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THE STREET TO HIMSELF.
A Wild Steer’s Stampede Drives Peo
ple Right and Lett.
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▲ Fruit Dealer Flaunts a Red Hand
kerchief in the Animal’s Face and
Increases His Baare— Broughton and
; ; Bull Streets Cleared of pedestrians
in a Hurry—A Daring Capture.
ff Considerable excitement was created
oo the streets Thursday, just at nightfall,
by a wild steer which careered through
.the streets, and appeared willing to tackle
everything with which he came in con
tact. The steer escaped from Guilmartin
&»Co.’s stables, or from a butcher, who
had just purchased him and was attempt
ing to drive him to the slaughter pen.
The animal managed to take in a good
part of the city in a very short time. The
first excitement was created at Brough
ton and Bull streets, shortly before 7
o’clock. . The steer came careering down
Broughton street dashing at everything
which came in his way. A fruit dealer,
who had his pushcart at the corner of
Bull street, thought the steer was coming
fqr his stand and attempted to wave
him off.
SHOOK A BED HANDKERCHIEF.
. Unfortunately for the fruit dealer, he
used a red handkerchief with which to
do his waving. This attracted the ani
mal’s attention at once, and he made
straight for the handkerchief, and the
man behind it narrowly escaped by dodg
ing behind a post in front of Theus Bros.’
store. As.it was, one horn of the steer
pierced his coat. The steer then scattered
the crowd and charged down Bull street.
He caused great excitement all along his
route, and the only wonder is that with
the large number of people on the street
at that time somo one was not seriously
Jfurt.
The runaway met his fate at West
Broad and Alice streets. J. W. White,
Tiedeman & Bros.’ porter, was on his
way home, out West Broad street, when
he saw the steer, and determined to put
a stop in his mad career. He called for
Volunteers to help him seize the steer,
And two negro men agreed to assist him.
' PLUNGED AT HIS CAPTORS.
The steer appeared to be making
directly for a party of ladies and
Children on the sidewalk when Mr.
White ran out after him. The attention
of the animal was attracted to Mr. White
at once and be made a dash for him at
Short range. ' He had tio weapon and
barely had time to save himself by drop
ping down in front of the mad animal.
As the Steer passed over him White
seized him by one of his horns and threw
him down. He recovered his feet at the
same time with the steer and seized him
by the tail, as the most convenient por
tion of the body which offered itself. A
negro ran up and caught hold of the tail
with him, and together they threw the
Animal and held him down. When Mr.
White seized hold of the steer there were
several shots tired .by excited men with
pistols. Mr. White was evidently in
more danger from the shots than was the
steer and begged the crowd to cease
firing.
* Someone came up with an ax and began
banging the steer in the head with it. It
took a number of blows to finish him.
Mr. White suffered several bruises in his
struggle with the animal, and also had
his hat ruined by the steer falling on it.
He thought Mr. Guilmartin ought to fur
nish him with a new ,hat, inasmuch as
the steer escaped from his place. Ho
called on Mr. Guilmartin and made this
suggestion, but was informed by that
gentleman that he had nothing to do witn
'the escape of the steer, and was in no
way responsible for it.
j ON A RUNAWAY HO a SB.
Thrilling Experience of a Little Girl
on Horseback.
A little daughter of Mr. J. b. Andersen
had a thrilling experience Thursday on
Henry street. She was lifted to the back
of a horse, which was being led along the
street, and was enjoying the ride, when
some one either struck the animal or he
was given a fright of somo kind. Break
ing into a run he dashed up the street.
. The little girl screamed at the top of
her voice. This only frightened the
horse more, and he ran the faster. The
child’s screams brought the people from
the houses into the street, and everybody
took a hand in the capture of the horse
and the rescue of the little girl. The
horse was as much frightened as any of
the people, and at Henry and Bull streets
ran into a telegraph pole and stopped.
The little one was lifted down in safety
and taken to her home. She was not
hurt, but was greatly frightened. Her
rescue was fortunate, as had she been
thrown while the horse was running she
would hardly have escaped death or
serious injury.
ABADHSE STOPPED.
Mrs. Rich’s House on President Street
. r. ■- ' Damaged.*
, The firemen were called out at 8:85
o’clock Thursday morning by an alarm
frOjn box No. 15’. The fire was in the back
room of the bouse at No. 40 President
street, occupied by Mrs. M. Rich and
daughter. Mrs. Rich said that she was
awakened by the smoke pouring into her
room. The fire made quite a lively
bla e until the firemen got in their
work, when it was quickly subdued.
The back room and its contents were
considerably damaged, the loss being es
timated at about S2OO. The house is the
property of the Gammon estate, and is in
jured with Dearing Ar Hull for 5400. Mrs.
Rich had *I,OOO insurance on her furni
ture also with Dearing Ar Hull in the At
lanta Home. e The origin qf the fire is a
mystery. It appeared to have begun un
der the floor of the back room, which leads
to the belief that it was incendiary.
The firemen were called out at 4:15
o'clock Thursday afternoon by a fire in
thO roof of a shanty at Orange and Farm
streets The house was occupied by
Felix Bright, colored, and is the property
of C. Y. Richardson. The fire was easily
extinguished, with but little damage.
underTa pile of lumber.
A Longshoreman Crushed to Death at
the Central Railroad Wharf.
. Sol Smith, a negro longshoreman, met a
horrible death Saturday afternoon,
. about 1:30 o’clock. Smith was employed
by Sam Daniels, a colored stevedore, who
\vas engaged in loading the schooner Jen
nie 8. Hall at the lumber wharf of the
Ocean Steamship Company.
There was a large pile of lumber on the
dock, from which the gang had been
loading the vessels. The. lumber had
been piled for some time, and was tilted
considerably to one side, so there was
imminent damger of its toppling over.
The men had been warned of the danger
of the lumber falling, and told to keep
from under it. When the gang knocked
jff work at 1 o'clock for dinner Smith
crawled under the lumber pile for the
’ purpose of taking a nap He went to
sleep, and probably never woke up again.
About 1 o'clock some of the men
•
noticed the skids which sustained the
lumber giving away and called to Smith
to get out. He probably never heard
theffi, for almost immediately the skids
gave away precipitating the lumber upon
Smith's body. The timbers were very
heavy and the body was crushed to a
shapeless mass. One end-of a large tim
ber, Bxlo, struck Smith's head, mashing
it to a pulp. >
The meqon the wharf set to work as
rapidly as possible removing the timbers,
but their vyork was of no avail, as’ it was
evident that the man had been killed
immediately. The coroner was notified
and the body was removed to his home at
Cuyler apd,Nqw Houston streets.
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SAYS HE IS WHITE.
James Reed Charred With Miscegena
| - tion.
James Reed, who was in jail about two
days on a charge of misdegenatibn. was
released* Saturday by Solicitor General
Fraser on his own recognizance, and the
case will be investigated before the city
court next Saturday morning. ■. -
The case is a peculiar one. Reed was
arrested on a warrant sworn out by Rad
cliffe Crosby, before Justice Bevans. He
was married in 1884. it appears, by Jus
tice Naughtin, to Martha Grooms, and
the marriage license designates both the
parties as white. Crosby is a cousin of
Reed’s wife. It is claimed that Reed
used to live near Savannah, but moved up
in the Eighth district, near Pooler, some
time ago, when he was threatened with
prosecution on. the same charge.
Reed says he was married in Savannah
about ten years ago by a minister named
Crawford. He claims he is white, and
says if there is a drop of negro blood in
him he don’t knbw it. He has several
children, and it is said there has been
nothing to indicate the presence of negro
blood.
When he appeared in the office of the
solicitor, general with bis wife Satur
terday Reed looked as white as she did.
His wife said if she thought he had any
negro blohd she,would not live with him
any longer She states that the prosecu
tion of her husband by Cros
by is due to a little dis
pute which’ they had some
time ago over a gun. She says Crosby
brought the gun to Reed and wanted to
get some money on it, saying he was sick.
Heed then, according to her story, let
him have *2 for the gun at his request.
Crosby, ’ she says. afterward
brought suit for the gun in a
justice dourt.in which her husband gained
the case. This, she believes, is the rea
son why Crosby has taken the action he
has.
ft is said, there is no evidence that
Reed is a colored man, and shat such
would not be thought to be the case from
his appearance,
DROPPED DEAD IN THE STREET.
Capt. J. W. Hinson Succumbs to Heart
Failure.
The sudden death of Capt. J. W. Hin
son Saturday morning was a great shock
and surprise to his friends. Capt. Hin
son was one of the best known men in the
business community. He was standing
in front of the Marshall house at 11:80
o'clock, when he auadenly fell forward
upon his face. Mr. N. C. l-'earson, in
front of whose case Capt. Hinson fell, and
others who were' near by, immediately
ran to his assistance.
Lt was thought at first that it was
merely a falling fitqbut it was soon seen
that Capt. Hinson’s condition was very
serious. Telephone messages were at
once sent for physicians. Dr. W. £. Nor
ton was the first to arrive, and shortly
afterward he was joined by his father,
Dr. R. G. Norton. Capt. Hinson was
dead, however, before they reached him.
He gasped a lew times, and died within
three or four minutes after he fell. It did
uot require the physicians’ verdict to show
that it was a case of heart failure. Hip
family was notified, and the body was
shortly afterward removed by permis
sion of Acting Coroner Naughtin to his
home on Duffy street.
Capt. Hinson was supervising inspector
of naval stores of the Savannah Board of
Trade. He had been engaged in the naval
stores and cotton business all his life. He
was at one time quite a wealthy man. but
had suffered repeated reverses of late
years, which deprived him of his fortune.
He was born in Wa.vne county, North
Carolina, about sixty-three years ago.
A BIG RALLY.
The Democrats of Four Counties Will
Have It Aug. 23.
Waycross. Ga., Aug. 19. —Thursday,
Aug. 23. at Pate Lee's mill pond, near El
sie, the democrats of Ware, Pierce, Coffee
and Appling counties will have a rally.
Speeches will be made by Hon. W. G.
Brantley, Hon. Leon A. Wilson, Judge M.
L. Mersbon and Col. W. A. McDonald,
after which a barbecue will be served. It
is’oxpected that it will be the largest
meeting ever held in that part of the
county.
The members of Waycross society who
have remained at home during the sum
mer are just as happy and contented as
they can be. They have not complained
of the weather or the lack of life in the
social world about them. The weather
has not been oppressively hot nor has
society's interests been neglected. There
are pastimes that find eager takers, even
away from the sun-scorched sands of the
sea shore, and the breezy tops of the hills
and mountains, and Waycross does justice
to them all.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank C. Owens have re
turned from a delightful visit to the
mountains of tbeCarolinas.
Cql. W. M. Toomer and his wife leave
to-morrow for a three weeks’ visit to
Waynesville, N. C.
Miss Annie Barnes accompanied her
parents to Charlotte, N. (X, yesterday.
Miss Hattie Grace is at home from a
pleasant visit to Valdosta.
Mrs. D. B. Alexander, who has been
visiting relatives here, has returned to
Wagener, S. C.
Miss Edna Sheldon has returned from
a visit to friends in Savannah.
SHOT DEAD AND ROBBED.
Attempted Train Robbery and Cow- 1
ardly Murder in Texas.
Lufkin. Tex., Aug. 10.—Yesterday even
ing about 7 o'clock the engine on the j
State road was running from a station ;
called W ells to the coaling camp, !
about eighteen miles from here' i
About a mile and a half from Wells
the engineer observed a pile of ties
across the track. He reversed his engine
and all on board jumped. Among the |
was Dr. Dreweny of Rusk.
As he alighted on the ground a masked
man stepped out from the brush and shot
him dead. Holding the others off with a
pistol, he robbed the body of the dead
doctor, obtaining S2O in cash, a check on :
the First Nation? 1 Bank of Rusk for *25 1
and a gold watch and chain. The robbers
evidently thought they were wrecking
the pay-car which was to pay off at the
mines.
Dogs from the convict camp refused to I
take the trail of the robbers. The country i
is being scored for the assassin.
A S. A. M. Depot Burned.
Glenwood. Ga., Aug. 19.—The depot
building of the Savannah. Americus and
Montgomery railroad was destroyed by
fire here this morning at 3:80 o’clock. ■
The origin of the fire was evidently the
work of an incendiary. This makes the
second fire this town has suffered from
wituin the last two months, the first ;
being the magnificent residence of Dr. W. j
W. Terrell. Our citizens are on the
lookout tor the incendiary. The railroad j
company loses but little besides the build
ing.
THE WEEKLY NEWS (TWO-TIMES-A-WEEK): MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 1894.
HOW CLAY VIEWS IT.
The Political Situation as Seen From
Campaign Headquarters.
A Bigger Majority Than That of Twp
Years Ago Wanted Rallies to Be
Held Ail Over the State Sept. 4.
- County Chairmen Urged to Take
Action and Send in Lists of Voters.
' How Things Look in the Doubtful
Sections—A Belief That the Third
Party Will Get Nothing.
Although it is about fifty days before
the state election will take place, the
work at campaign headquarters at the
old capital building in Atlanta is well un
der way, and for the last two weeks
Chairman Steve Clay has had his hands
full making arrangements for the con
..duct of the campaign in different sections
of .the state.
Mr. Clay received cordially a repre
sentative of the Morning News a day
or two ago, and talked interestingly
about the political situation. The Morn
ing News, he said, “is one of the soundest
papers in the state, and it is going to
have lots of influence in the coming con
test, especially in the southern part of
Georgia.”
Chairman Clay bad just finished his
morning mail as he spoke and it was not
more than five minutes before another
large bundle of letters was handed him.
>‘T get about 150 to 200 of these every
day/’ he said. “They come from all sec
tions of the state. Among them are
queries about the situation, letters about
rallies and meetings of all sorts, arrange
ments for speakers and the hundred other
details that are necessary in the'arrange
ment of a campaign.”
RALLIES ALL OVER GEORGIA.
“How do you find the situation in gen
eral, from your point of vantage?”* he
was asked.
“As yet,” replied Chairman Clay, “it is
a hard matter to make any estimate as to
the majority by which the democratic
ticket will carry everything, but it is our
earnest hope to make the majority a larger
one than was that of two years ago. The
state will be pretty well covered, so far
■as speaking is concerned. Up to date we
have had about eighteen speeches in those
sections of the state where they were
most needed. We have covered the sec
tions around Pike, Bartow, Gwinnett,
Jackson, Paulding, Catoosa, Upson and
Hall counties, and the work will go right
along in other sections.
“On the first Tuesday in September
more than fifty democratic speeches will
be made in different sections of the state.
Chairman R. L. Berner of the democratic
campaign committee and myself nave
been writing everywhere to get public
men to speak on this occasion. Among
the well-known speakers who have con
sented to fill appointments at that time
are: R. G. Mitchell, W. Y. Atkinson. W.
H. Fleming, A. O. Bacon, John B. Gor
don, Gen. C. A. Evans, Joe James, T. R.
R. Cobb, Dupoat Guerry, R. L. Berner,
N. J. Hammond, A. H. Cox, J. M. Terrell.
W. A. Little, S. P. Gilbert, F. G. du-
Bignon, S- G. McLendon, Wash Dessau,
R. M. Blackburn. L. F. Garrard, H. J.
Lewis, W. M. Hammond, Pleas. Stovall,
Tom Morgan, Harry Reid, George T. Bell,
George R. Brown, John S. Candler, W. E.
Simmons, Pat Walsh, W. R. Rankin, J.
H. Pitman and myself. Many others, I
am confident, will respond favorably to
the invitation before Sept. 4, and that
day will hear good democratic doctrine
ringing from every hilltop and in every
valley.
WORK IN THE DOUBTFUL SECTIONS.
“Os course, in the meantime the work
will be going on in those sections where it
cando most good. There will be speak
ing in Coffee. Mr. A. O. Bacon will speak
in Screven and Bartow, Hal Lewis will
hold down Baldwin and Hon. A. D.
Candler will speak in Schley. Other ap
pointments will also be filled between now
and Sept. 4.
“What sections of the state are con
sidered doubtful?” was asked.
"The only district that could be con
sidered at all doubtful is the Tenth, and
little fear is expressed about the result
there. This district, however, as well as
the Seventh and Ninth, are good mission
ary fields. Dr. Felton used to be strong
in his district, but many of his friends
recognize the fact that he has been mis
guided and will not support him. Twitty
will be about as successful in his race
against Carter Tate in the Ninth as Tom
Winn was two years ago, and perhaps
less so. However, the committee is going
to put in some good work in these sections
with a view to swelling the democratic
majority considerably over what it was
at the last election.
A BIG RALLY FOR AUGUSTA.
“As soon as Congressman Black and
Senator Walsh return from Washington
there will be the biggest kind of a demo
cratic rally held in Augusta. The work
will be carried from there all over the
district, for it is going to take hard work
to.get a good majority there.”
“What do you hear from the First dis
trict?” Mr. Clay was asked.
“There is no doubt whatever about the
First district giving the party a good ma
jority, but there are some fears expressed
fob several counties in that section. I
have had word from several sources that
the’ third party is gaining ground in
Emanuel, Screven, Liberty, Tattnall and
Burke counties. I have not thoroughly
investigated this information as yet, but
they will all be looked after, and without
delay. ‘ .
, TO FIGURE ON THE RESULT.
“With regard to the outlook I mav say
that within a few days we will be able to
get at & pretty fair estimate of what the
democratic majority will be. The follow
ing circular letter has just been mailed to
the chairman of every county democratic
executive committee, and his hearty co
operation in the work is urged. If we
get these lists, as we should with very
little trouble, something about the status
of the coming majority can be arrived at.
The letter reads:
"Office of Democratic Campaign Committee,
Atlanta. Ga., Aus;. 15. 1894.—My Dear sir—
We are now making an effort to shape the
campaign throughout the state, so as to in
sure a continuance of the large success the
party has always achieved
“I write you to ask the co operation of you
and your committee. Thorough organiza
tion and active work is all that is needed to
accomplish the result. Much, if not all of
this, depends upon the part your committee
takes In the campaign. 1 desire to keep in
constant communication with you. so as to
render all the aid possible tor the state or
ganization to give you. and I desire that you
will keep in constant touch with every demo
cratic voter in your county. Every demo
crat is expected to do his whole duty, and go
to the polls and to see that every man that he
can influence also goes to the polls and casts
a vote for the ticket.
"We have a sound platform, a splendid
ticket, and we also nave the voters in this
state. What we now have to do is to get these
voters to the polls. Organization and en
thusiasm will do it. Let us co operate to
gether, and toll up amajority that will eclipse
any victory the party has ever won. To ob
tain this organization, let me urge upon you
first, to obtain in each militia district in your
county, a list of the white and colored voters.
Then divide them into democrats, populists
and repuolicans. This may occur to you at
first glance to iea heavy task, but upon re
flection you will see that it can be easily done
by getting the member of your committee in
each militia district to make up a list for you.
Our object in getting this list is to know the
exact status of the party* in each county in
the state, bend us this list at the earliest
moment possible.
"In the next place, let me urge you to organ
ize democratic clubs so as to thoroughly en
thuse the members of the party and get them
actively to work.
• Write to me as often as you can cqnven- I
lently do so, and I will lake pleasure in help- '
ing you in every way possible. Very truly
yours. Robert L. Berner,
“Chairman Campaign Committee.”
A LARGER MAJORITY WANTED.
“Letters have also been addressed by
Mr. Berner to each of the party nomi
nees in every county in the state urging
their co-operation in organizing the party,
and getting larger majorities this year
than was obtained two ’years ago. The
appeal is made to each of the nominees to
see that nothing is left undone to achieve
the greatest victory possible.
“I do not believe,” confidently spoke
Mr. Clay, “that the populists are going to
do this year anything like what they did
last. I have heard a great deal about the
populists in different sections of the state
swearing.in the negroes. Reports have
come in from so many sections that
I have almost concluded the matter is
worth looking into, and if there is any
truth in it, it will make the strongest
kind of campaign ammunition to use
against the third party. I have heard
more of it from South Georgia than any
where else, and I think the matter will
bear investigation.” *
DOUBT ABOUT THE AMENDMENT.
“How about the constitutional amend
ment providing for two more, justices of
the supreme court?” was asked.
“I fear very much,” was the reply,
“that it will be defeated. The people
down in South Georgia are all right, but
when it comes to the northern part, of
the state, the people are opposed, ta
creating any new offices. They are op
posed to what looks to them like addi
tional expenses, and the outlook seems
that it will not get the requisite ma
jority.”
“Is there a general and widespread in
terest in the senatorial race?”
“Yes, it seems to be the talk on every
hand. The race is badly mixed, and it is
hardly probable that any of the candi
dates will appear before the legislature
with enough votes to nominate. Some of
the candidates are hard at work, how
ever, and it seems thej 7 are endeavoring
to secure all the advantage possible.”
MR. CLAY A HARD WORKER.
Mr. Clay is undoubtedly a bard worker.
Until the last day or two, he has had the
work of the office almost entirely upon
himself. Chairman Berner bi the cam
paign committee has recently come to his
assistance. Until he did, Chairman Clay
attended to all the mail, and managed ta
keep two stenographers busy during the
entire day. He is in the office from 8
o’clock in the morning until 6 o’clock at
night, and for the next fifty days there
will probably not be a harder worked
man in the state than is the chairman of
the executive committee. Not only does
he have ta aid in making all arrange
ments for the speakers, and attend to his
large and bulky mail, buthe. must stop
and talk to every crossTroads politician
who enters his office, whether it is ( about
a sheen or a chlf for some country'demo
cratic barbecue or arrangements for an
important rally in a
SENT UP FOB tfIVE YEARS.
He Is Believed to Be the Bobber Who
Has Ransacked the Southern Part of
the City—His Capture by Detective
Wetherhorn Followed by His Con
viction and Sentence to tbs Peniten
tiary—The Prisoner an Ex-Convict
and a Desperate Criminal.
Benjamin Thomas, colored, was con
victed in the superior court Friday of
burglary and sentenced to a term of five
years in the penitentiary. Thomas was
charged with burglarizing the housqof
Mr. James G. Nelson on Ninth street
about a month ago, and stealing a gold
wateh valued at 870. There were some
unusual features to the case. It was a
clear case against and nobody
doubted that he would be conyieted, not
even his attorney.
When the case was called his attorney,
Mr. William Pease, by Thomas' request,
entered a plea of guilty in the hope of ob
taining a light sentence. Thomas, how
ever, had changed his mind about the
plea of guilty after entering the court.
He objected and demanded a trial by jury.
This*made it necessary for Mr. Pease to
withdraw the plea of guilty and proceed
with the trial. The evidence was very
conclusive and the trial resulted, as was
expected, in a verdict of guilty.
HIS WITNESS FAILED HIM.
Thomas, it seems, had had some conver
sation with one of the witnesses for the
state in the sheriff’s room before the trial
began, which led him ta believe that he
would testify other than he did; hence
his change of mind with regard to plead
ing guilty.
As soon as the sentence was pronounced
Thomas arose from his seat and began a
harangue, directed chiefly to Judge Falli
gant. He laid especial stress upon the
fact that his lawyer had made no argu
ment in his behalf, and that his state
ments had not been accepted when they
conflicted with those of the witnesses for
the state. He declared that he had been
unjustly convicted, and ended up by de
claring that there was only one bar where
justice could be obtained , and that was
above, and calling upon Judge Falligant
and the others present to meet there.
Thomas was removed from t,he court
rpom, but continued his harangue to the
officers of the court in the sheriff’s room.
His impudent manner aroused the ire of
the court attendants, all of whom were
satisfied of bis guilt. ' ■ -
THINK HE 18 THE BURGLAR.
There seems to be little doubt in the
minds of the officers that Thomas is the
cracksman who has been working in the
southern part of the city for the last year
or more, and in that time has robbed
more than forty houses and secured a
thousand dollars or more, besides the stuff
he has carried Off and disposed of or con
verted into cash. The fact that the rob
beries in the southern section, which were
occurring at the rate of two or three and
some times more a week, almost entirely 1
ceased with the arrest of Thomas points I
to him as the robber.
Thomas’ mode of living and the charac- i
ter of his surroundings did not suggest ta !
the officers that he came by his money
honestly. The house where he and his
wife lived, down in the Jones’ Field neigh
borhood. was handsomely furnished, andr
Thomas’ wife had a wardrobe which
would equal that of a society woman. 5
Thomas naid for his purchases as ;
he made them, and owed no j
bills. He always had plenty i
of ready money, which, if he did not
steal, is a question how he got it, for he
had no visible means of livelihood and
was not known to be a workingman.
Thomas is a strongly built neero, about
six feet in hight. He has a record as a
thief, and has served two sentences of six
and twelve months each on the
chain-gang for stealing poultry.
From chickens it seems he has
enlarged his field of operations ta
include residences and now and then a
store, where the plunder was more valu
able. and he was equally as safe from
arrest.
Detective Wetherhorn, who arrested
Thomas, was pretty sure at the time that
he had a burglar of more than ordinary
pretensions, out was unable ta locate him
exactly. From subsequent developments
there seems ta be little doubt that he is
the man who hasToeen doing the most of
the robbery that has been going on for
the last eighteen months.
There was some surprise around the
court house when it was learned that on
a first ballot of the jury after Thomas’
trial it stood 6to 6 for conviction and
acquittal. It was not thought when the
case went to the jury that it would be
more than a minute or two before a ver
dict could be rendered.
A DULL DAYS DOINGS.
Nothing of Interest in Any of the
Leading Markets.
The Local Business Almost Entirely
Suspended and Trading Very Light.
Review of the Increased Business on
the New York Stock Exchange—Cot
ton Futures Continue to' Decline.
Corn Declined and Other Grain Fol
lowed Suit.
Savannah, Aug. 18.—There was nothing of
interest transpiring in the local markets
during the half day’s session. All the lead
ing departments were quiet but steady m tone
and prices.
The review of the . past week’s business m
stocks at the New York Exchange, shows a
great improvement oyer the previous week,
and a gain of 1 »o 1 % per cent, in railway Se
curities. Other stocks also make a goed
showing. Estimates of big receipts.of wheat
forced prices down, and caused a narrow and
insignißcant business.. There was nothing to
cause an advance in corn and it declined,
losing %c on the day. Provisions took a drop
along with graia. Cotton was dull and de
clining at Liverpool and New York, and busi
ness was dull throughout the country.
The following resume of the,,different mar
ket will show the tone and the quotations for
the day:
Cotton.
practically nothing doing In the
local spot market, and the tusiness was
merely nominal. The sales for the day were
8 bales. Cn Change, at the regular call, the
market was bulletined steady and unchanged,
as follows:
Middling fair
Good middling 6 7 j
Middling ..
Low middling ,
Good ordinary ; ~. 6
MB KW ——————
1 ”1 t 2.
h r -b .. ?
. I Q
Cu 25 » QQ’ *-OC-TJ cc
: zy. •' s* fj, p
a t - ; ; . . O E 4
■ m a p
■ p • • ■ •.• ; ; ■ gcn 5'
i-i ■ ®S' ®
2 2 &' 2 . 5& I Q
0C de I bo OibQ'iu®- 3 B I
5 a otsifi § °S r s
„_S a » p
S £. 2 R ."*• "-Ba)
.<» O' <J« CO o P
S S S sag & ' S’ S’
—1 ' .... g
-r 3 $ --'ll?'
5 fe fe-' gl g: | |
Si 2 J
1 si §8 si ..p- •. g
DAILY COTTON MOVEMENT AT U. 6. PORT 3.
, Tone. Price. Reo. Sales. Stock.
Galveston... Dull 6% 128 8,188
N. Orleans. Quiet 6% 208 50 31 381
Mobile Nom'l 69 16 3 , 2309
Savannah . Steady 6% 52 g
Charleston... Quiet 6y 2 i .... 111&64
Wilm’gton... Dull 6% .... , 1510
Norfolk Steady 6 13-16 31 . . 4'990
Baltimore...Nom'l . .. g’ggg
New York... Quiet 7 .... §ss'l 105,836
805t0n...... Quiet 7
Pbilad'a Quiet 7% ...'. 2817
Various *26 .... ’176
Total Aug. 18, '94. 452 609 186,(.86
*West Point. JAH spinners.
Receipts this day last year.. 2 157
Receipts for 1 day this week. ’452
Receipts 1 day same week last year.... 2 157
Stocks at all ports this day last year .. 269.285
DAILY MOVEMENT OF COTTON AT INTERIOR.
Tone. Price. Rec. Salos. Stock.
Augusta Q’t&St’dy 7-1-16 16 2 723
Memphis Num 1 63£ 12 ' 25 5.157
St. Louis Quiet 7% 74 575 24 232
Cincinnati.. Steady 7% 110 .... 3 S4O
Houston Quiet 6?j 1,7J1 71 4*213
Louisville ....Quiet 7 1-16 ....
EXPORTS OF COTTON THIS DAY.
Gr. Brit. Fr’ncs. Cont. C’st.
New Orleans .... 400
Savannah
Charleston ' 203
Norfolk • 09
New York 2,309
Total 2,300 *751
Total exp'ts thus
far this week.. 2,300 751
Liverpool, Aug. 18, noon.—Cotton—Quiet;
moderate demand; prices easy; American
middling, 327 3:d; sales. 6.000 bales; Amer
ican. 5.300 bales; speculation and export, ’
40t) bales; receipts, bales; American
2,900 bales. Futures opened dull; demand
freely, supplied.
Futures—American middling fair, low mid
ling clause: August, —at August and
September, 3 48-<Ad. also 849 6a; Septem
ber and October, 348 64d, also 3 49-ts4a; Oc
tober and November. 3 49-61 d, also 350 64U;
November and December, 3 50-Md, also
3 49-641; December and Januarj- 3 59-64 d, also
3 51-64a; January and February, 3 51-64 d, also
3 52-Md; February and March, 3 52-64 d, also'
353 < 4d: March and April, 3 58-6-ld, also
3 &4-64 d. Tenders at to-day’s clearings were
none.
1 p. m.—Cotton, American middling fair.
4i<d; good middling, 3 15-164; middling,
3zZ-i2d: low middling, good ordinary,
B%d; ordinary. 3 7-lod.
Futures-American mifidling fair, low mid
dling clause: August. 3 48:6443 49-64 d; Au
gust and September, -3 48 64<ai 49-64 d; Sep
temb r and October, 3 48-6443 49 64d: October
and November, -3 49-644, sellers; November
and December, » 49*64@3 5U Sid; December
and January, a 51-64 d; January and
February, asl 64(&3 52-644; February and
March, 3 53-64 d, buyers; March am April.
354 04@3 55-644. Futures at the closiog were
quiet, but steady.
New York. Aug. -18, noon.—Cotton futures
opene4 dull, as Toilows; August, 6 sue:
September, 6 65c; October, 671 c;. November,
6 7uc; December, 686 c; January. 6 9icr Feb
ruary.. c. . ’■
New York, Aug. 18, 4p. m —Cotton futures
closed steady, with of bales,
as follows: August. 6 tsae. 66c; September.
6u® 69c; October, 6
6 BUy£6 81c; December. 6. 87c; January.
6 93(j£6 94c: February, 6 97@6 98c; March, 705 c;
April, 7
New Orleans, Aug. 18.—Cotton futures
closed dull, with sales of 13,2.0
bales, as follows: August - -e, September
6 o3c, October 6 35c, November 6 -,..c. De
cember dole. January 6 57c, February 6 63c,
March 6 69c. April 6 75c, May 6 81c, June 6 87c,
Julv c.
New York. Aug. 18.—The total visible
supply of cotton for the world is 2,144 581
bales, of which 1,712.483 bales are American,
against 2,360.986 and bales, respect
ively. last year. Receipts this week at ail
interior towns 8,569 bales. Receipts from
plantations 4 217 bales. Crop in sight 7,408,671
oales.
Sag"’ The detailed statement of the visible
supply of cotton as compiled by the Chronicle
will be published io-morrow.
New York. Aug. 18.—The Sun says of cotton
to day: “Cotton de.lined three points, then
rallied slighily and closed dull but stady.
Liverpool declined 1 point and closed quiet
and steaay: spot sales 6 000 bales at un
changed prices. New Orleans aeclined 4
poims. fort receipts 453 bales against 1250
vales this day last week and 2.117 bales last
year. Galveston received 1231 ales, all new
Ne w Orleans 208 tales, of which 20 bales were
new: Savannah 52 bales,including 5 new hales
and Houston *79 bales, all new, against
sui bales this day last week and
308 tales last year. Spot cotton here
quiet and unchanged;sales 550 bales for spin
ning. Southern markets were quiet and un
changed. To-day’s feature: The bearish fac
tors were a decline in Liverpool, which was
quite unexpected, renewed reports that there
would be a strike at New Bedford on Monday
when the cut in wages will go in.o effect gen
erally favorable crop reports, a ruffior that
silver was easier in London and more
or less long selling here. Prices declined*
but the decline was slight, because it
is believed that the generabtendenev of silver
and least Indian exchange is upward; that
there will be no strike at F all River on Mon
day, and that general business', will soon re
vive, and that the condition of the crop in
Mississippi is unfavorable,owing to the blight
rust, worms and shedding The trading was
very light, but part of the slight early demand
was shown by local shorts. '
New York. Aug. iß.—Riordan & Co. say of
cotton to-day: "The tariff question is a; iast
out of the way, and the advance in cotton
that was expected to follow has come and we
fear has gone. It was a beggarly advance at
best, barely twenty points Lorn the Jo vest
and two-thirds of the improvement has al
ready disappeared. The splendid crop ac
counts have outweighed every .influence that
might encourage the hope of higher
prices. The telegraphic reports in
the Financial Chronicle to-day make a
magnificent showing. The opinion of those
who are usually best informed as to crop
conditions now point to a probable yield of
at least 9.000. U 0 bales, buch a prospective
supply would certainly exceed any possible
demand for consumption, and would swell
the surplus to unmanageable proportions
against this threatened glut of cotton, on
which the bears base their expecta
tions of a further decline, the bulls
point to the more hopeful outlook
m Manchester, to the sudden advance in
the stock market, which many consider the
barometer of the gene.a! business situation,
and to the complaints of rust and shedding
from parts of Alatama and Mississippi,
which had sufficient influence to day to che.k
the decline resulting from the disappointing
Liverpool advices. Januarv opened this
morning 3 points lower at 6 91c, declined to
6.90e. but rallied on the covering of some
frightened shorts to 6.98 c, at which price
it closed, with the tone dull but
steady. The existence of a considerable
short interest, which is rendered very ner
vous by the abnormally low prices, seems to
us the chief reason just now to hope for sharp
rallies, but the crop is now so well advanced
that we think sales upon such rallies more
than likely to be profitable in the end.”
Naval Stores.
Spirits Turpentine—The market was quiet
and the situation unchanged. There were
small sales mace. At the Board of Trade the
market was bulletined 27%'c paid for regulars.
Rosin—There was very little doing in the
market, and the posted sales were small. The
tone of the market was firm, and the follow
unchanged quotations were posted at the
Board of Trade:
A. B, C and D.. .$1 00 K $2 09
E 105 M ... 210
F 1 15 N ... 220
G. 125 W. G 235
H 135 W. W.... .. 255
11 75
NAVAL STORES STATEMENT.
Spirits. Rosin.
Stock on hand April 1 11.634 109.977
Received yesterday .... I'62> 3.409
Received previously.... ... 148,662 393,724
T0ta1...... 161,325 507.1)0
Exported to day 4,289 7’070
Exported previously . ..... 105.216 384,515
T0ta1..... 109.514 391.585
Stock on hand and on ship-
board to-day « ... 51.811 115,525
Stock same day last year 31,072 140 731
Receipts same da<• last year.. 813 3,386
Price spirits turpentine same
day last year 23c
Liverpool. Aug. 18.—Tur Dentine dull, hold
ers, otter freely; spirits 21s 6d. Rosin dull,
holders offer freely; common 3s 6d.
New York. Aug. 18.—Rosin steady, active;
strained, common to good, $1 10@$i 15.
Turpentine steady at 2’©>oc, \
Charleston Aug. IS. Spirits turpentine
firm at 27c; receipts 81 casks. Rosin
good strained firm at 90c; receipts 470 bar
rels
Wilmington, N. C., Aug. 18.—Rosin steady;
strained, 8?c; good strained. 90c. Spirits
turpentine, noih n; doing ; receipts, 181
casks. lar quiet at fl 10. Crude turpentine
steady; hard fl 09; safe fl 70; virgin, $2 20.
Financial.
Savannah. Aug. 18.—Money is easy.
Domestic Exchange—The tone of the mar
ket is steady. Banks are buying at par and
selling at per cent, premium up to fi.o »j
and 110 of 1 per cent, for amounts of $5,090
and over. , ,
Foreign Exchange—Market weak. The
following are net Savannah quotations:
Sterling commercial demand. $4 8:6% sixty
days, $4 ninety days, $4 85: francs, Paris
and Havre, sixty days. $5 19: Swiss, sixty
days, $5 20%: marks, sixty days, 95%.
Securities—The market is quiet and dull.
State Bonds—Georgia 4% par cent. 1915,
113% bid. 114>4 asked; Georgia 7 per cant. 1898,
101?4 bid, 105% asked; Georgia 3% per cent.,
long dates. 97% fid, 98)4 asked.
City Bonds —New Savannah 5 per cent,
quarterly October coupons 105’4 bid, 10
asked; new Savannah 5 per cent. November
coupons. 105)4 bid. luu asked.
Railroad Bonds—Central Railroad and
Banking Company collateral, gold ss, 88 bid,
asked; Central consolidated mortgage 7
per cent, coupons, Januarv and July maturity.
1898,117 bid.— asked; Savannah and West
ern railroad 5 per cent, trust certificate's. 50
bid. 5i asked; Savannah, Americus and
Montgomery 6 per cent. bid, 5u asked;
Georgia railroad 6 per cent. 1910, 107 bid, 10.1
asked; Georgia Southern and Florida first
mortgage 6 per cent. bid, 8.) asked;
Montgomery and Eufaula first mortgage 6
per cent, indorsed by Central railroad, IJI
bid, asked; Augusta and Knoxville first
mortgage 7per cent. 10 ibid. 101 asked; Ocean
Steamship 5 per cent., due in 1920. 96 bid, 98
asked; Columbus and Rome first mortgage
bonds, indorsed by Central railroad, bld. 41
asked; Columbus and (Western 6 per cent.,
guaranteed, lui bid, asked; City and Sub
urban railway first mortgage 7 per cent.,
bid. 85 asked; Savannah and Atlantic 5 per
cent., indorsed. 25 bid, 40 asked; Electric rail
way first mortgage 6s, 55 bid, asked: South
Georgia and Florida first mortgage 7 per
cent.. 106 bid, 107 asked; South Georgiaand
Florida second mortgage. 10>% bid. 104%
asked: Alabama Midlands. 88 bid. 90 asked-
Railroad atojks—Central comaion. bid.
18)4 asked; Augusta and Savannah 7 per cent,
guaranteed, 83)4 bid. 85 asked: Georgia com
mon, 145 bid, 152 asked; Southwestern
7 per cent, guaranteed, including or
der for d?v. 67’4 bid, 68% asked: Central 6 per
cent, certificates, with order for defaulted
Interest, 25 bid, 27% asked; Atlanta and
West Point railroad stock. 80 bid. 85 asked;
Atlanta and West Point 6 per cent, certifi
cates, 89 bid, 92 asked.
Bank Stocks. Etc.—Southern Bank of the
State of Georgia, 164 bid, asked: Mer
chants' National Bank, 9‘ bid. 93 asked;
Savannah Bank and Trust Company. 10) bid,
103 asked; National Bank of Savannah, S3O
bid, asked; Oglethorpe Savings and Trust
Company. 9s bld, L 0 asked; Citizens’ Bank
109% bld. 101% asked; Chatham Real Estate
and Improvement Company. 5044 bid, 51 asked;
Germania Bank, 102 bld, 101 aSked;
Chatham Bank. 46% bid, 47% asked: Savan
nah Construction Company. <4 bid, 75 asked;
Title Guarantee and Loan Company, 75% bid,,
asked
Local Miscellaneous Markets,
Bacon—The market is strong and higher.
Smoked clear rib sides, 9c: shoulders
8c; dry salted clear rib sides. B%c; long,
clear, a%c; bellies. Bxc; sugar cured hams.
13%c
Lard—Market nrm; pure, in tierces, B%c;
50B> tins, 84ic; compound, in tierces, 6%c; in
501 b tins. 6«c.
Butter—Market steady; fair demand; Gosh
en, 2uc; gilt edge, 24c; creamery 2jc; Elgin.
2* c.
Cheese—Market dull; i0%®12%c; fancy full
cream cheese, 2ujh average.
Fish—Mackerel, halt barrel, No. 1, 85 53;
No. 2, $7 50; No. 3. $6 OJ. Kits. No. 1. 8125;
No. 2, $100; No. 3,95 c. Codfish. i-5> bricks.
6%c; 2-tt> bricks, 6c. Smoked herrings, par
box, 20c. Dutch herring, in kegs, $1 00; new
mullet, halt barrel. $175.
Salt—The demand is fair, and market
steady. Carload lots, f. o. b„ Liverpool, 20J
pound sacks. 6Jc; Virginia. 125 pound burlac
sacks. 39c; ditto. 125 pound cotton sacks, 4)u;
smaller lots higher.
Syrup—Florida and Georgia, new 35c;
market quiet for sugar house at 3J®Uc;
Cuba straight goods, 28©30c: sugarhousi
molasses, 153)20e.
Tobacco—Market quiet and steady. Smok- i
ing, domestic. 22©60c; chewing, common
sound, 24@27c: fair, 28.®35c; good. 36®18c;
bright, 60® 65c; fine fancy. 6>®Boc; extra fine,
fl (M®l 15: bright navies, 2 ©4sc.
Flour—Market m jue. - . Extra, $2 90; family,
82 Sc; fancy, 83 00; patent, $8 50; straight, |
$3 2o •
Cor n ~Market is strong and advanc- I
mg. White corn, job lots, -,7c; carload I
lots. 7ic. Mixed corn, iob lots, 7zc; carload !
lots. 7i-C.
Oats—Market firm. Mixed, job lots, 50c;
arload lots. 47c.
Bran—Job lots. 97%c; carload lots, 92%c.
Hay—Market steady. Western, job lots, i
92%c: carload lots, 87%c.
Meal—Pearl, per barrel, 83 64; per sack,
81 £5; city meal, per sack. 81 50. Pearl grits,
per barrel, $3 75; per sack, $1 75; city grits,
per sack. $1 tO.
Coffee—The market is firm. Mocha.
28c; Java. 28%c; Peabsrry. 23c; fancy or
standard No. 1.21%c; choice or standard No
2. 21c: prime or standard No. 3, 20%c; good or
standard No. 4,20 c; fair or standard No. 5,
19c; ordinary or standard No. 6. 18c; com
mon or standard No. 7. 17%c.
Sugars Market firm. Cut loaf, 5%c;
crushed, s»]c; powdered. a%c; XXXX pow
dered. sflc;5 fl c; standard granulated. sc: !
cubes. 5%c; mould A, ;>%c: diamond A, 5%c;
confectioners. 4 c; white extra C, 4%c;
extra C. 4 >,c; golden C. 4%c; yellows. 4c-
Liquors—Market firm. Higa wine basis,]
122-whisky, per gallon, rectitiei. 100 proof. 1
81 35©1 75; choice grades. 81 50®2 50; straight,
$1 45©3 59; blended, $2 oO@4 59. Wines—Do- i
mestic. port, sherry, catawba. low grades. 60©
85c; finegrades.fi i£®l SJ; California light,
muscatel and angelica. 81 35®1 75; lower
proofs in proportion. Gins io per gallon
higher. Rum 2e higher.
Lemons—Market firm; per box, $3 75@i 00.
Dried Fruit—Apples, evaporated. 15%©16e:
common, 9%@10c.
Nuts—Aldmonds,Tarragona,l7%©lßc; Ivicas
15%@16c; walnuts, French. 12%c; Naples, 140.
pecans, 12%c: Brazils. 9c: filberts, 10c;
assorted nuts. 50lb and 251 b boxes, 12®130.
per pound.
Peanuts—Ample stock: demand fair; mar
ket steady; fancy hand-picked Virginia,
lb, sc; hand picked, $ ft>, 4c; small hand
picked. $ lb, 4c.
Cabbages—Northern, B©loc head.
Onions—Crates, $1 25: barrels, j 2 75.
Potatoes—lrish, bbls. 81 00© > 25.
Nails—Market steady: base 69d, $1 15; 501,
81 25: 40d,5l 40; 30d. 81 40; 12d, 81 69; 201. ft 59;
lOd.Bl Bd, $175; 6d, $1 90; 4d. $2 05; 51. $3 03;
*2 35: 3d fine. $2 75. Finishing, l?d. fl 81;
12 d 4r, $l 8a - ® 3 05: 25: sd. $2 40; 44.
$2 60. Wira nails $l 60 base
«< is ,A o, C~ Flrm ' drop to B, $1 15; B and larger,
$1 40; buck. $1 40.
Iron—Market very steady. Swede. 4% ®s3t
refined, $ 1 no base.
Oils—Market steady, demand fair. Signal,
’9@soc ; West Virginia, black, 9®l2c; lard,
»»@80c; kerosene, %c; neatsfoot, t>o®Bsc; ma
chinery, 20@30c; linseed, raw, 56c; boiled, 59c;
mineral seal. 16c; homelight, 13c: guardian.
Lime, Calcined Plaster and Cement— Ala
bamaand Georgia lime in fair demand and
sailing at 85c par - barrel, bulk and carload
lots special; calcined piaster, $1 60 per bar
rel; hair 4©sc. Rosendale cement, $1 30©l 40;
carload lots, special; Portland cement, retail!
82 40; carload lots, 82 Ift
Lumber -Dam md. both foreign an 1 domsa
tic. is quiet MHs generally full of
quick wor.i, owing to lost tune on account of
continued rams. We quote: Easy sizes
$lO 90: ordinary sizes, sll 00@14 00;' difficult
sizes. sl3 OJ®lB 00; flooring boards fli 50-h
22 00; shipstuffs, sl6 50©25 00. ®
Hides, Wool, Etc.—Hides—The market is
steady; fair demand: receipts light; dry flint,
4%c; dry salt, 2%c: butcher salted, 2%c; green
salted, 2%c. Wool, s.eaiv; prime Georgia,
free, of sand, burry and black wools. 1394 c;
blacks, 10 ,c; burry, 8 4c. Wax, 21c. Tallow.
4c- Deerskins, flint. 22c: salted,l7c.
Poultry steady; fair demand: grown fowls,
grow a, 35®45c; % grown
20@39p: ducks, 65©75c.
Eggs—Market steady; fully supplied;
country, dozen. 1/©lßc.
Bagging and Ties—The market firm.
Jute bagging. i-c; 2tt> 7% C ; l%tt>;. 7e . "'
quotations are for job lots: small' lots,
higher: sea island bagging. 12@13e, Iron lies
lot6i - smaller lots, 90(-©$l 00.
. Dry Goods—The market is quiet, demand
j light. Prints. 4(®sc; Georgia brown sh.rt
ing, 3-4, 3%c; 7-8 do,, 4c; 4-4 brown sheeting,
osnaburgs, 6*4 gi7c; cheeky
3%@5%c; brown drilling, 5©6%c.
Visible Supply of Cotton.
The following is the to’al visible supply of
cotton for the v. eok ending Aug. 17. as com
piled by the Commercial and Financial
Chronicle: The visible supply of cotton to
night, as made up by cableand telegraph is as
follows: The continental stocks, as Well as
those for Great Britain and the afloat are this
week’s returns, and consequently all tfafi
European figures are brought down to Thurs
day evening. But to make the totals the
complete figures for Aug. 17, we add the item
of exports from the United States, including
in the exports for Friday onlv:
„ ' 1894. 1893.'
Stock at Liverpool 1.112.000 1,207)000
Stock at London. 15,000 8,000
To.tal Great Britain stock 1,127,000 1.215,000
Stock at Hamburg 33,000 12.00 J
Stock at Bremen 12J.000 110,060
stock at Amsterdam 12.000 15,000
Stock at Rotterdam 100 200
stock at Antwerp 19,000 11.000
Stock at Havre 351,000 367,000
Stock at Marseilles 6.000 7,000
Stock at Barcelona 76,000 101,000
Stock at Ganoa.... 16,000 20.000
Stock at Trieste 36,000 30,009
Total continental stocks... 666,100 673,2Q0
Total European stocks.... 1.793,100 1,888,200
India cotton afloat for Eu-
rope 41,000 43.000
Amr cott’n afloat for Europe 42,000 53,000
Egypt, Brazil, etc., afloat for
Europe 17,000 31,000
Stock tn U. S. ports 193,426 272,072
Stocks in U. S.interior towns 56,939 79,179
U.S. exports today 1,1)8 1.935
Total visible supply 2.144,583 2,368,386
Os the above, the totals of American and
other descriptions ate as follows;
American-
Liverpool stock 933,000 954,000
Continental stock 489.000 538,000
American afloat for Europe. 42.000 53.000
United States stock 193.426 272.072
U. S. interior stocks 56,939 J9;179
U. S. exports to-day 1.118 1.935
. Total American 1,715,483 1,898,186
Total East India, etc 420,100 470,200
Total visible supply 2.144.583 2.360,386
The imports into continental ports the past
week have been 30,000 bales.
The above figures indicate a decrease in the
cotton in sight to-night of 215.803 bales as
compared with the same date in 1893, a de
crease of. 5,86.938 tales as compared with the
corresponding date of 1892 and an increase of
406.76) bales us compared with 1891. ,
—
India Cotton Movement From all Ports.
—The receipts and shipments of cotton at
Bombay have been as follows for the week
and year, bringing the figures down to
Aug 16:
BOMBAY RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS F*OR FOUR
YEARS.
Shipments for the week—
Great Britain. Continental. Total.
'M--.'-:.:.-.-.'. ,m
1891-92 1.000 ’I,OOO
1890- 1,000 1,000 2,000
Shipments since Sept. 1—
Great Britain. Continental. Total.
1893-94 47.000 762,000 809,000
1892 93 44.000 803.000 847.000
1891- ... 69.000 829,000 898.000
1890- 101.000 919,060 1,023.000
Receipts- This Since
Week. Sept. 1.
W 94 8,000 1.793.000
1892- 6,000 1,7,12,0 ft)
1891- 3.000 1.748,0T0
1890-91 4.000 2,019,000
According tq the foregoing Bombay appears
to show an increase compared with last year
in the week’s receipts of 2.690 bales and an in
crease in shipments of 4,000 bales, and the
shipments since Sept. 1 show a decrease of
38,600 bales.-
, SUICIDE OF A VETERAN.
Ca.pt. Nicholson of Washington Oorat
mits Suicide by Shooting.
Aug. 19.—Capt. E. W.
Nicholsoty ’superintendent of the United
States treasury stables, committed sui
cide hefe this afternoon by shooting him
self in the breast. The wound did not
cause immediate death, and he was taken
to the Emergency hospital, where he
died a few hours later. The deceased
was from Indiana, his son. Meredith
Nicholson, being an editorial writer on
the Indianapolis News. He was a brdth
er-in law of Capt. Meredith . of Chicago,
formerly chief of the bureau of printing
and engraving;
The only cause that can be assigned for
the act was despondency. It is said that
Capt. Nichols, who was a republican, was
very anxious to visit his family in In
diana, but feared if he left his duties to
make the visit he would lose his position.
He became depressed in spirit and ended
his life. Deceased was about 59 years
old and a veteran of the late war.
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