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DA11A INQUIRER-SUN: rGUTMima. GEORGIA, FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY^
1879.
Columbus (Buikirtf'S’un.
Proprietor.
JOHN KINO, •
OV'K A«F.NT*».
Thovah Ragland OpellkH, Ain.
J, 8 8C1IKUHSI.ER A Co
W 8 Thomas
J W McClkndow
J L DANIEL
LaFnyfitte, Ala.
Alexnmler Cl tv, Ala.
.West Point, Oa.
j i. Olennyllle, Ala.
A 1 Pittman tJnlon Bprln*.., Ala.
Hamilton, Ou
W E Talbotton, Oa.
C L
W J Matthews
C H Watt A Co Neal
OOI.DTHWAITK A HON
Frkd A Vauqiian.
Pat Tall*an
I. M Gamri.k «V Co
FCNERAL NOTICE.
The friends and acquaintance* of
Thomas Namkh and family are invited
to attend his funeral THIS (Friday)
MORNING at 10 o’clock, from the
Catholic church.
W A Gamble
J It Chapman
John J Pattkkhon.
W HRanks
C F Cooper
A A Hen person...
W P Kknnon, Jr....
II C Fryer
Felix l smith
A T Palms
Rev htkphkn H 1
II i use 11 BkoTHMW.
e#"The above Agent* of the Knquibkr-
HuN are authorized to solicit and receipt
for subscriptions and advertisements.
. Auburn, Ala.
..Plnovllle, Ga.
landing, Fla.
Troy, Ala.
Padevl lc, Ala.
.Hatchochubbee, Ala.
Marianna, Fla.
„Fort Jackson, Fla.
Goodwater. Ain.
.Youngsborough, Ala.
CusselA, Ga.
Hurtvllle, Ala.
LaG range, Ga.
Tuskegee, Ala.
Hiilcm, Ala.
Blakely, Ga.
Rockford, Ala.
....Troup Factory, Ga.
mon Kllavllle, Fla.
„ Scale, Ala.
COEUURtm DAILY MAR MCI.
rinsarlal.
Rates eor Cotton Hills. — Demand
Northern bills, % ofT; Demand on 8avan
nab, % off.
Hanks checking on New York at % pro,
mlum.
Currency loans, 12 per cent, per annum.
Hllver, par; gold. par.
Cotton.
Market.—Good demand.
Ordinary 7—ft—
Clean Stained —ft—
Good Ordinary ft—
Ix)w Middlings -
Mlddllngs W?
Strict Middlings
Halos 758 bales.
RecelpU 181 bales—'>9 by M. A G. It. R
W by wagons; 10 by N. A 8. It. R.jfMlby
w: It. It.; 00 by river; 17 by 8. W. H. It.:
Hhlpments, 801 bales—2)2 by 8. W. It. It.
102 for home consumption; 00 by W. R. It.
00 by M. A G. It. R.; «> by river.
DAILY STATEMENT.
Htock on hand Aug. 31st, 1878...
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02,-V
m
47 ,$V)—17,71
Htock on hand — -•
Hamk Pay Last YBAR.-Htoek August
Hist, 1870, 746; received same day, 190; total
receipts, 62,701; shipped same day, 299; total
shipments, 37,531; stock, 45,017; sales, lit:
Middlings 10c.
Receipts at U. 8. Ports to-day 24,295, for
days, 100,018; exports to Great Hrltuin, 24,082;
to Continent 83,050; stock 855,258.
U. H. Forth Last Ykau.—Receipts for
days. 184,204; exports to Great Britain, 40,101:
t > Continont, 85,803; stock, 900,070.
»rHOERHA EtC MA R ti KT.
HAcon—Hhouldors, 6c.; clear rib sld
i, 3%o.; clear rib
r»c.
Hulk Meats—Shoulders,
•ides, 4%o.
Bagging— Uc.ftl2Wc.
CoHif—Yellow, 75c.; Whit*
8n*»AR—Reflnud A, 10%r.;
C, fi-Kc.
80c.
xtraC, 9%c
Flour— Per bid., superfine, $5.00ftf5.50
f imlly. lfl.50ftS7.50.
^Rtrup—Florida, 25ft80c.
*" Ties—Iron, $2.25 per bundle.
IVronmif.
Mr W 8 Webster, of Macon, who has been
•pending some day* In our city, leaves for
homo to-day.
Ktnlftrnnta.
Yesterday afternoon about fifty negroes
arrived on tho 8 W It It, from Northern
Georgia, hound for various portions of Aln-
bamn. Some of them were going to Russell
county. _
I.Ht'ffr Unit* of Cotton.
Tho Fontalnu Warehouse sold yesterday,
650 bales of cotton to one of our largest man
ufacturing eompuulos. This Is quite u sale
—fur above the average.
Hood Notea for Cotton Holders.
Cotton advanced considerably yesterday
—one-quarter cent In our market. The port
rocelpts for six days show a fulling off from
the same period last year of nearly 30,000
bales, and the visible supply Is nearly 50,000
bales less than at this date In 1877. The In
dications are that quotations will go higher.
The leist Incident now a (Toots tho price.
Architect «tmf llullder.
In nnothor column will he found the ad
vertisement of Mr M M Tye, architect ami
builder. Mr T Is a skilled workman, and
several specimens of Ills ability can be seen
In our city. It was ho who contracted to
make tho Improvements at the Central
Hotel, and well did he fulfill the contract.
a prattler and neater plooe «»r work oannot
he found anywhere. Ho has purchased the
t'olllns Wood Works on upper Oglethorpe
street, and will relit thorn with new and
Improved machinery, lie will All orders
for all kinds of sash and blinds. Sen Ills
card, and If you want anything built frwtn a
wood-house to a church, ho can accommo
date you. _
llrtnrneciUc Itetnm.
Now that rhrlstmus has passed buslsness
has begun to resume Its steady gait.
The members of the brass band meet
ttboul three nights In each week to prnetlc
They give promise of soon becoming quite
proficient, and ere many months will de
light the citizens of Hrownovtlle with some
flue mush*.
On Tuesday Mr Win T Webster, who Is
one of the oldest citizens of Brow
died at his residence, about one mile from
the bridge. The remains were tnterr
terday.
Yesterday It was currently rumored that
Mr W i) Eason, formerly of that village, but
now of Atlanta, Ga, was dying at his home
In the Gate City. It was afterwards learned
that ho quite 111, but there were hopes
for his recovery,
'Vir lanr Revolution*.
On Now Year’s Pay several parties "swore
off," or In other words, took the tempornnoe
pledge for twelve months. Now tho ques
tion Is, will they keep It T It Is to be hoped
they will, and all should guard against
tempting them. Hliould you, reader, If you
are In the habit of taking a drink, aak a
friend to Join you, ami he tells you no, that
he has taken the pledge, don’t Insist on him
drluklpg, but encourage him to kocp stead
fast. Don’t turn lilm from the path you
would gladly tread had you the de
termination. Probably If a man
!■ strength*^ In his resolution to quit
drinking, and not tempted, he may keep
hts promise, and become a better and hap
pier man. Always think before urging
cue to drink, and of the probable result of
such a stop, and nine times out of ten, you'll
tako the poison and not give It to another*
The beginning of the year always finds us
making resolutions of all kinds, often to be
broken ere the first month lias passed away.
Habit, some say. Is so very firmly fixed It
cannot be moved, but If the will Is there the
way is easily found.
Sowing machines of every kind re
paired by a skillful workman, at low
price*, and warranted. Sewing; Ma
chines received by Express, from any
part of the country, promptly repaired
and returned. .1 H Bkamhall,
Watchmaker and Jeweler.
Needles, Oil, Shuttles and duplicate
j>*rts furnished.
The Row Outlet for Cotton and Dor-
ehandimm.
Competition Is the life of trade. Those
cities are ever the most prosperous which
have Independent through lines. Even
where there Is a system of pooling the rates
lowest, where several routes converge,
•heap fares and freights render business
more active and stirring, and create n
Industries. If the tariff on cotton bo 1
point than another, the buyer c
afford to pay a higher price for cotton, and
this will bring more of the staple and fund
bo generally distributed In tho channel
>f commerce. The lack of successful com
petition will paralyze all exertion, for
It depresses every enterprise. The more
favored push ahead because of superior
advantages. We do not believe a rallroa*
be built In any direction, which pays
expenses and Is kept In operation, which w*“
not benefit a town, though the original ln-^
vestment may bo lost. The mere fact
being a railroad center creates u business of
Itself. It opens every port, whereas monopo
ly blocks the way to nil-but a few. Whaf
applies to railroads has equal force to all
other competing routes. It Is to the marked
nterest of a city to maintain all that
produce rivalry and prevent consolidation
Columbus 1ms now a lino Independent of
nil others to tho seahoord which It is her
bounden duty to enesurago and maintain
because It Is to her Interest to do so. It has
ady accomplished much In the lessening
of rates and has provod satisfactory to ship
pers. Wo allude to tho route via tho P<
pie’s Lino of Boats and the J, l* A M R R
It has demonstrated to bo safe, sufficiently
pedltlous, and of Immense gain to
people. It Ims reduced freights and enabled
JolumbiiH to eompeto with rival markets
in unequal footing because of tho prevon
.Ion of discrimination. Communities an
selfish like corporations, and when It Is
*o palpably evident of what profit
this new line has been, ull must see the ne
cessity of giving It a fair share of business.
If tho managers withdraw, or tho enterprise
Is broken down for want of enoouragement,
rates will be again advanced and every ad
vantage lost. We write In the Interest of
Columbus, not for a route.
Our merchants have substantially endors
ed the lino. In twenty-one days of Decem
ber tho stearners Moore and Jordan carried
from Columbus und Kufaula 8,780 bales of
cotton for shipment via the .1 PA M Rail
road to Now York, 8a van nail and Charles
ton. Tho totals since have been large and
shippers are pleased, as freight charges have
boon greatly lessoned «lnne tho establish
ment of the lino. II U certainly to the ma
terial advantage of our city that It should
be sustained by liberal patronage.
FIRM EAST NIOHT.
Ocf(/Hi---The Work of tho Ffl'MIWII”
Lorn* $.i,oon.
About 12 o'clock last night an alarm of
fire was sounded, und It was fully half
hour before the hell was rung. Tho lire was
ascertained to be over Messrs (’ A Itedd A
* Vs store.
THU ORIGIN.
The fire originated In the law «
Messrs McNeill A C'rnwford,and Is supposed
to have been tho work of a rat. The first
appearance was between tho ceiling of the
offico of MoN A C, and tho n
Mr John Rtewart. In
minutes tho roof of the building
flames, and tho prospects were the entire
structure would be consumed. No 5 was
promptly on the scone,and soon had a stream
on tho tiro. No 1, the Hook and Ladder
iompany, and tho colorod company, also
did valuable service. With their united
oflbrts tho lire was soon under control.
the loss.
)n tho building there was 50,000 Insurance
In the following companies; Houlhern Mu-
tuill,$2,500; INenlx, I2,50'»; Manhattan of Now
York,$1.(UK). It is owned by Mr It R Mur-
MUBCOORE COUNTY ELECTION.
ConaoHdated Official Return--Total
Vote Caut f,4S0-;Vorfl Voted for Clerk
Than Any Other Offierr—i.amt Klee-
tlonin January. M 877—Total Vote team
9,911H—of Which 9,979 »rere Polled at
Colutnbum.
Yesterday at noon the vote for county
officers was consolidated as follows;
a W77 103m«902.179
cl’k hupekiok court i mm \ >o ^1, ,,
Goo Y Pond
J L Howell
COUNTY TKEASUH
Tim Markham
TAX C'Ol.LKUTOR,
'2,003 79 101 7l|o-3 90 2,407
.1,812 /17' 93 25 87 81 2.118
21121! 817,2125 360
I |lll
. 1,019 15 75 69 37 57 1,832
.970 3(1 1 1 2 22 1,035
39 I 21 ... 28 12, 107
I | | I | I I
8 O Lloyd 1,380 79 87 65 02 79,1,755
J faSir"*™' »« , « I 1M»61 37 1 1,809
Scattering 27
Davis A Andrew
W A Cobb
tax receiver.
Homer Dozier
J T Thwnatt
J M Patrick
COUNTY ELECTIONS.
Chattahoochee County.
From a gentleman from Chattahoochee
county, yesterday, we learned the official
vote of the county had not been consoli
dated, at tho time ho loft, but tho following
gentlemen were undoubtedly elected:
For Sheriff. *1 L Roberts
For Tax Collector I M Davis
For Tax Receiver A J Cobb
For Treasurer ..James Austin
For Coroner —— Jackson
HARRIS COUNTY.
The vote of Harris county was consolida
ted at Hamilton yesterday, but as there Is
no mall from that place until this morning,
wo could not get tho official vote. It is
thought the following were olected :
ForHherlff—B II Williams.
For Clerk Superior Court—Samuel Robin
son.
For Tax Collector—Hamuel .1 Hunt.
For Tax Receiver—J D Robinson.
For Treasurer—H C Kimbrough.
For County Surveyor—Oliver Bonds
County Commissioners—Flint Hargett, 8
M Brannon, W C Wisdom.
In both tho above counties the day passed
quietly.
Talbot County Pointm.
Itev R J Willingham has accepted the
call of Talbotton Baptist church. He will
preach next Sabbath.
Judge For bos Is the second Ordinary Tal
bot county has lost by death.
Tho election for Ordinary, to fill the va
cancy now existing, will he held on Wod-
nesdqy, the 22d Inst., Capt It H Leonard Is
announced as a candidate.
Christmas passed quietly In Talbotton.
The Standard, from which we clip those,
has a two-column editorial In answer to
one which appeared In the Register last
week—wholly personal both.
few weeks. Tho weekly
loch.
The following gentlemen room lu the
building, and lost the greater portion of
their furniture: John Stewart, M M Hud-
Ell Hamloford, Henry Everett, Charles
Herd and brother. Messrs McNeil A Craw
ford lost comparatively nothing, and Mr A
A Dozier, whoso office was Just across the
hall, did not lose anything.
Redd A Manley were Insured as
follows: $3,000 In the Southern Mutual,
$2,500 In tho l'honlx of New York, and $2,500
the Georgia Homo. Their stock was
greatly damaged by water.
The stock of Mr J Marlon Estes was ln-
ircd as follows: $2,000 In tho Houlhern
Mutual; 91.00') In the Pimm lx, of Hartford;
S3,000 In tho Manhattan, of Now York. A
portion of his stock was also damaged by
water. The only damage by fire was to the
tardiness of the ringing of the
boll is a strong argument In (Ttvor
of our having an alarm boll. Hundreds of
dollars lias been spent on tho present one,
and It Is useless. Place It on tho Court'
house, or on a tower, and It can be heard.
Where It Is now It Is of no t
he used.
The merchants who occupied the store
will continue business us usual.
The firm of Redd A Manley will have n
Interruption In their business, as they lmv
soourod the store formerly occupied by M
.1 Crawford. Jr, two doors above their old
stand, where they will serve their oust
ors until their old stand is ready for occu
pation.
Fot«»»9 Men'a Catholic Union.
At the meeting last night the following
officers wore elected:
President—F W Golden.
Vice President—G N Hartmann.
Treasurer—Thos Names.
Secretary—Louis Wells.
Directors—Goo J Burr us, Louis A Collier,
Louis T Ryokoly.
Librarian—U 0 Connor,
The Union decided to give a ball Thurs
day night, January 9th.
Committee of Arrangements—H T Rycko-
ly. It A Lynch, L A Collier.
Floor Managers—J D Smith, G H K
It Detgnan. Tickets 50c.
Tho following committee was appointed
to suggest and perfect a plan for the estnb
llshmont of a reading room : Louis Collie
R Delgnan, Louis Wells, Ed Walsh, F W
Golden.
A reading room Is an absolute necessity
for Columbus, and we know If tho spirit of
enterprise and push be adoptod, the movi
ment will result in brilliant success.
ttenth of Mr. Thom. H. Aumtln.
Mr Thos H Austin, of tho Arm of Austin
A Ellis, of Savannah,died In that city Tues
day. Mr Austin for many years was a real
dent of Apalachicola, Fla., during the
and did business In this city. lie wiu
known and highly esteemed by mai
our citizens.
The Suvnnnah Xeu-s says of him :
Mr Austin was born in New Haven
nectlcut. on April 29th. 1811. His parent
were Virginians, and soon after his birth
they went reside In Prederloksburc
where he was mainly educated, and where
he lived until about eighteen years of age.
At this time he went with his father to Tal
lahassee, Florida, und during his residence
there he was honored with the position of
Treasurer of the State for severul years. He
continued to reside In Florida until the
outbreak of the late war. when, with his
family, he removed to Columbus. Georgia,
und there engaged In business, until the
OMMkUOQ of hostilities In l^i. WQIIB he de
termined to makeKnvannah Ills permanent
home, and he lias resided here, a member of
the Arm above mentioned, ever since. He
was at the time of his death a member of
the Georgia Historical Society, In which he
took a lively Interest, and was also a mem
ber of the vestry of Ml John's Episcopal
Lee County, Ala.
The Opelika Daily Observer has been dis
continued for
continues.
The D'Esto troupe played a week success
fully lu Opelika. J B Howard and wife quit
tho troupe Friday night. Iloleu D'Esto
pronounced the Opelika hand "tho largest
and host she ever saw” In a place of thn 1
size. Milton Nobles played there last, night.
The marriages of Mr M E Turner, of Geor
gia, and Miss E Cooper; Mr W A Turner, of
Georgia, aud Miss M J Cooper, and Mr Roxly
Ehncy, of Conyers, Ga, und Miss M M
Chandler; Mr W A Wright and Miss W J
Yarbrough; Mr T M Whatley and Miss P
Wright; Mr J T Mullins and Miss V Wright
(Inst three at same house and same day); Mr
T Morgan and Miss A May nor; Mr A Gues-
by to Miss A Gray; W J Chandler and Miss
S A Brooks; Mr James Hamby and Mrs
Sarah Thompson nro announced.
On Christmas morning the grocery store
of P II Hammock, In Loachapokn, wi
strayed by Are. Loss about $1,703. No In
surance.
Charlie Lanier Ims left Opelika for his
new home In Hard Is, Mississippi.
Col French Strange has taken charge
tho Opelika post office.
Opelika has sent twelve dollars and a In
of hats to the Orphans' Home In Tuskegee.
Mrs Alice Baggett hud the remains of her
husband disentombed lately, after an Inter
ment. of moro than four years, aud tra
ferred ton vaulted (grave In another part of
the Loaohopoka cemetery. Upon examina
tion the vault of tho grave was found full of
water, and tho rosewood casket so much de
cayed that ropes had to bo tied around It to
provent It from fulling to pieces and oo
plotely exposing the remains. As It wi
they were partially exposed and found to be
vory much decomposed. Above tho vault
containing Mr B's remains another vault
constructed, In which were deposited
remains of tho'r Infant, exhumed after
five years interment In tho cemetery at
Dadevllle.
Last Thursday, a young lady, a Miss
Sharp, from near IgvFayette, was carried to
tho lunatic asylum at Tuskaloosn. Her
brother was in charge of her, and frequent
ly had to use harsh moans to control her.
mother died In the asylum a few yours
ago.
H J Spratllng has sold his plantation
near Oak Bowery, and will move near
ilmpoka. _
IIuhmcII County, Ala.
the County Court of Kussril county,
which adjourned on Wednesday last, in the
iase of the State vs Jack Coleman, colored,
'barged with resisting an officer, the de
fendant was discharged.
State vs Andrew J Grimes, colored, mali
cious mischief (burning Mrs Lewis' fence),
discharged.
• vs same, arson (burning same lady's
house); preliminary examination. Re-
pilrod to give bond In sum of $3iX> for ap
pearance at next term of Circuit Court.
GRAND LARCENY.
)n Wednesday throe negroes were com
mitted to Jail by Justice Charlton Thoinp-
harged with grand larceny. They
stAle from Mr Jtibez Bunks, near Hurtvllle,
two bales of cotton. Sold one and hid the
other In the woods, where It was found.
DEATH OF MR. S. D. STRONG.
Mr Samuel D Strong, an old and respected
citizen, formerly of Russell county, died re
cently near Lewis Station, M A M Railroad,
tu Escambia county, sfter an illness of
about one week. Mr strong lived for many
years near Villain amt Seale, Ala. He left
a wife and several children, all grown, sur
viving him.
Church.
Tallapoosa County, Ala.
TheTallapo mu 7) •mocnit strongly opposos
the Introduction of the whipping post.
On the 12th were married In Dadevllle,
Mr. J. H. Guaunt and Miss Emma Powell,
and on tho 20th, Mr. J. I.. Holley and Miss
M. F. Summers.
The concert at Dadevllle, on the 25th was
a brilliant musical, though not a Anandal
success.
The annual festival of the Clanton Hook
and Ladder Company takes place In Dade-
vllle oi^the 25th.
The Tallapoosa Democrat, from which we
clip the above, makes this observation :
The Enquirkh-Sun, one of the best papers
In all the land, Is a daily welcomed visitor
In oui office.
For upwards of thirty yours Mrs.
Winslow’** Hootuino Syrup has boeu j getting late.
A Dlslsi«« •• Wssstls**
Prom the Detroit Free Press.)
“Sow, children, you have told me
how many members we have In the
Legislature, who presides over each
body, how laws are made and how
often a United States Senator Is elect
ed, nnd In return X will—
I hud reached thU point the other
evening when there came a ring at
the door bell, and after a minute X
discovered that Mr. Old Fogy had
decided on another attack. He meant
to give me fits this time, xie
brought along two or three teachers
with him and they at once walked
into my school-room. I did at nrst
have a sign of “8tate Prison ® ver
the door, so as to make It seem like a
regular school-house to the pupils,
but as they Insisted upon regarding
it as a novelty I removed the sign
“Well, you have been teaching,
see?” observed Mr. Old Fogy.
“Yes, six of these children belong
in tile nelgborhood, and don’t attend
any regular school.”
“We don’t exactly agree on the
shool ouestlon, you know!" said Mr.
Old Fogy. "You did rather stump
me the other night, but I’d like you
to ask some of those teachers a few
questions."
“Very well Mr. Blank, how many
bushels of wtieat will make a barrel
of flour?”
“Why, that isn’t a regular ques
tion," he replied as he looked around.
“Isn’t it? Your arithmetic says
that sixty pounds of wheat makes a
bushel, and because it does not say
how many bushels make a barrel of
flour the farmer who Is figuring on
his year’s supply must be left in
ignorunce. Here Is Charlie—only
nine years old—he may answer.”
"From four and a half to five
bushels,” the boy replied.
"Now, Mr. Blank, can you name
the more prominentHtars?"
“I can, sir.”
“I thought so, hut can you tell me
how many spokes there are In the
front wheel of a buggy—can any of
you ?”
“I protest!” cried Mr. Old Fogy,
but they didn't answer for all that.
“Well, Mr. Blank, can you trans
late Latin ?"
I can, sir.”
No doubt of it; but can you tell
me how to preserve cider?” .
"There you again !” cried Mr. Old
Fogy, but none of them could tell.
"Are you familiar with cube root,
Mr. Blank ?”
“Iain,”
“But can you tell me the salary of
our Governor?”
None of them could.
“Try some of the ladies,” suggested
Mr, Old Fogy, after a few more ques
tions.
“All right. Miss Blank, are you
good In algebra?”
"1 think so.”
“And can you tell me how many
yards of cotton to buy for a pair of
pillow slips?”
“Why, no.”
“Do you know what will take
stains out of a table-cloth or grease
spots out of a carpet ?”
“No, sir.”
“Can you direct a cook to make
pie-crust or to mix biscuit of bread?"
‘No, sir.”
‘l)o you know the average length
of luce curtains?”
"No, sir."
"Can you mix a mustard plaster,
tell me a ready family untldote for
poison, suggest a family remedy for a
cold or sore throat; tell me how many
yards in u bunch of dress braid, the
number of yards of ticking to make a
bedtick, a way to remove paint from
windows or now to make gruel for
the sick ?”
“No, sir,”
"What ure you driving at?” indig
nantly demanded Mr. Old Fogy.”
“I’ll let my class go und tell you.
Lot mu flrst remark that I haven’t
asked a question which these chil
dren here can’t answer. This little
girl will promptly answer everything
I have asked Miss Blank, and she is
not ten years old. A month ago I
toid her that alum and brown sugar
mixed together would relieve croup.
A week ago, at the wails of her sick
brother, she prepared tho remedy
while her father was after the doctor
and her mother excited and helpless,
and in half an hour the croup was
gone. You ask me whut I am driv
ing at? Women are called helpless
and we do not look to see them have
presence of mind. Why are they so?
Simply because they may know alge
bra by heart and yet not know what
is an antidote forulmost every poison.
They learn astronomy and yet don't
know what is good for a burn or how
to stop the nose bleed. They know
all about botany and yet cannot tell
what to do for a person who has faint
ed away.”
“But I'm not a housekeeper,” pro
tested Miss Blank.
“No; well, every woman looks for
ward to marriage. They were born
to. Every female expects to marry
rid), hut not one in 5iH) can so marry
us to ttirow the entire responsibility
of her house on hired help. 8ix out
of ten may have a servant, but unless
tlie mistress knows how things should
go wluit can be expected of the
girl? While tho lady sits In the par
lor and realizes that she cun draw
play the piano and read French
the ‘help,’ left to experiment and
having no interest, breaks, smashes
and throws away, and the family are
soon looking for a cheaper house.
Miss Blank here may marry and
never lift a hand, hut If she knew
every duty—if she knew remedies
and recipes—wouldn’t she have more
self-reliance and be better prepared
for her responsibilities?
“Can you name one married lady
in Detroit who makes use of algebra?
Can you name one who is ever incon
venienced for the want of knowledge
of geometry? Do you know of one
who wouldn’t trade oft - all her Latin
for a cure of corns?”
Mr. Old Fogy said he thought
looked ns if we would soon have
snow storm.
“Then tako the other 9lde. We do
not teach our hoys to be observing
aud then we turn around and ea :
them heedless. We pass the thingi
of everyday life to let them grasp ut
tlx? theoretical. They thus become
helpless. They can name the plan
ets, but they cannot give the length
and width of a brick. They can name
every ancient philosopher, hut they
can’t put up the stovepipe; they can
figure in cube-root, but they can’f
tell all-wool cloth from half cotton
We let them go to school for years,
ure proud to flud that they know so
much, and then discover that they
can't tell why hickory wood will
burn longer than pine, and we hear
somebody say of them : ‘He has a fine
education but no horse sense.'”
Mr. Old Fogy suggested that It was
chant who buys at random as we
educate children, aud I will name
the day of his failure. Name one
who can tell you how to saw out a
boot-lack, build un Ice-box, putty In
a pane of glass, mix paint or hang a
gate and Ull show you, that he Is do
ing a safe business, dictated by ob
servation and common sense. Last
year a gentleman with a fine collegi-
ateeducation opened agrocery storeon
a certain street in this city, ask ng no
advice as to location and making no
observations on the movements of the
public. He had got nicely opened
When a bootblack called In one day
bluntly said:
“Gimme a cent’s worth of pea
nuts!" _ . .
“Peanuts! Boy, I don't keep a
peanut Btand!” was the indignat re-
‘'‘’-You won’t keep even a peanut
stand here two months from now!’
chuckled the lad as he lounged out.
In live weeks there was a failure,
and the grocer was $3,000 cash out of
pocket in seven weeks’ time. The
observing boy knew that store was
too far down town, because he had
watched the movements of the peo
ple who bought at retail. The grocer
had been at Yale College, and lie
didn’t deem it necessary to know a
lamp post from a salt barrel in order
to establish a trade.
The other day a lady, who can
speak several languages, and who
graduated with high honors at Vas-
sar, wanted some mince pies made
aud put away for New Year’ft Neith
er of her servant girls knew how to
make them, and so the lady went out
among her neighbors. She tried to
remember what they told her, but her
pies were made without sugar or salt
and with only one crust. When told
why “they tasted like basswood
chips” she burst into tears and sobbed
out:
“They educated me to be an idiot
instead of a woman !”
EOCAE MtRMEFH.
—Last night was clear and cold.
—The steamer T H Moore will arrive to
day.
—A man may smile and smile and not be
elected.
—Muscogee Superior Court con vones Mon
day next.
—The English put chloral In their beer to
give It a narcotic effect.
—A sure cure for sleeplessness is to iuv
aglne you have to get up.
—The less the dramatic merit the greater
the need of putfatory art.
—A party of young gentlemen were out
serenading Wednesday night.
—The season has come when a man writes
187H, scratches it out nnd says damn.
—Salted rats are actually exported from
India to China as an article of food.
UOTRE ARRIVAL M.
Control Ikotel.
M Turner, Montgomery; H Hlrscli,
Seale. Ala: J B Marshall, Kentucky; Geo
Ely. Texas; L R Edge, Seale; .1 R Denson.
Chattahoochee; S W Williams Montgom
ery; lit Thompson, WC Whitaker, Ala
bama; A M Denner, Atlanta; J U loimb, S
ROgletreo, Russell county. Ala ; George W
Pierson, Dublin, Ireland.
Mai ford Hon mo.
John May, Alabama; G W Will Is. Russell
county. Ala; J S Mayo, Stewart county, Ga;
Dr TJ Brooks, W J Matthews, Plneville,
Ga; John 8 Allums, Cussota, Ga; C B WUll-
lera, Green Hill, Oa.
DM. 8. N. JORDAN,
OFFICE.
No. 70 Broad Street, Burrus’ Building
—Up Stain*.
Office Hours: 0 to 11 a m; 3 to 6 p m.
RESIDENCE.
43 Upper Broad Street,
decl 6m _
CENTRAE HOTEL,
Broad Street, - - Colutnbum, Oa.
First-class in all its appointments.
Office and Dining Room on flrst floor.
ELECTRIC BELLS IN EVERY ROOM 1
Rates Reasonable; Tables furnished
with best the markets afford. This
Hotel i9 centrally located, with tho best
accommodations In the city.
J W RYAN,
dec24 tf Paoprletor.
Whlsxey quiet nnd easier, $1 OOftl 09U. « u .
gar Arm; A soft tVtyftPc.
Blew York.
New York, Junuary 2—Flour heavy and
without decided change, with little more
doing; superfine Western and State $3ooa
3 .55, common to good extra Western and
State $3 50ft I 00, good to cholOO do ?t 05®4 ^
Southern Hour Is rather more active 1
common to fair extra 93 75ft I 50 good to
choice extra 91 flOftfl 25. Wheat favors buy one
No 3 spring WtftOlc. ungraded 88ft88Uc*. un l
graded red fl Olftl 09. Corn lower and
very dull; ungraded 45\4ft47c. No 3 u
Oats market quiet, steady; No 3 82c. Coffee
more active and steady; Rio quoted Incur,
goes at lll&lAKo gold, Job lots llUftl7>/o
gold. Sueur moderately active and firm*
Muscovado O^ftflLJc, fair to good reflnins
6%ftfl%<\ prime«%c; refined In fair demand
and firm; standard A HUo, granulated htoa
powdered O'/fc, crushed 9?£c. Molasses
dull; New Orleans 25ft38c. Klee In light
demand find steady; Carolina at flft7c; com
mon to prime Louisiana S^ftflUo. p 0 rjr
quiet and weak; old mess on spot $7 10ft7 2y
/ 10.ft7 80 for January, fl 95 for March: now
... ~ . kled
5}'e
MARKET REPORTS.
By Telegraph to the Enqulror-Snn.
FINANCIAL.
London, January 2—Noon—Erie 28.
Bullion Increased £835,000.
New York, January 2.—Money 4 per
cent. Exchange 401*4. Governments active-
new 5’s 108%. State bonds quiet.
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.
Special to the Rnquirer-Sun.\
New York, January 2 —Stocks firm and
advancing, as follows:
New York Central, 114; Erie 22-16,
Lake Shore, 88; Illinois Central 80;
Pittsburg. 85; Chicago A Northwestern
497-6; preferred 70%; Rock Island, 119';;
Western Union Telegraph Company, 94%.
HUB TREASURY BALANCES.
Gold $113,046,038 00; currency $4499.0,123 00;
Hub-Treasury paid Interest 00; for bonds
mess 8 50. Cut meats steady; pickled
5Xc. frosli 5Vc
New York. January 2 —Cotton du* •
sales 560; middling uplands 9 7-10c,iniddliii
Orleans 9%c.
Consolidated not receipts 22,227; exports to
Great Britain 137. to F “
nent 5032, channel 00.
used for children. It correct* acidity
of the stouiAch, relieves Wind Colic,
regulates the bowels, cures Dyseutery
and Diarrhoea, whether arlslug from
teething or other causes. An old aud
well-tried remedy. 25 cents a bottle.
feb$W d<%wly
“Now, then, ftomeof you tell me of
a business man who has made his
money through a classical education
Tell me one lawyer who wins by
flowery speeches and I’ll name a
dozen who win by argument* which
even boys can digest. Name * mer
should bathe twice daily in cold water.
—The turkoys have ceased to look at you
suspiciously now that Christmas has pass
ed.
—The best cure for drunkenness Is, while
sober, to observe a drunken man.—Chinese
Maxim.
—Yesterday the olowds cleared away, and
the sun came out, making the day quite
pleasant.
—In the election Wednesday Mr Matt
Brien received 4 votes for coroner, and 1
for county surveyor.
—Baturdny the election for constable of
tho 773d district takes place, and then no
more until next December.
—The crowd was so groat around the polls
Wednesday that one of the window sash
the guard room wus broken out.
-From tho number of drummers selling
shot-guns that visit our city one would
think this county abounds In game.
—If'every man Is the architect of his own
fortune.” the most of them had better aban
don architecture and go to sawing wood.
—Wo have not heard of the chicken
thieves In a week or so. We guess they
thlukalltho fouls were eaten during the
holidays.
—We wish Edison or some other In ventlvi
genius would turn their attention to a ma
chine to count out the votes after the closing
of the polls.
—Because Christmas Is gone people have
not censed to eat or dress, and If you would
have them know-where to get such necessi
ties, advertise.
—Ills to be hoped the County Cominl.s-
...oners will not object to the fire depur
building a bellfry on the roof of the court
house for the alarm bell.
—A mule’s head doos not contain a brain
capable of culture and refined rearing, but
It Is wonderful to wimt nu extent the other
end of him can be reared.
—“Two months with but a single stew
two spoons that dip as one," as the young
man remarked to his dearly beloved after
giving his economical order of "one stew
two spoons.”
—Tho men who have sworn to stop the
use of tobacco January 1st are taking their
lust chew—until next week. This Is the
regular resolution period, bnt backbone is
badly needed.
A Michigan farmer writes to tho faculty
of Yalo: "What nro your terms for a year
And does It cost anything extra If my s
wants to learn to read and write as well
row a boat?"
—The County Commissioners meet on Sat
urday. at which time tho council committee
on cisterns and tire department will wr“
upon them to got permission to place t
alarm bell on the roof of the court houso.
—If our female seminaries would found
departments for Instruction In oooklng, and
our male colleges professorships for teach
ing young men how to fix up things about n
house, no divorce lawyer could make his
salt.
—A certain pilot and engineer of oue of
the boats on the Chattahoochee had tine
sport 'possum hunting at Fort Jackson, Fla,
a few nights since. Tho engineer will long
remember It. See any of the river men for
further particulars.
—An old colorod preacher was lecturing
youth of his fold about the sin of dancing,
when the latter protested that the Bible
plainly said. "There’s a time to dance."
"Yes; dar am a time to dance,” said the
dark divine; "and it’s when a boy gets
whlppln' for gwlno to a bail.”
—Several persons were before Mayor Wil
kins yesterday morning. One, for entering
a private house while Intoxicated and
forcing the occupants to leave It, was fined
$10, or 80days on the chain gang; another,
charged with disorderly conduct, contribut
ed $5 to tho city, and two wore dismissed
—A Montgomery young lady inquired of
friend tho subscription price of the E>
quirkr-Sun. saying that she always found
more news about her own Htatc in It than f
any Alabama-paper. We must say she Is
young lady of exceedingly sound Judgment
and good taste.
—‘•Silas! wharfo' d’ye s’pose de sheferds
of olden times washed acre frocks In do
nl'Mmn?" "Is yer Bho dey did, Mose?'
"Why, corse! don't de Bamls' sny so?’
"Well, den I guess it raus' er boon cause
dere was on'y one frock apiece, an’ dey
dldn’ want to bo too conspikerous while
dey was a wanhlu' ob it."
—First fiunkey: "Well, I hear your young
gov’nor's made a match with Miss Deron-
da?” Second fl tinker: "Yaaa, he's gone
and done It!" First turnkey: "Como now.
what's tho figure? Any Idea?" Second
flunkey: "Wall, taking everything *uto
account, I calc'late his plaoe’d be worth
about eight ’undrod u month.”—Punch's
Aim muck.
Eemon aud Orange.
Dr. Price*# Special Flavoring Ex
tracts of Lemon and Orange are made
from the fruit, and have their grateful,
agrooablo taste, without the turpentlno
odor which i* observed in those ex
tracts usually sold, mado from cheap
oils. Thoso who wish pure extracts
buy Dr. Price’s. ja2 2t
itsPa Uafllai.
Messrs. C. H. Watt A Co., of Neal’s
Landing, Jackson county, Fla., a
branch ol the popular firm of Watt A
Walker, of this city, will act- as agents
for the Enquirer-Sun. Our friends in
counties adjacont will find it conve
nient to call upon Messrs. C. H. Watt
A Co., who will receive subscriptions
for us and forward them. tf
Wtoh and Oyatere.
The beat Fish and Oyster* can be had
at John L Hogan's, for the least mousy
no 17 tf
New York, January 2 — Cotton— Net
receipts 314 bales.
Futures closed steady; sales 55,000 hales;
i follows:
January 9 ^0-100ft 0 70-100
February 9 83-100ft 9 $4-100
March 9 89-100ft 0 90-100
April 10 11-lOOftlO 12-100
May .*. 10 23-lOOftlO 24-100
June 10 $8-100(5.10 $>100
July 10 4.3-100(6)10 44-100
August 10 49-100ftl0 50-100
Galveston, January 2—Cotton marKet
nominal; middlings 9c, low mhUi'.uirs
8%c good ordinary Kijjc; net receipts 24(H);
sales 150; stocK 115,015; exports to France
Norfolk, January 2— Cotton firm;
middlings 9e: nut rocelpts 2789; stocK
',321; sales 1060; exports to Groat Britain
Baltimore, January 2— Cotton firm ;
middlings 9%c, low middlings 8-Ke, good
ordinary 8%c: net receipts 00; Rales 250;
stocK 7098; spinners 175; exports to Great
Britain 0.
Boston, January 2 —Cotton, holiday:
middlings —c, low middlings —c: good
ordinary —c; net receipts 470; sales 00; stocK
2700; exports to Great Brtaln 0.
Wilmington, January 2—Cotton firm;
middlings 9c, low middlings 8%c, good
ordinary 8Jnot receipts 3922; sales 00;
Franco 00, Conti-
bellies 83£(ft4c, do hams
middles quiet, and unchanged; Western nnd
city long clear 4c, short clear 4 8-10c, long
and short dear 4 02%ft4 05, Lard dull and
a shade lower; prime steam, spot, $5 77^
(35 77%. Whiskey nominal, at SI 18. ^
Loulmrtlle.
Louisville, December 31—Flour quiet*
extra 82 76ft3 00. family 83 50ft3 75. No IMK
ft5 50, fancy $4 75ft5 00. Wheat firmer; red
88c, amber ami white 03c. Corn dull-
white $5cH mixed34%c. Oats firm, 23%ft2flo'
Rye steady, at 52c. PorK ‘toady, at Ss 12V<
7(i 8 25. laird steady; fair demand; choice lear
tierce 6UftB%c. do keg 7!jc. BuIk meats
quiet* shoulders 2)4ft2%C, clear rib sides
8^kft*3%c, elenr sides 3%ft8%c. Bacon
marKet. firm; shoulders, none here'
clear rib sides life clear sides 43tfo. Sugar-
cured hams 7Uft8%. WhlsKoy quiet, fl 03
Manufactured tobacco quiet— biacK navy*
55ft50c; medium bright navy, 5‘Yc552c; ma-'
hogony navy 48ft60c; mahogany fancy, .via
52c; biacK sweet navy, 45ft48; coinmou. S
ft45c.
Cincinnati.
Cincinnati, January 2-Flour quiet
and steady; family SI 15ft5 25. Wheat mar-
Kct firm: red 90c. amber nnd white 81 no
Corn dull and nominal; white 32ft$3c cash
$3>4c for seller In January. Oats quiet and
steady; white 20o, mixed 22e. Rye quiet*
52c cash and sellers In January. PorK dull*
Jobbing 8^ 00. Lard dull; steam $5 42Uft5 46'.
choice leaf tierce 0%c. Kegs 7}/,c. BuIk
incats quiet, shoulders 2 60, clear rib
sides 3 50. clear sides 8 $5. Bacon
firm; shoulders 2%ft3c. clear rib sides
4%c, clear sides 4%ft4’<kv Whiskey steady,
Orleans 5ft8'4£o. Hogs In active demand and
higher; common !~ •• • •
pacKing 2 75(5)2 90,
Ml. f.onli
Special to Enquirer-Sun. \
Rt. Louis, January 2—Flour quiet;
XX fall $1 50ft3 05; XXX fall $3 85ft
4 10, family 84 20ft4 80, choice $1 35ft4 50.
Wheat opened quiet but closed lower; No
2 red fall closed at 90Uft90%c cash,
90%ft90%c for February; No 3 rod fall >0c;
No 2 spring none offered. Corn Inactive
and lower; No 2 mixed 28%ft29o ca^h,
30ft80%c for February. 3lc for March, 32o
for April, $3ft$’)%c for May. Oats dull and
unsettled nnd lower; No 2 JJO-iuft'iO-ko cash.
Rye quiet, 42%ft 12>fo. Bnrlcv dull, no sales.
PorK quiet, 87 f»0 n-Ked. Lard firm;
85 $5(6)5 10. according to locntlon; choice Ket
tle at 85 65%. BuIk meats Rteardy and
unchanged for car lots, loose; shoulders
2 40ft2 60, short ribs 8 40ft8 50, clear sides
3 40-6 3 50, long clear 8 $5ft3 45, short clear
8 50@3 85. Bacon quiet and easier; shoul
ders 3 40. clear rib sides I’.Tc. clear sides 4%c.
Green meats dull. 2t{<\ 3‘fc and 3 3 ^c, for
shoulders, clear rib nnd clear sides; hams
4%ft4%o.; sweet picKled WhlsKey
quiet, 81 04.
Cattle In good demand for best slilpplrg
grades; medium qualities we.k; good to
choice heavy fat steers 8150ft5 <H>; corn-fed
Texas 82 50(6)3 50, feeding steers 93-25(6.3 00;
Stockers 82 25ft3 00; Colorados S3 250.1 15; re
ceipts 2.000; shipments nono. Hogs strong
and active; packing 2 59ft2 70. ftlieep steady
und unchanged; receipt* 700; shipments
none.
i hlCMffO.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.)
stocK 8984.
Pn 1 la Delphi A, J a ii nary
a .....I-.. ■■.n,uumiuij -—Cotton quiet:
middlings 9%c; low middlings 0%e, good
ordinary 8%c; net. receipts 1; sales 722.
solnners 620; stocK 8374; exports to Great
Britain 0.
Savannah, January 2—Cotton qulot nnd
firm; middlings Oe, low middlings
K'£c, good ordinary Re; net receipts
38S5; sales 1200; stocK 80,630; exports to con
tinent 0.
New Orleans, January 2—Cotton
marKet steady; middlings 9l^c, low mid
dlings 8%c. good ordinary 8%c; net receipts
8772: sales 7000; stock 300,170; exports to Great
Britain 5533, France 0.
Moiulk, January 2—Cotton marKet qulot
middlings 9c, low middlings 8%o. good or-
dinarySc; net receipts 2120; sales2000; stock
61,781.
Memphis, January 2—Cotton in good de
mand; middlings9c; receipts 1171,shipments
2196; sales 0; stock 90,484.
Augusta, Jpnuary 2—Cotton quiet »r
easy;middling<8%c, low middlings 8c,go*..I
ordinary 7%c; net receipts for two days212;
shipments 00; sales 481.
Charleston, January 2—^Cotton firm:
middlings 9%c, low middlings 9o, good
at: 8i%c cash. 8l%ft,S2%o for
ry; No 3 do 51%e; rejected Me. Corn
naud nnd lower: 29%o for February.
r'l'IIIIK KAUiV -TO .JU,
grades 8200ft275, patent 86 00@9 O0. winter
extra$4 00ft5 00. wheat dull nnd weak; No'
2 red winter RSKftS9%o; No 2 Chicago spring
closed
Febrv
fair demand f .
Oats quiet and dull; !9%c ‘cash, lO^'e for
February. PorK generally unchanged,
but. some sales rather higher; $7 35 cash,
87 45ft7 47% for February. 87 6507 57^
for March. Lard In fair demand and higher,
85 40 cash, 85 45(6.5 47% for February, 85 550
5 57% March. BuIk ments, shoulders 82 55,
short rib sides S3 55, short clear sides 83 87 1 -;.
Drcssod hogs in p *od demand at 3 (w.
Whiskey steady. 81 06.
At the close : Wheat firmer and a shade
higher. Corn steady and In fklrdemand.
Oats steady nnd unchanged. PorK firmer
and 2%o higher. Lard stronger und
higher,
NAVAL .STORES. RTC.
Rosin, Af.
New York, January 2—Spirits turpentlno
quiet, 28c. Rosin dull. 81 $5 for strained.
Freights.
New York. January 2—Freights to Liv
erpool a shade eusler-cotton, per sail Wd.per
■team %@9-82d; wheat, per steam 7%ft7&d.
Baltimore, January 2-Freights to
Llverpoor dull and nominal.
stocK 08,614; exports to continent 5032.
•*KO V INIONS.
Baltimore.
, nouiiirrn *yiu)o.i(, x enns^ lvania «,u
ft33c. Western white 32c, do mixed 29ft
30c. Rye steady, nominal; Southern 55ft5Sc.
Hay quiet; prime Pennsylvania and Mary
land 810 OOftll 00. Provisions dull and
steady. Mess porK 88 25. BuIk
meats, new. loose shoulders 2%c, clear
rib sides 8%c, per ear load; pucKcd
new do 3%ftl%c. Bacon—shoulders, old
3c, clear rib sides, new 5c. Hams, sugar*
cured 0ft9%c. Lard, refined tierce6%c. Hub*
ter quiet and steady; choice Western
MIIII* NEtVfl.
New York, January 2—Arrived : Santiago
de Cuba, Alsatla.
Arrived out: Richard Third. Linda, Gau
ges Henry, Amerieu, Blanche, Yuba.-George
Booth, Zetland, Anher, Marquis of Worces
ter, Westmoreland, Itiversdule.
Homeward: Cormoron and Caspian,
Tybee.
Arrived ont: Hindoo. Ohio. Hod Star,
Rheala, Helvetia, Alfred Gibb. Mariner,
Bury, Doer, Nord, Georgo Booth, ft canning-
ton, Bombay, Jesse Boyler, Francis,
Hulled, homowurd: Genevive, for Neve
Orleans; Clnnbelt, Hampton Roads.
London, January 2.—The British .steamer
Louccstinn, before repotted stranded near
HtocKhulm, has become a total wreck, Tho
crew were saved. Tho British hark Latus,
- , * • - — . from Liverpool for Tybee, put Into C’oak-
pacKcd 1 Oft 18c, rolls 15ftl(lo. Coffee haven to-day with her pumps choked nnd a
marKet firm; Rio cargoes, U%ftl0%c. foot of water in hold.
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Unsurpassed in Construction.
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