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Wa- the Opening l)ay uf the Serond , Session of Congress. true of each n DEMOCRATS ABE JUBILANT. Bat the Republicans Promise a Turn of Conditions Four Tears Henca. The People s Party Leader ts Again at His Desk. Washington, Dec. 8.—A beautiful, crisp winter day ushered in the second session of the fifty-second congress, and long before the hour of noon spectators began to arrive at the home wing of the Capitol in order to secure advanta geous seats in the galleries. The members also began to arrive early, and the scene presented on the floor was a lively and bustling one. Condolences. as well as congratulations, were the order of the day. and political friend and foe greeted one another with every manifestation of personal good feeling. Of Cairo th« Democrats were more jubilant &an their defeated antagonists, bat the latter. were not to be outdone in the matter of jollity and smilingly assured their victorious friends that four years would not be long in passing and that at the end of that period the scales of public opinion would be found differently balanced. Ex-8peaker Reed was among the first to appear in the hall and after he took bis seat he was greeted by men of all political opinions and by nbiqnitous newspaper men, all of whom he re ceived with a twinkling eye, pleasent smile and hearty handshake. The Democrat i, aa a Bil*, Congregated in the space in the rear of the Democratic side of the hall and in dulged in a conversational love feast. Messrs. Dockery and Ma?i*ier. of Mis souri. Turner and Blonnt, of Georgia, Terrell, of Virginia, Chipman. of Michi gan, Sayers, of Texas, and Herbert, of Alabama, were each the centre of a little gfonp chatting over the victory of the past and the promise for the futnre. The l'ooplo'a Party, as personified l»y its leader on the floor. Mr. Watson of Georgia, appeared at about 11:15. He immediately proceeded to the desk occupied by his lieutenant, Davis of Kansas, which is across the aisle from tliat occupied by Reed, wore a slouch hat and heavy overcoat buttoned to his chin. After exchanging greetings with his party colleague, he turned and seeing Reed the two ex changed a few words and a hearty hand shake. Among the distinguished visitors on the floor of the home was ex-Represent- ative Steven V. White, of New York, who met with a cordial reception from his former colleagues. Hand tome Floral Tribal** decked many of the desks, the most im pressive and appropriate being that which —Inrned the desk oL^erbert Alabama, who is at presen^ne chair man of the committee on naval affairs, but who declined a nomination to the fifty-third congress. It was an immense •hip, composed of immortelles and roses, and attracted much attention. Shortly before noon Mr. Springer of Illinois, made his appearance, and he was immediately the center of attrac tion on the Democratic side. One of the first to greet him was McMillin, hi- able co-adjnstor on the ways and means •committee, and Catchings, of Mississippi, the floor manager of the committee on raise, which, in a great measure, shapes the legislation of the house. Crlapat lb* Helm. As the hands of the clock i ointed to the hour of twelve, Speaker Crisp as cended to the speaker’s chair, and as bis gavel dropped a solemn hush fol lowed the noise and confusion. The blind chaplain. Rev. Dr. Milburn. de livered a brief and impressive prayer,in which he returned thanks to Almighty —God that so many of the members had been permitted to resume their dnties in •aff ty and in health. Mr. Payne of New York, presented to the house the petition of Jno. I. Dav enport, chief supervisor of elections for ^ the southern district of a New York for * hearing before the bar of the house of representatives. “Ha having been de nied a hearing by the committee of the house.” It was referred to a select com mittee to investigate the administration of the United States election laws in the city of New York. 1b Uw t—ate. Almost immediately after reassem bling the senate, having appointed a n committee to wait on the president, took recces until 1 o’clock p. Tfc* Peapla'a Party C*mf*r*ac*. Indianapolis, Dec. f.—'There was' a conference of the People’s psrty leaden of the state, with Chairman Tanbeneck Of the national committee, and Mrs. Marion Tpdd. of Chicago, in this city. £ad it was resolved to form a part of the Industrial Union recently organized in the south, it was recommended that a state convention be held early in Jan uary. . . .JtlMlMWn'i Mwy Law Sal;*. Middlesboro, Ky.. Dec. *\—The Mid- dlesboro Town Land company ha- brought suits on notes against 800 pur chasers of town lots at a sal# in October. 1889. Payment is refused on the grounds that the company has not com plied with its contracts. Many more suits will follow. CtattMOfs’i Earthquake Mystery. Chattanooga, Dec. '.—Great mys tery surrounds an earthquake shock which was felt here Friday morning. It turns oat to have been entirely local. There is a 3-inch di«play advertisement ii. \ this week, which hss no two e except one word.. The same is — h new one appearing each week, from the Dr. Harter Medicine Co. This boose places a “Crcvcnt"" on every thine they make and publish. Look for it, send them the name of the word, and they will return you Book, Beantiftil lit .Samples Free. O. C. THOMAS, Attorney at Law, COL’ItT HOUSE, WAYCKOSS, GA. B. H. williams, d. o. a, Ornce: O-mtaikm FOLKS BLOCK, WAYCKOSS, ISA. der» his professional services to lb* Was PROFESSIONAL CARDS. PB. JAS. C. IlIPPARD, Physician and Surgeon, Waycrop*. G*. special attention given to Genito Urina ry Surgery. Fan always lie found in Wil- >n Block, up stairs. April 14~t£ WAy e-Ross Music-Store. PIHN0S. Ops ai small mstnitDts, Sewing Machines AND ALL KINDS OF ATTACHMENTS, Needles, Oils, etc. J. -R. KNIGHT, Manager. WORDS or PARTING. accusal <it. crime as witpouc WALLACE MATHEWS, M. D., PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. IVAYCROSS, : : : : GEORGIA. jiui23-ly T YU. F. C. FOLKS, Physician and Sur- XJ geon, WayiToss, Go. Office over T. K. Lamxk’s Jewelry Store. Ottii-e hour* from 9 to 10 a. x. Csnjbe found at my realdeiice, comer Pendleton street und ltrniuwick avenue, when not profes sionally engaged. jy4.1y DR. J. E. W. SMITH, Office Reed’s Block. Spei-isl attention given disease* of the Eye. Ear, Nose and Throat. WAYCROSS, - GEORGIA. jpt. A. P. ESUMSII, Physician and Surgeon, WAYCROSS - - GEORGIA, jfiaJT All calls promptly attended. DR. RICHARD B. NEW. PHYSICIAN ANI)SURGEON. Office at MIm Kemnliart’s, WAYCROSS, : : : GEORGIA, jan aV6m Dr. J. P. PRESCOTT, Practicing Physician HOBOKEN, GEORGIA. AH i-itll* promptly attended. jyJ-Um S. L. DRAWDY, ATTORNEY AT LAW*. 1IO.MEKVILLE, : : : GEORGIA. DR. J.H. REDDING, OFFICE. FOLKS BLOCK. Near Hotel Phoenix. aprfO-ly ” HITCH & MYERS*' ATTORNEYS AT LAW, l’p SUilrs W'Uaon'*. Block.' WAYCROSS, GEORGIA. J J*. WILLIAMS, Attorney at Law. WAYCROSS. ... - GEORGIA. joiin c. McDonald, Attorney und Counselor at Law, WAYCROSS, - - - GEORGIA. Orricg np atair* in WiUon Block. A. WILSON, Attorney at Law, WAYCROSS, - - - GEORGIA HAPPY!! NO NAME FOR IT! This Gentleman has found the most extensive and complete es tablishment of any kink in Way- cross. A regular MTJLTUM IN PARVO. Where they make anything in wood from a Pine Plank to an to an Elaborate Sideboard in the highest style of art. GOOD SOLID ICE methods for punishment of crime that the accused have aa undue influence over courts and juries; such acts are a reproach to tha community where they occur and ao far as they can be made the subject of jurisdiction the strongest representative legislation Is demanded. A public senti ment that will sustain the officers of the law in resisting mobs and iu protecting accused persons in their custody, should be promoted by ererr nosaible means. The officer who brave discharge of special honor. No lessons needs urgently impressed upon our people as this, that no worthy end or cau*e can be promoted by lawlessness This exhibit of the work of the execu tive department i» submitted to congress and to the public in tho hope that there will be found in it a dueseuse of responsi bility and an earnest purpose to maintain the national honor aud to promote ths happiness and prosperity of all out peo ple. and this exhibit of the crowth and prosperity of the country will give us a level from which to note the increase or decadeuce that new legislative policies may bring to us. There is no reason whydhe national in- "° c "s ason whv in ma. w urpasa all i already done if frontiers to ou Retrogression would be a crim?. BENJAMIN HaIUIISON. Executive Mansion. December Gtb, 1891 Delivered at your door or shipped in any quantity, anywhere. ELECTRIC LIGHTS For Street, Store or Dwelling. We refer to the have characterized tho pa . .. We carry the great impulse a f these yei There is i. production thirty years of these years Into the fui why in many lie other nations W. P. LEE Is supplying the public with # Groceries, Bay and Grain, AND Canned Goods, EVERYTHING KEPT IN A FIRST-CLASS GROCERY. A Fine Line of Tobacco and Cigars. NEXT DOOR NORTH ( T. E. Lanier’s Jewelry Establishment. THOMK lie M# : ,K M)R ’l IAMIMOX. WHOSE OFFICE AND WORKS ARE IN WEST WAYOROSS. Fancy Furniture, Moulding, all kinds of Wood Carving and Turning. Two immense dry kilns. Bone Dry Lumber Dressed aud worked. Stove wood at your door at $1.00 for for two-horse wagon load. Agent for Fay’s manilla building paper. *. Lll 1 ■ « I __ . -] J ... ... Brunswick and Western Railway, Time Table. Ia Effect Sunday, November 20, 1802. Subject to Change Without Notice. New York, Dec. *’.--If reports be true, James J. Corbett, champion pu gilist. will soon be made the defendant in an action for absolute divorce. The exposure of Corbitt’s relations with Mrs. Hattie Clark of this city, followed by thejrablication of letters written to Mrs. Clark by Corbett, iu which he ad dresses her in the most endearing terms, is said to he the incentive. Mrs. Corbett has been living at the Hotel Vendomo for some time past. It is said that she has not lieen on friendly terms with her liusliand for two months. William A. Brady. Corliett’s manager, said the champion had been dreading the publication of liis^ letters, and that he was '‘all broke up.” He could not say whether Corbett expected a divorce suit, but lie thought lmnself that he would probably have to answer to one. Nova Scotia Fishermen In DUtreiM. Halifax. Dec. —The almost entire failure of the fisheries along the western coast of Nova Scotia has occasioned a great deal of destitution and will more. The inhabit 1 — -*— upon the fisheries, i is most distressing. No. 7.|no.1i|no. 3; No. No. 2 No. 4. No. 12 No A. M. A. M.jp. M.jA._M.| —!f 7 50; 7 41|............... Jamaica If 8 87js 7 57 Wsynesville .. i f 8 15 s % 04 - Atkinson f 8 23 s 8 11 1,nlaton g C CANNON, Attorney at Law, WAYOROSS, - - - GEORGIA, limes npstairs in Wilson Block. \Y ill practice in the Brunswick Circuit ant elsewhere by special contract. “ v 15-H9-Iy. J- la. ORAWIiET, ATTORNEY LAW. WAYCKOSS, : : GEORGIA. Office in the Wilson Building. DR. T. A. BAILEY, DENTIST, Offige over C. E. Cook’s, Plant Avenue, WAYCROSS, GEORGIA. ocx.n.Xy • WARREN LOTT, Fire, Life and Accident In surance Agent, WAYCKOSS. - - - OEOKUIA. —Nothing but first-claos companies repre- Time Tried and Fin Tested Fire, Life and Accident Insurance Com panies, and REAL ESTATE OFFICE. mrl9 ly 8 3l|s 8 Nahuiita ... .! If 8 50 s 8 40 1 Hoboken ........j !f 9 00-s 8 49' Schlattcrvillcv • 9 20 » 9 lot I '» »>i; o Sol*!® Co WAYCKOSS >0 ® f 9 «!»10 20L...S. 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Albany ,1 3 50 IA. M.|A. M.lA. M.'P. M. Tampa and intaruiediate points. “ Retaining chair cars between Wayeruss and Montcom- cry vis Bainbrklge. J. A. McDUFFIE, Pass. Agent. GEO. W. HAINES, Superintendent. F. W. ANGIER, A. G V P. a, GILLON & HUDSON, FOUNDERS AND MACHINISTS, JAY GOULD’S FUNERAL. New York, Dee. 6.-—Several tlumsai people, morbid from enriouty. stoo-.l the cold t<» roe Jay Gonld’s funeral emerge from tin* mansion. Within the house waa a gathering of capitalists, railroad magnates and others distin guished in the financial and commer cial world. Aliont a hundred were pro- sent. including Oitanncey Depew. White- Morgau, William H. Kit Green. R. C. dowry, id others. None of the* immediate family of tho deceased were visible. These were all i upper room, where the whole fn- neral services were heard. The service brief ami simple. When the lieue- diction was pnmounced those present filed by tlie casket, and glanced at the dead millionaire. Ala. hat Major tired, dr. I Aati.mnl b.intc, of Tslladsj i .led tin nppMc it inn to nrgani/.« Inlinla Veil l ?r. U. A A , n Quality First-Class. PRICES THE LOWEST Call and be Convinced. -w. P. LEE. GOT STUCK By not going to J. T. PALMER’S Shoe Store. J. T. PALMER, Owens Block, 3d door from cor. dropped dead from heart disease. It has been decided at the treasury that Captain Kane, Ilghthou-.* keeper at Vo lusia. Fla., may accept the office of post- C-. is K'XZW •smtiHi :u hi* guilt. _ SAVANNAH ADVERTISEMENTS. EDWARD LOVELL’S SONS, SAVANNAH, GHORHIA. Hardware, Tinware, Plows, R. B. KEENE, Plumbing, Gas Fitting, TIN. SHEET IRON AN1) COPPER WORK. STEAM FITTING A SPECIALTY. - TIN HOOFING AND JOB WORK. DEALER IN / B > ump8, Pipe, Steam, Gas and Water Fitting. Wells Driven at Short Notice, and Every Well GUARANTEED. Plant Atenoe, Near Canal Waycross, Georgia. E. H. CRAWLEY, Sr., IIKAIMIUARTKRS FOR Turjientine Manufacturers’ Supplies, Fiirn it ii re, Stoves, Dry Gooijs, Notions, Bar, Band^and IIoop UK IN’. _ . Wheels, Axles and Wagon i Material, , ' Guns, Pistols anil Ammunition, dlh-ly ALSO A COMPLETE 1JNE OF W. A. WRIGHT, J. P., And A^ent For National Guarantee Co Pecurities obtained on easy terms. Sporial •ttention given to the cnllfrtioo of rlaiuis. Puel Oflioe lUiildins. WaycroKi, Ga. HOTEL PHOENIX, -f mne some" boW that it^^jcaSS^ the caving in of tha roof of a , subter- ■ • rsnean limestone cavern, others Away j WCROSS, GA. thata cave in would have caused each | ^^S^eSfSl One Minnie Walk from Unto* Depot, theories for local tremors of the Mrth i have been aligned aa theostise. Sonj faint hearted one* «n«*s» thata hidden volcano under Lookout Mountain is ready to burst forth. | Paoreinoa J. W. Stiuckiasd, H AVING added all necessary Machinery to our shop, we are now prepared to do all kinds of casting, repairing and general work ou Locomotives. We also carry in stock Stationary aud Saw Mills, Piping, Belting, Pulleys, Hangers and Brass Cocks of all kinds. We make a specialty of SYRUP MILLS AND KETTLES. >f.t- ALb WORK GUARANTEED. .GIVE U» A TIITaL AND BE CONVINCED. CASON & MILLER, Groceries, Hay, IGrain, Flour and Butter are Specialties. x Court Hoist Square. „ gd _ = Waycross, Georgia Lloycl & Adams. DEALERS IN Paints, Oils, Doors, Sash and Blinds, Terra Cotta and Sewer Pipes, BUILDERS HARDWARE, Lime, Planter and, Hair uml Cement. Comer C<myress anil Wliitaker~St*., Savannah, : : Georgia. fiolo Agents for Adan SSn'miniHnfJ.Vrit" p!a>terins Jlsrs. dec 19-1 v A CUT CM RATES. From June to October $1.50 PER DAY, The Old Reliable HARNETT HOUSE, SAVANNAH. GA. all - Furniture aud lurehoae these gouds get the benefit of Cash SHOES, HATS, CROCKERY iS I tlivire to give the people the benefit of i will W^sold low down for rash. Parties will do well to state that they intend to pay cash, I Wll.l. BK PLEASED TO PEirfi tiOOPS^XY TIME. Coni't lionise Square L j. Western Furniture Co. BABY ENJOYS SOUS COMPOST IN A M PATENT PALACE SLEEPING COACH. 1 The “Pslac* Sleep- ig Coach” adjusts self automatically Ho a bed. by 1< inr the back ’raising the bottom simultaneously. The seat and back are provided with springs, affording an ever ready soft,cool ingthens IX inches. The "Paiim'sieepinic Coach” will quiet the .roesest baby, make it less nervous and more amiable; tha* shaping its destiny, temper, char- ./-»rt kfjlrh mJ kattimeur ^ Furniture, Bedding, Carpets, etc. for older children. -e Sleep! crossest baby, make „ j5S«/ hatpin* O home, sweet home, like thee tl It’s sweeter still when chee And yet in Li Us adl comfort nothing c A Patent "1'aUce Glceping Coach.’ Installment Plan, red by baby's ►Special' Prices For Cash. HERSCHKOVITZ BROTHERS. December 28-tf