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Newspaper
Americus Weekly Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1885
Page
2
An uneven survey of political charges and affiliations notes Mogul influences and Mugwumps in national contests. It highlights Virginia tobacco revenue, Georgia post office politics, and a shifting stance on Cleveland. The piece mentions Thanksgiving, the Harbor Convention in Savannah, and bond decisions in Georgia amid Democratic gains.
A critique argues worship should be active not passive, urging congregations to participate rather than be sung and prayed at. It laments the shift toward lecture room style services and calls for members to share responsibility, citing St Paul, Minn ice palace plans, and political notes on party dynamics and elections.
A report from the United States Agricultural Bureau in Cotton Facts for October 1885 shows increased cotton acreage in all ten cotton-growing states for 1885 compared with 1884 5, with Louisiana down 1 percent while South Carolina Texas Arkansas Mississippi and others rise. The total 1885 6 increase over 1884 5 reaches 54 percent and experts expect an exceptionally fine crop depending on season length picking windows and fertilizer use.
The New York Post argues Republican defeat stems from the platform insulting the President and the last year's voters, while noting South Carolina and Georgia and Mississippi issues. It praises the Mugwump stance yet shows backing for those who insulted it. Also mentions a Benjamin Hill statue in Atlanta and political fund spending by state figures.
The Philadelphia Press notes Republicans show a strong inclination to alter the vowel in the surname Hill. The remark highlights political sensitivity around naming and identity during the period.
A Darien convention urged federal funding to clear obstructions on the Altamaha and Ocmulgee Oconee rivers to restore a sea bound water route. The piece suggests Americus benefits from new navigation through a proposed Americus to Eastman narrow gauge line, linking three routes to the Central road and enabling water rates to the sea.
On Wednesday the President named Alfred P. Edgerton of Fort Wayne Indiana as civil service commissioner replacing Dorman B Eaton who resigned and William L Trenholm of Charleston DC to replace John M Gregory resigned Edgerton is a strong Democrat and Hendricks ally having once ran with him for lieutenant governor Trenholm is son of the late Secretary Trenholm of the Confederate treasury and has always been a Democrat This gives a healthy tone to the commission and suggests no further use as a party machine to keep Republicans in office
A Kentucky Democrat hoped for a United States Judge chair in Utah amid strong party backing. After arriving in Washington with plans to be appointed, he drank with old Kentucky friends. The President learned of his liquor use and revoked the appointment, leaving the judge disappointed and wiser.
An advertisement claims Bucklew Arnica Balm relieves bruises and skin soreness with a promise of quick relief. It markets the product as a universal remedy for common injuries and aches, urging readers to try it for fast healing and comfort.
A cheeky call to all farmers and poultry keepers about corm handling and shelling urges widespread adoption of a simple device or method. The note underscores practical usefulness for every household and farm worker.
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