of here, on?
raged his 10-year-old granddaughter
Thursday night and was afterwards
ridtad by fifty white caps and bsotau
into insensibility with be op pole* Bow
man is in a critical condition. It Is h*.
tiered tbs girl will l
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