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THE LUMPKIN LUMPKIN. GA„ ITifflk ISON, I EDITORS. SATURDAY. . . Dictml tr 8 , 18S3 ..... — 10,1 °»R Adi 11 $ t rein I contract to the eon Irani. RKt. HKIN.T-h.MIJN W, IU EV. In our issue of Saturday last brief paragraph announced the Of Rev. Beijmmin W. Key, propric tor of Tint Independent. After illness of ever three weeks with pho-malarial feTer, ho passed folly away at one o’clock last dav morning. His remains were Tied to Cnthhert aud upon arrive) placed in Audrow male College, where the casket tnained until the departure of Olgot ...... vinin for « Macon. c At * tbe . , in Mscom a number of citizens mrrin<rA. carriages were in waiting, -l. who no oompanied the remains to btreot Methodist Ghnrcli, where funeral sorvices were held. Were conducted by Dr. ton, assisted by Rev. J. 0. A. Clark After the funeral services, were very impressive, the remains were carried to Rose Hill Cemetery for interment., followed by a large concourse of the citizens i f Macon The pall bearers were : Messrs. R M. Rodgers, R. S. Saulsbury, W. L Solomon and R. D. Clancy. Benjamin W. Key, second son Dr. and Mrs. Joseph S. Key, of oon, was born in Columbus, in making him 20 years of age at time of his death. He graduated Emory College in 1872, and tbe South Georgia Conference December of the same year. Iu and 1880 lie was connected with the Missouri Conforenco. In the full of 1879 he married Miss Delia Allen, Fredericktown, Missouri, who an infant son, six months of ago, sur vivehim. During last year he serv ed the Methodist Church in kin, becoming connected in the with the faculty of Andrew College, Qnthbert, filling a chair that institution of learning until end of the scholastic year in Daring his residence in Lumpkin became warmly attached to tho and the people, and ir. the latter of August purchased Tun Indepkndbnt, filling a long desire to own the pnper. He hold of bid new work with a mination to master each detail ol the business and to keep his up to the standard of live and gressive journals. A las I his Iy death ent short the carter of Ohosen profaisioa. During an experience through ten years, we have been called upon to perform a der duty than has fallen to our this week. For tho first time its existence the column rules of Indepkndunt are reversed, and mourn the loss of a waim friend and highly esteemed In the early prime of manhood, wit a loving and devote I wife to th.dr«»,.l. 1 »lh». g tears: and a beautiful bubo, the and hope P of their united rnt .d hearts hearts, starts upon % new and field of labor. f A r bright future iogly . opens up before ,• him. ™ The manity welcome with onen arms tmiu whom they know wdl use effort to promote the interests of town. In the twinkling of dp,ey nil is changed ; death has intervened and the devoted wife loses the arm upon whioh she was wont lean ‘ tbe beautiful babe will know a father’s love; that noble er yields with the sublimity of a follower of Him whom he has 8a laithfully served, and seemingly "Thy will, oh , God, not mine b done l” A brother und sister’s are crushed and bleeding ; but who! can portray the depth of a mother’s love ? None, save her and her God can peuetTate that deep affliction. In the death of Benjamin W. Key, Lumpkin loses a good aud useful citizen. He was a man of tru6 piety and deep oonvictions. With him re¬ ligion was a part of his life and was exemplified in his daily walk and conversation- Men who came in contact with him were impressed with bis uprightness of character aud his fidelity to the Church. To the deeply bereaved family, in behalf ol the citizens of Lumpkin, we extend our heartfelt sympathy iu the dark boar of their affliction. [J. W. Bqjrke, in Macon Telegraph.] Wn were filled with sadness at tbe announcement in your paper of the death of our dear young friend, Ben Key. A. nobler, purer man H«ed. Wh»t. a loss to his family! God bless and comfort the afflicted Mies left behind. rl ‘" vnmm •>» b. w. n,, v Death. [Prom The Sunday Enquirer-Sun.] The many friends in this city, and elsewhere, will sadly regret to learn of the death of Rev. Benjamin W. proprietor of tbe Lumpkin In lopendoni. .After an illness of ty-l pjjoi J fever for several weeks, dled at his home in Lumpkin |<l.-»y morning at 1 o’clock. It had] been known that he was seriously for some days, und his father members of his family Wt*ru to his bedside, an 1 were with to aid his devoted wife in ad to bis comfort during hours of suffering. Mr. Key was well known in tl>i veral years of his life having spent as a resident here. He ilie youngest sou of Rev. Dr. J Key, and a brother of Rev. H. formerly of the colit,go in city. * He wus married a few J and leaven a fend and wife who Buffo rs doeD trriof in he ° , , bereavement. , Tj those who know Mr. Key it useless to extort his merits. in him a most exemplary man, and one w ho had r»<her wrong than do a wrong. He kind hearted, generous and true A goo 1 man is lost to the world in bis death, and one who had before him the pr unise of a blight and useful future. The death of such a man ns lie is a loss to any community. He was a conscientious minister of the Gospel and had already obtained the Methodistdeuom The many friends of th n ih sincerely feel for them in hour, but they are assured has gone to enjoy the presence 0 that Savior to whom he has so often pointed wayfaring men us th« of Salvation. [Macon Telegraph of Sunday.] E'.sewhore will befouud an aunouni nient of the death of Mr. B W. editor and proprietor of the Lumpkin Independent. He was a graduate Emory College, and bringing scholarship and sound principles t< the support ol the press, him a valuable member. Ho had comparatively recently moved Lumpkin, but during his short Bfny ho had identifiied himself with im port ant business interests, and had before him tho prospect of a long lib of profit to hithself and tisefnlne s to the community. His death was caus¬ ed by typho-irnlarinl fever. Although a young pun his place will be ihflicult to fill, [From the Americas Recorder.] Rev. Benjamin Key, editor of L “n>pkin Independent, died at hi in Lumpkin on las, i °f typho-malarial fever. Mr. a comparatively young man, Emory Coilege.a ,f the gospel, and there seemed to l of usefulness before him. H< iad '* ,a t recently purchased the In D,EI>KNl:,KN ’ r i his short 1 it showed that ho 10 work ho had eutered upon. Ol 11 peculiarly happy disposition, he ,nnf *° i'ostsof friends, who will regret , ’ s !° s3 - [ f 'uthbert Special to The Constitution.] U » 1 YV. Key, son of Di. Joseph 8 1 ^’ of Ml ‘ c<,n . oud brother of How- 1 ., , lidrew ' ’ ■ euia# college, Cuthbert, Ga., tnrdav ^ mamimr H in T.mnnlrin L p n of *„ ty. . fever. He was born in lad « aledat Emory college 1872, oin * dt,ie fioutlj «««‘gi a confrence in oi mme year and continu ad a ra0U1 ^ er thereof until his death. with the except ion of two years, 1879 Uld 80 > w111011 were Rive® to the St. ouls conference, whither he went at he f B,,ho P Price ’ Iu the fal1 ofl8<9be married Miss De ,la Allen . «f F8t '«rickto,vn, Missouri, 0 ’ wltl1 au lull ' ut son of five mc>utl ‘ 8 > 8Ulvive Last year he served tbe oburch at Lumpkin, filling a chair iu the faculty of Andrew F« year, beginning ‘f'ZjTl in September of said year and ending June of the present, In the summer he decided to embark in the nowspaper business, and Irotu the enconmgimientjjivcn by tho peo¬ ple of Lumpkin ^he bought The Lumpkin r Inpependeut, with which he wan connected about three mouths as proprietor and editor. During this short period of time he give promise of decided success as a faithful and honest journalist. [Telegraph & Moeaengcr of Wednestlay.] l'ue lust Lumpkin Independent was ™ mourning for its late editor. B. W. Key. Our smypathies go out to the family and business associates of Brother Key. He was a young man of great promise. In bis death tlu Slate loses a pure aud patiiotio citi¬ zen, and tbs press a strong and ac tive member. The restot us—some and some younger—are going soon, and wbat we do in tbe way ol earnest work for the good of our State and generation must be done quickly. I General Newsitema. —Congressman Clardy, of ri, is detained at home by illness. —Carlisle’s home is the center i f population of the United States. I —Senator Edmunds consider Igality one of the cardinal virtues. —There will be twenty-four “na icualiata in the coming congress. —The crowning of the czar piled 15.000,000 on to the Russian nation' debt. —During the year 1883 more than 800 Mormon proselytes have nrriv at Han Francisco. —Steps are being taken in Canada prevent further assisted imm : gra from the old conutry. —Speaker Carlisle was formerly a teacher. He now has the 8t J ul) ,le evtr undertook, however. —Senator Coke thinks that Thnr Blaine and Coukiiug took fifty cent of the senate s brains them. —More than 800,000 barrels of ap wee sent abroad last year, but fi^uros, it is said, ’ will not be this winter. I —Three hundred citizens of New (York have signed a petition to the [mayor to allow the construction of cable street railways. —The conlLsjed stream of imrui gration at the far west may be led from the fact that fifty-three im migrant wagons passed through Oregon town last week. —Chester A. Arthur, of New York and D “ vid DllTip> of I,li " < ’ ls - ' 8 ,l ' e8:dential c oulbiliati <> n wljich lV beingdisen8S9d by re P ,,hlicanH in dif er ‘ ,nt 8eotio,Jfi of tbe east and we8t — Hon. George J. Goschen, moni ber of P ai, ' ia menl for Uipon, has ae copied the speakership of the of commons, and Speaker Brand re on a pension from the govera of £5,000 per annum. —Senator Voorheos, of Indiana, w ill be vigorously opposed by tin men when ho comes np or re-election, because of his hearty of McDonald’s cause. he should have kept his hand 0 ut of the fight, —Plums in the Home of Repre uro the olerksbip, witL a year and $000 for horse-hire the positiou of sergennt nt arms, .a salary of $4 500 and perquis bringing it up to $10,000 a yea , banker after the latter posi —As London grows bigger if np eari! to s ' ow beUer - In 1831, tbe Potion of London wa ,i,lle niore ' 1,lul tt niiblon “nd a lller * wer<5 apprehensions anil diaorderly 1883 ' with a P°P' ,Ia tion wbicl1 * l! croaBed lo 4,990,952, _ theapprehm al011B bad ^ idleD to 2G,29G. —Ill the Washington S!ar of Thurs last among the “Special Notices’’ the following “The prayers of God’s people most earnestly requested for thorough purification of a church whose pastor and officers u 1Y inveterate tobacco users, ,.g.in.t tbo «i,h„ ,1 ils menitar..” „ llot ,, " bittaker ... , . ha» ' gone school , teaching 111 South punt other ereut American martvr ’ Stephen . W. Dorsey, Still out *. IS ID y[ ow M,.Ti c0 teaobiau ® the melanoho'v ^ fcow t0 dete0 ‘ “ uUl f ed , 68 ' °" lb * wb ° K thllt tll0 ‘ausT oT^duLLVg-ms . b,ftV , ,y ° °“ —The number of steel ships ed‘during the first six months of 5 ' e ‘ U ' in Q ™ 1 Britian show8 ft “ in crease of twenty-one, re r 9,754 tons, as compared with the six months ot last year. Steel is ennersedim? ' P ^ iron ns a P b material. It is at once er and more bauyaut. I -P»» p~p'e •**« »P«» lb. tLat tlle IaJiaus are the riches land boldcr8 iu the Un . ;ted States. have 237,006 of them, exclusive the Alaska Indians hi Iding 151,397, 768 acres of land. Some of the own 3,000 acres per Indian. The aver age is about on , 8qnare mile to eacb Indiani while a white man is not al¬ lowed to pre-empt more than 160 acrf8 o{ tho public land . —John Griffin Carlisle was boni September 5, 1835, in Kenton K.y. f just across the river Cineiunati. After recieving a good academic education he studied wul1 Hon. John W. Stevenson w»- a Kink.ad, ..d b. gau the practice in 1867. He in 1869, resigning in 1871 to make the race for lieutenant governor, and was elected to congress, and has been re-elected at each succeeding election since. jWl im A *4kiH c POWDER . - ADSOlUt©iY • PUTSi * This powder at*v«r vnries. a marvel purity, strength, and wholesomene™. economical . tin’ll tbe ordiirnty kinds, LltiM* ( . rtnnot be sold iu eonineittion witli test, short weight, nlm„ or phosphat^ ltori. powders, hold only Co.. in 106 cans. Baxino Powder \Vntl-«t:, New York. ORIENTAL. 11Y fd . IVS^OlxRiO Ldfaulu, A JablllTlil. j | Th Finest and Best Restnuran ill Sou*h End Alabama. Fresh Fisl and Game of all kind, . JERSEY CAT TEE I am prepared to Brood and fur nisli t.l,o 1'iiresl Stock of .lorsovs P. II. MORRIS. Nov 17 f —— L iv.CHASTAIN t r ’ P Cl 1.1 VERY, r EE D (K STABLE, 4 J T j\ 4 j ' Nov. 17 tf — M DM$S W’o are yot in the field with cn g filing, ami I invite the ran”'. looking and clever f.irmors n Georgia who ha,ve kindly patronized ine * u l lllH ^ 4 > crijfititiun tlicir fi.i •’ t um ol wavs rendv *o rce> in accommodaU all who are prompi JLV* liii LAIjL. ITT _ _ ft Ti I n nri J UO 1 lW O L A 0 U A ! --o — HEADLESS LAKE WHITE FRESH AND FAT. MESS MACKEREL rittotl AND TA1. -0- IS THE FISH HOUSE C 1 0 A, UM H l AS' EVERY ' OR MONEY REFUND FI) 4 FloUl** U l , XU ttlltl i OtilGl glUClCb. , i ■ ^ ^ ^ PROOF OATS, BAGGING AND TIF.S, WINES AND LIQUORS, And «wryfbing on your List ol Planter’s SllJlJlIieS \ ' Our Goods are always used on stlln derd of excellence well-known. the please note , thftt fjunk Draf s com. me quicker than any other c«m and answer at roll calj prompt 1 ) 1 on or before October 1st, when ac^ are all due, and oblige me. it will be a source fif regret to me to close ou my Ledger any account Tho' lost to Sight, toM.si.ry Boat'. Oolumbns is the best Col ton mar in Southwest Georgia, and 1 ere 8 f lle place to come. YVu will welcome ind f 11 * bem “heap and guarantee t,0n ' **"'"«*' ROIJIN JEFFERSON, 133 West Side Broad Street, Oct20 COLUMBUS, Ga. 6m Jk ■■■ I gj ElB 1 gkl munn a co., of the soientific americaw, eon ^^StJSMStfniwf.'MUNW^kSi.SSSKi m^*wiaa?jcircuiii^ t o*p»!)er”fe.»a^yei' K wr™uti a StSSSMB AM * RltUN 0IRce ail Bn>«a«»r. Now Yom. - 7= et ^D[| free i ~ i i , IliZLinuLC ISCI C Q[| C ffilDt v uLU "UUIlui b A ffevorito prescription of on* of th« moat noted and successful Bpeciaiists in the V. 8 . (now retired) tor the euro of Jlforrow* nebility, Kent JjtHtt MttnhiHHi, WV«Ar,*r'** arK» tPecaj/. tu pteta sealed cuvelope/re«, Uru^sucau fill It. AdlireM DR. WARD A CO.. Louinau. Ho. Sheriff Sales lor January, 1SS4. Will be sold before the Court House door town of Lumpkin, Slew art bounty, Ga., 0:ie 1st Tuesday in January next: Conden Sixty Saw Gin, Feeder and as the property of Nicholson A Thorn to satisfy an utta-hmcnl ti fa from the Court of said Comity in favor of Van Wiukle A Co., vs. Nicholson t Thom The above properly ordered sold judgement aud n fa iu said ease. A1o at'the same time and place lot numier 116 aud lot number 117, iu District or Stewart County G-orgia, | prop, rty i f Green B. Hnrley Sr., to sat a ti fa i sued from Stewart Superiors B.S iu iavor of .1. K. Barnuni vs. G. of Sr S. S. s’i Everett, fa row proceeding Transferee. for I the] vyj nefit .Sheriff-1 i y J. C. Hir.uiou, former notified. Also at land the No. Same 86 time in ti aud 24th place Dist. noitb of Stew-1 tmlf| it of e .<r County Georgia as the pr peity of Mrs.fi C li. Heiny to satisfy a fi fi District, issucii from M.J ihe| ■Justice Court of the 796th G favor of T. I). Miller, inarer, vs. Mm mej C.l! K. ffeioy. Levy made and returned to by J. T. Holder, L. C. Tenants iu posses-| sion notified. ALSO tT at the , time anti . plan# screiiJ . same teeu ^7) bonholM of corn, seventy-tire ban- po^ Ales of fishier, anil six bushels of .woot mtoeBthe property of John Newsom " evi ■ ,<>nS,i to f,ltwf y » dwtrewi warrant is ‘ Levi e by Jones. J. T. Holler, J 4 evy miide L. C. snd returned toj | ALSO at the sumo time and place lot ; kmd number 23 j iu thu 2«th District of .S o a art county, Georgia, containing 202^ Sc' 1 ™J. to satisfy a e tox exccu issn.it by G. W. Ard, Tax Coll ctor. lor State and County t .xes lor the year 1883- T. Levy made aud returned to mo by I. Holder, L. C. J. B GRIFFIS, Sheriff. Lumpkin, Ga , Dec. 1, 1883. ADMINISTRATORS SALE. Will be sold on Tuesday, December Ilth. at the Hornes ted Place, near Antioch, f the late .James A. Mathews, all the Per I ishable Property belonging to the Estaie Mnlc-j ofj 1 ho Raid Mathews,consisting dt Ilor-es, little, Hogs, Coin, Fodder, Peas, Etc. Terms made known on the day o' sale. C. H. MATHEWS, Administrator. I EXECUTOR’S SALE OF LAND Under and by virtue of the Iasi will and testament of E. W. Lowe, decased, we will offer for sale at public, outcry belore the House door at Lumpkin on the first ruesday the ill following: January next, dr.ring legal hour of sale, Lot of land 8‘2 and all of lot number 83 except 2 acres off tbe east side, situated in one body in the! ,32d District of Ptcwart County Also the Sout h halPof lot number 108 aud all of ot 'T except 15 acres ill the South east corner. i Iso in one body ImlaneelSlhonths, and in said 32d District mortgage. j (’ash, Sold with deed under provisions of will. J. TT. LOWE, Executor, 1 ' Vi """' r "“'’ -™’ HOMESTEAD NOTICE GEORGIA, STEWART COUNTY of Ordinary of Said Co, Nov. Francis M. Harden has applied for ex-* of personalty and the vulnation'and setting apart a 1 oiliest end aud I will puss np an the same at ten o’clock a. in., on the divy of December, 1883 at my office. J. B. LATIMER, Ord nary. NOTICE. Omen OhBis.inr, Stew.ibt Uounty, Gi. Notice is hereby given hi all partiei cen eerned, that tlie money raised for the' sup¬ port of paupers on the pauper list -f this! County lias been nearly exhausted and thai I will not, in January next, issue an order to any person as a pauper nntil undenia proof lias lieen produbed to me that th. ’ersnn In applying is wholly unable to do any it f her or n any m.inn r su port andtha: they th r uve any prop bound j by law to assist in thcr sup rl - U LAitMER, Ordiuaiy. Dec. 3rd, . 18S3-4t . ^ F.oRGIA ) Office of Ordinary Stswabt County. ( Said County. 101 leave to sell tin lands bl¬ lo " King t0 t ? le Kstoteof his 8 “ ia war<1 ' Sttid lying m . Monroe county, Georgia. This is to cite all persons concerned to cause before mo on the first Monday January 1884 why leave to sell said laud; not then be uruutcd said applicant, said order to sell will be granted. ^ ^.R-L VTI MLR. Ordinary, Q EllItGIA [ Office of Ordinal .STtWAitT County | Of tiaidCounty. L. Mathias one of the next of kin makes plication to be appointed the Admiuis This is to cite all persons concerned to show cause before me at til a January term 1881 of this Court, why said A. L. Alathias should not tlien,ba appointed the A im uib De bonis non on Estate of said uich Mathias deceased. Mmc,als,s;na t u r« this Dec em¬ J. B. LATIMER, Ordinary. Dec. SUi-1883-et. Libel For Divorce, GEORGIA, STEYVART COUNTY: Jksse Fackleb, Libel For Divorce, Ver-ua Rule to perfect ser¬ J. \Y‘ P. Faikleb. vice, Oct. term,1883 It appearing to the Court by tbe return oj the Sheriff, that the Defendant does not re side iu the said County, and it further ap¬ pealing that he does not reside tu the State of Georgia, it is on motion of counsel order - ed that said Defendant appear and answer at iho next term of this Ccurt, else that the case be considered iu default aud tbe I’l ’iuLff al¬ lowed to proceed. this rule Aud it published is further order ed that be iu The Lumpkin Independent once a month for four months. ALLEN FORT, J. S. C. S. YV. C. 0 ^ >6Xtnat S '°^ RHAWjSSTttJrk?”! Nuv. 1,1883-lam4in MONEY LOANED, AT 8 PERCENT FARMS, EXPEXSES LIGHT. FOR PARTICULARS CALL ON It F. WATTS. May 26th-1833. O. O. ID. We desire to call the attention ot tlie Ladies to the elegant assortment of Velvets &■ Silks and That we now h ive on exhibition, among them a beautiful line of the cele¬ brated RADZIMIR SILKS in Black and Colors. \\ e bate to combine with these goods a full line of PLAIN and BROCADE VELVETS in colors to match exact. Without particularizing, .we say that we have brought out as >. fine aud as complete a DRY GOODS Htock in every department ns can be found in the state, and we are preprf ed to match prices with anytody aud everybody. HO NONSENSE! 00 SECOND Pi*ICE! But everything marked in plain figures Every man, woman and child, rich and poor alike., can buy the goods at the marked price—no more, no less. $3,000 Worth of Jerseys, Cloaks and Wraps . - *S f or Ladies, at prices wav nnd<-r the market. Den t think of buying until wbat we «»• fl< ’ ft,r vt,n * Li I NTI EM F.N PE A I> THIS: We ca'rry a larger stock of DENTS’FURNISH TNG GOODS than any ; three houses in Columbus, anil sell Lb< m twenty percent cheaper, because we sell for spot cash We carry a large stock of Ladies’ and Gel t’s Haiid kerchiefs combined of over one thousand dollars. How’s that for Columbus? We ShI1 fhree 'honsand dollars worth of Dress Shirts per annum, uuder- prioci pally the celebrated E ghme Shirt* Our stock of Men’s Hosiery and wear is a big deparmeut. Come and see it. 123 BLANCHARD Broad Columbus, & BOOTH, Georgia. Street, Oct.. 20 . 2 . McXaENBON St Co CHEAP CASH STORE, No. 54 Crawford Street, Columbus, Ga. We are now receiving the best line of Groce.iies that can be procured for any market—everything fresh, Good and Cheap. Cheap because we sell for Cash on iy, buy from first bands ami have ihc money to discount our bills. We ask a share of the patiiuiage of ihe city and the surrounding country. A- ' 'rial with us will insure us a good business, and do much good to those who pnt ronize tis In connection with our Grocery Wholesale and Retail business, we will keep a good assortmeul of Dry Goods Which we will sell ns cheap as can be sold in the city. ■ - WHISKIES& CIGARS WE CHALLENGE 'I ilE WOULD ON. ■ ittA Are receiving to-day 1 00 barrels IRISH POTATOES, Smooth Skin Early R emo ill sound, large und good, which we bought iu advance of tie rise, and can sell * cheaper than can be laid down in m any muikit at this tuns- Don't fail tocatT' 4 and see us before buying elsewhire. mclendon & Co '- Vi n? p : • No. 54 Crawford Street, Columbus, Georgia — Oc'6-8?-tf « v ....-j. —■ »s. ——q. m ■tiB.'BW Tt " Ji. Wholesale & Retail ' •.ii rtf.' 9 llock Building, North Side Public Square, OTJ T G-JL Will duplicate any bill af Groceries from reliable houses lu Enfaul* or Coiam¬ bus. Try us and be convinced. Sept., 8th, 1883, tf . Mill PAY YOU TO CALL ON H. J. Thornton tt SOUTHERN CLOTHIER &MERGHANT * ■ I AILOR, COLUMBUS, 6A His Fall Stock of w • Clothing, 5 Hats «a Furnishings, M and Piece ccds are arriving daily. For quality, beauty and elegan' V- taste displayed, aud ftfgj V’ S3 There is LOW none to surt ass. PRICES A month in tbe Eastern markets examing every style, quality and make, in addition to being among the first to place big or¬ Y. m ■-M ders while tbe factories were not crowded, he ob¬ mm tained in buying that will defy competition. : MERCHANTTAILORING U This department is bo ou n m ns the Fine Gdrtls t ; ; are arriving and persons are placing their order daily. Select your;pa‘ tern at once.