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The Irwin County News
OfHcial Orffan of Irwin County.
G- A. D LOACH, Eliior and Proprietor.
STATE NEWS NOTES.
CULLED FROM MANY SOURCES
.BRIEFLY PARAGRAPHED.
Happenings of General Interest to
Georgia Readers.
Governor Atkinson has appointed J.
I. Carter county judgo of Appling
oounty to succeed T. A. Parker, who
resigned several weeks i go.
* * *
The Fort Valley and Porry Tele¬
phone company will at once put in a
line from Fort Valley to Perry, and
the two places will be connectod.
* * *
Talbotton is to have a creamery.
The site has been bought and work
will begin shortly. Tho machinery is
to be purchased from the Chicago
Manufacturing Company.
President Cleveland and his cabinot
and officers of tho army and navy will
be asked to come to Atlanta on the
opening day, and President Cleveland
will be asked to open tho exposition.
This was decidod upon at a recent
meeting of the invitation committee.
* * *
Carroll county’s centenarian, Mr.
Eason Stamps, who lives about five
- miles south of Waeo, and who, if ho
1 lives to see Juno 22d, will be 103
years old, is very Bick with pneumonia
and little hope is ontertained of his
recovery. Mr. Stamps was a soldier
in some of the Indian wars in his
young manhood and is woll known all
ovor western Georgia.
Principal Keeper of the Penitentiary
Turner and Principal Physician Mc¬
Intosh roturnod recently from an in¬
spection of the ponitontiary camps in
tho northern part of the state. They
visited every camp in north Georgia
while away. “We found most of the
camps in good condition,” said Mr.
Turner. “Some wore not in as good
shape as I wished to soe them, but in
the main they were very satisfactory.
The convicts seemed to be enjoying
very g health and treatment.” Mr.
Turner and Dr. McIntosh will next go
through the camps in south Georgia.
There has been quite a stir in Au¬
gusta rocently over tax assessment.
The board of assessors found the re¬
turns of personal property ridiculously
small and where they could not get
satisfactory returns the assessors made
an arbitrary assessment. There are »
number of money brokers in Augusta
and tbeir returns were, some of them,
as low ns $100. The board raised them
all to $4,000 each. The result has been
a howl and it is now announced
that thoy will all pool together, employ
attorneys and make a test case against
tho assessors in the courts.
Dirt has been broken for the main
building of tho Massachusetts cotton
mills in the suburbs of Rome, and the
work hns bogun in good earnest. A
largo force of hands will be put on the
work and it will bo pushed through to
completion as rapidly as possible. It
is estimated that the main building
will cost about $125,000 and the cot¬
tages and accessories about $50,000
more, which will turn looso about
$175,000 in and around Rome, which
will go far toward tiding the city over
the dull times without any apprecia¬
ble diminution in local business.
Tho will of the late A. J. Cheney,
who died at East Point, Ga., is an im¬
portant one, for Mr. Choney leaves an
estate worth at least $100,000, and ho
wills the residue of his property after
certain spocifiod clauses in the will are
carried out, to Mercer university, to be
used in educating poor young men who
Hi'- not able to pay for their own edu¬
cation. Tho will consists of notes and
bonds and real estate, and until they
have been converted into cash it can
not be told exactly what the estate is
worth or what sum will go to the uni¬
versity.
* * *
Messrs. Payne & Tye, of Atlanta, at¬
torneys for the Western and Atlantic
and, the Nashville, Chattanooga and
St. Louis Railway, havo filed their
cross bills in the Seaboard injunction
case now pending in the supreme court
of Georgia. The cross hill simply
goes into the old issue in the injunc¬
tion case, with which the public is
familiar, oonstrues Judgo Lumkin’s
decision in favor of the Western and
Atlantic, holding that he was right in
not compelling them to do through
business with the Soaboard. Tho cross
bill was duly signed and the case will
shortly come up before the supremo
court.
* • *
Georgia has something besides
peachos to blow about just now. Re¬
ports from south Georgia indicate that
this year’s melon crop will be an un¬
usually large one, The present acre¬
age in south Georgia is estimated at
about 10,500, from which will be gath-
orod over 6,000 car loads of watermel¬
ons. Watermelon culture has until
very reeontly been a vory profitable
business, but it is thought that this
SYCAMORE, IRWIN COUN’it, OA„ FRIDAY, MAY 111, 1895.
year tho mr r ;ot, will lio badly glutted,
owing to tlui increased aoreago of mol-
ons in Florida. The orange groves
have been planted in watormolons and
as tho.Florida crop is from a wook to
two weeks earlier than south Georgia,
the Floridians will have tho first ship¬
ments to northern markets. This will
enablo them to reap tho benefit of
fancy prices.— Macon News.
Central’s Floating Debt.
The attorney for the receivers of the
Central railroad, has filed an order in
tho United States court at Savannah
signed by Judge Don A. Pardee,
authorizing the receivers to borrow
money on thirty days call with which
to pay off the floating debt. This debt
now interest. amounts Of to this £5,294,269.84, amount nearly with
$3,900,000 is due tho syndicate repre¬
sented by H. B. Hollis & Co.; about
$1,100,000 to tho Mercantile Trust
Company; $100,000 to the Central
Trust Company, and $200,000 to the
National bank of New York. All of
these loans were due July 1, 1893, but
payment was deferred by agreement.
The receivers believe thoy oan borrow
the money necessary to pay off the
floating dobts in New York on thirty
days call. The money will be bor¬
rowed at 6 per oent.
* * *
Many States Will Exhibit.
President Collier of the Cotton States
and International Exposition states
that the outlook is exceedingly bright
for handsome exhibits from several
states. Pennsylvania, he said, had al¬
ready passed its appropriation bill and
would probably have a building
with a splendid exhibit. Now York
appropriation bill carrying an appro¬
priation of $25,000 had already passed
one branch of the legislature and waB
certain of passage. The Louisiana
legislature would provide for a build¬
ing and an exhibit. Arkansas bad al¬
ready passed an appropriation bill and
would have a superb show. Alabama
was arranging for a good show. Flori¬
da would bo well represented through
several private exhibits, notably the
Plant system.
President Collier statod further that
ho had recently received a highly
gratifying communication from the
commissioner from Costa Rica, saying
that he was on route to Atlanta to ar¬
range for the display of a magnificent
show of the resources of that country.
A Legislator Resigns.
Hon. W. H. Harrison, of Quitman,
for many years a member of the Geor¬
gia legislature, and who won tho title
of “watch dog of the troasury” ypars
ago, has resigned his seat in the pres¬
ent legislature. No member of the
Georgia house is more widely known
than Mr. Harrison. Ho has served in
eight or ten legislatures and has always
figured prominently in the proceedings
of that body. He was always watchful
of the people’s funds, and in that way
won his title. Ho was very prominent
in- the last legislature. He sent his
resignation to Governor Atkinson and
announced as the reason of his resig¬
nation the fact that he had been given
a federal appointment which would
take him out of tho state during the
next session of the legislature. The
governor accepted the resignation and
expressed his regret that Mr. Harrison
had seen fit to leave the services of the
state. In tho letter accepting the re¬
signation Governor Atkinson also an¬
nounced that he would not call an elec¬
tion for the naming of his successor
until after the crops were laid by and
the busy season was past. He stated
that he did not wish to interfere with
the farmers by bringing on an eloetion
in the midst of their work. The elec¬
tion will probably bo held in August.
Death of Major Campbell Wallace.
As gently and peacefully as he had
lived for Wallace eighty-nine years, Major
Campbell died at his homo in
Atlanta last Friday night. Major
Wallace’s death was the result of no
illness. It was tho ending of a life
that had boen spent, the fading of a
vital spark. Eighty-nine busy, useful,
honorable years had passed over his
head, and nature’s law demanded rec¬
ognition. His life had been a busy
one. Up to four years before his
death it had been pressed full of du¬
ties—duties to his family, to his state,
to his friends and to society. He led
a long and useful public career, made
his home happy, gave help to tho
needy, happiness to his friends, built
up a large personal fortune and be¬
came known of all men as the possessor
of a noble, gentle, lovable character.
Ho did not leave the activities of
life until long after he had lived out
man’s allotted share of time. Nearly
five years ago he rosigned from the
railroad commission to spend the re¬
mainder of his days in quiet retire¬
ment.
The news of his death will bo re¬
ceived with deep sorrow all over the
south. No man in Georgia was better,
no life was ever more beautiful or
beneficent.
Blaze at Buffalo.
Strauss & Sons’ tannery, two privato
dwellings, P. S. Groleon’s coal yard,
with barns, horses and several freight
cars, were destroyed by fire at East
Buffalo, N. Y., early Monday morn-
ing. Tho loss may roach $250,000,
with about $125,000 insurance.
“In Union, Strength jsperity Abound.”
WASHINGTON NOTES
ITEMS OF NEWS PICKED UP AT
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Sayings an<l Doings of the Official
Hoads of the Government.
Comptroller Eckldlf has authorized
the Central National bank, of Spartan¬ and tho
burg, S. C., capital $100,000,
First National bank, of Washington,
N. C., capital $50,000, to begin busi¬
ness.
Pro Consul Hatch, for whose expul¬
sion England demanded $75,000 in¬
demnity from Nicaragua, was nover
recognized as a consul. Ho kept a sa¬
loon and was not damaged more than
$500 by his expulsion. Nicaragua sent
him away beoauso he was stirring up
strifo.
Commissioner Miller has designated
Samuel L. Miller, ohief deputy to take
charge of tho office of tho 5th North
Carolina internal revenue district, at
Ashville, N. C., and act as collector
until a successor to Collector Melvin
E. Carter, who died last Sunday, shall
have beon appointed by tho president.
The supreme court of tho United
States Monday renderod a deoision in
the case of David B. Sayre, involving
the constitutionality of martial law,
appealed from the circuit court of
Virginia, which had released Sayre on
a writ of habeas corpus. It reversed
the judgment of the court below.
The comptroller of the currenoy has
decided to declare dividends in favor
of the creditors of insolvent banks a3
follows: Twenty per cent City Nation¬
al Bank of Quenah, Texas; 15 per
cent First National Bank of Johnson
City, Tenn.; 10 per cent Albcrquerquc
National Bank, Alberquerque, N. M.
The treasury gold reserve was in¬
creased to $91,664,193 Monday a gain
of $425,000 for tho day. The gain rep¬
resents gold paid in by tho Belmont-
Morgan syndicate. The redemptions
for the day were $95,000 and tho gold
paid out for them was about offset by
the gold gains from the mints and gold
received in exchange for small notes.
The president has appointed Her¬
man Kretz, of Reading, Pa., to bo su¬
perintendent of the Philadelphia mint,
vice Townsend, resigned, and William
E. Morgan, of Philadelphia, to bo
coiner in the same mint, vice Steel,
resigned. Mr. Kretz is the present
appointed clerk of the troasury de¬
partment and Mr. Morgan is now an
examiner in the mint buroau of the
treasury department.
The president’s letter to Governor
Stone, of Mississippi, in which ho warns
democrats holding office that they can¬
not abuse the policies and acts of the
administration and retain their places,
and then proceeds to lay down tho ad¬
ministration’s policy against, free sil¬
ver, is regarded to some extent in
Washington as practically a proscrip¬
tive edict. It has created a sensation.
Advocacy of gold monometallism is to
bo made the test of loyalty to the pres¬
ident, and office holders who refuse to
surrender their rree silver convictions
are warned that they do so at their
peril.
The engineer commission to examine
the Nioaragua canal route completed
its inspection of the construction com¬
pany’s plans and contracts in Now
York and left at once for Mobile, Ala.,
where they will embark on tho cruiser
Montgomery and sail for Greytown.
It is expected that the Montgomery desti¬
will land the commission at its
nation on May 12th, anil that at least
two months will be oonsumed in exam¬
ining the 170-mile route of tho pro¬
jected waterway. The commission,
however, goes prepared for a three
months’ stay, and is in little hope of
returning to the United States before
the middle of August.
Lyman Resigns.
Tho resignation of Civil Service
Commissioner Lyman is undoubtedly
in tho hands of the president, but no
official announcement of tho fact can
bo obtained from either tho white
house or from Mr. Lyman himself.
Tho latter refuses to talk upon tho
subject. The announcement of tho
resignation and the appointment of
the now commissioner will probably with
becomo public at the same time
the announcement of the name of
Commissioner Roosevelt’s successor.
Some years ago Mr. I^man appeared
before a congressional oommitteo toward to
answer a charge of favoritism a
relative and other accusations connect¬
ed with his position as commissioner.
Two reports were made in which Mr.
Lyman was severely censnrod, but the
reports never came before tho house
for action. Since that time a rumor
that Mr. Lyman would leave tho com¬
mission has been prevalent for several
months.
Delaware’s Dally Ballot.
The 132d ballot of the contest for
the election of United States sonator
was taken in the Delaware legisla-
turo Monday at noon and rosult-
e d as follows: Higgins, republican,
6; Massey, republican, 6; Pennowill,
republican, 1; Ridgely, democrat, 9;
Tunnell, democrat, 1. Massey has
written a letter to tho mon who have
been voting for him, declining the
further use of his name.
BEFORK JUDGE GOFF
South Carolina Officials are Ordered
to Appear for Contempt.
A bomb was exploded at the very
outset of tho hearing in the eases in¬
volving tho constitutionality and valid¬
ity of tho dispensary law, at Columbia,
S. C., Monday morning, Judges Goff
and Simonton being on the bench.
Recently, on the ground that the dis¬
pensary law was in violation of the
United States inter-state commerce
laws, Judge Goff issued an order re¬
straining tho state commissioner and
all the employes and officers of tho
state from interferring in any way with
liquor shipped into the state from a
poins in another state while in transit
or at destination and even while in tho
hands of the consignees.
Tho state authorities disagree Oil
the order and Commissioner Hixson
issued a circular of instructions to the
constablos, ordering them to proceed
with tho. seizures with the groatest
vigilance. When the court met Monday
morning, Dr. Pope, attprney for com¬
plainants in tho case pending, said :
“Your honor, I am sorry to inter¬
fere but your temporary injunction
order has been disobeyed in all partic¬
ulars.”
Ho then read Commissioner Mix-
son’s circular letter and handed it to
the judge. He read also a proper
affidavit. Judge Goff whispered a few
moments to Judge Simonton and very
quickly said:
“A rule may issue at onoe against
Mixson, the party issuing this order,
to appear before me, requiring him to
show cause why ho may not be attach¬
ed and punished for contempt of
court.”
An affidavit was then presented from
D. H. Gable, alloging that some liq¬
uor he had shipped to him from Au¬
gusta, Ga., had been seized by State
Liquor Constable A. T. Davis, Judgo
Goff ordered that the same rule issuo
in this case. A similar affidavit was
made in regard to State Constable S.
G. Lafar, and the some order was
issued in his case. Several affidavits
against other constables, based on in¬
formation and belief, were presented,
but Judge Goff said those wore not
sufficient. These proceedings created
no little sensation. The court then
prepared to proceed with the hearing.
MR. CLEVELAND TO GOV. STONE.
A Letter From the President Which
Attracted Attention.
Governor Stone, of Mississippi, has
made public a letter which he received
from President Cleveland, in which he
commends the governor’s attitude on
the currency question, and says:
“If we, who profess fealty to tho
democratic party, are sincere in our
devotion to its principles, and if we
ore right in believing that the ascend¬
ency of those principles is a guarantee
of personal liberty, universal care for
tho rights of all, non-sectional, Amer¬
ican brotherhood and manly trust in
American' citizenship in any part of
our land, wo should study the effects
upon our party and consequently upon
onr country of a committal of the na¬
tional democracy to the debased silver
standard.
“If there are democrats who sup¬
pose that our party cannot stand on a
platform embodying such doctrine,
either through its affirmative strength
or through the perplexity of our op¬
ponents on the same proposition, or if
there are democrats who are willing to
turn their backs upon their party as¬
sociations in the hope that free and
unlimited and independent coinage of
silver can win a victory without the
aid of either party organization, they
should deceive themselves no longer,
nor longer refuse to face the results
that will follow the defeat, if not the
disintegration of the democratic party,
upon the issue which tempts them from
their allegiance. from
t c If we should bo forced away
our traditional doctrine of sound and
safe money, our old antagonist will
take the field on the platform which
we abandon; and neither the votes of
reckless democrats nor reckless repub¬
licans will avail to stay their easy
march to power. This is as plain as
anything can possibly be. duty of
“It therefore becomes the
every democrat, wherever ho may be,
to consider what such a victory would
mean, and in the light of a proper
conception of its results, he should
deliberately shape his course.”
TEXAS IS OUT OF CASH.
The Legislative Appropriation Bill
Depletes Her Treasury.
The state treasury of Texas has beon
announced as insolvent by Treasurer
Wortham. Tho passage of tho general
appropriation bill by tho legislature
just closod made tho state liable at
onoe for $614,000, To pay this amount
thore was only $100,000. The bill be¬
came effective last Monday, and war¬
rants were drawn, and within six hours
every cent of the $100,000 in the
treasury was token out, and there is
now a shortage of $514,000. Treasurer
Wortham says it will be next January
before tho state will be on a cash basis
again.
Durant Hold for Trial.
At San Francisco Thursday morn¬
ing Judge Conlan held Theodore Du¬
rant to answer before the superior
court without bail for tho murder of
Minnie Williams.
Kiit£ of cJ! f. Absolutely
Bicycles. the Best.
Light Weight ami Superior Haterial
Rigidity. Every Ma« and Scientific Work-
h i neiix’Sy warranted manslsip.
.
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SssBi 5 Styles
Highest Honors al the World’s Columbian Exposition.
Send t.wG-ceflt stamp for our a^page Catalogue—A work of Art.
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SHERIFF’S SALES.
Irwin County Unretimied Wild Land
Tax Sales for June, 1895.
Georgia —Irwin Oounty.—
Under and by virtue of sundry tax
fi fas issued by J. W. Paulk, tax col¬
lector of said oounty, against unro-
turned wild lands, I will offer for sale
before the court house door in Irwin-
ville, Go., between the legal hours of
sale to the highest bidder for cash, on
the first Tuesday in June next, land, the
following described lots of to-
wit;
Lot of land No. 227, in the 4th
district of said oounty, containing 490
acres more or less, levied on and to be
sold for unpaid taxes, state and county
tax for the year 1894.
Also, at the same time and plaoe, lot
of land No. 209, In the 4th distriot of
said county, containing 490 acres more
or less, levied on and to be sold for
unpaid state and county tax for the
year 1894.
Also, at the same time and plaoe,
lot of land No. 114, in the 3rd distriot
of said oounty, containing 490 acres,
more or less, levied on and to bo sold
for unpaid state and county tax for:
the year 1894.
Also, at the same time and place,lot
of laud No. 173, in tho 2nd district
of said county, containing 490 acres,
more or less. Levied on and to be
sold for unpaid state and oounty tax
for the year .894.
Also, at the same time and place,lot
. of land No. 39, in the 3d district of
said county, except 100 acres, more or
less in the south-east corner, levied on
and to be sold for unpaid stats and
county tax for the year 1894. This,
March 4, 1895 Jkbuf Paulk,
4tf Sheriff I. C.
Nason’s
Delivery
Wagon
Will be in Sycamorejtwice a week,
bringing Fresh Meats, Sausage
and Vegetables. Go to Nasan’s
Market, next door to hotel, for
Cheap
Groceries.
Fish every Thursday and Satur¬
day. Fresh Oysters every Satur¬
day.
WANTED!
One Good Wheelwright
and Wood Workman to
work in wagon, building
and repair shop. Address
Minnie M’fg Co.,
Minnie, Ga.
Large ° quantity ^ best va-
riety Tobacco Plants for
Sale at $10.00 _ tilOU ,
per -
SailU, 1. 0. D. uyctoncta.
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It • 017 '. CAa.
1.00 A Year.
VOL. VI. NO: 11.
GEORGIA
IMMIGRATION
AND
INVESTMENT BUREAU
ATLANTA, GA.
Ex-Gov.f. J. lorthBn 5
MANAGER.
PROPERTY
FOR SALE IN
IRWIN COUNTY
1.—2,940 acres in the 3d district
with 125 acres in a high state of culti¬
vation, produces 30 to 40 bushels of
corn or bale of cotton per acre, Bal-
auce of land the best timbered in the
state. Thirteen miles east of Syca¬
more and four miles west of Irwin-
ville. Prioe, $13,500 cash.
2— 245 aores one mile north of Ir-
winville and six miles from Tifton &
North Eastern R. R. 60 aores In cul¬
tivation with good new residence and
other improvements; balance land
thick with fine yellow pine timber.
Prioe $3,500 cash.
3— One 3-room house and aore lot in
town of Sycamore, convenient to
MethocLbt church, institute and depot.
Beat locati- a in tho town for resi¬
dence; Pri< o only $350 cash.
4— One 5-room house and lot 200x200
feet in town of Sycamore, close in.
Price $425 oash.
5— One 5-room house, new, and sev-
on acres land in town of Oycamore;
ample quantity and variety o! ohoioe
fruits for family demand. Tha very
place for small truok farm. Can get
more land adjoining. All in 3 min¬
utes walk of the depot. Prioe $1,700,
on easy payments.
In Worth County.
6—Lots of land Nos. 12 and 18, in
the 7th distriot of Worth oounty, con¬
taining 490 acres eaoh; no improve¬ 3
ments, but well timbered. Only
miles from Inaha, G. 8. k F. R. R.
Price $2,100 cash.
All of the above properties are very
desirable and well worth the prioe we
ask.
It is not our purpose to "skin” you
but to give you a warrantee deed to
the property when you inspect it oud
pay the prioe agreed upon.
For fuller information about this or
any other property in south Georgia,
write to A, G. DeLOACH,
Immigbation Agent, Svoamobb, Ga.
DISTILLERS WILL CLOSE.
The Whiskey Trust Making Prepare,
tions to Shut Down.
A Peoria, Ill., dispatch says: Gen¬
eral MoNulta has met with no oppo¬
sition in gaining access to or using
bonded warehouses, and the commis¬
sioner of internal revenue has ruled
that the regulation requring the con¬
sent of securities on former bonds for
such purposes in change of ownership
does not apply to him. The commis¬
sioner holds that the receivership is
not*change° f owners
Cattle is now being shipped ont of
distillery Thursday barns, and there were on
hand at the three house.
of the distilling and cattle feeding
company in Peoria 5,362 head. There
is the best of authority for saying that
all the cattle will be shipped out by
June 1st and that the distilleries will
be shut down.