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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,.