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h HE LUMPKIN INDEPENDENT,
LUMPKIN. GA.,
B. W- KEY, )
R. B HARRISCK, f EDIT0RS.
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SATURDAY... .October 27, 1883.
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BUSINESS NOTICE
The mulevsigiied des res to gives notice
to all die patrons of Tun Independent that
he alone in it* tm-dness nmnaaer. Contractu
and all payments for subscription, job work
and advertisements must be made with and
to him. Financial matters connected with
or growing out of business had with the of
flee must he under his management. Any
Hher inrnuuenii nt would create coufusiou
*nd cause inji/tskes to arise. Mr. Iiobt. It.
Harrison w 11 ! ave editorial charge of the
*«ws and local department aud attend to
tka office work.
HENJ. TV. KEY. Proprietor.
lt« It rou<l Talk.
The nowly proposed ruilroad from
Americas lo Lumpkin and Florence
meets with much favor in ILo eyes of
onr citizens. A narrow gauge road
can bo built at a cost not exceeding
$8,006 a tnilo while some engineers
plase the figures as low as $4,109 per
mile. Mr. Oleaster, of the Americus
Recorder, bus talked with tho eiigiu
ear who in now building the Jug
Tavern Railroad iu North Gooigia
who puts the figures down in the
neighborhood of $4,500 per mile.
Americus will contribute more for a
railroad to Lumpkin than it propos¬
ed to invent in the Buena Vista Road,
which amount ms boliovc was over
$35,000. If tbo people cf Stewart
county will go into the matter earn¬
estly, it will he an easy matter to got,
the road. By extending tho road
from Injurious to Vienna, in Dooly
coauty, we could tap Col. A. J.
Lane’s narrow gauge road from Mu
con to Live Oak, Fja., which would
give us direct communication with
Macon and open up a market for tin
heavy cotton crop ot Stewart county,
which is mow dependent upon an al¬
most uunivvigublo river for transpor
tation.
II you will look upon the map you
will see that it is nearly an air line
from Vienna to Florence and over
half of tho route i i comparatively a
level country. But in building u
narrow gauge roa 1 this big bugaboo
of bills and valleys sinks into insig
nificunco when wo consider the great
ease with which narrow gauge roads
ascend steep grades, being enabled
in ins tame-; made known to us o
make a grade of two hundred feet to
tho mile. Then, tho cuts aro much
narrower,the fills are not so much ol
an undertaking, and the engine# be¬
ing low, hug the track closely and
can make muoli shorter curves. Tho
road should start from Florenca so
that river freights could bo had Oil
the iron or steel rails. With the
road in operation from Lumpkin to
Florence it will soon'lro extended to
Americus with the help that we can
got from that City and Webster
county. Tho large land owners on
the river will contribute largely to
this enterprise, sud if the matter is
pushed with vim aud energy, sucse'iis
is assured.
Fbkd Douglass, in grief and morti¬
fication, declared in the meeting of
the colored brothers in Washington
the other night, when they mot to
"indignant,” against the civil rights
decision of tho supremo court, that
the colored pnohlo had been sadly
wounded in the house of their
"friends.”
Tub number of old arms on hand
in the govorument arsenal at Wash¬
ington will aggregate 100,000 of all
kinds. They are being sold at prices
ranging from 25 cents to $1 each.
The latter priced pieces are complete
and the former either iucompleto o»
rusted
G*s. Milks, of the regular army,
bad a childless Boston uncle worth
$1,700,000, but refused to resign his
commission, and was left only $5,000
by his crusty rela'ivo. After a law¬
suit the general obtained $50,000.
A Philadelphia railroad clerk sne
ceeded in saviug $90 a month aud on
a salary of $80. There is evidently
a great future in store for that young
mau.
Nike million postal cauls, which
will weigh thirty tons, have just been
ordered from the factory at Castle
ton, New York.
John Young, son of old Brigham,
is a good speaker, and ranks as chief
dude of the Mormon Church.
Mb. Bkix’iikh has returned to his
home in Brooklyn after a jaunt of
18,000 miles.
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A ohandson of Marshal Ney has
turned up in Oregon.
J. W. Mackey iudulges in uo rcc
raatiou but poker.
Geucral Newsi Items.
—Governor-elect Hoadly has gone
to Europe.
—Lynchburg, Va., has bad forty -
two incendiary fires in two months.
There are seven candidates for
s‘ate librarian in Kentucky. AH fe
males.
—Birds arc dying liy thousands
iu Louisiana on account of lack of
water.
—Tenncseo claims to bo the Rec
ond state in the Union iu the pos¬
session-of thoroughbred cattle.
—Governor Butler, of Massachu¬
setts says he will bo a delegate to the
national democratic convontion.
—The khedive speeds at. least *,ix
teen Lours of incessant occupation,
if not ot hard labor, every day.
—OLi ans are m id because they
have little chance of naming the next
republican candidate for president.
—Java produces vegetable wool ; a
a
pound vrhou ready for manufacture.
—Assistant Postmaster General
II a lion pow recommends that letter
poslogo be further reduced to one
cunt.
—The Russian minister to tbo
United Slates lias children enough
to require the cure of half a dozen
nurses.
—In all cases ol marriage between
Chincisand whites in California, the
brids have invariably boon young
Irish girls.
—The trustees of the Garfield
Monument association invito inter¬
national competition for a monu¬
ment to cost $150,000.
—The republicans in soma of the
logiriative district in Massachusetts
aro pushing resolutions in favor of
biennial sessions of the legislature.
—Chairman Cooper, of t he repnh
licans state committee in Pennsylva¬
nia bitterly complains of republican
apathy and luck ofcampnign funds.
—The electric railway to the
Giant’s Causeway, running from
Port rush to Bushmills, a distance of
•<ix miles, is in successful operation.
—Federal claims against the Cen¬
tral Pacific railroad for internal rev¬
enue taxes iu California havo been
compromised. This company pay*
$69,000 and costs.
—The blue ribboni’.es in England
aro four miTliou strong and the an
nual consumption of alcoholic drinks
per head lias fallen oil’ according to
population Loin £ 4 to £ 3.
--Jerseymen aro considerably ex¬
cited over the alleged fact that there
are 90,000 illiterate children in their
state. They cannot bo persuaded to
believe anything of the kind.
—Because of a great sum in the
treasury and a rapidly increasing
assessors’ valuation of property the
Texas legislature has a special session
next mouth to reduce the rate o! tax
alien.
—The New Hampshire law prohibit¬
ing tho sale of toy pistols provides n
penalty of from $10 to $50,and maker,
the dealer liable for all damages re¬
sulting from selling or giving away
such pistols.
—The New York republican stale
committee sunt circulars to the era -
p eyes of tl.o different iu departments
Washington making an appeal for
funds to carry on the political canvass
in that state.
—Publics meetings are being held
in various towns iu Australia to pro¬
test against tho policy of the impe¬
rial government regarding annexa¬
tion in tho Pacific. Tho meetings
are vory earnest.
—The territory of Montana is nbout.
to ask for admission iuto the Union as
a state. Delegates to a constitutional
convention are being elected and a
vote upon the pioposed constitution
is expected to be taken in Novem¬
ber, 1883.
—The report of the commissioner
of pensions for tho fiscal year ended
June 39, 1883, shows that there wore
303,668 pensioners on the rolls. The
mimes of IS,958 persons were added
during the year. The amount paid
for pensions was $60,064,000, which
included arrears.
—Lust year England consumed, in
addition to tho eggs marketed by
her own fanners and poultry keep¬
ers, including the enormous supply
from Ireland, no fewer than 6,757,-
234 ‘great hundreds’ of foreigu eggs,
these imported eggs alone amount¬
ing to the almost incredible number
ot 810,868,080, or two aud a quarter
million eggs per day.
—The watermelon from which crys
talizable sugar can be obtain is not
the ordinary melou, such as grow in
great quantities in Aiut auia, Georgia
and Florida, but u white pulped Hun
garian variety, n Inch could be grown
throughout the gulf states aud in Cal¬
ifornia with hut little trouble. It will
yield at small cost for work and work¬
ing, not only crystalizable sugar, but
a very delightful table syrup also.
Georgia IiitelUjreuce.
—There are 240,000 Baptists in
Georgia.
—Mr. W. W. Sbipp, of Chattahoo¬
chee count;, is dead.
—The rice crop is said to be un¬
usual!; small this year.
—Ouweta county held an election
on prohibition Thursday.
—Some farmers in Burke county
havo oats four inches high.
—Counterfeit quarters and halves
ate in circulation tu Atlanta.
—Major Smythe will assume charge
of the Atlauta post office on Novem¬
ber 1st.
— There will be a vote on the ques¬
tion of prohibition in Taylor county
November Gib.
—There were one hundred and
forty prisoners in the Atlanta jail on
Sunday mornim£
—Thirty thousand dollars havo
been subscribed for building a cot¬
ton factory at Ncwnan.
—Dr. F. II. Orme, of Atlanta, bad
both arms broken on Monday last.
A gentle horse did tho ruisebiof.
—Every court house officer in H d -
ersham county, l as been presented
by tho grand jury for malpractice.
—Rev. II D D. Stratton,of Greens
boro, Ga.. has been called to ilia pas¬
torate of the Baptist Church of Car
tersville.
—Ben Mitchell found guilty of
murder before the Superior Court of
Muscogee county has been granted a
new trial by -the Supreme Court.
—Jos. P. Mitchell who decamped
with $1,000 last spring belonging to
tho Good Samaritans of Atlanta, was
caught and carried to that city this
wook.
—Judge Simmons of the Macon
Oil'- uit rarely bus a decissiou revers¬
ed by the Supreme Court. Ho is
one of tho boat. Judges tho State Las
over had, aud is a terror to evil
doers.
—We havo noticed this fact: Tho
first thing that a newspaper does,
when it is established in a community
is to go to work to develop its
resources and improve its surroud
mgs. Tho free work doue by any giv¬
ing weekly paper, for any year is
worth more to its community than
all its subscription list is woith to it
during tho same time.— Tv ejraph and
Messenger.
—Tho Enquirer Sun makes this
good showing for trio business of Co
luiubus : ‘It will be soon that the
business of tbo city for 1882-83
shows an increase over the ptevious
year of $850,038. The above figures
are as near correct as it is possible
to got them, and are taken from trio
book of the clerk of council, who has
just completed the consjhdntion of
tho returns for the last qiater el
1882-83
—Tho following Georgia statistics
are condensed from the Georgia
State Gazoleer : Georgia’s popula¬
tion is 1,542,180, and she has an area
of 58 980 square miles. There are
137 couutics, and a total of about 3,
000 places. There are seven cities
in Georgia of over 7,000 population,
and twelve of upwards of 3,500.
There are eighty cotton and woolen
mills—which is Hourly half tho num¬
ber in the entire South -and over
2,700 mills of various kinds. There
aro 80,000 planters aud farmers, 1,-
200 practicing lawyers, “2,200 clergy¬
men, 1,800 practicing physicians, 350
fish culturists (reported), 200 news¬
papers, 5,750 grocers and dealers in
general merchandise, 200 dentists,
1,200 blacksmiths, 500 shoemakers,
250 music teachers and 1,900 regular
teaebers named (common schools
not haviug reported names).
RAIFORD HOUSE,
Columbus, Georgia.
The Raiyokd House hau been moved
to Srtasui-ii’s New Hotel Building,
South-west corner Opera House
Square. The building‘is new, with
large, light and airy Dining Room,
nnd larger and more comfortable Bed
Rooms than the one lately occupied,
and, with the advantage of several
year’s experience in the business, a
redoubled energy, aud a renewal of
our determination to please, we con¬
fidently offer you unsurpassed accom¬
modations.
Thankful for past patronage, we
aro anxious for an opportunity to con¬
vince you of our desiro to merit its
future bestowal.
W. C. TURNER,
Clerk Raiford Honso.
lYlA I Au
Th«"reati»p©Hi»llflt.H»rTontT>eUiU»y,inip«Umeat^ OR. WHITT
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M-rri.r-,
ON DRESS PARADE.
We aro yet in the field with our
flag flying, and I invite the mauy
good looking and clever farmers in
Georgia who have kindly patronized
me iu the past to continue their fa
vars. I am always ready to receive
and accommodate all who are
at
ROLL CALL.
JUST I NS EASON!
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HEADLESS LAKE WHITE FISH
FRESH AND FAT.
HEADLESS MESS MACKEREL,
FRESH AND FAT.
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THIS IS THE FISH HOUSE OF
COL UMB US E VUE Y PA OK AGE
GOOD, OR MONEY REFUNDED.
Patent Flour; Ruston
and other grades.
RU T PROOF OATS.
BAGGING AND TIES,
WINES AN® LIQUORS,
And everything on your List of
Planter’s Supplies!
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Onr Goods are always used on u
standerd of excellence well known.
Those of whom I ht.vu ic ora.no
dried during the past sensei wili
please note, (hat Bank Dn.f s
at mo quicker than any other cam
plaiut, and answer at roll call prompt
ly on or before October 1st, when re¬
counts are nil due, and oblige me.
It will be a source* of regret to me
to close on my Ledger any account.
‘Tho’ Lost to Sight, to Memory Deal'
Columbus is the best Coltou mar
ket in Southwest Georgia, and here
is tho placo to come Wo vi 1 welcome
and sell them cheap and guarantee
satisfaction. Recollect,
KOI,LIN JEFFEKSOV
133 West Side Broad Street,
COLUMBUS, Ga.
Oct20-6m
BUGGIES ail WAGONS!
Tho undersigned has on sale in
Lumpkin a Fine Assortment of Daw¬
son Made Buggies, manufactured ly
S. B BROWN, the well known Car
riage Buggy and Wagon Maker.
DEX t’ER QUEEN,
BREWSTER SIDE BAR,
VICTORIA, STICKLER,
AND TI.MPK1NS.
All made of the very best, material
and Finished in First Class Style.
Also a Fine Lot of Plantation Wag
oils of all sizes. Repository at Holt’s
Stable. 11 . 1). BROWN.
Oct. 13 1883.
L ivery and Feed Stables,
LUKPKIN, GEORGIA
A. F. HOLT, PROP.
The undersigned is prepaired to
furnish tbo public with any kind of
team desired at reasonable prices.
HACK LINE
I will also run a Fin#, Comfo^ta
ble Hack between Lumpkin and
Culhbert, leaving Lumpkin every
Monday, Wednesday ami Friday,
returning same days and making
connections with morning nnd even¬
ing train. Only skillful drivers em¬
ployed.
©tgi-Cash in advance will be i squir¬
ed for passage and packages.
Hriy*Drovers will find a 1 irge and
commodious lot for their stock.
A. F. HOLT.
Lumpkin, Sept. 1st, ly
LUMPKIN I1IU11 SCHOOL.
The Session of 1883 S4 will open
on Monday, 10th of September. The
Principal earnestly solicits a liberal
patronage from Lumpkin and Stew¬
art and adjoining counties. You can
not find a better school in South
West Georgia. Terms as heretofore.
Board in good families at satisfacto¬
ry rates.
J. F. TATE, Principal.
Bopt. 8tf
Notice tol>el»tov».
All persons indebted to the former
firm of \X. J. & C. H. Watt or tho
undersigned, are requested to come
forward aud settle up tho same at as
early a date ap possible.
W. J. WATT.
Columbus, Ga., Oct.,5tf
BROWN HOUSE
Formerly Halford House,
BROAD STREET,
Columbus, Georgia.
E. O. BROWN,Proprietor.
New Advertisements
Fashion's Fancies!
JJrerything that in u.w, nice nrut nobby
in Headgear lor Ladies lor the coming sea
son, coasis'ingof
Ladies’ CMrei's & Hisses
HATS & BONNETS,
Trimmed and untriuimed, Velvets, Satins,
It I ebons, Feathers, Birds' Wings and Fancy
Feathers. A full lino of Cor els, Gloves, and
all the novelties in neckwear. A Complete
stock of Cloaks, Dolmans, Palatots, Zephyr
Shauls, etc. Onr Jewelry and Neck year de¬
partment was never more beautiful.
Airs Colvin AAlisw Donnelly
Columbus, Ga., Oct. 13-lin
THOMS GILBERT,
42 Randolph Si, Opposite Post Office,
COLUMBUS, GA.
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Steam Job Printed,
Book Binder & Paper Box
Manufacturer.
All descriptions of Boxes rnrde to
order. Drug, including Bill, Powder
aud Prescription Boxes always kept
in Stock.
Printing an Book-Binding of Ev¬
ery Description at. Lowest Prices.
Oct 13 1883.
F. 15. GREGORY,
—DEALER IN-
FANCY and FAMILY
GROCERIES,
Canned Goods,
Fine Confectionaries,
TOBACCO, C10ARS AMD SNUFF,
Staple Dry Goods, IVotioiss
ami Domestics.
North side Public Square.
Lumpkin, Ga , Sept. 1, 1883.
Real Estate For Sale
The rout estate of E.-late N. It. Trammell
deceased. Plantation situated 4A miles
-outh-east of bumpkin, fla., eo Paining liu
is acres in good of well improved cultivation. laud; 1 e,; well and
Htato of Good build¬
ings and une well of iV.it, r. Also planta¬
tion situated li.l miles South-east of Lump¬
kin, on Putau.il Ci-h-'k; lies well and is very
productive Has V room dwd ing and nec¬
essary out-houses, good gin house aud pr-ss
Health of the community cannot be excelled
iu the State. Also house and lot in good
condition in Lumpkin. Titles perfect. For
further particulars apply to
J. P. TKAJJMELL, Lumpkin, Ga.,
11. G. THAA1MKLL, Hanson, Ga.
Sep22-S3
SIMM & lifer,
—DEALEltS IN—
COFFINS, CASKETS AND
Burial Gases. ..
Can furnish any style of COFFIN
wanted at reasonable prices,
Repository at Shekxm's Shops.
Lumpkin, Ga., Sep. 1,1883:
LUMPKIN HOTEL,
JOHN YARBHOIJGII,
PBOPHIETOli.
This old and well-known Hotel is
still open to the public and offers su¬
perior inducements to travelers and
drummers. With au experience of
20 years the Proprietor tbiuks he
knows how to look after the comfort
of his guests. Table furnished with'
the best the market affords Polite
attention and reasonable charges.
Stock fed at 25c cer meal each.
Lumpkin, Ga., Sept. 1,1883. tf
FIEE INSURANCE,
Insure your dwellings, Furniture,
Merchandise. Gin Houses, and other
property, ^one but first-class Com¬
panies represented. Rates low.
J. B. Richardson, Agent.
Sept.2*th-18Sl-tf.
C. O. ID.
We desire to call the attention of the Ladies
to the elegant assortment of
Silks and Velvets
That we now hive on exhibition, among them a beautiful line of the cele¬
brated RADZIMIIi SILKS in Black and Colors. We hi.v* to combine with
these goods a full line of PLAIN and BROC.aDE V’ELYETS in colors to
match exact. Without particularizing, we say that we have brought out as
fine aud as complete a
IDE, Y GOODS
Stock in every department as can be found in the state, and we are preprr
eil to match prices with anybody aud everybody.
HO NONSENSE! HO SECOND PFICE!
But everything marked iu plain figures Every man, woman and child, rich
and poor alike, can buy tho goods at the rnarkud prico—no more, bo leas.
$3,000 Worth of Jerseys, Cloaks and Wraps
for Ladies, at prices way nuder the market. D , n’t think of buying until
you see what we can do for von.
URNTIJEMEN READ THIS:
We carry a lamer stock ot GENTS’ FURNISHING GOODS than any
three houses in Columbus, and sell them twenty percent, clu-xper, because
we sell for spot cash. We carry a largo stuck of Ladies’ and Gett’s Hand¬
kerchiefs combined of over one thousand dollars. How’s that for Columbus?
We selj three thousand dollars worth of Dress Shirts per annum, princi¬
pally the celebrated E ghuie Shirt.- Onr stock of Men’s Hosiery aud under¬
wear is u big depai merit. Come and see it.
BLANCHARD & BOOTH,
123 Broad {Street, Columbus, Georgia
Oct. 20
a* £4 W- 338 i • f L Net, Go x
CHEAP CASH STORE,
No. 51 Crawford Street, Colnnta, Ga.
We are now receiving the best line of Groceries that can bo procured for any
mnrket.—evervthing fresh, Good and Cheap. Cheap In-can*!* we sell for Cash on
ly, buy fron first hands and have tin- money to discount our bills.
Wo ask a share of tho patioiiage of ili« city ami the surrounding country. A
trial with us will insure us a good business, and do much good to those who pat
ronize us In connection with our Grocery Wholesale and Re-tail business, we
will keep a good assortment of
SBtotjPl© ID juy Goods
Which we will sell as cheap as can be sold in the city.
WHISKIES* CIGARS
we on allexue s he would ox.
Are receiving to day 100 barrels IRISH POTATOES, Smooth Skin Early Ron*
all sound, large and good, which we bought in aerial on of the r:s*>, and can sell
cheaper than can be laid down Ir an any n.tuhit at iLis t.u.e- Di n t toil to Call
and see u.s before buying elsewhere.
mclendon & Co
No. 54 Crawford Street, Columbus, Georgia.
Oc'6-8?-tf
wm
Wholesale & Retail
9s
Rock Building, North Side Public /Square,
OTJT HBERT, <3-^.
Will duplicate any bill »f Groceries from reliable houses lu Eufaula or Colum¬
bus. Try us aud he convinced.
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IT WILL PAY YOU TO CALL ON
§ \% L J? 1 . J. Thornton
SOUTHERN 0L0TH1ER &MERCHANT
T i A!L0R, COLUMBUS, GA
m tM His Fall Stock of 't (♦
Clothing,
Hats
iP§fltfi T Furnishings,
and Piece oods
are arriving daily. For ’ quality, beauty and el#gan
taste displayed, aud
J igl a m LOW PRICES
There is none to sun ass. A month in the Eastern
■•A markets examing every style, quality and make, in
addition to being among the first to place his or¬
ders while the factories were not crowded, he ob¬
■ tained in buyiDg that will defy competition.
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i 1 MERCHANT TAILORING
ri-i i; ,1
This department is ou a boom as the Fall Goods
are arriving and perse ns are placing their orders
daily. Select your pa‘ teru at once.