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Newspaper Page TextAmericus Recorder. Established 1879. AMERICUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1884. Daily, Per Year,-$*.0# Wkkklv, “ ... 9.09 Americus Recorder. NW.IS0XD BY ■w. x«. fltti—OTn. OFFICE OX COTTON AVK.YITK, AMERICUS. America! If tbJ conaty seat ot Barntcr .aunty, Georgia, situated ou the Soutb- western railroad, 71 miles southwest of Macon, sod shout 80 miles north of ths Florida lino. ItissltusUd lo tbs Unset section of Georgia, raising s greeter reri- ely of sgricultaral end hortieultarsl pro ducts then sny other cart of the South, combining sll the fruits, grain sad vege- tsblesof the temperate end semi-tropical zones—wbest, corn, rye, oats, rice, Irish sod sweet potatoes, peanuts, chafes, cotton, peas, sugar cane, apples, pears, peaches, grapes, plants ana other fruits. The climate la mild and equable, and one of the most healthy in the world, the air being pure and nn and most beneficial lor long and throat diseases. All kinds of outdoor work can be performed witbout inconvenience from summer best or winter oold. Americus baa a population of 6,000, is beautifully situ«ted on high and rolling ground and boasts of some of the handsomest business blocks in the fioath. The city has fine publio schools: good churches; a large publio library; one daily, one semi-weekly and two weekly newspapers; a new opera bouse completely furnished wilu scenery an* capable or seating 1,000 persons: a well organized fire department, iucludinr two fine steamers; the streets are we I pared, sewered and lighted; there are two flouring mills, a cotton seed oil mill, cloning mill and variety works, carriage factory, and a number of minor manfacto- ries; about two hundred firms are engaged in mercantile basinrse; three banks with an abundance of capital; two good hotels furnish good accommodations. Americas is tbo centre of trade for six counties comprising the richest agricul tural section in Georgia, the average an nual cotton receipts being 30,000 hairs, which will be largely increased by the completion of the Preston nod I-umpkiu railroad now in process of construction. It is the largest city in Southwest Geor gia, and has been appropriately nsimd the "Commercial Capital" of that sec tion, and it is rapidly growing in popu lation and wealth. As a place of busi ness residence it presents attractions equaled by few cilies in the South. Property of all kinds is comparatively cheap, although rapidly advancing in valuo; the inhabitants of both city and country ure cultivated, courteous and hospitable, with a cordial wolcomo to ini- migrants. To enterprising tradesmen, ju dlolous capitalists and industrious form ers this section of Georgia offers tine op portunilics. Any information in regard to city or country will be cheerfully fur nished by addressing the Am Kind's He- ctuiDKK, Americus. Ga. FK0M JOLLY JOHNPBEVILLE. LA WVER8. C. H. Mct'BOKY, ATTORNEY AT LAW, KLLAVILLE, GA. TERMS—All rlninia from |So or under, (3: rum $.*) to 9300^ ton p. r coni.; u\«*r 9HO, **vcn jii*r nut. No eturtfe* anlej* collection* »ro made. DOCTORS. Dr. 0. B. RAINES, JBGEON AND PHYSICIAN. * u corner oi hkssou ■mi vm will receive pr. rapt »tt«utlon. DR. C. A. BROOKS, AMEIUCl'S, GA. (Mil* left » l DiTennect'* dm* Mora will race ire int uttrttlon. Will be fdnnd •» night m the r"TsslJ a «> Uawblas r..n>cr V«s mm.1 ta jdrnce o/Cdi. 8. II. Uivkiw, corner La* sad Lollop HtaeU. JIII8CELLAXEOU8. Neil pioliett, ALBOTTON, - - - - GEORGIA Will ■loFUstcrint. Brickwork snd Tlos.cwork CaUsmlM s .peciatly. li.pa lri, Z does, Ordw. t r musly stl.nded te. _ **** GIN-WORK. c I would rcepectfully state to th# pnUlc that lam now pr»|>aired.to REPAIR OLD GINS 1 after hsvtss tad on ssparinee of *•"«> nanta th. bnnat sis autnhciorlM, I know ttat 1 can slvaiallswctlon. All work syraa- ■hJ. I am located with wr lattar on J.Cknon street, la mrofOItvcr * It ans* ssileiM. |mays* sail >.!*' CAMiaus. Uws J. Ml'ler. C. Horace McCall. Honumental Marble Works, MILLER * Mct'ALL, Proprietors, Southwest Corner of tbo Public Square. AMERICL'8, OA. • tIa Tit uc van itvujit Monuments, Tombs, litc^hto. | bu business. Johhpbeville, Oct. 19.—Dry and dusty; no rain yet, and no proapecta. Hsd a good rain abovo and below last Friday evening. Cotton picking will be over in a few weeks and will not be more than a half crap, end st the present price of cotton, many of ns poor farmers will corns out behind. Ths pcs, esne and potato crop is almost a failure. It is now Urns to plant fall o>ts but looks like we will have the luck of lest year; too dry, any time during this month or the first of next will do if ws can get the rain. Tho voice of the engines are now heard in the lend, ws have four in hearing dis tance of shout four miles—three gins end one saw mill, and tbs whistles can be beard from 4 o'clock in the morning until 9 o'clock at night. Mr. A. II. Hawks, laic of Terrell county, but sn old Am.ri ons hoy, has moved bis saw mill to the Kaudle land on Bear Creek two miles from ths ville, when yen will. always find plenty of lumber of all kinds and sizes. Having known Mr. H. from boy. hood wc can reoommend him to the lum- berneeding public as a perfect gentleman. Oar section was greatly in need of a saw mill, and if Mr. H. will price bis lumber to cult the times, he enn dispose of all he can saw. We hops oar next grand jnry will not forget to recommend tuat our Ordinary Issns no mors li juor licenses in the connty. We have no objections to its being sold in tho county site, but do object to little shanties stack np through the connty with a few kegs of popsknll, they are nothing bat a nuisance; worth nothing to the county, and should b« done away with. Most overy man we meet now is a candidate. We hear that all onr present ojunty offleere will have an opposing candidate, and the race in January next will be a lively one. Onr prevent oflloers are as good a act ns can be found in the state, and why not keep thorn in oflico and let good enough alone. You can't do any belter or get any cheap er ones. Our matrimonial market is busy and in a fow weeks two of our best young men will ho hooked up in double har ness. Bring 'em in, boys, we need them. We have tendered our resignation us mayor, and it lias been accepted. Many were dissatisfied liooauso we objected to having an artesian well, and wo thought it best to resign. Mr. J. W. Dupree will act as mayor until an election can he had, which wilt lie on tho first Saturday in next month. Tho health of our community waa never bolter. The Villo is one of the healthiest towns in Southwest Georgia, and when the A. P. A L. road is finished, we expect many Northerners to spend their winters with Uk. Fine hotels will be erected. Mrs. 8. left for yonr city lost Friday to spend a couplo of weeks, and yon may look for tbs old man about tbs time of tbs sbowcus. Mrs. Hester, who has been quite sick, ws are glad to say is about well again. 8. Albert Hill for collector, J. M. Oliver sod A. M. Bslkcom for assessor. Oapt. W. H. Jernigsn, the indefatigable bridge builder of the 8. W. B. B., is off for Texu on an exploring expedition. The new cotton compress at Enfanls is rapidly going np again and soon we will hear the bnxx of its machinery at work compressing the staple into its tiny shape. Quitman. NO TALKING IN TERRELL, Dawson. October 14.—Hon. H. G. Tur ner, candidate for congress for this dis trict, came to our city ou Sunday last, and remained all day Monday, intending to address ths citizens in behalf of him self end Clevelana and Hendricks. Bnt the people of the country were so bnsy gathering their crops, and our merchants so bnsy selling good., making (heir re mittances, etc., that bo fonnd it impossi ble to get np a respectable andience, and so abandoned the idea of speaking. I think it quite unnecessary for oar candi dates to speak in Terrell. We ore oil right here, from principle, from interest, from reason, and from instinct. The 01 position to the organized democracy i this eonn'y is so small that it can scarce ly be seen with the natural eye. Thcro are a fow republican-struck negroes who will vote for anybody or anything rather than a good, honest democrat. And I must admit that there are a very few per sons in our midst worse than the above- such men, for instance, as voted for Tom Hearn for tne legislatnre, in onr lost elec tion. Bat such people will exist in all communities, and there's no help for it! No one baa ever yet found a care for their idiosyncrasies. The poet truthful ly says— “Convince n fool nffilnut hb Mill. I Hell be of tho frame opinion still.* Mr. John H. Tnornas, of Montgomerys is on a visit to our city, looking after bis nil mill interests and bis farm rents. There’s no telling what else be may be looking for, as bo's a young widower. Mr. Cbarlie Gunnells, of Albany, is again upon our stroets, with a smile on bis face that reaches from ear to ear; and I might say from year to year. Miss Willie Hodnett, from the Dover District, is on a visit to onr citv, the guest of Miss Carrie Brown. If I were not afraid of making all the other yonng ladies mad. I would bo tempted to say that Miss Willie ix ns pretty a specimen as ever grow on Terrell soil. A great deal of cotton coming in from every direction. Messrs. Frank Hester and W. M. Crymes come iu yesterday from Webster county and others from Stowort. Col. L. C. Hoyl took the train to-dsy for Albany to nttoml Superior Court. •I. A, F. sermon to a large congregation at II o’clock,yesterday morning, and another last night. He left lor his home at 2 o’clock this afternoon. Our entire community arc very much pleased with Mr. MacDonald, and hope he will be returned to us next year. Rev. J. F. Webb, of Berrien county, came up last week to at tend the association at Macedonia and visit his two brothers, Henry and Richard Webb, of this county. Mrs. Bascomb Lowrey, of Ala bama, tormcrly Miss Georgia Red dick, of our city, is on a visit to relatives and triends in Dawson, and is now the guest ot Judge H S. Bell. It does seem that our young edi tors and professors are a little ahead of t'uc “old cap” with the young ladies on the corner just at the present writing, but I hereby ;ive them warning that they had setter “watch as well as pray,” for “Let Hercules himself do what be may, The cat will mew. each dog will have his day." Speight Baldwin is hauling water trom the creek, half a mile off, to run bis gin and saw mill, and yet be is as jolly os ever Mark Taply was. Colonels T. H. Pickett and A. S. J. Henderson, also T. J. Hart and A. Doubler, went down lo Leary, to-day, to attend and take a part in the trial of J. R. Boyd for larceny after trust. Mr. George M. Roberts, after a visit to his parents, near our city, of three weeks, returned to bis home in Bainbridge to-day. J. A. F. COLLECTED IN COLQUITT. DAWSON DOTS. FROM HATCHER’S STATION. Hatcu sit's Station, Oct 4.-Som« light ahowan of rain have fallen an a portion of oar county, but cot in suffi cient quantities to wot the ground more than an Inch deep aail the favored por tions ere very smsll in area, so that the drought le still unbroken. Our farmers have nearly all their cotton out and have managed to do so without tbo promised aid of the grand Masoa cotton pleker. Era the first dey of November arrives not a hale of cotton will be fonnd in tho fields. Dawson, Oct. 10.—Mary Louise, inlant and oni.r child of Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Loyiess, died about 10 o’clock Wednesday night, and was Interred at tho city cemetery yes terday afternoon at four o'clock. She was a very pretty and lovely little girl, ami our whole city sym pathize with the bereaved parents. Colonel Henderson has returned from Irwin county court, but I haven't had an opportunity of in terviewing him and ascertaining how many cases be gained or how many laurels he won. Miss Belle Brown, ot Talhotton, is visiting our city, the guest of Mrs. W. 11. Melton. Mr. Ed. McDonald and lady, of Cutbbcrt, visited our city 'this week. The thermometer has reached 99 degrees several times this week. I don’t want it any hotter, but would like to have one more degree to boast of. Wc have a set of very intelligent, handsome and gallant young men in our city, and it seems that the young ladies lor several counties around found it out before I thought to mention it. That ac- Editoh Recobdeb — After a long rest, I again send you tho news from Colquitt. We nro dry here; yos, very dry. Sugar cane blades begin to look like they would burn. Late cotton a failure; peas am) potatoes have been needing rain in most districts of this county for three wcoks. Our election pussed off quietly, about two-thirds of the voters be ing interested enough to vote. We The October Eleetlons. Atlinta Confutation. The oleetion In Ohio and Weat Virginia on yesterday leaves the November battle yet to bo fought and won. The Democrats here never ex pected to carry Ohio, and have nev er had any right to expect it. They made the fight in that state for the sake of discipline, and they have won all that they could have hoped for. We have never claim ed the state, and our opinion has been that the republican majority would be even larger than it has proved to be. If the republicans can do no more after the supreme efforts they have made in this state that is steadily and steadfastly re publican, there la reason to hope that they cannot bold even tbeir slender majority in tbe Novombe battle, when their resources must be scattered through a dozen states. The election in West Virginia shows, beyond a doubt, that the democrats may count with cer tainty on overy southern state. This assured, the formula of na tional dcmocratio victory is simple and safe. The electoral votes of tho south, with the votes of New York and Indiana, will elect Cleve land. We are confident that New York will go democratic, and by a large majority. Govornor Cleveland has proved bimselfstrongertban hie party in that state, and be has an independent republican constituen cy »bat wlllimore than offset any defection in Now York city. He has tho silent vote of Now York beyond the shadow of a doom, and this vote dcoides every election in which it is sailed out. As for In diana, it has never failed to stand by Governor Hendricks. It is reliably democratic by from 5,008 to 12,090, aud it will' not fail its favorite son in this crisis. Out side of Indiana, tbe democratn will carry Now Jfcrscy and Connootlcut in our opinion. Our special from Now York In dicates that thu democrats will open a vigorous and hopeful and systematic campaign at once. They will never waver or falter until the LATEST NEWS. OHIO AND WEST VIRGINIA. Ohio Republics* »y 13,000 aufl Wt Virginia Democratic by 5,00ft, send a good Representative. Our I last ballot i» cast in November. Senator will speak for himself and | Tho fight for honesty against, ras- us- | cality.for tho people against thieves There is much sickness bore, | cannot bo hailed or obati uctcd- by From half to twethird. ot a crop U all counts for so many young ladies that will be realized. We are oow ready for tba tall plantings of grain crops, bus can't plow until we get rain to soften tbo land. Our farmers are about disgusted with tba "all cotton" stylo of forming, and aro determined now to make an effort to mot hog and hominy. Tba truck basin eei bos almnt ployed out and nothing ia left but to raieo meat and bread, with milk and bnttar, cblckeon and eggs, indeed ill edibleo that will thrive on our lends. Sbeor necessity his at length accomplished that which newspaper erticlee on forming foiled, after a series of yeen lo effect. A great deal or elckness yet preveile lo our leetlou, end in locelitiee heretofore unknown. Very little abatement if any: though fortunately, nearly every esse I* tractable end easily controlled with proper remedies. Mr. D. L. Hatcher, late ot Albany, it at home looking very thiu from e severe spell of fever. He will return es soon ea be eon recuperate sufttciently to rtemne visiting our city every month in tho year. Dr. J. R. Kidd and daughter, of Stewart connty, are on a visit to friends and relatives in our county. Dawson, October 11.—Misses Birdie ami Doisey McNulty “as tonished tbe natives” this morning about 6 o’clock by cantering up and down tbe street on tbeir fine steeds. It is indeed a charming spectacle to see beautiful young ladies swaying gracefully in tbeir saddles upon tbe backs ot spirited horses, especially just as one is getting out or bed. Misses Sallie Ellis, Jennie Hauek and Ada Tawnton, of Cutbbert, camo up yesterday to attend the Prlmative Baptist Association, at Massadonia, in this county, today and to-morrow. Miss Ellis is mostly remittent fever. Green Lawson died Sept. 25tb, after a short illness; aged about 70 years. He was a man universally esteemed, and friends in five coun ties mourn bis loss. This is our time to sell lands here r and prices are higher than last year. How long land will lie be sold here for $.100 per acre whereupon a man can make a good living, is a problem. Merry Moultrie has left us and wc are sad, but friends here send after him their best wishes for his ■ success and good health. Wc re-j gret our loss, but hope- his lot may ' fall among friends and in pleasant places. Collecting debts is in fashion here now. Ali’IIA. the fact that the republicans have earned a state that they havo al. ways carried when they nccded'it. The fight will now be transferred from a sure republican state to two democratic states, ami tho result in-New York and Indiana will show that the republicans havs lost steadily since the day they nominated a man who was below even the corrupt standard of their STEWART IDl'hTY. Shot from Ambush. Macon, Oct. 13.—A fearful state of affairs from Monroe county was reported here to-day, in which a series of crimes wore committed) including cutting, arson and at tempt to assassinate. Last Monday night there was a cotton picking on the place of Mr. James Searcy, in which a negro named Horace Monroe cut three other negroes, Beverly Howard, Eugene Thweall and Willis Tbweatt. Tbe negroes swore vengeance on him. On Tuesday morning Monroe, who is the engineer ot Searey's gin, made up his fire early in the l.uu.kia lii.l.f.i.Ji.t. Only eight esses have been- re turned to tho Octolier terns of Stewart Superior Court. A great deal of cotton near ths river, which- is usually ship;>e() by boats, is now being hauled to j Kufaula: George Kelly, colored,, was stricken wilb paralysis about three weeks ago and died from the effect of the alteofc on Sunday lasU Loudon Cobb, a well known old colored man, died of heart disease on Saturday last and was buried by moonlight last Sunday night at the colored Baptist cemetery. On Friday night last at iim’ctock, Mr. Thomas Barr, one of 'the old est citi/cns of Lumpkin, died at his home here, having beta an in valid for seventeen years. This season of dry weather has Icvelopeu sickness on the high Cincinnati, Out. 15.- receivcd from ail parts of tbe 8tete arc uniform as showing a largely increased vote. In many places tbe increase is marked. Another shown la that the people were more than ordinarily arrayed in the two great parties. Both tbe Greenback and Prohibition vote was compara tively insignificant. The vote waa as distinctly marked as if a Presi dential ticket bad been- before the- people. A matter of great sur prise is the large vote received tgr the Republican candidate for Judge of tbe Sv.premo Court. There waa a genera) belief that be would fidl far below tbe rest of tbe ticket, owing to disaffection among the saloon men-on account of bis opin ion on the Seott liquor law, but contrary to«xpectalions-be carried a vote fully up with tho,remainder ot tbe ticket,-and here in- Hamilton county bis- vote is greater than that tor Robinson. Comjmiiib; October 15i—The ia- terest in the election hae- not yet abated. Tbostreets were crowded ail night, and are still in that con dition. Business men are-discuss ing tbe result in the most naimated manner. Nothing has been re ceived to change tbo estimates made last nigbt. Complete returns h»vo been received fromi twenty counties. The reports were never so prompt before. This indicates that tbero were but tew soratehed tickets. A great deal of mystery surrounds tbe prohibition vote, and upon this and tbo withholding oi tho reports from a few caunties, the democrats base a hopo of cutt ing down tho republican majority below 15,000/ The contost fair congressman ia tho Third district i» very close,, but as Morey, the republican candidate, runs ahead of his tioket 103 votes in Clermont county, which makes a change of over 500 votes in favor of tbe Republicans, ills friends clsirn bis election. Tho indications are that Johnson,.ths Republican can didate for Supreme Court Judge, has a majority of3,000 in Hamilton eounty aud that be has run ahead of tbo other candidates, notwith standing tbe opposition of tbe li quor interest.. If this is confirmed it will show that temperance Demo crats scratched their own candidate aad voted for Johnson. WES-7. VIROINIA. Columbus,. O., October IS.—A Wheeling, Wsst Virginia, dispatch says tbe Itopublican State Com mittee cone.-die the election of the entire Democratic State ticket by from 3,(100 to 5,000 majority. Wheeling, W. Va., Oct. 15.— The official vote in Berkley county gives Flick, for Supreme judge, 334 majority and Brown hi major ity. Maxwell carries tho county by 55 majority. The Democrats will have the sheriff, state attor ney, one member of tbe House of Delegates, one assessor,, the clerk of the court and surveyor. engine, and' hath set the steam j »«d» and level places while tbs guage to watch. As ho waa doing 1 people living near the creeks, so he was startled by the report of | where chills usually predominate, a gun, and immediately sank to remain healthy, the ground piorced by a lend of number one duck shot. He ley as if dead. When tbe neighbors came be was in a dangerous con dition, and was taken care of. In his agony he made signs to them to see to ths steam guage, which was open. To the horror of tho crowd it stood at one hundred, and would have blown the whole sur roundings to utorns in a few mo rtise ta« Italian an-l American Slnrtiv. sister of Mr. B. bit Ellis, of Cuth bert; resided, number of yesrs in ^‘“^h^n^’was'clred Z, Je»riired n< L^Mn d hnr end 4he'WID' and '* in a dangreous condition. "» uu..u™. nritalhlv rnmnl'n ,!!^' i 1* i A warrant was sworn out for Wil- Mr*. ConkTbouii/Hon, of I’nioD HprinKH P™ J am two r l “ ree lis Tbweatt, wbo was nuppoidl to .... i Al *’ vi*it VjreUlivMiod friendx. ( 1 ,iave done the xbootintf, but be see. *•*»;?. cemetavr *■«< ) » b .j, ,b. g0 ra, o.Mr. W. F. Rutberferd, | o. V MacDon^ld. arrived yZer-1 C8C *P cd " ,l,tvd ' ■^^iroai iMT. " U P : re.r P ^ ,h . e n d th‘«r fi ^i.* e more. j£7'.^ J> ShUlJR * • oc usity Offlcera. There ere two or three . , 0 . c , 0ck Thc Slc1rlm i s ; eted Bore Throat, Weeding Gums, Nora The late rrsideoee of L. C. ltarrett. on ,.,n<lidetti forever/ office in tbe county ». ... ... ' • , ~ mouth and Ulcere. Cleene th. Teeth and Ch.roh 8tr.et. now occupied by JL A-1 except clerk end tmeurer. the hi* ntrug. ‘ n,eet,n K at 3 ° cIock | k«P. the Gum. bcnltby. Prepered .ole- . t’ouensiou given September I, „ fal , .„ be for sheriff end tax collec- 111 "* a,ter "°® n ' 4 W - “• Hm-Xta. Don 1 * ..... .. . « . i I i a YYta/sV lift! There are two boys, Field by name, living near Lysaoder, N. Y., that have some remarkable facts connected with their history. One ol them will be a voter on Nov. 4 next and will cast his first vote. The second youth is the twin bro. ther of tho first, but cannot vote at tills election, from the fact that he is six weeks younger than his bro* ther. They are both strong, line, looking fellows, sons of a farmer, aud follow their I'athur’s vocation. FROMkLi.AVn.LK. Ellavili.k, Ga., Oct. 9 Cotton is coming in lively. Four car loads were shipped from here yes terday. The receipts will average one hundred hales daily. Tho 1M. Apply te lagust 29th. tf Ixo. U. Coxxn. • ; g „»eean to beforri.eriff.ad tnicollec. j ' Ata.*iwMuitarrySt'raei. ju£n“<i. ! »*•» “ re:he " ame fr0 “ thi" point nr. Merara. J. M. IGrr.lI nnd Enrly For rale by Dr. W. P. Bart, dentist, lo 5 l*COn Or Savannah A OH ri te i r -Ueriff, and T. J. ElUs end • su ' |n g elder preached an excellent j /. jj. mu, ernl all druggists sad dentists. I cut.- X. A CARD. Wkiistm Countv, Get. 13, 1884. EoiTon. Kecohdkii:—i learn that a report lo the effect that I refused to meet my brother, B. F. Bell, tbe Ropablican candidate for Con gress, while in Presto* last week. Is being circulated by the friende of Judge Crisp, intending thereby to injure my brother by it in the- race. Nosr, thc truth »f the matter;— My brother earn* in town some time in the morning. I wsa on the jury, and did not know that.be was there. After court adjourned for dinner I remained to bear Judge Crisp speak, and when I came down my brother waa gone to seo a relative just out a piece from tbe business part of towu, and I thought I would have a chance to see him without follow ing him up, but he did not return till about court hours. I failed te get to speak to him, not because I did not desire to do so, nor because I did not desire to give him what help I could in hits race for Con gress, for I desire bis election, think be is competent, and shall do sll in my power to secure bis success. Yours truly, Reason A, Bell.

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Americus weekly recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 18??-1891, October 17, 1884, Image 1