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B5sS THE MERCURY. TUESDAY, NOV. 23, 1880. Capital Notes. Atlanta, Gn., Nor. J&li 1880. Hf-y Deai; Iilo. —'Well Mo how diil you feel when you lu avd (lint Joe Brown was elected Senator, by a Democratic (?) Ga. Legislate ? I'll just bet you weld into Ike Hermann's and got a long drink of cocktail T Now didn't you? The favorite drink with we Gn. Legisln- t »rs is Rock <fc Rye. We are getting shut of thokO office bores right sharply, wg elected Rube Carswell this evening, Judge of the Middle Circuit, he promis ed me if I would vote for him that it ever I was brought before his majesty for decoying off any of Col. II. K. New some’s swine, he would consider it a case of mental aberration and have it on pross'd. His most formidable com petitor was Col. Dell, of Screvin. Cols, lambic and J. A. R. are pulling hard for the Solicitorship, who will run tin ier the 110 strong first—-Monday night (vilWecide. I am, as you probably know, on the different Asylum Committees, we have it by calling at llaw lings stable s visited the Blind Asylum, at Macon and) found everything in apple-pie order. I About next Thursday we visit the Luu-. atic, at Midway. Should Dr. Powell j decide to retain your humble servant' Me, please get up ^petition for my dis-l missal. Judge and Mrs. Y., |_took teal with Mr. and Mrs. Governor, last night, j The Judge says he got pay back for voting for Alpli. How are you fellow a getting along with that whisky petition. 1 toll you Me these candidates have got me to lo\ - mg that commercial ] duet extremely, muchly. Me we’ve got some of the pretiest younjj Indies boarding at out house perhaps. Oh, that I wasau^un-j married man Me, I expect I'd get en gaged, just think of it Mo, two of ’em says their mother is old and cripple,and gives in d00,000 ! ! But I would’nt have my old lady to knowjit fora whole bunch of Bananns. Yours, the Hon. RANDALL FRANK UN. All that need lino stock can get W. C. Coup % HP A NOVEL EXPEDIENCE. twelve Fours wItV Coup and Ills Shows Under Canvas m.d on the Kali. Aft Inild* View of n Gigantic amt Success* ful EstnblUliuient. Urom tho 8t. Paul Pioneer Late In tho forenoon of Monday, slinking lilm- jelf together in readlncj-* for his daily routine, a Pioneer Prea$ newsgathcrcr was‘confronted'by a messenger boy of the NorthwcHtcrn with this; • iho inside of It for weeks nflor It ojxnird, and When hu did seo it he was more surprised than an) body. Wo ran it three > ears when I deter mined torell out.and on my vote the whole prop erty wus sold at auction.” •'Didn’t Bunmni buy It?” "No. Fir; not by u large majority. The money was laid and notes given bv Mnitli & Naihnn*, who had madcu |M>or tl t of it utter l»tar led the lWirnuin show.” "Is Buriitiin the owner?” "Well, as to that 1 can’t say. lint Jbirmim told inc Unit ho should never run ufici lit r show, though he fould let Ida name fin a large Mini.” "You started tho aquarium in ’76, din't you ?” "Yen, thut wiiH my centennial vui’.ure. I had I boon to Eurone to look Into tho matter then?, and began the itqtmrium at once upon my return.” ‘ It wus rather u lively experiment, wiimi'i ii "Well, ratlicr. It you hud the s aee to ti ll it 1 could give you nil inteieMiim story. Theaqimr- lum was the greatest hazard ot my li e. .'I lie in terminable materials tin t wo • eio eoinim led t.» import cost a lormne. The * ni of water al tie was fearful. To be sure of it- j uity. w«* had to gn i ’unit* over nod^ei* u>>. NVe M A put vou hack koiuf into tho ocean sixty i. i*• > beyond the ligot n time lur Tuesduy’s work. coui*. ''hip olT bandy Hook. Tl-eo, >» some of the llshea .. . . I cost over ten fitnes their \v« ighl fn'gold. \ »ent That meant a pleasant run to tho country and a eight times to ltennudii Pf dozch hours iviih one of tho most genial among jV' 1 before 1 uceetlui «i . . , I sent a man t*» Japan l .r s- : i men, as well ns tho greatest among showmen ; j || e sturted baek with a i i Graphite jammed his Mackinaw over his eyes, Kranciaco without a sing.', grabbed his cudgel and made for the train, deter- K r,l }'hed me from there-- tallied that ll flioubl ..ot cr. Trout brook with- ' lif'dM : outlilm. Uitrc li<>iim>r<lulit;litful lllght through in New York with only J lie ereiilUK slimy over, ana other Uiotijuiuls sent M" iiiiiiir«’iiieiin i si rejoicing homeward, iliu jna.-UT kplrit of It nil «f New Haven, no.I poked Ills liver under our nrni with— United Stale- toll con i ''Come, Orapli, old lioy. let’, .mi to my car for n ily liny with n trover fhould do. We’re jimmied every dny und night, and every body twin? delighted." . " Well,, I’m clad oflt. With your Immense com- pllcallona and expemfc must mill would bring up In a lunatic asylum." “Yen. It'll aliout iqnai to tlio generalship of an army, but, bless you, old fellow, I'm Belling hit on ltd* . ! . . “ I aee you've pot all of your Jap family. How marty of the funny wonderful devils lo.ve you?" , "J-ct’s see-eleven In all. Aren't the.three chil dren per/ert little darlings? '1 liey’re the brightest V ’ever tow And aren’t they lip-top hii p rs (bough? Why. the Indies of New York went into ecstasies over ’em. Isupp. isel pay them more money than most shows pay their entire romps- jileh; Indeed, many circuses give their emtio 1 er- formances with ten people, while 1 have eleven Juj}*,cloven Indians, besides Melville's Australian circui, Fryers pony circus and ibe wonderful tierlbrmlng horses." Then, with Ids genius for calculation, down went his cigar nnuout came his pencil. “Let’s make a little calculation In comparts ~n with other shows. I have the Japs at a salary be } ond that of nu entire circus trout e. Then the lldians, taking the mutter of board uloiie at an ayerage of but 81.50 per day each, during iliu nett- piai, costs mo 8C.C0O, besides their enormous sal aries. A first-class rider like Mins Ksle Stokes ki week, whilo most female riders got S-’6 ''% h-iUe.dtflereiic«ln UilBone point alone in l , . ililrty two weeks, making«,(x0. There's (i;- .. vu ot you’ve only begun." .V’liiye t to nie, Bud l'il quit pencil-shoving.'’ "Oh. well, t ef re you do that, lioldon a bit. An ordinary rider gets 840 n week. Juntos. Melville gels fyO-l—difference. 81 0 a week.or for the sea son. 84,480-thut’» 815. to. Well, now add as much more tor the horse tiaincr, J’ryer; the same for t'nrl Anthony, the French hors.-trainer; then f"O a week lor,tlie broncho hois.s, which Is ex >f i>’n list J got for them each week lu the boston t*ioi e tliiator und i qiinriiim. and was offered lor them on a your s engagement nt the Westminister auarlum, in bondon—there, that's 855 0.0. Now ad to that’at least $'J5,000, whi. )i mutt shows clear from peity swindles, that we never practice, and you have ill round numbers8XI.CK.0-yes. 880,940— as tho fair difference upon only a few leading de partments, between conducting my c mbinatlon THIS ANNOUNCES THfi a C0MMIN0 OF All EARTHS GREATEST SHOW, rai -w. ©. ©©if NEW UNITED -ii- - ■*fi V-t A Q3 GO hoiiniifiil tropl > rplng tlii'ii) mIivf. | nutahlu Fperlmi'iiH.' I. liUt riU.Cl.IMl Mill itic ii h. ID* toll- j U'lul.* I ImiiHMii. hiing M'hu) it lu •:i ItimU'd tlnaliy _ „ . ‘ living Bpednini.j feeing verdure carried Graphite—that's u§—totho ! "Llvh had eont mo over J.’jOi :;i gohl, mi.I hu Village of canvas spread lu Gnu C.’lulrc, and which J " “ wjl *)l o'fe M^s!"»i,m' t I n ► t you ovcrG^.(«t. termed to contnin most of the popnlatiou of that, wlmt in tho name of ( rtosns did y« nr w hulo.^ cost? charming little city. Our old friend Coup wob In i You hud n dozMi of them, didn't y.m his glory, busy, beaming and happy In amusing | money. f 'i hud three at 'dlffinmI'Tlmc!! Whh'nw and instructing tho thousand)! of \N ihcointlncrt ihow lust scuton, and shall have Minihc! next whom lie hud atlruetud fretn all the region Wonlli They . iin'lhe cm edit I eftue llmu." •rniniA i "How dill scleiilfilc men J ack l!w ei ten rite' ’ ‘Oh, I bud tlioiniiri>lMip|oit.d all tho leudl.ig •" Mako yourself at hemo, Grnph, and follow scientists of both e utlnoi ts." your nose wherevef It chooses to gn. With this "Was there money in 117" browdon mv hands you must excuse me for an tutSuV’V^ ,W "ft xiour. Then I m yours truly. aquarium in America. 1 lh« ught 1 toll’d afttm With this carle blanche wu roamed around from li, blit it post five times n y oiigiral esiinmit> tent to tent among the animals and Wonders und ™° 0 d f c * y ‘gient^'t'cal.',iT Tinaman!H"ui> 'qiie attachcH with which and whom wc had becomo came from all parts ot the.world to m c it.” familiar in their winter quarters to the «outh- “Mmiiv think it a hiiii.hu ,*. d. i.’t tin >: M Ward, and uiwed1 eurreives In observing the cn'.'^Inehihlngs’' Ihu'in aiiimge'h..'n^inm, lively enjoyment with which the vast crowd was Fpicntifto people w ho kmw the moieter i.s the dtfvouring Unit gieatcit nnd best umoi/g shows. «dy orifc of lt.s >ize cv*t mp ure l. And I h • \ • (The evenlirg allow over, and other thousunds sent the ^indorsement of mu h men ns lv#!e*M»r henell _ » . ... ir ... «i- pi-,,1,. vorS. K. Uuiidot tho eonimission, who was nt ! 5 i • ,... # t govermuent dredgii g vessel when chat. The crowd’s gone, und then my anxiety il wits caught." ends', for my assistant* w ill gather the establish- “How is your show of living li lies this >••.*!*• 1,?” taflnt into the cars and bowl us off to Stillwaterso ’Good, and among them nr the l.ving hell quietly that your first nup will ii(»t he disturbed.” benders.'or wonderful anacomli.s .1 the d-. Comfortably lounging in his elegant Pullman- Tlmse curious specimens shed their s i- like quarters, our natural query was: anacondas, hut, unlike them, swniimv ih« '* Well, Mr. Coup, how is the concern running?” ►kins. The walking fishes are queer ctistoi .4 " Splendidly, sir, splendidly; never so well be- too. nnd 1 have them alive.' fore. The whole equipment works like it clock, "Let's nee; you started this road sh w about and Is-the most yomuletQ that ever UraveJed three years ugo, didn’t you?’’ >Ve’re..stronger than when you saw us lost, ami ' "Yes. although I had Intended never h* ovi. I really we show moro than we advertise.’’ another, pent. But 1 engaeed tne Promt 1 Business good? ” • horses for the aquarium, and they filled i' for M j "GoodI lfit was any better I don't see w hat we weeks. Then 1 bought-them, und one : 1 unts persuaded me to put them njider since then 1 have been m'cuinulatfug. until in •' I believe i have the largest and fimst slio\v> • . earth.” "Homo of the new features 1 noticed to day nr» wonderful.” i "Indeed they are. My cirrus ridtvsarc the very ed; hut my w ouderful tniiiu <1 animals, horse’, logs, g< ats, and so en. r simply astonish ih world. 1 have fifty performing hors< s ami pom used lor 10 other purpose. Home shou<> iidver tl-e a hundred pcrlorndng horns that In.ven 1 that number altogether.” "Your vans look new and Bright.” "Most of tin m \v< ro built last W inter, and ti e paintings on. the side cost nmru than the-outire | expense of most cage*. My iunies, harde s mil; entire outfit is span.mw. I lnne the genuine! Napoleon coach und the oiHy real lallydio ever. exhibited. Last reason i:i New England the pe<>- i pie got an impression ihju 1 was Banmra’s son-iji law, ancj said the old man had given me a better show tlisn hi* own. J have «mne everything p *^ sible to elevate iho show business, und it I am ; spared, hope to build in New York the finest poly* technic institute in.the world.'* "Your train is a beauty—an immense advertise-! ment in itself.” j "Yes. sir; and I can safely say that I am the Qr-t man to btiLd nnd own u railroad train for; show hnsine?*. When I piojcctvd it 1 wax j laughed at by other showmen for extravugance. I When I sturted my new show I employed an agent, who said, 1 r. Coup, you can l ever make money with a show.’ 1 said, ‘Why?’ ‘Oh,you I run your busiuess too aristocratically, too extrav agantly.’ Ho was surprised w hen he found that for three sea ons 1 ln.d exhibited in precisely tho sumo towns, and that each year my business in creased, so that now my show druws most people where it has been oflenest.” "Some showmen seem to manifest ft lively jealousy ofyou.” "Well, you can hardly Maine them. My un precedented business in all the large cities has aquarium, in London—there, that’s $*>,'» 9.0. Now shown them that a name in not everything, but add to that'at leasts,000, width most show s clear that behind any name there must he s Id merit and genuine novelties.’ .Why, my Broncho horses arc worth more than any menagerie in America. A circus can only exist about two weeks in the largest city lu the eountiy, wl.i'e the Broncho ’ * ' alone drew the New York aqua- nth*. turning away people lively time of it since ’70?”" most of the time. At the Globe theatre, in Boston, “ ’ * thQ . immense house to over* , # o , f %w _ a ticket. In Ehiladelphia, for take to'(raveling to protect my interests.” ~ ~~ ~ two weeks, they wvre jaq uler that the . “Youwefg iuAVUqonsiu quiio a while, weren’t engagement wus continued just thirteen jrou?” weeks, exhibiting twice duiiy. Only this soring ”Y'e*; I had a his stock farm and an interest in I wax offered seventy per cent, t f the gross tz- a bank there. 1 built tlje fiis.t cheese factory in ceipts fur their use at the Arch-Street theatre that State, and cheese has‘since become one of there. Hie dogs are nn inmcnse feature, and Die largest interest* in Wiscopsiu.” their pantomimic pluv, wherein one of them steals "Ilow did you and Barnum get together?” & t»Mo collar and is tried, 1 onvietetl, barged and ’’Well, having the Costello ahow 011 my hands, buried by tho other*, is n dumb brute perform- out of wli.cii 1 had made a good thing, I’w.ent to anco that can never he excelled. Well, I declare, New York jtuid lai<l piy plans iH.*f»»re Mr. Burnuin here we ure nearly down to btillwater. W e shall fbr.auvh a show us the pfiople bad,never aieu he- have a big day here, i thini:. Tell your St. Paul fore. Hucli r. succcrs no. <»no ever had. Atber it friends we shall be there in fine style Wednesday, h st its novelty I got up the great hippodrome, »nd I guarantee them the best show they have which l ran in Banimn * name, hut he never saw’ ever seen, or w ill see this season." EffirJhrsf feOEBSiSai ^255 rffiifar-es rind Iliu most of the sbmvn that travel tliecountry iMrses and clogs alone'ir on other people’s leputnliovi and advertising." J'U"> r "H 'nr llirve nn nil "You’ve had a lively time of it since ’70?" most of the time. At the < "Yes, you know 1 backed n friend, Dan Costello, Utey packed tli In tuit tig lake show, ten years ago, ami I had to flow ing at 81.50 NOTICE. Notice is Hereby given that at the session of the next General As sembly I shall introdjice the follow ing bill to-wit: An Act entitled an act. To pro vide that all domiciled freeholders who shall sign for any person ap plying for license to retail spiritoss liquors in Washington county shall ho required to have the deeds of heir land, recorded with clerk o{ he Snneriror Court, six weeks A GLORIOUS ASSEMBLAGE OF ENRAPTURED ATTRACTIONS never before seen oil tlio Earth’s Surface ! Entirely new, novel tifl.d originul Exliiliitio’i 1 The Largest nml Best Show ever in the South ! No Bond a it ! No extrava gant Promi-e 1 But a straigforwurd, biiB.J s8-'.(k<* declaration of wh'ftt V i litivi’scot, ami Really Ex iiihil ! Included inf this Uiijuirallel-.d Oiii'd- f. it J S i- rii.p Features are jUie $100,000 Stud of Broncho Horses A Grand Exemplification ‘ f Bnde ir.telligtrci and Training 1 lAimOiTO' With its My iiiuls of OCENANIC WONDERS, for the rtr.-t time with Tei.t od Exhibition. FllE VE1V S J\ E W* pojtv i Ciwicust s • , " , , A Revelation in thaTrnjnot'sArt. The M.OST ASTOUNDING TRICKS are Perfi niied by these Qu idni| eds'jn Miniature. ROYAL JAPANESE Circus! 1’iiO Mikado’s Favorite Artists, nnd ONLY TROUPE OF T un Yl'SI PERFORMER^ Ever Allowed to LEAVEjJAPAN. Melvi11e’s Ausir&lian Oirsus! V Company of Supei Eiiiim-i t ?.Ierit, that CH VLLENOES ADMIRATION FROM ALL BEHOLDERS ! d<>Mas lammoffe ^eaagerie A Ptipcrh, Costly Collection of Representative Types of the Animal World. ■ " P& s z a fri C?l$.p >•’ / m m I'ttiW ft am? B i ii ?;(tl:i Hi \ illiHll 1’it! \<n i‘b tw.il vvCocTts Museum fro:& New W York. rafti •i.-y I'oiraiiis more than ONE THOUSAND SPECIMENS d'tho AI AI(V 1 II :iik1 IN.\N 1M A l’lt, \V OllLl), ami ig nloiic Worth iho prigi j of Admission. i r..i! ot h • v i; ■ mu Soils ami Daughters of tlicFar West. 1 :i P t'tttxi ar tluj ns- Into: ■ ing i’haructer. ” The. f ): ■ .4 y> 8 $ ■ si -p: ;i ■ ■! ii,m- 5 # X k. ■■ A -» * . . I'-i- \\ Oi’iti tht H -mu th- ni u! ’- - iut-o M l < i - If) V ■let., , i u'.'ji ! I ini-: ii i) ig -r •’ hi-Mgi ng. I'-'M,: ill PiM ■ •x.Si-.U q . Bill '•V t ■he Tiiiof. he Sopenror Court, six weeks pri or to the signing of such person, and hat said persons shall he required •o file an math before the Ordinay 1 , hath the lajjd claimed and record ed, is their individual property and that they are in no vyay trying to act fraudulently. M D. C. M. SUMMERLIN. Oct. 30th, 1880. 30(1'. Boot and Shoe SHOP, G.- A. REINtlART respect fully informs tlio citizens o't Washiiigtoii and adjoining coun ties, that'he has opened a Boot and Shoe shop in Sandersville, next doqr to - Pringle & Urr’fe store on Hayne'^ street,-where he respectfully solicits the patron age of the lad its hnd gentlemen. All work done in the -best style and or the he^t niaf- tid. July fl—tf Go toZ. H. U q.ghm.’V if you w -ur Urn best Grits iu the inurket. STATIONERY ! HTA'iTNv; pj . ' Writing Piper, Viol-1 I.-N <. p , " lu’-ils, flno Box Static- ry .* • lb Roughtoa’s. Tib-31 1 iNS, ;i : Z H■ Rt- 1 , ■ oj.*r. D-*a i lui’qet you cun t’heeso at Z a H. ( Ru’aghton's. When yon waut fresh Flour go to Z. II. Itoiighton’s and cull fm Giun... of the South. Rotated coffee, Hi ups, (’un(,i( 8, Matcli is, Starch nt H. c. Rouguton's cheap Stow- 28,1880. 1're.-h Ciiei s-‘-just rieei\o-l At Z II Rough ton'b ; don’t foygit tliuth- beeps Dried Beef. r j„l v jy Cumlies recciv H. R- ughtoii’s 20 to 35 cts per lb. toe Penl b ? dt or 011 ' 1 * Cheese'nt H C Rougliton’s. > A fine lino^of fresh cm ikerH nt H. C'- ttonghton a, cull nnd - xi.miiie them. °° H- C. Roughton’s to get vtur oorued beef nnd;fr. sli mnckerel. 3 Oranges, Oranges, Oranges' at Z. II Ro ighton’s. ■* Irish lNjtntoemi*^.Ti Rmight- n ’s Don’t furga thiu Z. D. lu-CT''tou a S moved to one of E- ., 7 3ures next V-iw can g( t the best Vint cius und Z H Ri'i ghto> u. PpN t; at /. H. liunghtoii’s. ul . nt . H. Roughton’s. sh any De decuied Cocoa- 1 to Z. 11. Rpughti-n’s. ih finest lot of Tobacco and Se- -tt’S at Z. H. Roitl? lit Oil’s. Ii you want the host roasted Ctilp.e iu own go to H. C.Rojtghton'a. 1 Y«»» can gel fish by the 1-2 fJArrf>| ; M biu r .-1 nr Kits ^ Z -H. Ro ighVon? *’’•’,1 In ■ -I ' . ii J jit; -■ | ’ ■ .roll <1 '< • “ '-here .-un ;;el {-••. ii ;’i -ui r stg j ;.t ^ *■ s.rrn !. iXt.iA .1. X.p X.4 V 31 " : i‘ • ! b.n M<i-i-'i•:r K.i:i;I] U.ITJ ' . s-I ; HALF F,I I ; N - Teli’.i iOS S'll’t ad. v Ar •> j:i eve? I Dptui m -tSiVwx. fismg&f - -1 MV.I .'hlol: ! ■’■f i’ *• .-lit.! • bUfi fiVl 1 , , } , { j .• ... 4 v- , ii>. Ji ll ■ ilmC.:,- ' ^ : ■ i!!,h -. i -i’wtT-iV 0 .va Lrghty tho Brilliant San. b; to;-. • P. ■.i_ii;■ ti al Tfio Al >.-t P.a'Cu-'. V ct.iisafed to' Vlati; Ul i 'ni E i|i oj lirtAt iivor i j$$ 8 d -T 5 pA §5 *8 1 £& £> y.'- 9 J Vf P V u '■ ii * v L! at M if ..Mil 'LpJt.fr kS.iLfisi# j ^ ;<>r Uipti-M-huui, fr-^n ih«' d.r rNilo, Huge M-uiitains of p-loo n! mg 'Sniveling Flesh ! , Miraou 5 o uh Marine Event, ; Birth.. ©J a Mftti Only instance of; 1 -o i:ii; i on Rjoord. A.equ.icic History fails ,o chronicle a simjlui 1 circuuistance with the Father and M'otliorin 1 a Captive state, dins tiny, winsome POL A1^ RET, that (cap tures the (,'hildri u*,( harms flic Ladies, am! Captivates the Men is the ;-: f i;rce of Unfailing Wonder to IS' icntisjg, tfrmHi Parade / ! M iii •’ :f.rv mornt; ant Fanu ;• N'-i.T . . I ’ .ohdock,, heralded by v r '>e- o, yiv ii r overshaduv ;’f lb- • -ii’-’c? oi this T- iif.-d 1 % '!• ti sirAti-c- w 7 Id Ac.r-.s jii.i • -i-.it l-uiiiliiii..,. miles from S. tieubiVH ujip'iv . it ' n v i) IK.sh— cy • i -rl, H 1 ■I 1-1. o :7 y.9,-( ■iti . ulwSKiti A R E NOW OPENING A A BEAUTIFUL STOCK OF DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, HATS, SHOES, Carefully selected by our Junior, in New York. Pur Stock of JEWELRY, WATCHES, GOLD & SILVER LN lL lily iON HNc- Ojx ALL RAIL R. ADS. consisting of a great variety of novelties, never before seen in this |N market, is exceedingly handsome. 9Fj vV e mako no display of sensation- Pi al advertisemetiis, hut will con vince our f'cicnds when they hon or us with their patronage, that •yj our goods are good solid goods, and our prices as reasonable {is the 't'" fnf \acting can expect.. ■’ NEWMAN & son - sfepi 14, 1880—tf ; " 1