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