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DAILY INQUIRER .
The Lait Meoting of the Old Council and
the First of the New.
The ConmiltteM Make Their iennil IfoportH—'The
,Pwlj'-Klerted NembnniSnern In—The Work of
the New Bonrd—Nalnrlee Fixed offleleU
Fleeted,Kte.
The lust meeting of the old city council for the
jrenr JStfB wrvs held Inst night for the purpose of
hearing annual roports, swearing in newly elect
ed members, clouting officials, fixing salaries, etc.
The minutes of the last meoting were read and
approved.
ANNUAL REPORTS.
The following annual reports of committees
were submitted:
TUEAscflna’s annual ukport.
j. N. Bnruett, Treasurer, in account with Mayor
and Council from December 1, 1885, to Decem
ber t, 1886.
DR.
Dec. 1—To cash on hand and in bank...)
Hog pound ,
Commons
Public exhibit
Retail liquor license.'.
License tax, 1884
Bales tax, 1885
License tax, 1885
Bills receivable
Hucksters and peddlers
Mayor's court
Real estate, 1884
Market
Wharf.
Bills receivable, corns
Dray license
Real estate, 1886
Sales tax, 1886
Special tax, 1886
Real estate, 1883
Real estate, 1885
40,376 51
5 50
9,425 24
15 00
365 00
11,250 00
408 38
7,689 73
6,547 01
169 59
330 00
565 00
2,843 57
2,295 05
1,155 00
2,234 40
1,628 75
31,001 43
6,736 30
10,096 05
550 81
20,963 26
CR.
$157,546 61
By big ditch 2,397 35
Printing 5r5 w
BondB 20,075 00
Sewers-.... 13,147 91
Appropnation 1 749 00
Public school building 250 oo
Cemetery 509 li
M. and M. bank 17 087 91
National bank of Columbus 19/252 62
Interest 25,475 97
Police 13,902 60
Streets 5 714 76
Bridges Oft 03
Salary..... 6,964 96
Carts and mules 106 87
Mule feed 1 427 51
Gas, $2,849 37, less dividend $681 50.. 3,187 87
Fire department 9 184 33
Huspital... 1,661 42
Incidentals 826 84
Public schools, $14,764, lees Rom
state $8,108 61 11,655 49
Balance 1,869 17
$157,546 61
8TRBKTS AND SBWBBS.
Columbus, Ga.," December 13, 1888.—To the
Honorable Mayor and Council: The committee
on streets and sewers report as follows: Ths
streets and sidewalks are in very good condition,
and by good attention by the street overseer can
be kept so. The sewers are in good order. You
will hnd by this report that we have built the fol-
lowing sewers: One on Fifteenth street, between
Filth and Sixth avenues: one on Third avenue,
between Thirteenth and Fifteenth streets; one
on First avenue, from Eleventh to Thirteenth
street; one at Villa Reich’s; one on Third ave
nue, from Eleventh to Tenth street; one on
Third avenue, from Tenth to Ninth street; one
on Broad street, from Tenth to Eleventh street;
one on Second avenue, from Ninth to Tenth
wreet; one on Third avenue, from Seventh to
Eighth street; one on First avenue, between
.Sixth and Seventh streets; one on Broad street,
between Sixth and Seventh streets; one on First
avenue, between Seventh and Eighth; one on
First avenue, between Ninth and Eighth streets.
Ana we are putting one brick sewer, four by four
feet, from Judy’s branch on the big ditch to the
bnck culvert on Twelfth street, ana the sewer is
complete except 800 feet, which will bo com
pleted in two weeks with good weather. And we
have also found it necessary to buy three mules
during uie pdstyearT
lhe following will show the expenses for the
past year, 1880:
£ abor $ 3,719 15
Terra cotta pipe and brick.: 197 77
Overseer street hands 709 45
Hardware 472 05
*t um ber 436 34
One mule 180 00
t?" 8 ™" 13,147 91
“if, d ‘tch 2,397 35
Mule feed 1,427 51
c »n*.*nd mules $240 37—135 50 106 87
T otal $22,794 40
Bespectfklly submitting the above, we are
Yours truly,
E. S. McEachbrn,)
I. Joseph, > Committee.
A. M. Ellbdgb. j
MARKET AND MAGAZINES.
To the Honorable Mayor and Council: Your
committee on market and magazine respectfully
report:
Total receipts for meat and vegetable
market $2,405 05
Insurance $ 60 00
Repairs 44 95
Auction fees 5 00
Bhillinger floor in the meat mar
ket 1,000 00
$1,109 95
41,295 10
Your committee would state in conclusion that
the contract with Mr. T. E. Blanchard for the
onillin. er pavement has been faithftilly per
formed according to the specifications, and the
order for the payment of $1000, as shown above,
has been given to T. E. Blanchard.
Respectfully submitted,
J. 8. Garrett,
Geo. W Dillingham,
I. Joseph,
Committee.
Columbus, Ga., December 13,1886.
,, POLICB AND GAS.
Columbus, Ga., December 11, 1886-To the
Honorable Mayor and Council: Sirs—Your com
mittee on police and gas beg to report that about
xne last of April the nuiuerous reports of burg-
l ln cit y caused the increase of the force,
wmch was done by adding two (2) mounted men.
men on November 6 your body, after receiving
numerously signed petitions, ordered an increase
ci two (21 more men, and the dismounting of the
mounted men. As the year was about at
jts close the committee did not appoiut the two
new men, preferring to use the aupernumera-
until the regular yearly appointment. This
u/h- il°.“ to the force caused an increase of beats,
teen done, making four, whereas be
lli? A. ere waa °“ l y three. The force now con-
°£ two lieutenants and sixteen men. The
ta k®s this opportunity of compliment-
* lieutenants and the whole force on their
bearing, good bohavior, promptness ana
:5I;2 le “cy. We especially return thanks to the
auie chief for his hearty co-operation in improv
ing a ? d maintaining the high staudard ot this
Important branch of the city government. The
xpenses of this department have been—
if 0 lieutenants and feed of horses $ 1,770 00
£xtra police 2,600 68
Board of extra horses.. 214 10
uniforms 1,391 82
$13,902 60
ron? 5 c ? n tract with the gas company has been
jenewed ^ith the company at greatly reduced
in » S beginning of the y-*ar 1808, which
. ., n £ 8 the letting out of the contract at the same
f*ioi?f°^ a11 otJ icrcity contracts. YVe have added
tho k nevv i ft mp posts during the year, and from
n ® com Plaint8 which come up from your citizens
e ar ? man y more needed. The expenses of
8ns l^as been:
Lampp 0Sta $2,748 80
AfiUll a .Camber and guard house 97 55
judges ** ; 305 05
No 2 n ro °° ui pan y
No 4 n,„ 6 00m Pany
%°S2^===
^nip lighter.....
■ $3,849 39
ividend from gas stock $661.50.
11. T. Hatcher,
J. 8. Garrett,
E. 8. McEaoiirem,
Committee.
FINANCE.
com°~m able Ma yor and Council-Thc nuance
uot n J?.^ e report with great satisfaction that,
»hw. tb,tandin tf tlie great depression in business
« n ,Sisome sections of our country lias caused
in» . 1 embarrassment and consequent suffer-
alm<22 , 80me classes, our community has “»“
mort immunity Rom such evils, and while
Paled at the begin,,ing p 0 r . 0 ’P e rnus ns warn antici-
activlty now l.ids fair fo In I" 6 ,car ' 11,1 Inoreasoil
JU> for the dullness if th« . n great '“ensure mane
Election oftax? 8 a )?l!fe “» >u “ J“*t past. T, l0
»»“<! think it sho>v. CV ^,, be . tte r. ,1 'an. ast
I ¥wen°v y th n ,n»?mi T„ lu " ,u ‘ al » 1 >- condition.
I canceled in,dollars oi bonds have been
I ‘o less thin ar!cn li?,!“ g f be fe'I do , d indebtedness
executions for the nasts„v«2? the m " ing „f
contrast to some of out E Si 1 ''*'' , a marked
tax is, however, lower than fhi. 0ur rate of
in our knowledge, and of any city with-
Ofa large bonded debt iSISm"? or 1,10 ““rden
Of our citizens for bulldin«°ronm£!5 ra ag ?, bv v °te
fortunately, did not B Oh? 1 * 1 '* 1 which, un-
Penole, hit u b " ot ^, e JL* he n 2 Jt %“«Uons ot the
t“e stock to become of J l ho ,ftilur e of
bonds is. ns! by the ci v T 1 ' value ’ thc
weight upon u,e oi tv ba,ne a dead
would be verv materiiiL , tre Mury, the taxes
a ^ b ring r"frid a brp ?h s , ea , ,1as, Tne ^ band ’
advisable until they Sate to fall O 1 a ? deemed
certain amounts annuSilv and , ' in 1894 in
are Rucli as can be easilv n\,V nd t lcse amounts
the city. During the n. . prom I lt >y mot by
been retired, Imvo. i beSn nirr .h'^'', 82 ' 1 ’ 100 have
97kcenteto’par! "fh 1 “ r eUm^??S e ' 1 i al ! ! cost of
of the city, eudwe hav. n ‘a 0 bont *eddebt,
$495,600, a less amount than a, flnali P» debt, to
the past fifteen vears BeSffiafw! 1 tme wi thin
a large sum, about »ia e3 , thls expenditure,
building sewers in^^var!,ms portmns b n'i n ( h Pttid . ror
IliSiS
been previously reduced to ! ual . having
tssaasTKass^-®
w. H. Brannon,
N. N. Curtis,
B. f. Hatcher,
.. Committee.
hospital.
penses of the hospital as per followiug items-
Fuel 749 00
Sundries. 93 50
Salary city physician
matron
Mttlo Men snd Uotnrn.
What more could the story and picture-loving
six year-olds ask for than this charming volume,
which fairly runs over with good things. Think
of it! Seventy-five full page illustrations, and
i and tbat” the discipline j twicp fts Mnaller ones, with the jolliest
.i h* ( Q uf _ , police force is verv | kind of stories by choice contributors, about all
‘"'risouiiii oi tuxi-.s has hopn mZv , Tne i to Ipkh thnZarrn 1,8 ‘ ,u ' ommea macoteunobs
Jear, and we think it Hhmw? v « en ! , ®^ or than ast i wa s l ,be first time in twenty
of our citizens to pay and' V th V ° l L.? ,r the abllil v ' advnncLMn >een t ’ r f ,U3 l ,ast year a steady
treasurer, Mr. J. N iiarnei V C dl igence °t’our ; pari nwh^ ^ VC p, ' r , c ? ni »oiids, and above
found necessary N 't“ R S 'L" L h “ »« been P Y t 'hem.
H gives me pleasure
! thorongji anita “' n . l ' f
| due to your "very efficient and able 0 Chief ,0118 of things and all sorts of places, with poetry
1 lv nisdo rho ‘"creuso of thc force recent- I Just such as will cstch the ear and fancy, some*
iiereUd’orc' empnnecteil 0 nnd° F^imk, mieUtho I l ‘ mea ’°” 8 ' foraelin ' M description, and
37a V mns n L ,b : ^^^-rany. >SSS£SS | « m “ BU i 0b 7 U *“" tliU,e bltSaathi » :
pluoeu in position by the Dimple is only three years old,
id gas and _1 would r.ooin- v .„™, i„—,
com lR t" PS havo buen
mm,dthat°Mirot C h e e a r"be H mac«i inthe“i,uthern I MCTr y brow “ "yes and hair of gold;
p bp|,PU8uf tile city where they are much needed. I dhp had never noticed her eyebrows before
the atlentfon 0 uf ba 4 ! a ° " h » Bto<, d at her glass for a minute or more;
win re / u,d a Iar *° P°rtion of Vho clty^eretofclre i Then ahe 8 P oke w,th a baby’s pleasod surprise,
The canal 86WC $ r8 f h I ls V eon thoroughly drained. ‘'Why, papa, I’ve whiskers over my eyes!”
ample facility is now afforded through th”sclmm • 1<ct the others and mothers who are looking
tin op !\ ^borougn drainage of the eastern por- ' f° r a bright book for the little ones, turn ever the
been "ensoni'^y good Ctee pa“yoaH’s due te ! ' C " C " ° f tll ° boU “ ( ' VO,Ume of LUtle Mc " “ nd
? *™ a ‘ nmasure to the improvementYu the dmln- Wo ‘''" n p ' l 888 -
49 22
900 00
175 00
_ $2,636 42
We cannot too strongly impress upon the in-
coming board the necessity of a removal of the
hospttal to a healthier and more accessible loca
tion, the reasons for which are clearly brought to
SoteanandCam/ro™" reP ° rt ° f city ph “ 8
We take pleasure in reporting that Dr. Came
ron has been conscientiously faithful in the dis-
? bar ? e , 0 ‘ h 8 duties, and testify to the efficiency
and lAithfuluess of your worthy matron, Mrs. An
derson. Respectfully submitted.
Geo. W. Dillinoham,
Rollin Jefferson.
Alderman Dozier stated that he bad not signed
the report because he dissented from that por
tion of it which referred to the city physician, for
reasons which it was unnecessary to state.
CISTBBNS AND FIBB DBPAItTMSNT.
Columbus, Ga., December 13, 1888.—To the
Honorable Mayor and Council-Gentlemen:
Your committee on cisterns, Are department and
water works repectfully submit the following re-
The Water Works Company are adding on and
improving the force of water in the upper por
tion of the city, and we h»ve their assurance that
every emergency will be met;as fast as practical.
Water mains and hydrants are contemplated in
the lower portion of the city and will be placed
at an early day.
The tire department is well equipped. Our
electric fire alarm is now in perfect oondilion.and
with cur water supply—the nest in the south—we
feel that our noble Bremen are most efficient in
time of need.
Our worthy chief Geo. J. Burrus. will give a
detailed report of each department. The ex
penses are as follaws:
Water works $6,635 00
Rent of Hook and Ladder house 540 00
Apportion 1,825 00
HarseB 25 00
Chief. 187 60
Electric fire alarm 258 24
Labor 140 00
Hose diset—456-20.80 433 20
Repair- engines, etc 140 37
Total $9,184 81
Respectfully submitted—
Rollin Jeffikson,
Theo. M. Foley,
E. S-McEaciiekn,
Committee.
public schools.
Columbus, Ga., December 1, 1886.—To the Hon
orable Mayor and Council 1 The committee on
public schools beg leave to make the following re
port for the year ending December 1st. 1886:
The schools opened the present session Septem
ber 27th, and now have a larger number of pupils
in attendance than any previous year. Your
committee wish to call the attention of council to
thc necessity of providing more rooms at the boys'
schools to meet the wunts of the large number of
pupils that now attend there. In the lowest
grade in the primary department over ninety
scholars have to ba taught in one room and by
one teacher. To accomp ish this she has to re
ceive one-half of the scholars in the morning and
teach them until recess; then the other half are
taken in and taught from recess until 8 p. m.
There should be room enough for all the scholars
to be taught at the same time. Many children
have been turned away from the colored schools
for the want of room. Your committee recom
mend that you provide for the coming year such
additional rooms as will meet the wants of the
schools for years to come. Your committee find
the schools in a prosperous and satisfactory con
dition, owing, in a great measure, to the faithful
superintendent and his efficient corps of teachers.
[Signed[
N. N. Curtis,
B. T. Hatcher,
J. 8. Garrett.
40 41
14 40
40 48
53 80
91 10
297 90
BRIDGES AND WHARF.
To The Honorable the Mayor and Aldermen or
Columbus: Gentlemen-Your committee on
bridges and wharf beg leave respectfully to re
port the following receipts and expons, soi the
wharf and bridges for 1886:
Wharf receipts for the year. $t,l55 00
Upper Bridge Expenses, viz
Insurance * 14 ® JJ
Watchman J 48 88
$590 79
Lower Bridge Expenses, viz:
Insurance g “
«! pairs :::::::::::::: iSS
$919 08
The^expenses for bridges have been uimaual^y
lftrize this year by the amounts expended in re
pairs of damages 0^^
Theo. M. Folby,
A. M. Elledge,
F. McArdle,
Committee.
CEMETERY. _ ..
Pm ttmbu« Ga., December 13, 1886.—To the
Honorable lilayor and Council: The committee
on cemeteries report the followmg expenses me
dent to the following year: ^ ^
Pauner coffins " <n oo
Burial white paupers 2S0 00
Burial colored paupers #7 gt
Repairs of fence. 268 50
Labor white cemetery— 18920
Labor colored cemetery
$056 61
JSSfeswsssKsa"
his duties. . ca ii et] to the fact that
Your attent on iaa ? a er saleable lots and
thecity has exhausted all oMieyateai ^ vau]ta>
none to offer; only affe . U)e c ;' t y w m have
The time is now a ‘ h ?; t V“? C emetery, and we
recommend teat tins will have your earliest at
tention. A M elledoe,
W. II. UKANNON,
Obo. W. Dillingham,
miscellaneous.
The managers of Selection onSaturday made
thu ir report J^n, the janitor,
services rendered
° On motion teeoidS then adjourned sine
the new council.
1 - iiinn railed to order and
The new boa,v « ^ ^ ^ of omce t0
Mayor Gnn e.s adm t , Foley, Curtis
TeCfn^^b'^nWngMl
assembled 08 * b 1 ‘ , in f upon us as guardians
tne duties th p vear just passed, and
of the city s interest i . j f another year. In
to enter upon a '“‘‘i a b r .^maxirn to adopt is to be
financial affa' r3 'b e and the very able
always willing an „ dab ‘ committee demonstrates
S^o 0 u f b y av U e r A° C on C thi. principle, .nd that
i „ ■.u K ,u,c.uriii 111 me urttlli-
narr J, r 1 e *5* m ?l? n ^ lbal the city engineer pre-
ctl v P. h I ° r l l e 8 ystcmatic sewerage of tlie
out from v»P,. ?’ WheI1 “doptert. i iay be worked
npenulri .»° year >° meet the most pressing
tn - 10 people, and proportioned also
10 the annual income of the citv.
been iVm ’V th ? :em etery for the whites have
hnfl'i to n'L’b 1 M f»« aled ’ and it behooves your
mak “ suitable arrangements for there,
pose of our dead elsewhere, ami I suggest that
WlftV n? m 0ry °? n u!? i i , * e ‘ 1,< l ,1 > rc into the feasi-
nmt} °( the establishment, bv private parties, of
SroPia r rl u alC(l sametery on a site to be ap-
s by co,,u , cl1 and under such conditions as
™ “greed upon, as lias been done in a
very satisfactory manner in our sister city, At.
lanta, aud m other cities.
yp.. A , PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
•win 18 ?rcat interest to wbioh our people gen-
ar ® 80 strongly attached, and which,
a °b? r , present able management has
nnrf V imi „ factor in the reputation
fift 1 “pbuiklfng of our city, is in fine condi
tion. The number of pupils enrolled in the
primary department fs preater than the
seating capacity and demonstrates the nc( es-ity
I and imporianco of providing additional school
! IS5S"3 tan S r l y da y’. antl I suggest that when
i Hi 18 18 done that council recommend to the board
of trustees that a branch pf its primary depart
ment at least be established north of Fourteenth
and one south of Seventh streets.
The almost total absened of calamities by fire
for the past year is a source of much congratula
tion; the efficiency of the fire department and the
abundant supply of’ water should dispel all ap-
prehensiou of any serious conflagration.
rho annual report of the several committies
aud officers of thecity government give you a
lull insight into the ufl'airs of the different de
partments.
The past year has marked an epoch in the
history of the south. The flow of money to this
feet ion, which will in all human probability
be continuous for a long time, has been unprece
dented in the auuals of this or any other
country.
It is1 a matter of just pride to Georgians that our
state has attracted a larger share of attention
from capitalists than any other state in the
south. Our city is receiving its lull share of at
tention in the generhlprosperity.audthe magnifi
cent and supreme efforts of our citizens made
certain the largest project undertaken in the
state in the early part of the year. In truth,the suc
cess of the Georgia Midland and Gulf railroad,
made possible by the efforts of Columbus united,
quietly directed by her public spirited citizens,
went very far towards the inauguration of many
subsequent enterprises throughout the whole
state. The substantial character of the work and
the phenomenal rapidity with which it is being
constructed, with the secured and reasonably
oertain advantages to accrue from its completion,
including the location of the shops in Columbus,
is absolute preof of the wisdom of all
your acts of encouragement to this enterprise.
Following naturally, we are low assured, also,
of the early completion of a quick and near con
nection by rail with the granaries of the great
west, and the untold mineral wealth of Alabama,
by the extension of the Columbus and Western
railway, thus realizing to us the full measure of
our city’s subscription made some years since to
this railroad, ana proving the wisdom of our ac
tion then.
These tjvo railroads will put our city upon
through lines, compelling, if we but encourage
the nrovement as we should, the early construc
tion of a railroad south of us. Already a survey
has been about completed for this important pro
ject, and we can confidently expect an early
movement by its projectors.
The board of trade has been active in enlisting
the earnest attention of the authorities in the im
portance of more and prompt national aid to our
river. There is reason to believe this important
artery will receive more substantial recognition
in the near future from the general government.
The Central railroad of Georgia having secured
by lease absolute control of the Mobile and Girard
railroad, over which it has long had a protectorate
by contract, it is but reasonable to suppose that
to improve their ow n property as well as to give
importance to this city, which has been so impor
tant a factor in their prosperity, we may expect
j an early extension of that road. Then transpor-
j tntion facilities will put us closer to the harvests
of the west, coal fields and iron furnaces of the
! south and to the wealth of the Chattahoochee
■ valley than any city in the state. This, with a
! short line to the north now nearly constructed,
| will be important factors in our rapid develop-
| ment.
It is not enthusiasm, therefore, that prophesies
an early and wonderful development in Colum
bus, a development that will astonish many con
servative men and equal the dreams of the hope-
ftil. For these reasons it behooves us to properly
advertise our city and make room for the new
comers who are rapidly seeking homes here.
AT BUSINESS AGAIN.
His honor announced the new board ready for
business.
On motion of Alderman Curtis the rules gov
erning the old board were adopted.
FIXING THE SALARIES.
The salaries of the officials were fixed as fol
lows :
Mayor’s salary $1500.
Clerk of council $1200.
Treasurer $1200.
Marshal $1000 and city feed horse.
City physician $900.
City attorney $300.
Clerk of market and magazine $609.
Hospital keeper $175 and 40c. per day for board.
Street overseer $50 per month and city feed
horse.
Lieutenants of police, each, $60 per month and
city feed horse.
Privates of police, each, $55 per month.
Three assessors of real estate $200.
Superintendent of fire alarm $125.
City engineer $75 per month frhen employed.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
The election of officers was entered upon and
resulted as follows:
Treasurer—John N. Barnett.
City Physician—Dr. J. E. Gillespie.
City Attorney—8. B. Hatcher.
Clerk of Market—T. O. Douglass.
Hospital Keeper-Mrs. Anderson.
First Lieutenant of Police—J. A. Roberts.
Second Lieutenant of Police—Zeno Pickett.
Assessors—B. H. Crawford, G. E. Gager, James
Smith.
Alarm Keeper—E. H. Jenkins.
Surveyor—B. H. Hudson.
Port Wardens—Thomas Chaffin, R. A. Carson,
D. A. .Joseph, E. L. Wells and L. Meyer.
The bonds of the officials were fixed at the
same as last year.
Tlie clerk was instructed to advertise for bids
for the usual city work.
On motion of Alderman Brannon the clerk was
instructed to have 200 copies of thc annual re
ports and the mayor’s address printed.
A petition from the expressmen was referred to
the finance committee.
A motion by Alderman Curtis, that when
council adjourn it be to the 29th of December,
was adopted.
The new perspective map of Columbus made
bv Mr. We'.lge was then shown to the board.
Parents and teachers should make a note of it
for Holiday purchases.
Little Men and Women. Atinual volume.
Illustrated. Boston: D. Lothrop & Co. Price
$1.50.
COTTON FACTS.
Visible Supply—Receipts At Ports -Weather, Kt«.
The New York Financial Chronicle of Decem
ber 11 makes the total visible supply of cotton
2,779,551 bales, a decrease as compared with last
year of 95,630, a decrease as compared with 1864
of 141,534, and a decrease as compared with 1883
of 334,049,
For the week ending December 10 the receipts
at the United States ports reached 227,886 bales,
making (he total since September 1, 2,941,476
bales, showing a decrease of 25,2AS.
The twenty-six interior towns for the week end
ing December 10 received 144,920 bales, shipped
133.669 and had stocks of 402,085 hales. Name time
last year they received 187,705, shipped 135,989 and
had stocks of 434,343.
The above totals show that the old interior
stocks have increased during the week 6674
bales and are to-night 31,933 bales less than st
the same period last year. The receipts at ihe
same towns havo been 4697 bales le*s than (lie
same week last year, and since September 1 the
receipts at all the towns are 39,216 halos less
than for thc same time in 1885.
Thc exports for the week ending this evenin*
reach a total of 190,841 bales, of which 105,022 were
to Great Britain, 39,441 to France and 46,418 to
the rest of the continent.
The Chronicle comments on its table of re
ceipts from plantations as follows :
The above statement shows—1. That the total
receipts from plantations since September 1. 1808,
were 3,296,501 bales; in 1885 were 3,334,706 bales;
in 1884 were 3,389,444 bales.
2.—That, although the receipts at the outports
the past week were 227.888 bales, the actual move*
ment from plantations was 239,139 bales, the bal
ance going to increase the stocks at the interior
towns. Last year the receipts from the planta
tions for the same week were 299,850 bales and fbr
1884 they were 308,889 bales.
In the table below we give the receipts from
S lant at ions in another form, and add to them
n* net overland movement to December 1, ani
also the takings by southern spinners to the
same date, so as to give substantially the amount
of cotton now in sight.
Receipts at ports to Dec. 10...
Interior stocks on Dec. 10 in
excess of September 1
Total receipts from planta
tions
Net overland to Dec. I
Southern consumption to
Dec. 1
Total in sight Dec. 10
1886.
1885.
2,911,476
2,916,213
354,025
418,403
3,295,501
321,366
3,334,704
341,181
105,000
89,004
3,721,867
3,764,848
720,904
763,328
It will be seen by the above that the deoeeaee
in amount in sight to-night as compared with
last year, is 42,976 bales, the increase as compared
with 1884 is 26,568 bales and the increase over
1883 is 45,594 bales.
The Chronicle’s telegraphic weather reporta for
the week are thus summarized:
The weather has been quite wintry at the
«outh durihg the week, with snow at muny
points, and in some sections reaching a depth of
sevoH inches. Under these circumstances the
gat liering of the remainder of the crop has been
lntertbred with, and marketing hindered.
DANGEROUS TO ENTER.
Itemorrstic Corrsapondfnt* and Their R»d Treat
ment bjr the Wnr Department.
Washington, December 12.—The war
department is not accessible to democratic
newspaper correspondents. If one should
succeed in running the gantlet of the inso
lent messengers at thc doors, and rain ad
mittance into the interior of the offices ho
is immediately confronted by a republican
clerk, who will not extend to him com
mon courtesy, much less information.
It is my private opinion, publicly ex
pressed, that if your correspondent should,
by accident or diplomacy, succeed in
getting into the war department here, and
if it was.found out, he would be in danger
of being thrown from window of the state
ly and Beautiful building. I am reliably
informed, however, that the matter al
luded to by the Union and Advertiser, of
Rochester, New York, has not met with
any reform. The “monstrous and odious
prescription of the democratic press of the
country still exists as it did under republi
can regime. Indeed, and in truth, if any
thing,It is more odious now than then, for
it is a well known fact, and the gossip of
the capital, that Mr. Wm. C. Endi-
cott is only secretary of war by
name, and that all the duties
of the office are performed by the republi
can clerks in the war department. These
dapper little dudes delight in mistreating
their betters, and it is a source of intense
gratification for them to lord it over a
democratic correspondent. Mr. Endicott
has not made a change in the department
since he loaned the president the use of his
name to ornament the head. The reason
given for this in army circles is that Endi
cott is a “ smooth-bore, with the toueh-
hoie spiked,” and knows no more about
the duties of a secretary of war than a pig
does about playing the Bute.
The JannluK of Lnmtmiio.
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York, March 10, 1880.—It gives me
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Lumbago since. They are a wonderful
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them. W. 8. PHILLIPS.
A Town ilurnt'.l Up.
Chicago, December 13.—A Times special
from Winnipeg, Manitoba, says: A tire on
Sunday destroyed the business portion of
Portage Lapwairie, a town sixty miles
west of here, on the Canadian Pacific rail
road. Three weeks ago a lire destroyed
the fire hall and engines, and it was im
possible to check tlie flames to-day until
His proposition to sell thc council 500 copies, to j aid arrived from Winnipeg in the form of
be used in advertising the city, for a prompt sub- 1 — -f.- ■>
scrip, ion of $200, was, upon motion of Alderman
Joseph, unanimously accepted. The map shows
tlie width of all the streets, their new names as
they are now known, and all the leading indus
tries of the city in special views. In addition to
these, as a part of the contract with council, a
special picture of the council building and the
confederate monument are to be on the map.
The clerk read an invitation from Chief Burrus,
of the fire department, to attend an oyster sup
per. It was unanimously adopted, and council
then adjourned.
Just received a fresh shipment of Raisins, very
fine, at Pollard’s, UU Broad street. dtf
officers’ engines and ot* er apparatus on a
special train. The loss is very heavy.
Particulars have not yet been obtained.
In Poe’s Purse Kinplyl
Boston, December 13.—George J. West,
who hits acted as counsel for Doc Wilson
in his suit against P. L. Moen, has with
drawn from the case.
Whisky and opium habits can be d cure
by taking Moxie Nerve Food.
The Permanence of Character.
Nobody ever went to sleep indifferent to
religion and waked up in heaven.—Sam
Jones.
FI itt»n<>Ini.
London, December 13. Noon — Consols—
money 100 11-16, account 100 13-16.
NRW YORK MONEY MARKET.
New York, December 13.—Noou— Stacks
active and heavy. Money active at 6 per cent.
Exchange—lonx* ,>! 80‘4(11 $4.80'-g, shert $4.83}\<a t
$1.84. State bond* dull and 8tea iy. Government
bonds dull, steady.
New York, December 13.— Exchange dull;
Money at 6(a 10 per coat. Government bonds
dull, steady; now four per cents. 1.29, three
per cents bid. Slate bonds dull, steady.
SUn-TRRAHURY BALANCES.
Gold in tho Sub-Treasury $127,045,000: currency
$21,020,000.
HTOCK MARKET.
Nrw York, December 13. - Too following were
closing quotations ot*the stock exchange:
Ala class A 2 to 6.... 106 O dr N 97
do class B 5s 110 ,N. O. P«o. lsts 80\*:i'
Ga 6’r N. Y. Central ’
Ga 8’s mortgage.|Norfo»k AAV’u pro.. 52 l -i
N C6’s 121 Northern l'cchlo...
do4’s 100 1 do preferred 02
8 G con Brown 110 ’Pacific. Mail 62 H
Tenn. settlem’t 8s 78*4 Reading 44\
Virginia Qn *47 .Rich..%r Alleyrhstny 12
Virginia consols l 58 -Richmond A: D.in l*c)
Che^ap’ke & Ohio 9 Rich & W. P. Ter 1 13’^
Chicago it N. W 113' J Rock Island 126
do preferred 138te St. Paul 93 1 ^
Del. & Lack 139!h do preferred 118
Erie 34; « Texas Puci lie 22 lo
East Tenn 16 *! Union Pacific 62>‘ 1
Lake Shore 96 v n N. J. Central 61
L. & N 04' H Missouri Pacific 111‘h
Memphis & Char.. 62 iWestern Union.... 73,t a
Mobile & Ohio 161^1 *Bid. ? Asked.
Colton.
Liverpool. December 13.—Noon. — Cotton —
The Spot business is flvir; middling upland?
5 l :,d, Orleans 6%d; sales 10,000 bales—lor specu
lation and export 100 bales.
Receipts 3,300 bales—American 26,600.
Futures opened steady at followiug quota
tions :
December 5 12-64d(<05 13-64d
January and February 6 ll-64d(u)5 12-64d
February and March 5 12-64d(ii>5 13-64d
March and April 5 13-64du>>5 15-64d
April and May 6 16-64d(d>6 17-04d
May and June 5 18-64d(a5 19-64d
Juno and July 5 20-64d(<£5 21-64d
July and August 5 23-04d
2 p. m.—Hales to-day include 8,400 bales of
American.
Futures: Decembers 13-64d value; December
and January. 5 12-64d sellers; January and Feb
ruary. 6 l2-6ld Rollers; February aud March,
5 13-61d sellers; March and April, 5 14-64d buyers;
Apii) and May, 5 16-64d buyers; May and June,
5 18-64d sellers; June and July, 6 2l-64d sellers;
July aud August, 5 23-64d value. Future?
closed dull.
6:00 p. m.—December. 5 13-64d buyers; December
and January, 5 12-Bid sellers; January and Feb
ruary, 5 12-64<i sellers; February and March,
6 13-64d sellers; March and April, 5 14-64d buyers;
April and May, 5 l(H14d sellers; May and June,
5 19-0-fd sellers; Juno and July, 5 2l-64d sellers:
July and August, 5 23*64d sellers. Futures closed
dull.
New York, Docember 13-Cotton market
steady; saleH 119 bales; middling uplands at
9/^0, Orleans 9 ll-lflc.
Consolidated net receipts 61,685 hales; export?
Great Britain 18,807, continent 30,864, Franc*
1606; stock 991,084.
NEW YORK FUTURRH.
New York, December 13.—Net receints 392,
gross 603. Futures closed steady, sales
102,506 bales, as follows :
December 9 44-100(fy 9 45-100
January 9 48-100fcD 9 49-160
February 9 58-100C^ 9 59-100
March 9 69 100(9 9 70 100
April 9 79-lOOwO 9 80-100
May 9 89-100®) 9 90-100
June 10 00-100®)
July 10 08-100(^10 09-106
August 10 14-100(^10 15-100
Green & Co., in their report on cotton ftitures,
says: Considerable irregularity has prevailed,
with general inclination m buyers (hvor on the
oulk of trading. The condition of Liverpool was
unHupporting. and this was followed up by a
pretty frill port movement, whioh seemed to havo
a discouraging eflVct, and led to considerable
spilling out or “long” contracts, especially ns the
raiical“buH” element made no serious resist
ance. There was, however, some fair buying on
orders to cover at breaks, and afrer losing some
five points, prices partially reacted, closing
about steady at a small shading from the figures
ruling on Saturday evening.
Galveston, December 13.—Cotton dull; mid-
lings at 9c; net receipts 12168, gross 12168; salee
1S5; stock 129,304: exports to continent 6095,
Great Britaiu 00; France 00.
Norfolk, December 13.—Cotton quiet; mid
dlings 9%c; net receipts 6448, gross 6443: sales
1252; stock 53,942; exports to Great Britain 00,
to continent —.
Baltimore, December 13. — Cotton market
firm: middlings 9}^c; net receipts , gross
1208; sales 00. spinners 00; stock 14,514; exports
to Great Britain 00, to continent 3199.
Boston, December 13—Cotton quiet; middlings
9%c; not receipts 274, gross 3511; sales 00; stock
00; exports to Great Britain 00.
Wilmington, December 13.—Cotton quiet; mid
dlings 9V£e; net receipts 1422, gross 1422; sales
00; stock 19,238; exports to Great Britain 00;
France 00
Philadelphia.December 13 -Cotton quiet; mid
dlings 9%c; net receipts 232, gross 313; sales 00;
stock 14,793; exports to Great Britain 00; conti
nent 00.
Savannah, Ga., December 13.—Cotton market
dull; middlings at' 9c: net receipts 0473,
gross 6473; sales 800; stock 117,062; exports to
Great Britaiu 5176, to continent 8275.
New Orleans, December 13.—Cotton market
easy; middlings at 9not receipts 25,277,
gross 26,221; sales 4000; stock 343,601; exports
to Great Britain 3787, to continent 4325, France
Mobilb, December 13.-Cotton market quiet;
middlings 9c; net receipts 4498, gross 4676;
sales 1000; stock 33,167.
Memphis, December 13—Cotton quiet, steady;
middlings 9c; receipts 7546; shipments 9814,
sales 2700; stock 149,410; spinners 00.
Atlanta, December 13.—Cotton market quiet;
middling 6/hC, net receipts 1060, gross receipts
. sales 381.
Charleston, December 13.—Cotton market
quiet; middlings at 9>£c; net receipts 3989; gross
receipts 3989; sales 700; stock 72,063; ex
ports to Great Britain 00, to continent 4215;
France 00.
Provlnfton*.
Chicago, December 13. — Cash quotations
were as follows: Flour steady and un
changed with buyers holding off —
winter patents $4 25(cy4 60, choice to fancy Min
nesota patents $4 25(^4 50, soft wheal patents
$4 00(q)4 25. Moss pork ll($llj^. Lard $6 07>£<6)
$6 10. Hhort rib sides, loose $5 55(f $5 00. Dry
suited shoulders, hexed, $4 75(g)4 80, short clear
sides boxen,$5 83^5 90.
Leading futures ranged:
Highest. Lowest. Closing:
Mess Pork- December $10 90 $10 80 $10 80
11 10
11 20
11 52^
6 07!4
0 12%
6 22%
Deco infer..
January
February.,..
May
Oats — December..
January
May.....
30TyC.
aurte.
M%o.
St. Louis, December 13.—Wheat
January 80^(a81c., nnd closed at 80 7 %c, May
HH_ l H c. Corn dull—No. 2 mixed, easR
80rSt
generally
»elow Hat-
jC. December
’ at 80 7 ^o,
mixed,
35 7 yC. closing at 35%: May 40c. closing 39%©.
bid. Oats steudv but dull—No. 2 mixed, cask
28! jC, January 28%, December —, May 31e,
Cincinnati, December 13.—^Wheat firmer—
No. 2 red 79(ft80c. Corn easier —No. 2 mixed
37 , .)^38c. Oats firm—No. 2. mixed o. Rye
unchanged—No. 2 00c.
Louisville, December 18.—Grain steady}
Wheat-No. 2 red 78c; corn, No. 2 mixed 40o;
white — com-ir, No. 2 31*40.
N.iffsr nnd Coffee.
New Orleans, December 13.—Coffee, ligh%
i demuud, but loaders firm Rio, cargoes, cora-
; moil to prime, l2 r valo%c. Sugar active but no$
quotable: Louisiana open kittlc centriftigalR
| plantation grannuiateci 57$ choice yellow
olavilied 5‘prime vellow clarified MU l-lta,
; ohoico white 4’;c, strictly prime 4 l-16($4}$e.
prime 4c, good,
Nrw York, December 13.—Coffee, flair Rio
firm - 14 7 h«>'15c; No. 7—December 12 95(a) 13, Janu
ary 12 90 al3 05 February 12 95^)1315, May
13 lOfd) 18 30. .Sugar quiet: bu steady Porto Rio*
4’ic; centriAlgal 5'..c; flair to good refining
4 l-10((i)4 3-16c. refined firm—C 4}^c, extra C
white extra C fifr'Aljjc, yellow 4 l 4(a)4%o, com
fectioners A 5 13-16c, otL A 5‘ .,e standard A
5 l-16c, cut loaf aud crushed 6'.}C, powdered
0V'v6' 4 c, granulated 5 15-16c, cubes, 6 15-I6(gtflkv
Cincinnati, December 13. — Sugar steady,
unchanged—New Orleans 4:*^(tfD5^c.
Chicago, December 13. —Sugar—standard A
5Xc. .
Rosin nnd Turpentine.
Charleston, December 13.—Turpentine Arm—
33c- Rosin firm—good strained 80c.
New York, December 13. — Rosin quiet-
trained 97)£c. Turpentine dull—36c.
Savannah, December 13.—Turpentine quiet—
33c. Rosin steady —strained 90c(«*$l 021',; sals#
360 barrels.
Wilmington, Docember 13.—Turpentine firm—
33c. Rosin firm—strained 75c; good 80c. TM
firm—$1 15; crude tur;»etitino firm—hards $1 00,
yellow dip $1 90, virgin $1 90.
Won! ai»«l Hides.
New York, December 13.—Hides firm,—
New Orleans selected, 46 and 60 pounaft,
9 l ^(d)10o. Texas selected, 50 aud 00 pounds, 10(2$
lO'^c.
New York, December 13.—Wool steady but
quirt—domestic fleece 80«u38c, Texas 9(<£26c.
Live Ntock.
Cincinnati, December 13 —Hogs Arm -com*
mon and light $3 86uv4 15; packiug and butchers
$1 06(ui$4 39.
C'ottnn Need Oil.
New Orleans. La., December 13.—Cotton seed
oil 24fq)2Gc; summer yellow 36(a)37c. crude 86(&89s.
Cake and meal, long ton, $19 00(^20 00.
Nrw York. December 13.—Cotton seed oil, 3ft
for new crude, 38c for refined.
Wlilnky.
Chicago, December 13.—Whisky $1 08.
St. Louis, December 13.—Whisky firm $1 18.
Cincinnati, December 13.—Whisky good
mand—$118.
Freights.
New York, December 13.—Freights to LhS
erpool steady—cotton, per steamer, U-64 /$9-164j
wheat, per steamer, 4%®4%d.
RUNNING OF TRAINS.
Arrival and Departure of All TralM
at Columbian Currying Ps«sengsili
In Effect November SO, 188$.
ARRIVALS.
COLUMBUS AND ROME RAILWAY.
Mail train from Greenville 10:21 a. na
Accommodation from Greenville 2:11 p.m*
SOUTHWESTERN RAILROAD.
Mail train from Macon 8:08 p. m»
Accommodation from Macon 4:66 a. ns,
COLUMBUS AND WBSTBBN RAILWAY.
Mail train from Montgomery 11:01 a. m.
Mail train from Atlanta 6:84 p. Bfe,
MOBILE AND GIRARD RAILROAD.
Mail train from Troy and Eufaula 9:26 a. m.
Accommodation from Troy, Bul’aula
and Montgomery 10:59 p. m»
Accommodation from Union Springs... 1:46 p. a*
DEPARTURES.
COLUMBUS AND ROME RAILWAY.
Mail train for Greenville *8:08 p. m.
Accommodation for Greenville 6*00 a. m.
SOUTHWESTERN RAILROAD.
Mail train for Macon 11:80 a. QL
Accommodation for Macon 9:00 p. mu
COLUMBUS AND WEHTBIIN RAILWAY.
Mail train for Atlanta 8:06 a. ns.
Mail train for Montgomery 2:28 p. BK
MOIIILH AND GIRARD RAILROAD.
Mail train for Troy 8:10 p. na.
Accommodation for Troy and Eufhula.. 6:45 p. ns.
Accommodation for Union Springs and
Montgomery 10:80 n n.
Dr. J, W. CAMERON,
Practicing Physician.
T \ISEASES of Infancy and Childhood a special*
1 * ty. Dr. J, W. Cameron can be found ah
IOvhuh 8c Howard’s Drugstore. Office hours from
K to 10 a m and from 2 to 6 i> in. Residence No,
310 Tenth street, opposite the synagogue.
decl4 lm
January..
11
n%
11
10
February..
11
30
11
20
May
11
02
11
62%
Lard - December
6
10
<
January
(i
15
0
12%
February
6
22 VS
6
20
March
6
721^
6
30
Short ribs—January...
6
00
5
65
February..
5
00
6
57%
March
5
65
6 30
kw Orleans, December 13.—Molasses strong
and higher — Louisiana, open kettle choice
42'vl3c, strictly nrime 40^ 41c, prime 34rq<3'ic,
fair 30c, good common 26^v28c, common
20.'" 25. Louisiana centrifugals, strictly prime
24V20c, good common 13 die. Syrup —Louisi
ana 25^ 32c. Rice dull—Louisiana ordinary
to prime 2j^«, l>jc.
Louisville, December 13.—Provisions steady:
Bacon—clear rib rides nominal, clearsides $7 25,
shoulders nominal; bulk meats—clear rib side
$0 00, clear sides $6 25, shoulders $4 50">6 71.\\
mess pork £11 52; hams,sugar cured, $ ; lard-
choice leaf $5 70.
»St. Louis, December 13.—Flour, market quiet
and unchanged. Provisions quiet and weak.
Pork steady $11 25c; lard firm $'» 90 «,$5 96c.
bulk incuts firm but loose —boxed lots —c
higher, long clear sides $> 50 short riba $5 60
short clear aides .;5 75, long clear sides boxed lots
$-5 5i 1 M 00. short rib sides $5 65. short clear ribs
$5 75 ' ">80. bacon steady—long clear sides $6 CO,
short rib sides $6 50 ',$0 75, short clear sides £0 90.
Cincinnati, December 13.—Flour fair demand —
famiy $5 35" 3 CO, fancy $3 80 -1 00. Pork,
market quiet 311 37*^. Lard firm -$0 05.(" $3 25,
Bulk meats fair demand short rib sides $5 75 x / t :
Bacon steady- short rib sides $6 87>£; short
short clear aides $7 25; hams .
Grain.
Chicago, December 13. -Cash prices were as
follows: Rye $2 75^3 00. Buckwheut, 100
pounds, $2 00fa»2 25. No. 2 spring wheat
77 : *£c, No. 3 spring 70j.^c, No. 2 red 77h*c. Corn-
No. 2 mixed 3C’/ 8 c. Oats—No. 2 mixed 25;^c.
Rye unchanged.
Futures ranged and closed at following prices:
Highest. Lowest. Closing.
Wheat—December 77 %c. 77‘^c. 77.
January 78,'^c. 77%c. 78*4e
Febuary 79^c. 7q%c. 79c ^
DYSPEPSIA
Up to a few weeks ago I considered mjs
Bclfthe champion Dyspeptic of Amerlc*.
During the years that 1 have been afflicted
I havo tried almost everything claimed to
be a specific for Dyspepsia in the hope of
finding something that would afford per
manent relief. I had about made up my
mind to abandon all medicines when I no
ticed an endorsement of Himmons Liver
Regulator by a prominent Ueorgian. a
jurist whom i knew, and concluded to try
its effects in my cusc. i have used but
two bottles, and am satisfied that I havo
struck the right thing at last. I felt its
beneficial effects almost immediately.
{ Unlike all other preparations of a similar
kind, no special instructions are required
as to what one shall or shall not cat. This
fact alone ought to commend it to all
troubled with Dyspepsia.
J. N. HOLMES.
Vinelund, X. J.0
CONSTIPATION.
To Secure n Itc^'iilur Habit of Ilodjr
without cliaiitfisitf (Ju* Diet or IHn-
orKiuii/liig the System, take
I SUM LIVER mm
Only (iKM.l.M, Manufartured by
! J.II.ZeUin d- CoPhiladelphia.
ADMINISTRATOR’S SALE.
Personal Properly.
/ GEORGIA, MUSCOGEE COUNTY-By virtue
" 8 ofuu order of thc Urdinary of said county,
will bo .-sold on Monday, the 2«;ih day of Decem
ber, ltod, between the hours of 11 o’clock a in and
4 o clock j) m, at the Kyle plantation, in said
county, lately occupied by J. E. Walker, cie-
cea^ed,all the perishable property of said J. E.
Walker, deceased, embracing several thousand
bushels of Corn in shuck, and Cotton deed, a lot
of 11 oks, ulso several thousand jjounds of Fodder,
one Horse, Buggy and Harness, two Wagons,
Bed Room Furniture and other personal property
of said deceased. The Corn and Cotton Heea
will be sold in lots of 100 bush els and upwards, and
sale will be continued daily between same hours
until the whole is sold. Terms cash, or approved
warehouse acceptance at 60 days, with 7 per ceu%
interest. Delivery must be made promptly.
W. A. BWlFT,
Adm’r Est. J. E. Walker, deceased.
decll 101