WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
BOTH BRANCHES OF CONGRESS
MEET AND ADJOURN.
The Force Bill May Oet Through-
Onmei* Bill Knocked Out—Senator
Uoar.t Very Ill-No Foatal Telegraph
BUI.
Special to RgcoUDKK.
Washington, Jan. 2.—The upper
hoiiHe met to-day and forty sen-
■tore answered to roll call, lu fif
teen minutes the body adjourned
without a business motion.
The house met at 12 o'clock and
adjourned in thirty minutes, the
time belli# consumed 111 a roll call.
On Monday both houses will
Bueet ami tl.e regular busmens of
the session will be proceeded with.
The best informed democrats be
lleve that Hoar will get his force
bill through the Senate. It will be
modified to some degree, but the
bill as a whole will be passed
On Monday night u caucus of
Senate representatives will be held
and it is presumed that all the dif
ficulties that now beset the friends
of the force bill will be removed.
lint few southern members at
tended the white house jubilee on
New Years. Not a single Georgia
member showed his face in the ex
ecutlve precinct.
The C'utterlck hunting party, of
which Mr. Grimes was a member,
are back from North Carolina wiBer
and better. The shooting was bad.
Mr. Blount, of the house commit
tee on post-offices and post roads,
stated to-day that this congress
would not pass a postal telegraph
bill. This information will send
Western Union up several points.
Millionaire Benator Hearst, of
California, is critically ill and may
die. His doctors are striving to
eonecal the seriousness of his ail
ment.
The .Secretary of War, in his re
port to Congress to-day, declared
the Chattahoochee river between
Franklin, in Heard county and
West Point, in Troop county, was
not worthy of being improved for
navigation purposes. This knocks
out the Grimes bill for an appropri
ation for this work.
The Richmond & Danville rail
road will start their can non ball
train on next Monday between this
•ity and Atlanta. The train will
be vestibuled, gas lights and steam
heated. No stops will be made,
and passengers will bo accomo
dated with a hotel car. The time
between this city and Atlanta will
be reduced to nineteen hours, and
between New York and Atlanta
twenty-four hours.
PAYING THE INTEREST.
State Bondholders Getting Their Pock
ets Filled—otter News About the
Capital.
Special (o Rkcohder.
Atlanta, Jan. 2 —The change in
the office of Principal Keeper of
the penitentiary will take place to
morrow. Col. George H. Jones,
the new keeper, came up this fore
noon, and the transfer will be made
FROM ATLANTA.
NEWS NOTES FROM GEORGIA'S CAP
ITOL.
The County Election Pfiase* off Quietly
—Where ia Morris-The Poor Wife—
Gov. Northcn at Work.
NOTES FROM WESTON.
Special to ItKcosliKR.
Atlanta, Jan. 7.—The county
election passed ofF very quietly to-
wlthout any special fornm'lty or ) day. It was the lightest vote polled
delay.
The Treasurer was busy mailing
checks tills morning for the semi
annual interest due by the State on
the 18tli of January. Of the bonds
on which interest is just due there
here in years. There whs no oppo
sition to the Democratic nominees.
G. H. Tanner is re-elected clerk
of the Superior court, J. \V. Mor
row was elected sheriff - , A. P.
Stewart was re-elected tax collect-
are $1,051,000 of 4,'j per cents under | or. T. M. Armstead was elected lax
the act, 84; $100,000, 4> s ', 1887; $ 152,
000, 1889. The total Interest
was $28,557,50. These are for regis
tered, or non-coupon bonds, only.
A meeting of the Advisory Board
will be held the latter part of the
mouth, so Adjutant-general Keil
stated this morning, to devise what
shall be done with (his year’s mill
tary appropriation of $25,000. A
considerable amount will he put in
the erection of permanent build
ings, etc., at some permanent site
for the annual encampment.
An executive order has just been
Issued calling for the semi-annual
returns of insurance companies
They are to he on hand on or before
March 2ud.
A FIVE MONTHS TERM-
Is Wbat the Schools Will Bare.
Hpeclnl to Kkcorokk.
Atlanta, Jan. «.—It is a live
months school term!
The law requires the State School
Commissioner on or before the
15th of Jau. of each year to com
pute the length of the term for that
year.
That was the tlrstduty of the new
commissioner. His open letter is
being prepared now, and may be
ready for publication in the morn
ing.
"AH I can tell you now," he said
this morning, "Is that the length
FOR THE FARMERS
receiver, C. M. Payne was
elected treasurer, B. J. Davis was
| elected coroner and W. VV. Grffln
surveyor.
Where is Morris ?
There is no doubt about tbe
sing eashler being badly wanted
here just now. Developments
show a really strange stale of nf.
fairs. For mouths the man had
been thieving systematically. Real
cleverness was slioun in maintain
ing all this while a good business
and social position. He kuew that
exposure must come, but he work
ed his plans quietly and coolly to
tbe last.
It was several days before the ex
tent of his operation was suspected.
In the meanwhile be. was allowed
every opportunity to escape,' and It
seems that he is gone "for good."
Hin pockets must have been
pretty well illled when he left here.
About $10,000 can bo counted up
now, and new losses are becoming
known every day.
Tbe latest phase of the matter is
that he was a forger, aud a clever
one.
Everybody is sorry for his wife.
Before this exposure came, very
few even of his most intimate
friends, knew thatMorris was mar
ried. The wife is his senior, and
the story goes that he married her
for money. The fortune she was
expected to Inherit vanished, soon
after the wedding, into tho air. The
of the school term will he five
months. We can’t make it any I devoted husband’s ailection aud
more, though I had hoped to do so; respect vanished with it. She was
and many people expected a six J fl8 near a non-entity as studied neg-
months term this year,
live months."
CAPT. ROSS’ VIEWS
Diversified Farming Must Bs the Be*
suit of8carce Money end Labor.
It will be I leet could make her. To his friends,
Morris never mentioned her, or
the fact that he had a wife. Of
course there is a gossiping bit of
talk about a woman in this case,
but there is no couflamatiou of such
a thing.
Commissioner Nesbitt Makes nis Crop
Baport For 1800—An Address to the
Farmers.
Special to Kicorobb.
Atlanta, Jan. 2.—Commission
er Nesbitt will Issue in a few days
am Important official document—
supplemental crop report of 1890
and an address to the farmers of
the State. The average yield of
oats for the State la nine bushels
per acre. The white corn crops are
good in South Georgia, but falling
•fT in Middle and Northern parts.
The State will make a supply short
of the demand.
Of cotton the report says; "The
cold spring in the Northern por
tion of tbe State retarded the
growth and development of cotton
plant, and In some localities the
severe drouth during summer pre
vented early and perfect maturing
of bolls. In lower Georgia exces
sive rains during maturing season
•aused excessive heart growth at
expense of the fruit, but on the
whole the orop is a good one though
from above causes and difficulty In
securlug necessary labor to gather
tbe crop as it opened, sample is
poor. The average for the State Is
93.100. No damage is reported
from iuseots, except from rust In
few localities.”
Average of wheat is 32-100; oats
(9-100; sugar cane syrup 03-100;
sorghum 71-100; rice 93-100: peas
73-100; ground peas 79-100; sweet
potatoes 94-100; clover hay 83-100;
other hsy 72-100.
In commissioners address he
says plow deep and rest the land
once in every three years. Aim at
deep and thorough pulverizing.
High manuring pays. Raise more
slock aud don’t plant too much
cotton.
He promises that the legislature,
will at tbe summer session, make
adequate provision for the inspec
tion of fertilizers, which is impos
sible under tbe present system.
Governor Nortlien was at the
capitol to-day for the first time in
| quite a while. He was kept busy,
too.
Adjutant-General Kell issued an
Sunny Slope, Jan. 1,—Editor
Recorder—A calm, quiet Christ
mas we hive had in this section,
unalloyed with any Incidents of
tragedy, or teaming with any oc
casions of merriment Indicative or j order to-day attaching the Quitman
such times. It has been, seeming- Guards, nf Forsyth, Ga., to the
ly, one continuous Sabbath day, Second Battalion Ga. Inf. Under
except in violation an occasional an act of the last legislature, there
report of some darkie’a gun at a being now seven companies In the
sparrow or something else inferior command, the 2nd Bat’allon be-
a» to game.
comes tho 2nd Reg. The election
The stringency lu money matters °dlcers will he ordered by the
has, no deubt, handicapped many j Governor.
In the full enjoyment of the occa
sion, and while it Is depressing to
reflect on the condition of affairs,
OVER THE STATE.
, The direct trade convention will
in many respects there is hope and me et In Atlanta Jan. 14th. It is
consolation for the future. Many 8a | d representatives of European
are forced to adopt a policy of econ- countries wl „ att end, and an effort
omy heretofore unpractioed, and to will be made to organize a stoam-
formulate plans for the future upon 8hlp 1|ne to run to Europe from
the basis of present ability, without 80me Southern port.
Wehton, Jan. «.—Next Monday,
the 12th inet., Weston High School
will open. The prospect for a full
school was never more flattering,
half a dozen new families having
moved in to send to school here.
There are only two vacant houses
here to rent, and one of them has
been applied for. Mrs. Flowers,
tbau whom no mo"- efficient teach
er can be found, will have charge
of the music "lass. Miss Mattie
Willis, ofMa..; .Ga., has applied
for a class in UiuAii.g ('or teach
ers propose to give guou, honest
work, and with the co-operation of
tho patrons, this will be one of the
most prosperous terms in the his
tory of the school.
Messrs. Bell uud Tatum have
completed and moved into their
new residences.
Mr. Peter Stevens, a prominent
citizen of Chattahoochee county,
has purchased and moved to tiie
Durham place.
Mr. Green Howell has moved
here to educate his children.
Mr. Henry Webb has also moved
here for the same purpose.
Mrs. Dillard has moved to town
Mr. J. S. Lunsford 1ms moved in
and opened up a handsome stock of
goods.
These people meet with a hearty
welcome from the people of 'Vestou
Mr. C. '/. Saunders went over to
Richland last evening to tip his
light fantastic toe.
Misses Sallie and Bettie Sims, of
Sumter, who have been visiting
relatives in Weston, returned home
yesterday, accompanied by Misses
Florence and Lizzie Sims.
Mr. Stark Saunders, a former res
ident of Weston, is visiting his
brother, Mr. Fred Saunders, near
town.
Miss Nina Carter has returned
from a visit to Dawson and Par
rott.
Miss Pearl Walters, of the Plains,
is visiting Miss Nina Carter this
week.
Mr. Jerry Walters, of Montezu.
mu, is visiting relatives in town.
Miss Annie Jolley, of Terrell,
came up yesterday to enter school
Mrs. J. R. Jolley, of Terrell, vis.
ited her daughter, Mrs. J, H.
Whitchard, last week.
Uncle Jimmie Shivers died very
suddenly at hiB home near here
last Thursday night. He had just
entered his eightieth year.
Mr. J. C. Dennard has bought
the Coleman place a few miles from
town.
Mr. W. H. King went to Rich
land Monday to an entertainment.
Messrs. G. W. Sims and R. M
Tatum went to Dawson Monday
last on business.
Dr. O. T. Kenyon made a profes
sional visit to Parrott last Monday
Mrs. M. E. Dillard, who bus re
cently occupied the house vacated
by W. B. French, is quite sick. We
hope to see her up again soon.
Messrs. Dump Lunsford and
Boozer Tracy spent last Tuesday
night in town. Boozer Is Btill hunt
ing for his better half by his wu-
noeuverings Tuesday night, and
Dump Is following In the footsteps
of Boozer.
SAFE CRACKERS.
BURGLARS IN BUENA VISTA GET
LEFT.
TURNING OF THE GLASS.
the assistance of another in the way J
of a loan.
The Farmers’ Alliance will soon
make an effort to have their cotton
The ecarclty of labor with many, gold dircct from Ule
growers to
and this general stricture on many, consumer*, saving all intermediate
demands the adoption of the only handling.
At the election of directors of the
Central railroad in Savannah,
Monday, Mr. Pat. Calhoun said in
reference to Jay Gould’s interest In
the Central, "that it would urn
true and safe methods lu agricult-I
ure, and that is—thedlversled, self-
sustaining intensive system. Less
land, with more thorough prepara
tlon, and higher fertilization to I
counteract the scarcity of laborj dou btedly be of the greatest ad-
should be the motto of this aud vantage to Savannah and other
every other section of country. It 8e ap„rts „f the south Atlantic coast,
Is a ruinous policy to furnish mules | a8 au immense amount of western
aud feed, and supply hands with
provisions to cultivate the poor
land of this country after their slip
shod style, and the sooner these
drawbacks are lopped off, the bet
ter It will be for all, and necessity
now declares this the accepted
time.
So, with cheerful hearts, and
thanking the circumstances which
M rs.
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it felt
trnffic will be done through them
via tho steamship lines, and that
traffic uriangements would be en
lered into by the Central and other
Hues of the Terminal system and
the Gould Hues of the West, ex
tending to Kansas City and far
beyond.”
The Ocean Steamship Company
Is placing about 20,000 soliciting
forcea the adoption of a safer and I ageuls throughout its territory in
better mode of farming, let us go I the South and southwest, in tho
forward lo our work, determined to shape of an "order pad calender.”
AN ALLIANCE CHANGE.
W. 8. Copeland Now State Allisnco
- Lecturer.
Kpcclsl to RkcoRDSK.
Atlanta, Jau. State Alli
ance Lecturer J. W. Beck’s resigni-
tion was accepted to-day. \V. S.
Copeland, of Xewnan, who has
been Sergeant at Arms of the State
Alliance was appointed to Beck’s
A. G. Daniel, of Atlanta,
:ea Copeland’s plaoe.
Aiiiai
^yilace.
■Wskti
win In the end.
J. F. Ross.
The climate here did not agree
with me, aud I was sick with tna.
laria most all the time. The least
ex|Kisure gave me a sevote cold and
my health was miserable. I grew [ calendar one of these orders, which
This new and ingenious device is
placed on a most beautiful calen
dar card, so thu: when the con
signee wishes to direct the mer
chant in tiie North how he wishes
Ids goods shipped he tears from the
weaker until I began the use of I)r.
Bull’s Sarsaparilla, when I gained
health and strength. I recommend
It us the very best strengthening
medicine.—Sarah Walton, Wabash,
Indiana.
A five months school term is all
that can he had, even with tho in
creased appropriation from the
leaves on the calendar a stub show
ing the whole transaction between
consignee, consignor and the trans
portation company. Mr. W. H.
Haworth, the company’s contract
agent, is the pateuee of this now
soliciting agent.
•Independvntism doesn’t flourish
to any- great extent in Sumter coun-
leglelature. Hail the Jackson bill I ty. even when backed by the negro
passed, a six months term could I vote. Tbe trade of the
have been had. | puller” ie dead.
‘political
FRIENDFH1P DOTS.
Friendship, Jan. 7.—A* I have
a few moments spare time 1 will
try to give The Recorder a few
dots from this interprlelug little
place.
The farmers have begun l<> pre
pare their lands for another crop.
Oats and rye are being sowed tills
week.
Mrs. Emily Sims, wife of S. D.
Sims, died at her residence near
here last Saturday morning.
Sims was an old lady aged at
years. Wo extend our lies
sympathy to the bereft.
Mr. Eugene Drane left this morn
ing for Cuthbert, where he will at
tend school.
Messrs. Jim and JohnHarri- will
leave next Saturday for Barnes vllie,
Ga., where they will attend school.
The writer wUhes them much suc
cess in their studies.
Mr. J. T. Carter happened to a
had accident in Richland last wesk.
He was thrown from a buggy by a
horse running away and was hurt
very bad but is improving some at
this time. Hope lie will be able to
take hold of his business again in
a few days.
Rev. B. W. Davis left this morn
ing for Cordelo, his appointment
for next Sunday.
Mr. O. L. Croxton, of this plaeo,
has been very sick this week with
grippe, hut is on the mend
now.
Mrs. Lizzie Hallaway will spend
a few days at this place. She is
the guest of Mrs. W. R. Dorn.
(’. A F.
The Davenport Drug Company
have made a largo purchase of W.
W. (’., Wooldridge's Wonderful
Cure, tiie greatest Blood Purifier
aud family medicine now on the
market, for the purpose of supply
ing the trade throughout this sec
tion. Send them your orders, and
save freights from distant points.
How slowly tbe sands drop In the
hourglass!
And yet how regularly is their
fall, as Old Father Time ceaseless
ly reverses the glass at the very
moment their work seems doue.
But a short year or two ago, it
seems, a bright-faced, chubby little
chap was flying around Americus,
intent only on (he next game of
hall In which bis beloved “Pansy
Blossoms" would ‘‘do up” their
competitors, or tiring of this,
would enthusiastically haul nut his
fish lines and trudge off* to the near
est pond for a bite. His highest
ambition was to crowd all the fnn
he could into tho allotted ten hours
of each day.
Slowly the sands of the years aro
runout, but how short the time
seems to this hoy. What a terrible
hurry life is, at the best. Hcbool in
the primary, school in tbe gram
mar, preparing tor college, enter
ing college, graduatin A —mingled
with all the sports that human in
genuity can devise and healthy
youth encourage. Then the return
home; the entering In upon life’s
work; success—or failure. Aud in
a few short years tiie story is told.
The chubby boy, almost before
you know it, is helping tho falter
ing footsteps of the man who, but a
They Roach That Place Sunday Morn,
ing—Tho Marshal Inveatlzatea-Finda
thoToola—And Breaks Up Their Lit
tle Game.
Buena Visfa is full of excitement.
Sunday aud yesterday tbe little
city was wrought up to a liigb
pitch.
Safecrackers are discovered and
a battle was had with them.
Their intention was clearly to
buglarize the bank at that place.
But the..-little game was disccv-
ered.
And badly broken up, ending In
a battle.
Suuday morning two well dressed
strnngers ou the train from Colum
bus got off at Buena Vista. They
bud a couple a black valises with
them, aud appeared to be prosper
ous aud clever meu. After leaving
the train,instead of golugto the hotel
or a house, they walked out iu the
woods a piece, and bull a fire. They
had provisions with them, aud
cooking these sat down aud ate.
The marshal of Buena Vista find
ing this out, and looking upon
them as suspicious characters, pro
ceeded to investigate. At first his
Idea was that they were vagrantu day or so ago, it seems, laughed at
aud lie tackled them on this | *»<• pranks; or he is in charge of
charge.
business interests representing un-
This they easily disproed by | t° ld we** 111 '! I* found pleading
showing plenty of provisions and: a *t* le ^ar; percliauce dispensing
justice with the gravity of a life
long jurist; in all walks and condi
tions of life helsfound;unheralded,
you And him at your elbow when
you think him in tho cradle.
Slowly but surely the sands run
out; aud.perchance before we know,
ourglass runs out, and we are re
placed by a laughing youngster.
Verily, time is merciless, and youth
ages fast.
money.
The marshall was satisfied for the
time, and went back to town. Here
he learned of the valises carried by
the men which he had not seen, and
becoming more impressed with bus
plcion of the strangers returned to
their camp, accompanied by several
of the town.
On reaching tbe place the met
were found to be gone, and no bag
gage of any kind vaa to be seen.
Not being satisfied a search was be
gun, and after some time the va
lises were found neatly hidden un
der A brush heap,
Kusplcion at this time was so
great, and tbe circumstances suck
that the marshall felt justified in
opening the valises aud examining
the contents.
This was done, and the result
more than verified the suspiciot.
In them were complete sets a bur
glar's tools. AH sorts of hard steal
ware, chisels, saws, powder anJ
fuses, and a great many queer toos
of other sorts. There could be lo
doubt as to the use these were i.o
be put, and search was begun (>r
tbe men. They were traced lu.o
town towards the bank, and thin
west for a mile and a half. Nit
Undiug them It waa decided to pit
guard around tbe place where th*y
camped. This was done, aid
about two o’clock yesterday morn
ing the strangers were heard tp-
proaebtug. Reports of this ptrt
are very vague and no deflate
news could be gotteu of what fil-
lowed. It is known, however, tlat
almost a battle took place between
tbe would-be burglars and (lie
guards. Thirty shots were Arad,
and the strangers then ran off. No
one was injured, according to -e-
port, and the two men have lot
been seen or heard of since,
The officers of Columbus wire
wired, as it was thought that the
men were heading for that place.
To the Buttering.
Over one hundred columns of
voluntary certificates have bien
printed in the Atlanta Journal (run
such people as Rev. J, B. H»w-
thorne, Rev. bam 1*. Jones, Sou.
H. W. Grady, Maj. Ctas. W. Hub-
ner, late nf the "Christian Indjix,”
Gen. James Longstreet, CoLW.
Avery, late editor Atlanta "Coistl-
tion,” and hundreds of promiient
divines, editors, doctors, specialists
aud others, certifying to rema^able
cures performed by Dr. Klng’sjtoy-
al tierinatuer, after eminent plysl-
clans and all known remedies had
failed, Send two-ceut stamp to
King’s Royal Germatuer Co., At
lanta, Ga., for hook of particulars.
It is truly a great remedy, and
urel) cures when all else falli
AMONG THE EDITORS.
Albany pays $258 a year for its
printing, and gets it dirt cheap, at
that.
Hanlon, of the Quitmau Press,
denies tbe charge that he gets a
$4,000 a year salary for writing for a
Northern paper.
Georgia had but one United
States Senator to vote against the
forcq bill.—Albany News.
Georgia had none. They were
both paired.
While a stock company is being
formed to buy the Abbeville Times,
Mr. A. K. Jennings Is editing it.
He will doubtless be put in chargo
by the new company.
I’rof. W. IC. Pilsbury, for several
years connected with The Record
er, has been adjudged Insane and
sent to Mllledgevllle from hlshome
In Dawson. He was one of the
best newspaper solicitors that ever
wrote a receipt.
No Privates Allowed.
From the Grinin News.
We are glad to note that Fred H.
Glcssner, editor of the Findlay, O.
Daily Courier, has received a mili
tary title, being now a Captain Ban
neret of tbe Patriarchs Militant. It
has been a very sad experience for
a Georgia Colonel to go back to hie
old home and be obliged to treat an
elder brother with that distance
due to a private in the ranks. Cotn-
milito, teealutamus!
NEWSPAPERIAL.
Sam Whitmire is holding bis
own on the Brunswick Times.
Georgia needs no school for jour
nalism as long as she has so many
bright dailies.
The report of a new dally in At
lanta, In which Col. J. H. Estill
would he Interested, is laughed at
by tbe Savannah News.
The Albany News Insists on the
state press raising advertising rates
on the foreign advertlsei. Why
not treat them as The Recorder
does—extend them no favors you
would not give a local advertiser.
The 5,000 population t>wns
needu’t get in a hurry for frei de
livery of their mail. The proposed
bill isn't a law yet, aud we an very
distrustful of a Republican Con
gress passing such a good bill.
Secretary Blaiue, with his fa
mous “Jingo” policy, Is doing his
best to stir up a war with England
over the Behriug sea difficulty. Al
least, he Is giving Ule Washington
correspondents lots of hustling
to do.
Highest of all in Leavening lower.—U. S. Gov't Report, Aug. 17, 1889.
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