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5 OAILY ENQl.’IRlilt-SUN: COLUMBUS GEORGIA, SATURDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 2, 1886. HAPPESIXflS IK IIAII It Is, A Collation or Intermit I no Ni-ns KoU'k anil IVr. xonol Parnitrn|)liH, ■Correspondence Euqulrer-Sun. Mrs. Cad Johnston, of Greenville, spent several days In Hamilton lost week. She has a host >,f fHends here who arc always glad to welcome her hare. Mr. J. C. Bold, of Blue Springs, happened to a serious mishap iu our little city yesterday even- ing. In returning home after making a few pur chases, his mule became frightened and ran away, throwing Mr. Reid to the ground. He was badly bruised about the head and thigh; no bones were broken. At last accounts he was resting quietly, though for a while Ms suffering was intense. Mr. Reid is on old man, and hurts at his age are not rapidly cured. The “mogul” on the Columbus and Rome railroad came thundering into town yesterday morning, and on turning the last curve suddenly ran into a yearling. The brakes were blown on, but too late. There was a dust, a thud and a dead yearling. The yearling belonged to Mr. Livingston. We were unable to ascertain whether it was a Jersey, a Guernsey, a Devon or commoner. At any rate it was of fine stock. The mail train was about an hour behind time yesterday evening. We learned it was due to a slight accident in Columbus. It was a little amusing to watch some of our evening sleepers who, accustomed to sleep until the train comes in, walked to the office, unlock their boxes, then look to their chronometers, and with a surprised look ask the postmaster, “No mail ?” The bland smile of the postmaster was a sufficient answer. We were a little amused a day or two since in meeting a gentleman through whose land the Georgia Midland passes. A party of the officials of the road has just left, having located a depot on his land. He had given the right of way and had thought he would get even for the depot lot, but he said he had not time to say a word. Before he knew what to say, Henry just said all right, all right; the deed is properly written; sign there. And what could he do ? He signed. The report on cotton is it will be short. The fleecy staple continues to come in rapidly. If the dry weather continues for three weeks as it has in the last ten days, the farmers think that the major portion of the cotton crop will have been sold. Collections for this year have been good up to now, but there is very little to go to old “scores.” The roads in our county are in rather a bad con dition, and court is only a little over a week off. The overseers have been waiting for a rain in order to work them, but no rain lias as yet foilen, and therefore no roads have been worked scarce ly. Wo cannot predict whether our grand jury will consider this fact or not. The trouble will be that this time they have waited too long. The formers of Harris county are paying more attention to raising stock than at any period in the past. In going over the county you will see any number of fine colts, both mules and horses. A better breed of cows is also creeping into use. If the present experiment proves successful it will not be long before such a thing as imported mules and horses will be a new thing. We can not see why our farmers have not taken this step sooner. Most of them have plenty of land to pasture stock and it requires but little atten tion to always have a young mule or horse to take the place of the old, worn out ones. A gen tleman in Hamilton has not bought a horse in a long time, always raising his own horses, who has on hand now three colts which all bid fair to be good horses. The farmers must, to make money, adopt the old eastern rule—work every way to get along without paying out the money, and when they bring this rule into practical use they will surely becomo independent. The 29th has passed, and we are safe, so far as the earthquake is concerned. Wo are glad the last theory on earthquakes was not published any sooner. The theory that the pressure exerted by mountains has something to d© with these earthly upheavals causes us not to relish the idea of living between two chains; but we think that theory is bad. It is like the undistributed mid dle in logical fallacies—it won’t prove up always. We think that when the final theory is devolved, and the fundamental causes are reduced to a sys tematic rule, that the gradual shifting of the earth from a perfect sphere to a speroid, shorten ing from north to south and lengthening from oast to west, that these changes are the prime causes of these upheavals. The same matter is here now as in the creation, none lost, but as suming a different shape only. “For could one small nebulous atom stray, Nature itself would hasten to decay.” | CH ATT A HOOCH EE SIPKRIOR COURT. The Criminal Cases Tried—Pleased With the Sew Solicitor-General. Cussbta, Ga., Oct. 1.—Our superior court met last Monday at 10 o’clock a. m., Judge J. T. Willis presiding with his usual dignity, and adjourned at 4 o’clock p. m. Wednesday. This has been the shortest court we have had in several years — there being only one civil case passed upon by the jury. Col. B. A. Thornton, having leave of absence, caused some civil and several of the most important criminal cases to be continued. The following prisoners were convicted and sentenced as follows : The State vs. Jwen Lane, assault with intent to murder; two years to penitentiary. The State vs. Seab Gibsou. cattle stealing; two years to penitentiary. The State vs. Bornie Molden, cattle stealing; six months on chain gang or fine f $50. The State vs. Abe Turner, disturbing public worship; six months on chain gang or fine of $50 and cost. The grand jury returned only eight indict ments at this term, which speaks well for the county. Among the general presentments of the grand jury I find the following, which reflects much credit on our new and able solicitor-gen eral, viz.: “In taking leave of the court we re turn thanks to his honor Judge J. T. Willis for uniform kindness shown this body, and to Solici tor-General A. A. Carson for his wise counsel in guiding us in our deliberation, and congratulate the circuit in securing the services, as state coun sel, of one whom we regard as upright, con scientious and able.” The entire public was fovorably impressed with the diligence and ability with which the solicitor discharged his duties. X. Y. 55. Farts from Fortsoii. For»son, Ga., October I.-Enquirbr-Sun: Mr. T. W. Fortson has been quite ill for a day or two. Mr. T. G. Knight and family, of Birmingham, Ala., are here, the guest of Mrs. Knight’s brother, Mr. A. E. Williams. This is a regular October morning—dry and cool. The mill and water gin of Mr. T. W. Fort- son had to shut down sdme time ago for want of water. Wiggins ought to be put in the penitentiary for ninety-nine years. It is too bad to disappoint the people in that kind of style. But as long as there are people who love to be gulled, there will always be some hair-brained rascal to do it. Bane Ball Brevities. Following is the result of the games played •yesterday: Boston—Boston 12, Kansas City 3. New York—New York 10, Detroit 9. Pittsburg—Brooklyn 2, Pittsburg 7. Philadelphia—Philadelphia 6, St. Louis 2. Washington—Washington I, Chicago 8. Saved from a Horrible Kate. “Well,” said one Chicasro anarchist to another, with a sigh, “it might have been “Yes, indeed,” was the reply. “It might have been imprisonment with hard labor. WHAT MRS. STAUNTON SAW. TIu Trnuhli' Cau.ciI ll.ir hjr Mm. I.nldlor—Thp IVifr nriho Arm oil Mlnl.lrr Trlllmt ofClimiue In ill .- llusl.nml IV Inal thr Woman rami'. New York Times, 30tli, Franklin Avenue Presbyterian church was crowded yesterday afternoon when the trial of the Rev. Benjamin Staunton, of Fort Greene church, was re- sumed. The fact that Mrs. Staunton whs to testify against her husband attracted a targe number of ladies to the church, t he Rev. Benjamin Staunton entered the church after the Rev. T. DeWitt Talmage had offered prayer and took his usual seat behind his counsel, the Rev. Dr. Hugh Smith Carpenter and the Rev. J. W. Haire- mau. s A few moments later Mrs. Staunton came up the aisle leaning in a very languid iW u 'n er 011 *'^ le ftrm 1'or attorney, Asa ”• Tenney. She wore a dark brown silk dress trimmed with rough cloth and steel buttons; a small Euglish ‘‘pork pie” hat, and a woolen shawl. She is small, slight, and bus large blue eyes. Mrs. Staunton’s laee was pale and she was evidently ill. She glanced once in the direction of her husband as she took the witness stand, but the look met with no response. The reverend husband kept his eyes riveted on the green leaves of the carpet. Mrs. Staunton spoke in soft, slightly drnwling tones, but she was equal to the longest and most intricate question. She wept at one time, but recovered herself very quickly and faced Dr. Carpenter as though she had not known the emotion. “Gentlemen,” said Mr. Talmage, ns the case was about to proceed, “let us, as the interest of the trial deepens, adhere to the most genial phraseology. The gentlemen for the prosecution did not volunteer their services. It should be remembered that ministers of religion are among the most overworked classes; that the strain is chiefly on the nervous system. Sometimes it is diflic'lit for them to preserve equi- pose, and it is not to be wondered at. The eyes of the world are upon us through the most talented journalists in this or in any land.” The Rev. Dr. S. D. Spier thanked Mr. Talmage for his “paternal, apostolic and almost divinely inspired vocalization.” Mrs. Staunton was called to the stand and told of her marriage in 1872, ana how she first became acquainted with Mrs. Laidler, whose troubles with a drunken husband appealed strongly to her sympa thies. It was at her suggestion that Mr. Staunton went to board with the Laidlers when she visited Saratoga, she thinking her husband might restrain Mr. Laidler. On her return the trouble began. Mr. Staunton came for her, ail unusual event, she said. He did not tell her until then that Mrs. Laidler had moved into their house. “When I came back from Sara toga I found tho house renovated from top to bottom, the wails freshly papered, a room expressly fitted up for Mrs. Laidler with her own furniture. I told Mrs. Laidler that I did not like the change in the house. I said I had a terrible F resentiment which I could not define. 3eemed to feel like going through a floor. I felt as though I were going into a strange house. On the way home he had begged me to invite her to stay, as she had no where to go. I told him I wished to have time to think of it.” “Did you finally write her to come?” “Yes. I thought I would overcome my feelings and do a Christian act, so I in vited her in the face of the fact that the result might be disastrous. She camo. She had separated from her husband and told me that she had never been so happy. Mr. Staunton said it was better for her to leave him, as he was nothing but a drunken sot. The first night I was at home I sat up till 12 o’clock with them and then went to bed. They sat up often as late as 4 o’clock in the morning.” “Did you never remonstrate with your husband?” “Yes, and he said Mrs. Laidler had her troubles to tell him, and that he was not sleepy. Sometimes they sat in the study, and then they went to the basement. Again I remonstrated, and he told me he had his sermons to write and she had her sewing to do. Sometimes Mrs. Laidler would pretend to go to bed, and then go down and see my husbana. I used to go un stairs and find her in her room; then when I found my husband did not come to bed I revisited her room and discovered that she had gone down. One Sunday evening after preaching Mr. Staunton staid up till 4 a. m. I know they did not go to their rooms be cause I kept going to see if they were there. Then I must have caught cold running to and fro so much. I went to the basement, and Mr. Staunton came flying out as white as a sheet. I said: ‘I am sick.’ He said: ‘Come in here,’ and pushed me into a kitchen chair and put me on some slippers. He held me there, being very solicitous all of a sudden for my health. I went up stairs, taking a lamp with me, and entered Mrs. Laidler’s room. She was sitting on the bed with her hair down. Her candle was blown out and she was going to bed in the dark. I exclaimed : ‘There you are, are you ?’ but she made no reply.” “ How did they behave in the daytime?” “They were very sedate, but they could not look me in the face. On the day of the second prayer meeting after she came to us Mr. Staunton said he was indisposed, and begged me to ask Mr. Watt to offi ciate. I went to the church and did so. When I returned I saw through the shut ters that Mrs. Laidler was lying in an arm chair across Mr. atauaton’s lap. When I remonstrated Mr. Staunton said she was a f ood, noble woman, and on the slightest int from me would leave the house. I thought I would give her a hint, so 1 said while going to prayer meeting, ‘Your presence, Mrs. Laidler, makes me very unhappy, ana I wish you would leave, if you can make it convenient.’ After we got back Mr. Staunton went up stairs to see Mrs. Laidler and came down in a passion. He said: ‘Here, madam, what have you been doing to Mrs. Laidler?’ I said: ‘1 have asked her to leave.’ -You miserable little wretch,’ he said, ‘I want you to under stand I won’t have a lady insulted in my bouse. Get right out of here, and don't stop to take your traps.’ He took me by the arm and shook me.” Then her hus band gave her the option of apologizing to Mrs. Laidler or leaving the house, and on tlie advice of her brother and for the sake of the child she chose the former alterna tive. “What was his treatment of you ?” “He was cynical, ironical and domineer ing. At last I felt I could not go to church anv more to see my husband sitting sing ing duets with Mrs. Laidler. She used to try and stare me out of countenance. After church he would ask me if I did not think Mrs. Laidler had an angelic voice. Once he asked me to play her an accompani ment. Said he: ‘You are my wife. You know what you ought to do under the cir cumstances. Look at Beecher and Tal mage. Did not their wives stand by them, and even testify for them?’ ‘Yes,’ said I, ‘but I guess Beecher didn’t want his wife to go and hug Mrs. Til.jn.’ I thought it was a preposterous thing for him to ask me to do.” Later on Mrs. Staunton wrote a letter to Mr i. Laidler, appealing to her as a mother to absent herself from the church. She also wrote to several of the elders of the church inclosing a copy of the letter to Mrs. Laidler. “After he found out what I had done,” said Mrs. Staunton, “he came to me. He said : ‘You puny little snob. Do you suppose the presbytery will ever listen to you ? I have some appearance, and appearance goes a long way. I can talk and use eloquence; I have a lunatic asylum open for yon and prison bare won t keep you out.’ Then lie cam., nearer. ‘You are not half as good as Mrs. Laidler,’ he said. ‘She is ten times the woman you were, are, or ever will be. You would be as bad as any woman if you could get a man to take a fancy to you. What good are you ?’ I said: ‘Ben, I am not of that kind. It is not kind of you to speak to me like that. Mrs. Laidler enters vfpmen’s houses like a serpent and willsteal their husband's from them.’ At that he took me by the throat, dragged me to tile ground nearly to the next room. I wriggled around and kicked. Finally there was a knock oil the wall and he let go my throat. Iran next door and told them he tried to kill me.” “Did you over say to Mr. Staunton that you would kill him ?” asked l)r. Carpenter. “I'll tell you how it was,” said Mrs. Staunt on meekly. “Once he refused to let my sister stay in the house because she would not recognize Mrs. Laidler at the Fort Greene church. 1 was so angry that I pulled a handful of his whiskers out. Bet I never said 1 would kill him.” “Supposing,” saidlDr. Carpenter, “und I make 1 lie hypothetical question as a minis ter of the gospel, that we could prove to you tint your suspicions with regard to your husband and Mrs. Laidler were incor rect would you, if lie started a now homo with new work, be reconciled to him for the sake of the child'’” “If you cau prove to me that ills inter course with .Mrs. Laidler was not crimin al,” she answered sharply, “I shall be only too glad. But,” quickly, “I know you can’t.” The Rev. Dr. Cavpontev declined to put another question. Mrs. Staunton was thereupon led from the church and the case was adjourned un til to-day. ZOU WATKINS’ FATE. Possible Solution of n Four Yours' Mystery. St. Louis, Mo., September 211.—In the spring of 1882 Miss Missouri Watkins, or “Zou,” as she was familiarly known, came to St. Louis from Denver, Col., with her sister Lillie. They wore on their way to New Orleans, and while in tho city were the gueAta of Mr. Isaac Martin, No. 2215 Gamble avenue. On Thursday, May 18, she went to visit an acquaintance who lived near the Martin residence. A party had been arranged for that night by Mrs. Martin to entertain the young ladies, and as Missouri did not return to the house to dress, a message was sent to the house where she was supposed to be calling. It was then learned that she had not been there that day, and her friends im me diately became alarmed. The police were notified, but the matter did not leak out for two days. She was betweeu 18 and 17 years old. slight, well formod, with blue eyes and brown hair. It was thought that she had gone away with some western lover, but her sister and all her friends denied repeatedly that she had ever formed ail attachment for any one. The police worked almost entirely upon the theory that she had gone away or her own notion and for a base purpose. Her friends refused to believe that she had not been forcibly carried away and \yos being detained against her will, or been murdered. On the morning of Tuesday, May 30, Joseph Roy, a fisherman, found the body of Missouri Watkins floating in the river, near the foot of Market street, Carondelet. No evidence was adduced to show whether her death was by suicide or caused by violent means, and the case re mained a mystery, although it was believed to be a case of suicide. On the 9th inst., Chief of Police Huebler received a letter from the Jefferson City (Mo.) penitentiary informing him that in May, 1882, Zou Watkins had disappeared in St. LouiB, and it was thought she had committed suicide. If the chief would send a good man to the penitentiary the guard would furnish him with the means of getting information about the murder of the girl. On September 22 a letter ad dressed to Sergeant J. Watkins, was re ceived by Sergeant Frank Watkins, of the police. It was from George W. Sears, a convict. He said he had written the chief concerning the sudden disappearance of Zou Watkins, but had heard nothing in re ply to the letter. He presumed that 8or- geant Watkins was a relative and wanted him to know that he (the prisoner Sears) could show the spot where the girl was thrown into the river, not more than 200 yards from the bar where she was found. The information was given to Fred Watkins, of Watkins & Leiber, an uncle of the girl. Her father, L. A. Watkins, of Denver, was in the city attending the Knights Templar conclave. Fred Watkins immediately sent for him. The girl’s father prepared to go to Jeffer son City last night, but another letter was received from the Guard Keister, dated September 27, who said that in his opin ion the story was told by Sears to get into court, with a view of making his escape. Mr. Watkins, however, left ter Jefferson City to-night to investigate the matter. Before starting he smd that ho took no stock in the last letter of Keister, but thinks there is more than smoke in the story. Fred Watkins says he thinks the disposition of all the officers is to discredit the stories connected with the matter. They worked so long on it and followed so many theories that they came to the conclusion that nothing more could bo g otten out of the mystery. Mr. Watkins as always adhered to the theory that his daughter was murdered. It is not known positively who the prisoner is, but it is be lieved at tho circuit attorney’s office that it is George Washington Sears, colored, who cut a woman’s throat in 1881 and on March 14, 1882, pleaded guilty to murder in the second degree and was sentenced to the penitentiary for life. Henry Ward Bowluir on liny Forer. You nevor before even suspected what it really was to sneeze. If a pane of glass is gone you sneeze. If you look into the sun shine you sneeze. If you sneeze once you sneeze twenty times. It is a riot of sneezes. First, a single one, like a leader in a flock of sheep, bolts over, and then, in spite of all you can do, the whole flock comes dash ing over in twos, in fives, in bunches of twenty. Thr St. Louis I’rohlbltlonlNls. St. Louis, October 1.—The prohibition ists of ‘his city met in convention last night and nominated a full city and state legislative ticket. The following nomina tions for congress were also made: Eighth district, James H. Harris; ni nth district, William C. Wilson; tenth district, Emer son R. Grant. A Fatal Fall. Louisville, October 1.—S. S. Hamilton, a prominent citizen and pork packer, fell down the stairway of his office to-day and broke his neck, lie died instantly. As a Cure for Sore Throat and Coughs, “Brown’s Bronchial Troches” have been thoroughly tested, and main tain their good repute' i ,u. octld&wlw An Intervlmi mlh Mrs. Langtry. Washington Po... The first interview t ever had witli tho Jersey Lily was a memorable one. I was sent as an ambassador extraordinary to offer her £100 ter a column article for an important New York periodical, i met her iu the lobby of the Albemarle Hotel, New York, and was presented by a friend of mine who happened to be with her. “Come up to Wallacks at 1,” she said; “I have mw an appointment, but will be there then at rehearsal.” I went, and made my way through the darkness back of the stage. She was in street costume and was at tho footlights going through the rehearsal of “Galatea.” Just as I had arrived at the conclusion that she would rank about the 27000th among the handsome women I knew she came up the stage to where I stood. I tola her my errand. “I couldn’t write anything that anybody would want to ri-ad,” she said, with a laugh. 1 murmured I something about her ability being no doubt equal to hor modesty, when, with out noticing it, she went on: “But you could. You could write something and I could sign it. How would that do?” it wouldn’t do at nil, I answered. What we wanted was some sketch of herself and her friends unit her going on the stage, and all that. “All! well, yes; then Mrs. Lacouchere , here will write it; won’t you, dear? That worthy chaperone said she would] try, "and we can fuss it up together.” “A hundred pounds you said,” mused the beauty demurely. I corrected her and said #100—.€20. "On! it's nothing!” she broke out; “for ] ft whole column, tool” I assured her Unit no paper would prob- j ably pay any more. At any rate, I was not authorized to offer it. “And 1 got €122," she continued, “for ' just signing my name to a certificate of soap yesterday!” I plea t.d tnat this would be diflerent; “sinning n nice ar iclo nil a "out your pro fession—your home—your tastes — am hi- j tions—different from soap don’t you see?” She opened her mg eyes mid looked with ! pathetic inquiry at Mrs. ..ubouchere, then bark at me. “No, not a shilling loss,” she said: “what’s the difference?” I feared that she was becoming bewil dered as to the quality of tilings an turn ed sadly away. WnuU tin 1 lluly Inri'ensril. Ottaw a, Octolior 1.—George Gooder- ham, of Gooderham it Worth, distillers, of Toronto, is here to ask the government to iucreose the duty on imported whisky. Till- llrsl Itliriimntir Mrlllrlno. Mr. J. W. Marshall, a merchant in llaynsvillo, and well known in Houston county. Ga., lias this to say about tho “best of all rheumatic remedies:” “I have been a sufferer from rheumatism for 28 years; I am now sound and well: six bottles of Swift’s Specific cured me. I write this in the hope that others may profit by my experience.” Another Nuffcrt'F. For six years I was afflicted with chronic rheumatism, part of the time perfectly helpless, not beingableto walk at all. For a while my leit leg was drawn backward until nearly doubled. It had a number of running sores on it. Physicians gave me no relief. 1 tried every patent medicine recommended for rheumatism, being a druggist myself, but to no profit. At last I eommenced the use of Swift’s Specific. At first it seemed to make me worse. My leg was much swollen, and I had a physician to lance it. I soon began to improve. Af ter taking less than a dozen bottles of Swift’s Specific, I found myself sound and well for the first time in six years. That was five months ago ; I have felt no symp toms of the disease since. I believe Swift’s Specific to be the best of all rheumatic remedies made. I commend it to all who are suffering as I have suffered. John R. Peel, With C. E. Obinehain, Druggist. Pilot Point Texas, Jan., 1880. Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed free. The Swift Specific Co., Drawer 3, At- anta, Ga 157 W. 23d St., New York. From a. Minister. Rev. C. T. Clark, a member of the South Georgia Methodist Conference, writes from Tattnall county, Ga.: “One year ago I wus taken with rheumatism, and became al most helpless for over three months. All the remedies used seemed to fail until I commenced the use of Swift’s Specific. I have taken five bottles, and am perfectly sound and well again. I would have writr ten sooner, but waited to see if the cure was permanent. And now 1 unhesitating ly recommend S. S. 8. :is a safe and reliable remedy for rheumatism. I have all confi dence in its virtue,” It Never Fnlls. 1 have had blood poison ever since Octo ber, 1885, and obtained no relief from any treatment fund I tried several) until I com menced taking Swift’s Specific. In one month I felt as well ns I ever liud. I also had a good appetite, and was entirely free from the pains in my shoulder and Lead, which hod tormented me so long. Now all tho sores and swellings from my head are gone. S. W. McCarter. No. 78 Madison St. New York, April 30,1888. DAILY COTTON STATKMKNT. Columbus, Ga., October 1, lssil. COTTON BILLS—SIGHT. New York 1 H off, Eastern % off, Boston slight '•( off, Savannah \ oil; Bank checking on New York jver the counter premium amt on Savannah at par. Cotton. Market to-day dull and unchanged; inferior 0; ordinary 5c; oxwl ordinary S T „c; low middling 8!ofajS'’*c; middling 8 18.16c; good middling 8';, (hi 9c. RECEIPTS. To-day. To Date. By South western railroad HO tail By Mobile and Girard railroad 101 997 By Ooiumhtis and western road... 5 163 By OolEjnhus and Rome railroad . 170 1,095 By the river 0 1,416 By wagons 589 5,8-19 Totals 978 11,126 SHIPMENTS. To-<lay. To Date By Southwestern railroad 611 8,225 fly Columbus and Western rood... 0 0 By the river 0 0 Taken by Columbus factories 105 776 Totals 716 9,001 Bales 320 8,601 STATEMENT. Stock on hand August 31, 1885 1,079 Received to-day 978 “ previously 10,148—11,126 12,205 ©hipped to-day 716 %e previously 8,285 -9,001 Stocks on hand 3,20-1 WEEKLY STATEMENT. 1886. 1885. Stock August 31st 1,079 .'150 Received past week 4,769 4,330 Total received 11,126 14,112 Total received, including stock 12,205 14,462 Shipped past week 3,787 3,899 Total shipped 9,001 10,895 Total Columbus factories 776 995 Stock September 10 3,201 3,567 Sales 3,769 3,782 ANALYSIS OK RECEIPTS. Columbus has received 11,126 bales since Septem ber 1, 2986 bales less than the same date last year. The Southwestern railroad has brought 691 bales, 751 less; Mobile and Girard 997 bales, 36H less; Columbus and Western 163 bales,274 less;Columbus and Rome 1,695 bales, 30 more; river 1,416 bales, 1,498 less; wagons 5,891 bales, 125 less. THE UNITED STATES PORTS. 1886. 1885. Receipts for th e week 156,164 159,121 Total receipts to date 389,014 408,199 Exports for the week 67,950 45,005 Total exports to date 157,315 114,458 Stock 324,089 323,621 Stock at interior towns 30,880 31,921 Through Cotton. The following table shows the numberof bales of cotton which have passed through this city from points on the roads named to Savannah and eastern markets since September 1, 1886 : Mobile and Girard railroad 5,731 Columbusand Rome railroad 170 Columbus und Western railroad 4,264 Total bales cotton 10,165 MARKETS BY TKMIUKAFII. Financial. L.indon, October 1.—4 p. m.--Consols money 100 15-16, account 101%. NEW YORK MONEY MARKET. New York, October 1.—Noon -Stocks quiet and steady. Money quiet, 6. Exchange long $4.82(&$4.82%, shert $4.84% <■<■ $4.85. State bonds dull and neglected. Government bonds strong. New York, October 1. -Exchange at $1.82. Money 17 " 5 per cent. Government bonds dull; new four per cents 128%: three percents 129!, bid. State bonds neglected, SUB-TREASURY BALANCES. Gold in the Sub-Treasury $126,457,000; currency $26,257,000. STOCK MARKET. New York. October 1.—The following were olosingq notations of the stock exchange: Ala class A 2 to 5.... 105 O <fc N 65 do class B 5s 107* -j N. O. Hue. 1st* 75% Ga 6*8 N. Y. Central Ill Ga 8’s mortgage. .. 112 1 ,j; Norfolk&W’n pro.. 4*1 1 N C6’h 124 Northern Pacific... 28 1 ,j dot’s 99*4 do preferred.. 01% 8 C con Brown 109 Pacific Mail 57’., 'Penn, sottlem’t 3s 76 Heading 35% Virginia 6s * 47 . Rich. & Alleghany 9 Virginia consols... 50 ' Richmond & Dun.. MO Ohesap’ke «& Ohio 9% Rich & W. P. Ter’l 28 ., Chicago Si N. W .... 117 Rock Island 126'., do preferred MP4 St. Paul 95% Del. Si hack 136%' do preferred 120' , Erie 3V* Texas Pacific 17 East Tetin 12 Union Pacific 60'., Lake Shore 90', N. J. Central 61'.. L. A- N 49*4 Missouri Pacific 111% Memphis & Char.. 40% Western 1’idnn... 73', Mobile Si Ohio.... 16‘., "Rid. iAsked. Cotton. LivKRP001. October 1. Noon. «’otton market dull and prices generally in buyers’ favor; mid dling uplands 5 7-16d, Orleans 5%d; sales 8,000 bales—tor speculation and export 1000 bales. Receipts 00 bales -00 American. Futures dull at decline, at the following quo tations : October 5 15-64d October and November 5 8-6-Id November and December 5 6-6401)5 7-64d December and January not quoted January and February 5 6-6-kl February and March 5 7-64(45 H-64d March and April 5 9-64d April ami May 5 11-6-Id ’renders of deliveries for to-day’s clearing 00 bales of new docket and 00 bales of old docket. Sales of the week 63,000 Amuricun 46,000 Speculators took 8,700 Exports took 3,300 Forwarded from ship's side direct to spin ners Actual export 4,200 Imports 32,000 American 21,060 Stock 377,000 American * 205,000 Afloat 83,000 American 52.000 2 p. m.-Sales to-day include 5,100 bales of American. Futures: October delivery, 5 14-64d buyes; Oetoberand November, 5 8-64d sellers; November and December, 5 6-64d buyers; December and Janurv, 5 6-6-kl Hellers; January and February. 5 6-64ci value; February and March, 5 7-61(1 buyers; March and April, 6 9-64d buyers; April and May, 5 11-61(1 buyers; May and June, 5 16-6-ki buyers. Futures dull. 4:00 p. m.—October, 5 13-64(1 buyers; October and November, 5 7-6td buyers; November and December, 5 0-61(1 sellers; December and January, 5 5-6ld buyers; Jauuary and February, 5 5-64d buyers; February and March, 5 G-64d buyers. March and April, 5 8-61(1 buyers; April and May, 5 10-04d buyers; May and June, 5 1.3-04d sellers. Futures closed steady. New York, October 1.—Cotton market easy; sales 725 bales; middling uplands at 9%c, Orleans 9 ll-16c. Consolidated net receipts 30,093 bales; exports Oreat Britain 4140, to continent 3090, France 31; stock 324.089. Weekly net receipts 512, gross 30,429; exports to Great Rritain 4571, to France 1101, continent 6051; sales 5569; sales to spinners 5569; forwarded —; stock 86,687. NEW YORK AND NEW ORLEANS FUTURES. New York, October 1—Net receipts 00, gross 2850. Futures closed quiet; sales 87,300 bales, as follows: October 9 10-100(6)9 17-100 November 9 22-100609 23-100 December 9 27-100 January 9 34-100 February 9 43-100(49 44-100 March- 9 51 100(40 62-100 April 9 60-100669 61-100 May 9 69-100(a>„ 70-100 June .9 77-10061.9 78-100 July 9 85-100609 86-100 August 9 92-100 Green & Co., in their report on cotton futures, say: The market made a decided break of 6 points on near and 96olO points on late months, with only a partial recovery and quiet feeling at the close. The decline at Liverpool, but more particularly the sudden addition to the stock in that city, was the principal factor of the depres sion, lcadiug to free Selling out of a largo propor tion of recent investment. Increase of supplies and continued pretty free offering from the south also helped the decline. New Orleans, October 1—2:36 p. m—Futures quiet, steady; sales 20,100 bales, as follows: October 8 91-100668 93-100 November 8 81-100668 82-100 December 8 82-1006/ 8 83-100 January 8 91-100668 92-100 February 9 02-100609 03-100 March 9 1.3-I00fty9 14-100 April 9 231006/ 9 24-K0 May 9 33100660 34-100 June 9 44-1006/ 9 45-100 July 9 52-100669 54-100 TOTAL NET RECEIPTS AT THE PORTS. New York. October 1. -The following are the total net receipts of cotton at all ports since September 1, 1886: Galveston 117,392 New Orleans 72,202 Mobile 8,292 Savannah 102,941 Charleston 50,317 Wilmington 12,803 Norfolk 16,057 Baltimore 786 New York 572 Boston 198 Newport News Philadelphia 963 West Point 2,053 Brunswick 2,000 Port Royal 786 Pensacola 2,053 Indianola Total 389,014 Galveston, October 1. Cotton steady; mid- lings 9%c; net receipts 5118, gross 5118; sales 1072; stock 60,692; exports to continent 00, Great Britain 00. Weekly net receipts 33,849, gross 33,849; sales 3687; exports to continent 00, to Great Britain 4140. Norfolk, October 1. -Cotton steady; mid dlings 9'4; net receipts 1672, gross 1672; sales ; stock 9849; export?, to Great Britain 00. Weekly net receipts 9696, gross 9696; sales 3637; exports to Great Britain 00, continent 00. Baltimore, October 1.—Cotton firm: mid dlings 9%c; net receipts 225, gross 2916; sales -, spinners —; stock 6805; exports to Great Brit ain 00, to continent 00. Weekly net receipts 242; gross 4290; sales —; to spinners 285; exports to Great Britain 00, continent (X). Boston, Octobei L—Cotton quiet; middlings 9%c; net receipts 0. gross 2156; sales 00; stock ; exports to Great Britain 00. Weekly net receipts 154, gross 8728; sales 00; exports to Great Britain 1329. Wilmington, October 1. -Cotton easier; mid dlings 9 316c; net receipts 2403, gross 2403; sales 00; stock 11,679; exports to Great Britain 00. Weekly net receipts 9054, gross 9054; sales 0; ex ports Great Brituin 00. Philadelphia, October 1 -Cotton firm; mid dlings 94c; net receipts 00, gross 1125; sales 00; stock 9627; exports to Oreat Britain 0. Weekly net receipts 250, gross 3550; exports to Great Britain 1061. .Savannah, Ga., October L— Cotton quiet; middlings 8 15-lGc; net receipts 6986, gross 6986; sales 1250; stock 51,865; exports to Great Britain 00. Weekly net receipts 37,495, gross 37,521; sales 10,95f; exports to Great Britain 11,856, France 00, continent 5650. New Orleans, October I. Cotton market weak; middlings 9 1 .c; net receipts 5978, gross 6H56; sales 1200; stock 44,469; exports to Great Britain 00, to continent 00. Weekly net receipts 31,032, gross 38,423; sales 6650; exports to Great Britain 500; continent 1901, France 11,640. Mobile, October 1.—Cotton market quiet; middlings 9c; net receipts391, gross 427; sales 500; stock 4461. Weekly net receipts 3059, gross 3660; sales 2500: exports to continent (X). Memphis, October 1 Cotton steady; middlings 9'.,c; receipts 2197; shipments 1106; sales 800; stock 11,520. Weekly net receipts 9118; shipments3340; sales 3493, to spinners 00. Augusta, Ga., October 1.—Cotton easy; mid dlings 8%c; receipts 1545; shipments 0; sales 6808; stock —. Weekly receipts 7583; shipments 6278; sales 7423 spinners 00. Charleston, 8* C\, October 1.—Cotton quiet; middlings 8%c bid; net receipts 486.3, gross 4863; sales 2549; stock 38,496; exports to Great Britain 00. Weekly net receipts 24,304, gross 24,304; sales 9849; exports to Great Britain 3650. Montgomery, October 1.—Cotton steady; middlings 8 1.3-16;wc:ekly receipts 6452; shipments .5530; stock this year 6113, last year 2812; sales 5530. Macon, October 1—Cotton steady; middUn%A' 4 X 1 .,;rccoipis 1215; sales3346; stock this year 1796, w lust year 2990; shipments 3097. Nashville, October 1.—Cotton steady: mid dlings 9%c; receipts 409; shipments 111; sales 179, spinners 65; stock this year 150, last vear 06 Pout Royal, October 1—-Weekly net receipts 54; si*jok 369. 3 Selma, October 1.—Cotton steady; middlings 8%c; weekly receipts 3075; shipments 2488; stock KGt-i. Rome. October 1. -Cotton firm; weekly re ccipts 1683: shipments 1302; stock 381. Atlanta, Ga., October L—Cotton rece ts 11 bales; middlings 8 ; ^c. Provision*!. Chicago, October 1 - Flonr steady, unchanged; southern winter wheat $4 15(a>4 60. Mess pork — October at $9 10«i»9 82%, November $9 10ra9 35, December, mt quoted. Lard—October $5 87% f <v5 97, November $5 90r«/ 5 95, December, not quoted. Short rib sides-October $6 62%r« 6 70. Boxed meat-H dry salted shoulders $6 I2%r®0 25, short clear sides $7 10<'/*$7 15. New Orleans, October 1.—Rice steady and unchanged Izouisianna. ordinary to good 3% (aiJ'.jc. Molasses ateacy; Louisiana open kettle —good prime to strictly prime 32c, prime 20w.22c, fair 150i>16, good common I3<a>l4e; centriftigals, firmer prime to strictly prime 15(419c, fair to good fair 12;/j)13c, common to good common 84$ 11c. St. Louis, October 1.—Flour unchanged- choice $3 25(ri!3 40, family $2 60(42 75. Provisions (lull and generally lower : Mess pork weak— ? i9 87%; lard etisys at $5 92%; bulk meals weak—* >oxod lots -long clear sides and short rib sides $6 85, short clear sides $7 00(</)7 05; bacon weak— long clear sides $7 37%, short rib sides $7 37%, short clear sides $7 62%; hums-$12 00(41.3 50. Cincinnati, October 1.—Flour dull-family at $3 20(43 40. Pork dull- $9 87'. 2 . Lard weak, at $6 05. Hulk meats easy and tending lower- short rib sideH $6 87%. Bacon easy—shoulders $7 50, short rib sides $7 75,short clear sides $8 10. 44 rut n. Chicago, October 1.—'Wheat— October 73%<a> 74%e, November 75 :, M (476%c, December 77%(o>78%. Corn -October 30 > .i(i«36%c, November 38%f«i38%c, December 89* ,4 39 l yC. Oats-October24%<424’2c, November 2t> , .,(/i»20%c l December 27' H (fl>27%. 8t. Louis, October 1.—Wheat active and high-* er—No. 2 red, cash 74%(//>75c, October 74%(g/75c, November 70%(ai77%c. Corn dull but firm—No. 1 mixed, cash 3*4%c, October —c, November35(»A 35',c Oats very dull but firm No. 2 mixed, cash 26%c, October 26%c, November 27%c. Cincinnati, October 1.—'Wheat quiet—No. 2 red 76%c. Corn weak—No. 2 mixed 40c. Oats dull—No. 2 mixed 27%c. Niigar itsd Coffee. New Orleans, La., October 1.— Coffee quiet and Arm—Rio, in cargoes, common to pnme, at 9%(4l2%c. Sugar firm-open kettle, prim© 6 : ‘^c, good lair to Billy fair 4‘4(44 7-10C. fair 4 : '4c, common to good common 4 1 .,(«i>4 f, - M e: centrifuals —choice white 6%e, choice yellow clarified 6 1-16 (46%c, prime yellow clurifled 6; m (<//6c, seconds 4% (45%c. New York, October 1 -Coffee, fair Rio firm— 11'4c. Sugar, market steady and more active; English islands quoted 4 : %c, Muscavado4'.^.cen trifugals 4%c; fair to good refluing 4 ;, 4(<(/4 13-16c, refined steady—extra C 4 : ' m (h>4%c, white extra O 5'..r«.7 l-16c, yellow 4%(.d4%c off, A 6 ll-16(o*5>^0; eut and mould 6c; standard A V'nC, confec tioners A 6c, cut loaf and crushed 0 5-16c, pow dered 0%(</>0%c. granulated sugar 6c, cube© 6%f46 5-16c. Chicago, October 1.— Sugar easier—standard A 5 94-lOO('/)0c. Cincinnati, October L—Sugar dull und lower— New Orleans 4%(«*6%c. ItoMin ami Tnrpcntinc. New York, October 1.—Rosin dull—strained $1 00(4$l 07%. Turpentine dull, at 37%c. Savannah, October 1.—Turpentine quiet, at 35c asked; sales — barrels. Kosin firm—good strained 90c(//>$l 07%; sales 00 barrels. Wilmington, October 1.—Turpentine steady, 35! 4 c. Rosin qnietr-strained 76c; good 80c. Tar firm—$1 62%; crude turpentine firm—hard 80c, yellow dip $1 90, virgin $1 90. Charleston, October 1— 1 Turpentine steady, at 34%c. Rosin Ann—good strained 80c. fofton Need Oil. New Orleans. I*a., October 1.—Cotton seed oil products dull and nom’l-new prime erode oil delivered 283./fv29c; summer yellow 30fty37c. Cake and meal, long ton, $19 00(420 00. Wool ami Hides. New York, October 1.—Hides steady—New Orleans selected, 45 and 60 pounds, 9%(q)10c; Texas selected, 50 und 00 pounds, 10(4l0%c. New York, October 1-Wool firm—domestic fleece 30fa>38c, Texas 10(ty26c. Whisky. Chicago, October 1.—Whisky quiet—$1 17 for distillers’ finished goods. St. Louis, October 1.—Whisky firm; $1 12. Cincinnati, October 1. —Whisky active,higher. $1 13. Freights. New York, October 1.—Freights to Liverpool steady-cotton per steamer 9-64r«>5-32d; wheat pei summer 3%d. COMMISSIONERS’ SALE j wo FOR PARTITION Valuable Plantations 1 'EOROIA. MUSCOGEE COUNTY Under and ' J|>y virtue of an oruer from the Superior Court ; of Muscogee County, passed at the May term, 1886 thereof, the undersigned Commissioners appoint ed by said court will sell in lront of the court J house of said county, in the city of Columbus, on ■ the first Tuesday in Dec* mher next, between the legal hours ot sale, at public outcry to the highest bidder, the following described plantation proper ty, all lying in the county of Muscogee, state of Georgia, towit: All that body of land kuown as the “James H. Jones”or “RidgewoodiPlantation,’ consisting of lot No. 266 in the ninth district, also lots Nos. 288 and 291, two hundred two and a half < 202 5j) acres each, more or less: also 100 acres of th© north .part of lot No. 2H7 at Jones’ Crossing, also fractional lots Nos. 289and 290. eighty-one 81; acres each, all in the tenth district, also the south half of lot No. 287 one hundred one and a quarter 1101 ' i 1 acre s more or less; also fractional lots Nos. 267 and 288, ninety -90) acres each, in seventeenth district; also fractional lot No. 1 in eighteenth district,sixty-seven and a half <67‘2 1 acres more or less. Maid plantation containing in all twelve hundred and eighteen and 101.e-fourth *»1218‘ »> acres more or less; 'excepting therefrom the small plot or enclosure known as the “Jones** family cemetery. '2 acre, and the right lof access thereto , bounded on north by lands of Boyd, Stripling and McFarland, west by Me Far-, land, fcoutn by McFarland and Cox. east by th© “Carnes place.” improvements an 8 room two* : story dwelling house, tenant houses, gin and j screw, stables, well fine water und good fences. I Also, the body of land kuown as the (“Carnes j place,” consisting of lot No. 267, two hundred two and one-half 202 • acres; part of lot No. 264 west I of Kendall creek, one hundred five and three- ; fourths 1106 , acres more or less; fractional lot ! No. 266, eighty-one «1 acres, and all that part of I fractional lot No. 256,’west of Kendall creek and south of a line running due west from said creek 1 8 chains and 20 links south of the district line con taining eighteen and three-fourths In 4 acres I more or less, said plantation containing in all lour hundred and eight acres more or less: all in tlie tenth district of said county; hounded north by Boyd’s place, south by Cox, east by Kendall creek and Jenkins, west by “Jones” place. Im- ‘ provements a commodious one-story dwelling house, outhouses, good fences and well of tine wuter. Terms of sale: One-third cosh on day of sale, balance one and two year.-: equal amounts, with interests 7 per cent, secured by mortgage. Posses- ; sion of both [daces given on January 1..1887. De scription of land from.recent survey by Jno. B. Lamar, rountjv surveyor. Sale for partition. 1). A. ANDREWS, 1 J. G. MOON. . Com’rs. r F'-.lOt roi. t. ( hawfordJ A CARD. 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