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ALL ABOUT AMERICUS. Seventy-Five Volunteers for the Regiment of Immunes. Americus, Ga., June 12.-By a decision of the Superior Court of Sumter county, rendered yesterday, about $30,000 of assets of the Bank of Americus, which failed in 1893, will be distributed among local creditors. When the bank failed a deed to all its property was made in favor of Northern creditors. This deed was attacked by local unsecured creditors, with the result as stated. The commencement sermon to the graduating class of Furlow High School was preached to-day at the First Baptist Church by Rev. L. G. Henderson. Services at the other churches were suspended, and an immense congregation heard Mr. Henderson. The graduating class numbers fourteen this year. Americus is making an effort to secure the camp for troops soon to be located at some interior point. Hon. E. B. Lewis, representative in Congress, is actively at work to have the camp located at some point in this part of the state. The primary election for county officers takes place on the 23d inst. and is the most spirited in years. There are four candidates for sheriff in the race, with a host of aspirants for the other offices, and the campaign will wax red hot before the day of election. Ben Davis, the negro who robbed the postoffice in the little town of Plains, near Americus, was sentenced yesterday in the Federal court at Macon to two years in the penitentiary. Rev. Sidney Beckwith, who was recently called to the rectorship of Calvary Episcopal Church in this city, arrived yesterday, and at once enters upon his duties here. Mr. Beckwith's family will remain in Michigan during the summer months. There has been no general rain in this part of the state in six weeks, and crops of all kinds are being ruined by the drought. Cotton and corn are badly injured already, and in some sections the yield will be cut off 50 per cent. even should it rain now. All smaller crops are parched by the hot sun. Capt. John A. Cobb was appointed local inspector of illuminating oils by Commissioner R. T. Nesbitt yesterday. The position pays $400 annually and there were a half dozen applicants for it. Americus will furnish a full company of volunteers for Col. Ray's regiment of immunes, now being organized at Macon. Fully seventy-five volunteers have been secured here, and these will go to Macon Wednesday to be mustered into service. This makes a total of 110 men. Americus has furnished for the war with Spain, provided all the immunes are accepted.
