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THE ATLANTA WEEKLY SUN.
THE DAILY SUN
Sunday 9 December 31st, 1871.
Conley Turns Desperate.
It is stated that Benjamin Conley avows
bis determination to bold on to tlio. Gu
bernatorial office—the election and inau
guration of Gov. Smith to the contrary
notwithstanding.
Let him claim the office to his heart’s
content In doing so he will only make
himself the langhing stock of the coun
try. He seems to have yielded to the
solicitations of the Bond Bing, and un
dertaken to do their bidding.
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The Cartersville and Van Wert Bail-
road bonds were indorsed by the State to
the amount of $275,000, when a very few
miles of it were built—perhaps not more
than five. Afterwards the Company, for
some purpose—in all probability with
some fraudulent proceedin'? in view—
most likely with the full intention of do
ing just what has been done—had their
charter amended, name changed, and de
termined to issue an entirely new set of
bonds to conform to their new name—
that of the Cherokee Bailrond.
Bullock indorsed the new set of bonds
to the amount of $300,000, without first
requiring the old bonds to be canceled
and deposited in the office of the Treas
urer.
When this second issue of the bonds
was indorsed by Bullock, and registered
in the office of the Secretary of State,
he promised to see that the old bonds
were canceled and returned to the State—
so we are told and believe.
In a letter written by Bullock, on the
1st December—since his flight—and ad
dressed to Acting Governor Conley, he
says the company “notified” him that
“they had returned and canceled” the
Cartersville and Van Wert bonds. He
sets up the plea that he relied upon that
notification; and says he pursued the
same course as with the Air Line Bail-
road, which company canceled their
indorsed bonds, but did not return them
to him.
In this case, however, there were
new bonds in place of the canceled ones,
to be issued by the company, and in
dorsed by the State, as was the case with
the Cartersville and Van Wert Bailroad.
It is impossible for us, with the lights
before ns, to come to any other conclu
sion than that the amendment of the
charter, the change of name, the issue of
an entire new set of bonds, &c., all—all—
was done with a fraudulent design by
the officers of that road, and that Bullock
entered into the scheme of having out at
the same time, for the wicked purpose of
trading, using and speculating on the
same, and sharing in the spoils.
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Unfits B. Bullock.
5.
SUN-STROKES.
tioned and assisted in perpetrating at the
time.
This Bond Bing have the impudence
to talk about the honor of Georgia being
soiled by repudiation, if we refuse to as-1 Two.
sume and pay ofl such bonds as these. . . . .
Conley seems to be in this Bing. All I She is in Virginia now, and died
who raise the cry of repudiation are work
ing to the advantage of the Bing. Let
those who want the respect of mankind
avoid the touch of this foul conspiracy to
plunder us farther and deeper.
Leap year.
Eighteen Hundred and Seventy-
at the age of 118.
For the Atlanta San.
A Model Letter for Scalawags
and Carpet-baggers.
The Louisville Ledger has been
largelyenlarged and greatly enhandsomed
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JEST* Hackett, the actor, was seventy-
two years old when he died.
That diplomatic miner, Schenck,
has retired from the business.
Iu a letter addressed to Benj. Conley,
dated 1st December, in alluding to the
fact that Hemy Clew s & Co. held the first
issue of the Cartersville and Van Wert
Bailroad bonds indorsed by the State
(which should have been canceled), after
the new set of bonds had been issued by
the Company and indorsed by Bullock,
says: “My recollection is that Clews is,
or was, the Treasurer of that Company.
If so, ho would seem to be the official
with whom those bonds should have
been retired.”
Bullock here bears unwilling testimony
to the fact that Clews was one of the prin
cipal officers of the road—its Treasurer—
a most important member of the Com
pany.
Ool. Abda Johnson, of Cartersville,
was once President of tho Cartersville
and Van Wert Bailroad. Lately a bill
iu equity was filed in the Superior Court
of Bartow county, praying the appoint
ment of a Beceiver of the Boad, which
was sworu to by CoL Johnson. He
swears that the company did not receive
90 cts. on a dollar for the bonds, as tbe
law requires—while Clews & Co. swear
they paid 90 cents. Col. Johnson
swears that Clews was appointed Treas
urer of the Boad; also, that between tbe
12th April, 1S70, and the 9th August,
1S70, $275,000 of the bonds of the com
pauy were indorsed by Bullock and de
livered to Kimball, and by Kimball were
illegally and fraudulently disposed of
before the first five miles of the road were
completed, os the law and the contract
uniter which the bonds were to be issued
indorsed and paid, requires.
Now Clews was Treasurer, and a mem
ber *f tbe Company from the first, and,
therefore, knew of the first bonds being
thus issued and disposed of contrary to
law. Knowing this, and remaining silent
—acquiescing in it—is sufficient, evidence,
to au honest man, that he was jnirliceps
crimlnis in the matter of using, and try
ing to hold the State bound for both sets
of btuds.
Bit what shall be said of Conley ? He
knows all this—knows the unlawful and
fraudulent manner iu which these bonds
1 were first issued—knows, also, that they
1 have been superseded by the issuing of
| the liier set of bonds, and are, therefore,
■>cth the paper they are printed on,
it the effort to hold the State bonnd
3oi is an effort to fasten a fraud
Mr. Editors: I send you for publica
tion the following letter, which I have
copied from a book, which lately fell un
der my eva It was evidently written by
an Irish Scalawag, judging from the
“bulls” it contains. He was, no doubt,
one of tbe officials set over tbe Irish peo
ple after the great rebellion had been put
down. The points of resemblance be
tween its contents, and tbe ridiculous
misrepresentations of the present condi
tion of things in the Sontb, by which
Bndical misrule is sought to be contin
ued, are so striking, that I have thought
it worth re-producing at this time—dar
ing the great Ku-Klux Rebellion. D,
My Bear Sir: Having now a little
peace and quietness, I sit down to inform
you of the dreadful bustle and confusion
we are in from these bloodthirsty rebels,
most of whom ore (thank God!) killed
and dispersed. We are in a pretty mess;
can get nothing to eat, nor wine to drink
except whisky; and when we sit down to
dinner, we are obliged to keep both
hands armed. Whilst I write this I hold
a pistol in each hand and a sword in the
other. _ I concluded in the beginning,
that this would be the end of it; and I
see I was right, for it is not half over yet.
At present ‘ there are such goings
od, that everything is at a stand still.
I should have answered your letter a
fortnight ago, but I did not receive it
till this morning. Indeed, hardly a mail
arrives safe without being robbed. No
longer ago than yesterday the coach with
the mails from Dublin was robbed near
this town; the bags had been judiciously
left behind for fear of accident, and by
good luck there was nobody in it but
two outside passengers who had nothing
for thieves to take. Last Thursday no
tice was given that a gang of rebels were
advancing here under the French stand
ard; but they bad no colors, nor any
drums except bagpipes. Immediately,
every man in the place, including women
and children, ran out to meet them
We soon found our force much too little
and we were far too near to think of re
treating. Death was in every face, bnt
to it we went, and by the time half our
little party were killed we began to be all
alive again. Fortunately the rebels had
no guns, except pistols, cutlasses, and
pikes; and as we had plenty of guns and
ammunition, we put them all to the
sword. Not a soul of them escaped, ex
cept some that were drowned in an adja
cent bog; and in a very short time noth
ing was to be heard bat silence. Their
uniforms were all different colors, blit
mostly green. After the action, we went
to rummage a sort of camp which they
had left behind them. All we found was
a few pikes without heads, a parcel of
empty bottles full of water, and a bun
dle of French commissions filled up with
Irish names. Troops are now stationed
all around the country, whicli exactly
squares with my ideas. I have only
time to add that I am in great haste.
Yours, truly.
P. S.—If you do not receive this, of
course it must have miscarried; there
fore, I beg : you will write and let me
know.”
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General Sherman and Prince
Fred Grant have arrived in Paris.
46?“ Bev. B. J. Breckinridge was born
the 8th of March, 1800.
jsgy The Chapman Sisters were
Nashville last week, and Jefferson will be
there during the present week.
JB£5“““A happy New Year”—just a day
in advance, but the words can’t be spoken
to-morrow.
UQk, Alexis has visited Chicago. Now,
it is barely possible that that fire was
gotten up to show the boy what Ameri
cans are able to do in that line.
EgL, Wang Haig, son of the late Pres!
dent of the Ning Yung Company, was
buried with imposing celestial ceremonies
at San Francisco.
—
Grant solicited Solicitor Bristow
to remain, and the latter had no lieart to
refuse. It seems that Grant regards Bris
tow as the only Badical lawyer in tlie
country competent to fill the position.
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The “Advocates” have, decided
that women are entitled to wear the
breeches, and are no debating the equally
important question of “ought men to
vote?”
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“Busch, who kissed Nilsson’s fur,
has been sent to an insane asylum.
Served him right. A man who would
kiss Nilsson’s fur when he might kiss
Nilsson, is certainly a lunatic, and ought
to be sent to the nearest asylum.
A Washington dispatch says
Akerman having declined the Florida
Judgeship, he will be allowed to retire to
the obscurity from which he was ap
pointed. Another dispatch says he has
been retained to aid in prosecuting the
Mormons.
Grant a Defaulter.
Tbe Washington correspondent of the
Savannah News, telegraphing on the 28th,
details the following interesting item:
The greatest sensation has prevailed
here to-day, caused by the discovery that
no less a person than President Grant has
for more than twenty years been a de
faulter. It seems that during the Mexi
can war, Grant, who was then a Lieu
tenant in the army, acted as Commissary
and Quartermaster. At the close of the
war there was a deficit of five thousand
dollars in his accounts. His attention
was repeatedly called to it by the ac
counting officers of the Treasury, and
repeated demands were made upon him
to*pony up, but he never condescended
to take the least notice of the unanswer
able letters which were addressed to
him. H® had spent the money, and of
coarse was unable to return it; for in
those days his character and habits were
such that no one would think of lending
or giving him even so much as a five dol
lar note. In 1862, through some hocus
pocus, a bill was engineered through
Congress appropriating $1,000 to him in
compensation of a snm of equal amount,
alleged by liim to have been stolen from
him in 1848, when a quartermaster in
Mexico. But, to Grant’s great disgust,
the Treasury officials pounced upon this
one thousand and carried it to the credit
of the old score. It was then thought
that there might be some chance of get
ting the remainder, and again was Grant
notified that he was in defanlt and urged
to settle his little bill, bnt it was all of no
avail; and to this day, with the exceptiou
of the one thousand dollars credit, IJlys
ses S. Grant is shown on the Treasury
ledgers to have owed the United States
five thousand dollars for more than twen
ty years. Auy explanation his white
washing friends can offer of th s transac
tion the people will be very glad to hear.
When Gen. Jackson was President, a
heartless clerk in the Treasury Depart
ment ran np an indebtedness with a poor
landlady to $60, and then turned her off,
as he did every other creditor. She
finally went to the President with her
complaint, and asked if he could not
compel the clerk to pay the bill, “ He
offers his note,” she said, “ but his note
is good for nothing.” Said the President,
*• Get his note and bring if to me." Tbe
JSS5“ It is announced that a murderous
outbreak of the Ku-klux of Saline coun
ty, Missouri, took place on Christmas
day. If the horrible news from Sedalia
is confirmed, the country will look to the
State authorities for a prompt and effec
tive vindication of the law against all the
ruffians who have brought this reproach
upon the State. ,
The above is from the New York Tri
bune, which, together with the other Bad
ical papers, was singularly silent when
that “murderous outbreak” of Badical
negroes occurred in Lake Village, Arkan
sas; and no adjuration was then heard,
from such source, beseeching the State,
or any other authorities, for “a prompt
and effective vindication of the law.”
Verily, Badical justice is blind of one
eye. ^
JBST* We learn that in some of the
Southern States the impression prevails,
owing to the resignation of Mr. Aker
man as Attorney General, that the Gov
ernment is disposed to relax in its efforts
to punish the criminal Ku-Klux. We
feel sure there is no foundation for this
impression. The successor of Mr. Aker
man, Judge Williams, will not be less
zealous or determined than the former
was in enforcing the law against these
conspirators. The loyal people of the
South, and the friends of law and order
in that section, may rely upon what we
say on this subject. There will be no
abatement of zeal or energy on the part
of the Government in prosecuting the
Ku-KIux.
The above is a gentle sedative admin
istered to the South by the oracular Wash
ington Chronicle. That paper professes
to speak “as one having authority.” Per
haps it does. Nevertheless, it need not
have spoken on this subject. The Sonth
is laboring under no misapprehension as
regards the advantage gained by Aker-
man’s removal. The people are very well
aware that Akerman was removed, not
because he was unwilling, or too willing
to persecute the South, but because his
master did not believe he had the ability
to make that persecution as rigid as was
desired. What the temper of Williams
toward the South, is, is sufficiently indi
cated by the fact that he received the
appointment. There is no doubt that he
will be quite “as zealous and deter
mined” as Amos Tappan ever was. The
Sonth expects nothing else. Therefore,
the effort made by the Chronicle, to quiet
public apprehension upon this point, was
not needed. The South expects no
charity at Badical hands; hence it will
not be disappointed.
cendentalism. Losing sight of the
fact that all man’s knowledge is relative
and phenominal, these bold speculatists
have sought to penetrate into those
mighty mysteries where angels tremble
while they gaze.
Now it is a gratifying fact that tiermany
can still boast of many gifted divines
who are earnestly contending for the
faith once delivered to the saints. These
nine learned lectures on the fundamen
tal facts of Christianity, are well suited
to correct the popular errors of the day,
and to restore a healthy theological tone
the Continent of Europe. If the
views here inculcated shall find favor in
the Fatherland, the United Empire is
destined to become as great in its love
for truth, as for its statesmanship and
military renown. This is one.
Professor Velle’s Lectures. We
have before us, in a neat pamphlet form
of 108 pages, the lectures of Professor
George Ville, delivered at the experi
mental farm at Vincennes, translated
from the French by Miss E. L. Howard,
of Bartow county, and published by tbe
Plantation Publishing Company of this
city. This is the first translation of the
kind, ever made by an American lady,
and reflects great credit upon the young
lady who has so ably done this wors.
The New York World, of a recent date,
mentions having made a previons notice
of the work, and adds:
“We now present some further notice
of the same from the pen of our well
known contributor, Mr. Samuel Williams,
a gentleman who has peculiar apprecia
tion of this line of agricultural research:
' ‘Professor Ville has long been the
managing director of the French experi
mental farm at Vincennes, and the very
important results of his consecutive ex
periments with both farm-yard manure
and concentrated fertilizers have proven
him to be as efficient in practical farm
experiments, as he has been in the chem
ical laboratory. His plan of ascertaining
the requirements of the soil, instead of a
bootless analysis, is to grow a variety of
crops on small plots, leaving one plot
without manure, and treating the others
with varied fertilizers; this has given him
a perfect insight into the kind and quan
tity of manure necessary to each crop.
For instance, large supply of azotic (ni
trogenous) manure, while peas, beans,
and other legumes take ammonia from
the atmosphere. Hence, wheat, aiter
peas and beans he found to be a good ro
tation. He clearly shows, by his tables,
that he has reduced the application of
concentrated fertilizers to such a system
that he knows precisely how to compost
a periect fertilizer, and how to vary the
ingredients in it to suit each crop, and
the masterly direction he gives iu the
premises cannot fail to be of vast im
portance to practical farming. *
If I was a farmer, I would not be
without this pamphlet for twice its cost.
Even our very conservative Northern
farmers may read it to profit if they will.
But tbe cotton-growers at the South, to
whom special manures have long been a
necessity, will find this pamphlet in
valuable. Much credit is due to the fair
translator for the pains she has taken to
render* French killogrammes into Eng
lish pounds and ounces, and the very few
mistakes she has made are easily cor
rected by the reader of the context.”
Ville’s Lectures can be obtained at the
Plantation office, Phillips & Crews’, or
Echols & Wilson’s. Price 50 cents.
by the intensity of the pain. In this! with a solemn expression of countenance-
emergency the services of a paijty known —“ young man, don't lie to me. It won’t
as a pain extractor were procured, and iu I do. ‘ You can’t fool old Gil Parks. Dr.
a few minutes afterwards tlie child was 113 ’s been here as sure us guns, and
perfectly free from pain and able to sit j pretty drunk, too, I reckon, for lie’s left
up in a chair. This is certainly a most; one of them ’air LatiD perscriptions of his
m the Register!”
And tho Doctor’s friend gazed down-
at Horace’s improved Arabic with a look
of triumphant recognition.
wonderful cure and worthy of investi^
tion by medical gentlemen.
DeCordova is to deliver a series of lec
tures in Savannah.
We are pleased to learn, says the Mid
dle Georgian, that the entire work on the
Savannah, Griffin aud North Alabama Ladies’ Lee Monument Association.—
Bailroad to Carrolton has been let out, Thu committee of ladies in Bichmond
and that a large force will be put upon it having in charge the funds for this object,
at once. Capt. White and the Board of respectfully request friends and agents in
Directors are entitled to great credit for all parts of the Sonth to make returns of.
the way in which this enterprise has been their collections, if possible,, by the 1st,
managed. January, 1872. This is desirable that
A. Scheurman, of Griffin, died Christ- the results of the year’s work may be seen
mas day. , and that plans for future operations may
“An unusual amoimt of pistoling,” is be more intelligently devised aud faith-
idiomatic with the Macon Telegraph. fully executed. Bemittauces by checks,
Savannah boasts of the precedence she money orders, or letters may be made to
is taking as a port. Thursday 86 vessels “ Mrs. George W. ~
were moored at her wharves. 1 Va.
Savannah rejoices in her Bruederlicher
Bund.
Speaking of the Brunswick and Albany
Bailroad, the Albany News says: There
is a faint glimmer of hope that order may |
yet come out of chaos. We have infor
mation that important propositions are
Bandolph, Bichmond*
■Richmond Enquirer.
COMMERCIAL.
Office Daily Sun, Dec. 30, 1871.
Coixon—-Still but little doing, quoted
being considered by the company and cm street at 17$ @17$; in storo at IS. Be-
bondliolders; that these propositions em-
brace the payment of all claims against
the road and its speedy completion to
Eofaula, and that there is reason to be
lieve they will be accepted and the work
resumed within ten or fifteen days. NVe
have nothing definite, and even hope is
weak; but parties deeply interested and
better informed, have confidence in the
programme.
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Visible Supply of Cotton.
The New York Commercial and Finan
cial Chronicle, of last Saturday, reports
as follows:
1871. 1870.
Stock in Liverpool bales 438,000 374,000
Stock in London 144,544 59,300
Stock in Glasgow 250 900
Stock in Havre 118,400 54,410
Stock in Marseilles 16,538 7,S00
Stock in Bremen 13,914 3,890
Stock rest of Continent 78,000 20,000
Afloat for Great Britain
(American) 183,000 345,000
Afloat for France (Amer-
can Brazil) 63,211 none.
Afloat for Bremen (Amer
ican) 11,145 22,548
Total Indian Cotton
afloat for Europe.... 269,810 119,000
Stock in United States
ports 432,938 499,175
Stock in inland towns... 89,360 109,543
Our Atlieus Correspondence.
. , clerk gave her the note with the jeering
upon Its yet upon tlie affidavit of Clews j re quest “she would let him know when
Co. that they aro the bona fide owners j she got the money on it.” Taking it to
of thiBo unlawful and fraudulent bonds, j tiie President he wrote “Andrew Jack-
BOOK NOTICE.
The Bremen Lectures on Fundamen
tal, Living Religious Questions.—
These lectures, delivered by eminent
European divines, are intended to serve
as an antidote for the poison of rational
ism which has been insinuating itself into
the German mind for many years. The
scholars of Germany rank among the
Athens, GA.,Dec. 28, 1871.
Editors Atlanta Sun: Athens has,
heretofore, been noted for its dullness
during the Christmas holidays. This
Christmas, however, is passing off with
incidents of some interest. More stu
dents than usual are spending their vaca
tion in Athens—some to do extra study
ing, some to write original compositions,
others to study law, &o. There are not
less than twenty remaining. More Col
lege boys being present, there are more
parties than usual, and among them can
dy pullings seem to b§ the programme,
Last Monday morning, from about i
o’clock till daybreak, the negroes, in their
drunken carousals, annoyed the citizens
all they could by their boisterous shouts;
moving everything they could get their
hands ou as far as possible out of its
proper place—such as fences, gates, steps,
signs, &c. They did as this with impu
nity, unmolested, as usual, by the police.
Last night we witnessed the ceremo
nies of the Lodge of Sorrow of the Mount
Vernon Lodge of Athens. This is the
first thing of the kind, we learn, that has
taken place in Athens. Dupree’s Hall
was gracefully draped in mourning, and
in its centre the Masons had their vari
ous arrangements, all of which had an
impressive effect on outsiders.
The house was crowded to overflowing,
and everybody seemed to be deeply im
pressed by the solemnity of the occasion.
After the funeral march, chauntand such
like ceremonies, came the address by the
W. M. Then, after other ceremonies,
very solemn aud impressive in their na
ture, the introductory address was de
livered by Dr. Smith. Following this
were she eulogies on the characters of
those members of the Athens Lodge that
have died since the war. The Eulogy on
Gen. Howell Ootib was pronounced by
Col. W. L. Mi'chell; of Wales Smith and
W. M. Boroughs, by Dr. H. H. Carlton;
of Thomas Crawford andChas. S. Oliver,
by Howell Cobb; of Wm. Wood and G.
T. Aikman, by Elison Stone; of E. A.
Reaves and John C. Turner, by Bev.
Mr. Burkehead. The eulogies weie short,
pointed aud appropriate.
After closing of the Lodge, there was
a public installation of officers for the
coming year. A. A.
GEORGIA .MATTERS.
Total}. 1,859,110 1,615,566
These figures indicate an increase in
the cotton in sight, to-night of 243,544
bales compared with the same date of
1870.
During the past week all the apparent
infinences operating upon the cotton mar
ket have been adverse to prices; Liver
pool has beeu lower, with less doing, the
receipts at our ports have been free, and
gold has declined over one cent, and yet
the quotations here have improved }c.,
closing, however, dull and nominal, at
20 }c. for middling uplands. This strong
undertone and upward movement which
has prevailed during the most of tbe
week*is due to a general feeling of confi
dence among holders, assisted by a con
siderable speculative demand on South
ern account, and also by the feeling that
the short interest for this and next month
yet to be covered is large. The offerings
have not been free, even at the advanced
quotations, although to-day there has
been a dull market, aud at the close
prices were nominal. After ’Change the
feeling was better. Shippers have been,
of course, almost entirely shut out by
the high prices, but spinners have pur
chased to a fair extent.
ceipts 20; sales 100.
Receipts for tho week, about 125 bales;,
the smallest week’s receipts for tho sea
son of the year in several years.
Provisions — Bacon— shoulders 8
clear rib sides 8}; clear sides-
bams, plain 12} @14 ; sugar
cured 15@16. Bulk meats—shoulders
6}; clear rib sides 71; clear sides 8.
Lard—Tierce 10}@11; cans 111 V
@12; buckets 13.
Financial—-Gold is buying 1 10—
selling 1 12; silver is buying 1 04—sell
ing 1 08.
Fruit—Bough peaches 4} to 5} per-
pound; peeled 10 to 14. Apples, peeled,
4 to 4} per pound; green Georgia apples-
$3 50 to $4 00 per bbl‘
Butter—Tennessee and country but
ter 20 to 30 cents; Northwestern 27 to 31.
Leather—Hemlock 25 to 30; Oak 40-
to 45; Harness leather 86 to 45; upper
leather 42 to 50; Calf skins $25 to"$60
per dozen; American calf skins §25 to
40 per dozen.
Hides—Green 7 to 7}; green salt 8}
to 8}; dry hides 15 to 16.
Onions—$3 50@5 00 per barrel. ' •
Tobacck Low grades 55@56o ; com
mon, 58@65; good, 76@90; fine, $1@
$1 25; choice brands, $1 25@1 50.
Iron—Swede 7c; horse shoe iron 7c;-
City Mills and Pittsburg bar 6c.
Mackerel—Half bbls. No. 1 $8.50; No.
2 $7; No. 3 $6. Kits, No. 1 $1 85; No.
2 $160; No. 3 $140.
Cheese—17c.
Grain.—Corn, 90. Oats, mixed 68;
black 70; yellow 70.
Sugar—A, 14; extra 0,13|; crushed,
powdered and granulated, 15; Dem-
erara 12}@13}; fair to choice brown,
ll(ati-2}. Fair supply; market steady.
>ffee—Rio, 23@25; Java, 34; La-
guira,30.
Molasses—By barrel, 36; by hogs
head, 32; New Orleans choice, 65, prime
63. '
Salt—Liverpool 2:15; Virginia 2. Rice-
9@9}.
Flour—Superfine, in barrels, $7 25@
$7 50, sacks higher; extra $8 00 ;
family $8 50@9 00; extra family $9 25@
9 50; fancy $10@$11.
COTTON GOODS.
8 oz Osnaburgs, 16; 6 oz, 12}. 4-4
Sheeting, 12}. 7-8 Drillings, 13. 7-8
Shirting, 10}; Shirting, 8}. Yams, all
numbers, $1 40. Cotton rope, 28. All
domestics in good demand.
Trains on the A. & C. Railroad Stopped,
Through the Insubordination of
Superintendent -Wheeler.
The trains on the A. & G. Bailroad
were stopped yestordav, at Attalla, by
order of Mr. Wheeler, Superintendent
of the Southern division. This cuts off
all communication between Chattanooga
and the country with which, we were just
resuming a profitable trade, right at the
time when it was becoming most remune
rative to our merchants.
The reason for Mr. Wheeler’s action
is reliably stated to be based on objec
tions on his part to some investigations
which Gen. Wofford had instituted into
Mr. Wheeler’s way of doing business.
It is known to most of our readers that
by an agreement between the representa
tives of the States of Georgia and Ala
bama, Gen. Wofford, the Beceiver for
Georgia, has control of the road between
this city and Birmingham; while Col.
Gindrat, Beceiver for Alabama, controls
the Southern end of the road. Col.
Gindrat appointed as bis Superintendent
Mr. Wheeler, and Gen. Wofford appoint
ed CoL White as Superintendent of the
Northern division. Gen. Wofford having
repeatedly received information that Mr.
Wheeler and the employees selected by
him were collecting more money than
they were accounting for on freights and
passage, directed Col. White to institute
a system of checks which would put a
stop to this.,kind of peculation. Mr.
Wheeler seems to have objected to this
interference with what he considered his
ves ed right, and has stopped the trains
accordingly.
We have no idea that CoL Gindrat,
who bears au unspotted reputation for
honesty, will permit the honor of Ala
bama to be longer tarnished by retain
ing iu office such au unfaithful and insub
ordinate officer as Mr. Wheeler has
shown himself to be, not only in this, bat
in other matters which have recently
come to oar knowledge.
Wo hope that all obstacles may speedily
be removd.—Chattanooga Times, 27.
Augnsta has a fat woman and an edu
cated pig to amuse her. We can under
stand how an intelligent community
could be amused over an educated woman
and a fat pig.
The Augusta Chronicle and Sentinel 1 register, asked if Doctor B
More about Greeley's Arabic.—Here
is something reliable and fresh from an
eye-witness of the incident, says the New
York Post. Shortly after Horace Gree
ley had registered his name at the Indian
Head House, Nashua (whither the great
philosopher’s lecturing tour took him
this fall), a rather aged countryman came
into the office and after examining the
he seW* the mod nuts it into tlm i j I son” on the back of it, and told her she i. . , , . f 7““ TV,,.™: recounts the following “singular case” :—I “ There is no such person here,” said
he sefces the road, puts it into the hands CQnld t money at the bank. When it | lu 5 he f m Euro P e » but t^ir brilliant Qn Christmas day a°lad, the son of Mr. | the gentlemanly clerk.
of a
. , ,» , _ ■ get money at . • — —.«. ...
iver, for the purpose of raising; became due the clerk refused to pay the j speculations on the Absolute and the In-
moniy to pay the interest on these very ; note, but when he learned who was the ! finite have carried them beyond
bonds!
Cbws knows all these facts, and still
wants Georgia to ossumo and pay those
wicked frauds, which he must have sanc-
Mistaklm
the
the
indorser he made haste to “raise the | ]i m its of lawful inquiry
wind.” Thenext morning he founds ^ officoo£ L ^ f reli ■
note on liis desk saying that ms services i . . ° . ’
were on longer required by the gover-! their views are often canopied in
ment—and it served him right. ! the clouds of a sky-scraping fraris-
Louisville, December 30.—B
quiet but firm at 13@14. Flour firm;
ily extra $6 50. Com, small bu
55. Pork firm, $13 50. Bac<‘
changed. Hams active, fancy
cured 13}@14. Lard quiet. Win
Cincinnati, December 30.—I;
_ and drooping—family $6 50@6 7» v - •
The injuries sustained were of the most j and gazing into the face of the clerk with j firm—57. Pork dull at tlie price
severe character—he being almost burned . much incredulity and astonishment. I no demand; $13 50. Lard (Sf(y<
to a crisp. In spite of all that was done “No such person here,’’firmly re-echoed con demand light; holders firm; -
for him he rapidly became worse, and on , the clerk. 6|; sides 7}@7f. Whisky de
yesterday was almost thrown into spasms j “ Young man,” exclaimed the other 190c.
Spinks, who lives near the factory, was | “No such person here!” echoed the
blown up by an explosion of gun powder, venerable rustic, taking off his spectacles
BY TELEGRAPH.
New York, Dec. 30.—Cotton firm;,
sales 9383; uplands 20; Orleans 20?.
Flour quiet and unchanged. Wheat 2
to 3c. better; winter red and amber wes
tern 56@59. Com scarce, and mode
rate export demands at 76}@79. Pork
heavy at $14}. Beef active. Lard, ket
tle 93c. Navals dull and iu buyers fa
vor. Freights dull. Groceries qpiet -
and firm. Money closed tight at 7 gold*
to 1-16 commission; sterling nominal at
9}@9I; gold9@9}. Governments strong
and higher; 62s 10}. States dull but
very firm; Tenuessees G3J; new 63}*
Virginias 60,' new 50; Louisianas GO,
new 50; levees 62}; Alabama? 92; 5s 62;.
Georgias SO,7s 71; North Carolinas 31,
new 12; South Carolinas 49, new 24J.
Sales last evening for future delivery
3,300 bales, as follows: Dec, 19 5-16@
19}; Jan. 19}@19}; Feb. 1915-16, 20,
20}, 20}; March 20}; April 20 7-16, 20},
20f; May 20 9-16; June 20}. To-day,
2900 bales, as follows: Jan. 19}, 11-16,.
19}; Feb. 20 1-16; March 20}; May
20}. No stock and gold exchange Mon
day.
New Orleans, December 30.—Sugar
in good, demand—inferior 6@G}; com
mon to good common 6}@7}; fair to
fully fair 7}@8};prime 9@9}. Molasses
denntnd fair—inferior 20@25; common
30@32; fair 36@38;prime 40@42. Whis
ky dnll—rectified common 92; choice
$1 02}. Coffee—ordinary to prime 18}
@20}.
Galveston, December 30. Cottofi
strong—good ordinary 17}@17}; ner re
ceipts 1471; exports coastwise 174; ."ales
1200; stock 47, i05.
Mobile, December 30.—Cotton firmer
—middlings 18}; net receipts 1324, gross
1343; sales 1200; stock 59,783.
Augusta, December 30.—Cotton quiet
and steady—Middlings 18}; receipts SO0;-
sales 500.
Charleston, December 30.—C >tton
firmer—middlings 49; net receipts 1163;
exports to Great Britain 1389, Continent
250, coastwise 326; sales 6; stock 33,319.
Savannah, December 30.—Co ton
strong, holders firm, demand active; mid
dlings 19}; receipts 2961; exports to New
York, for orders, 3475; sales 3100; ock.
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