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Americus
Recorder.
VOL. V.
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, MAY 9, 1884.
NO. 50.
Americus Recorder.
FCBLMBKD »V
•FFICE ON COTTON AVENUE.
SubRcapUsa Xta-tss:
Tta-WiiKtr On Via*. • $4.00
Weekly One Year, . . 8.00.
Sendat Issue One Ybab, - 1.60.
IBWE8SjO,\.\L ic ItUSI.VESS CARDS
LA WXERS.
I*. S. CARTER,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Aamcrt, Scutes Cocrtt, : r : : Oa.
Oflier, oM Pint Bsnk.
Hwatl AltefllljQ dvra toril l)*riii**<*atnutfd.
C¥Ir«tf*f.« a •pccMlfy *a4 proray; attrnfbMi
fWinteH. drclltf
liOCTOES.
’ Dr. 0. B. RAINES
SURGEON AND PHYSICIAN
Om bit front,!onal arnrlwa, with an <-«i*rl-
eat. si 30 nan, to th. iwsi.la of Amrrlcua and
sfaiattr. Oan-ovrr l>avfa A l'altn»a> , « Store. R.-a
4no« st comer of Jiurkron. sod Church atr-ata.
Ctdb will rccclvo Rrctopt ottrutiull. Isntlhl
DR. C. A. BROOKS,
AMEIUCUS, GA.
Car* lr(t nt lVHrmrsH’* dru* at ore mill metre
•cviai.t ntti iiMon WIN be muh<} at aiffl 11*» tlu;
MMknce of Col. 0. II. llaaklas, errer Y*a nu-1
tallcdg* streets. n»«y 5 3m.
” Dr dTp. H01L0WAY,
DENTIST,
AMERICUS, GA.
Work equal t» tho bod Cadi rote. .« I"» or
l.lowiol. Try Mm so. be -on,laced. Oaicc
om Uoverport A Son'. dr jg >!,*•. opitlutf
MISCELL ANEO US.
3V©11 Flols.ett,
CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER,
TALBOTTON, .... GEORGIA
trill do Plastering, Brickwork and Homework
UolMmlnc a »|xcl.lly, It.-pnlrlng dona. Order,
yuaptly .Hooded to, octktf
&4KlM c
POWDER
Absolutely Pure.
T Is powder neter rarliw. A marral of parity
ptrenfth ami wliol*«omcuo*«. Mora «cooomleal
tlisn the ordimry kinds, sad cannot In* sold In
compel ion with the muitUudo of lowtaat, abort
weight, «lum or pUoaphate powder*. M>1 only in
tin cant. HOY A I. BiKINU l’OWDKIl CM. 106
Wril tii reet. Now York. octalyl*
'GfiMmflGUlfES
Positive Cure for F.rerj Form of
Skin and mood Dlicur, from
Pimple, to Scrofula.
ipROUSAItM OF r.KTTKHJJ In onr Miwoton
SSSiSgSpS
mrurimr humor*; have hnd the best phjrsicisna;
hairo spent hundreds nf dollar* and got no real re
lief until I used tho CuncuaA KuoLrnrr. the new
Blood Purifier. Internally, and CJtmi tmA and
Cimccxu Boat, the Greet Skin Cures end Skin
- “ 3
Jowers’Improved Cotton Seed
From which has be n made
50 BALES ON 20 AGBES,
Can Ik* procured at
J. I. Harris & Co.1 Hardware Store
AMERICUS, GA.
omraklttf
III ward J. Mi’lor,
C. Hmncc McCall
Monumental Marble Works,
MILLER k Mcl’ALI, Proprietors,
Southwest Comer of tho FnUio Sqnore,
AMERICUS, GA.
Monuments, Tombs, Etc.,Etc.
of the best Italian and American Marble.
I. A. Battle’s $3.00 Hen’s Shoes.
CTA Guarantee Orem tha Mannfadnrrr. met
I claim that liras ikon are Made of the hrs
Imhar that can h« produced. Theru la no abndd.
An them; they win wear conri ta a- jr maton made
Mm that woaM rout y.-u u«e dolln-is. 1 do a hrjc*
buy and aril f c cash, nod th iwiom lam
i to defy competition. I hara taken ihb
■ - .vi. ok., q-
. r rricwir*
noud hr Ike asnlKUier. I olatm Ihno Shoe,
twteatiirbcd with Ilia be.t of .Ilk, llwkou
■murn —wed on with tha Vat of Barbour ,
ikr—d, which U Imported bum Scotland. Tkoeo
dw or. owd. on th. Ute.1 Improved U-ta, led
,M Will Mad them on T-, St. allcrjrau hare tred
mm pmr you will w*»r uom tb.l I. Mt.iu.jmd
on if* bottom 'A. A. Battle'. U.M tl-
MITC HELL’S
EYE-SALVE!
A.CetUln, Site and F.SMlIro Homed y (be
rsTesr-Drops, UrtnnUtlons, Sty*
Turnon, Red Ejcs. aid Matted
Eye Lubes
» ASD
la. oaullr .ffleaelona whom wood
6 it advnntMWo
aid kp all PmaRUta at M t «t>
LUMBER. LUMBER.
I.w* Wat A. a BalT. ,heo. two anl a half
Wktfmra A marten, aawla« to twenlf dapa,aa4
wlU dekerr LoaiWr ta dawrien « kw a. the
tout. lijriistt); U.W. JOttDAS.
ALMOST INCREDIBLE.
„J»OfE r» IXIcbnrdBon, Cn*tom llonso. Tfmr
OrlrdUm, on oath, soys: ** la Uhl tterafaloa* Ulcer*
brokeoutoamr nedjrnntll I wasa ma>«of rorrap-
tlon. Krerythinf known to tho medical faculty waa
fried In *win. I hecama a mere wreck. At lime*
Wouldloot lift my hand« to tny head, could not turn
la bed; was In constant pain, and looked upon lift,
a* a curse. No relief nr cure in ten years. In 1WH
1 heard nt tho Uvti/ vua used them sad
was perfectly cured.
Sworu to Wore 17. 8. Coin. J. I). CRAWFORD.
stTll MORE so. ~~
Will hreOnniilil, 3312 Doarhnrn Street. Chl-
-•-itiwlf ilf**«a cure of KcsiM
c JS^SSSL“m-'
seventeen year*
and kareafornnev
■isht yearn; jrlttl I
CTh’?.
o move, esrept...
.. it *»>•».»n |||ja*elf for
• rlttl liun.IrmU nf romedic*: doctor*
h'ljwl-.B; yrrmanvotlycurcd
MORE WONDERFUL YET.
H. K. Carrentrr, I trade mm. ?C. Y.. cured nf
Pa.iriami« or I><«rudy. of twenty year*’ -fBii.lm.;. hy
CCTXflU JfKMKtifK*. Th* RHwt wonderful cure
on rtc.nl. A rin*tpawful nf H*ate« f» M from hiio
daily. l , hy*irianaautlhiBfnen«tm tliooirbi lie tnn-i
die. Cure i*«wn to lednre a jui*t».-e «.f the ;»esc*
and lUmlomon’n mott pn-mlncnt «'irnm.
DON’T WAIT.
YTsito to aa for thus* teal imnnlal* l.i full nr send
direct to tne purUe* All am ah«nlurely true ami
given without nur knowlcdae nr Moliuit at ion. I ton’t
wait. Kow is the time to eure every specie* nf Itch-
lap. Scaly. Pimply, Mcroftilou*, ]nh< riled. Conta-
feyfipffisiii'irr:*^
_8old by all drucMi'ia. I'rices t trirrmt. Met*.;
VtUMM.VRXT.61: boar.2Scta Punui Duvuaxu
CucMiai. Ct»n Ilovtou. Mm.
ATTENTION!
LIQUORS,
BEERS,
CIGARS,
Eto.i Etc.
I tun and alwaj. kfrp no band a full .apply of
apvrtnd and Poropatlc Uqwora. Itrrns Chaaa.
■gun, Clgara, ct,-.. Mr, whk-b 1 am —bin, at
LOWEST MARKET I'RICEl). Alania Imli
Awort—1 Slock nf
which I am .citing oa CHEAP AH THE CHEAP
EST. Otvo mo a trial aad b. eoaftoeoda
Fresh Cincinnati Beer on Draught!
Always oa bald al la per (lawn
FwLni4(Hlft3flLI.tJ2P.I
I haw added to my paw a food
Billiard and Pool Table
Vkom sow utn tho cod of tbr ocoooa I will Ivrcp
M Supply of Ice on band.
JAKE ISRAELS,
Next door to Bank nf American Cottoa ^two—j
U 1)5FEDERATE OFFICIALS*
THE WHEBEABOUT8 OP TnE CABINET
orricEBS or the late secedebs.
The scriou, illness of Congress,
man Kea;an, who was PostmBSter
Genernljol the Confederate Govern
ment, says n W nailing ton letter of
the 89tb Inst., to the Cincinnati
Times-Star, suggests some inquiries
regarding the whereabouts of other
members ottlia*. organisation. Al
though the Confederate Govern,
meut was but fire years iu exis*
ence it bad numerous Cabinets.
There were no less than three Sec-
retancs of State, five Secretaries of
War, two Secretaries of the Treas
ury. and a third who was acting
Secretary, and three Attorney
Generals.
Of the Secretaries of State J udah
P.Benjatnin was, of coarse, the
most celebrated. He is still living,
as is well known, abroad. He has
fortune, iu the piuctico of law in
London, and a large one it is too.
The stories which have reached
here of bis success in law in the
greatest city in the world are some
thing wonderful, and the fortune
which ho lias accumulated in the
twenty years since the war is a very
large one. He lias closed up his law
business, however, having made
mouey cnougli and news just now
comes tlint lie has gone to Paris to
live permanently.
Bob Toombs, who was another
Secretary of State, still lives in
Georgia, his old home. He is a
wealthy old man, still ns full of ec
centricities as when years ago be
announced that lie expected to call
his roll ot slaves on Bunker Hill.
He lias retired from the active pur
suits of life, having an ample for
tune, and, as has recently betn an
nounced, been baplixed and become
a member of the Methodist Church,
of which hi* wife, now deceased,
was for years an honored member.
His beautiful Southern home is sur
rounded by every comfort and lux
ury which wealth and a long and
varied cxper'encc could supply.
II. M. I'. Hunter, of Virginia,
was another Secretary of State of
the Confederacy. lie too is still
living in his old Stale, Virginia,
liis poslollk'i! address is Lloyds.
Essex county, Vn. Ho is in baii
health and an old and very broken
man.
The Secretaries >f War have not
escaped tbc scythe of tho grim
reaper us successfully as have tbc
Secretaries of Stale, for all of the
latter arc still living. Of the Sco
re tarius of War, however, three
out of four arc dead. George W.
Randolph, of Virginia, who was
Sccietaryof War in 18C2 J A. Sod
den, also ot Virginia, who was Sec-
re'ary of War in 1SG2, and J. S.
Breckinridge, who succeeded him
in 1866, arc all do id. L. Pope
Walker, of Alabama, tbc first Sec
retary of War. is still living in bis
old State. Ilia home is at Hunts
ville, where he practices his profes
sioo, that of lawyer, very success
fully. He has Just come to the
surface in tho trial ol the Jesse
James cases In Alabama as a law
yer and an honored citizen.
John A. Campbell, who was for
a considerable time Acting Secre
tary of War. is now a resident of
Baltimore. Mr. Campbell was a
Judge in the Supreme Court at the
breaking out ol the War, and re-
lawyer in that olty. Mr. Davla con
tinucs as a resident oi his own State,
North Carolina, living at Wilming
ton, where he practiocs law and
talks about the old war times with
his old frienda who gather about
him. He was a great admirer of
Gen. I/Of, and entertained that gen
tleman on hie last visit to North
Carolina. •
Tho Post Oflieo Department was
S sided over by nne man from the
inning to the end of the Con-
iraoy, John H. Keegan. He
retired from Congress at the begin
ning of the war, having already
served two terms in that body, and
was elected with others in the
Secession Convention of Texas.
By this convention be was elected
Deputy to the Provisional Congress
of the Confederacy. In March of
that year he waa appointed Post
master General of tho Provisional
Government of the Confederacy
and was reappointed on the per
manent organization of the Con
federate Government in 1862, and
occupied that position U> tbe close
of tho war. Of tbe Confederate
Congresr llvo members are now in
the Congress of tbe United Stales.
Vest, of Missouri, who was a Sena
tor in tbe Confederacy, is in the
Uaited States Senate. Pugh, of
Alabama, who was a member of
the Confederate House, is now in
tbe Senate. Garland, ol Arkansas,
who was a member ot both House
and Senate in the Confederacy, is
now in tho Senate, wbilo Singleton
and Barksdalo, of Mississippi, who
wero members of the Confederate
House, arc now in the House of
tbe Forty-oiglith Congress.
DANKOS DOTS.
Do the People Read Advertisements.
We coincide with tha Philadel
phia Times in tho assertion that the
best proof that properly presented
advertisements are read, is the
commanding success of the beat
business houses that have advertis
cd wisely. Tho Times has been
published for nine yo <rs, and its
advertising patrons are among the
oldest and best business bouses of
Philadelphia and other cities. It
has passed through periods of de
pression and disaster and recorded
many failures. But it is yet to re
cord tbe first prominent failure of
a liberal and systematic advertiser,
who have as a rule, prospered in
ncsrly exact propoition to tbe
measure of their advertising.
These facts provo, as tbe Times
alleges, that fudicions advertise
ments are read by the people, and
that judioious advertising is tbe
certain method of advancing legiti
mate business. Houses in the targe
cities employ tho very best talent
to write their advertisements—men
who understand Ilia fundamental
principle of advertising, Articles
cannot be sold above their market
value by advertising, but they can
be sold at just thc| right time, just
when tbey should be disposed of,
by presenting them in the freshest
and most artistio manner.
A correspondent of tho Buena
Vista Argus says that there are
more old men ranging from 70 to
100 years old in Marion county
than in any other section of Geor
gia, great majority of them do their
own work, plow daily and while
they bear the impress ot sgc, have
tbe ruddy impress of health so p< cu
liar to this section. There is Mr.
. I. Lancaster and Mr. John Benson
and Mr. L. Scott who has lived in
tbe rebellion and connected himself
actively with tbe cause. He re
presented the Confederacy at the
national conference between Presi
dent Lincoln and the members of
the Confederate Government at
Fortress Monroe during tbe war,
and was active as an official and an
adviser of that government during
the entire period of its existence.
Though in his 73d years, he is still
an active citizen and highly honor-1 It is a noticeable Dust that tbe
cd. Northern Republicans have not
Florida for a while for his health,
returned to bis home in Marion
county, it over 70 yearn of age, and
plows every day. In one house
not far from here resides three
ladies, representing three genera
tions, all three of whom are grand
mothers. The grandmother, the
mother and daughter. Mrs. Butler,
tbe eldest, is 107 or 108.
A BUREAU AGENCY
Newspanen, Etc., Eta
am mow loeatfd tcaporsri'r In 1H% mo, hav*
been oMIffed to 6om on icronni of tb« rapidly
falling health of ray matter, who' need* at all
time* ray personal atteailam I will open a bureau
r be colie :t I on of debt* ioridre I am agent for
alt popular book*, and will rerrira aubacrfptione
C a newspaper*. Qflet in court hence.
W. K. HLMltKY.
D«fM7. ®».. April I, Hi*. tf
There were but two Secretaries
of tbe Treasury, C. G. Mcmmingcr,
of South Carolina, and George A.
Trcnbolm. Mr. Memminger still
lives in bis old State, and practices
law at his home io Charleston.
G. A. Trcnbolm, who succeeded
Memminger in 1864, it dead. Judge
Kcsganwas alto Acting Secretary
of War for a short time. A t’ARD.
Thougll the Confederacy bad not To all whosratuffsnn* fr-m the errors
much of a navv, it bad a Navv De-! and indtocr. lions of Jrotm., nenroua
partment S B. Mallory, of Vlor-
elected negroes as delegates. They
have thrown them me occasions!
sop in the wav of an alternate’s
place. “8ecor’’ Robeson was de
feated in New Jersey by a negro
alternate. The negroes must be
grateful if they are not allowed to
take seats. Tho white principal*
will go.
ids, was the Secretary of the Navy.
He died several years ago.
Tbe law department of the Con
federacy, of the Attorney General’s
office, bad three inoumbcnlr during
tbe existence of that organization:
Thomas Bragg, of North Carotins;
Thomas ll. Watts, of Alabama, and
George D. Davit,of North Carolina.
Mr. Watts atiil lives io bit old State,
with bis residence at Montgomery,
and is a successful and prominent
you, FREE OF CHARGE This groat
remedy vox discovered l.yr * iiilMionary
in Hoollt Am.ricn. Send aofl[-addr*«»ed
envelope to the ltsv. Jwsri T. hsius,
Station D, At. York CVg.
The Duke of Bucclcugb, who has
just died, bad for sixty-five years
been in possession of no fewer than
470,000 acres of land situated in
seven Scotch and five English coun
ties, tbe rent rolls of which amoun
ted to $1,200,000 aycar.
Dawson, May 7—Intensive farm
ing nat been practically exemplified
here by Capt John A. Fulton.
He has around his residence in
this eity eight seres of ground
which in past years he has made
very remunerative. At one time
he had five seres of this land In
cultivation, planting cotton seed
between the rows of wheat. On
the 18th of May ot one year he
bad his wheat cut and threshed
and it measured up a little over
twenty bushels to the acre. That
season Mr. B. U. Hood, who bad
threshed over four thousand bush
els of wheat, said it was tho best
and heaviest wheat be had ever
threshed. The cotton did an well
in proportion, for from the five
acres was realized four and a half
bales. This is but a small illustra
tion of wbat can bo done in Sontb-
west Georgia if proper efforts are
mado towards intensive fsrmln
Quite an Interesting religions
meeting is going on in tbe Metho
dist church here. On tost Sunday
morning tbe Presiding Elder, Rev.
G. G. N. McDonald, of your city
preached a ‘‘Missionary’’ sermon
from tbo text “Thy Kingdom
Como." His subject was presented
in a forcible manner, interlarded
with valuable statistics. Ho stated
that tbo membership in the Ameri
cus district numbered some 6,000
persons, but only about IS cents
per person has been realized for
missionary purposes, and at to
prcaoliing places we were very de
ficient—“more shells of bouses
compose some of the churches in
tho district." Don’t wo want so
live missionary workers here at
home. The congregation that wait-
ed upon this able minister tvns t
largo ono, anil the singing was ex
ceplionally One. Miss Claude Far-
rar, the accomplished organist, in
tbe Service ol Song, bad the sup
port of almost tbe whole congrega
tion in the singing.
The Dawson College Guards
came back Irom Columbus delight
ed with their trip. They made the
trip part of the way steamboat. At
Euraula they wero received bv the
Kufiiula Light Infantry, and the
courtesies of tbe city were tendered
them. In publio and in private
the “soldier boys” aro loud in their
praise or tl o hospitality that they
received in Culoinbus. Before tbey
iclt the boys improvised N. U.
Barnes, a gallant conic lerato sol
dler, to go along with them as one
of Ibeir lieutenants.
Wo are glad for “that Utile vil
lage of tbe plain,” Friendship, in
your county. Wo icarn that Miss
Julia Worthy of that place will
share with another young ltdy tJ>E
first honor in tho coming com
mencement exercises of the Colum
bus Female College. Miss Ola
Leonard, daughter ol Hon. L. M.
Lennard, of this city, at that time
wilt be complimented by a readers’
place at the exercises of the Junior
clats. Quite a compliment to t«o
of our favorite young ladies.
Some of the freedmen here aru
making an industry of the “bear
grass” which grows spontaneously
in our woods. From tbisgraassre
made some of tbe finest door and
buggy mats we ever saw. They
are soft and are more especially
adapted to the purpose for which
they aro made. Wo like to see
this utilizing of little things.
Dawson’s educational school, the
Owen Nelson Institutute, is doing
good work for the section. Prof.
J. W. Lowroy is considered one of
tbc best mathmaticians and sn edu
cator of tbe first class, and is doing
noble work for the pupils under
bis charge. With the college and
this institute in our midst, wc can
lay claim to the bekl educational
facilities.
The negro who was shot in sn
altercation a few days ago by an
other negro here died on last Tues
day. The murderer is in jail.
Tbe picnic of the Sunday schools
in this city on last Friday was a
decided success.
Tbe orignal Dan Ilice,“the clown
of our daddies," will lecture here
next Friday night.
Last Friday being “return day”
for tbe Superior court, which con
vene* here on the fourth Monday
in this month, was a busy day with
tbe elerk and sherifl. Your cor
respondent’s pen was brought into
requisition on that day for a whole
day’s work. W. K. P.
JOLLY J0115FREEY1LLE
Jounpbeeville, May 5.—Weal*
needing rain, Tbe late plantiaf of
cotton will not come np until It
rains, and the prospects art very
good for a dry May. “A dry May
for a good crop year,” says an oM
adage, bat it flailed three years age;
we had a dry June and July, aad
also strange, bnt trne, il it don*
rain the first three days of a month
there will he but little or no rain
during that month. Should wa
have a dry May tbe oat crop will
be a complete failure. We have
never soon tbe little cotton grow 1
fatter, and tbe corn is also doing
fine where it has been worked. ,
We wish to say to the young
ladies that were corresponding with
“Business," and never received
any anawers to their leters,that
they were never received. Onr
postmaster, or rather his well In
formed assistant, said it waa again*
tbe postal laws to deliver any snob
letters, and forwarded them to the
dead letter office. We would have
made this statement beforo now,
but |ust learned a few days age
why they were nerer reoeived.
Such letters are delivered by other
offices, and we can’t see why It
should not bo dono at this office.
We are very sorry as it had to be
dono that it was not done at first,
as t is young ladies no doubt blaase
“Business” for all of it. He would
like to continue the correspondences
if it can be to arranged.
Mr. S. P. Kimbrough returned
from Daweon Sunday, and is qqite
alek.
Mr. Frank Hester has boon veiy
sick, but ho is improving.
Messrs: W. D. and K. J. Jaokson
and Malar spent last Sunday in {he
vllle.
We bear that Mrs. 0. A. Kim
brough is quite ill.
Stewart Superior Court still con
tinue*, not getting through last
week.
Our village school will do* next
Friday.
Tbe water melon vines are look
ing fine.
Tho railroad fever is about cool
ed down;‘it is now in the hands of
the Central, and but few, if any,
expect any road. All well.
Matos.
SMITHY1LI.E SaYISUS.
8mituville, May 7.—It gives as
pleasure to state that CoL Wm, M.
McAfee, who has lain for thres
weeks at the point of death; is now
soma belter. Mrs. Mo A fee, worn
out with watching, has also bee*
confined to her bed a day or twoL
Sinoe the Central R. B. baa te-
adopled its old schedule Smithvilln
feels and looks like herself again.
Last night five locomotives and
more than ono hundred care .lay
or*' here.
The frame-work of the new ware
house fe up, and tbe iron for the
walls and toof bae been received.
The structure will lend an air of
butinees to tbe town wbieh it 1pm
not hitherto eqjoyed.
Wo k wa* commenced Monday
on tbe new brick store of Mr, D.
G. Avers. This building, 20 by 69
feet, will ocoupy a prominent oer-
ner, and would be an ornament and
a credit to a mueb huger place.
Johnson Bros, have purchased*
handsome soda foont, and an pre
pared to dispense the Arotie bev
erage to thirsty customers.
Judge D. B. Harrell and Mr.
William Davidson left here Mon
day for 8avannsh in the internet
of tbs Preston railroad. V. X.
Tub manufacture of needles aad
pins constitutes one of the most
flourishing industries iu Germsojp
The eight manufactories or leer-
lobn alone consumed, in 1883, a*
less then 600 tons of wire,emplC3r-
ing also a working force of soma
800 male and 700 female juvenile
operatives,besides seven steam ea- .
glooeand four waterwheels of 280
horse-power.
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