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Newspaper
Americus Weekly Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1887
Page
2
In Americus and beyond, reports discuss Speaker Carlisle not naming committees before January, railroads improving service, new paper editions in Rome and Macon, and the National Republican Convention setup. Mentioned are the Democratic caucus picks, Reed for Speaker, tariff talk, anti-prohibition politics in Houston, and General Grant’s potential candidacy.
The piece notes Atlanta torn on liquor license amounts with liquor interests favoring waiting for the new city council in January when the old license of 500 dollars might be set. Other items mention extreme cold in Waterloo Indiana and various excerpts from the era.
A Washington letter argues that aligning with Republicans could give the Democrats a House majority for a plan to cut internal revenue taxes on tobacco and fermented liquors. The estimate proposes $64,000,000 of the $80,000,000 reduction from tobacco and alcohol taxes, about half each, leaving $10,000,000 to come from tariff cuts. We shall see.
The Brook lyn Eagle calls the sparrow useful against canker worms while the Boston Herald condemns eating worms. General Spinner denounces the bird as a tramp and marauder, and public opinion pins it as a nuisance though the bird remains blithe and defiant like a stubborn political candidate.
Bucklen Arnica Salve touted as the best salve for cats bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and skin eruptions. Full guarantee with money refunded price 25 cents per box. Sold by Dr. E J Eldridge.
A federal commission led by ex Governor Pattison of Pennsylvania cannot agree on how to settle the Pacific railroads affair after months of inquiry. Pattison favors immediate strict accounting and settlement, while the other members prefer funding the debt into long term bonds. Likely the railroads benefit regardless, and the government may not recover all owed funds.
A Portland Augusta dispatch reports E Flynn, part of a wealthy English syndicate, has purchased 3600 acres at Port Royal including waterfront and the island’s best land. He plans wharves, warehouses, banks, a Liverpool steam line, and possibly a railroad to Port Royal after arranging with Armour & Co. The move signals a major Southern port development.
The Chronicle reports week ending December 2 total cotton receipts at 252,406 bales, up from prior weeks, with plantation receipts 292,180 bales and interior stocks rising. In sight, compared with 1886 and 1885, stock increases and port movements are noted amid fluctuating market activity and a near steady spot price at 1½c per pound for middling uplands.
The National Cotton Exchange reports cotton manufacturing expanding rapidly in the Southern states. Northern consumption fell from 1,781,478 to 1,710,080 bales between 1885-86 and 1886-87, while Southern mills rose to 402,451 bales. The South now uses one-fifth of national consumption, with Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, Louisiana, and Mississippi showing substantial gains. Augusta and Columbus contribute heavily to South Carolina and Georgia increases.
Wee Morea Mr W Morgan a Lake City merchant suffered a severe cold with a distressing cough and breathing trouble. After using Dr King's New Discovery for Consumption he found instant relief and, after six bottles, was fully recovered with no relapse. Trial bottle free at Dr EB Eldridge's Drug Store. California raisins shipped east by seven train loads of twenty cars each this season.
Across the country Democratic Congressmen face sharp opposition to renomination as clashing patronage politics emerge after a Democratic administration. Voters who supported incumbents fear loss of offices, prompting organized efforts by rival candidates promising favors. Expect changes in the next Congress as new faces replace the old lawmakers.
The Charleston News and Courier notes the anti-prohibitionists won a Saturday vote by appealing to unity and restraint, while pro prohibition advocates alienated voters through revolting displays. The piece warns Southern races often seek the black vote, urging readers to avoid demoralizing appeals and to prefer argument and wholesome exhortation.
After the State Fair a Macon fund was started to aid ex President Davis and his family Mrs Davis, hearing of the effort, wrote to the committee urging the matter be dropped stating the family was not in want and did not wish to appear to be receiving alms The committee has abandoned the effort.
Fragmented medical advert text describes a chronic dyspepsia and constipation illness with symptoms of chest pain, bad taste, poor appetite, heaviness, fatigue, nervousness, giddiness, constipation, jaundiced eyes, and cautious diagnosis. It promotes Shaker Extract of Roots or Mother Seigel's Curative Syrup as a cure, with testimonials from John O. Bempenuty and Mrs. S. E. Barton, urging purchase from druggists.
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