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•fany paper In Southwest Georgia, circula
ting largely in the counties of Surater, Lee,
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Congressmen who have been de
feated for re-nomination, jiartlcu-
larly through the opposition of the
Farmers' Alliance, says the Sevan -
I nah News, are faking a mournful
view of things. They think that
the country Js going to smash, and
i predicts all kinds of dire results be-
eause of their defeat. One of the j
j southern congressmen who failed
-— ! to get a re-nomination went so far
AUGUST 15- 1890 to say that the success of the al
llance means the division of IBS
solid south, and that the passage of
the force hilt would he about the
only thing that would hind the
white men of the south together.
This is a very extreme view of the
situatiou, hut it is natural that
soou-to-be-ex-cougressmau should
see nothing encouraging in the
political outlook.
All.
to
uan!cM!oiis«noaIdbe addressed
AMKRICUH PUBLISHING CO.
The general detloieucy bill lias
beeo passed by the House.
Jehu Doyle O’Reilly, the poet edi
tor of the Boston Pilot, is dead.
.Leprosy among the cigar makers
in Florida is the latest genuine sen
sation.
It is reported that the cotton crop
of Texas this year will be the larg
est ever raised in that Stale.
Rev. Sam Small succeeded In
making a big occasion over the lay
ingof the corner stone of the Metli
odist University at Ogden, Utah
over whose destinies he is to pre
side. Several bishops and other
prominent pcrsouuges took part in
the proceedings, and Sir. Gladstone
sent a cablegram to say: “I heart
ily desire a success to your noble
purpose of the helping to rescue
fellow-creatures and fellow-coun
trymen fioui a deplorable delu
siou.”
Judge Crisp delivered a speech at
Winchester, Va., yesterday, to the
constituents of Representative
O’Farrell.
Dense clouds or grasshoppers
were seen in Minnesota last Week.
They were high in the air and lly-
lng southward.
The recent rains have greatly im
proved the corn crop or Kentucky,
which it is now said will average
fairly witli last year's.
Lee county’s primary resulted in
the choice of Crisp for Congress,
W. C. Gill for Senator, and W. D.
Weils for Representative.
The silver manufacturers of New
York have put up the price of solid
silver plate 15 per cent., owing to
She recent increase of price in silver
bullion.
Texas has a cash balance in her
strong box of over $1,500,000. The
present state treasurer In tired of
carrying the big load, and declines
a re-election.
(t is said that Western Republi
cans do not like Plumb’s late tariff
speech, and refer to him as the
traitor who has accepted Demo
cratic doctrines.
Close observers of the very com
plicated congressional contest in
the eighth Intimate that it Is not
impossible that Dr. Carlton will,
after all, be renominated.
General Marion Betbune, of Tal-
botton, who is prominently men
tioned as the Republican candidate
from the Fourth district, it is said,
is LoC-uuxious io make the race.
Although there Is oue more mouth
of the seasou, the cotton receipts at
the different ports have reached
5,771,478 hales, being 209,086 bales
more than last year, and 299,046
ahead of the previous year. The
shipments have been heavier on
the gulf coast than on ’he Atlantic
coast, which may be accounted for
because of a decline in receipts at
the Atlantic ports. Savannah
however, is an exception, the re
celpts and shipments having been
heavier than iu auy previous year,
There is food for a little study of
practical politics in the recent pro
tracted contests In congressional
conventions in several states. In
Ohio four couveutiouB resulted in
deadlock and adjourned without
makingnominations. The troubles
seems to have been in the manner
of choosing delegates, the candid
ates being permitted to select their
owii men to represent them. Thus
the delegates represented an indi
vidual Instead of the people.
Tbo members of the anti-lottery
convention of Louisiana claim to
have been more successful than
they ex’pected, ami appeal to all
“true Americans’’ for assistance.
It is rumored thnt Judge Whita
ker, of LaGrange, will make the
race against Moses in the Fourth
district as an Independent, claim
ing to be a straigthout Democratic.
A bill in the Senate granting*
leaves of absence io clerks, and em
ployes in the llrst and second class
postoflicea has been favorably re
ported. Tlie leave is for fifteen
days.
Editor Halstead's Brooklyn paper
expresses the belief that “Speaker
Reed Is helping the Democratic
party to retrive the blunder that
defeated the re-election of Cleve
land.”
Some of the rural districts of New
York, and among them the richest
In agricultural resources, have de
creased as much as 18 per cent, in
population duriug the last ten
years.
A resolution was adopted by
Louisiana’s anti-lottery convention
this week boycotting the Times-
Democrat and Daily States of New
Orleans on account of their pro
lottery sentiments.
Reciprocity won’t pay, says Mr.
Reed. However, it is said upon
good authority that immediately
after the reciprocity with the
Hawaiian Islands went into force,
our exports to those islands began
increasing, until from less than
1800,000 they have come to exceed
$3,000,000. It Is fair to assume, then
that something like the same in
crease would follow reciprocity
with the Spanlsh-American coun
tries.
Kemmler’s execution by electric
ity does not seem to have been
success. Nearly all the leading
newspapers of the day condemn it
some iu very strong terms. Com
mentlug upon it, the Lendon Stand
ardsays: "The scone can be de
scribed as a disgrace to humanity,
It will send a thrill of indignation
throughout the civilised world. We
cannot believe that Americans will
allow the electrical execution act to
stand.”
Boss Quay, it is said, has come to
the support of Teller and Plumb,
and is now advising his colleagues
not to attempt to pass the force hill
at this session. Is it possible that
there may .vet be hope for such as
Quay ?
The Tlmes-Democrat’s corres
pondent at Oklahoma City (Indian
Territory) says: The first election
ever held In this Territory went off
quietly yesterday, and no trouble is
reported from any part of the Ter
ritory, In this county (Oklahoma)
3,500 vote* were cast. Both parties
fought hard for the supremacy.
The Territory has gone Democratic
by a -mail majority.
News comes from Cape May that
In the conference between the Pres
ident and Secretary Blaine. Mr,
Harrison made a complete surrend
er to the Maine-statesman, and
promised to send a message to Cou-
gress favoring reciprocity with
South American countries. This is
claimed as a signal victory for
Blaine, and that it makes the
plumed knight the chief of the Re
publican party, throwing Reed and
McKinley to the rear.
Big railroad strikes have come to
be a serious question in the com
tnercial relations of the couutry, by
obstructing transportation, and
something should he done to pre
vent their sudden precipitation.
The New York Central Is now vir
tually tied up by striking employes,
and the workings of such a vast
system necessarily . affects a very
large portion of the country.
The school population of Texas
has increased In ten years from 243,-
000 to 563,000; expenditures for
schools $731,000 to $2,600,000; taxa
ble values from $311,000,000 to $765,-
000,000, aud railroad mileage from
2,988 to 8,388 miles. This is a won
derful record, and shows that in a
very few years the greatest State of
the Union iu population will be iu
the Southwest.
The people of a part of Okloboma
are in a rather despondent frame of
mind. The hot winds which have
swept over the country during the
last few weeks have destroyed the
growing crops, and even burnt the
grass to such an extent that It no
longer sustains the cattle. The
price of corn Is rising rapidly and
the cattle are dying from starva
tion.
THE STATE TICKET. 1
The ticket of State officers pre
sented by the Democratic party of
Georgia It a strong aud .onserva-
tive one, aud ought to commend
itself to tlie people of all clasees,
For Governor, the candidate Is
mati of stainless character, a chrls-
talu gentleman of line attainments
who has demonstrated marked ex
ecutive ability. His life has hyeu
due of usefulness to his neighbors
attd the commonwealth. With a
keen sense of justice and conger
vative iu character, his admlnis
tration .will be oue of prudent and
conscientious execution of the
laws. His candidacy for the nomi
nation was an exceptionally clean
one, and we have, every reason to
believe that his administration will
prove equally so.
The candidates for Secretary of
State, Treasurer and Comptroller-
General have proved their efficiency
and integrity by their faithful per
formance of the offices which they
uow fill, and they have been lion
ored by a renomiuation.
Tlie candidate for Attorney Gen
eral has proven his devotion to the
State as a soldier, and there is no
reasou to doubt but that lie will as
faithfully protect Georgia's inter
ests iu the office to which he has
been assigned.
The candidate for Commissioner
of Agriculture will bring with him
to his offioe a practical knowledge
of the wants of the people
whose interests he has been
detailed to look after, as well as tine
business capacity.
Altogether the people are to he
congratulated thawthe administra
tion of their affairs will be in safo
and experienced hands for the next
two years.
One thing was pretty certainly
demonstrated by the convention in
Atlanta—that when the farmers
get charge of the Georgia legisla
ture it will be a working body. As
noted by a correspondent, it is re
markable that the convention com
pleted its entire work at one sit
ting, resolutely refusing to take a
recess. It was iu continuous session
from 12 m. to 6 p. m., when the
business was finished and the con
vention adjourned. The farmers
announced that they were there for
work, not talk, and it is said they
remorselessly cried down several
lorded gentlemen who made des
perate efforts to speak.
About one hundred and twenty-
five members of the House have
united in a request to the commit
tee on rules to report a resolution
providing for a recess of the House
from Monday to Friday of noxt
week, in order to permit those de
siring to do so to attend the Nation
al encampment of the G. A. R. at
Boston. It is probable that the re
quest will not be granted for the
reason that the Republican leaders
believe that the House should dn-
vdte the next week to consideration
of Senate measures on the calender.
The Supreme Court of Illinois
hssjust decided that a man can
not be excluded from the witness
stand ip that state on account of
hts religious disbelief. The wit
ness in the case under review be
lieved in a God nud a hereafter,
and in punishment through the
courts if ho swore fulsely, hut he
had formed no open opinion about
punishment in the next world.
The supreme court held that he
was a competent witness.
While the fruit crop is almost a
complete failure, the harvest of hay
gathered this year is pronounced
the largest aud best in quality that
has been known iu ten years. To
matoes also have grown in abund
ance this year. The outlook in
other respects is very promising,
and there is,therefore, no great rea
son for complaint.
The housewife who pays her pen
nies for baking powder does not
realize that she is contributing to
one of the most profitable indus
tries in America. One well-knrwn
baking powder company, which is
capitalized at $100,000, cleared $1,-
600,000 last year and it is estimated
that its profits this year will reach
$2,000,000.
There seems to be some danger
that New Orleans will eventually
be destroyed by the inundation of
the Mississippi river. Some parts
of the front of the city are being
eaten away at a very rapid rate,
and nothing that the authorities
have done checks the river’s en
croachment.
CONVENTION COMMENT.
Pointers Picked Up Before end After.
"Talk about this being a farmers’
convention,” growled a horny-
hauded son of toil, who lives iu a
city and owns a big farm in anoth
er county; “it Isa convention of
tape-measurers, broken down poli
ticians and lawyers. The farmers
staid at home." We suggested that
while there seemed to be consider*
able truth In the statement, the t
m’s, b d p’s aud l’s seemed to be
voting according to the farmer’s In
structions, and if the farmers were
sharp enough to get the other, fel
lows to pay their owu expenses to
Atlauta for tlie privilege of caetiug
a perfuuc .ory vote, while they re
mained at home, saved their mon
ey and attended to their business,
they were ihrewder business men
than they had been given credit foi.
There were four farmers appoint
ed the Sumter delegation, aud not
one attended the convention.
Thero were numerous inquiries
after Wright Brady, and general re
gret expressed by the old members
of the legislature at his defeat.
It was a lucky thing for the other
old Statu house officers that they
had up opposition, for they would
have undoubtedly been cleaued
out. The convention was in that
kind of a mood.
The speech of JobuTemple Gravps
was a gem of English composition.
No oue knows better than he how
to express the purest thoughts in
the purest language. Speech may
be silver and silence be golden,'hut
his oratory spurkles with the choic
est gems.
The platform was the briefest
piece of convention literature ever
published. It somewhat resembles
the ancient declaration that the
earth belongs to the saints, and we
are the saints
Cobh county captured the two
contested offices witli a facility thnt
denoted practice made perfect. One
grumbling delegate remarked that
it was a mistake to have erected the
new c’apitol in Atlanta, it would
have saved a great amount of ex
pense to the state house officers if it
had been located iu Marietta.
Nothing can dampen Emmett
Womack’s wit, not even defeat,
and he so gracefully preached h<s
own funeral sermon that the dele
gates were sorry that they had de
feated him.
Candidates for judges, solicitors
and clerkships were on hand as usu
al and seductively sung the song of
their claims.
The convention was good-humor
ed, determined and noisy.
Gov. Northen’* speech of accept
ance had the clear ring of true De
mocracy, and gave assurance that
he will execute the laws for the
benefit of the whole people.
The candidates for the speaker-
ship were all on hand—Howell,
Calvin, Berner, Corput nnd Flem
ing—and all put In-good work. The
contest is going to be a hot one, and
io far Howell appears to have the
lead.
Thousands of dollars of New and Seasbnable Dry Goods to go
Change in the firm of course necessitated an inventory of stock
which has just been completed. We find we have thous
ands of dollars more of Dry Goods than we expected
and in order to reduce our stock where we would
like it, we propose to inaugurate a Grand
Slaughter Sale for n few days.
COMMENCING MONDAY MORNING
We will offer the following:
1 Lot White Plaid Organdies 12 l-2c quality, 7 l-2c per yd.
1 Lot White Plaid Organdies and Mull Checks
15c quality, 8 1-2 per yd.
i Lot Fino White Plaid Muslins 18 and 20c goods, 10c per yd.
25c quality at 15c; 30c goods at 221-26.
Lots of Bemnmts for almost nothing.
The finestWhite Lawns and lowest prices in .Amorieus.
Otir 9jc. quality will match regular 124c. goods, and so on all
the way up to 25c. yd.
Too much in White Goods to particularize.
Thousands of Challies from 5c. per yd. upwards.
A few choice patterns of those fine Goc. and 75e. French Clinl-
ios to be closed Monday at 49c. yer yard. Don’t miss this oppor-
unity.
A small lot of those side Band Novelty Challies and oteer styles
reduced from 50c. to 35c. per yd. Magnificent quality and very wide
Choice lot of 25c. Wool Clmllies to be closed at 19^6.
Everything in Wool Goods at Cut Prices for this sale.
Everything in Black Goods
At cut prices for this sale.
All Evening Shades at cut prices for this special sale.
Too many things in all the above to go into details.
Thousands of Choice Ginghams from Cc. to 12£c. per yd.
One Lot Elegant Scotch Zephyr Ginghams which have sold all
season at 25c. per yd. to be closed at 19^c
Crinkled Seer-Suckers.
Terrible cut to close out what we have. 29c. Goods to go at CJ
per yard. All choice patterns- •
RIEBOIVS !
We carry more Eibbons than all the-balance of the Dry Good?
houses in Americus combined.
We propose dealing them out at once and terrible reductions
will be made in prices.
LADIES’ UNDERVESTS!
Stacks nnd stacks of them just opened, and as it is late in ill {
season we intend clearing them out at once. Five hundred Elegan
When Bill Harris anil Mark Har-1 Jersey Bibbed Vests regularly sold at 20 and 25c. to be sacrificed a*
din, the veteran clerks of the Sen- ’0c. a piece.
al7call H t™e 8f roD! t old th Ae 9 olus, d the | . Thc Finest 15c " 25 '> 30c ” vests ever offered iu Americas at the
god of the winds, goes out and j l )rlces -
hides himself In the basement. j Beautifully finished and splendid fitting Bleached Lisle Vests
Gene Speer was on hand to see ^ a to b(J 80 , d at 5g eacL
his numerous friends and put in a ° ’
good word for .himself respecting
the clerkship of the next Honse.
The twin Richardsons, F. H.
and B. H., representing the Macon
Telegraph and Columbus Enquirer-
Sun, hnd an affecting meeting after
separation of many years. The
strawberry mark was found on
Henry’s head.
Brunswick Branham occupied a
front scat In the Glynn county dele
gation. He Isa genial, modest gen
tleman, and ono of the best news
paper men In the State, who never
misses a sensation or a scoop.
The Constitution’s portrait of
Dick Grubb’s eye-glasses was the
perfection of realism in art.
Chairman Atkinson, iu addreBs-
iag the State convention, predicted
that the Legislature would never
again remain so long In session and
draw as much moneyas it had done
during the past several years. Mr.
Atkinson will be a member of the
next House aud will look after this
matter.
Up to the middle of this week the
tax returns from one hundred aud
two counties ip Georgia had been
received at the department in At
lanta. The total increase shown by
them over last year Is $16,168,806.
Can another State in the Union
equal these figures?
Captain Tillman, who is running
the farmers’ candidate for Gov
ernor in South Carolina, owns 1,800
acres of fine land, runs twenty
plows, and has a diary supplied by
i forty thoroughbred Jersey cows.
The deaths by lightning and wind
storms since January last number
1,100, as compared with only 163 for
the whole year of 1889, but in the
Johnstown calamity alone last year
over 2,700 lives were lost, aud while
this is considered a ye*r of fatali
ties it does not rival its predecessor
yet.
Senators and Congressmen inter
viewed by a Washington corres
pondent within the past few days
say Blaine’s course is fast putting
him forward as the Republican can
didate for Congress.
Alabama has a man who does not
feel hungry, thirsty or sleepy. He
Is the man of all others who can
successfully conduct a newspaper.
Choice Lot of Silk Undervests, $1.00 quality at 67jc. each.
Splendid lot of Mitts sold heretofore at 50 and 75c. to go at 25
and 35c. per pair.
All our Umbrellas and Parasols at cut prices.
The finest 25c. Ladies Hose in Americus. Quantities of Odds
and Ends in Ladies and Children’s Hosiery to be sacrificed.
The Choicest Stock of Handkerchiefs in Americus. Cut prices
all through the Stock.
Magnificent lot New Torchon Laces just opened and marked
at very low prices.
Large lots counterpanes at ridiculous prices.
Our $1.25 Spread at 98c.
Our $1.50 Spread at $1.19.
Our $1.75 Spread at $1.35c.
Table Damasks, Napkins and Towels at tempting prices.
Lace Curtains and Screens. In this line we hava the best stock
we have ever carried. The prices range from 7 1-2 yd. to $5.00 per
pair. Splendid lot of Colored Curtain goods sold heretofore at 15«
to 25c per yd. to go at 12 1-2 per yd.
Black Drapery Nets.
We have only very fow left and are anxious to get rid of them
If you have any idea you would ever care to look at them we "'ill
make you prices you can not resist. Bemnants of this we "ill al
most give away.
Our press of business prevents giving an itemized list of a great
many attractions we will offer. • *
Come and see for yourself, and if we cannot make it interesting
for you we will not ask you to buy.
No misrepresentations allowed, nor will bo tolerated for tlie sake
of making a sale. Wo are anxious for your trade, but if we cannot
get it honorably we do not want it. •
wnealley & flnsiey,
The leaders of ihe Dry Goods Trad*.