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Americus
Recorder.
stablished 1879.
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 1885.
Daily, Per Year,.. *8.50.
Wrkkly, “ ... 2.00.
DAWSON DOTS.
iahson, March 18—Mr. and
, I). K. Geisc, and Mr. and Mrs.
q jjrisbm, all of Joliet, III.,
ue down and spent a week in
,. c jty with Mr. Geo. Geise and
s _ t. R. Hannah, of our city,
is is their first visit to the South
1 they seem to be enjoying it
tnenselv. They are cultivated
d refined peoplS'tuid know how
appreciate a good thing. They
eak in the highest terms of our
untry and of the people they
ve met, and 7 think could be in-
iced to make the “Sunny South”
cir future home. “Tis a cousunt-
ation devoutly to bo wished.”
|hey left for the New Orleans Ex-
sition on Monday lasl.
The Golden troupe played Mon
night to a large and apprecia-
audiencc, the great society
•ains in five acts, entitled “Fate.”
was well performed throughout,
,d especially the part of Mrs.
ella Golden, us Helen Faraday,
nd Frank Coy', as Makepeace
hackery Glaze. As olten as Mrs.
olden would bring tears into the
os of the audience, Frank would
[rive them back and replace them
ith smiles, to be followed by side
lining laughter by his wit and
[umor and ludicrous positions and
spressions.
Last night they played the very
ugkable comedy, entitled “Con-
ision,” and it was “confusion con-
unded’ - before they got through
ith it. Every character was well
ustained throughout the play, and
lie entire audience was delighted
ith the performance. “Master”
ginald Gray, an infant only ten
iontln old. and “Posey,” a Scotch
trier about the same age, played
very conspicuous part in the
Confusion” last night, and. in
cl, were the cause of all the con
[usion among the grown people,
iittle Reginald began acting in this
iece at three months old, and now
nows as well what part he is to
erform as any of the actors, and
ever makes a mistake. The troupe
emained in our city from Sunday
oon to Wednesday noon, aud they
ouducted themselves so gentle'
anly and lady-like that our clti
;ens arc vc-v favorably impressed,
nd would be glad to bave them
ith us again at any time.
Mr. J. A. Horsely is fitting tho
pera House up in splendid style,
nd he makes an excellent mana'
Under bis management the
all is becoming so popular that be
s besieged with applicants nearly
very day by the best traveling
roupes. Mr. Hart should lease the
ouse to Mr. Horsely for a number
f years.
State Senator Jas. E. Brown, of
^McDonough, editor of the Henry
County Weekly, came down this
ftemoon, bringing bis wife and
hild and will remain several days,
he guest of bis father, Mr. B. H.
Rrown, of our city. Mr. Brown
as raised in Dawson and has
any friends here who will be glad
1 an opportunity ot shaking his
iand.
Mr. W. T. Allen, of Americus,
-rived in our city this^afternoon
n * visit to his sister, Mrs. J. G.
'arks.
Miss Ellen Martin, sister’ot Mrs.
B* McNulty, aecompanied|Prof.
Adams and hts sister to the Press
Convention and thence to the Ex-
position.
Mr. W. E. Spotswood has sold
the right of the Davis quilting
frame for Terrell county to Messrs
lamum & Statham. On Monday
Jast they sold ten frames, and on
Tuesday eight. It’s a good thing.
Dawson, March 20 Last night
*»« a busy night at the'Appeal of*
ce, as this morning’s Issue had to
r 4 w °rked off before the working
force could be permitted to enjoy a
ittle more foldir g of the bands in
? **P»" an 'l yet when the church
oell rang f or prayer meeting, every
“an and boy stopped work in an
instant, washed the ink from their
hands, put ou their coats, and has
tened to the church, listened atten
tively to the songs and prayers,
hastened back to tno oflioe, doffed
their hats and coats and toiled on
till 11 o'clock. Early this morning
the Appeal was handed around to
its many city subssribers, brim
ming full of the latest news, valua
ble information, and interesting
matter. This is a very good exam
ple and worthy of imitation
throughout this State.
Messrs. W. W. Dodwell and W.
T. Simmons, of Calhoun county,
were in our city yesterday. Mr.
Simmcns went from here to Bir
mingham, Ala., where lie and Mr.
J. L. P. Durham will enter into
mercantile business.
Mrs. Emoretlo Moor?, of Atlanta
and her sister, Miss Sue Chamber-
! ! n, of Dabloncga, are in the city
the guests of their uncle, Dr. C. A
Cheatham.
Charlie Orr, one of Dawson’s best
business boys, is now in Atlanta
clerking for Messrs. Chamberlin
Johnson & Co.
Mr. F. A. Ruggles left yesterday
for the Exposition.
Messrs. Walters and Page, and
Misses Fannie Feagin and Mattie
Ogletree, nil of Sumter county
passed through our city today, on
their way to the Exposition.
Mrs. T. Peters, of New York
sister of Mr. Fruzee, of our county
arrived in our city to-day, and will
go out to tier recently purchased
plantation, the Burge place,to-mor
row. Mrs. Peters is a very hand
some and intelligent lady, and our
people arc glad to have her come
among them.
Prof. Quiliinn received a tele
gram this morning stating that his
brother, wiio bad gone from Athens
to Oxford to wait upon a sick
brother there, died last night of
pneumonia. 'The Prot. dismissed
his school and toek tho train this
afternoon for Oxford to attend his
brother’s buiial which will take
place to-morrow.
Mr. Johnnie Hires, of Albany
came up yesterday to see his fath
er, and returned to day.
Dawson, March 23—Rev. A.M
Williams preached an able sermon
yesterday on the subject of Prayer,
and another last night on the Prodi
gal Son. 'He decided to protract
the meeting every morning at 9
o’clock, preaching every evening at
T:30 o’clock during the week, per
haps longer. -
Mr. and Mrs. McClung, of Dough
erty county, were in the city yes
terday. Also Mrs. Mary Jordan, of
Georgetown, mother of Mrs. Me-
Clung.
Mr. Hiram Powell and wife, nee
Miss Hattie Mercer, of Wards, ar
rived in our city yesterday on
visit to Mr. J. R. Mercer.
Mrs. Crockett Baldwin left for
her new home in Auburndsle, Fla.,
yesterday, accompanied by her sis
ter, Mrs. Sallie Janes.
Mr. W. J. Speer, of Americus,
has moved with his family to our
ity, and is occupying Dr. Farrar’s
residence on Main street.
Hon. Jas. E. Brown and family
left to-day for their home in Mc
Donough, accompanied by Miss
Carrie Brown, ot our city.
Mr. L. Crouch, depot agent, has
received instructions to furnish
transportation to the Dawson
Guards to the Exposition and re
turn at $8.95 each.
There was plenty of ice this
morning, and it’s cold aa blazes
now, at 2 p. w. J. A. F.
EI.LAVILLE.
It is positively stated that Mor
mon* will build a church in Ruth
erford county, N. C. Two of their
elder* will oonduct it, while three
other* work ae missionaries in
North Carolina, Georgia, South
Carolina and East Tennessee.
The only international street car
line in the world is the one connec-
ing Paso del Norte, Mexico, with
El Pasc, Texas.
Ellayille, March 19, 1885.
Editor Recorder: Whilst I am
no regular correspondent of your
paper I thought I would give you
a few notes from our little town.
The farmers are about ^trough
planting corn and are now prepar
ing for king cotton; putting out
guano, compost, etc.
Our little town feels somewhat
complimented. Miss Lulu Hurst,
the Georgia wonder, will perform
here to-nigbt. So you see we now
need an opera house.
The Americus people had better
look out or wc will have an arte
sian wed before they will. A lady
friend tells mo she has already
between six and seven hundred
dollurs subscribed for that purpose.
The prospects oefore as are very
flattering for our little town. All
the claims for the B. V. R. R. are
satis factorily settled, so there re
maining no lien lor grading, croes-
tieing,etc.
If you have any crack shots in
Americus send them up to compete
with our Eliaville boys, for we have
some that claim to be experts. For
instance X, correspondent of the
Recorder, went out doving yester
day and out of ninety-six shots
killed twelve doves. Very good
for a newspaper correspondent.
E. S. Baldwin, who claims to be
the best shot in the town, so
am tola, emptied one hundred
and thirty shells and only killed
twenty-nine doves. Our town mar
shal, amongst the rest, so repo-.-ts
say, shot about fifty shot and only
killed three. J. S. Dudley, our
boss blacksmith and carriage maker
told me he shot away three pounds
of shot and only killed seventeen
James R. Williams, Esq., a young
limb of the law, so report says,
emptied one hundred shells and
only killed eight birds. There
were nine or ten in the crowd. T
only give report ot the best shots,
One hundred and forty-one is the
number of birds reported billed.
Our little town is very healthy,
and no need of doctors.
I guess you will be up at court.
Come up and spend u few days with
ub and be happy. Nella.
office has been established here and
one at Eliaville. Mr. Suber is the
agent at Eliaville and Ed Jackson
at Buena Vista.
The train slipped off from Ella-
villo the other day and left conduc
tor Singleton and passenger Louis
Webb. When the train reached
Putnam the absence of the conduc
tor was discovered and the engine
of the construction was sent back
after him
Buena Vista will sell about 1000
tons of guano this season. The
farmers of Marion will use more
fertilizers this year than ever be
fore known ill her history. If the
season is anything like favorable
the result will be an immense crop.
STEWART COUNTY.
Ellavii.le,March 20.—Miss Lulu
Hurst gave an exhibition of won
derful power at ttiis place list
night. She lifted heavy as well as
light weights. Her force seems to
be irresistible. Our people were
much pleased with the show.
There will be a change in the
schedule on the B. V. R. R. -Mon
lay.
This cold weather is making the
farmers look “sorter” blue, especial
ly those that bave planted corn.
Miss Nannie Myers, who is quite
favori.e here, left for Preston
this morning. Truly, X.
BUENA VISTA.
From the Sentinel.
A railroad meeting was held at
Tazowell Saturday, March ,14th.
Prof. J, D. Duncan was called to
the chair and S. L. Fleming was
requested to act a* secretary. Re
port of committees was first in or
der. Messrs. L P. Blue, and Dr.
M. R. Edwards, who had visited
Columbus in the interest of the en
terprise made a very favorable re
port. Maj. E. W. Miller was called
for and addressed the meeting at
some length with an appropriate
speech. It was moved that the
chair appoint seven director* for
the road. A substitute was offered
and carried that the chair appoint
one direotor (elect a second and
that they together selects third
and so on until the number agreed
upon is completed. The following
compose the hoard of directors: I.
P. Blue, J. A. Sheppard, J. D. Dun
can, W. T. Stewart, M. R. Edwards,
O. Owens, G. W. Carr. Upon
motion meeting then adjourned.
The Southern Express Company
have established an express line
over the Buena Vista railroad,with
W. C. Singleton as messenger. An
Lumpkin Independent.
While burning off new ground
this week several Stewari. county
farmers have met with considerable
loss by the burning of fencing.
Notwithstanding the extreme
cold weather that we have had
since Christmas, Dr. Gregory has
Irish potatoes of this year’s growth
nearly large enough for the table,
Already two negroes have been
killed on the line of the A. P. A L.
road and a third one found in a
hole of water dead. Such occur
rences are common where so many
negroes are working together.
(The English sparrow has made
bis appearance again after an ah
aence of several months. He is
strictly a domestic bird and mi-
grates to the cities and larger towns
tojestablish his winter quarters.
be early gardener says he will
hive spring greens for dinner Bun
day, lettuce on Monday and will
out cabbage plants when it
). He also reports an abun
.nee of Lincoln bugs which are
ing on the young plants,
All of the grading on the A. P,
-A D. road virtually completed ex
ccpt five-eighths of a mile which is
from the corporation line to the ter
minus of tlie road. Work on this
will probably be commenced next
week and it will only require
short while to complete it under
the systematic working of Perkins
Brothers contractors.
The committee appointed to can
vass for additional subscriptions
for the A. P. & L. Road bave been
actively engaged this week, and
while they met with much encour
agement there still remains about
fifteen hundred dollars to be raised
which will finish up the amount
required. Subscriptions will bo
received now in any amount from
$25 up, and it is earnestly hoped
that this small balance will be sub
scribed at once without further
solicitation.
On Wednesday last a horse was
stolen from Andrew Jackson, a col
ored farmer who lives on the Kidd
place, two miles east of Lumpkin,
And rew traeed the horse to to Saw
yer’s mill, after which no signs
could be seen to indicate the direc
tion taken by the thief. As some
of the negroes lately employed in
grading the railroad have been leav
ing camp and returning to their
homes in Alabama, Andrew thought
propably the horse was stolen by
one of these negroes. He was look
ing for bis horse yesterday and is
willing to reward anyone who will
apprehend tne thief.
A correspendent writtlng from
Webster county to the Americus
Recorder says: “ We are anxiously
looking forward to the time when
we can go to America* on the A.
i*. & L. R. R. Last aummer,when
the big meeting waa held in Lamp-
kin, the great fear of the Stewart
county folk* was that Webster
would fail to oome up with her end
of the string, and yet here we are
waiting for Stewari to fill up her
quota. Poor little Webster has
done ner best.” “Straight Edge”
is mistaken. After tho people of
Sumter agreed to build the road
to Lannahasscc and the people of
Stewart to Kinchafoonee we did
not doubt the ability of Webster to
. : ”
fill up the gap. Notwithstanding
the fact that Stewart county will
pay for several miles of work done
in Webster we will meet you at
Pbillipi and you won’t have long to
wait either.
FROM HATCHER STATION.
Hatciikr Station, March 18.
Editor Recorder:—Owiqgtothe
epidemic of colds in our seotion,
many of our people have been and
are still sick, the writer among the
number. I bave never in a life of
over half a century seen so many
people afflicted with a bad headache
in many instances it results in con
tinued or ebrouio catarrh of the
head which is very painful.
We bave had some days of beau
tiful spring weather during whioh
the people planted their corn, much
of which is now coming up, but
from the present outlook the stand
will neccessarily be defective. The
fruit-trees are rapidly coming to
the front in their Spring verdure,
but the weather to-day augurs a
dead lock in their progress.
Gardens are late, but few have
any cabbage plants ready for trans
planting. I have about one third
or my crop transplanted from a hot
bed and they are looking very well
when we consider the very unfavor
able weather. Corn planting is
about over in this section.
Guano forcolton is being rapidly
put in the ground, though I am
glad to note that less is being used
from our depot than tor several
years past. I retraced my crops
for the past sixteen years all of
which I used guauo, and upon a
careful estimate of results, I de
termined that during that time I
lost more money than I made by
its use and determined to cut it off
this year by way of experiment and
use nothing but my cotton seed
and barn yard manure,giving cereal
crops largely the advantage both
as to area and fertilizers.
Our Superior court convened
last Monday, but very little busi
ness on band, but little criminal
matter before the court and less
civil. His honor Judge Clarke was
ready, ater two days, olose up the
session but bad to wait on the
grand jury until to-day, when it
will adjourn, the court was sparse
ofvieitlng attorneys.
Our people with one voicc|pr*!se
the opening of the new administra
tion and confidently expect a
wholesome reformation In every
department.
Our Sunday Sohool at Monti-
cello is still on a boom, carrying
more members, more life and more
interest than ever before ainee its
organization a year ago. The Quar
terly meeting of the county asso
ciation will meet with Enon church
on the 5th Sunday in March, to
which all are invited. The annual
meeting will be at Georgetown the
first Sunday in May, at which time
and place delegates to the State
Convention, whioh meets at Rome,
Ga., will be appointed.
The irrepressible Tom Burney,
of the Telegraph and Messenger,
wae on hand at court, with bis
usual success. Also the loquacious
and valuable Bill Barry, of the
Randolph Vindicator,taking names
back, and in resuming hi* seat
missed the chair and fell on the
floor, emptying treat, grease and
gravy in his face and was badly
burned. No other damage beside
broken plank in the floor.
General meeting at Richland
next Sunday. Everybody invited
with full baskets. We expect to be
on band, if nothing happens, with
sharp teeth and appetite.
No letter last week. Attended en
tertainment given by Miss Seville.
She sings well and nmst be heard
to be appreciated.
All weli. Matos.
THE NEIV MEN.
by the score for the new paper.
Me
ore anon.
Quitman.
J0UNPBEET1LLK.
Johnpbezvilu, March 28.—The
early bird* say they haven’t planted
corn yet Our* is all up and
splendid stand have we. We are
not at all uneasy. We have teen
sueh weather before, and ours being
soaked in good “red-eye” there it
no danger. Those who did not
soak thtir corn may look out
Cotton planting will commence
as soon as the weather turns warm.
Some fancy patches have been
planted.
Henry Randle, col., living with
W. D. Jackson, while sitting by the
fire cooking bis breakfast with fry
pan in hand, got up to stir the fire;
while up bis wife pushed bis chair
Washington, March 23.—Edwin
J. Phelps, who was nominated to
day as minister to England, Is a
prominent lawyer of Burlington,
Vermont. He is about sixty yean
of age and possessor of a moderate
fortune. He is ex-president of the
American Bar association, has
practiced before the supreme court
in Washington, and is highly
esteemed as a lawyer and a man of
culture. He has several times been
democratic candidate lor governor
of Vermont, but far as known here
has never held public office. For
two years past he delivered ledum
on law to the graduating classes
of Yale college. Mr. Phelps is s
son of ex Senator Phelps, of Ver-
moot, Senator Edmunds was his
legal preceptor.
Phelps is a personal friend of
J ustice Field, of the supreme court,
who speaks in the highest terms
of his learning and ability.
Henry Rootes Jackson, nomi
nated as minister to Mexico, is a
native of Georgia, and is 64 y«*Ts
of age. He graduated at Yale col
lege in 1839, and was shortly after
wards admitted to the bar. Ho waa
colonel ot a Georgia regiment in
the Mexican war, and the four suc
ceeding years was judge ot the
Eastern circuit of Georgia. la
1853 be was sent to represent the
United Slates at Vienna, Austria,
where be remained five year*.
During the late eivIL war he waa s
southern brigadier general, and had
command on the upper Potomac.
Since the war Jackson lias practiced
the profession ot the law in Geor
gia. He has of late years held no
public office. He is a man of inde
pendent fortune, and is highly in
dorsed by prominent men of bis
state. Jackson is author of several
poems, “Tallulah” being among
them.
Robert M. McLane, of Maryland,
nominated as minister to France,
was born in Wilmington, Del, in
1815. He waa educated at St.
Mary’s college, Baltimore, and at
the ’college Bourbon, in Parle,
France. He was appointed by Gen
eral Jackson cadet at Weat Point,
and alter graduation there in 1837
served in the Florida war and In
the northwest a* lieutenant of ar
tillery. He resigned from thesmy
in 1843; studied law in Washington,
and removed to Baltimore, where
be began its practice. He was s
member of the Maryland legislature
in 1845-6; was a member of tike
thirtieth and thirty-first congresses;
was appointed by President Pierce
in 1852 minister to China, and was
appointed by President Buchanan
minister to Mexico in 1859, bat re
signed in 1860. He waa eleoted to
tbe forty-sixth and forty-seventh
congresses, and declined nomina
tion for the forty-eighth congress.
He was elected governor of Mary
land in 1883, for tbe term of fear
years, beginning January, 1884.
George H. Pendleton, of Cinela-
nati, the new minister to Germany,
was born at Cincinnati, O., July
19th 1825, received an academic
education in tbe achools of Cincin
nati, and afterwards in Europe,
studied law, was admitted to the
bar and has continned ever aiaoo
to praotice at Cincinnati; was •
member of tbe state senate of Ohio
in 1854-5; was representative frees
Ohio in the thirty-fifth, thirty-sixth,
thirty-seventh and' thirty-eighth
congresses; was democratic candi
date for vice-president on the ticket
beaded by George B. McClellan in
1854; was democratic candidate for
governor of Ohio in 1869;was elect
ed to tbe United States senate as
demoorat to succeed Stanley
Matthews, republican, and took
his seat March 18th, 1879. Hi*
term expired March 8,1885.
In Scotch divorce case which re
cently came before the Court of
Session, the couple had been mar
ried for thirty-five years, and the
wife, who was the petitioner, wsa
the mother of fifteen children.