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rtf LUMPKIN INDEPENDENT,
LUMPKIN. GA.,
S ? HA&klSON, | EDITORS.
SATURDAY ... November 17 1883
yaw- Suh*t.. tfiiutn umi A timer tine
sue rtfs due on At-nut nd utUn by
apcrtul walmct to the contrary.
BUSINESS H0TICE
Thm uM»nigut)d dsairs* to gives nolle*
ta sB fla* patraus of Tax Ikokpcsdekt that
h* alone is its ljnni oem maSaaer. Contraeta
and all payments for anlocriptioa. job work
mad adv«rtt**m*tita moat be made with and
to kim. FinaneiiU ruatUrs eouneeled with
or growing oat of bonine** had with the of.
fle* moat b* and.r hia mnnngement. Any
J “ * weald creels confusion
and am** mimskr* to arim. Mr. Hobt B.
fiaiTMonw li an *ditoria1 chnra* of the
»*ir* apil Ineal departmaui* aud attend to
fee s ffiii es ii. ■■
_law. W. KEY.
Fi/xrr aioHT thousand eight bwo
drod Spil sixty-five immigrants arriv
•d in th# United States in October.
Tamxakt Hall claims' to have con¬
trolled 58,000 of the democratic votes
otet in New York city last Tuesday.
Tn telegraph reports terrible die*
•iters by land and *«a, which is geq
arslly the cose os soon as cold weath¬
er sets in i n ear nest.
Ricmows was ablaze with euthssi
•sm #n .Ifonday night on account of
the democratic victory in Virginia
and tha defeat of Billy Mahons.
It is announced that Governor
Ireland, of Texas, will disregard the
example bf his predecessor and will
appoints day of thanksgiving in that
state.
Ooxomssxam Lankan, of Texas,
repraaents a distriat comprising
eighty-seven counties, Nome of which
are a* large a* thoatata of M*m- who
aetta.
Paorzssoa Nkwtos says the earth
reeeivee shout 3,000,000,000 of mete¬
or# every year, hut they only increase
the siae of tha earth one inch in 100 ,
000,000 years.
Tbs democrats ol Virginia are rais¬
ing a fluid with which to hay a car*
riage end boras* Tor presentation to
th* Hon. John S. Bubour, chairman
of their state committee.
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CoxaiutssMEN »ro rapidly arriving
*■ Washington and the contest for
tha Speakership 1ms begun in earn¬
est. 8 . 8 . Cox, ifendall and Carlisle
a*e the leading candidates. We would
like to vets once for Sunset.
It is now estimated lust tbe new
postal nolo# nil) be used to the ex¬
tent ef $ 10 , 000,000 tbe first fiscal
year. Both postraaaters and people
are learning how thoy should be fill
ed in, and the trouble experienced at
first is rapidly disappearing.
Ta* Philadelphia Times say*: "The
♦wo partis* start pretty nearly square
for 1884 with the only odd* in the
Ohio democratic victory, and the
skirmishing of 1883 settles nothing
beyond tbe fact that the gr< at battle
of next year is entirely unsettled and
must settle itself. Tbo party tha?
now best servos its country in the
eoming congress will best serve itself
in the straggle for the proBidoacy."
A Growing Evil.
A communication from Benevo¬
lence, which we have answered,brings
about some aeriens nil o',ions which
wa propose to lay before onr readers
Since the counties of Chattahoochee,
Webstor and Randolph adopted pro¬
hibitory laws for the sale of whisky,
we hare noticod an increased trnOc
for it in the county of Stewart Men
drink now who did not drink to ex
three counties named have opened
grog shops in three or four place* in
she county of Stewart They have
put the deadly poison right at the
doors of ear cleverest and most in
dustrion* farmer*, and by having the
aeductivs drug ever near Ibetwj by
i iro# of constant association it loses
ia a measure its ferrois. Aud by
foroe of 1 x tmple set them by older
and more hardened men, who drop
in to btjsce up agaiust the cool morn
ing winds, this concoction of hell
takes held, aud coils upon its victim
with an anoconda's grip. Hard earn
iags thst should go to obeer th* lov¬
ing wife end tender babes, are dropp
•d into the whisky dealers till. La¬
bor i* completely demoralized end
crime stalks abroad in this land,
Imok to the heavy criminal docket of
yoor county and your ever-full jail.
The fertile hills and vales of btewart
should blossom as the rose, but as
♦he trade in whisky lasts, her lands
will be -oovared —not with ripening
•rchardf and vineyards fair, but with
mortgages AU d laborers liens.
Georgia ilatelilgenoe.
—Albany bos several cases of deu
gue.
—Dry weather retards oet sowing
•0 Sentb Georgia.
—The river* ere too low tor tim¬
bers to fl. at down to Darien.
—A Gilmer county man bae a bog
that weight one thousand poonda.
—The North Georgia Conference
meets the 27th of this month at Dal
ton.
—A number of person* in a Ma¬
con boarding house ware potaoned
by anting aoaca.
—Real Estate in Thomaston l as
increased in value 300 per cent, in
the last three veers. ; v
-Mr. John 0 Card and Dr Ed
ward Fitsgerald, two prominent siti
sens of Macon, are dead.
—Aa alaraiwg droatb is r»p»fthd
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—Tbs Grand Jury of Thaansa
ty recommends that. tbe liquor, li
<v*nae of Thomasville he pot at fl 1,
500.
— ll-scou has a fen year old book
agent. By tbs time ska is grown, if
she follows tbs badness, won't she
hare cheek ?
—The owners of the! Amos Hayes
find thuir buhineisjfcso gr.-»d oD^the
Chattalioochee river (hat they tai l
put on another boat.
—The body of H. Vs'eher w *
found in a {thicket near-JIoBesu, iu
Riehmoai county. His bead wo*
riddled with buckshot.
—Major W. T Crane has been ap
(min ted poatmister at Clsrksviiie, in
pl»*e ot Tboiqae M. Bradford, wh<>
has resigned on account of old age
and infirmity.
—Tn the contested stack law ease
from Wilkes county, Ju<ige Pottle
decided that tbeiw ,wee no oppta
from ’ the decision of tbo ordinary.
The tones* mast go. 1
-
.
—The Romsjcottc* factory, which
haa bean, in operation eighteen
mouth#, has doubled i m raechmnry,
nad itof rui night aud day. It is
forty day« behind with orders.
—-Mewry Harris, a middle-aged ne¬
gro lean, was 1 un over by a pasaen
g»r train Monday nicht, at tha car
alied in Atlanta, and wae #0 badly iu
jrnreJ Ihaljta.died within a few min¬
utes.
L Graham, of Enfsnla, who
was a train hand oa the Southnes
tftrn Railroad has knocked off the
train ut Tohesofkse bridge and in¬
stantly killed. It wat bis first and
last ride as a brakemun.
—AT. S. Holman has just rrcisve the
finest jersey bnll that has ever been
brought to Athens. Hie name in
Oondilnr, and is a eon of the fll-3,000
hull Pedro. His grand dam, Rucity
brought $80,000. t
—On Monday last workmen began
tearing down tbe walls of the Kim¬
ball House, which bad a beeu left
standing ever since the fire, prepara¬
tory to rebuilding, when a section of
thirty-five feet feil upon a negro kill
iog him.
—The temperance people of Georgia
are making strenuous endeavors to
start n temperance paper in Atlanta.
They propose to start oh a paid in
capital of $2,MX) half of Use amount
already having btfen taken. They
hope to announce by the end of lb«
present week that the stock is all sub¬
scribed aud raid in, and also the date
of its first issue.
—Mr. Sterling C. Jenkins, a high¬
ly respected and prosperous farmer
who lives near Jones' Crossing, came
to this city last night for tbe parpoee
of delivering himself up to the of¬
ficers for killing a negro-yesterday
s/trrnoou. oonld learn them The facts aa near as we
are as follows :
Charles Davis, colored, owed Mb.
Jenkins an aecount which had been
standing for some time. He had
frequently promised to pay it, but
had os frequently dieiegarded bis
promise, Yesterday afternoon Mr.
Jen kina went to Jones' Grossing aud
met the negro there. He again ask¬
ed him to ps| the acouunt, ai d the
negro became very iusaltiug Dur¬
ing Hie quarrel Davis drew a kmfi
aud made aa attack upon Mr. Jen
kies, who iu tarn drew a ravolver
aud shot hie assailant dead.
When Mr. Jsnkim reached the
city last night he notified the coro
ucr ot the unfortunate affair, and he
left ou the next train for Jones'Croee
ing for the purpose of holding an in¬
quest. >
The esse will no doubt be investi
ed by the grand jury, which is now
in session, at onos. Mr. Jeakins
and hit triends have no fears of th*
result, as they olsim be acted in de¬
fense of his ewn life. Mr. Jenkins is
a cousin of Mr. Felix J. Jenkins, of
this city.— Cul"mbug Enquirer Sun.
Geaeral Neva Items.
—Cincinnati makes two-thirds of
the coffins used t» the south.
—In Roebaetar. N. T , l,7fH) fa
males belong to the Knights of La
bor.
—Tbo womens’ branches of shoe
maker* in New York number 1.3* 0
members.
—The trade dollar has tnrned
dp in Cincinnati and is now in circa*
tatioo in that city.
—General Butler's campaign is
said by the Boston Journal to Lava
cost him $126,000.
— Governor Cleveland went borne
to Buffalo te vote, nad that nnmata*
qerly town: retorted by going repub¬
lican. iv*
—Although he is defeated the re¬
publicans’euttfear Governor Butler,
andsre wmaitanag whnt he will
do next > ; .
—The dum wo ra tic nisjerity ip *pw
York city versed frofa.ffl.Jh3.fer s*>e
ivtary of slate to 53,137 /or attor¬
ney geoerst
—Almy, the prohibition candidate
for gevemer of Mb«*«iL r.tt't*, re
ciev#d 1,553 votes oat of a total of
about 312,000.
—Tbe Wo^hicgton Star, republi¬
can, believe* that Giaction# will be
given the cold shoulder by the repuh
licfiu national conventiea.”
—Tbe lef.xlaturee ktely elected in
N-'» Yvri;, N«w Jersey, Cooaecticnf
and Virginia will not be required to
cbeoee Uuiled Slates senators.
—People in Alnlmma are enthusi¬
astic, over the gr,.at "boom" whi h
the ats’e will‘have when tbe railroad
now butldiDg, Open op the oosl A«d..s
there.
—Only fl fleas senators nad tw»0ty
Ive representatieee have so far arriv¬
ed in Waabiegton. Tbe republicssa
among then ere workiag foi Randull
for speaker.
—Governor elect Abbott, of New
Jersey, carried 11 counties by major¬
ities Aggregating 12.430, while Judge
Dixon’s majorities in 10 eanntiee
were 5,780.
—Maine h»* 91.000 miles of wilder¬
ness nnd the whole state of Mamoba
selte could be sot down in the mid¬
dle of them and not be able to £nd
its way out.
Ex-Senator Colliding expreaer*
the opinion tbnt the Democrat* will
elect the next Prei idnnt of tpe Uni¬
ted States. Jadge David Dari* bold
a similar opiuion.
—Tbe Count de Peris ho* seclud¬
ed hinimlf at the Clmteau d’Eu, and
is finishing the concludiag volume of
his work on the American war,which
he hopes to publish in 1884.
-• Tl s Wilmington Every Evening
publishes reports of the peach trade
of Delaware Peninsula, showing that
the total shipments of peachbs last
eeaaon amounted to 8,608,706 baskets
The quantity consumed by canncrs,
dryers and evaporators for home use
was from 1,000,000 to 1,500,000 bus
Lots.
—The Mississippi mills at Wesson
I ave doubled their capacity duriug
the present year. Nearly $3,000,000
worth ot machinery- has been added
to them, aud every inch of space
utilised, and yet it appears that the
mills are unable- to keep op with
their brdeiwt tepecially in wooleu
goods.
w FRELIABLE FREEf
( SELF-CURE.
* A ftcrorita preemption of on* of the
met noted and miocmiuI ■nocfnlbn Vmm In the C. a
(now fcn.1 round) lor ihornn-nf mu oaMIStu,
U .VanAmS. b nm ano noaev. Son,
pl«';o »o*lad onvolopc/Voo. nru,i»l»ui*nfl;llu
AdSratt OIL WARD & CO.. LoaMau. Mo.
ORIENTAL.
BY
P.H. MORRIS
Eufaula, -Alabama.
The Finest and Best Restaurant
in South East Alabama. Fresh Fish
Oysters and Game of all kind.
JERSEY CATTLE
I am prepared to Breed and fur
nish the Purest Stock of Jereera.
P. H. MORRIS.
Nov. 17tf
J. W. CHASTAIN
I.ivebt, Feed & Sale
STABLE,
EUFAULA. ALA.
Nov. 17 tf
MARRIAGE»S
COMPARATIVE WORTH of BAKING POWDERS.
KOTALUteotaMrlte*}. --■g
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WAMVOWt, when treat.
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SZFQBT8 OF GOTEEWMEWT CHEMISTS
A* to PnUtgfMMt Wltalesomenpss of the Kbyal Baking Powder. ■
“ I havo tasted flnif . packags of Royal oi Baking Powder; ■*»<*& ryxirebaWHl In tit.
twa of market, tad It composed of pure ana wholesome Ingredients. It is* cream
tartar powter ot a Ugh degree merit, and does not contain cither alum or
.. .phosphate., or other injurious »ub»taace«. Powder, . E. ti.Lovx, Ph.D.”
t “It it a scientific tact that lie Royal Baklrig la atn^utcl^pu^’V
(>
It Hirst Koktox, Ph.D., President ot Steven* Inst ft ale ot Technology.”
n t ham analysed a package of Royal Baking Powder. The material! of which
it la composed are pore and wholesome. 8. Daaa Haras, Btata Assayer , Maes;”
The loyal World’sixposition, Baking Powder received the highest Centennial, award Philadelphia, over all competi 1«7G; tors the at
ho Vienna ISIS; at the ; at
Ltnericau InsUtnt., and at State Fairs throughout received the country. high, emphatic, and uni¬
Mo other article of human food haa ever such Boards of
versal endorsement from eminent chemists, physicians, scientists, and
Health all over the world.
Nor*.—Tbs above Humus Illustrate* the comparative worth of varlona Baking
Powder*, as ah own by Chemical Analysis and experiments made by Prof. Schadler.
A one pound can of each powder wae taken, the total leavening power or volume In
each can calculated, the result being as Indicated. This practical test for worth by
Prof. Bohadlar only proves what every observant consumer of the Royal Baking
Powder knows by practical experience, that, while it coat* a fsw cents per pound
tnort than ordinary kinds, Ik Is far mors economical, and, besides, affords the advan¬
tage ot better work. A single trial of the Royal Baking Powder will convince any
fair minded porton of these facts.
* ♦ WMtatas flsgisas mows some of the alum powders to be of a higher Indica¬ degree
Of strength ttWhave than other powders ranked below them, it IS not to be taken as
ting that any vain*. All alum powders, no matter how high thoir strength,
are to be avoided at dangerous.
Ofl DRESS PARADE.
We nro yet in tbo Hold with oar
frig flying, and I Junta. the main
good looking and clever ihrmeru in
Georgia who bar# kindly patronized
tan in tbo past 4o oontinno thoir fa
Ton. I .always ready to receive
hud accomntodat« nil who pro prompt
at •'*3* ‘ ' ' ‘
RrLL CALL.
.a.
JUST IE SEASON!
HEADLESS LAKE WHITE FISH
FRESH AND FAT.
._L__(h-4- * ’•
HEADLESS MESS MACKEREL.
FRESH AND FAT.
THIS 78 TtfE FISH HOpRR
VOLUUBUS, EVERYPACKAGE
GOOD, OR MONEf REFUNDED.
Patent Flour; Huston
and other grades.
RU T PROOF O ATS.
BAGGING AND TIER.
WINES AM D LIQUORS.
And everything on your List oi
Planter’s Supplies!
ow Goode Me always need on* a
atnnderd of excellence well known.
Those of whom l have aciotnmo
dated dariug the past saw-on will
please note, that finuk Dr; ( s corn*
at plnint, me quicker end than any other cetn
answer at roll call prompt
ly ou or before October 1st, whim nc
couuts are All due, and oblige me.
it will be a eouice of regret to me
to close on my Ledger any account.
•mu* Lostfcfil$ht to Memory Dear'
Columhns i* the best Colton mar
ket in Southwest Georgia, and here
i* (be place tqcome. We will welcome
and sell them cheap aud guarantee
satisfaction. Re collect, s
ROLIM JEFFESSOA,
133 W&l Side Broad Street,
' J.-V COLUMWJ3, Gs. 8
Oct 20-6 m ,
6UARAITCD CURE
F«t
SCRO
sfmus,
R HE UMUTISM,
MEURALGIA,
AND AU.
DISEASES
OF THE
:»] BLOOD asd SKIN
THK
WILDERS I MQ8T NHJElFUIi
SARSAPARILLA i BLOOD AND PURIFIER
AMD t J amSTtmtOMAL t
POTASH , /.ITERATIVE
'Vi™' "O EVER USED.
. F stool 7 . A. V. MIME,
1 CE .Si.OO;i WOHWTOB,
LOUISVILLE, KY.
New Advertisements
Fashion's Fancies!
Everything that i* new, nice and nobby
in Headgear for Ladies for tbs coming sea¬
son, conaia* mg of
Lais’, Glim's BONNETS, & Hissas
HATS &
Vrimmed and nntriiomed. Velvet*, Satina.
Ribbons, Feathers, Birds’ Wings and Fancy
Veatbcrs, A full lincof Cor.o’.s, Gloves, am;
all the novvlliea in ncekwe.ir. A Complete
stock of Clowes, Dolumnx, l’alutots, Zephyr
Shawls, » te. Onr Jewelry and Neck rear de¬
partment was never more beautiful.
Mrs ColvIn & >iista Donnelly
Columbus, Git., Oct 13-1 in
TilOMS GILBERT,
s2 Handolph St, Opposite Test Office,
COLUMBUS, GA.
TJ
Steam Boofc-.HfUpl PowerPJ
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tee
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Steam Job Printer,
Book Binder & Paper Box
Manufacturer.
order."* AH descriptions Drhg, including of Boxen Bill, m-de Powder to
and Stock. Prescription Boxes alway* kept
id
Printiog an Book-Binding of Ev¬
ery Description at Lowest Prioes.
Oct. 13 1883.
Livery and Feed Stables,
LUKPRIN, GEORGIA*
A. F. HOLT, PROP.
The undersigned is prepaired to
furnish the pnblid with any kind of
team desired at reasonable prices.
HACK LINE
I will also run a Fine, Comfort,a
hie Hack between Lumpkin and
Cuthbert, leaving Lumpkin every
Monday, Wednesday and Friday,
returning same days and mskiug
connections with morning nnd evtn
train. Only skillful drivers cm
ployed.
•#*Cash in advance will be jequir
ed for passage and packages.
tST Drovers will find a 1 irge and
commodious lot for their stock.
A. F. HOLT.
Lumpkin, Sept. 1st, ly
O- o. x>.
We desire to call the attention of the Ladies
to the elegant assortment of
Silks and Velvets
That we now bwe on exhibition, among them a beautiful tin#.of the eels*
brated UADZIMIR SILK-S iu Black ».iol Color*. We have to combine wittl
these goods a full liue of PLAIN and BROCADE VELVETS in colors to
match exact. Without pirUeuiatizuig, we say that we have brought out as
fine aud aa complete a
ID IRs ~5T GOODS
Stock in every department as can be found iu tbe state, end we are prepar¬
ed to match prices with anybody and everybody.
NO NONSENSE! NO SECOND PFICEI
Bat everything marke t iu plain figures Every thin, woman and ohil<L Vtdfc.
and poor alike, can buy the goods at tbe marked price—m> more, *0 toes.
•* • ’■ •»*'• * m .v. ■*' • -
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$3,000 Worth of Jerseys, C^baks ftftd Wr^ps
for Ladies, at prices way under the market. A D >n't think of buying- until
you see what we can do for von. ' J
UEXTIEMKN REAUfRIK:
We carry a larger stock of GENTS' FURMh'fflNG GOODS than any
three houses in Columbus, and sell thi m twenty percent, cheaper, becaue # 1
we sell for spot cash. We carry a large stock of Ladies’ and Gent's Hand-- •'
kerchiefs combined of over one thousand dollars. How's that for Cotm&bnsf
We sell three thousand dollar* worth of Dress 8 b,rta per annum, prtnei- 1
pally ia the celebrated big depaiment E'ghme Come Shirt- Onr slock of Men's Hosiery and uwfier
wear a and see it.'
BI.ANCHARD & BOOTH,
123 lii-oad Street, Columbus, (Georgia,
Oct. 20
MclLUMBON & Co.
CHEAP CASH STORE,
No. 51 Crawford Street, Columbus, Ga.
We are now receiving the beat line of Groceries that can ba procured for ny
market—evervthing fresh, Good aud Cheap. Cheap because we sell for Cash en
!y, bay Iron first bands and have the money to discount our bills..
We ask a share of the patioaage of ibe city aud the anrronnding country. A.
trial with ns w.ll insure ns a aood business, and.do much good to those who pat¬
ronize us In connection with our Grocery Wholesale and Retail business, w*
will keep a good assortment of
Staple Dry Goods
Which we will sell as cheap as can be sold in the city.
WHISKIES* CIGARS
' *
TV’E CHALLENGE T ilE 1VORLD ON.
Are receiving to-day 100 barrets IRISH POTATOES, Smooth Skin Early Rosa
ill sound, large and good, which we bought in advance of the rise, and fail ran It
cheaper than can he laid down tr»m any u i.iku at (Lis time- L-t n't ioct
and see u» before buying sinew bore.
McLENDON & Co.,
No. 54 Crawford Street, Columbus, Georgia
OiiO-Hr’-tf
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Wholesale A Retail
U J
Kock Building, North Side Public Square,
OTin HBERT, O A
Will duplicate any bill ef Groceries from reliable houses in Eufaula or Colum¬
bus. Try us and be convinced.
Sept. 8 th, 1888. tf
IT WILL PAY YOU TO CALL ON
H. J. Thornton
SOUTHERN CLOTHIER &MERCHANT
TAILOR. COLUMBUS, 6A
His Fall Stock of
Clothing,
Hats
Furnishings,
and Piece Goods
w are arriving daily. For quality, beauty and elegaa
- taste -displayed, and
w LOW PRICES
!ilH market* There ia examing none to sort oaa. style, A month qnality in and the Easter
addition to being every the first make, ia
ders while the factories ami.ng to place hie or¬
Kh J; tained in buying that will were not crowded, he ob¬
j defy competition.
MERCHANTTAILORING
This department is on a Doom as th* P s
are arriving and persona are placing their order
doily. Select your, pat tern at once.