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UNION & RECORDER. Augusta Letter. Augusta, 6 a. > Dec. 17, 1886.) Editors Union-Recorder: The citv is astir over the defeat of Mr W Ed. Platt for Chief of the Fire Department. It was principally through his efforts that the Electric Alarm was introduced and the Paid Department inaugurated. His labors in behalf of the service have been in defatigable, and now that all his plans are about to be successfully consum mated, he is rewarded by defeat. At a caucus held by the City Council last Wednesday Mr. Platt received six votes, and his opponent, Mr. Harry Young seven votes for the position of Chief The Council formally met im mediately after the caucus and con firmed the vote by electing Mr.Young Chief of the Augusta Fire Depart ment Our people are not opposed to Mr Young but they are displeased at the injustice done ex-Chief Platt. The volunteer companies are all disband ing, and the paid department will go immediately into effect. At the expiration of tne present vear Chief Christian of the Police Force will resign his position on ac count of his age. He has been Chief of the Police Force for more than a quarter of a century, and has made one of the best officers that any force can boast of. He is tall and handsome and when on horseback reminds one of the gallant Lee. It is said to be a foregone conclusion that 1st Lieuten ant Joseph Twiggs will be promoted to the position of Chief. He is a very worthy gentleman, and will bring much experience and ability to the office he is now seeking. • The Managers of the Young Men’s Library Association have inaugura ted a series of Receptions for the ben efit of the Library, and will hold their first tonight. The price of admission is only 25 cents, and the program shows up first class talent. Surely the Library should be crowded. Judge Twiggs is down for a recita tion, and Rev. Dr. Burrows is an nounced to read a selection from some favorite author. The magnificent voices of Dr. and Mrs. Goodrich and of Miss Annie Capen will also be heard. Miss Campbell, the Librarian, is doing ail in her power to make the Library attractive, and it is to be hoped 'that the public will stand by her and give her substantial encour agement. For several days past your corres pondent has been suffering with neu ralgia, and is not yet free from it. This is his apology for the briefness of this letter. Houghton. Among our Exchanges. Ga., has been added to of free mail delivery cit- Intensive Farming. Griffin Sun. Intensive farming seems to be grow ing in favor with Georgia planters. There is no sort of doubt but that the j day of large area planting has gone j by; and that Southern land owners j inav become prosperous, it would I seem the best plan to put their lands j upon the market in smaller farm lots, j and go into systematic and intensive | cultivation. Butler’s Portrait in the Harem of the Shah of Persia. The Troy Times says, “Ben But ler’s portrait hangs in the private gallery of the harem of the Shall of Persia*’ and adds “the Shah is pretty well satisfied, none of his wives will run away with Americans.” This is pretty heavy on Butler’s fascinating looks. _ Cluverius Entertains the Coroner. Columbus, the number ies. Agaric is the Atlanta name for the prohibition substitute for.whisky used in that city. Eatonton says she will have a railroad to Athens. She is willing to pay liberally. Mrs. B, H. Ivey, wife of Rev. K. H. Ivey, died very suddenly last Fri day night in Gordon. Our fashion editor, being a3ked what was the prettiest thing in fall bonnets, replied “girls.” President Cleveland has nominated Capt. John F. Wheaton to be Collec tor of Customs at Savannah, Ga. The forecast for the coming year includes good seasons and big erops— prosperity for all who will earn it.— Perry Journal. Col. G. J. Foreacre died of kidney disease, in Newark, Ohio, last Thurs day. He was a well-known and high ly respected citizen of this State. Collector Greenshaw informs the Constitution that there was collected in Atlanta during the month of No vember an oleomargarine tax of $1,- 000. A company of Northern capitalists think seriously of developing exten sively the coal and iron interests of Whitfield county during the ensuing year. Since the organization of the forty- ninth congress, two senators and nine representatives have died. This is the largest death rate of Congressmen ever before recorded within a similar period of time. It is just possible that there are too many people in this country who consume a great deal without produc ing anything. Probably this fact has something to do with the stringency of the times.—Perry Journal. Col. Thomas P. Stovall is making arrangements to have a steamship come to Savannah to take freight and passengers for the great American Exposition to be held in London.— Augusta News. Mormon elders are at work in the country around Birmingham, Ala., and are meeting with surprising suc cess. One woman has quit her hus band to go with the “Latter Day Saints,” and will soon leave for.Utah. Atlanta Journal: Mr. Julius L. Brown left Saturday afternoon for Florida, Havana and Cuba, being compelled to seek a warmer climate on account of ill health. He has been suffering some time with bronchitis. Mr. Black, I’ve called to see why you haven’t taken any notice of my repeated duns?” ‘“Silence is golden you know Mr. While.” “Well, now, it seems to be a durned sight more like brass. It won't pay hills.— Philadelphia Call. If the Legislature would confine it self to necessary legislation and would give the State as many hours of work per day as the members re quire of their hirelings, forty days ; would be sufficient for transacting the business of any session.—Ishmae- lite. The public feeling of uneasiness m Germany owing to the war scare, though without a definite basis, is be ginning to visibly effect business and retard enterprise. It is reliably sta ted that Count Yon Moltke, at a din ner Tuesday, gave it as his opinion there will be no war while Emprior Williams lives A Remarkable Miser. Richmond, Dec., 17—Cluverius, the condemned murderer of Lillian Mad ison, having expressed a desire to see Coroner Tavlor, that gentleman spent j customers, ^hfieyour'neighbor with two and a half hours with him this : 4 na * la One of the most successful mer chants in New York recently said: No matter what vour business is, if you want to secure customers, adver tise. 1 The carefully prepared,judicious ly placed advertisement brings you just as good goods and fine store stands wondering how ’tis done. Ham West, being intoxicated, was arrested and locked up in the Duling (Tex.) jail the other evening. During the night, some one broke open the jail door and stole the sleeping prison er’s money and watch. West was round all right in the morning, but he severely blames the town authorities for the poor protection they furnish their prisoners. The House of Representatives yes terday evening passed an act carrying into effect the amendment to para- now disturbing, justifies caution. The ! £ ra Ph one, section one, article seven business failures occurring through the constitution, ratified by the the country during the last week P eo P le in October last, making suita number for the United States 260 and P rov isi° n s f° r fcuch Confederate for Canada 28, a total of 288, against ? oldi . ers as ma y hav e been permanent- 274 last week, and 242 the week pre- 4 " evening. The prisoner talked very freely, reiterating the theory of sui cide, and expressing resignation to the fate that he confesses is inevitable, but declaring that he will die an inno cent man. Risks in Stocks. New York, Dec. 1*7.— R. G. Dun & Co's weekly financial review says: “The risks in stocks by individuals all over the country are likely to increase the number of commercial failures al ready unusually large for the season. The situation, therefore, while not vious. The casualties in the Middle, Western, Southern and Pacific States are above the average in number, which is also the case in Canada. In New Tork City fifteen failures are re ported, only two of which are of con sequence. The New Era. The dawn of a new era of prosper ity threatens to break upon the 1 de pression of the South. If it be true that the darkest hour is just before dawn, then we know that the morn ing of a bright day is near. It is said that the eyes of capitalists all over the world are turned to the South as a land of promise, and they propose to come and possess themselves of it. It will be an easy conquest, as a con quest bought at the sacrifice of gold usually is. Under the policy of pro tection and other militating causes agricultural interests of the South are at a very low ebb, but revival in business generally will necessarily stimulate farmers to renewed exer tions. The press has labored to in spire the country with hope, and it may be rewarded with the increased prosperity that follows in the train of its exertions.—Albany,'; Ga., Adver tiser. The celebrated Plymouth Church, in Brooklyn, Henry Ward Beecher, pastor, has 2,520 members, a gain of -eleven during the last year. passing ly injured in such service. This is but an act of gratitude as well as of jus tice, and will meet with popular ap proval.—Atlanta Journal, 18th. In speaking of the visit next sum mer to Europe of the Gate City Guards, H. Waterson, of the Louis ville Courier Journal, remarks that a company of Georgia militia is to “visit all the countries of Europe. Of course they are to go peacably, but it will be hard for the tyrants of the Old World not to appear a Ilittle tremulous while the fierce and war like goober grabblers are through.” There is nothing more positively true than the following taken from an exchange: “The place for an adver tisement is in a newspaper, and nine- tenths of the money spent otherwise for advertising is wasted, whether Put in advertising sheets, lithographs, or directories. There has never yet been a system invented that could compete with legitimate newspaper advertising and what is more, while every other plan is more costly, they ar ® n °t so effective.” The long es tablished newspaper takes an adver tisement into the homes of its readers °ud it stops there until the paper is 'Worn out, but in the mean time pe rused by dozens of different people. 1 fie most successful of our wholesale aafi retail merchants will tell you the sa Oie thing, and what has been their experience will be yours if you adver- Pf® though the proper channel and n “ le fight way.—Tipton Advocate. There was a sensation in the Sur rogate’s Court in New York city on Wednesday during the trial of a case in which John H. Wardell is trying to prove that the late James H. Paine, who was widely known as a miser, made a will in his favor. Paine died a few months ago and the newspa pers contained lengthy sketches of his life and miserly habits. He beg ged his food and denied himself de cent clothes. He rented a little room for $7 a month and did his cooking himself. He hadn’t much cooking to do, however, as he lived upon scraps of food that he picked up in one place and another. For many months be fore his death he did not wear a shirt, and his bed was an old straw mattress and one quilt. At his death there were a few who believed that he had concealed a large sum of money somewhere, and a vigorous search was begun for it. Finally a Chicago banking institu tion announced that it had some cer tificates of shares in a land company which belonged to Paine’s estate, the value of which was about $40,000. It was finally concluded that this was the extent of the dead miser’s wealth, and that if he ever had any greater sum than that he had lost it in specu lations. It was understood that Mr. Chick- ering, the well-known manufacturer of pianos, had a little package that Paine had left with him, and he was appointed administrator of the es tate. In his testimony on Wednes day he was asked about this package, and he gave the history of it. Eighteen years ago Paine entered his place of business, and handing him a small parcel asked him to put it in his private safe. He did as re quested. Only once did Paine ever ask about it, and then he merely in quired if it had been put in the safe as requested. The answer satisfied him. Soon after Paine’s death, Mr. Chickering opened the package in the presence of witnesses and fouDd that it contained four $10,000 certifi cates of deposit in the Metropolitan Bank; $12,300 in bills of the same bank which are now of no value, nine teen $100 bills of the Bull’s Head Bank, and two $100 bills of the Co lumbia Bank, both of which banks are now defunct, and $342.350 10 in national currency. In addition there were ninety-one shares of the Chicago Land Company. This was the miser’s fortune. At the time that he deposited it with Mr. Chickering its value was about $400,009. Had it been kept properly invested it would have amounted to nearly $1,000,000 at the time of Paine’s death. No one can doubt that Mr. Chick ering is a thoroughly honest man and perhaps no one ever did doubt it. He could have appropriated the cur rency, and, as far as now appears, no one would ever have been the wiser. It is safe to say that there are those who pass for honest men who would have acted differently; but though there are doubtless men who would have shown the same sterling integ rity that Mr. Chickering has, it would not be an easy matter to find a parallel to the course pursued by the miser Paine. A miser who not only does not make use of his gold, but who does not even care to see it, is a character so unknown to human experience as to make it almost safe to conclude that Paine was the first and last of that kind.—Savannah Morning News. Capital Prize- $150,000. “We do hereby certify that we supervise tlie arrangements for all the Monthly and Seml- Annual Drawings of The Louisiana State Lo.re- ry Company, ancl in person manage ana control the Drawings themselves, and that the same are •onducted with honesty, fairness, and in gooa faith toward all parties, and we authorize tne Company to use this certificate, with fac-simues of our signatures attached, in its advertise ments.” Cooking and Heating Stoves at Cost! •:o:- Coinmlssioners. We the undersigned Banks and Bankers will pay all Prizes drawn in the Louisiana State Lotteries which may be presented at our coun ters. J. H. OGLESBY, Pres. Louisiana Nat’IBk. J. W. KILBRETH, Pres. State Nat’J Bank. A. BALDWIN, Pres. New Orleans Nat’IBk. UNPRECEDENTED ATTRACTION! w Over Half a Million Distributed. Louisiana Stats Lottery Company. Incorporated in 1868 for 25 years by the Legis lature for Educational and Charitable purposes —with a capital of $1,000,000—to which a re serve fund of over $550,000 has since been added. By an overwhelming popular vote its franchise was made a part of the present State Constitu tion adopted December 2d, A, D.,1879. The only Lottery ever voted on and endorsed by the people of any State. It never scales or postpones. Its Grand Single Number Drawings take place monthly, and the Semi-Annual Drawings regularly every six months (June and December.j A SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY TO WIN A FORTUNE. FIRST GRAND DRAWING, CLASS A., IN THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC, NEW ORLEANS, TUESDAY, January 11th, 1887—300th Monthly Drawing. CAPITAL PRIZE, $150,000. AiTNotice.—Tickets are Ten Dollars only. Halves, 85. Fifths, 83. Tenths, 81. LIST OF PRIZES. 1 CAPITAL PRIZE OF $150,000.... $150,000 1 GRAND PIIIZE OF 50,000.... 50,000 1 GRAND PRIZE OF 20,000.... 20,000 2 LARGE PRIZES OF 10,000.... 20,000 4 LARGE PRIZES OF 5,000.... 20,000 20 PRIZES OF 1,000.... 20,000 50 “ 5C0.... 25,000 100 “ 300.... 30,000 200 “ 200.... 40,000 500 “ 100.... 50,000 1,000 “ 50.... 50,000 APPROXIMATION PRIZES. 100 Approximation Prizes of $300— $30,000 100 “ “ 200.... 20,000 100 “ “ , 100.... 10,000 As I am greatly in need of more room, I have come to the conclusion + sell out all my STOVES AT COST to make more room for other "oous 10 will sell Stoves at actual cost. Come and see for yourselves and if*you not satisfied you need not buy. I will sell you a good Cook Stove and Furniture for $8.00. A nice Parlor Stove for $3.25. Come soon before the choice is gone, as I ghal not have any more at these prices. I have only a few Left. I will close them out at less than cost, all for strictly cash, don’t I credit on these prices. as Vorff up I have just received a large lot of 10c. Tinware, and can now fit you with Tinware as cheap as any one. Tin Cups, 2 for a nickle. 12 quart Dish Pans, 20c. Largest Size Wash Basin, 10c. Pie Plates, 35c. per dozen. 2 quart Covered Buckets, 10c. 10 quart Milk Buckets, 20c. 2 quart Coffee Pots, 10c. Milledgeville, Nov. 30th. 1886. 14 quart Coffee Pots, 20c. j Bowls and Pitchers, 75c. Chamber Tin Set, $1.65 set 6 quart Milk Pans, 10c. 10 gal. Lard Cans, 65c. Lamps from 20c. to $10.00 Fine Lamps with Shade, $1.00 JOS. STALEY. 12 tf Unparalleled Stock! Unprecedented Sales! He wanted to be made £:ood. to [Boston Courier.] Old Gent—And so you are going Sunday-school, my good boy. Urchin—Yes, sir; I ain’t like the oth er fellers that waits till Christmas be fore they go. That shows what they go for. Old Gent—You go because you wish to be made good. Urchin—Yes, sir. Besides, there may be something given to the chil dren Thanksgiving. It is said that Col. Waterman will sever his connection with the Atlan ta Evening Capitol on January 1st. Germany declines to receive the dep utation from Bulgaria officially as Bul- ria is not a sovereign State. Judge Crisp, of Georgia, it is stated, favors the abolition of the whole In ternal revenue system. A bale of sea island cotton has been received at Dublin, the first in the history of the place. The soldiers of the war of 1812 must have been a hardy, long lived set. There have been over 78,000 applica tions for pensionssince 1881 for ser vices in that war. Waycross has a postmaster devot ed to his duties. “I send you three dollars and a dozen kisses,” wrote a fellow to his girl at that town, and the postmaster gallant man, paid the money and the kisses—the latter twice over. The earthquake has deprived Geor gia of one of her natural curiosities. The “Shaking Rock” will shake no more. For over a hundred years it has been an object of curiosity to the people of Oglethorpe county, and hundreds of lovers have made it their try sting place. The earthquake has shaken it off its pivot, however, and it now rests solidly on the bosom of the earth. West Point, December 19.—Our fine, though incomplete college, was again reduced to ashes by an incen diary Last night about 1 o’clock. The night was very foggy, and when the alarm was given so dense was the fog no one could see the flames, which were then consuming our magnifi cent female college. D. D. Bnyder, contractor, of Atlanta, wifi suffer great loss, as it was only covered by a light insurance. This is found posted up in a negro blacksmith’s shop: “Notis.—De cop artnership heretofore resisting betwixt me and Mose Skinner is hereby resol ' ed - Dem what owe de firm will set tle wid me, and dem what de firm owe will settle wid mose. 2,279 Prizes, amounting to $535,000 Application for rates to clubs should be made only to the oillce of the Company in New Orleans. For further intormation write clearly, giving full address. POSTAL NOTES, Express Mon ey Orders or New Y'ork Exchange in ordinary letter. Currency by Express (at onr expense,) addressed M. A. DAUPHIN, New Orleans, La., or M. A. DAUPHIN, Washington, D. C. Male P.0.Money Orders payable ana aMress Recistereft Letters to NEW ORLEANS NATIONAL BANK, New Orleans, La. nmsrRflDCD That tlie presence of Generals sitllJ LlVlDtll Beauregard and Early, -who are in eliarge of the drawings, is a guaran tee of absolute fairness and integrity, that the chances are all equal, and that no one can possi bly divine what numbers will draw a Prize. All parties therefore advertising to guarantee Prizes in this Lottery, or holding out any other impos sible inducements, are swindlers, and only aim to deceive and defraud the unwary. Dec. 14th, 1886. 23 4t New Advertisements. S700to $2500A, "tJtJ'Z'r, Si made working for os. Agents preferred who can furnish their own horses and give their whole time to the business. Spare moments may be profitably employed also. A few vacancies In towns and clues. B. F. JOHNSON A CO., 1013 Main 6L, Richmond. Va. T O ADVERTISERS.—Lowest Rates for ad vertising in 1,000 good newspapers sent free. Address GEO. P. ROWELL & CO., 10 Spruce St., N. Y. December 3rd, 1886. 22 3m. Stock Must be Reduced. GOODS At Your Own Price! We make it a rule to carry no Millinery from one season to an other, and in order to do this, we will have to make big sales in the next thirty days. New lot just in, but they all go in I At and Below Cost! FOE THE CASH. If you are needing a Hat, don’t fail to call on W. H. CARR. Milledgoville, Ga., Dec. 7, ’87. 11 3m The Milledgeville Banking Co. Of Milledgeville, Ga. A General Banking Business Transacted. G. T. Wiedenman, President. 13. T. Bethune, Cashier. Directors.—W. T. Conn, D. B. Sanford, rf. E. Hendrix, G. T. Wiedenman, L. N. Callaway, T. L. McComb, C. M. Wright. Milledgeville, Ga., Oct. 21st, ’86. 15 ly Legalcap, foolscap, letter and note paper —pens, pencils and ink, for sale cheapfat the Union & Recorder office. Fall Goods arriving daily, and onr immense storeroom put to its hardest test. The building is filled from cellar to garret. We have in stock and on road: 1.000 Barrels Flour. # 150 Barrels Sugar. 200 Boxes Tobacco. 225 Cases Sardines, bought before the advance. 200 Boxes Soaps. 200 Cases Potash. 50 Sacks Peanuts. 100 Sacks Coffee. 50.000 lbs. Red Rust Proof Seed Oats. 230 Boxes Crackers. 75.000 Cigars. 200 Cases assorted Can Goods. 1 car load Lard. 100 Boxes Cheese. GOO Pails, 80 half barrels, and 25 barrels breakfast Mackerel. And an enormous lot of other goods too numerous to mention. With better facilities than we ever had before, we are prepared to dupli cate the prices of any house in Georgia. We do not ask you to buy of us, but just let us price you our goods and we will surely put you on our long list of customers. W. T. CONN & CO., Wholesale Grocers. 22 & 24 S. Wayne Street, Milledgeville, Ga. Sept. 21st, 1886. 29 ly No. 17 South Wayne St, T. E. WHITE & CO. We invite all onr Patrons and Friends to come and examine our new goods, which we are daily receiving. We can suit any man’s pocket book, both in quality and price of goods. We do not pro pose to make any cuts on prices but will sell you what you want and Guarantee Satisfaction on all Goods. We would say, particularly to onr regular patrons, that at all times, we will try to fill their orders with the Nicest and Freshest Goods, the market affords. We do not buy in very large lots, but buy often. By this means, we can always sell fresh goods. We call particular attention to Our Stock of Flour, which is complete. Wo have on hand “White Swan,” “White Loaf,” “White Satin” and “Jersey.” The above grades are patents. Then we have also “New Constitution,” “Moss Rose,” and “Odd Trump.” If you want nice white bread, buy good Flour and the best Lard. We have the finest Leaf Lard on hand, which cost very little more than poor stuff. Our stock of Canned Goods, cannot be excelled. Fancy Candy and Crackers of all kinds. Sugar, Coffee, Teas, Spice, &c. In fact, anything you may want. Bran for your cow at lowest price. Mognolia Hams, Breakfast Bacon and White Meat. Jersey Butter, always on hand and on Ice. We invite onr country friends to call on us and get prices, we will sell them their goods as cheap as any one. Tobacco by the plug or box. Remember the place. GREEN STORE! No 17 South Wayne Street, Milledgeville, a _ T. E. WHITE & CO. UJ Aug. Slst, 1886. 81 Ga.