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VOLUME VI.!
ATLANTA. GEOKGIA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBEK 4,1873.
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METROPOLITAN POLICE.
New Orleans, November 1.—A letter from ex-Judge
Merrill, dated Col ax. Grant Pariah, the 23th. Baja:
In haste and with feelings of horror, I write to Inform
the public of the actioD of the Metropolitan police.
Bent here by Lieutenant Governor AllUon, dur
ing the abseu oo of Governor Kellogg. On
Saturday night laet the house of a moat
rcapeo able widow lady on Bed Elver waa fired into
near this place. The doora were broken open and
the unfortunate lady and her daughter of seventeen
rummers ware taken out, and. horrible to relat c,wcro
violated. Neither of the ladies could be found nntil
late Sunday evening. An Infant, eighteen months
uld, and grand child of ex-Qovtrnor Wells, was
found ont In the woods seme half mile from the
bona., near the spot where the deed waa perpetrated.
The Infant was a sleoeof the lady and child of Hanford
Wells, eldest aon of ex-Governor Wells. The ne
groes np hare all aay that it was the soldiers, and wo
aU believe If thty were not the perpetrator, they in
stigated the negroes to this horrid deed of Infamy. It
is a^i£ here that when Col. r eklcgre waa informed of
the outrage, he imlled and said bis troops were np
there for higher pnrpoaes than arresting men for sach
petty offenses. Alll.dn la believed to have
aent these creatures up here for the purpose of giving
the negroes a chance for revenge, and cne of them
told the writer that be had a right now, under the
protection of the United Static, to shoot any white
man he wanted to shoot, and violate any woman be
met. He said to him that these wire State troops
and not United States troops, and be replied 'hat the
Colonel had said that at a negro ball; that before he
wanted all colored people to come and see him; that
now they coold do as they pleased, as they were under
protection of bis soldiers.
THE SPRAGUES.
REPOBT OF A C'MHITTEB IN REGARD TO
THBIR CONDITION.
Providence; November 1 —An adjourned meeting
of the representatives held at neon to-day, when
i. report of the vomraittee appointed to examamine
into the afifirs iff A. & W. Sprague was presented.
The committee aay tboy consider the assets of A. A W.
Sprague's Manufacturing Company to be 19,195,427,
and liabilities 11.475 413; surplus 8,081 081. A de
layed statement of property which accompanies ths
report cf the committee further s>ys: To determine
whether the mortgage proposed would be solid and
free from objections, under the provisions of the
bankrupt act, thiy were compelled to ascertain
whether the amonnt of aid asked would
in all reasonable possibility bo sufficient
to enable the Company to meet its
maturing obligations in the tegular coursj of busi
ness. The unsettled condition of financial affairs
and of bnslncea at the present time and tl e large
amonnt of obligations of the company maturing dur
ing the next ninety days preclude the possibility of
your committee reporting that- the mm of one mil
lion dollars would enable the company to meet
their ergagements regularly in the future, and as an
event of :ailuic to do so. tho to’.idlty of the secuity
might be questioned. Your committee, under ad-
viee of council, are ot opinion that the snm asked for
cannot safely be fnrnlehed. Upon coming to this
conclusion your committee were requested by tho
company to express their recommendation or
tho conreo to bo taken nndcr the cir
cumstances to enable the company to secure
to its creditors the payment of tneir claims
and to preserve, as tar as possible from shrlnksge,tbc
vast available property in the hand* of tho company.
They therefore recommended that the A. & W.
Sprague Manufacturing Company, and individuals
comprising that corporation, mortgage all their prop
erty to three trustees who shall practically have all
control and management of the entire property;
these trustees to lesuc notes to the amonnt which
.n.n fnliy cover the amonnt of their present
indebtedness, these obligations having three years to
run and drawing semi-annual interest at the raw or
seven tbreo-tenths per cent, per annum, with the
right reserved to pay five per cent of tie debt as
often as in their judgment shall be practicable. It is
believed that a'l customers will accept these evi
dences of indebtedness, and if the Trus
tees have the full authority osket for
tte»n. they will bo able to avoid the great calamity
t) thonsaands of operators and make a ill property
value to prevent the immeme farther shrink-ge o
values and pay In the full indebtedness
of ths A. St W. Sprague manufacturing company,
together with that of all its dependent establishments.
It bring the daty of tho trustees to convert the prop,
tsty ana pay the debits at as etrly a day as possible.
It Is not unlikely that the indebtedness maybe can-
celled In much less time than three years.
Respectfully suomitted.
(Signed) JiMts T. Smith,
Gcobge F. Wilson,
Seth Padeiford,
Bures WaTEBMAN,
Committee.
Tte meeting Is cow in session, and will probably
adopt the suggestion of the committee In eome form
The report was received. The counsel of epra?ue’s
corporation Glanced that trust deeds were
aeing msdo to Governor Henry Howard, Rafas
Watcimin and Ex-Governor James Y. Smith. These
deeds wculd be submitted to the meeting of creditors,
end if not accepted, the alternative would be to to
into bankruptcy. The feeling generally prevails that
the deed of trust will be accep'ed.
FURTHER IN REGARD TO THE DELIBERA
TIONS OF THEIR CREDITORS.
Fnovujrscx, November 1.—At tte meeting of the
bank representatives to day, after the report of the
committee waa presented, B. F. Johnston, counsel for
A. and W. Sprague St Co., slated in behalf of the
members o' that firm that they were a’l In full accord
with the committee, who hare made this recommen
dation, and p-opoea to adopt in fall and have adopted
in fall the recommendation of the committee.
Senator Sprsgue has retired by voluntary consent
;rom the Presidency of the Company, and A Sprague
tas been designated to HU the place.
A mortgage deed his been prepared for the purpose
of securing all property and suets, private and cor
porate, (or the benefit of the creditors of the company,
a rciab e to the prim iple suggested in the report.
A meeting o* th; creditors wilt be called at an early
day, wh-n it U hoped thty will see that the plan which
has teen propoa d and the execution of it is tho
best postlble thing that, under the dreams tan see,
can be done for their interests. It is
in their power to accept or rejec*. but ihe alternative
of a rejection will be the throwing of the property
into bat krnptcy and iusicrif.ce as a necessary conse
quence, or at least the imperilling of the value of the
obhgations of the company which are held by their «
creditors.
Ex-Governor Smith, ot the committee, stated that
every facility was proffered, the banks were opened
and everything done that could be done to facilitate
their labors.
Mr. Thurston then remarked, concerning the
trust deed, that at present It was not
ready fer the inspection The creditors,
of the company will s-’e for themselves when they
come to Inspect that instrument. He said that thero
la a perfect and complete contract on the part of
their tins tie* acting in the Interest of the creditors
of this vast proper y, so that while on one b ind the
company, which has met with an immense disaster,
is overwhelmed in this hour of adversity with un
merited insnlt; at the tame time the property of this
company Is to be preseivcd in such a
way that the creditors shall see that by
no bad management by no possibility of course),
except, such as may come from the creditor* them
selves can this proper y be subjected to sacrifice, t
can suite, on bebal! of the company, that there will
be the fullest and most beany co-operation on the
part of the corporation with the cr-dltor*, altnongb
their trustees, in the man gementof this property,
shall see to it that the dependencies, cr
rather those parasites which have fed upon
the parent tree shall be cut off and leave Intact that
manufacturing property which for so many years has
been the glory and pride of the 8tate The meeting
pa sed a vote of thanks to the committee, bnt of
conns took no action concerning recommendations
that are devolving upon creditors. This phase of the
matter is canvassed with interest, bnt as copies of the
trnat deed are not yet ready, no cine as to the proba
ble action of the creditors can be given. The
credit n are very numerous, and represent every pos
sible interest and feeling Jt should rot, tnereiore,
be strange If serious and, perhaps, ln-urmoantaote
objections ahonld be raised to individnsi trustees as
to t rms of the trust mortgage under which they are
expected to act. The general (natures of the plan,
however, seems to meet with popular approval.
5-20 BONOS.
A CALL FOB THEIR REDEMPTION.
Washington, November 1 —The Secretary his just
issued tho seventh call for the redemption of five-
twenty bonds of 1?C2 as follows:
Treasury Depabtmeht. )
November 1st. 187?.)'
By virtue oTa itborlty given by act of Congrest, ap
proved Jaly 14th, >371', entitled an set to authorize
the rcfnnd'ngof the National debt, I hereby give
notice that tte principal and accrued interest of the
bonds her in below designated—known as
5-20 bands—will be paid a*, the Treasury
of the United States in the city of Washington, on
and arter ihe first day ot February, 1874, and that the
Interest on said bond’s will ccasc on that day—that is
to say, coupon bonds known as tbe third series of
February 25. 1862, dated May 1, 1662, as follows:
Coupon bonds, fifty dollars, number 1,0301 to num
ber 10,6 )J. both inclnsive ; one hundred dollars, num
ber 30,751 to 34,000, both inclnsive; five hundred
dollars, number 15,801 to 17,000, both Inclusive
1,009 dol'ars, number 36,001 to 41,000, both inclusive
total $4,500,000; registered binds $50; nnmber 1,376
to 1.410, inclnsive, $100; number 10,301 to 10.660, in
clusive, $500; number 0,101 to 0,300, inoln-ivs. $1000;
nnmber 25.001 to 25.660, inclusive. $5 000; number
7,901 to 8,100, inc'usive, $10 000; number
10,101 to 10,320, inclusive. total $50,000;
total of coupon and registered bonds, $5,000,000; of
the amouat oatstanding, embraced In the numbers as
above. $4,60O|C0O are coupon bonds and $500,000 are
registered bonds. United States securities
forwarded for redemption should bo addressed
to ths loan dlv'slon of the Secretary's office, and all
rcglsteied bonds should he assigned to the Secretary
of the Treasury for redemp ion.
Wu, A. RicH.tr.D80N, Secretary,
Washington, D. C.
Cash cow in the Treasury amounts to ovet eighty-
two an 1 one-quarter millions; currency over four and
three-quarter millions.
Tqc President has appointed Isaac H. Sturgeon, of
SL Louis, to examine the completed portion of the
Texas Pacific Railroad, The road is some threo
hundred miles lone.
THE ~ FINANCIAL CRISIS.
THE DEPRESSION OF TRADE AND COMMERCE
IN NEW YORK-EXPORTS AND IMPoRTS.
New Yobk, November L—An inquiry among dry
goods dealer* showed that their transactions are very
light Dealers are not encouraged to press business,
and sales are confined to the s’lght wants of current
trace. The failure of Hoyt. Sprague St Co. has had a
depressing effect, and rumors have been set afloat
Clafliu St Co. which have sufficed to bring the dry
goods trade almost to a stand still. One of thedea'ers
said to day that slaughtering was about the only
thing new taking place. This dearth of trade
s thought will continue until it can be definitely as
certained that the difficulties will bo overcome. In
this event business will take a fresh start immediate
ly. On inquiry at the freight offices of leading rail
roads it was ascertained that their freight bu-iness
woe suffering severely from the flnsnrirj disturbance,
and that in many eases railroad companies were la Ho
ly catling down expenses by ledaction.of wages and
discharging workmen.
a visit to tbe offices of the different ocean steamers
lines this morning, proved that export trade waa
never in a better condition than it is at present.
Almost all the steamer* leaving port to-d»y sre laden
to their utmost capacity, tnd rate* were never, as a
general rule, higher than now. Import trade has
fallen away to a’most nothing, and stonier* arriving
here arc often bnt half rail. This falling off is espe
cially noticeable in the amonnt of dry goods imported
YELLOW FEVER.
Montgomery, November 1.—The Board of Health
announces that it is safe for refugees to retnm, and
those who have business can v’sit the city with im-
pnnity.
Memphis, November 1.—Five yellow fever deatbs
and cne from other causes.
OUR GREAT WEST-END GARDENS.
A BIG PLANTATION COVERED
WITH THE FAIREST
PRODUCTIONS OF
NAI CRB.
TREES AND PLANTS FOR ALU THE
SOUTH.
If any one doubts tbe statement that Atlanta's dee
tined to become the Garden Ciiy of the South, let-
him go with ns to the great Gardens, koown as
“THE SOUTHERN NURSERIES,”
of which Messrs. It win & Thurm ond are tbe proprie
tors. In them he will see preparations for aftr-
rcaching, rapidly extend ing trade,—see fruit and or
namental trees by the acre, by the tens ol thousands
—see enough io astonish him at the enddea rise f
oar new Industry And why shonld not the South
grow her own trees ? If we will grew them our people
will buy, for they have too much sense to iscnr the
risks connected with Northern-grown trees If
they can get what they want at home. Experience
proves that twenty-five per cent, of Northern trees
and plants die in the carriage and change of soil end
climate. The freight bills alone, and the uncertainty
of getting the va ieties bargained for when dealing
with distant and generally unknown parties, consrrtr*
to keep this trsdtfwhtre it belongs—£s our own el|U
No reason longer exlstrfor the purchase of trees,
shrubs or plants in the North. The nurseries of ’At
lanta are now prepared to furnish in quantities huge
or small, everything that can be found in any city ol
the land. To substantiate this statement we invite
you to go with us tnrengh the extensive grounds of
the “Southern Nurseries.” Let ns get into a West
End ear, that will quickly set us down at
THE OFFICE,
which is cenveniently located at the juncture of
Whl'chall and Peters streets, abont a mile from th;
car-shed, booting both the West End horse railway
and ihe Macon road. Thither come orders bom every
State in the Sontb, and here every twig, shrnb and
plant becomes a matter of record, for the business ir
perfectly systematized. We pass from the
piles of orders and all tho para
phernalia of a business office directly into
. THE FLORAL DEPARTMENT,
wa ich is in charge of onr good German friend, Mr.
C. F. Eblin, who brings to Us care an ample oxpe.
rience gathered in one of the largest gardens of Phil
adelphia. Tbe green honses will attract onr atten
tion first, for they contain great backB and pyramids
of the most beantifol roses and verbenas and fas-
chlas. and—oh, well, we cannot tell all they do con
tain. I wool i be easier to name the flowers they do
not contain. Besides, we wantevt r lover of tbe beau
tiful and symbolio creations—and who does not?—to
ride np there on .the convenient horse-car on some
pleasant afternoon, and see with his own eyes Hr.
Eblin’s pets. He hss seventy choice varieties ot
roses alone, from which he is now catting 20,060 three-
inch dips that will germinate and grow in the frames
dating the winter lor next year’s trade. Jnst now be
has a beantifol Lnxemoonrg rose that bolds one hun
dred and eleven buds and flowers.
THE VERBENAS
are very fine, embracing no lees than twenty-five dis
tinct colors, jrom a pure white to a deep crimson, to
gether with many variegated varieties. The men are
now engaged in placirg tbe stock plants in tbr
green houses, from which 5.000 cuttings will be taken
for next spring's trade. The slips are pat in the
ground in February, and in the course of a month
they are ready for market. But we cannot llrger lon
ger among the flower*. Suffice it, that Mr. Eblin is
determined to produce every de liable variety. He is
a tcientific florist, an1 bis judemenc may be relied on
by those whq are in search of rare plants.
extending along tho Sanatown road a half a mile or
more. The cuttings are now in the ground that is to
produce plants for a hedga along the broad front.
This tract of land was selected because of Its natural
fitness—an admirable eaady loam—to grow, not hasty
large tops, bnt strong hardy proliflcally-rooted trees
and plants. Size and strength below the surface are
more des'rable in nursery prodnets than the same
elements in sight
When Colonel Irwin first took possession of the
tract that we are viewing it held not less than one
hundred and fifty graves of men who had scaled
their devotion to the flag with their lives. The sacred
dost was removed to tbe cemetery within the city,
but a rude fort and the old battle line still show
where the left rested on the sanguinary 28ih of July.
From the old fert every part cf the great garden is
visible. Let as enter the gate, and the first
of -the fruits to greet ns will be come
Q APES,
which are not sour. A considerable vineyard is
necessary to provide wood for cutting*. In t*t*
nursety no cuttings are used with lees than three
eyes. They are planted in March, and in the course
of two years are ready for market. Colonel twin
assures us that the interest in grape-culture is rapidly
ncrexsing throughout tho South. There is nothing
grown on our soil that is more profitable. The native
dcapperong leads the list, followed by the Goicord,
Clinton, Hartford Prolific and Ive's Seedling. These
gardens have 25 003 vines ready for this season’s
tr*de. and expect to have 75,096 next year.
And after the grapes we come to a square of mul
berries—one good ties of which will furnish food
through five months of the year for a flock of thirty
chickens or for a small flsos of pigs. . The English
walnuts are next, and then we come* to Mr. Thur-
jHrorur* headquarters! for he Bleep* cfe the field of
bis triumphs. He wul he apt to takefUa down into
tbe v*le of U .oy creek, which flows thrwigh tho nur
sery, and show ns square after square of
APPLE TREES, .
of all sizes and ages. We may there see 80,000 trees
ready for shipment, and 260,000 more that will go into
the gra ting cehar this winter to come ont in the
-pting snorter bnt better trees.
The apple does as well in the South as in colder lat
tices, if aright selection is made. Northern varie-
tes are chiefly of no account. The true way to ac
quit e a good apple-orchard is to go to som9 reliable
southern nurseryman, and bay only Southern seed-
dogs or varieties that have been thoroughly tested in
our climate. To these varie ties “Tho -Southern Nur
series” are specially devoted. They offer no less
than six new and good Geori ia seedlings: the Per*
•ice; th- Wallace, that originatedin Atlanta: the Ralph
Peters, from East Point; the Taliaferro; Thomasson's
seedling from Madieon, and Terry's Winter, of Ful-
t-n county. For summer apples take Yellow Horse,
Rtd JooeorRed Aetrachan; for fall fruit, prefer the
Bumcombe, Equlntelee, Man gam and Taunton; and
for winter, the Chattahoochee, Red English Crao,
Shockley and YateB are tbe best.
THR PEACBR3
are after all tbe leading feature of Southern fruit-
culture, and the “southern Nurseries” show it. Men
were engaged in planting 200 bushels of seed at the
•tine of onr visit—in other words, they were drilling
m a twenty-acre patch of peaches. When that amonnt
of seed is in the gronnd, these nurseries will include
forty acres devoted to perch-growing. 30,000 trees
*re ready for maiket; next season 75,000 will be turned
off. and in the following yen the product wilt be 309,000
if no unusnal disister befall the growing cr p. And
hi re let us mention the fact that Messrs. Irwin and
Thurmond grow many things, not only for their own
customers, but also for small nurserymen anil dealers
■hroughout the South. In the matter of peaches, no
Northern tree shonld be purchaeej, on occonnt of a
prevailing and disastrous disease called “The Yel
lows.” Southern-grown trees are Tree of it. Let us
mention
THE TK-T ORCHARD
as wo hurry along. It contains two thou sand trees,
mostly froil-bcaring. finch an orchard is a hsolutely
essential in a Southern nursery, or in any well regula-
ced,reliable nursery for that matter. In it the different
varieties of fruit are thoroughly tried, and from it,
too, comes the hsal'hy wood that is need in grafting
Financial and Commercial. | | Java 28B ' R ’
Iron Ties—9 l-2c. per lb.
Bagging—2 lbs. 16al0 18; 2 T-fl km. wn.
21-4 lbs. 171-2. Gunny 131-2. **
1 Candles—19 l-2a20 per lb.
Cheese—161-2&17& per lb.
Atlanta VMesaie Price Cartas!.
[CORRECTED daily.]
Constitution Offhsl
Atlanta, November 3,18%*)’i
Remarks.—Calico has declined otso «es&
Atlanta Cotton.market*.
Cot ton—Dull at 12 1-2 cents.
Atlanta BEoneyiasrket* \
Financial—Gold, buying'at 105; selling's**
107. Silver, par. ‘ ~ —
Exchange—Buying at 1-4 off; petting- dk
par. Bonds and Stocks—Qeougia 63, ; 75a£®t
7s, 86a88; new Georgia bonds at the 8Un
Treasury, 8 per cent. nontaxablO, $1. Al-
Atianta Cotton statement.
Atlanta, Ga., November 1,1873.—Cotton closed at
Ktf.
RECEIPTS TO-DAY.
By wagon. — 370 bales,
By Air-Line Railroad 673
By Weet Point Railroad 234
By Georgia Railroad 75
By We-ternand Atlantic Railroad.—.... 49
By Macon Railroad 27
Total
Receipts previous...
1,328 bake.
13,804
Total 15,028 bales.
Shipments to-day. 800
Shipments previous 12,363
Total 13.118
Stock on hand 1,854 “
New Yore, November 1,1873.
Gold opened at
" closed at......
Cotton opened at....
“ closed at. ....
8.*
....8*®8?i
.... 15
1474
Net resc'pts at all porta 24,540 bates.
Telegraphic Markets*
Nbw York, November 1—Cotton: net
receipts 1,001 bales; gross 5,198. Futures
closed barely steady with sales of 19,200, de
liverable in November at 14 3-16al41-4; De
cember 14 ll-32al4 3-8; January 14 5-32a
14 9 16; February 14 7-8; March 15 5-6al5§;
April 159-16al5 5-8. Spot cotton dull, sales
620 at 14 7-8al51-8.
Flour in moderate demand for shipping
grades, with prices steady; medium and good
dull and heavy; common to fair $6 20a6 95.
Wheat 1 cent better and in lair export de
mand. Com unchanged but in good demand,
high mixed and yellow western 86. Pork
quiet and a shade firmer, $15al5 25. Lard
active and lower, 73-16. Groceries dull.
Naval stores dull and lower. Freights quiet.
Money l-16al-8 commission. Sterling ex
change dull but firm at 6}. Gold 8ia8 3-8.
Governments dull. State securities quiet
Arrived: Virgo, Magnolia and Manhattan.
Later—Money in demand atl-16al-8 and
interest Exchange firm bnt very dull at 6].
Gold heavy and declined to 8ia8 3-8. The
rates for carrying 1-16,3-64,3 82,1-8 and 3-16
till Monday, and 7 gold per annum. 81s
121; 62s 6; «4s 6; 65s 7; new 9}; 67s 12; 68s
12; new 5s 71-2; 10-40s 6. Tennessees 68;
new 671-2; consols 45; deferred 6 8-4;
Louisianas 45; new 40; levte 6s 50;* 8s 68;
Alabama 8s 65; do. 5s 85; Georgia 6s 50; 7s
.70; North Carolinas 18; new 13; special tax
5;'South Carolines 73; new 9; April and Oc
tober 15. The cotton market review char
acterized a heavy decline at the opening
Monday prices weakened and continued to
decline. Early at the opening Monday prices
weakened and continued to decline until
Wednesday, when a slight reaction took
place, which has since been maintained,
though sales have been reported at shaded
figures. The spring demand has materially
fallen off, and the recent closing of
some of the mills in addition to failures
of some large firms cannot bat restrict trade
from this source and the trade oppressed
the market. The demand from the Conti
nent has been active and the required
amouht only has been shipped in the abstract
as th6 outlet is in limited supply for freight
accommodation. Many of the large smp-
ling houses have orders to extricate, but
n consequence of the difficulty in obtain
ing freight room their orders are accordingly
limited for forward delivery. Business has
been active, bnt at declining rates, until yes
terday, when a better feeliDg prevailed, And
activity was in a measure restored by an up
ward movement The total sales for the
week were 154,257 bales, of which 141,450
were on contract stock, and 16,807 bales
were for future delivery, as follows:
9,l?5,"bales for export; 3,6C7 for spinning, and
23 for speculation; included were 1,193 bales
to arrive. Naval stores have shared in gen
eral dullness and depression, but prices show
no marked decline, still business was con
fined to small parcels.
COMPARATIVE COTTON STATEMENT.
New York, October 31.—The following is the
comparative cotton statement for the week ending
to-day:
Netreceipts at all United States ports da
ring the week 102,935 bales
Same time last year 121,770 **
Showing a decrease of 18.835 “
Total receipts stall United States ports
to date 478.410 “
Last year ee........*. 648,683 ••
Showing a decrease of 170*273 *•
Exports from all United States ports for
the week 51,291 “
Same time last year 56,631 “
Showing a decrease of 4,787 V*
Total exports from all United States
ports to date 150.903 “
Total exports same time last year 345,006 ■’
Showing a decrease of 94,103 **
Stock on hand at all United States
ports 256.68G “
Stock at all United States ports same
time last year. 397,92G **
Showing a decrease of 41,210 **
Stock on hand at all interior towns ex
cept Selma 50,487 “
Last year — - 43,983 “
Showing an increase of 0,504 **
Stock on hand at Liverpool, 632,00V “
Stock at Liverpool earn a time laet year 407,100 “
Showing an increase of 65,000 ”
American Cotton afloat for Great Britain 59,0 0 ”
Same time last year D'>.00o ”
Showing an increase cf - 4,W ”
Financial and Commercial
lanta City bonds, 7s 70a72; 83, 80atSL
gosta, 83x85. Georgia Railroad ataftk, ^ja8JP_
Georgia Railroad bonds, 90a93. Atlanta aou. v
West Point Railroad stock, 75a80; AUsntfv
and West Point Railrord bonds, 90e9& ©cte*
tral Railroad stock, 75&78. Rome city .
6Sa72; Savannah 83.
Sundries*
Seeds—Clover $8: timothy $5; arch axil
grass $3; blue grass $3; herd’s grass $3> SR.
Cotton Yarns—We quote at $1 GO per
bunch all numbers.
Candies—We quote stick candy Idjol&t
common fancy 17a25.
Tobacco—Common sound 42a45;
medium 47a50; medium 52a55; fine (XMk,
extra fine 80a$ 1; Spencer’s Calhoun |1 28 Jx
Princess twist 85; Brown’s Log Cabin $1 ©U \
Iron—Bar iron $4 25 two horse tyer,
axes $13 50al4; steel 20a22; shovels, Amef.
$15 50; horse and male shoes 7 l-2a8 1-4,
horse shoe nails 20a30.
Oil—Kerosene 28. v
Leathkb—Sole, hemlock good damaged
25 l-2a28; good 29a33. White oak 43a£&
Black upper 40aG5.
i Hides.—We quote diy at 12 l-2al5; gmm-
salted 7 l-2a81-2.
Blue Buckets—$2 75 per dozen.
Tallow 7a8c.
Apples $3a3 50 per barrel.
Atlanta Dry Goads market.
Printe—Wamsatta, 8; Bedford, 8; Asuan
keagj.9 1-2; Arnold, 9. All standard brands
10a Garner 9 1-2.
Roswell Mills—4-4 sheeting 111-2; 7-81&T;
yarns $1 50; sewing and knitting thread
Sheeting, etc.—Augusta and QraniteviBe—
3-4 shirtings 8,'per yard; 7-8 shirtings 10 van-
yard, 4-4 sheetings 111-2 per yard, 7-8 drift:
12 per yard. Alabama and Georgia ,aad.>’
Konitour goods are a 1-2 cent under
above quotations.
Atlanta Grocery BKaiket, -
Molasses and Syrups—New Orleans TGfa
75; common 27a28 1-2 in hogsheads; bhfefc.
32; refined syrups 45a75.
Nails—We quote at $5 50 for lOds, mml
25c additional for diminishing grades.
Salt—We quote Virginia $2; Liverpo**!
$2 15a2 20 per sack.
Fisa—Market scarce and firm. We qnofe-
asfollows: Half barrels,Noe- 1, 2 and
$8 50, $750 and $6 25; in kits, Nos. 1,2 satb
3 $1 75, $1 GO and $1 35.
' Pepper—We quote at 28a30.
Spice—We quote at 18o20. ray
Ginger—We quote at lfalfc . . t
Crackers—5jal2. * *
(Soda—We auote firm?8 in kegs; 9»5irr
boxes. , i
Rice—We quote at 3JalO; inferior 8a9.
Teas—We quote Imperial at $lal
Young Hyson $1 15al 50; Black 75a$L 3GJL
Gunpowder $lal 60.
Powder—Du*Pont$750; Sycamore Milk*
$7 50; blasting 15; fuse per one hundred ftecs
65.
Shot. | We quote patent $2 90a3 00; Btsrd
$315a3 25.
Liquors.—Wc quote common recti£acfe
whisky per gallon $1; Robertson constgv
$125a3; Bourbon $1 25a5 50; com whisk?
al 15a2. \
Brooms.—We quote • at $2 50a4 50 3**r
dozen.
Soap.—We quote at 5a8c per lb,or $3a£ Up
per box.
Atlanta. Produce market.
Dried Fruit—Rough peaches 4ai l&i.
peeled nominal at 7al4.
Eggs—20a221-2.
Potatoes—Sweet 75a80c. Irish $1 jt?
bushel; per barrel $3 50a4.
Feathers—We quote at 75a80 for prixae.
selections; mixed G5a70.
Beeswax—26c.
Rags—3 l-2a4.
Poultry—We quote spring chicken z£
20a23 1-2.
Butter—We quote good country at SSa
30; Tennessee 30a35.
Onions—We quote $1 75a2 OOper btuM
Wool—Washed 35a40c; unwashed 25.
Atlanta Live Stock market.
Cattle—2 l-2a3 1-2 cents gross; choJot
Tennessee 4 cents.
Hogs—5c; 51-2 cents gross. Sheep3|c;Ten
nessee 4a412. jyv
Arrived 3 car-loads horserfind moles; 3 eS
hogs and cattle.
aid roa MntFiu*.
New York, November 1.—The police authorities
have ordered that boxes be pieced at the various poll
ing booths throughout the city on Tuesday next for
the purpose of receiving subscriptions in aid of the
Memphis cofferers.
ATTACHMENT AGAINSC ARtILROAD.
Louisville, November L— A suit was filed in the
Chancery Court yesttadsy evening by the Farmers’
Bank against the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Com
pany, and the Louisville, Cincinnati and Lexington
Railroad Com pan*, to recover on a note fort irty
th msand dollars given by the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railroad Company, and sold and discounted by the
Fanners' Bank at Frankfort. The note was protested
after its presentation at the Company’s office in New
York The Farmers’ Bank then sued ont an attach
meni and garnisheed the Louisville, Cincinnati and
Lexmgton Railroad, which Is largely indebted to the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad.
THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE.
St. Louis, November 1.—The Senate Transportation
Committee were given a hearing yesterday. The
Upper Mississippi rapids have been greati* improved,
bnt work was much needed on tbe Low Rapids Canal
and shonld be poshed forward. The Missouri river
is worthless, as railroads have secured the bnlk of the
trade. Kansas has no remunerative outlet for her
sarplos prodnets. A nnmber of railroad men Invited
by tbe committee, did not appear. The committee
dispersed, to meet at Washicgtoa November 15th,
from whence they will procetdto New O. leans, to in
spect the month of the Mississippi.
THE EVERGREEN'*
are, In this nursery, grown from the seeds. Experi
ence proves that the evergreen make handsomer trees
from seeds than from cuttings. It is letting Nsture
have her own way, and she knows best He r e may
bo seen pines of almost every variety and of every
size, from the tender pale-green fledgling, jast from
tbe gronnd, to thebeantifnl tree that will soon shake
its needles in other parts. The spruces, the junipers,
the cryptomeria japonici, and many more, spring
from the imported eeeus, nnder Mr. Kbllog’s fostering
care.
We have not space to notice farther the beautiful
productions of the Floral Department. It is the in
tention of the enterprising proprieiors to make it
complete and comprehensive. The growing of orns-
m-ntal shade trees is also receiving special attention.
In the rear of the office is the shipping depotof the
whole establishment. The trees grown on the lands
beyond West End are brongnt down here and “heel
ed in.” In a short time the packing season will open,
which is the bnstest time ot the nnrsery year. Extra
hands are then pnt on to prepare the trees and sbrnbs
that are to bless and beautify a thousand Southern
homes.
Before we leave this department let us mention the
coming improvements. By next spring a hand
some ornamental fence is to be built around the
whole, with two arched gates, surmounted by aitistic
signs, making a fitter enclosure for the beantifol con
tents within. A drii c of a mile, through onr elegant
suburban West End, brings ns to
THE NURSERY DEPARTMENT.
We have before ns a splendid tract of gently rolling
land, measuring one hundred and forty acres, and
and budding Onr allutted space is so near exhausted
that we must bunch
THE OTHER FAUITS
under one head. The demand for pear trees, both
dwarf and standard, has increased ten fold in the
jouih during the last five years. An order lor five
hundred of theEe trees was recently received by
Messrs. L and T. from a single plantation. Cherries,
too, are receiving more attention. These should be
grown on Habaleb stock, and care should be taken
to select varieties adapted to our soil and sun. Tbe
Wild Goose plum, Nectarines, Apricots, Quinces,
Figs, the different berries, Currants, Almonds, Pome
granates and all tbe miscellaneous fruits are kept in
stock.
THE EXTENT OP THE TRADE.
To distribute the produc s of these one hundred
and forty acres throughout the South, requires a
dozen ira.elirag age..10. besides a large number of
heal solicitors. Colonel Irwin owns enoiher form
near the present nurser.es, that Is well adapted to
tree-growing : and as soon as the increasing business
demands it, that too is to “blossom like the rose.”
Atlanta is greatly L.debied to
THE PROPRIETORS
of thefegrest nurseries for her prominence in horti-
cuttui al productions. Col. John Irwin is a Kentnct-
ian. and gallantly served from the beginning to the
end ot the war with the wejl known First Kentucky
Cavalry of the Confederate service. Cmcinnatug-hke,
he has laid dowD toe sword lor the plough, and is no*
devoting bis capital and bis unbounded en rgie* to
the promotion of the aits of peace. Tbe junior part
ner, Mr. Thurmond, is an Atlanta boy, and he w«s
literally born and bred in a nuree-y—his father, who
now resides at Madison, having beta the hort cul
tural pioneer of Upper Georgia. What Mr. Thor-
mend does not know abont the nursery business is
not wo-th knowing. Together they make a firm
that is destined to win a fortune for themselves and
a wide feme for their city.
Market Reports of the Cham
ber of Commerce.
Chamber of Commerce, )
Atlanta, October 3,1873. f
Cotton—dull at 12 1-2.
Corn—white 95c; yellow mixed 87c.
Wheat—white $l’70al 85; seed $1 95a2 50;
amber $1 Goal 75; red $1 50al 60.
Oats—mixed 60c; seed 65c.
Bye—seed $1 25al 35.
Barley—seed $ l 50a 1 75.
Com Meal 974- $ 00: Pearl Grits $6 per
barrel; new ear corn, sacked, 80.
Flour—Super $6a6 60; extra $7a7 50;
family $S 50a9; extra family $9 50al0;
fancy $10 50all.
Hay—Timothy $1 50al 75. Clover $1 25a
1 65.
Coal—car, 32a33
Lime—10 a 50c.
t ement—$3 25a3 50.
Eicon—clear sides 10; clear rib sides
9 3-4; shoulders 9 1-2. Sagar cured hams
141-2
Bulk—long clear sides 9; clear rib
Lard—steam tierces 10 1-2; kegs 11; cans
11; buckets Hial2.
Sheetiag, etc—4 7 bro. sheeting 111-2; 7-8
bro. shirting 10:3-4 bro. shirting 8.
Cotton yam $1 50.
Executor’s Sale of Land m
DeKalt | County.
GEORGIA; Gwinnett Counts'-
B Y virtue of an order of the Court of Oniinan of
said county, will be Bold before the court-hn-LOt
door of DeKalb county, within the legal hoars of
on the first Tneeday in D-.comber next, the foil owns*
described real estate, to-wit: Lota of land numbwrv'- ’
three hundred and f orty-three (M3; and three ban
and foriy-four. (314.) in the 18th district of feefci-
cally Henry bnt now DeKalb county, each tot cou
tlining two hundred and two and one-hair acres, te
i his place are abcut one hundred acres of bottom laa-~
and the place well timbered. There are four eettkT-
crenta on the place, and the farm is in a high state •£
cultivation.
Sold as the property of James Flowers. late a /
Gwinnett county, deceased, for the benefit oi RIm <
legatees.
Terms ca;h.
JAMES M. FLOWKEE, .
mv- . V. F. FLOWERS.
This 3d November, 1873. Execute—.
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