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H. GARLAND, ATtOBMT GENERAL.
1 native of Tennessee Senator Gar
iy removed to Arkansas when he
| t „ne’year old. He roceivod a collegi-
Ication in Kentucky and was admitted
|„ r nt the ago of twenty. Hewasadel-
L, the state convention that passed the
„ of seccaion and subsequently
i both bouses of the confederate con-
ie was elected to the United States
I f ro tn Arkansas in 1806. In 1874 he was
1 governor of his state, took his seat in
lited states senate in 1877 and was re.
| in 1881. Garland is one of the ablest
j t h,. senate. Ho is one of the finest
gentlemen in Washington. Senates
JVS ho will be a credit to Mr. Clero
administration as far as ability goes.
. indefatigable in committee work; his
fknowledge and judicial impartial-
■ have made him an invaluable
tho judiciary committee,
pay much attention
»maU|ipearance. He is a widower
5 three children. He has a pleasant
Massachusetts avenue in Washlng-
i at Little Rock, Ark.
a qunmes curticb lakar, sxchz-
TARY OF THE INTERIOR.
:ius Q. C. Iaimar is a typical southerner
ice, birth and training, and is one
brainiest man in southern poli
ra his sixtieth year, and had a
d extremely interesting career,
bis admittance to the bar at the age of
two, he spent many years as a tutor in
colleges. He was a member from
ppi of the 33th and 36th congresses,
i the breaking out of the war, but ra
te take part in the secession convention
In the confederate army he won
After the war he was elected to
irty-third and forty-fourth congresses,
elected to the United States senate
reelected in 1883. The eulogy of
Sumner, delivered by Mr. Lamar in
of representatives in March, 1874,
advance stop toward healing the sec-
differences that existed between the
and south. Mr. Lamar is a widower
ives in furnished lodgings in Washing-
He knows and cares as little about
yanaking as a child, and is consequently
FEST POINTS.
"A man came over the border,
To run the Amehicus Recorder,
What he has done,
Under the sun,
May be mentioned in very short order.
—Republican.
The Republican cuts a queer caper,
Io trying to fill up its paper.
Even editors five
Can’t keep it alive,
It is rapidly turning to vapor.
—Recorder.
The Recorder clips much paper,
And gives it the editorial caper.
Its editor Yankee
Should get a sound spankee,
For stealing otheis wit for his paper.
—Republican.
Twixt clipping! and cuts,
The Republican struts
With its flat and unmusical vocal;
If clippings were more,
’Twould not prove snch a bore
As its dull editorial and local.
It the Republican a little wit would steal,
Ita readers great relief would feel.
For ’tis better to unll.
Than with a pen dull,
On yonr prosperous neighbor to aqnoal.
Five little editors sat npon tho floor,
One skipped the city and then there were
four.
Four little editors wept and cried, ah! me,
One received the conge and then there
were three.
Three little editors bunk together now,
But soon ths whole Bhebang is going to
break np in a row.
Judge Crisp is expected borne
in a few days.
It is about time to plant spring
advertisements.
Or. J. X, Cbency, Ellavillc, was
in town Thursday.
John Argo is able to bo up again
after a short illness.
Lolo is a new game being intro
duced by the cigar men.
It is getting time for the bumble
bees and butterflios to appear.
Frank Cameron is seriously ill
with bilious and kidney trouble
lion. Dupont Gucrry returned
from Washington Wednesday.
Mr. II. W. Cockrell, treasurer of
be B. V, It. It. was in town Thurs
day.
A. W. Brannan has a fine mock
ing bird which be would like to
sell.
Mrs. and Miss Reichert, of
Smithville, were in the city, yes
terday.
Miss Louise Warren, a pretty
belle ot Albany, is visiting her sis
ter Mrs. Lott Warren.
Mr. L. H. Carter, who bas been
spending some time in Leary, re
turned Friday afternoon.
The Muckalee Baseball Club be
gan operations at the pine thicket
grounds, Friday afternoon.
Tbe colored Baptist churon has
recently bung a new bell in tbe
newly built steeple of their church.
Tbe gucssers tre now hard at
work figuring out bow many grains
of corn there are in Frank Gyles’
jar.
W. S. Brown, who bas been vis-
iting Preston, returned Thursday,
and reported everything lively and
booming.
A prize of five dollars in gold
will bo given to the best lady
skater at the rink some evening
next week.
Mr. W, H. Evnns, a former citi
zen of Americus, now doing busi
ness in Montezuma, spent Sunday
in tbe city.
Dr. II. H. Mapp, a former resi
dent of this city, now living in
Cutbbert, is visiting relatives and
friends in the city. 1
In talking with a Schley county
farmer Tuesday, we learned that
tbe farmers are hard at work, and
tbe outlook is promising.
And now comes the man with
tbe patent water drawing arrange
ment, which be claims will super
cede the pump now in use.
Six flats loaded with cross ties,
and three with stringers, passed up
the road, Wednesday. The Cen
tral is putting its track in order.
Col. Fayette Hewitt and brother,
Virgil, two prominent citizens of
Frankfort, Ky.. were in tbe city
yesterday visiting among old
fr'ends.
Quite a party from Andersonviiie j
went down to New Orleans, Mon- |
’> mMnirtt tim number of persons in tbe ! Hav. Mr. W. H. McCrory and
Kruater than ever baton in its his- j * « vi n IT II „ n ,i
IVsnl.-nt-eleet Cleveland called at the , wife, and Mr. B. II. Bagley and
■'use ami .jH-nt nearly two hours in 1 three ladies composed the party,
ration with President Arthur in the I ,
Ben Whselcr bas a watermelon
seed that was found in tbe inside
F. VILAS, POSTMASTER GENERAL. ,
\ lias was l„»rn at Chelsea, Orange
\t., July !» ( imo. When ho was
Venn old he went to Wisconsin and
ns a pupil of the university of that
nd mis graduated there in 1858. After
studied law in Albany, N. Y., and
tradunted from the law school of that
u ISGi, iIcing admitted to tho supreme
York he removed to Wisconsin,
" Nohe made his tiist argument before
"’■-■■me court of that state. Upon the
"f the war Mr. Vilas entered the
captain In the twenty-third Wis-
Inuteers, and mso to lie major and
Niant-cohmcl. He resigned his commls-
Kl resumed tile practice of tile law Janu-
, ’*■ _ The supreme court of Wisconsin
Vilas one of tho rovisors of tho
uf the state in 1875, and tho revision
' ’ n ' in ptal by tlio state, was partly
lm »- In 1S7D Mr. Vilas refused tho
"nine as a candidate for the gover-
'1' "I W isconsln. Ho lias |iersistontIy
c "nice, hut wont to Chlcngo as a del-
I ’ lu convention of 1884, which bon-
11111 with its iiermaucut chairinan-
Ills I,
There was a pretty bad burning
near tbe Barlow mill*, Tuesday.
Mr. S. S. Sloan lost a good deal of
fencing. It is not known bow tbe
fire broke out.
A gentleman of this city who
was visiting tbe Exposition a short
time ago saw Homer Guerry there,
dressed in a soldier’s uniform, lie
did not speak to him, but recog
nized bim immediately.
Harris k James have just re
ceived a lot of spiced sweet pickles,
mixed, which are the nicest thing
in tbe way of pickles that wc have
seen placed upon tbe market. Call
and get some of them.
Mr. S. P. Jones, of near Enter
prise, bas already got fifty acres
planted for watermelons, and will
put in forty more. Last year be
had but thirty. He was in town
yesterday, purchasing supplies.
Farmers from Schley report their
farm work going on bravely. A
great many are done planting corn,
and tbe fair weather has given oats
a fine send off. Tbe latter crop is
not so badly injured as was appre
hended.
Joe Roney is putting in corn in
a novel way, according to Ceph
Buchanan. Joe sent to tbe store,
yesterday, for two pounds of pow-
der and a sack of corn, and Cepb
says he will load bis gun with corn
and shoot it into tbe ground.
Mr. J. D. Shepherd, who lives
about a mile from tbe city limits
bad bis smoke-house robbed of
nbout two hundred pounds of
bacon, Saturday night. The thief,
after breaking open tbe bouse and
securing the plunder, made good
his escape, leaving no clue to bis
identity.
Min Glaze waived a commit
tal trial before Justice Mize, Mon
day, and was remanded to jail in
default of bail, tbe bond baring
been increased to four hundred
dollars. His wife, who bad been
arrested for concealing tbe stolen
goods, was acquitted for want of
sufficient evidence.
Ben Register was struck on the
head with a piece of iron by some
unknown person, Thursday night
about nine o’clock. Tbe wound
was a very painful one, tbe skin of
bis forehead being laid open and
the blood flowing profusely. He
was carried to Eldrldge’s drug
store, where Dr. Green dressed tbe
wound.
A good deal of guano is being
hauled from the depot. Nearly
every wagon and cart goes away
loaded with tbe precious dust
Sumter, Lee, Webster, Stewart
Marion, Schley and Dooly are more
or less supplied by our dealers, and
the bulk of it is hauled from this
place. In some instances (be guano
is bought of our dealers and ship
ped direct to other points, but
these are rare exceptions to the
general rule.
Mr. G. W. Council won a fine bat
from Ceph. Buchanan tbe other
day very neatly. He told Ceph. be
would drive him two miles behind
his ponies, and if Cepb. didn't own
that they were tbe best lie ever
rode behind, be would give bim a
fine bat, but it they were acknowl
edged to be the best, Cepb. was to
pay for the bat. Cepb. jumped at
the oiler, but before the two miles
bad been traveled, he said: “Let me
out and I’ll give up tbe bat. They
are too fast for me.”
THE STATE OF LEE.
ami was then itriven hack to tho
' anil tho stream of callers ro-
’’"I. I’resiilent Arthur returned th« , ... , ,
• ""Hiiipanloil by Marshal McMichaeL ! of the handle of a clasp knile which
It it Its ft llPlilf mm ran.I sot fte Aon.slnotsin . — ■ o I L!.
^*JW2a."3ras’“ '“ h " “T:?“
* tooa - I pocket at tbe time of his death,
j twenty eight years ago.
AColored Institution.
Tbrouglt tue efforts of Mr. G. W.
F. Phillips Mr. Lee Jones has
started a Franklin Square Library
among the colored people of this
city. It will be in the colored
school building, and Mr. Phillips
will be tbe librarian. Already sixty
or seventy-five have joined, and the
number daily increases. For a
number of years tbe colored peo
ple have endeavored to start a
library, always without success on
account of tbe expense.
ReligiouN.
The second quarterly meeting
for Sumter Circuit will be held
at County Line church 4 th Sunday
in March and Saturday before, in
stead of tbe 3d in April as hereto
fore announced.
J. R. Littlejohn, Pastor.
Altentloa, Plaulsrtl
Bo sura and call on ms before purchas
ing your supply of Tobacoo. I have a
full lias and am selling ttry ehenp for
cash. A. D. B. McKenzie, i
IcbStf I
How We Wist Courting.
Boarding the train on Monday,
the Senior took passage for Lees
burg, the capital of Lee county,
following the lawyers and litigants
in attendance upon tbe Spring term
of Superior Court of Lee county,
Judge Alien Fort presiding. Ar
riving at Leesburg, we found court
in session, with bat a small attend
ance, as the people of that county
were too busy in putting in their
spring crops to be willing to leave
them unless compelled to. And in
this connection it is propor to
mention that Judge Fort bas in a
great measure destroyed tbe facili
ties tor collecting at court by his
rules. Under former administra
tions litigants and witnesseas were
compelled to wait around tbe court
bouse from day to day until their
cases were called, and then too
often to find that tbe cases were
continued over until another term,
and tbeir lime and money was
wasted in waiting. Judge Fort
now calls every case on tbe first
day, and those which are ready for
trial are set for certain days, until
wbioh time tbe parties to tbe case
and witnesses are not compelled
to attend, while in those cases
which are continued tbe parties
and witnesses arc at once di mus
sed at ouce from further attend
ance. This is a great saving to
litigants, witnesses and tbe county,
but a great bore to a newspaper
solicitor, who after the first day
or two finds no one to dun. As
for soliciting new subscribers, as
tbe Recorder embraces nearly all
tbe good people of Lee there was
but little to be done in this direc
tion.
If every man in Lee county is
not well informed through tbe
newspapers, it is not the fault of
tbe publishers, for there was rep
resented at the court, besides tbe
Recorder, the Albauy News and
Advertiser, Sumter Republican,
Albany Medium and Smitbviile
Enterprise. Tbe Enterprise man
having collected fifty cents on sub
scription, be was at once surround
ed by tbe balance of the press
gang, who attempted to make bim
divide, in which attempt tbcyjwcre
unsuccessful; and if tbe keepers of
tbe hotels find any second band
satchels staffed with old news
papers, left in pawn for hotel bills,
they can charge the same up to
Tison and draw upon him for tbe
•mount.
Finding business dull, tbe Re
corder representative boarded tbe
train for Albany, where he arrived
in due time, and after registering
in a bold band at the Artesian
Houso he wended bis way to tbe
News and Advertiser office, where
be made tbe acquaintance of that
mortal enemy of Joe Brown and
all other frauds, Sid Lewis, who
furnishes tbe pungent political
paragraphs of the News, and re
newed his pleasant acquaintance of
Messrs. McIntosh and Miller, tbe
proprietors, whom be was glad to
find flourishing in all tbe prosperity
of a live newspaper. Of course
wo also stopped in to see Henry
Smaw, nn old Americus boy, who
is dispensing liquids in a gilded
palace and seems to bo prosperous.
And now a word about tbe Arte
sian House. With seventy rooms
it cannot in any adequate measure
meet the demands made upon it by
Northern visitors. Mr. C. Barnes,
the proprietor, informed us that if
there were in Albany three other
hotels of the same capacity they
would not meet the demand made
upon them by persons wishing to
test the curative properties of arte
sian water and the climate. Wc do
not wonder that tile Artesian
House is overrun, for it is kept in
nrst-ciass style. The next morn
ing wc called upon Bro. Hanlon, of
the Medium, aud found bim start
ing for Leesburg, in tbe interest of
his paper, and accompanied bim
there.
Ami now wc want to say a word
about Lee county. Much has been
said about tbe unhealthiness of this
county. We found as fine and
healthy specimens of manhood at
can be found anywhere, and in fer
tility ot soil it can compete with
any other county in the State.
Last fall it shipped corn up to
Remain county, which claims
to be tbe banner agricul
tural county in tbe State. Ita
people are enterprising and in
telligent, as is shown by tbe fact
that for tbe past two years it bas
paid one hundred per cent, of its
school fund, a record that few
counties can boast of. Tbe Re
corder bas always a good word to
aay for Lee, because it deserved it,
for in it are found as an intelligent,
enterprising and prosperous far
mers as can be found in the State.
Murder In Stewart.
In our news columns this morn
ing we publiab a telegram from
Columbus mentioning a murder in
Stewart county, which occurred
Sunday night last. From Mr. Per
kins, one of tbe contractors of tbe
new railroad, we get tbe following
particulars: Sunday morning two
negroes, Jack Jordan and Simon
Prince, both workmen on tbe road,
bad a difficulty in tbe camp two
miles this side of Lumpkin. Prince
was beard by several negroes to
remark that before the next morn
ing be would have Jordan on tbe
point of bis knife. That night
about two o’clock Ed. Oualey, Jor
dan’s pardner, going home late,
saw bis cabin in flames. Running
to another cabin about a hundred
yards distant, be awoke some white
men who were sleeping there, and
tbeir going to tbe burning
building and opening the door
they found Jack Jotdan on tbe
floor, dead. He was badly burned.
Dr. Carter, of Lumpkin, examined
bim, and found a wound in ibe
back of bis bead which, while be
did not think it would cause death,
would produce insensibility. Jor
dan’s quarrel with Prince was re
membered, and Prince was arrest
ed. Tbe coroner’s jury found
enough evidence against Prince to
have bim bound over. Prince
claims be can prove an alabi by
several men whom be remained
with that night.
Going Ahead.
Monday night a meeting of the
fire department was held in Wide
Awake’s ball to formally consider
tbe tournament question. After
tbe report of the joint committee
bad been beard, tbe department
unanimously resolved to go ahead
with tbe preparation* for a tourna
ment. Tbe following committee
with full power to act in the mat
ter, was appointed: Chief J. J,
Smith, Assistant Chief L. J. Bla
lock, A. A. Rylander, J. C. Nich
olson, W. B. Buchanan, H. D.
Waits, J. E. Sullivan and J. F.
Wood. Tbe city connoil bas grant
ed the department tbe privilege of
making a racing track on any street
around the square.
The Smoker’s Prize.
Tbe elegant case offered by
Scbumpert k Roney to tbe smoker
who buys tbe moat cigars irom
them before May 2d is attracting
considerable attention from tbe
smokers, and quite a rivalry is go
ing on as to who will win the prize.
Tbe eigars, Thurber’s No. 5, are as
good five cent cigare as can bo
bought in the city, without a doubt,
This firm have bandied them for a
long time, and they have always
met with a ready sale. Attention
is called to Scbumpert k Roney’s
advertisement in another column.
Tbe Republican objects to clip
ping a single item from tbe Re
corder, but in the same issuo in
which -he objection is mado it
copies from the Recorder a six
column account of tbe inaugura
tion, pictures and all. Of course
this is enterprising in its part, and
shows that tbe new management
knows news when it secs it, but it
is a trifle inconsistent. It is all
right, though, and we are proud to
furnish the news to our neighbor.
Call again and help yourselves to
anything in tho house.
Shooting Affray.
From a gentleman who was in
Montezuma Monday we gained tbe
particulars of a shooting allray be
tween Messrs. Jim Coley and Ben
Hartsfield. Tbe trouble began in
a billiard saloon. Some hot words
were passed when Coley, who was
intoxicated, went to bis own store,
and in a short time returned and
drew a pistol on Hartsfield, who
was in his owu store. Hartsfield
caught tbe weapon in time to send
tbe bullet into (he ceiling. After
the firing others interfered and the
affair dropped. I
Sumter County Agricultural-
Society.
Americus, Ga., March 9.
Regular meoting, J. H. Black
presiding.
Minutes of last meeting read and 1
confirmed.
The question as to tbe best use
that could be made of cotton seed 1
by the farmer, was taken up and
discussed by M. B. Pickett, J. A.
Wilson, W. T. Toole, W. J. Bar-
low, W. A. Wilson, J. D. Glover.
Some interesting facts as to the
action of the State Agricultural
Society were given J. H. Black,
president of tbe society.
On motion of W. A. Wilson a
committee of two, consisting of C.
C. Shepherd and J. D. Glover, was.
appointed to select subjects for dis
cussion by tbe society.
On motion of J. A. Ansley the
following resolution was adoptedr
Resolved, That three committees,,
of three members each, to-wit: Oa.
Health and Climate; Soil and Pro
duction, including prices of land
and variety of production; and on
Railroad, School, Cbnrch and So
ciety advantages, be appointed by
tbe chairman at bis leisure, who
are to write up Sumte- county for
publication and circulation, in a
manner to present tbe advantages
of Sumter county in a most favora
ble light to persons wishing to
emigrate from inhospitable climate*
and select new homes among us,
and that tbo committee report at
tbe May meeting of tbe society.
Tbe chairman appointed on said
committees as follows: ,
Soil and productions, including
prices of land and variety produc
tions: J. A. Ansley, J. A. Cobb,
and Samuel McGarrah.
On railroad, school, ohurch and
society advantages, J. W. Wheat-
ley, W. L. Glcsancr and G. W.
Glover.
On health and climate, W. A.
Wilson, M. B. PicKett and T. H.
Jtowart.
Subject selected for discussion at
next meeting: “What are the
chief cause of failures in farming.”
J. D. Glover and W. A. Wilson to
open the discussion.
Meeting adjourned.
J. H. Black, President,
M. B. Pickett, Sec’y pro. tern.
An Old Coffee Mill.
Mr. W. H. Harp, wbo lives la
the eastern portion of this county,.
bas the first coffee mill bis father
ever purchased. It bas been in use
for fifty-five years, and Mr. Harp
says he would not exchange it for
a new one to-day. His mother'
says that the neighbors used to
come from several miles around to
grind tbeir coffee on tbe mill,
which was the only one In tbe com
munity for a long time.
Off for New York.
Mrs. M. T. Elam left yesterday-
afternoon for New York, where she-
goes to make her selections of
spring styles of millinery goods,,
and to lay in a large stock. She
will return about April 1st, when
sbe will open the season. After
tbe first of April sbe wilt sell only
for tbe cash, and will not charge
goods to any one.
JUST BEOEIVED
TO-DAY
AT
Wilson & Smith’s,
FMCY and STAPLE GROCERS
JACKSON STREET,
Another lot of
BOSS LUNCII MILK BISCUITS.
FINE FRENCH CANDIES.
ORANGES, APPLES. BANANAS,
FIGS, DATES, PRUNES,
BUCKWHEAT FLOUR,
FULTON MARKET BEEF,
PIGS FEET,
DEEP SEA MACKEREL
AND CODFISH-
Also an excellent assortment of
Canned Fish Tor the Lenten Season.
We call your epeoial attention to oar
M0MAJA COFFEE!
a rich end correct blend of high grade,
whole roasted Coffee, m balk, we do eo in
the falleet confidence that it will to
found, upon trial. THE FINEST you.
ever need. We solicit a trial order.
Try our Teas and Spices!
Strictly Pare and Fresh Ground.
Onr CANNED GOODS are aU of the bee*
quality, not half jnlce and witei;
hut solid, whole packed, both
Fruits and Vegetables.
Competing booses may rotnetimre, fer so ob-
left, cut under our prices, but In tbe tons run wo
hare founfl tbst where oar customer! boost* at
ttuul milk tied f ualit, and boar*