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Washington Letter.
J&san Our Regular Correspondent.
Washington, Sept. 27, 1886.
Kn itor Union-Recorder:
The President and his family have
r^jurnedtothe "White House and they
ame spending their time very quietly.
THev take an almost daily drive to
t±se country house, overlooking AVasn-
raeton, which the President recently
’sought. The heavy rectangular
sfcone mansion has been thorough y
reanodeled and when completed will
sziake an attractive country home,
indeed, the rapid growth of AVashing-
fco«* will allow it to remain long in the
^ white House at present
is uneventful—there will, be no enter
tainments until the opening of the
regular season when the usual num
tier of receptions and State dinners
will be given. The President will be-
irin the preparation of liis annual mes
sage at once, so as to get it outlined
as least before Congress comes back.
He lias few visitors now and no press
ing business, so that he can take as
much time as he pleases for his mes
sage. Meanwhile the heads of the
Departments are preparing the data
wiiicli he will need in Ins review ot
their operations during the first year
of his administration. It is needless
to sav that the bare statement of the
facts-will make an admirable showing
‘or all the Departments. Every bony
who has anything to do with them
knows that they never were more
honestly, economically, abiy, and let
it be added with emphasis, courteous
ly administered before.
The “season'’ this year will be
-diort but it promises to be brilliant.
The President, it is said, is not fond of
reneral society. He was evidently in
-Atease, if not actually bored at some
of the Diplomatic and State dinners
which offiicial etiquette required lnm
fo give last winter. Mrs. Cleveland,
however, is fond of society, and socie
ty is thoroughly in love with Mr>.
Cleveland and her social tastes may
perhaps prove a foil to Mr. Cle\e-
ia ad's reel use disposition. Mrs. L leve-
laucl will be sought after and invited
' here, there and everywhere; hut she
w iH v> e able, as mistress of the AY lute
House to accept very few invitations.
The President can't accept invitations
to dinners or parties where he is likely
to meet one of the diplomatic eorps;
tor the President to dine out with one
• Minister of a foreign nation would be
7 o insult all the other representatives
ia.nd cause each and every one to write
polite letters to their home govern
ments. informing them of the insult
offered their sovereigns or rulers.
Here the Diplomatic corps is invited
as a body. It is generally known
bv people versed .n society itaes
that if "the President is invited no for-
Aigr. representative is to be invited.
President Arthur loved to go. out to
narties. and he always was
“ beforehand who was to
oartv. Cleveland has
occasion, to inquire, be-
,e Lit a n-t. Whether
A PHANTOM ENGINEER
Come Back to Save
Pace’s Ghost
a Train-
Story.
-Jim
PLANTATION SUPPLIES
—AND—
dinner
^enabled to tei.
compose the
man'
'or
licr aatunlHi
soon as it gets
more of an ofThna
trial and do not
here.
While the ‘
strictly begun,
another sense,
nm
■ocial season
it may be said, in
that AVashington is
never out of season. It is pretty full
the year around. People begin to
come" in from the seashore and moun
tains the latter part of August and
ire all home by the first week in Sep
tember. AVashington has become a
very popular Autumn resort. Peo
ple going south for the winter always
pass through here. Each year they
tarry longer They ’begin to leave
the summer resorts earlier and delay
their trips to Florida later. The cus
tom is becoming common to stop in
Washington the first of October, on
their wav south, and to stay several
weeks. The traveling public have
discovered the attractions of AVashing
ton as an autumnal and early winter
resort. Before these birds of passage
have flown, -the social and political
season has begun. This brings in a
different set of people representing
the wealth and fashion of all parts of
the Union; those who are interested
hi legislation before Congress and
many others of a literary or dilet
tante turn, who come to make a daily
study of life and manners, as repre
sented at the only great American
capital. About the time Congress
adjourns the procession of spring and
summer travel sets in. They are not
as numerous or as wealthy as the peo
ple who visit Washington in the fall
and winter. They are those who take
advantage of excursion rates,—coun
try people, brides and grooms, and or
ganizations of various kinds. These
find as much pleasure in the city with
Its many attractions as the city peo
ple do in the country in summer.
More than Was Contractod For.
John A. Stewart, of the firm of Led
better & Stewart, well-known con
tractors, at No. 5 Lafayette ave., was
one of the three fortunate holders of
a one-fifth interest in ticket 19 406
which drew $10,000 at the July draw
ing of The Louisiana State Lottery.
A Tribune representative found Mr!
Stewart at his elegant home at 736
Cass ave., and learned it from his own
lips. Said he: “Some time before the
July, 1886, drawing of The Louisiana
State Lottery, my friends, W. J. Sul
livan? and AVilliam Hertebus of this
city and myself parted with $5 each
for fifteen different fifths interest in
tickets. It was my first venture. AVe
expected nothing, but we received no
tice that ticket No. 19,406, in which
we had a fifth interest, had drawn
$10,009, and a check for $2,000 was re
ceived, and we divided equally.”—
Detroit (Mich.) Tribune, July 28.
[New York Tribune.]
It’s only a ghost story. Jim Pace
told it one dark night to a little crowd
that gathered in the round-house.
Jim’s a veteran of the rail. He was
72 last week, and has pulled a throttle
as many times as any living man.
“How he used to make old Six walk,”
is the common expression wherever
Jim’s name is mentioned in a crowd.
He loved the engine better than any
thing else in the world, and it nearly
broke his honest heart to give her up.
Jim never had an accident, but that
wasn’t his “fault,” he always said.
“It wasn’t time that missed ’em, it
wuz ole Six. She wouldn’t ever go
into the back end of a train 6’ the
blackest night an’ all lights out. You
couldn’t drive her. Couldn’t get ’er
nigh ’er broken bridge or trestle or
washout.”
Jim never got any further with his
explanation until that night at the
round-house, when some of the boys
begged him to tell them why old Six
wouldn’ get into trouble.
“As I've quit the track, boys,” he
began, “I don’t min’ fellin’ yer why.
Reckon y’all know I took to firin
with Dave (Trillin, and all 1 know
about’er engine I learnt from him.
He was like ’er father ter me, an’ when
he died I lost the best frin’ a lone boy
ever liad. Lost, did I say? No, not
lost, but—”
‘He looked out into the night and
the little audience waited for him to
finish the sentence. But he went on
anew.
“I worked mighty hard an’ faithful,
but I wuz ’11 ole man when they gim
me the best engine on the road.
You’ve all heard of ole Six? She’6
scrap-iron ten years ago. I had run
along for er good many years 'thout er
accident of any sort, an’—*y' all know'
how 'tis—had" got sorter careless,
like. I knowed every rail an' cross-tie
in the road, to say nothin’ of bridges
an' trestles an' culverts, an' could shet
my eyes an' tell where I wuz by the
way ole Six carried herself. Well,
one night—it's the darkest night I
ever saw; the moon an’ stars seemed
as if they'd gone out for good, an' the
black, thick clouds set so close to the
earth that yer could feel ’em as yer
plow'ed through »em. Headlights
didn't amount to much them days, no
how. but that night mine didn't do
good at all. Sump'n must've blacked
the glass, for I couldn't see ten steps
ahead of the pilot, an' what dim light
ther was flashed sickly against er solid
front uf cloud. By an' by it began to
rain. The water came down like the
bottom had fallen out, an’ in less'11
five minutes I could hear it roarin’
in the ditches alongside the track.
The noise it made tearing through
the culverts drownded the rattle er
the train. I hope ’ll never see secli
! another flood. Lightnin" every min
ute an' jess split the darkness on all
, sides, an' the thunder boomed "mong
j the clouds as if the old earth was ex
ploding from the inside fires. At
i every boom the clouds gave down
more rain, an' old Six trembled as if
she was skeeredto go ahead.
•'On we went, up hill an’ down,
forty miles an hour an' no stops fur
nations. We climbed the summit at
Pinson's an' pushed by like a skeered
deer, on down the long grade toward
Dykes’ run an" the big trestle. I
knowed it s the best on the road, an’
I wasn't afeered to go over it er mile
er minute, so I didn’t slack up. 1
- leaned back in my seat an’ listened
society , to the ragin’ storm outside. My fire
man had opened the furnace door an’
r '? : 1 stepped back in the tender for some
coal, when suddenly a big, white,
headed man got between me an’ the
red light of the furnace fire an’ leaned
over toward the front o’ the cab. One
long arm reached out, an’ fakin’ hold
o’ the throttle shut off the steam.
The other pulled three long blasts of
the whistle, the signal for brakes, an’
then before I could say a word the
man caught the lever in both hands
an’ reversed her cl£an back to the
lowest notch. The same long arm
again reached the throttle an’ pulled
her wide open. Old Six’s drivers be
gan to spin around backward and
the train began to slack up, Jumpin’
up, I made a lunge at the ole man,
but instead of hittin’ him I fell flat
across the cab. I got up an’ saw him
still standin’ there lookin’ out ahead.
I throwed my arms around him to
pull him away, but they passed right
through his body and fell at my side.
He turned an’ looked at me, an’ I saw
it was Dave—Dave Griffin, come back
from the grave!
“When my senses come back the
train was standin’ still an’ Dave was
gone. I knowed there was somethin
wrong ahead, so I got out an’ walked
down the road. A hundred feet away
I came to er great gap in the track—
the big trestle was gone! The creek
was growed to a mighty river roarin
and rushin’ and gurglin’ over the
piles. Boys, I didn’t feel skeered then,
but somehow I couldn’t Stan’ up. My
legs felt weak an’ give way under me,
an’ I set dawn on the track in the
pourin’ rain. I—I didn’t go to sleep,
couldn’t ha’ done that, but my fireman
said he had to shake me purty hard
to git me up. No, boys, I didn’t run
ole Six. It’s Dave an’ me together
that’s always pulled her through.”
•Agricultural Implements!
-I liave a full stock of-
Groceries and Provisions, Bagging and Ties,
And am prepared to meet the demands of all who may favor me
with their patronage for Plantation Supplies of all kinds, at prices
that cannot be excelled in this section. I also have a choice stock
of Groceries for the city trade.
As the prosperity of every country depends upon the success of
agriculture, and realizing the necessity of thet horough breaking of
land and cultivation of the crop, I have supplied myself with a
large lot of two and one horse Plows of the best makes, consisting of
the Syracuse, Benton & Harber, White’s Clipper, Meikle’s Blue
Pony and the Boss, and I also have a large lot of Steel Plow's,
Haiman and Southern Plow Stocks, single and double, and farming
implements generally.
And to all who would like to have‘a Pump put in their wells, I
would recommend the Buckeye Force Pump, which myself and
many others have been using with perfect satisfaction for some
time. All who wish to supply themselves, with any of the above
articles will do well to call and examine stock and get my prices
before buying elsewhere.
ZMI. HIIMSS.
Milledgeville, Ga., Sept. 14th, 188G. 29 ly
ZE3Z. JP. SMART &c BRO.,
Midville, Ga., 9^ C. R. R.,
-MANUFACTURE-
Yellow Pine Lumber,
Of Every Description, Rough and Dressed.
Framing Lumber, Ceiling, Flooring,
Weatlierboardiug, Staves, Shingles, Laths, hence Tickets.
VEGETABLE AND FRUIT CRATES.
tSTSteam Saw and Planing Mills in Emanuel County, connected
Midville by Private Railroad and Telephone Lines.
April 6th, 1886.
with
39 6m.
FIRE! FIRE! FIRE!
Thfi TAYLOR & COX Steam Fire Extin
guisher for Cotton Gins is the best protec
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ers F’S* c Cures Rheumatism. Neuralgia,
y aiu rjy g Backache, Headache, Toothache,
111 Sprains, Rrm-es. etc., ete.
i| via h PRICE, FIFTY CENTS,
ti lit/a 8 two. Bu a at druggists and i>ealli.»
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AT TUKOURLKS A? YOCELEIt CO., BALTIMORE,
Dec. 22,1885.
24 ly
Excitement in Texas.
Great excitement has been caused
in the vicinity of Paris, Tex., by the
remarkable recovery of Mr. J. E. Cor
ley, who was so helpless he could not
turn in bed, or raise his head; every
body said he was dying of Consump
tion. A trial bottle of Dr. Kind’s New
Discovery was sent him. Finding re
lief, he bought a large bottle and a
box of Dr. King’s New Life Pills; by
time he had taken two boxes of
Pills and two bottles of the Discovery,
ho was weU and had gained in flesh
thirty-six pounds. .
Trial Bottles of this Great Discov
ery for Consumption free at John M.
Clark’s Drug Store.
Legalcap, foolscap, letter and note paper
—pens, pencils and ink, for sale cheap at
the Union & Recorder office.
A QUESTION ABOUT,
Browns Iron 3
Bitters -
ANSWERED.
Th# question has probably been asked thousand*
of times “ How can Brown’s Iron Bitters core every
thing T ” WeU, it doesn’t. But it does cure any disease
Tor which a reputable physician would prescribe IEOH
Physicians recognize Iron as the best restorative
agent known to the profession, cod inquiry of any
leading chemical firm will substantiate the assertion
that there are more preparations of iron than of any
ether substance used in medicine. This shows con
clusively that iron is acknowledged to be the most
important factor in successful medical practice. It is,
however a remarkable fact, that prior to the discov
ery of BROWN’S IRON BITTERS no perfect
ly satisfactory iron combination had avoroeen found.
BROWN’S IRON BITTERSteas
headache or produce constipation—all other iron
medicines do. BROWN’S IRON B1TTERS
cures Indigestion, Biliousness,Weakness*
Dyspepsia, Malaria, Chills and Fevers,
Tired Feeling,General Debility,Pain in the
Side, Back or I.lmbs.Hendnche and Neural*
gia—for all these ailments Iron is prescribed daily.
BROWN’S IRON BITTERS,STSStt
minute. Like all other thorough medicines, it acts
elowly. When t.-kon by tnrn the t.rst symptom of
benefit is renewed energy. The muscles then become
firmer the digestion improves, the bowels are active.
In women the etf ec t is usually more rapid and marked.
The eyes begin at once to brighten; the skin clears
HD- healthy color comes to the cheeks; nervousness
disappears; functional derangements become regu
lar and if n nursing Mother, abundant sustenance
is supplied for the child. Rememlier Brown’s Iron
BiS to the ONDY mm medicine that is not
injurious, rhysicians and Vruyjutd recommend xt.
The Gonuino has Trade Mark and crossed rod line®
on wrapper TAKE NO OTHER.
GIN SAW FILING
MACHINE.
The TAYLOR GIN SAW FILER is one of the
best made. Anybody can file Gin Saws with it.
Requires no practice. Does its work as it
should be done and ten times faster than by
hand. Every machine warranted. Price $155.
Pavs for itself every seasoD. Order from J. N.
SUTHERLAND, Belton, S. C.
IF YOU WANT TO BUYMSSS
HWorking Machinery of any kind. Saw Mill, Ma-
|g<-hine Tools or Machinery of any kind for wood
or iron working, do not fail to’consult the under
signed, who has for sale all kinds of Engines
and Boilers and Wood and Iron Working
Machinery, both new and secondhand, at
prices that simply defy competition. Let me
kuow your wants, and prices will be named. If
you want to sell Engine, Boiler or Machinery of
any kind, describe it and address
J. N. SUTHERLAND, Belton, S. C.
July 26th, 1886. 4 4m.
New Advertisements.
nuj at|J R E’8 a Reliable remedy
For Sick Stomach,
CURE FOR Torpid Lives,
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Tarrant’s Effervescent
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It is certain in its
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action. It is palatable
to the taste. It can be
relied upon to cure, and
it cures by assisting, not
by outraging nature.
Do not take violent pur
gatives, or allow your
selves, or allow your
children to take them,
always use this elegant
nVCDCDOIA pharmaceutical prepara-
U I ul LT uIHi tion, which has been for
more than J»rtv years a public favorite. Sold by
druggists everywhere.
September 1st, 1886. 9 2m.
Sick-Headache, i
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AGENCY.
TNVITES experienced and successful
1 Teachers seeking a change or bet
ter positions to send postal for blank.
e#COLLEGES, SCHOOLS AND
FAMILIES promptly supplied, with
out charge, with best teachers. $3.00
to $12.00 paid for notice of school va
cancies. School properties sold or ex-
I changed.
Address E. Bauder, A. M. Mana
ger, Brentsville Seminary, Brents
ville, Prince Wm. Co. Va.
June 8th, 1886. 48 6m.
April 6 1886]
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iy
advertisers
can learn the exact cost
of any proposed line ol
advertising in American
papers by addressing
Geo. P- Rowell & Co.,
Newspaper Advertising Bureau,
lO Spruce St., New York.
Send lOet* for 100-Page Pamphlet
March 23, 1886. 37 ly
Will he remembered for
listen! Now comes ^ years to come for its many shocks. But
H. ADLER
lecled “o“ iIledgeTille and surrODri <ling counties with one of the beat sc
Jr? Gjioils, Clothing, Boots aid Shoes, Hats. Trails, k
Which will be offered to the public at such ^ . ..
surprise them My stock of CLOTHING is complete^an?,SF?*-* that ^ W?
price and quality. Be sure and examine this stock it “ill 8lUt any °, ne / D
your trouble. My stock of Dry Goods cannot help ‘TP* 7 H
comes to this City and will favor me with a call. I have the largest^stock*
BOOTS AND SHOES
And at lower prices than ever seen in Milledgeville. Don’t forget the nW
when you come here. I will make it to your interest if you will call ami «
me. No trouble to show you goods and prices. Every one will be trente
with courtesy whether they buy or not. Thanking you for your oast fnvn,
I solicit a continuance Of the same. Respectfully,' * 1 " d ' 01
ADLER.
No. 13, Waymj Street Milledgeville, Ga
Milledgeyille, Ga.-, Sepl 14th, 1880. 50 ’ tf j
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free. Bold everywhere, or sent by mall for 25o. in stamps. Dr. 1.8. J0Blf80 w ^
Sheridan’s Condition
Towder is absolutely
pure and highly eon-
oentrated. One ounce
is worth a pound of
any other kind. It is
strictly a. medicine to
be given with food,
ROM - A CO., 22 C.H. 6t , BosH
(Nothing on ea
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like it. It cu
chicken cholera (
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Feb. 16. 1886.
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A. B. FARQUHAR.
ROB'T H. SMIT
A. B. FARQUHAR i CO,
MACON, GA.,
Manufacturers and Jobbers of
Steam Engines, Boilers, Saw Mills,
Grist Mills, Brown’s Cotton Gins,
and Miscellaneous Machinery,
Hardware, Tinware, Cutlery, Gins, Beltiii|,
Iron Pipe, Brass and Iron Steam Fittings,]
Hancock Inspirators &c.
June 23d, 1SS6.
Dentistry.
DR. H MrCLARK&
W ORK of any kind performed in ac
cordance with the latest and most Im
proved methods.
«a-Offlceln Callaway’s New Building.
Milledgeville, Ga., May 15th, 1883. 44
MIDDLE GEORGIA
Military anil Asricnltnral College.
Milled geville, Ga.
R E-OPENS 15th of September. Thir
teen Professors and Teachers. Four
hundred and five students. No tui
tion is charged. A Matriculation Fee
of from two to ten dollars, according
to class. A practical education is giv
en. The location is healthy, and the
town is now under the Prohibition
law. For catalogues apply to
Gen. D. H. HILL,
7 4t.] President.
El. IR,. SOHNTEIDEEj
—IMPORTER!—
—Wholesale and Retail Dealer In—
Fine Wines, Cigars, Brandies, Tobacco, Minetftt
Waters, Whiskies, Gin, Porter, Ale, Etc.
601 and S02 Broad Street AUGUSTA, G.
3»*Agentfor Veuve Clicquot Poneardin, Urbana* Wine Company. Also, soleAient
for the Anheuser-Busch Brewing Association, St. Louis, Mo. Special Brewlgs
Lager Beer kept in stock.
Ifec. 15th, 1885. . 23
Iheo. Markwalter's
STEAM MARBLE & GRANITE AYORSjS,
Biioad Stbeet, Neat. Lower Market,
AUGUSTA,. GEORGIA
MARBLE WORK, Domestic and Imported, at low prices. ,
Georgia and South Carolina Granite Monuments made a specialty. A ijrge
selection of MARBLE and GRANITE WORK always on hand, readTfor
LETTERING and DELIVERY. [Oct. 27th, 1885. 16 If
At the Drug and Medicine Store
OF
crozELisr jyn. oid-A-iris
The subscriber having been established in the w
BMJCS BUSINESS, i
IN MILLEDGEVILLE,
For Nearly a Third oj a Century, is Prepardio
FURNISH ANY ARTICLE
In that line, used in the family, on the plantation or anywhere else. H has
faculties t_ y g q. 0(X i s Cheap, of the Best Qualty,
And will sell at LOWEST PRICES. He
keeps constantly on hand Patent Medicines,
Paints, Paint Oils, Machinery Oils, White
Lead, Window Glass, School Books, Writing
Papers and Pads, Ink, all sizes and colors, __ r _
Varnishes, Brushes, Lamps, Kerosene Oil, 'onet
Soaps, Perfumes, Pictures, Seeds, Fishing
Blank Books, Cigars, Tobacco, White Wash Brushes, Putty, Bacall
Goods, &c., &c.
Milledgeville, Ga., Sept. 28th
JOHN M. CLARH;
t, 1886.
For SAlE.-PMe Plymouth Rock
Eggs for sale fro™ select hens. $1.50
pf setting of 13 eggs. Ap^to^
35 tl]
Writing paper, pens, ink, pencils,
blank books, envelopes, and all kinds
of stationer j, for sale at this office.
Liver Pills*
i
Use Dr. Gunn’s Liver Pills foi
low complexion, Pimples on the _
and Biliousness. Never sick
gripes. Only one for a dose.
Sal-
Face
, or
Sam-
H Kenan’s. M^dge-