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Newspaper Page Text■■pME|ppMMH|HpgHp^p||gjH|Bp Americus ESTABLISHED 1879. DAWSON’S DOINGS. AN ILLUSTRATION OFTHE EFFECTS OF THE TARIFF. Bold Bobbery m Shcllman-Tho Heel Estate Bualnosa • Looking Up-Por- aonal Talk. Dawson, Oct. 29.—The following ten sample of the letters I am re ceiving almost daily, since the pas sage of the McKinley tariff bill, from wholesale merchants and manufacturers North and West with whom I have been dealing: St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 15th, 1800. Dear Sin:—Owing to the in crease of duty on Schlag metal, and advance in price ol alcohol, shellac, lumber, silver and gold leaf, and other materials used in the manu facturer of mouldings, picture and mirrow frames, we are compelled to make an advance of (15) lifteeu per cent, upon all that class of goods. Orders in hand prior to above date will be filled at old prices. Respectfully, Ciias. E. Lewis M’f’g. Co. Of course it will be easy for the manufacturer or wholesale mer chants to add on his 15 per cent, to save himself from loss, and almost as easy for the retail merchant to do the same and perhaps add ou 15 per cent, more while he Is abusing McKinley and the tariff. But there the matter stops and the poor con sumer has to bear the ’ whole loss. He may squirm and complain and go from house to house, but is met ' at every door with the same ex cuse for high prices and must final ly submit. Thus it will be seen that the McKinley bill, while is is a disgrace and a curse to the whole country, its burdens fall heaviest and almost entirely upon the poorer classes and those least able to bear them. The colored people consti tute a large majority of the poor people of the 8outh aud will suffer most from the effects of this iniqui tous measure. And thus the Re publicans are systematically rob bing those whom they profess tp befriend and protect. One night last last week a thief made a raid on the good citizens of Shellman while they lay peacefully sleeping. He stole Mr. Dan New? kirk’s fine mare and Mr. John Bius’ road-cart, aud a supply of provis ions from Mr. Newkirk’s dining room and departed westward. Next morning Mr. Newkirk aud Mr. Jack Riley traoked him beyond Cuthbert, where they found the mare and cart and returned home. The thief is supposed to be Bob Aycock, a white man who escaped from jail here the night before the theft was committed. Messrs. J. A. Horsley and W. B. Cheatham have engaged In the real estate business in this city aud have already made several impor tant deals both lei buying and sell ing. They have bought a half in' terest in Dr. Paschal’s field lying east of Columbus Southern depot, will run streets through It, divide it Into lots and sell <to parties desir ing to locate in that part of the city. Mr. J. H. Davis is also doing a fine business in real estate, Messrs. Lalng * Johnson, however, are the pioneers in this business in Dawson, and rather have the “bulge" on {he other boys, Messrs. T. J. Hart & Co., have completed the Alliance store, and it Is a beauty. Mr. J. I. Hiller, tye manager, has moved to town and occupies Col. J. A, Fouche's resi dence on Orange street. Goods for the Alliance store are arriving ' dally, and I predict for them a grand success. A steam laundry Is the next new enterprise for our city. It will be Iooated where the Jones gin now staqds, on corner of Lee and Stone- streets. The engine is already in place, and the whole outfit will be In readiness to begin operations in a short time. AMERICUS, GEORGIA. FRIDAY. OCTOBER 81, 1890. Masonic fraternity in the Grand Lodge now in session in Macon. Mrs. \y. C. Kendrick is vlBltlng in Virginia and Washington City. Col. J. p, Walker, of Webster county, Senator-elect, was in the theoity yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Cheatham, of Savannah, are visiting relatives in this city. Mr. and Mrs. Sid Cook, of Al bany, visited Mrs. Cook’s parents in this city, Mr. aud Mrs. J. B Roberts, last Stdiday. Miss Carrie Thomas, of South Carolina, is visitiDg the family of Mr. J. A. Hlers. Mrs. Mollie Turner, of Mount Vernon, Texas., is visjtlng her brothers, the Messrs. Slade. Mrs. T. E. Davenport, of Darien, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Lowery. / We had had a nice frost yester day morning. J. A. F. THE FLORIDA FOLKS. An Old Sumter Farmer Writes an In teresting Letter. WESTON'ITEMS. A Big Sale—The Town Growing-Newsy Notes and Mention. Last Monday Walter Bishop, a young whfte man, was severely cut In the face with a knife by Calvin Graoe, a negro man. They were employees at the compress. Grace was arrested and placed In jail. Col. J. M. Griggs, Dr. W. B, Cheatham and Capt. W. B. Ox ford have been appointed court house commissioners. Dr. Cheat* ham was elected chairman. The archeteot wilt meet with them next Saturday, and the good work will soon he commenced. Mr. A. J. von GbndeU.of Albany, waa h*re last Monday attending a meeting of the cotton compress, di rectors. Dr. W. C. Kendrick and Judge J. M. Simmons are representing the Weston, October 28.—Mr. Rufus Brown, keeper of the Brown Houbs in Richland, was iu town Sunday. Col. B. H. Hood, of Dawson, was in town to-day attending to busi ness for the C. S. B. R. Rev. Mr. Ferrell and lady left to day for their home at Ellaviile. Dr. A. K. Patterson left to-day for Macon to attend the Grand Lodge. Dr. W. F. Walker ahd bride re turned last Friday from Atlanta, where they have been attending the exposition. Miss Mary Walker returned home last Friday after a very pleasant visit to relatives in Chattanooga. Mrs. Fred Bell, who died at Ella- ville last Monday, was buried here to-day. The bereaved relatives have our sympathy. Dr. O. T. Kenyon received anoth er car load of lumber for bis bouse last Monday. Air. George Luusford, a promin ent merchant in Gooseberry, waB over a few days ago looking out a business location. George, we will do tho best we can for you. Dr. O. T. Kenyon and wife went to Lumpkin fast week to visit the Doctor’s mother, returning Sun day, Mr. J. O. Sims is suffering some what from a sprained ankle, but we hope to see him out sq^i. Mrs. Huckaby, of Texas, was out a few days ago vfsitiug her sister, Mrs. Smith, of this place. Mr. M. F. Saunders has moved all his goods iuto his new house, and will be found there at business hours with a new line of nice goods as cheap as anybody can sell them lie says. Weston has no hump on her, but she is building steadily, as there is not a day passes but what there are from one to three car loads of luiA her, and two or three men hunting business locations and residence lots. Messrs. M. F. Saunders and J. A. Crymes, administrators on the es tate of Z. T. Saunders, deceased, will sell some very desirable resi dence lots the first Tuesday In November, and all wishing to lo cate In a good moral community can do no better than to purchase at Weston. Bayon Malette, Fla., Oct 27. Editor Recorder—Would a’few dots from the wilds of Florida be out of place? Although ’this sec tion has been Settled for many years, there is very little agricul tural development. The fact is just being realized that our climate and soil is especially adapted to a great variety of fruits aud vegeta bles. The Farmers’ Alliance was never organized iu this county till this year, hut we now have fifteen subordinate Alliances in tbe county aud it is still growing. They were able to capture all the county oifi ces, which caused some tall kick' lug. but to no good. The chairman of the true blues, (old ring) led the revolt, and made an eff'ort to bold another electiou for delegates which proved a signal failure. The true blues claimed that tbe Alliance delegates, having met the previous evening and formed their plan of actiou, vitiated the whole proceed ings and rendered It undemocratic hence their justification iu seeking pld of the Republican party to de feat it. Rads couldn't see it. All quiet. I attended the county Alliance the first of October, some 30 miles north of where I live. The coun try through which I passed was •alternately broken aud plains, poor and rich. I saw some of tbe finest and most fertile pine lands I ever saw iD any country, high, dry and healthy. Crops as fiue as river bottoms, the people as Intelligent and hospitable as ever graced tbe earth. They did everything in their power to render our stay among them pleasant, and they certainly succeeded. Our next meeting will be with Blloway ou East Bay, first Thurs day in January, 1891. Now, Mr* Editor, I extend you an invitation to meet tbe delegates at said meet ing at Milton, Fla., the proceeding Tuesday, where there will- be a schooner to convey them to East Bay free of churgo, wheie you can get the oysters and fish fresh from tbe briny waters. I will close for fear of investing too much in that basket I read of. Bespectfully, W. H. Harp. Some papers are a great deal more anxious to believe Republican Livingston in preference to Demo cratic Livingston. Be Above Suspicion. It a gratifying feeling among many that their lives are above sus picion. Yet how many good peo ple on account of circumstantial surroundings have had the finger of unjust suspicion directed toward them. Carbuncles, unyielding sores, pimples on tho face, rough skin having an eruptive ap pearance, etc., are In the eyes or so many regarded suspiciously as in dicating the presence of some con tagious blood disease, and pointed questions asked that are productive of conslderfble annoyance. These skin blemishes and eruptive ten dencies of course find their origin In the blood, but not necessarily tbe result of contagion. The blood may have become Impure on account of DOTS FROM RONEY. Roney, Oct. 29.—There is a negro woman living on Mr. J. R. Marsh' born’s place who has been sick for some time. Her attending phy- siciau, Dr. A. J. Logan, left some chloral to be given her about three hours apart. Her nurse decided if a small dose at long Intervals would do good that larger doses given every half hour would do more good, and the result was that Dr. Logan had to be summoned last Sunday to snatch her'from the aws of death. When he arrived her pulse had about stopped beat ing. Mr Thomas Glover showed the writer, last Thursday, in Americus, a lead ball that was shot at soi^e one by his wife, that was trying to steal cane from his garden. The ball entered a stalk of cane and re mained there until last Thursday, when Mr. Glover found it in a stalk of oane that he had brought up to the etore. Mr. Jack Frost made his appear ance in some places Monday morn ing. The little son of 'Mrs. Weaver near 8blIo*b, who has been sick about a month with slow fever, is convalescing. All Democratic voters of tho third Congressional district should remember tbe fourth day of No- venber, and see that Hon. Cbas. F Crisp gets the majority over his opponent, the negro Peter Gibson. It will never do to let as great a man and statesman os Mr. Crisp be beaten, so Democrats, don't forget the day, Xovenber the fourth. • Roney. the' unnatural condition of the stores Impaired organic functions to ttydr normal strength and ac tivity. -• A Picture or Rubs Burrows. A Recorder reporter was shown a photograph of Bubo Burrows yes terday, taken while tbe famous out- law was lying In bis coffin just bO' fore burial. 'Around his neck was an old handkerchief, his coat was off aud hit shirt w*t ragged. The coffin was the plainest sort of a* pine box, and everything In the picture was in keeping with it. It knocked all of the romance out of tbe etory to see, how after lead- ing such a_ notorious life and be coming a regular dime novel hero, that be received sa ignominious a burial. For scrofula. For salt rheum, etc. Take Hood's Sarsaparilla. Wjiitsett, Oct. 23.—Well, Mr. Editor, as all other little places are on such a boom, I will tell you what Is going on in and around Whitaett. It is a beautiful place, twelve miles south of Americus. There Is one store at this place. We are ex< pecting another In tbe near future. It is,a splendid place for a little town. Trade Is especially good on Saturdays. There are steam en gines in every direction; two gins hild two grist mills right here, which make first-alass meal. Wtl- kersoutBros. will soon have their new shingle mill at work. There Is a saw mill just a mile off, so yot> see everything is convenient. All 'we need now is some more neighbors, so we can have a full school. Anj one wishing to buy laud can not do any better than come around nuct look before purchasing. The health of this community is good. I forgot to say that Mr. D. 0. Jones has also purchased another shingle mill that will out seventy- five thousand shingles per day. It will aen be up and ready for work. Mrj A. S. Pryor has a fine bog, two (years old, that weighs 500 pounds. Air. Jones also has one □early seveu mouths old that weighs 180 pounds. Who can beat that W i are glad to see Mr. J. V. Cow in Up again from a severe at- tack.of jaundice. I i ou’t know of any marriages to take place this Winter at this place. Young people are scarce. Crops are very good around here, and particularly cotton. A great deal of it is staudiug in the field yet. I will close for this lime, and con gratulate Mr. Louts Laramore. It’s a pair. A boy and a girl. A. J. C, NORTHERN AND PEEK. Tb# Governor-Elect Dentes the Bumor- 'e<l Swap of Offices. _ from tho Constitution. ^Iacon, Ga., Oct. 24.—Senator W. L. Peek spent the day In Macon and left to-night for Atlanta. His presence here created the ru mor that the * Alliance legislators had agreed on Nortben for Senator add Peek for Governor. {The Constitution interviewed Gpvernor Northen on the subjeot to-night, and he said so far as be know there was absolutely no truth (4 the report, and that Peek had positively not mentioned the matter t^him. The governor-elect also said with •Ouch warmth: j “You can say that Northen has qever traded for office, and never ♦W.’' GOING TO EXTREMES. Tho Montezuma Record says: The State of Georgia would have icen inestimably blessed if Gordon, lollquitt, Brown, Cook, Phillips. fouDg and a dozen or so more oi Jonfeaerate Generals with brass nd cheek, bad been shelved years ago. This may be the opinion of the editor of the Record, but The Re corder it quite certain It it not shared by the people of Georgia. The people may differ with Gov. Gordon on certain issues, and re fuse to endorse his candidacy for tbe Senate on dccount of that dif ference, but they do not want to “khelve" him. As to Gen. Cook, If auy man baa served his people more sealously or faithfully, leav ing out of consideration his military record, we have yet to hear of the It was Gen. Cook who saved the State thousands of dollars as a Commissioner when the new cap! tol was built. He well earned hla salary for tbe several yean he serv ed, and if he does not make a first- class Secretary of State tbe Record shotttd Inform the people wherein he la deficient. , Almost an Accjdent- There came near being a serious accident on Jackson street yester day, and Mrs. W. P. Jowen, wife of Webster county’s big planter, narrowly escaped being badly hurt. She waa sitting In the buggy be hind two spirited bays, when they became frightened at something and began trying to run away. The buggy waa almost turned over, and tbe lady was thrown, violently against tbe side, and but for the timely assistance of a gentleman standing near, a serious accident would have been the Inevitable re sult. Georgia, Webster County We, the Grand Jury, empaneled and swore to serve at this, the Oe- tober, term of court of said county, beg leave to make thefolowiug pre. seutments, to-wit: We have examined the court house aud jail, and find the former In good condition, except the steps at the Eastern door, which needs some repairs; the jail Is considered seoure, but not sufficiently venti lated for tbe oomfort of its untor. tunate Inmates. We would there, fore recommend that more lights be put in the inside rooms. We have examined the books of the County Treasurer and find them neatly and correctly kept, and ac companied with the proper vouch ers and showing a cash balance on hand amounting to $02.17. We have examined the books of the Clerk of the Superior Court and of the Sheriff, finding them neatly and correctly kept; also, the bookB of the Ordinary, aud find them correotly kept, tbe adminis trators and guardians being pro tected by good and sufficient bonds men. We learu from the bounty School Commissioner that no disburse ments have been mode since his re port at the last term of this court. We also learn from him that the schools are not in as flourishing condition as could be desired, ow-. lug partly to the early harvesting of the cotton crop, which calls the children to tho fields, partly to the little Interest which men take with regard toeduoation, which In terest, instead of slumbering In ob livion, should inspire every man in thlscouuty to shake off that lethar gy, cause good school houses to be built for winter sessions, and give every child a good education. Wo have also examined the books of the Tax Collector and Receiver, and find them oorreotly and neatly kept, but we find a great deal of land not given in at a fair valuation; for example, we mention tbe fol lowing landlords, to-wit: T. R. Chappell, J. D. Shepherd, 'A. G. Shepherd, E. J. Prothro, and many others. We alto recommefld -that our members of the legislature past a bill authorizing our County Com missioners to receive seventy-five dollars per annum for their servi ces, and the jurors and bailiffs re ceive the seme psy that they now receive. •We recommend that A. G. Lowry, of the Californla-distriot, and J. B. Nicholson, of the town dfstriot, be appointed members of tbe Board of Education to fill two vacancies on the said board. We recommend that tbe County Commissioners have a Court House built in each district of this county, except the town district, and estab lish a Pauper Farm. In brlngtug our labors now /to a close, we hereby extend our un feigned thanks to the Hon. Allen Fort, presiding Judge, for tbe able and impartial manner In which be has presided, and to C. B. Hudson, Solicitor General, for the many oonrtesles extended to our body during tble term of tbe court. 2.We recommend that the above presentments be published In Tub Americus Recorder, at previous contract and In tbe Times at tbe same rates. Tbos. A. Coleman, Foreman. R. A. Bell, R. A. King, P. T. Dennard, D. P. Hogg, J.-E. Moore, J. B. Clark, G. M. Christian, J. W. McHan, C. J. MeTyier, W. F. Spann, B. F. Shivers, G. M. Cutts, T. C. Williamson, O. L. Sapp, J.W. Holmes. J. A. Clark, * 8. E. Goss, . A. J. Brightwell, R. W. King, J. S. Lunsford, J. W. A. Hawkins. Ordered by the court that the foregoing general presentments be E ublisbed as requested. Oot. 18, 300. aLlen FORT, • J. S. C. 8.W. C. C. B. Hudson, Sol. Gen. ffllUlHI In Atlanta. The Brotmbood of Locomotive Engineers held their annual con vention In Pittsburg, Pa., this year, and adjourned yesterday. Mr. Geo. H. Nix, a delegate to tbe convention from Marshall Division 440, sends tbe following telegram: PiTTsnuuo, Pa., Oct- 28, 1880. To The Recorder:—'The next convention of tbe Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers will be held n Atlanta. G. H. Nix. And Is Delighted With the Treatment Be Beeelved—Oretione In New York and doiton-The Next Speaker of tho Houee. Hall to the next Speaker! . ''The greatest Democrat of them all." The Boston Herald saya: “The applause was never surpassed at the olose of the speech of any speaker In old Fanout! Hal].’’ And the other papers of the Hnb, and those of New York are no lees enthusiastic. The pride of Amerleua, of Geor gia, of tbe South, and tbe Demo cratic party returned from his New England trip .with fresh l&urels added to tbaj magnificent wreath woven for him by bis talents, and which be so richly deserves. In New York and Boston he made speeches for his party, both being masterpleoes of oratory and logic, and received with tbe most enthu siastic applause. And applause not only of the speech as a speech, but also of the sentimeuts expressed and the man who expressed- them'. That be gained many votef -fog the party and did a world of good for the Democratic cause cannot be doubt? ed when bis speeches, .full of the soundest reasoning and invincible thunder of logic, are read. Mrs. Crisp accompanied her hus band, and returned with him yes terday. Thursday night was a wet one in Now York, but the ardor of the Democrats was not dampened in' the least, and according to the New York papers, the building was packed until not another manoould enter. From there he went to Bos ton, speaking Saturday night. As - in New York, the ball was over (nil, and the papers of the city all devoted a page to tbe occasion next day, eaob mentiobing our Congress man Inetlie most complimentary tsrms, and as “the salient figure on a platform heavy with prominent Democrats.” His speech is printed In fall, and nenrly’all of the frtiole is given to this and to high praises upon the speaker. All in all It was a regular tri umphal tour, and Judge Crisp fig ures more now, if possible, than ever as the leading Democrat. In speaking of* his trip to Tub Recorder yesterday, he expressed himself as being delighted with the treatment he received, and his whole trip. “The hearty applause," said lie, “wae of course very gratifying, and was so spontaneous as to show the audience was in sympathy with me heart and soul. In Boston espec ially, the people were very enthusi astic, and I don’t think I was ever so well received.” “Well, how about tbe measures you touched upon?" “Every one of tbeviews expressed seemed to suit them. Of course) I mentioned the force bill, and gave 9m theoplolon of the South in regard to the lniqultone measure. It was well received and cheered, as were other parts of my speeoh. “On the tariff question they are mostly interested jnst now, and to this I devoted the greater part of my speech. They see what they have to pay for gooda now, as com pared to before the McKinley bill wae made a law, and the stand they are taking Is a sure sign of tho future prosperity of tbe Democrat ic party. Never, in ay opinion, have we been on a firmer'footing, and success is assured.” The speeches ratde are excellent, and well worth anyone’s tlmo to study them. The tariff question Is plainly put, and shows' a perfect familiarity with the subject in all Us details. That our congressman is a great and able man, bss long been known to the people, sndthls last trip puts him forward at. by all odds the man of his party. All delight to do him honor, and Americus I- filled with pride at being tbs home of “tbe greatest Democrat of thorn all.” j -Hi A prominent Railroad Superin tendent, living in Savannah, one suffering for years from Malarial and General Debility, says, on hav ing recovered his health by the use of P. r. P., thinks that he will live forever If he can always get P. P P. (Prickly Ash, Poke Root and Potas sium.) This party’s name will be given on application. m am

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Americus weekly recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 18??-1891, October 31, 1890, Image 1