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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... RDe ?! ye " '^;L»iy:::zrz::«. w 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. 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