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H*iL Y • SUN: COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, TUESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER GO, IfWfl.
Poople South of Us Interested in This
• Railway Soheme,
lion CiilnnibUK In l*r«'|iurlntt to Uonllr.e the .
oi dir It'itiilirlHitc. Cutliliert unit ('nliimlniN-tlr.
Plant Not Ilir Mini with Wlilrh tolumbii.
shmilil Itnil—What the Proplr Knj Ahimt II.
The Batnbrldge Democrat, which
reached us yesterday, is chocked with
railroad talk. Beside a column on the
local pa«e devoted to railroad matters, it
has n column editorial on the Columbus
and Florida railroad. In the introduction
it sails into the Central as a gigantic mo
nopoly and then refers to the Georgia
Midland ns follows:
“Tho master mind in this enterprise so
conducive to the best interests was and is
G. Gunby Jordan. The emergency waited
sixteen years for the man, but he was
found at last.
“The Georgia Midland did much to
stimulate Columbus energy and enterprise.
Yea, more; itdise wered to them the in
herent strength of her people. They
begin to appreciate what they realty
can accomplish, and what they in
tend to achieve, with united effort.
Not content with the Georgia Midland
opening up to her commerce the north
eastern part of the state, they are reaching
out southward and southeast. Gunby Jor
dan has not forgotten all the hopes' born
of the Bainbridge, Guthbcrt and Columbus,
and which have been buried in its road
bed all these years. lie is preparing to
resurrect and torealizethem in the Colum
bus and Florida railroad, And need we
say that southwest Georgia and middle
Florida bid him good speed in the great
work ?
“Reports reacli us that the road will run
from Columbus to Albany and then con
nect with the Plant system. That eon-
-summation would undoubtedly bonelit Mr.
Plant, but would the interests of Columbus
be best subserved in that direction? We
think not. True it would place Columbus
on a shorter line with Savannah, but that
line would not be controlled by Columbus
hut by Mr. H. P. Plant. While Mr. Plant
is the best of men, he, nevertheless, is the
head of the most powerful railroad system
in Georgia, if not in the couth, and, of
course, to which even so large a city as
"Columbus must be incidental.
“In the line through Bainbridge to Tal
lahassee, Columbus has a line to the Atlan
tic and to the gulf which she would abso
lutely control. The line through Albany
will build up the Plant system and Savan
nah. The line through Bainbridge and
Tallahassee will build up Columbus. Why?
'Take a look at. the map, and follow the Al
bany route, at which place you leave the
-agricultural region of the state and fly off
upon the barren wilderness (comparatively
■speaking) stretching away to the Atlantic.
The natural rtsult would be that tile
products of the rich couutry lying be
tween Albany nnd Columbus would
more than likely be tempted to go
to Savannah, by low rates of freight
•over that long stretch of Plant’s road,
which so far depends for its revenue on
timber and naval stores. Now look at the
map on the Bainbridge route, and you see
the whole way located in the ricli valley
-of the Chattahoochee, Lumpkin, Cuth-
-b-ji't, Blakely, Colquitt, Bainbridge, Talla
hassee, the finest agricultural scope of
•country in the south. Middle Florioa, the
richest and brightest part of the state,
would trade with Columbus. The whole
valley of the Chattahoochee, in Georgia,
would send its products to Columbus. In
fact, this line would be the jugular vein of
■our great manufacturing city. This is the
natural direction of this road. It- would
be tlie best locally patronized road in the
state, and would develop the country
-quicker than any other for the reason that
tile country is easier developed.
“It would be a sad day for Columbus
when this great artery of her trade is turn
ed in the direction of Albany, for it would
be at the expense of her life blood. But
•Gunby Jordan is at the helm, and minnows
cannot divert his course.”
TlllltlllitNNI>l > I'n Ik.
The Tallahassee Floridian republishes an
.article from the Enquirer-Sun ami then
.goes on to say:
“Thus we are informed again that the
condition of our getting the road is “proper
■encouragement along the line,” and it will
not do to lose sight of the fact if we would
have a route opened which will accom
plish for our city and county all that can
be expected. Let us be prepared, when
we are called upon to say what encour
agement we can give to bring the road to
Tallahassee, to offer subscription in land
■and money to such an amount as will
assure us the road. The communities
between here and Columbus seem earnest
ly unanimous in the desire that the road
-should take tills direction, and it would be
■deplorable for their sakes as well us our
•own if the Florida division failed to make
■up its proportion of aid to secure the route
desired. We do not believe that our people
-will let this opportunity be lost by falling
into that state of idle hope without action
which amuses the mind but accomplishes
nothing. Like the Cuthbert people we
would, of course, like to know the amount
of “encouragement” expected of us, but as
we may readily suppose that it will be
well within our resources, the answer
should be ready for the question—and * we
willl” be tire prompt response to will
vou?” , . .
“The impression seems too general that
the road will come to Tallahassee anyhow,
and tliis, in spite of assurances from those
who direct the enterprise, that its coming
depends on ourselves—that it may seek
connection with the Florida railroad svs- [
tern by some other route that shall offer :
inducements superior to those that we ex- |
tend. We should keep constantly in mind
that such may be the result if we forego i
any effort to control it, and lallahasseo j
again be lett to hug the “delusive Phan- :
tom of hope” while oilier places distance ,
her in the race of progress won by their ;
own enterprise.”
BLIND TOM.
The Fn III oils Plmilsf Dii-luri'il n l.un.itle l>) « •
New York Court.
New York, November 26.—Dr. .1. W.
Ranney, as a commissioner in lunacy, unci ,
a sheriff 's jury hoard testimony to-day iu
the applicationiof Chanty W jggm=> J-j 1 '
80-year-old colored woman, who is the
mother of “Blind Tom,” the celebinted ,
negro pianist, to have her son adjudged
insane and incompetent to care foi Inn-
self. Blind Tom is now ni\irgniia, under
the care of Gen. Jas. N. Bethune, who
owned the Wiggins family while in sla. i ly,
and has had charge of Blind Tom lot .
‘wenty years. The Virginia courts de
cided in a similar application in that I d--
that Tom was a resident ot tms
state, and accordingly Judge -Dmio |
hue, of the supreme court, granica |
the application of Mrs. Wiggins fora com
mission to decide his sanity. Mrs. Wigs s
is suing Gen. Bethune for an accounting ot
■the money he has received during the lus
twenty-three years through exhibiting .
Tom in this country and in Europe. »R-’-
Wiggins, in her testimony, says she had
twenty children, of which eight are dead. J
Four died before the war. Tom was born
May 25, 1849, in Georgia. He was born m i
slavery. Slaves could not legally contract
marriage, but Tom’s parents were married.
Tom left Georgia directly after the eman
cipation. She said that Tom did not have
the knowledge that her other children
had, and does not to this day He
born blind, Ho never could dress him if
and always had to be led around 1 1
n"as thou ’ tl> " W lr ' ,1IU| "‘c wit
ness thought he knew nothing about slav-
a doc Wk h Vas ‘"Ts y earj ol °' ifllG heard
a clog baia lie would imitate it. The fann-
phno U a \VMl* hed H by his Hrst trittl of tho
p uiu>. W hile eating at the table the
room and S fnn«H d M T1,< i fu ! nU J' raM *nto tho
oom iin.i found him plavinff. After that
plav n aTthov '!T d T *Wh Pl^ he wonW
p ay as they did. lom could play any-
John G. Bethune took Torn
c\ory 11;,ym have him taught. He was
then a iqlie over two yearn old. When
mini "’u seven V™* olrt be was carried
m ro.: wn llS n , e u ver bmght anything hut
music. When the witness saw him'Iasi
one year ago, he recognized her. When
any money was given him he would throw
it away. He never forgot anything when
e learned it. lie was always amused
be hearing other children cry when thev
were whipped Tom always listened cire-
t i® ticking of the clock. He would
inmate the pattering ot rain drops on the
piano.
Prof. Joseph Poznaueki, who taught
music, to lorn, said that he was an extra
ordinary person, but of unsound mind. In
describing his way of teaching-Tom, the
professor said he had two pianos in one
room. Witness would play a selection on
one. Tom would listen for a while, get
up, walk around, stand first on one foot,
then on the other, puli his hair, and knock
bis head against the wall. Then he would
sit down and play a very good imitation,
With additions of his own. lie bad a pro
digious memory.
•Joseph Eubank, the treasurer of the
Blind Tom Company, was with him for
twelve years.Tom was a powerful man. lie
was offended with a professor of music and
began to rub his hands together. Tom
knocked tho professor off’ the stool and
threw the witness out of the room. The
company took in an average of ijliOOO per
month clear profit. He believed the profit
was about $25,000 per year. Tom never re
ceived a cent from the company.
Lawyer A. J. Lcrelie, of Virginia, testi
fied that Tom is insane, and Imd no prop
erty except nil interest in a suit for £221),-
000 in Virginia, his flute, worth $175, and
£10 worth of clothes. The verdict of the.
jury was that Blind Tom was mentally un
sound and incapable of managing his own
affairs.
Mini)-
The second page of to-morrow’s paper.
The “Funny Men*’ lli lp.
“What is tilling our insane asylums?”
asks a patent medicine advertisement.
Well, there are 30,000 brass bands in this
country at the present time, and the num
ber is rapidly increasing. If this is not the
right answer we have another.—Norris
town Herald.
Moxie Nerve Food has proved to be a
blessing to weak and delicate women
The Southern Forestry AHxorintloii.
DeFuniak Springs, Fla., November
29.—The executive committee of the
Southern Forestry Association, at its meet
ing to-day, postponed the next session of
that association until February 15. Hon.
C. R. Pringle, its president, has extended
invitations to the governors of all the
states to send delegates.
Model Wily of (luring 11 Cold.
Salem, Essex Co., Mass., February 11,
1886.—About ten days ago I took a severe
cold, which settled iu my chest and back
and caused me much suffering. I imme
diately procured three Allbock’s Porous
Plasters; two I applied to my chest aud
one to my back. In a few hours my pains
sensibly abated, and in three days 1 was
entirely well. I take great pleasure in
recommending Alleock’s Porous Plasters.
A. A. Averili,.
For Mayor of Boston.
Boston, November 29.—George E. Mc-
Neili has manifested his readiness to stand
as a labor eondidate for mayor of Boston.
Seven thousand signatures to the petition
asking him to be a candidate have been
obtained.
ltlurk Wolf
Or Black Leprosy, is a disease which is
considered incurable, but it has yielded to
the curative properties of Swift’s Specific-
now known all over the world as S. S. S.
Mrs. Bailey, of West Somerville, Mass.,
near B -ston, was attacked several years
ago with this hideous black eruption, nnd
was treated by the best medical talent,
who could only say that the disease was a
species of leprosy and consequently in
surable. It is impossible to describe her
sufferings. Her body from the crown of
her head to the soles of her feet was amass
of decay, the flesh rotting off and leaving
great cavities. Her fingers festered and
several nails dropped off’ at one time. Her
limbs contracted by the fearful ulceratiou,
and for years she did not leave her bed.
Her weight was reduced from 126 to 60
pounds, .some faint idea of her condition
can be gleaned from the fact that three
pounds of Cosmoline or ointment were
used per week in dressing her sores.
Finally the physicians acknowledged their
defeat by this Black Wolf, and com
mended the sufferer to her all-wise Creator.
Her husband hearing wonderful reports
of Swift’s Specific, (S. S. S.) prevailed on
her to try it as a last resort. She began its
use under protest, but soon found that her
system was being relieved of the poison, as
the sores assumed a red and healthy color,
as though the blood was becoming pure
and active. Mrs. Bailey continued the S.
S. S. until last February; every sore was
healed; she discarded chair and crutches,
and was for the first time in twelve years a
well woman. Her husband, Mr. C. A.
Bailey, is in business at 17J Blaekatone
street, Boston, an will take pleasure in
giving the details of this wonderful cure.
Send to us for Treatise on Blood and Skin
Diseases, mailed free.
The Swift Specific Co., Drawer 3, At
lanta, Ga. , ,
Treatise on Blood and Skill Diseases
mailed free. m
Sec beautiful advertising cartoon on sec
ond page of to-morrow’s paper. -
Till- Oi-0|)iT[illVH Finn a Failure.
Chicago, November 29.—The gentlemen
who are trying to organize the Knights qt
Labor Co-operative Packing Company ap
pear to be having a hard time ot it, from
outside influence and opposition. J fie
leading men in the yards favor toe scheme
and have offered to pay tor their Bhare of
the stock at once, but so far no money lias
been naid into the commission tor incor
poration. The feeling comes from antag-
miistio elements, who are not in tnc oado
themselves, and who think it will have a
bad effect on universal co-operation, even
though not less than 500 wage workers
can hold stock. At,a meeting o the Li g-
iisii-speaking socialists ycsteiday M n„.ui,
one of 1 lie principal opponents of the co
operative scheme, read a paper on the
subject. He held that the scheme should
Prominent Republican* Condemn It os
Unwise and IJrffcalied for.
Ihr HUVrtN, riicj Mil}. Will bn In Further Wl.lni
| Fxintliin llreiirliex In I he I’nrli-Hie I ntent Vi-r-
nIiiii uftlie Story Jlukt'n limine Turn HU llnrk
Ijem .Mr. FilniiiiiiL-die Vermont Senator
liei'iis Silent.
j New Yoiix, November 20—The unplcna-
| ant episode thnt occurred atGeu. Arthur’s
| funeral last Monday, yviien, us it would
now appear from the accounts given, Mr.
| Blaine turned his back upon Senator Geo.
i F. Edmunds, continues to be the engross-
j ing topic of conversation in political and
; social circles. Very few persons can be
; found who will palliate Mr. Blaine’s rude
ness. Even those who are ready to con-
! done his political blunders denounce bis
| action towards Mr. Edmunds reprclieusi-
I ble. The latest- version of the episode is
I tiiis : Mr. Edmunds was seated in the
! library on the sofa, talking with Mr. dims,
i E. Mill'!-, J who is one of Air. Arthur’s
executors, when Mr. Blaine, followed by
Col. MoMtcha I, entered. Mr. Blaine ad
vanced well into ttie room before Senator
! Edmunds saw him. Col. McMiehuel at
! onoe perceived how em > irrus-fing the po-
; sit-ion was, but said, jovially: “There is
: hardly any use to introduce you two geu-
I tlemou ?”
I Air. Blaine had already shaken hinds
j with Mr. Millet-. Senator Edmunds ad
vanced with extended hand, at- the same,
time saying: “Oh no, not nt all.”
Mr. Blaine stared at, him with a half-in
solent expression on his face, turned on
his lieol und walked from the room, leav
ing Senator Edmunds’ hand outstretched
in the air. Mr. Edmunds’ face flushed, but,
lie returned to the sofa nnd resumed his
conversation with Mr. Miller. Mr. Blaine
walked up-stairs to the room where Gen
eral Arthur's body lay. He expressed ro-
| grot to Colonel MoMielmel that, he should
| be compelled to resort to so decided an act-
at sucli a time and under such circum
stances He then left the bouse.
All the vvitnossesses to the episode de
cline to be interviewed. Col. McMichael
and Mr. Miller declare that it would be
highly decorous for them to speak of the
(flatter, as it is one that concerns only Mr.
Blaine and Mr. Edmunds. A gentleman
who has heard the story from all the per
sons who saw it said to a World reporter
yesterday: “Mr. Blaine was clearly and
unmistakably in the wrong, and proved
that he does not possess the instincts of a
gentleman. He was aware that Mr. Ed
munds was a member of tlic senate com
mittee, and that there was every chance of
his meeting, not only Mr. Edmunds, but
other petsons who were equally obnoxious
to him. He should have come prepared
for meeting them all, aud meeting them
as a gentleman. It would not have de
tracted from Mr. Blaine’s dignity to have
accepted the proffered hand ; on the con
trary, it would have been a very manly
thing to do. As it was, Mr. Blaine selected
a most inopportune time to give vent to
personal spleen. The incident is not bne
to strengthen Mr. Blaine's popularity or to
heal the discord and disunion that now
prevail in the republican ranks.”
Another prominent republican had this
to say of tho occurrence: “It was dis
graceful. We all have been led to believe
that Mr. Blaine was a great man—great in
small as well as in large things—but in
this instance he exhibits the petulance of
a schoolboy. Mr. Edmunds emerged from
it with dignity. He has always entertain
ed a very small opinion of Blaine and has
not hesitated in debate and in tile public
print to express his antipathy to Blame in
dividually and his dislike to Blaine’s meth
ods. It must have cost t lie Veamont sena
tor a great sacrifice of iiis own personal
respect to proffer his hand to Blaine at any
time, but it is vastly to his credit that he l
had the manliness to do it at that time. It i
was no insult to him when Mi 1 . Blaine re- i
iocted his display of civility. It only ex-
liibi.s the selfish and the small streak in
Mr. Blaine’s make-up; the same qualities
that were exercised to such an extent upon
the misguided Garfield as to lead to a
break iu the republican party that hus
never been bridged.”
Senator Edmunds positively declines to
discuss in any witty the recent meeting be- j
tween himself and Mr. Blaine at- tiie Au- j
thur funeral, except that lie says there '
were in the room at the time Clayton '
McMichael, Surrogate Rollins, Air. Miller j
and General Sharpe. If these gentlemen
are willing to give an account of what
they saw he is willing to abide by their
report.
Colonel Clayton McMichael, in ail inter- j
view regarding the Edmunds and Blaine I
meeting at President Arthur’s funeral, I
said to-night: “I think it improper for me
to say anything of au occurrence which '
happened in a private drawing-room un- j
less desired to do so by the persons irame-
diately concerned in the matter. I have
made no statement and will mako none.” j
| panel to select a jury to try McQuade,
i then began. The first juror obtained was
John II. Bnmbook, a Sixth avenue barber,
I rnd the audience smiled broadly as ho
j gave his occupation. He knew ex-
Alderman Wendell, li>d met 8,i,vies,
: “ad read about MeQuudo's first
! trial, and had mi impression
| but it would not Inllnenco hi-', verdict, and
• hud no proiuciei) against the evldencp of
: au accomplice. The counsel for the de
fense objected to this line of questions, as
it foreshadowed the juror's notion. After
argument tiie recorder admitted a form of
questions. The juror was accepted and
sworn iu as foreman of the jury. The six
succeeding talesmen were excused ibr bias
or '•httllenged.
Our New tl'llNiim.
Washington, Nov. 29. — Tho secretary
of the navy to-day accepted the following
bids for the construction of the new ends. rs
and gin.beats: cruiser No. 2, “Charles
ton,” to the Union Iron Works of 8nr.
Francisco, at yi,017.6 K); cruiser No. 3,
“Baltimore,” Cramp Sons, of Philadel
phia, $l,325,0t)'); gunbo.it No. 2, ‘'Colum
bia,” Iron Works arid Dry Docks Co., of
Baltimore, at $217,900. In the ease of gun
boat No. 1, no decision has yet been reach
ed h i between t he hi I of Reeder Ac 8 ins,
of Baltimore, who propose to construct
the vessel according to tiie plans of the
department, and tiie bid of Cramp
& Sons, of Philadelphia, whose proposal
contemplates the construction of the
engine after their own design. Although
the Union Iron Works, of Sin Frrneiieo,
put, in the lowest bid on cruiser No. t, t he
“Newark,” yet as the figures exceeded the
maximum in the appropriation bill, lie
secretary was unable to aeoept their bid.
He will probably refer tho matter to con
gress with a statement of tho ,tacts, and
recommend that the appropriation for the
construction of cruiser No. 1 be increased,
or that the government lie authorized to
build the vessels at one of the navy yards.
HE WANTED TO DIE.
The I'islilmr IMspnto liieo'lth'il. , moils. A small gain on near months wan due.
London, NovumluT ‘J'J.—At the British I nolely to local manipulations in an otlort to pul
foreign ollleu chr.ilHH ur*» entertained ; font runs forward nnd the demand nlon* tho on-
whether President Cleveland will be in n I tire Hue »:.s extr.'niely inndcrote uml indim-rant,
position to announce in his coming me*-j w,t ' 1110 01c " ,e " ,lM '
sage the sole, inn of the fisheries dispute. I, Gm.vuston, November 20. -Gotten dull; raid.
No progress is being made toward a scW T mS,
mont. Lord [fldelk'igli is ubsorluxl in tho Britain lJoO.
eastern (jiu idion and has oompletoly rel
gated to Minister West nil negotiations
with the United Btatea. Tho attitude of
the dominion government is not favorable
to a settlement. Tho extradition treaty
has been dednitoiy settled on the exact
terms of the vouvention drafted by Minis
ter Phelps und Lord Rosebery. The re
ports that amendments have been made
by Canada are incorrect.
rsr. riro.
Lapoute, 1ml., November 29.—Loomis’
bu&Ky nnd cutter body works were burned
last night. Loss !?7o,00(). Insurance un
known.
laud.
brighter, j dlier or prettier
no ot Bab.vl iml we shonkl
rles are just suoli stories as
land; the jingles arcs ad
>y’H earn, and the pictures
:e of delight to
Atlantic or Harper’s is to
id is to the little ones,
nt is any one can see for
r fie pages of the boauti-
t’roGk I,
(triilt. 1 ,
idiot 'lakes a lioaj).
New York, November 2!).—A brewery
wagon started rro m the New York entrance
at 1:40 p. m. to-day over the big bridge to
Brooklyn. After tho wagon passed the
New York pier the bridge policeman no
ticed something resembling a bundle of
coats in tlie end of the wagon. This bun
dle assumed an upright position and turned
out to bo a man. The man lumped lightly
from the vehicle to the roadway, mounted
the iron girdc-r that encloses it, and with
out hesitating a moment leaped off. lie
shot down into the river. The officer ashore
was the only man who had seen the leap.
He rushed into the roadway and ordered
the driver to stop. The driver was sur
prised at the order and demanded an ex
planation. On being informed, it was evi
dent from his astonishment that he was
ignorant of the matter. He was allowed to
proceed. The name of the man who made
the leap is William Kurz. An eye witness
who was on the Dover street, pier said to a
reporter, “I was looking up at the bridge
and saw the man get over the railing next
to the lamp post outside the New York
tower. He clung to the rail for a moment
and then let go. He turned two somer
saults in the air and fell on his hack on the
water. He disappeared at once. The
water seemed to suck him in and the spray
splashed up several feet in the air.” Very
few were on the pier at the time, but
several hundred gathered in a few
moments and there was great excitement.
Policeman James Neill, of the bridge
squad, arrived a few minutes later. Ho
took the tug Columbia and started out to
pick up Kurz. The caption of a lighter
steamed out and picked up Kurz before
the tug arrived. The jumper was under
water live minutes. When picked up he was
frothing at the mouth and was too exhaust
ed to speak. His face It-id u, yellow look
and his eyes were glassy and vacant, in ex*
Drcssion. When the lighter reached the
wharf Kurz Was placed in an express
wa^on and taken to the nearest
police station and from there to the
Chambers street hospital. At the
station he was able to talk. Ho told the
officer in charge that he wanted to com
mit suicide, iio complained of a pain in
his head and side, and began to rave. At
the hospital he was found to be suffering
from the shock of the concussion. It is
thought that he will recover. When
asked his reason for jumping he replied,
‘‘I wish I was dead.”
Itn
If there Ih anything
than the ainiu \1 volume
like to nee it. The stories
the babies can undcrstati
mhulily fluked to bibyV
furnish an intxhauslibl
baby’s eyes. What the A
the grown-ups, Bn!
How true this slit
himself by turning
fill volume just seat out by the publishers. From
the first page to the last it is a constant succes
sion of beautiful surprises for little eyes. The
cover itself is an attract!oil not to be slighted. A
sweN little girl.c, in her flowing white night-
dress, just as kHo comes from her crib in the
morning, with her doll closely hugged, pushes
back the curtain-., her eyes wide open, a smile on
all over
s. The
? on the wall of
. And thou (he
lit ties, and good
kbits, and dolls,
Norfolk, November 20 Colton easy; mid
dlings H 13 me: net receipts 8102, gross M102; sale*
VI r>; stock 60,305; ex per tc to Great Britain 00,
to continent —.
Baltimork, November 29. -Cotton market
quiet: middlings9 1-lfc: net receipts 00, gross
19(17; sales . spinners 00; stock 15,590; exports
to Great Britain 0:), to continent 00.
Boston, November 29. -CotIon quiet: middlings
9 5 16c; not receipts 001, grops 033H; sales 0; stock
00; exports to Great Britain 132',.
Wilmini ton, November 29. -Cotton quiet;
middlings 8 : ,c: nqt receipts 16H7, gross 1687: sales
00: stock 25,251; exports to Great Britain 00
Pi!!LAOi?Li‘jiiA.Novembev29 - Cotton firm; mid"
dUngs not receipts 50, gross 576: sales 00;
ntock 10,349; exports to Great Britain 00.
Savannah, Ga.. November 29.—Cotton market
very dull middling! M’ s c; net rccolptc 7787,
grcm.a 7787 sales 1610; stock 111,118; exports to
Great Britain 00, to continent 00.
Nkw Orphans, November 29. -Cotton market
sUudy; middlingsS 11-16: net receipts21,805, gross
25,230: sales 5200: stoci. 288,506-c xuort,. to Great
Britain 03, to continent 68C0, Franco 1918.
Momtaij, November 29.- Cotton market quiet;
middlings 8 : c: not receipts 3009, gross 3716; sales
500; stock 29,383.
Humph is, November 29 Cotton market steady;
middlings 8,e; recti pis 12,117; shipment* 12,093;
sales 2000. stock 151,924.
Augusta, Ga., November 29. Cotton market
steady; middlings receipts 1636; shipments
00; sales 601; stock .
CitAULKSTON, November- 29. —Cotton quiet,
ste ady; middlings at 8 11-lflc: net receipts 3830;
gross receipts 3830 soles 800; stock 82,675; ex
ports to Great Britain 4321, to continent 00,
France 1300.
Atlanta. November 29.
Chicago. November29. - Flour steady and un-.
changed leading features ranged. Cash quota
tions were as follows: No. 2 spring wheat
7G 7 h ; No. 2tvd, 77 m hJ No. 2 corn, 37 1 v ; No. 2 oats,
77; Mors pork 10 25, lard 6 05; Dry salted
shoulders, boxed, ft v.'Vg.o 00, short clear sides,
boxed, $5 05'«.5 70, loose $’> 35G>5 60.
Futures opened and closed at following prices.
Iliglicst. Lowest Closing:
Mess Pork—Novembe
December 10 25 —
January... 11
February.. 10 10
May 11 32'.j
Lard—November $
December 6 05
.January 6 >-{; —
February 6 22!^
Short ribs—January 6 57!/.
February... 5 57.!.;
March 5 65
9 90 Id 25—
10 57'.; 10 95—
10 67 1 y 10 06
10 92';il 30
5 97>£ 6 05
6 05 6!^—
6 W/i 6 22‘4
5 40 5 57>J
5 42)4 5 67J4
6 60 5 60
• Rain checks
Two Towns nt War.
Chicago, November 29.—A special to the ,
Times from Fargo, Dakota, says: “At tho j
late election the town of Lamaure secured
a small majority in favor of removing the j
county seat from its location at the rival j
town of Grand Rapids to Lamaure. A few !
nights ago, in pursuance of the usual prac- i
tice in such cases, a mob went to capture j
the county records by force. They found
the court house in possession of the sheriff I
and a posse of twenty armed men, but j
the latter fled before a fierce as- !
sault and the doors were beaten j
down and the archives captured. I
This was done knowing that United
States Judge Francis, of that district, had I
granted an injunction restraining the re
moval, which had not been served. It is
learned now that Judge Francis regards i
the people of Lamaure as in contempt of 1
court, and gives thorn ten days to get the
records back to Grand Rapids and purge
themselves of contempt. He refuses to
hear their attorneys. It is one of the bit- ,
tcrest of county seat fights, for which
Dakota is noted, and there is danger of
further violence. ^
A Strike Threatened.
Pittsburg, Pa., November 29. The
secretary of Assembly No. 80, Knights of
Labor, comprising the miners of the Mo-
nongoliela and Youghioghery Rivers has
addressed a letter to the coal operators i
'requesting an advance in wages, giving
them until December 2 to reply. If no
answer is received, a convention will be
called for the purpose of taking final
action. There are 7000 miners in four of ;
Tin* Hail Kohiierr in l{i‘lfdunt.
Washington, November 29.—The # post
office department has received a list of the
number of the registered packages lost in
the recent mail robbery in Belgium. The
only points interested are Montgomery,
Ala., package numbered 435; Jackson,
Term., No. 70,301, and a couple of Texas
points. Referring to the statement called
front Brussels that the Belgian govern
ment, under existing treaties, is responsi
ble to this government for these lost pack- j
ages, Superintendent Bell, of the foreign
mail service, said that for want of
congressional authority the postal authori
ties . have not subscribed to that
provision of the lists on the postal
union treaty, which provides for the in
demnification of owners for the loss of
registered matter, and as tlio provisions of |
the treaty are reciprocal in their ope. ation 1
they bind only those governments which j
have become parties to them. Superin-
tendent Bell also says that the statements .
iu the dispatches purporting to give tho I
aggregate value of the lost packages were :
the merest guess work, as no one could j
know the value of the packages but the |
senders.
An important incision.
Memphis, November 29.—The United
States circuit court decided to-day a easel
against the Western Union Telegraph
Company of interest to the public. A j
creditor at Memphis telegraphed liis law- j
yer as follows: “A. B. owes me >1000. If
grounds attach.” This dispatch was not |
delivered. Subsequently a similar dispatch ,
was sent by another creditor to the same i
lawyer. An attachment was laid on the
money made, but only enough to pay the
second creditor. The first creditor sued I
thq Western Union and the court, held the
company liable for the debt. Judge Jack- !
son, In delivering his opinion, said t hat the
dispatch disclosed on the face of it its ini- 1
portance.
A Schooner Wrecked.
Watkrtown, N. Y., November 29. -Sat- |
urday night the schooner “Commanche,”
owned in Oswego, laden with 21,000 bush
els of corn from Chicago for Ogdens burg,
ran on a shoal about three-fourths of a
mile from the west side of Point, Peninsula
on Lake Ontario and sunk. The schooner
heriUce, and “good morning”*
her from her yellow hair to her ;
picture L sweet enough to Inins
the choicest room in the house,
inside! The tales of dogs aud k
boys and naughty boys, and
and donkeys, and tho magic pear which turns
into elephants,'and birds, and frogs, the “Crib
Ourtnin” stories, and the lovfely rhymes! Truly,
Babylaud la us much a necessity in a house where
there is a baby as baby itself.
Bauyland. 1883. illustrated. Boston: !).
Lothrop & Co. Price 75 cents.
The Pansy.
The readers for whom Punsy is specially pre
pared are too young to thoroughly enjoy ami aj>-
preciute Wide Awake and too old for Babyland.
They want stories, and they want to know, too,
about the wonderful people and places in the
world. justaH much as their big brothers and sis
ters, and this Is what Mrs. Alden, who knows
just what they like and just what they can un
derstand, provides for them in Pansy. She be-
beves they are entitled to the best that, can be
had, and she spares no pains in securing it.
There arc stories by sucli authors as Margaret
Sidney, Faye Huntington, and Mrs. Alden her
self; short sketches and biographies, poems and
a multitude of illustrations. The twelve num
bers for the present year have been put into a
beauii ill cover, and make, altogether, one of the
handsomest volumes of the year.
Thk Pansy. Edited by Mrs. G. K. Alden. Vol
ume for 1886'. Illustrated. Boston: D. Lothrop
& Co. Price $1.25.
Particular attention is called to the low sub
scription price of each of the popular periodicals
published by D. Lothrop & Co. That for Wide
Awake has bcou reduced from $3.00 to $2.40; The
Pansy is only $1.00; Our Little Men and Women,
$1.00, and Babyland, 50 cents.
Going to Texas.
Mr. J. M. Armour, of Marion county, reached
the city yesterday with his family, en rout s to
Texas, in which ntute they will locate. They
will be joined hero to-day by several other fami
lies li'om Marion, and they will all .eavo at once
for Ihe I .one Star slate, where they expect to I G‘ lt » eanier, Mo. 'J' mixed 2lto'. Flour, fiun-
n,nil a colony. ily *3 16...;: 26. Pork scarce firm *11 iHJ.iill 26.
,,, , Lard strong prime steam $5 95ft/5 96. Bulk
j meals quiet boxed lots, long clear $ , short
rib sides $5 87j5 86 Bacon steady— short rib
sides 7 00, short clear sides :J»7 25: liams Hogs
firm common uml light#! 25^410; packing and
butchers $3 00f« 1 25.
(nthIm.
Chicago. November 29.--Cush prices were as
follows: Wheat, No 2 Spring 73 h i'«i>74-— ; No. 2
red wheat. 74 l .,o. Corn No. 2 37--c. Oata
No. 2 20! y c.
Futures ranged aud closed at following prices:
Highest. Lowest. Closing.
76>$o
70; u0
77>Jo.
82*40.
VM
37 '/M
42#0
New Oklhans, November 29.
business. Rice—Louisinnna. fair to good 3<v4*4c.
Molasses — Louisiana open kettle, clioic#
40tf41c. prime 30^;32o. goood common 20c; cen
trifugals, strictly prime 24i« 20c, fair to primo
15(a)203, good common 13 nils 1 .,c, common 12<v$13c.
Syrup—Louisiana 26@25 : ,‘ ,<c.
Louisville, November 29.—Grain stoody—
Weeat No. 2 red 74; corn No 2 mixed 39: oats No
2 20 1 .;. Provisions steady- Bacon—clear ribs
nominal, clear sides $7 25. shoulders nominal.
Bulk meats—clear rib sides $5 75, clear sides
$6 shoulders 4 ! * & mess pork $10 50; hams, sugar-
cured, $10 75; lard —choice leaf $7 60.
8t. Louis, November 29.—Flour attive, strong,
highar—choice $3 25(oi3 40, family $2 55^9 70.
Provisions ftilrly active generilly firmer: Mess
pork higher $10 ISBjfritlo 26; lard firmer—$5 90 (^
6 95hulk meats higher boxed lots, long clear
sides $5 40(«*; s oulders $5 50 short clear 6 G2V6;
bacon steady-longclear $6 62 , < i sliort rib $6 6(k<£
6 76 short rib sides fcO 87j^; short clear sidea
$7 00t<i)7 10; Hams steady—9 < %@)ll / , - u o.
St. Louis, November 29.—Wheat active,
strong, higher — opened firm, became strong and
% over Saturday closing fell off (n ‘\ recovered
ann closed oL about tlu* cighect prices of the day;
Vx^>Y\ coun on Saturday. No. 2 red, eufch 77*4o
December 76 * ^c,fr/i77 l n closed 77kjc, bid January
78Y H (a 79%g: closed 77* H May 7H ‘ h uu 77-} h closed 85^.
Corn fairly active from '..((o* 1 ; cent higher than
Saturday, No. 2 mixed, cash 35'.|C December 35^
(o)35!4 closed 35%, January 35*Oats very qeiet,
but steady No. 2mixed, cash 26'.;(m26j.'i December
Z7'Y H \ May 30 ’.,.
.ii.\i:iii:Tft itv Ti:z<i:oiiAii»ii.
Fiiianidnl*
London, November 29.—4 p. m.—Consols— j
money 102 1-16, account 102 1 q.
NI2W YORK MONEY MARKET.
New York, November 29 Noon—Stocks active
and firm. Money active, at 6 per cent. I.x-
change—long $4.MKo 4.81 !j, thert § 1.8to. 4.84h,. I
State bonds dull, steady. Government bonds
dull, steady.
New York. November 29.—Exchange at $4.80!
Money 20(oj5 per rent. Government bonds dull; i
new four per cents 129; three per cents 129‘/£. '
State bonds quiet, firm.
HUM-TREASURY BALANCES.
Gold in the Sub-Treasury $126,135,000; currency
$21,384,000.
STOCK MARK Err.
New York, November 29.—'The following were
closing quotations of the stock exchange;
Ala class A 2 to 5....
do class B 5s
Ga 0’a
Ga 8’s mortgage. ..
N CG’h
do4's -
S C con Brown
Tonn. 8Ctl.leni*t 3s
Virginia 0s
Virginia consols...
Chesap’ke & Ohio
Chicago Si N. W
do preferred
Del. Lack
89!y
105 ! .% C A N
109 IN. O. Pac. 1sts.
|N. Y. Central 114*7
108 j Norfolk &W’n pro.. 52 7 H
n Pacific... 29!;i
Wheat- November...
.. 76;/hC.
75%o.
December....
• 70>fio.
7).'.,c.
January
. 77*,c.
75;4c.
May
. 83 kjO.
82'.,c.
Corn — November
. 37‘ijc.
37-c.
December....
. 87X0.
37-C.
Juuuury
• *17 y H o.
87 Mo.
May
42/3,0.
42! aC.
Oats — November....
. 27 ~C.
26: tfC.
December....
. 27 C.
26 ,,c.
January
. 27 %C.
26-/rC.
May.....
. 81—v*.
30‘,c.
e furred..
64'
51 %
Pacific Mail.
Reading
Rich. & Alleghanj
Richmond A Dan.. 185
9', I Rich & W. P. Ter’] 73!.;
Eri
East Tonn
Lake Shore
L. AN
Memphis & Char.
Mobile tV Ohio
119Rock Island..
141 '4 St. Paul
142*4 do preferred....
37‘^ Texas Pacific
14*4 1 Union Pacific
99*4 N. J. Central
63'' MIssouri Pad tic...
57• I 1 Western Union..
21',' ♦Bid. |Asked,
Cotton.
127
93 Jh
VISIBLE SUPPLY.
New York, Nov. 27 The total visible supply ot
cotton for the world is 2,487,588, of which 2,105,-
288 is American, against 2,420,68.5 and 2,149,919
respectively last year. Rcreipts at all interior
towns 176,382. Receipts from plantaions, 309,162.
Crop in sight 2,913,978 bales.
31-0
New York November 29. Flour quiet—firms
wheat to 1 cent higher, more active for export
No 2 reu, November ngminal; December
89 7 H closing 86"Juuuury 87- 'M-closing 88;^;
February HJ 1 , closing 90!„ in addition to sales.
Sales there were large export puichases at New-
Neivsund Baltimore, corn shade higher, closing
November nomilly, 47!-5, December I7(«47!4 clo&-
ing47Li January 18* pn 43^ a closing 48!.;. Guts a
shade stronger, moderately active, No 2 Decern-
ber33"'Hfc**34 closing 34, January 34-*:j(«»34 7 £ closing
31; January 31-*.j(a34' H closing 34 7 H ; Alay 36 h olos-
36>4, Hops unchanged.
Cincinnati, November 29.—Wheat dull—
No. 2 red i*/*78c. Corn in good demand -No. 2
| mixed 38. Oats iu good demand—No. 2 mixed
29ftr29!£.
Louisville,November29.—Grain quiet: Wheat
— new No. 2 red 74c; corn, No. 2 mixed 38; white
I 39c.: oats, No. 2 29c.
Nugar uih! Toffee.
New York, November 29.—Coffee, fair; Rio
quiet steady 13* „cj options fairly active
No. 7 Rio, November 11 454411 40, December
— r 1150 .January 11 BQfa.ll 55. Sugar, market
Liverpool. November 29. —Noon. — Cotton queit—steady refining dull; refined
business, good demandat easier prices; middling inolasesduil; rice steady; cotton seed sil unchaned
upla...lH5',.l,ork",Mb5iHM: Bale, 10,000bales- ckcnnam, November 20.-So*ur quiet: but
"it,"oSs a 5oin tales-Amirfra-i 13 900 ' wcuk “Ptokellle, Cully lair K. i.riiueiF ! , ;e , K oo4
Furores* iprnicd quiet, at the fbffing quo- i ,S '^!"lXe wllito“v7m;"|.<"ff
r. VM,| white 5 i-16, gmy white l 7 <e. clioico "yeUow olari-
N..vei.,beraiiff December.::::::::^ z-in.l demU “ d
rl January 5 (Mild
January and February 5 0-Chl
February and March 5 1-6Id
M arc 11 and April 5 2-64dfai5 3-64c
April and May 5 5-6id
May and Juno 5 7-6-Id
June and July 5 9-6ld
Tenders of deliveries for to-day’s clearing 170C
bales of new docket and 100 bales of old docket.
2 v. m.—Sales to-day include 7,990 bales o
other articles i
Cincinnati, November 29.—Sugar steady,
unchanged —New Orleans 1 •.yaiol.jc.
CiucAoo, Novcmoe:
higher wages. A coi
belonging to the Kn
niomburd of the Mine:*
held at Scottdalu i loci >
cide upon a united action in tho event of
a strike in the Connellsvili eoke region.
ng to confer with
was command
sd by Oaptai
n Becker
of
b will not justify
Oswego. All)
rt Quince ol I
no Hiimo
city i
mtiou of miners
owned the ve
ssel. In rescu
ed of eight i
log thee
rew. j
itn of Labor and
which consist.
Frca i
association will be
her the 4th, to do-
Tuckor, a fiirn
by capsiziriii
ler, aged 211,
U boat.
was drov
/nod |
IJT¥i
i Jiinuai
6 1-64(1
sellers;
and May,
seller *
stead
No
uber
7-611 seller
.Jin;
February and March,
und April. 5 3*6Id sellers
I sellers; May and June,
id July 5 10-64(1 value. .
i:>i0 .
No vc
ml Jai
Feb-
iwid Tineat, "if
ful but a few men- the slovk
holders. In due time they would
acquire the same wealth, and thus adopt
mouopolistio tendencies. The sehuine was
simply a co-operation of individuals in co-
onerution to gam money. When these
men became wealthy or got any money,
they would lose their interest m wage
workers and thus he a bar to universal co
operation or socialism of the state. Again.
tb«a scheme was not feasible, as the
oifhv iviliters would crush them out by
^Mn^ y at lower figures than they could
,jhi v afford, and with the selfish nature
*fmon\h6 Dublic, wage workers included,
of h.,v P where it could get meat the
'1° „, a t y The chairman called for a de-
^ate on the qa^Uon and only one man
spoke for it.
The Me'Juiule Trial.
Nkw York, November 20.—The second
trial of Arthur J. McQuade, the e::-
filderrqan, accused of being offered a bribe
in consideration for iiis vo e on tiie Broad
way Surface railroad, was fixed to begin ,
to day. When the mass of eager people i
went hurrying up the stairs of the court
house of general sessions, they found be- •
fore the doors a bar with a sliding grate, j
Behind this no one was admitted except
the court officers, jurors, reporters and the
accused with hi.s counsel, among whom
was Richard Newcomb, despite the ru
mors that he had withdrawn from the
case. District Attorney Martine, with his
assistants, Colonel Fellows and Delaney
Nicoll, was on hand early. Recorder
Sm.ythe opened court at 11:15 a. m.
The calling of talesmen in the special
Supremo Court Decision.
Washington, November 29.—A decision
was rendered by the United States supremo
court in the municipal bond ease of the
board of commissioners, of the county of
Washington, N. C., against Edward Ballin
ger. Tills case involves the validity of
certain bonds issued by the county of
Washington for tiie purchase of a court
house. The decision of tiie United States
circuit court sustaining the validity of the
bonds is affirmed, and the opinion was
rendered by Chief Justice Waite.
6 7-6U l><>:
2-64(1 buyei
i.yers; January ai
February and
a l April, 5 3-64cl sellers;
1 value; Muy and June,
nd July, d sellers.
Bttdy.
jac 29.—Cotton market
; middling uplands at
New York,
strained 95c/ $
! asked. Hides qu
dip -f 1 90, vi
•JLKSTON, NO
- Sugar—standard A
iml Turpontiiai.
November 29. -Rosin dull—
/■>. Turpentine steady —36^0
Turpentine firm
5c: goodtOC. i’ajf
arm —hurds $1 oo,
Hide
60 pi, i
olidatei
Britain 1
938,219.
ipts 03,307 bales
i Nc
9-o38c, Te
d Gil.
ulOc;
quiet and
New Orlea
NEW YORK
A Fir
a Tn
Mobile, Ala.,November 29.—Fire caught
in the cotton on the two rear cars of an
incoming Mobile and Ohio freight train
this evening. Sixty bales were consumed,
and twelve damaged. The loss is |3200,
covered by a general policy in the Royal
insurance company of Liverpool.
gross 21,411. Futui
bales, as follows:
Noteaber
Dece nber
January
February
March
April
May
June
July..
9 07-100(a9 0S-1U0
9 08-lO0(c 9 09-100
9 15-100V’ 9 16-100
....9 25-100ft 9 26-490
.9 35 100(-/9 .30-100
9 45-10001.9 16-100
9 55-100($9 66-100
9 0,5-100^*9 e 6-100
9 74-100(4 9 75-100
August 9 81-100(e»9 82-100
Green & Co., in tl e'.r report on cotton futures,
says: It has been a sloppy sort of market and
without guiding features, operators generally ap
pearing perplexed and awaiting new develop-
, November 24.—Cotton seed
oil 21 • ‘26c; summer yellow Wu 37c. crude 36^t>39o.
Oak' and uieai. long toil, $19 GO<>'20 00.
•' * • • -O. i.'L-vl oil, 24®
26c lor crude, 37.6 38c tor refined.
Whisky.
Chicago, November29.—Whisky $1 18.
y-r. Louis, November29. -Whisky steady—$1 13.
Cincinnati, November 29.—Whisky activ*
and firm at$l 13.
Freight**.
New York, November 29.—Freights to Liv
erpool steady—cotton, per steamer, 3-10^ 13-Wd;
wheat, per steamer, 6; <id.
extra C 4; h c, standard A 5 5-16c, cut loaf and
crushed 6 3-16@6%c, powdered 5 15-16c^ 1 ic,
granulated 5 M6c,.