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DAILY ENQUIRER - RUN: COLUMBUS GEORGIA, SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 18, U86. THE MERIWETHER TRAGEDY. The Vindicator's Account of the Killing of Hr. i William Odom. The Meriwether Vindicator publishes ! the following account of the killing of Mr. j William Odom by Mr. Prank Freeman: We have endeavored to get a correct I version of the particulars of the killing of Mr. William Odom which occurred at Mr. Henry B. Blalock’s residence, three miles from Greenville, last, Sunday about 11 o’clock. William Odom came to Greenville from Chipley over a year ago and opened a bar on the south side of t he square, doing busi ness for Murrah Brothers, of Chipley. He boarded with Mrs. Martha Freeman, who resides near the Methodist church. Last January Mr. Odom and Miss Bessie Free man were united in marriage, Miss Bessie being n daughter of Mrs. Freeman,the land lady. Though Miss Bessie possessed a most amiable disposition, it is reported that her husband was most unkind at times. Several months ago the young couple be gan housekeeping. Ueports increased that Mr. Odom was subject to frequent tits of passionate outbursts at which times he abused and insulted his wife shame fully. She bore everything patiently, hop ing for a change for the better. Mr. Odom told bis wife he would kill her brother Frank if he interferred in any way in his family affairs. After a passionate scene Odom would often write his wife a note of apology and promise to be guilty of simi lar conduct no more. When in a good humor he was kind and affectionate, but his spells of passion came so frequently as to render his wife miserable. Matters went on this way until last Sun day morning when Odom became enraged about some trivial affair and slapped his wife down. Drawing his pistol and point ing it at his wife’s head he ordered her to leave the house. Having no where else to f o she went to her mother’s home. Mrs. 'reeman was absent but Mr. Frank Free man happened to be at home. After hear ing the story of his sister’s wrongs, Frank said she ought to make up her mind to do ■one of two things ; either to resolve to live with her husband and do the best she could, or to quit him entirely. The weep ing wife said she could not go back to Odom for she feared he would kill her. Frank Freemen told his sister so long ns ho had a home he would share it with her. As it was expected that Odom would •drop in during the day and provoke a difficulty, Frank procured his Uncle Henry Blalock’s buggy and carried his sister to the country. Mr. Blalock had just driven to town and agreed that his buggy should be used to convey Frank Freeman and his sister to the residence of Mr. Blalock, three miles east of Greenville. Fearing to meet Odom on the square, Freeman drove out of town by the back streets and took a circuitous route through the country, going a mile or two out of his way so as to miss Odom should the latter be in pursuit. About twenty or thirty minutes after Frank’s departure, Mr. Odom appeared at the residence of Mrs. Freeman, and flour ishing his pistol in the faces of the fright ened ladies, demanded his wife’s wherea bouts. He said he would follow his wife and kill her and her brother. Going to his safe, he took out $96, telling his em ployer, Mr. Murrah, that he was going to the country in pursuit of his wife, and that he might nave “to skip,” and wanted to have money sufficient to do so successfully. Mr. Murrah had just arrivefl from Chipley, and Odom gave him the keys, notes, etc., so that Mr. Murrah could carry on the business in the event Odom had to run off Hiring a horse and buggy, Odom drove directly to Mr. Blalock’s, arriving half an hour after Frank Freeman had reached the same place. Frank Freeman and Mrs. Henry Blalock were at the gar den gate when Odom was seen driving up. Mrs. Blalock, her son and daughter went into the dining room, the son being directed to lock Mrs. Odom in a back room, as it was feared that Odom would raise a disturbance. Mr. Frank Freeman entered the hall, which runs north and south, and closed the front hall door. Mr. Odom drove up to the gate, threw the lines over the palings, opened the gate and walked directly to the front door. Knocking at the door, Mr. Freeman responded by say ing, “Bill, you can’t come in.” Odom re plied, “I will come in.” Freeman repeated his assertion that Odom should not come in the seeondland third time, Odom reply ing more emphatically and profanely that he would enter. After the third assertion of Odom that he would enter, Freeman did open the door, when Odom fired in his face, the ball passing through Freeman’s hat. Freeman fired also at Odom, grazing his head and shooting off a portion of his ear. Mr. Freeman then slammed the door to and Odom went down the steps. While Freeman was standing in the hall watch ing for Odom to appear at the window of the east room, Odom ran to the window of the west room and shot Freeman in the back. Freeman, turning quickly, shot Odom through the bowels and, perhaps, another shot was exchanged while Odom was at the window. The hall that struck Freeman glanced from the door facing and inflicted oqjy a slight wound. Mr. Odom was fatally shot, his watch chain severed, a portion being found at hho window. Mr. Freeman, think ing Odom badly hurt, threw open the front door, when Odom fired twice more. Freeman returning both shots and hitting Odom on the head each time. Both pistols were then empty, and Odom advancing. Freeman met him in the yard, and knocked him down with his empty pistol. As Odom would rise Freeman would knock him down. This continued until Odom sank to the ground, exhausted by his wounds and the force of the repeated blows. Mr. Freeman then ran into the house to calm the ladies, whose screams he had heard all during the progress of the tight. He suggested to his aunt to take her children to the home of Mr. Andrew Mitchell, the brother-in-law of Mr. Blalock. Mr. Freeman directed his sister to go to the back gate, where he would meet her with the horse and buggy Mr. Odom had left at the gate. Passing Mr. Odom, who was lying on his back, Mr. Freeman asked if he could do any thing for him. Receiving no answer, Freeman stepped back, got a towel, and spread it over Odom’s face. Returning to Greenville Mr. Freeman informed Dr. E. B. Terrell of what had happened, who at once hurried out to Mr. Blalock’s. He found Mr. Odom dead with the towel over his face. The ground around gave evidance of a struggle while numerous pistol balls in the hall showed the frequency of the pistol shots. Quite a number of gentlemen from the town and country assembled and Mr. Odom’s body was placed in a casket and brought to Greenville. Monday the re mains were sent to Columbus where they were received by a brother of the deceased and interred in the city cemetery. Mr. Odom is represented as having been a man of violent feelings and quick to pro voke a difficulty. To us he was polite and gentlemanly in his deportment, though we seldom saw him. He wofi said to have been frequently unkind and cruel to his wife. Frequent threats are reported as made by him against many citizens of the town. He is charged with always carry ing a pistol in his hip pocket, and was in the habte of throwing his hand behind him when he anticipated getting up a row. Freeman, on the contrary, is known to have been a quie t, peaceable young man, never having a difficulty and unskilled in the use of firearms. The great wonder is that he was not killed instead of his antagonist. He dreaded a meeting with Odom and left town to avoid it. Being forced to fight he turned at bay ■and risked his own life to protect his sister from what he supposed would prove a murderous assault from an infuriated hus band, whose threats were still ringing in Jter ears. While the entire community re grets the tragic affair, public sentiment ap pears to be on the side of Mr. Freeman. Me came at once to town and informed themnrshalof what had happened and has made no effort to leave the community. He linn not and, perhaps, will not be ar rested. BEAUTIFUL NEW DOLLARS. The Prettiest Silver Ortlllcnti's liver Iks I hj Hie Government. Washington, Septemper 17.—The new one dollar silver certificates are the pret tiest notes ever issued by the government. The work on the tuns and t he twos is Hie , first of such an ambitious character that lms boon done since Mr. Graves took charge as chief of the bureau. The work on all the notes is very elaborate and beau tifully combined, and that on the ones is particularly fine and effective. The gen eral appearance of the certificate is hand- , some, and the line detail of the work is j considered tl^e best ever done at the I bureau. Only an imoerfect description of j tlie note has been given, and an exact one ; would be difficult. The head of Martha ; Washington, the principal figure on the | face, is beautifully executed. On the other ! end of the note is an ornamental figure i standing out boldly from a background of j lathe work, and in the centre, “one silver , dollar” is engraved in handsome lettering on a background formed of u combination ' of fine lathe work. The back of the certificate is a mat- | ter of particular pride with the bureau. It is probably the most effective back ever designed. It is composed of a va riety of styles ot lathe work and fine liues of engraving combined, in a very art istic manner. Five different styles of lathe work are represented. On each end is a highly ornamental figure, one on a background formed by a combination ot lathe work. In the middle is the signet, set in a frame of lathe work, back of which shoots out rays of cycloidal work. The plate from which the twos are to be printed is not yet completed. It is expected that as soon as the department begins to issue the ones many millions will be taken into circulation. SNAKE STORIES ECLIPSED. A MiiKsarliiiselts heightiorliood Terrlfloil by I he Presence ofn Itc|>tllc That Lives on l.lve Stuck. Boston, September 17.—A special to an afternoon paper from Clinton, Mass., says : The interest In the sea serpent in this vi cinity has suddenly been extinguished by the appearance in the immediate neigh borhood of an enormous land snake, which is playing havoc with live stock. The most extravagant stories have been told within the past few days of the serpent’s size. The length given varies from twenty- five to forty-five feet and its circumference from that of a two gallon jug up to the size of abarrcl. It is believed to be the same rep tile that escaped from a traveliug menage rie some four years ago and waB never heard of afterward. The lost serpent was a magnificent boa, some twenty-five feet long. The serpent that is now causing excitement has been seen by several people, and nightly sheep and calves dis appear, it is believed through the in strumentality of the monster. Bands of hunters have started out from Clinton, Charleston, South Bridge and Dudley to kill the serpent, but they are badly frightened at the prospect of meet ing it. The serpent haunts the locality known as the Dismal Swamps, to the northeast of South Bridge, which is im passable. The loss to stock is considerable. -The towns are to hold meetings to devise some means of ridding the country of the dreadful visitor. A YANKEE ENOCH ARDEN. He Clubs Husliiind Number Two. Tells His Wife She Is Homely unil (lien Tnkes Ills Lcuve. New York, September 17.—A special from Portland, Maine, says: An Enoch Arden ease passed almost unnoticed here Monday night in the midst of the political excitement. A couple were married here in 1880, and in 1882 the husband disap peared. He returned last night and sought out the home of his wife. Looking in at the window he saw a family group that, as he said yesterday, made him feel lonely. He went away, hunted for a club, found one, returned to the house,"walked in and gave husband number two a terrible beat ing, almost killing him, in fact. This feat accomplished, Enoch quietly took a seat in ,the midst of the broken furniture and other evidence of the conflict. He calmly looked at his wife and said: “Lydia, you’re homely enough, I swear.” with this parting siiot, Enoch walked off Yes terday afternoon he said: “I am satisfied, and hope there'll be no coolness between us. Lydia’s just as handsome aJs she was once, and 1 guess she’d be more happy with George. I got drunk after I made the row; then I got drunk again, and now I’m off.” Enoch admitted that he had done pretty well while away, but seemed to feel that he had better keep hiB money. He gave no explanation as to what led him to leave home. The man pounded last night is under medical treatment. A CRUEL PRACTICAL JOKE. left the note. Ho was furnished with a description ns closely as it could be given, and then ho wanted the note In question, which was also furnished him. “J think wo have a clow now," said ho, "and we can place the matter in the hands of the police.” “In the bands oi the police? Why, what Is the matter ?’asked a Plain Dealer re porter, wlio was present. Mr. Stark then explained that his brother hurried to his home, No. 82 Parkman street, as rapidly av possible, fear, hope and excitement keeping him up until he reached the gate of his home. There he saw his mother alive and well, seated ON THE FRONT POUCH ill conversation with the other members of the family. A sudden reaction or pos sibly joy, which sometimes kills, unnerved him and lie had to be carried into the house in an unconscious condition. A doctor was instantly summoned, but he dcclnred the case a critical one and a sec ond physician was called. All day yester day fie hung between life and death, re quiring the almost constant attendance of two physicians. When questioned young Stark could notsay whether the Illness will result, fatally, but the case, lie said, was pro nounced to be very serious, requiring the utmost attontiou. The brother could not advance any conjecture or motive for the young girl’s actions, but it mny be possible that jealousy was at the bottom of it. An experienced detective, who listened to the story, remarked: “Very likely this girl heard that he had invited some other young lady to the theater, and she made up her mind to spoil the evening's entertainment, and so did it.” Nathan Stark is twenty-four years of age, and a mattress maker by occupation. Han Girls liny Natlneo Tlrkels, From the San Francisco Chronicle. Will Palmer, Hayman and the staff of the Baldwin theatre, were in the box office busy selling tickets for the matinee. It Is not' offten that it takes more than one man to sell tickets at our theatres, but the novelty had brought them all out just to see the people rushing to buy them on this occasion. They were admiring the vnriod beauty of the young and giddy things who came up to the window. You know how girls buy tickets for a matinee? “Have you got any' good seats?” “How many, miss?” “Have you got any good seats ?” “How many, miss ?” “Have you got any seats ?” “Tell me how many, and I’ll show you where I can please you.” “Three.” “Where, miss?” “Three.” “Dress circle or orchestra ?” “Dress circle.” “There, miss,” showing place. “Have you any in the orchestra ?” “There, miss, three good ones.” “How much ? ” “Four dollars and a half.” “Oh, my! That’s too dear. I’ll go up stuirs.” “These here in the balcony?” “I’ll take these.” “There you are, miss; two and a quar ter.” “I think I’ll go into the dress circle.” “These three, miss ? ” “Those will do.” “Four dollars and a half.” “I guess I’ll wait until next week.” The Foolklller Missed One of His Vletlms in Cleveland. M ARK L I N BY TULKURAPH. i’inudnl. London, September 17. —4 p. m.— Consols— money 100 13-16, account 100 7 „. NBW YORK MOSSY MARKET. New York, September 17—Noon—Stocks quiet and strong. Money quiet, S/ii 8. Exchnuge—long $4.81%rt $-1.82, short H.M'ofo-HtW’V State bonds neglected and dull. Government bonds stroug. Nbw York, September 17.—Exchange $4.81%, Money 4'g.5% per cent. Government’s dull,steady: new four per cents 126%; three per cents 126 . bid. State bonds dull. SUB-TREASURY BALANCES. Gold in the Sub-Treasury $127,565,000; currency $28,311,000. STOCK MARKET. New York, September 17.—The following were closing quotations of the stock exchange: Ala class A 2 to 5.... 105 C & N 66k do class B 5s 107 IN. O. Pac. lets..... T5':7 Ga 6's —- N. Y. Central 112'., Gil 8's mortgage.... Ill’ll Norfolk&Wnpre.. -l.i 7 , N C6’s cjl28% Northern 1'acllic... 27 6, dot’s 99% dopreferred 8u'., S C con Brown 107 Pacific Mail 57% Tenn. seltlem’t 3s 78'., Reading 33„~ Virginia 6s 46 i Rich. 5; Alleghany 8\, Virginia consols... 51 Richmond & Dan.. 110 Chesap'ke & Ohio 8k Rich A: VV. P. Ter’l 28% ChicagoA N. W 117%)Rock Island 127%. do preferred 142% St. Paul 97% Del. & Lack... 132% do preferred 124k 33k Texas Pacific 14 k 6 .Union Pacific 59% 89 IN. ,1. Central 57k 48k Missouri Pacific 112 7 7 tainty that large amounts Prom recent purchases were going forward to he delivered on September and October contracts at Liverpool, also luul somewhat of a weakening influence. New Orleans,September 17—2.40p.m—Future, inegulnr; sales 18.100 bales, as follows: September H 98-lOOia 8 OiMOii October 8 80-UKkg 8 87-100 November a 78-100M8 70-HX Decomber 8’HO-lOOfoiS 81-100 January H 89-lOO.s 8 90-b 0 February i 99-100W.9 Oil-lOu March 9 09-100.4.9 10-100 April n 19-100M9 20-100 May 9 29-100M 9 30-100 June 9 40-100.1.'9 41-1110 July 9 47-100TO9 48-100 TOTAL NET RECEIPTS AT THE POUTS. New York, September 17. -The following are the total no*, receipts of cotton at all ports since September 1, issti: Galveston i 55,91.8 New Orleans. 20.509 Mobile 1,47 Savannah 38.407 Charleston 10,351 Wilmington Til Norfolk 1,138 Hall in..,re 727 New York 19 Boston 13 Newport News Philadelphia Iso West Point 351 Brunswick 200 Port Royal 9" Pensacola 839 Imlianola Charleston. September 17—Turpentine firm 84 1 .jo. Rosin quiet- good strained Hito 90c. Cot Ion Seed Oil. New Orleans. September 17.—Cotton eed products scarce amt firm prime crude oil delivered 25<iu2Qcj summer yellow 36*<t37c. Cake and meal, long ton, $19 00.0 20 00. New York, September 17.—Cotton seed oil, 24(9 26c for crude,-lOc for refilled. Wool mi l If III on. New York, September IT. Hides firm- New Orleans selected. 46 and 60 pounds. tl'./nlOe: Texas selected. 50 and 60 pounds. 10'.. lOkc. New York, September 17. -Wool steady —domestic ileece 80m 38c, Texas lOfci 25c. Whisky. Chicaoo,. September 17.—Whisky steady $115. St. Louis, September 17. Whisky steady; $1 in. Cincinnati, September 17. Whisky linn $1 in. Freights. New York, Sept. 17.—Freights to Liverpool steady - critic'll pci sleamer 9- }..'12(1; wiieaf per steamer S < :1 ; „k Catarrh ELY’ Erie East Tenn Lake Shore L. & N Memphis & Char. Mobile & Ohio... 68\ Cotton. Liverpool. September 17. — Noon.— Cotton market firm and in fair demand; mid dling uplands 5‘.,d, Orleans 5 5-10d: soles 10,01)0 bales—for speculation and export lOUQ bales. Receipts 3,CG0 bales—00 American. Futures opened steady, at the following quo tations : September 5 13-64'a5 14-Gld September and October 5 8-64 .J 5 9-64d October and November 5 4-6-1 -<? 5 5-64d November and December 5 3-64d December and January 5 3-64d January and February 5 3-64d February and March not quoted March and April not quoted April and May d Tenders of deliveries for to-day’s clearing 900 bales of new docket and 00 bales of old docket. Cleveland Plain Dealer. A practical joke, or a dastardly trick, almost unparalleled in meanness and au dacity was perpetrated at the Cleveland theatre on Wednesday night by a young woman said to be rather handsome and attired in a dress of light material. While the play “Lights ’o London” was in pro gress she walked up to the box office win dow and handed Manager Drew a note, written in a feminine hand, which she re quested him to read or have read from the stage. The girl seemed anxious that her request be complied with, and after a brief consultation between Managers Frank and Drew they decided to read it, as its con tents seemed to be of the greatest impor tance to the person interested. The note, the most important words of] which were understood, read as follows : 1 “If there is a gentleman in the audience j by the name of Nathan Stark tell hitu he I is wanted at home just as soon as he can I get there.” The girl was questioned further for ail explanation of the contents of the note and she replied that the young /man’s j mother was dying and that if he wished to see her alive he had better go to his home j as quickly as possible. . The curtain dropped on the mimic play, j the mysterious young girl in white clisap- j peared into the street, and the plot of the | real drama began to develop by the ap- oearauee of Manager Frank, with the note in hand, behind the footlights. He read the note as hurriedly as possible, and a young man GREATLY AGITATED, accomponied by a young lady, was seen rising from his seat. All eyes were fixed upon him. He made straightway to the box office, where he asked for further par ticulars. There he was told as gently as possible that the lady who left the note made the further statement that his mother was on her death bed. He turned deathly pale and disappeared.’ The matter was almost forgotten by the people about the Cleveland theater, but the note was preserved as a safeguard in case any trouble should result from it, and sure enough last night between 9 and 10 o’clock a young man, claiming to be Nathan Stark’s brother, went to the box office and asked Managers Frank and Drew for particulars about the person who Sales of the week 77,000 American 60,000 Speculators took 5,000 Exports took . 3,400 Forwarded from ship’s side direct to spin ners 6,800 Actual export 1,700 Imports 25,000 American 11.000 Stock 381.000 American 224,000 I Alloat 59,000 American 27.000 2 *p. m.— Sales to-day include 7,800 bales of j American. 2 p. m. — Futures: September delivery, 5 14-64d sellers: September ana October, 5 9-64d sellers; ; October and November, 5 5-64d buyers; November and December, 5 3-64d sellers; December and Janury, 5 3-64d sellers; January and February, 5 3-64a value; February and March, 5 4-0td sellers; March and April, 5 6-64d buyers; Apiil and May, 5 8-6P1 buyers. Futures quiet and ( steady. 4:00 p. m.—September delivery, 5 11-61*1 sellers; September ami October. 5 8-G4d sellers; October and November, 5 3-H4d buyers; November and December, 5 2-64d sellers; December and January, 5 2-64d sellers; January and February. 5 2-64d buyers. February and March, 5 4-6Id sellers; March and April, 5 6-64d sellers; April and May, 5 8-64d sellers. Futures closed easy. New York, September 17. —Cotton firm—- sales 603 bales; middling uplands 9 5-16c, Orleans 9 1 ..c, C'onsolpfated net receipts 12,955 bates; exports Great Britain 2092, continent 75, France 00; stock 208,986. Weekly net receipts 32, gross 23,767; exports to Great Britain 16,558, to France 2105, continent 1322; sales 6133; sales to spinners 1608; forwarded —; stock 98,943. NEW YORK AND NEW ORLEANS FUTURES. New York, September 17—Net receintsO, gross 2220. Futures closed barely steady: sales 61,300. as follow* September 9 11-100 % 9 12-100 January February March- 9 35-100'" 9 36-100 May 9 60-100(tf9 61-100 July 9 76-1000? 9 77-100 Green A Co. in their report on cotton futures, say: The generally unfavorable construction E laced upon foreign advices induced selling out y many longs, and the market went off 3«y4 points, clotting only barely steady. As no new demand was attracted, intimations of increased supplies to come forward next week and the cer- Total 120,252 Galveston, September 17— Cotton firm ; mid j lings 9c: net receipts 3457. gross 3457; sales 1135: si o-k 37.033; exports to continent 00, Great Britain 00. Weekly net receipts 29,231, gross 29,231; sales 6642; exports to continent 00. Norfolk, September 17. - Cotton steady; mid dlings 9n; net receipts 438, gross 438: sales 274: stock 3467; exportr. to Great Britain 00. Weekly not receipts 90-1, gross 904; sales 1428; exports to Great Britain 00, continent 00. Baltimore,September 17.—Cotton steady: mid dlings 9' ,c; net receipts l, gross 4; sales 150. spinners 150; stock 4244; exports to Great Brit ain 00, to continent 00. Weekly net receipts 177; gross 1474; sales 3115; to spinners 2815; exports to Great Britain 2300, continent 00. Boston, September 17.—Cotton quiet; middlings 9%(<'>9’i>o; net receipts 648, gross 648; sales 0; stock —; exports to Great Britain 0. Weekly net receipts gross 2879; sales 00; exports to Great Britain 292. Wilmington, September 17.—Cotton firm; middlings 8 7 H c; net receipts 227, gross 227; sales 0; stock 911; exports to Great Britain 00. Weekly net receipts 523, gross 523; sales 00; ex ports Great Britain 00. Philadelphia, September 17—Cotton dull; mid dlings 9 'hC; net receipts 9, gross 9; sales 00: stock 6959; exports to Great Brit ain 00. Weekly net receipts 53, gross 110; exports to Great Britain 00. Savannah, Ga., September 17.—Cotton firm; middlings 8'.,c; net receipts 4400, gross 2424; sales 2200; stock 21,025. ' Weekly net receipts 19,370, gross 19,394; sales 11,350; ex porta Great Britain 00, France 00, conti nent 00. New Orleans, September 17.- Cotton market firm; middlings at 9 l ,c; net receipts 1829, gross 1875; sales 300; stock 23,76(5; exports to Great Britain 00, to cofitinent 00. Weekly net receipts 12,907, gross 13,584; sales 3700; exports to Great Britain 2092; continent 00, France 00. Mobile,. September 17. -Cotton market quiet: middlings 8).|C;net receipts 165, gross 24l;sales 200; stock 2960. Weekly net receipts 1125, gross 1513; sales 1100; exports to continent 00. Memphis,September 17 -Cotton firm; middling 0c; receipts 288; shipments 37; sales 500; stock 4048. Weekly net receipts 1150; shipments 921; sales 1100, to spinners 00. Augusta, September 17.—Cotton firm; mid dlings 8\s.c; receipts 447; shipments 1548:sales 343; stock 6533. Weekly receipts 1727; shipments 1518; sales 1533—spinners U0. Charleston, September 17.—Cotton quiet, firm; middlings 8-’, 4 c; net. receipts 2042, gross 20-12; sales 500; .stock 9563; exports to Great Britain 00. Weekly :iet receipts 7081. gross 7081; sales 4600; exports to Great Britain 00. Montgomery, September 17. - Cotton firm: middlings 8 v wc: weeklyr eceipts 2642; shipments 2323; stock this year 2511, hist year 1356; sales 2323. Macon, September 17—Cotton quiet; middlings 8|.j;receipis 1837; sales 1723; stock this year 125-1. last year 1539; shipments 1707. Nashville, September 17.—Cotton steady; mid dlings 8 7 h c; receipts 156: shipments 157; sales 206, spinners 00; stock this year 102. last year 62 Port Royal,September 17—Weekly net receipts 90; stock 90. Selma,September 17. -Cotton steody;middlings 8 7 hC; weekly receipts 1195; shipments 700: stock 2405. Rome, September 17.—Cotton—market not re ceived. Atlanta, September 17.—Cotton receipts 230 bales middlings 8; r c. I’rovlMioiiM. Chicago, September 17. -Flour unchanged; southern winter wheat $4 15'<i4 50. Mess pork active, prices very irregular and closed lower; cash $lu 30, October $10 25<u$10 60, November $10 30. Lard quiet, firm - cash $7 27(<t$7 30, Sep tember $7 30, October $6 36ia $0 45, November *6 30. Short rib sides steady—cash $7 35. Boxed meats steady—dry salt* d shoulders $6 12,‘ v (u 6 25, short clear sides $7 25m $7 30. St. Louis, September 17.—Flour active, firm, choice §3 25m 3 40, family $2 60<3)2 75. Provisions dull and unsettled. Mess pork *$10 87'.jto $11; laid $6 60 ; bulk meats -loose lots -long clear and short rib sides $7 60 ; short clear sides $7 90; boxed lots—long clear sides and short rib sides $7 50, short clear sides $7 82'./, bacon easy—long clear sides $8 12! y, short rib sides $8 15. short clear sides, not quoted; hams $12 25'cv$13 50. Cincinnati, September 17.—Flour heavy family $3 25. Pork dull -flO 50. Lard fair de mand—$6 85. Bulk meats fair demand- short rib sides $7 40. Bacon quiet—shoulders $7 25, short rib sides $8 25, short clear sides $8 50. New Orleans, September 17.— Rice steady, good demand— Louisianna fair to prime 3* a «i i : 4 c. Molasses, dull; Louisiana open kettle -good prime to strictly prime 32c, prime 20m/22c, fair 15*5 16, good common 13^14c; centrifugals, firmer—prime to strictly prime 16m.20c, fair to good fair 12(*>13c, common to good common lira 12c. Louisville, September 17.—Provisions steady, dull: Bacon, shoulders $6 75, clear rib $7 75, cleur sides $8 35'«. Bulk meats—clear rib sides 7 1 ./a7'*vc, clear sides7 T n c; mess pork |11 00. Lard —choice leaf $8 00m 8 25; hams, sugar-cured, 13c. Grain. Chicago, September 17.—Wheat active, lower —September at 74’%c, October 76 5-16, No. 2 spring 74' 4 m 74 4 t. Corn weak, lower-cash 37 s , September —c, October 38 ; ya397 4 c, November —c. Oats dull, weak—cash 25 1 ,c, September 24' 4 c, October 25 ! 4 m 26 1 „c, November —c. St. Louis, September 17.— Wheat dull and lower—No. 2 red, cash ami September 74 ‘ 4 c, ! October 75 :t „M7 ! 4 c, November —c. Corn weak 1 and closed V" 10c lower than yesterday—No. 2 i mixed, cash 35c, October 35>*M‘36e, November , Oats dull, firm No. 2 mixed, cash 25! „m 25' 4 c, October 25 :, *c. Cincinnati, Sept. 17.—Wheat dull, lower; No. 2 j red 77c. Corn easier—No. 2 mixed Dc. Oats heavy—No. 2 mixed 27c. Louisville. September 17.—Grain easier and i lower: Wneat, No. 2 red 73c. Corn, No. 2 white 43cc. Oats nominal, new No. 2 mixed 28c. Siiuar iiihI Coffee. New Orleans, September 17.—Coffee mar ket easier -Rio, in cargoes, common to prime, i 9 1 12*.jC. Sugar market dull -open kettle; prime ' 5*“c, good fair to fully fan ! ,1 7-lGc fair 4 j 4 c, common to good common 4 1 . • 1 _c: centrifuals ; linnet: white 5': < m5choitt yellow clarified 5~„c, prime yellow clarified 5; r "6c, seconds )-, New York, September 17. -Coffee, dull,fair; Rio : quiet -lPjc: No. v Rio, September $9 oo '• 06, October $9 05. November $8 95'" 9 20. Sugar firm, ; active Muscavado 4 9-16, Barbadoes4‘ 4 c.centrifu- • gal 5‘5; *c; fair to good refining 1 : 4 m4' c, refined firm—extra CJ 4 c, white extra C 5 - pa 7 l-16c, yellow 1‘ 4 m Uoff, A 5 ll-16M5 ! 4 c; ' cut and mould 6* „c; standard A 5"*c, confeo- ! tioners A 6c. cut loaf and crushed 6;-he, pow dered 6 : >*'m6)y»c. granulated 6 l-16c, cubes { 6'a6 5-16c. Chicaoo, September 17. —Sugar quiet—stand ard A 6^6* Ac. Cincinnati, September 17.- Sugar quiet; New Orleans 5) Roniii ami Tiirppnf ine. New York, September 17. -Rosin firm- strained $1 02‘yafl 07‘y. Turpentine firm—37Jv,c. Savannah, September 17.—Turpentine firm. 31' ^; sales 0 barrels. Rosin firm—good strained 90c; sales 00 barrels. Wilmington, September 16.—Turpentine firm; 34c. Rosin quiet—strained 75c; good 80c. Tar firm—$1 86; crude turpentine firm—hard 75c, yellow dip #1 80, virgin $1 80. in Head FEVER. 'Jot a Liquid, Snuff or ’owder. Free fVom injurious drugs and jffensive odors. A particle is applied into each nostril and is agreeable. Price 50 cents at Druggists; by mail, registered 50 cts. Circulars free. FLY BROS., Druggists. Owego. N. Y. uug3 eod&wtf urin John H. Henderson vs. Green McArthur. Rub Nisi to foreclose Mortgage. May Term, 1HK€ Superior Court of Muscogee County, Georgia. It appearing to the Court by the Petition o) John H. Henderson that on the first day of Sep tember, in the year of Our Lord eighteen lmn dred and eighty-two. Green McArthur, of suit county, made and delivered to said John H. Hen derson a certain instrument in writing commonl: called a promissory note, whereby he promised t( pay to said plaintiff the sum of one hundred and thirty-nine dollars twelve months afterdate with interest trom date at eight per cent. Per annum lor value received, and that afterwards on the 1st day of September, 1H82, the better iO secure th< payment of said instrument executed ami deliv ered to said plaintiff his deed and mortcaw whereby he conveyed to said plaititilf all thai tract or parcel of land situated, lying and betas in the County of Muscogee, known and hounded as follows : On the north by the lands of Jamei^ Hu If, on the west by the St. Mary’s road, op tin east by the lands ot James Huff and on then • by the hinds of Philip Owens, containing four ami one-half acres, more or less, whic mortgage was conditioned that if the said defend ant should pay off and discharge said promissorj note according to its tenor and effect, that ther said deed of mortgage and said note should be void. Audit tarlher appearing that said promis sory note remains unpaid, it is therefore orderet t hat said defendant (fo pay into this court by tin first day of the next term thereof, the principal interest and cost due on said mortgage and prom issory note, or show cause to the contrary,if there be any, and that on failure of said defendant sc to do, the equity of redemption in and to said mortgaged premises he forever thereafter barred and foreclosed. Audit is further ordered that this Rule be published in the Columbus Hn qt iher-Hun once a month for four months, or » copy thereof served on the said defendant, or his special agent or attorney, at least three month? before the next term of this court. By the Court: TOL. Y. CRAWFORD. Petitioner’s Attorney. J. T. WILLIS, Judge H. C. C. O. A true extract from the minutes of Muscoget Superior Court at its May Term. 1886. on the 10th day of May, IRho. GKO. Y. POND, jy3 oain 4m Clerk Used for over *25 years with gri nt pu •oopsby tlx# physicians of Paris, N< w * -rk nn I Loudon, and superior to ii'l o;U« rs l rt. r ... r t cure of idL capes, recent « r oflong nami in*. Pu* up onlviu (damHot;i-se >ioa:mag 64 C pMtl. si.rh. PltiriS 75 CK.V IS, MAILING IIIKM T.1L L 7!HAULS’! iS§LES£ Notice to Debtors and Creditors. GEORGIA, MUSCOGEE COUNTY. All parties having claims against Mollie Jones, lute of said county, deceased, tire hereby notified to present the same, duly authenticated, to me, within the time prescribed by Inw; and all par ties indebted to said Mollie Jones, are required to make immediate payment to me. August ft, 1886. GEO. Y. POND, Au5 oawew Adlninistrator ADMINISTRATOR’S SALE. 1 T NDER and by virtue of an order of the Court * of Ordinary of Muscogee county. Ga., will be sold, in front of the store of I’. M. Knowles A* Co., corner of Broad and Tenth streets, in the city of Columbus. Ga., on the first Tuesday in Oc tober next, between the legal hours of sale, to the highest bidder for cash, at public outcry, sixty- seven and one-half 1 «7 acres of land, more or less, lying and being in the southwest corner of lot number 286 and northwest corner of lot num ber •.‘•m m the 17th district of said county. Sole* us the property of John D. Stripling deceased, for the purpose of paying debts and distribution. Terms eauh. R. A. McFARLAN, Adm’rde bonis non of John D. Stripling, dec’d. sep7 oaw4w Supreme Court of Georgia. CLERK’S OFFICE, Atlanta, Ga., September 14. 1886. I T APPEARS FROM THE DOCKET OF THE Supreme Court of the State of Gc rgia. for the September Term, 1886, that the order of the cir cuits. with the number of cases ,7 »m each county and from the city courts, is as follows : ATLANTA CIRCUIT. Fulton 32 (1 contiruedi,City Court of Atlanta 13 (1 continued) 45 STONE MOUNTAIN CIRCUIT. Clayton 3, DeKalb 4 7 EASTERN CIRCUIT. Chatham 17, Efllnghnm 1, Liberty 2, City Court of Savannah 10 30 MIDDLE CIRCUIT. Bulloch 1, Emanuel 1. Jefferson 1, Screven 2, Tat nail t, Washington 10 16 AUGUSTA CIRCUIT. Burke 3, Richmond 18, City Court of Rich mond county 2 23 NORTHERN CIRCUIT. Elbert 2, Glasscock I, Hancock 3, Hart 2, Lin- Csiln 1, Taliaferro;] 12 WESTERN CIRCUIT. Clarke 1, Oconee t, Walton 3, City Court of Clarke county 1 9 NORTHEASTERN Cl RCUIT. Hall 3, Lumpkin 3, White 1, city Court of Hall county 1 8 BLUE RIDGE CIRCUIT. Cherokee 1, Cobb 3, Dawson 1. Forsyth 1, (con tinued), Milton 2, Pickens 1 9 CHEROKEE CIRCUIT. Bartow 8 (2 continued!, Catoosa 1, Dade 3, Gordon 4, Murray 1 17 ROM E CIRCUIT. Chattooga 1, Floyd 8 ^2 continued), Haralson 2, Polk 4 16 COWETA CIRCUIT. Carroll 7, Coweta 1, Dougins 4, Fayette 2, Heard 1, Meriwether 2 (2 continued), Troup 1, City Court of Carrollton 3, (1 con tinued) 21 FLINT CIRCUIT. Butts 2, Henry 3, Monroe 5 (3 continued), Newton 3, Pike 1, Rockdale 3, Spalding 4.. 21 OCMULGEE CIRCUIT. Baldwin 3, Green 1, Jasper 1, Jones 3, Morgan 3, Putnam 1 12 MACON CIRCUIT. Bibb 4, Crawford 2. Houston 2, City Court of M|con 5 13 CHATTAHOOCHEE CIRCUIT. Chattahoochee 4, Muscogee 7, Talbot 2, Tay lor 3 16 PATAULA CIRCUIT. Early 2, Terrell 2 4’ SOUTHWESTERN CIRCUIT. Leo 3, Macon 3, Schley 4, Stewart 1, Sumter 5, Webster 2 18 ALBANY CIRCUIT. Baker!, Decatur 8 (2 continued), Dougherty 9, Mitchell 2, Worth 3 23 SOUTHERN CIRCUIT. Brooks 4 4 OCONEE CIRCUIT. Dodge 2 (1 continued), Dooly 2, Laurens 2, Pulaski 2 8 BRUNSWICK CIRCUIT. Appling 1, Charlton 1, Clinch 2, Glynn 3, Ware 3, Wayne 1 11 342 The Macon Telegraph, Columbus Enquirer, Savannah News and Augusta Chronicle are re quested to publish this notice once a week for two weeks, and to send their bills to this office. Z. D. HARRISON, Clerk Supreme Court of Goorgia. NT ATE OF GEORGIA, EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT. PROCLAMATION. / 1 EORG1A; * » By HENRY D. McDANlEL, Governor of said State. Wherrab, The General Assembly, at its last session, passed the following Acts, to-wit: “An Act to amend the Constitution of the State of Georgia by striking therefrom paragraph 15, Section 7, Article 3.” Sec. I. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia,and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, that the Constitution of this State lie amended by striking therefirom paragraph 16 of section seven < 7 >. article three (3), which reads as follows, to-wit: Paragraph XV.— All special or local hills shull originate in thn House ot' Representatives. The Sneaker of the House of Representatives shall, within five days from the organization of the General Assembly, appoint a committee, consisting of one from each Congressional District, whose duty it shall be to consider and consolidate all special and local bills on the same subject, and report the same to has been i two-thirm or renon. Jess the DRUNKENNESS Iu#tA2itl'y Ouroci. Dr. Hnineti' GOLDEN HPECTFlCGtafanff* destroys all appetite for alcoholic liquors. It can be rtecreily udrnimstered .in coffee, tea, or any article of food, even in liquor itself, with »i«*err« failinn results. Thousands of the worst drunk ards have been cured, who to-day believe they quit drinking of their own free will. Endorsed by every body who knows of its virtues but saloon-keepers, Send for pamphlet containing hundreds of testi monials from the beat women and men from ail parts of the country. Address in confidence, J0LDEN SPECIFIC CO., 185 Race St., Cincinnati. & dec20 w8m Mort^i.Kt.’, «Vc — R. H. GORDON. J Superior Court. May term, 188t>. IT appearing to the Court by tlie petition of Win. L. Tillman, accompanied by the notes and mortgage deed, that on the fourth day of May Eighteen Hundred and Fighty-*hree, the defend ant made and delivered to the plaintiff her twe promissory notes, hearing date the day and yeai aforesaid, whereby tin- defendant promised by one of said promissory note- t<» pay to the plaintifl or bearer, twenty-four months after the date thereof, Eighteen Hundnd and Eighty-eigh' Dollars and Twenty-two Cents, with interest from date at eight per cent per annum, and i‘ said note was not paid : l maturity, ten per cen» attorney’s fe<.- tor the c ollection thereof, for value received: mid by the other of .-aid prumi sorv notes the defendant promised to pay totht Plaintiff. ' r tier, ihi.t date thereof. Eighteen eigh» Dollar- and TV- nt he House; and no spcciul or locul Gill shall be ' nsidered by the House until the same reported by the committee, unless by a - vote; ind no bill shall be considered . to tin . louse by said committee, tin- tine shall have been laid before it with- n title* u days after the organizaiton ot the Gen- ■rul /. * ... iy, except by a two-thirds vote. Sec. li. ‘L it further enacted, That whenever he above proposed amendment to the ( onstitu- ion shall . • . greed to by two-thirds of the mem- hereby authorized and instructed to cause said amendment to be published in at least two news papers in each congressional District in this State for the period of two months next preceding the time of holding the next general election. enacted, That the ubove ... hull be submitted for rati fieu'tion or rejection to the electors ot this .State at the next general election to be held after publi* cation, as provided tor in the second section of this Act. in the several election districts in thia State, at which election every person shall be en titled to vote wno is entitled to vote for mem bers of the General Assembly. All persona voting at said election in favor of adopting the proposed amendment to the constitution shall write, or have printed on their ballots the words, “For ratification o! the amendment striking par agraph 16 of section 7, article ;i, from the constitu- tion:“ and all persons opposed to the adoption of the aforesaid proposed amendment shall write, or have printed on their ballots the words, “Against ratification of the amendment striking paragraph 16 of section 7, article 3, from the con- Htitution.” Sec. IV. Be it further enacted, That the Gov ernor be, and he is herebj authorized and direct* ed to provided for the submission of the amend ment proposed in the first section of this Act to a vote of the people, us required by the Constitu tion of the State, in paragraph 1, section 1. of article 13, and by this Act, and if ratified, the Gov ernor shall, when he ascertains such ratification from the Secretary of State, to whom the return* shall he referred in the same manner as in cases of election for members of the General Assembly, to count and ascertain the result, issue his procl&> nmtion for the period of thirty days announcing such result and declaring the amendment rati fied. Sec. V. Be it further enacted. That ull laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be, and the same are hereby repealed. Approved September 24, 1885. “An Act to amend the last sentence of Article 7, Section l. Paragraph 1 of the Constitution of 1877.” Section I. Be it enacted by the General Assem bly of the State of Georgia, That the last sentence ofartirJt 7. section 1 paragraph 1 of the Constitu tion of 187' be. and the same i« hereby amended by adding thereto at the end of said sentence the following word*. “And to make suitable provision for such confederate soldier* as may have been pornianentiv initired in -.mil service. ’ so that said sentenrt u in n -i> .• mended shall read us follows; “To supply tilt -oldiers who lost a limb or limbs gin . fees IV»i said tl i i.t <.t id.int ib Eighty- . amM; am vali u 11 v * i l ,o tin " on ill her deed «-f mortgage, w herebj • %, . 1. r. ..*ii i :. , g. . •• :I.• li... I. rt a rmr< elo! nan ! n th« west side of Broad street in the city of Columbus, am: in said roun’y and siuti, b« :ug about tw. nty-five Let m front ..n Broad street and runningb.ick tin full depth of said lot, mil known as part of loi number sixty-live, with all the improvement!- thereon, upon wiii« h i- -ituuted Store House number one hundred and fortj-three; and it fur ther appearing ihat -aid n tes remain unpaid; It is, tin re fore, ordered that the said defendant pay into Court on or before the first day of the next term thereof, the principal, interest, attor ney’s fees and . "-!?* due on said notes, or show cause to the contrary, if any she can : and that or the failure of tiie defendant so to do, the equit) of redemption in and to said mortgage premise* be forever thereafter barred and foreclosed. And it is further ordered that this rule be pub the next term of this Court, or served on the de fendant or her special agent or attorney, at least three months previous to the next term of thi» Court. J. T. WILLIS, C. J. THORNTON, Judge C. C. C. Plaintiffs Attorney. A true extract from the minute* of Muscoget Superior Court, May term, 1886. nuke the confederate State* , irtifl imba during life, and to )>l« i ■ • -ions for such confederatesol- ln.v< been penmuieruly injured in nd be it further enacted, That if thi* t shall be agreed to by two-thirds of i>-.-letted to eucn of the two Houses, • ..I b<- entt red on their journals with ■ : .• ty- : 1- n thereon; and the Gov- <. - id amendment to be published e i ! < i- in each congressional _* ino.’ii h- • u \ ions to the next general ■ .in .nn shall fie submitted to the )•-?.. \t general .-lection; and the legal in .. \t general election shall have tn- uinteu on their tickets the words, n‘ or “nun-ratification,” as they may ut«-: and if a majority of the voters • ole for members of the General As- ing thereon, shall vote in favor of rati- in this ..lmmlment shall become a article 7. st ction 1. paragraph l of the 1 the Governor shall the of. mytt) oam4m 111. Beit further enucted. That all law* and parts of Jaws militating against the provis ions of this Act be, and the same are hereby re pealed. Approved October 19 No thereto Henry ernor of said State,do issue this my proclamation, hereby declaring that the foregoing proposed amendments are submitted to the qualified voters of the State, at the general election to be held on Wednesday, October 6,1886, for ratification or re jection of said amendments tor either of them) a* provided in said Acts respectively. Given under my hand and the seal of the Ex ecutive Department, this 31st day of July, 1886. HENHV D. McDANlEL, Governor. By the Governor, J. W. Warrex, Sec. Ex. Dep t. aurt oaw td