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Americus ■ojeEgj.,, ESTABLISHED 187!). wVr, AMERICUS, CtEORGIA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1890. jjETTEBS FROM THE PEOPLE. sonal in its nature, will b* published.'no matter whether it accords with the views or this papor or not; provided, always, that tlie subject-matter la of sufllclent Interest, in our Judgment, to warrant tho publica tion.— [Ei>. Hkcordkh.] LEE'S COUNTY CAMPAIGN. A Hod Hot Race Opened Up-The He gross Getting Fat on It. Leesburg, Oct. 15.—Weopen our little communication this morn ing by giving you a gentle remin der. In your personals of yester day you referred to Capt. J. W. For rester as being in Leesburg on business. Weil, be Is hereon busi ness, of course, for be is a business man and never out of it, but he is a citizen of our burg, bis family is here, and bis farming Interest, are here, and bis headquarters are also here, and wo don’t want the public impressed otherwise. We are proud of our citizens, all of them, and wish we had two to one just such. The campaign for county officers is getting pretty yarrn. The strife is with the whites alone, and the average darkey is having a picnic hanging around from grocery to grocery and tho last-man that sets ’em up to them they are going to vote for him, excepting any slip, .nd four-fffths of them are sure to slip. Somo favor a nomination, others oppose it. This, however, is left with the Executive Committee. They are all level headed and will decide as to the host course to per- sue. As to ourself, we always did oppose primaries. As tothewhys and wherefores we will not try to explain. Dr. Johnson, a Methodist divine, preached a rousing sermon here Sunday. Miss Ruby Young, a charming young lady from Coney, is visiting Miss Bueiah Walden, of this city. Farmers are a little backward in gathering their orops this season on account of scarcity of labor. The health of our town and Its vicinity is perfect, except an old chronic case or two, of which Mr. James Hines is the principal suf ferer. Fooie. WESTON ITEMS. Newsy Items and Personal Montlon of a Growing Town. Weston,- Oct. 14.—Mies Gussie Kimbrough has returned home after a pleasant visit to friends and relatives In Dawson, much to the delight of her many admirers. Miss Maude Saunders returned home last Sunday from Dawson, where she has been visiting friends and relatives. Mr. Roe Edwards, one of Atlan ta’s most popular drummers, paid 3ur merchants a visit last Tuesday. Your correspondent is glad to iay that his long felt want will won be filled, as cards are out for the reception of Dr. W. F. Walker ind bride of Dransville, at tho resi dence of Hon, James P. Walker, of ;L.» place, Thursday evening at 7 I’clock. Aliases Alary and Florence S»on- lers spent last Sabbath with their jrother, Air. AI. F. Saunders. Mr. J. E. Dennard went to Daw- ion to-day on business. Air. M. F. Saunders went to [’arrots to-day on business. Mr. John Seay gave Weston a tall last Sunday. ’Possum hunting is the order of light now. We are glad to see Mr. J. J. Askew up again, after a severe Jat- ack of aickneBs. Miss Maggie Jackson returned lome last Wednesday, much to the egret of all the boys,. Dr. A. K. Patterson says he has >een trying the bachelor hall busi- less for the past ten days, as his vife has gone to visit her sick nother at Elleaville. Air. H. J. Aspen and wife are st anding the Primitive Baptist As- loelatlon at Sumter City. We haVe heard of people way laying the highway and eavesdrop ing, but we never heard before of if any one waylaying the railway. There is a young girl of our ac quaintance who spent most of the dabbatb day thusly engaged. Mr, W. C. Daniel came In town to-day at the head of nine Juries of :otton, for which he got tho highest market price. Dr. O. T. Kenyon visited relatives in Lumpkin on last Sabbath. There will be preaohing at the M- E. church of Westou Saturday and Sunday by Rev. J. S. West. Messrs (jobb and Briusou passed through our town Tuesday with a drove of Texas horses. Air. 0. N. Leverett went to Lee county Tuesday. • Air. T. F. Collier, of Sasser, spent a few days with his family at Wes ton this week. Mr. T. A. Coleman went to SasBer Tuesday on business. There will be an excursion run from Weston aud all other points along the U. S. R. R. to Columbus to Barnum A Bailey’s circus. Mr. J. W, Bell, ofTennessee, was Id town a few days since. Messrs. Tracy, Jones and Tlm- mermau were lu town Sunday. DAWSON NEWS. Dawson, Oot.15,—Mr.S.J.Cook.of the Albany News, and Alias Blanch Roberts, of Dawson, were married at noon to-day, at the residence of the bride’s father, Mr. J. B. Roberts, Rev. E. M. Whiting officiating. They left this afternoon for Albany, the home of Mr. Cook. May their happiness never grow less. Col. J. A. Foucbe has purchased the residence of Mr. R. A. Bishop, on Orange street, but as be cannot get possession for several months yet, be has rented and moved into Mrs. A. P. Wooten’s residence on Alain street. Mrs. A. P. Wooten came down from Buena Vista last week and will return to her home there next Friday. Miss Katie Thomas, of Sumter county, is spending some time with her sister, Airs. B. F. Christie of the city. Messrs. A. J. Baldwin A Co. are getting along flneiy with their mammouth building. They carry building material to the second aud third stories by steam, using the en gine of their variety works. The cotton compress has been completed aud will do its first work this afternoon. Afauy of our citi- zetis will be present to witness the operation. Dr. G. W. Farrar has lust begun the erection of a new brick store between Mr. C. L. Mize and Miss P. S. Newberry’s. * • Dr. W. C. Paschal is having a glass front put into Mr. Mize’s store. Afessrs. Lee Lamar and Julius Sears have opened Jivery stables at Parrott and are making a good be ginning. DOTS FROM MONTEZUMA. Montezuma, Ga., Oct. 15.—A maitt meeting was held at Ogle thorpe yesterday to discuss the fence problem and other matters of importance. For want of harmony very little was accomplished. A resolution wag at last passed asking that stock be kept up until the crops could be gathered. The church and people of Alonte- zuma will send to the Rehoboth Baptist Association, which meets at Houston Factory on the 4th Sun day, an invitation to meethere next year. Tho Aracou county Sunday School Association will hold its next quar terly meeting at Garden Valley on the 4th Sunday. Rev. Mr. Strayer, of Baltimore, lectures here to-night on the Chris tian solution of the negro problem. Cards are out announcing the marriage of Aliss Eula Averctt and Mr, W. D. Easterlin, all of this place. It occurs on the 23d inst. DOTS FROM RONEY. MOSSY DELL NEWS. A SOLEMN DUTY. Mossy Dell, Ga., Oct. 15.—Some of the farmers are about through picking their cotton aud have gatli ered their corn, which has turned out a great deal better thau expeo ted, while others are not through picking their cotton. Air. Cut pepper's school commenc ed last Monday morning with fourteen pupils, wbioli Is a very good beginning, for the farmers have their children busy helping them gather their crops. We hope Mr. Culpepper Is the right man in the right place, and that he will get a good school. Mr. Stephen Markett Is up vial ting his mother, Airs. Sarah Mar kett, who is very 111, and we fear that her recovery is hopeless. Mr. Tommie AudersoD, of Tam pa, Fla., is visiting his many rela tives aud friends in this neighbor hood. We were well pleased to see Mr. Anderson again for it has been a good while since be left here. Mr. Robert Davenport of near Americus spent last Sunday In our midst. He made some of the young ladies wear a broad smile. Come again Bob. Some of the peoplo of this neigh' borhood are attending the Primi tive Baptist Association at Sumter City, which is now in session. 8. S. D. SOME BAD NEGROES. L Roney, Ga., Oct. 15.—About two months ago Air. John Tlson owned a little flee dog which went mad and bit one of his children, but the child has m>t showed any signs of hydrophobia yet. The dog, after biting the child bit some hogs which have died since. So the child Is liable to an attack at anytime. Mrs. S. M. Wynn lost a large meat hog last Friday, tlfat was without a doubt run mad. It was supposed to have been bitten by Air. TUon’s dog. Rev. D, F. Howell, of Kentucky, spent last Friday night with Dr. A. J. Logan. He Is making up a sing ing school at Concord, also one at Shiloh. He proposes to teach for $1,60 a term of ten days, and all that goes to him at Concord can also go at Shiloh, time giving his pupUs at one place a chance of going twenty days for $1.60. Mrs. Sallle Dupree, of Webster county, i» visiting friends and rela tives near Boney. - Tbore la a great deal of sickness In this vletaity at present. Dr-Lo- gan has all he can do. Boney. Special to llECOliDKK. Lumpkin, Oct. 15.—There are fourteen prisoners in Lumpkin jail, three of whom have been caught and put in during the past week by Troy Holder. Last Friday Troy arrested two negroes in Louvale, named Will Porter and Lige Yarbrough. Por ter is charged with assault with in tent to murder a uegro named Henry Beall, the cause of which grew out of gambling. Yarbrough is charged with carrying concealed weapons. Tho other day Troy reoeived a telegram from Air. J. D. Shirling, of Louvale, telling him to come at once. On arriving at Louvale Troy found Mr. Shirling suffering from nu ugly wound in the head, inflicted by a negro named Chat man Brewer, with a rilie. Mr. Shirling is agent for Mr. T.C. John, son at Louvale, and Brewer had) been stealing his cane. Shirling got after him about it, when the negro became very abusive aud they came to blows, when Brewer hit Shirling over the head with his rifle, Shirling fired at him twice, slightly woundlug him in the side and breast. Troy started after Brewer at 9 o’clock at night, and at 3 the next morning had both man and rifle. All the negroes mentioned above havo bad commitment trials be fore Judge Harrison, and have been bound over. Hurrah for our next Sheriff- Troy Holder. THE STATE FAIR. An Address to the Voters of the Third Congressional District, By the Chair man of the Executive Commute. Tho Exhibit Bulo—The Program at Mapped Out for the Fair. Editor Recorder—Please do mo the favor to call attention to tho rule requiring entries to be mado on exhibits to be in place by 9 o’clock p, in., Tuesday, Oetober 21st. A strict observance of this rule will be essential to the success of the elaborate program that we have arranged for the Intertain- mentof visitors. I beg you will note that program, which Is as fol lows: Oct. 22, Georgia Day, when the members-elect of tho next General Assembly will be present. At night a Chautauua .lecture by Dr. I. S. Hopkins, subject, “Better Schools Through Better Terms. Oct. 23, National Day. Meeting of Congressman. A lecture at night by Dr. J. B. Hawthorn: “The Ertucal Features nf the Tariff and Labor Question. Oct. 24, Trades Display. Lecture at night by Dr. G. A. Nunnaliy. Oet. 25, Childrens Day. Lecture at night by Prof. Chas. Lane. An alysis of Laughter. Oct. 27, Education Day. Night lectuto by Dr. G. B. Smekler. Oct. 28, Alliance Day. Speeches by Ben Terrill and others and lec- ^Oct. 30, Manufacturers Day and lecture at night by Dr. I. W. Lee. Yours Truly, B. W. Jem isox. Secretary. At a recent session of the Demo cratic Executive Committee of the Third Congressional District, held In Hawklnsvllle, Ga.,the following resolution was unanimously pass ed. Resolved, “That the chairman of tlie Executive Committee of the Third Congressional District be re quested to write and have publish ed iu tlie papers of tho district, an address to the voters urging upon them the importance of voting for congressman at the election to be held on the first Tuesday in Novem ber next, mud that he impress upon them the importance of their turn ing out in full force and casting their vote for the Democratic uomiuee." . It would seem that from the out rageous acts # of the Republican party In turning out Mr. Turpin, a democrat from Alabama, who was elected by a majority of more than thirteen thousand votes to make 'room for AfcDuflie, a Republican, aud in tho case of the Hon. C. R. Breckenridge, of the State of Ar kansas, which together with the fraudulent seating of the two ne groes, the ono from South Carolina and the other from Virginia, would be enough tc stir the forty thous and voters of this Congressional district to tho very great impor tance of giving to the Hon. CharleB F. Crisp, the Democratic nominee of this Congressional district, the full vote without more. It has been continually charged upou our Hon. Congreesman be cause there lias been such a slight opposition to him and because there has been suoh a slight vote polled In his favor, that his party practised fraud and intimidation. The Republicans have endeavored to make capital out of this small vote and are ready at ail, times to make all manner of unfounded charges against our people And Congressman in consequence of it. Tho Hon. Chas. F. Crisp has dared to stand and fight Boss Reed and his gang against great odds and thereby ho has been singled out bb a special mqrk for their mal ice and hate. He no doubt Will suffer and feel all the darts of mal ice and political venom that the iu genulty of the cohorts of Republi' canlsiu can invent and on the slightest pretence they would not hesitate to perpetrate upon him the same wrongs they have perpe- traeed uponBeckenbrldge and Tur pin should the least occasion offer itself. This Republican majority in the national House of Representative has passed the infamous Lodge bill, qy whlou the majority seek masquerading under tbe gnlse of freo ballot and fair count to perpe tuate their power by assiduously destroying the liberty of American citizens. Its nefarious purpose is to establish a supremacy of Ignor ance over Intelligence in the South ern States and thereby engender race antagonism and sectional ani mosity. The passage of this bill in the House and its defeat, for the pres ent In the Senate by only strenu ous efforts, dearly demonstrate the animus of Reed and hia min ions. This bill should It become a law will ursurp the legislative functions of tlie State government, and will bring the federal machinery into intermin able conflict and collision with the statutory efforts of the people of the various commonwealths of our union to Institute a general, practi cal and permanent reform. This species of federal interference in the registration of their sovereign will by the people is despotic, cen tralizing in its tendenoy, dangerous to the peace and prosperity of the people, revolutionary in Its nature aud In direct contravention of the government ss bequeathed to us by our fathers. The Republican party has impos ed unequal and oppressive burdens upon the people. We have seen how the Speaker In the House of Representatives, with an arbitrary disregard of all parliamentary rule* andpreoedents, has sought a tyrannical and fla grant degregation to prostitute the position intended only for the true patriot aud statesman. We have seen with what shameless servility the majority of the last House of Bepresentntatlves displayed in yeilding ready obedience to the Speakers despotic ruling. We have Been how the treasury has been depleted, in schemes gotte*> up to pension soldiers, giving mil lions of dollars to Northern men who never fought a battle, or even ' smelt tbe smoke of one. We have seen, too, how our honored Repre sentative has stood A times single handed and fought with courage and manliness these Iniquitous Ropublieau measures, We also have seen the efforts mado by his opponents to crush him. Will the Democrats of thia sec tion lie still and send Judge Crisp baok to Congress by a slender vote aud oause him to take the ohanees of being unseated by partism and unscrupulous majori ty in the next House, and rub the risk of having him counted out be cause no more votes ware polled for him? The outlook Is perhaps that the Democrats will have the majority in the next Congress but this is by no means certain. The party cannot afford to loBeorrun the risk of losing tbe services of so valuable a man sb our honored representative. If tbe Democrats should have the majority In the next House of Representatives, tbe friends of Judge Crisp will no doubt urge his name for Speaker of tbe next. House. His chances are tbe best. Will the Democrats , of this Dis trict be lethargic and fail to do their duty on the 4th, day of Nov, and thus miss so great and oppor tunity to see one of Georgia’s no ble sons so proudly honored? No! My fellow countrymen, let not the asperspn again be flung at our honored Jrepresentatlve, that out of forty thousand votes iu this district, only nine thousand favor' ed nlm. For him the grand old party that we love and for the grand principles of constitution at liberty which we cherish, and for the devotion whloh we bear to them and to the honorable Chas. F. Crisp, let us with one accord exert our ut most to have a large vote polled on that (lay. Tho cohorts of Republicanism are actively at work against onr lion ored representative. There Is a duty and a sacred duty for every voter in this district. Let us not forget to perform that duty as a pleasure and In honor to tbe grand principles which our fathers baye fought for and for which the Dem ocratic party Las so long contended. Yonr Obedient Servant, J. E. D. Shipp, Chairman Congressional Com mittee, 3rd District. A BLOODLESS RIOT.’ GAEAT EXCITEMENT IN THE CITY SATURDAY AFTERNOON An Angry and Excited Mob of Negroes Create Considerable Disturbance—Offi cer Ray In a Close Flaoe—Full Particu lars of tho Blot. LACK OF COTTON PICKERS. Nearly Half the Crop Yet. to be Picked. Lots of cotton in the fields. No one to pick it. These are two facts that .are staring tbe farmers in tbe face. A well-to-do farmer told a report er yesterday that he had eight bales of cotton in his fields, aud as he hid only his family to help him and could hire no hands for love or money, he would probably lose a great deal of it. A ptoiuineut banker informed a reporter that hut few hands would work at all, and that those who would work were paid Iron seventy- five cents to * dollar a hundred. The standard price has been for years fifty cents a hundred. “One dollar per hundred,” he said, “1b aboutjone-fourth what the farmer receives for bis cotton when marketed.” Nearly half the cotton crop is still In tbe fields and it la to be hoped that some arrangements can be made to have It plotted, aa the "cotton money” Is an Item of great importance to the South. Missionary Festival. In the shady- grove of the M. E. Church tbe little Missionary Socie ty of little folks gave a festival yes terday afternoon for the benefit of a little Mexican girl, In whom they are Interested. The afternoon was a bit chilly, but not enough so to cool their ardor and eagerness a* they waited on their friends. Quite a neat little snm was realised and there was some little rivalry as to who sold the most. We hope that all their endeavors will be heartily encouraged. Tns Recorder was the recipient of a beautiful waiter of flowers, cake aud lee cream, and we tip our bat to the tender hearted donors. The Grand Lodge of the Knights of Honor will meet in this city in April next, and the Lodge In this city Is already at work preparing to give them a grand reception. Very great excitnient was erdated near the court house Saturday afternoon about 3:80 o’olook. Americus came very near having a serious riot. In addition to the usual large erowd of negroes In town on Sat-' urday’s during the cotton season, the Antioch Primitive Baptist asso ciation Is meeting here and car loads of negroes have been coming in on every train. Slnce-the negro flremanlo tourna ment last year there has not been such a large crowd of negroes in tbe city as there was yesterday. Consequently If the negroes bad ontinued in the riot, the blood shed .wonld have been fearful. The follov lng are all the facts in connection with the riot: Officer Ray, while trying to clear the sidewalk in front of Guice’s store, politely asked a negro named Tom Stallings to move out of the way. Tbe negro ’ refused, cursing Mr. Ray at the same time. Mr. Ray then told him if he did not get off the sidewalk he would have to arrest him; to which the negro re plied that “he wasn’t able to move him.” When Ray. attempted to arrest the negro, he drew his knife. Mr. Ray tried to hit him with a elnb, but It was wrenched from him by the negro's brother, Dallis Stal lings. Mr. Ray then drew his pistol. Felix Stallings, Tom’s father, had a hickory stick, with which he hit Ray, breaking it across his arm and shoulder so that ke would drop the pistol. About this time, the erowd of negroes closed in around the con testants, with cries of "out Him," “take him aloose,” “don’t let him be locked up," etc, Messrs. JatneA Cloud. E. H. Woodard, G. S. Cobb, Zack Graham and Gib Cameron then oame up and assisted Ray in the struggle that followed. Tom Stallings cams very near, cutting Mr. James Cloud, and Mr. Ray’s pistol was snatched from him the trigger cutting a gash In IiIb hand as it was snatched from him. Mr. Ray, with tbe assistance of the above named gentleman, suc ceeded In locking up Tom Stallings, when officer Feagan came up when he and Mr. Ray then looked up Dallis Stallings and Felix, his fa ther. By this time several officers came up and order was restored. About half au hour later officers Wilkins aud Ray arrested Henry Bird, one of the participants In the row, and locked him up. While the officers wero coming in with bird another Stallings opened bis knife ami tried to as sault the officers but was olubbed by Mr. Feagan. When taken in the guard house Bird drew his knife and tried to out Mr, Wilkins but dropped his knife on the floor. Numbers of witnesses have been summunsed to appear at police court Monday morning when the four negroes will be tried. When the police court Is through with them, tbe State 'will take them In charge and they will vory probably be sent to the penitenti ary. The charges against them are as follows: Felix Stallings, assault, resisting an officer and rioting, can be re leased under a bond of $1,000. Torn and Dallis Stallings, resis ting officer and rioting, can be re leased under bond of $1,000. Henry Bird, resisting officer and rotting; bond $1,000. The Stallings were born, raised and freed on tbe old Kelce Daniel place near the city. Other negroes, who participated in the row have not been arrested and as there names are not known, they will probably not bo prosecu ted. During and after the riot con siderable excitement ' prevailed everywhere. Threats of different kinds were made by tho negroes, such as jail breaking, incendiarism, etc., but nothing has occurred yet.