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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
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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.
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