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THE ATLANTA WEEKLY SUN, FOB THE WEEK ENDING MARCH 27, 1872-
THE ATLANTA SUN
[Below wo give another poem from the
portfolio of a deceased Confederate sol
dier. As iar as known, none of them
■have ever before appeared in print. They
are furnished to The Son by a relative
-of the author. Several more of the
poems will appear, from time to time, in
these colnmns.]
LINES SUGGESTED ON READING "THE LOVES
OF TIIE A NOELS.."
From Ike Portfolio of a Dictated Confederate Soldier.
, If angels, lair lady, have felt
The magic of dear woman's eyes.
And, stooping from Heaven, have knelt
To beauty not born of the akies,
What marvel, then, is it that we
Should bow to so potent a spell?
That the heart still enchanted must be
By glories it feels but too well?
If seraphs can fold the bright wing
In the shadows of eafth for a while.
And from them e'eu Heaven’s light fling
To gaze upon fond woman’s smile,
> What treasure would man. then, not give
To bask iu its glorious light!
Enraptured and sp»ll-bonnd to live .
A life of unchanging delight
.Since Beanly e’en spirits has moved
To mingle with mortals in bliss,
.And leave the bright spheres they had loved
To taste of the pleasures of this,
-Oh. chide not. dear lady, the breast
That barns before Beauty’s bright shrine,
And glowing, still deems itself blest
While gazing on ohorms such as thine.
-Bobsvuxe, Ga., 1819.
MISS CARRINGTON.
The girl Elizabeth Carrington sat alone
in a quiet comer of the parlor—a grave
creature, with great shy, brown eyes, and
a wonderful breadth of forehead. Outside
there was a merry chorus of voices, and
peeping through the half-closed shutters,
she could see a laughing party at croquet,
the girls moving about like pretty bios
some, in bright sashes and bows—the
gentlemen, in their soberer costumes,
forming a suitable contrast in the pic
ture. Beyond them the shrubbery stood
up glossy and green, showing here and
there, like a piece of rare embroidery, a
network of climbing roses and honey
suckles.
There was nothing sad or sombre in
the whole scene, and thinking this, with
a little sigh, she drew further back into
the comer. It was well she had not join
ed them. In her gray dress, floating
about her like a cloud, she would have
been out of place—a shadow upon the
roses and lillies.
I don’t mean to convey the idea for a
moment that the heroine of my sketch
was morbid or over-sentimental; but she
was one of those women in life who can
not be butterflies, because, from the
stnri, Nature intended them for queens.
S1)«a could not talk nonsense by the hour
but she could say arch, witty things, and
give an opinion on any subject that struck
right to the heart of it. I think because
she was sharp, and more given to books
than to dressing, and flirting, that the
gentlemen stood in awe of her ; while the
girls kept aloof, because they could not
understand her. Where other girls’
names were abbreviated into pet names,
she was always Miss Carrington. No one
called her Lizzie, or Lib. or at best any
thing beyond stately Elizabeth.
This particular morning of which
write, all these thoughts came home to
her, as she sat alone,in the cool, wide
room, and listened to the merry bounds
from without. As a general thing it did
hot trouble her as she stood so by her
self. Wbat did she care for these shal
low men—these brainless, thoughtless
women ? But this morning, she knew
well enough that one, at least, among the
players wus not shallow, but a true, brave
man, earnest and strong, as some men
are — gentle and good, us are some
women.
But—and here she sigb.-d—the silliest
girl, with the prettiest face, held him
captive, leading him as she pleased in her
flowery chains. He gathered blossoms
when the game was through, and stood
beneath a trellis of roses and bandied
light gay words with her. To her weak
ness, he seemed only to show weakness.
The lion strength was hidden or gone.
Ah! why did such men invariably seek
such a woman ?
With this question, Elizabeth turned
to the open book upon her lap. It was
that rare volume which has charmed and
blessed so many hearts, ‘ ‘On the Heights.
She had dreamed over it for many weeks,
and now it was as fresh and sweet to her
as ever. As she read a step sounded in
the ball. The blood quickened in her
veins, and a bright flash came to her
cheeks. Ah ! how soon she had learned
Bobert Burleigh’s step! how quickly she
could tell it as it sounded away down the
gravel paths ! Was Jennie Locke, in all
her soft foolishness, half so foolish as she ?
And now a spray of bejari'a fell upon her
book — palo scarlet, cool and waxen
What did he mean ? Did he think she
was like that cold, meaningless thing,
without warmth or iragrance ? She was
not quiet and cool now; her eyes flashed,
and upon her the impulse was strong to
grind tbe spray to powder in her hands.
As wise as she was, this girl did not know
what this feeling meant, or how the hand
some, grave man watching her read her
flashed face and brightened eye as we
read the pages of a primer. Only he read
them reverently—not lightly.
“ Tou do hot like the flowers 1”. he said,
■seating himself near her.
“All flowers are beautiful,” she an
swered, withont looking at him.
“ But these are so coui and pure, like
little drops of scarlet snow ; in fact,
like ” he hesitated.
“ Like me, thank you. I am like snow. ”
He smiled to himself. She did n&t
look like it, certainly, with her pink
cheeks and flashing eyes.
“ Snow above, volcanic fires below,”
he said, “ I understand you better than
yon think.”
“I suppose yon judge me by other
women ; men of your .type usually say
that we are all alike.”
“ Men of my type—will you tell me
what that type Is ?”
“Excuse me, I have not made.it a
tudy.”
Just then Jennie Locke came dancing
through the hall, calling Mr Burleigh”
He went oat to meet her, and as he stood
speaking to her, througn the half open
door he saw Miss Carrington stand with
the bejaria-blossoms in her hand. They
were like coral in her white fingers, and,
without knowing whose eyes were upon
her, she pressed them against her cheek,
then tossed them lightly upon the carpet,
and with her book turned and left tho
room.
“ Why, what mokes Miss Carrington
look so beautiful? - ’ murmured Miss Locke,
as she crossed the hall.
“Because she is beau/ful,” answered
the coming of another, her life had blos-
Mr. Burleigh, turning back to the parlor,
to look for the spray of bejaria.
The afternoon following there was a
gay party in the neighborhood ; croquet
and out-door games until sun-down, and
then dancing by moonlight on tbe wide,
smooth lawn. It would have passed to
Elizabeth Carrington as all such affairs
passed, had not a slight accident broken
in upon her serene qniet. It was not
much, or seemed but little after it was
over. A lamp, carelessly hung in a tree
under which she was sitting, dropped,
like a star from its place, and would have
fallen upon her, had not a firm hand
caught her wrist, and in the twinkling of
an eye drawn her aside. The escape was
a narrow one, but she did not cry out, as
some women would have done ; instead,
she thought of him who had saved her.
“Yon were in danger,” he said, half
apologizing for what he had done, or for
the apparent rudeness of his touch.
It is pleasant to be in danger some
times,” she added quickly, and a little
awkwardly; “it awakens ns.”
“I bad not'thought Miss Carrington
needed awakening,” he replied gravely,
She was about answering him, as some
one a little way off called her name, and
Mr. Burleigh saw her go forward, as he
had never seen her before, both white
hands extended, her face eager and ex
pectant. Something like lead came to
liis heart. After all, lie might not un
derstand this woman as perfectly as
he had flatterfed himself that he did,
she might hold herself from the .light
ways of other women simply because she
was so leal to herself, and some men who
had won her. Bah! and he had been
thinking all these weeks that he was teach
ing her to care for him*
He joined a laughing group, near by
and tried to banish the unpleasant
thought from his mind; but he found
tiimself looking constantly toward two
figures walking back and forth in the
moonlight, walking slowly as lovers
walk, and talking in low, soft tones.
Other eyes than his observed them.
Some one said, in a light, gossipping
way:
“I think Miss Carrington’s fate is here.
He was her shadow at the beach last sum
mer. With all her wealth and good
looks, I do believe it is the only real lover
that she ever had.”
“You are mistaken, Miss Rowe,” was
the grave answer. “I am sure she has
had one other at least.”
'All 1” with a surprised look. ‘ ‘Did
you know him ?”
“I did.”
Miss Locke joined in the conversation
here. She was a simple little thing, with
no art about her.
T think Mr. Howard is just back from
Europe. The report was last season that
Miss Carrington sent him there.”
Sent him there ?” queried ,„Miss
Rowe.
“Yes—refused him.”
“Oh, I didn’t know bnl what she
bought her ticket,”
“The same thing, since she forced him
to buy it,” answered Jennie. “I believe
in just such love as that. I’d rather have
one man care for me enough to go crazy
if I refused him, than to have tbe homce-
pathic love of a hundred who dp nothing
more desperate than pull their mous
taches if I said no.”
If a man went crazy because I refused
him, I should always have the suspicion
that he was tainted with insanity when
he made the proposition,” Miss Rowe
said.
Jennie shrugged her shoulders. Be
tween herself and Miss Rowe there was
not much love. There was a little touch
of irony in her answer, as near as she
ever came to it.
“So you might, Miss Clotilde.”
Bat Clotilde Rowe ignored Jennie’s
reply. She seemed intent on gossip only,
and went back to Mr. Howard and Miss
Carrington with a keen relish for the
disli of their affairs.
“This Mr. Howard is a dissipated man
I believe—is, or was; for of his life abroad
we know nothing.
“I don’t know much about dissipated
men,” Jennie said, cnrtly. “I presume
he is as good as the average of mankind.
I do not care for any especial goodness,
because I am so far from perfection my
self.”
A little later in the tented supper-
room, Mr. Burleigh met his supposed
rival face to face. He saw a face strong
and full of passion; deep eyes, and wide,
firmly set month. It was without
beard, and showed the lines plainly.
“If he has a mother she must be
pained to look at him,” he thought,
turning from him as soon as he was pre
sented.
A little further on Miss Carrington
stood, holding an untasted ice in her
hand. She had been watching the meet
ing of the two gentlemen, a troubled,
questioning look in her eyes.
“He will read Howard’s face at
glance,” she thought, “and he will be
lieve that he is my lover.”
Coming to her side at that moment,
Mr. Burleigh asked, or almost demand
ed, for he spoke as one having a right:
“What is this man to you, Miss Eliza
beth?”
It was on her lips to answer, “Noth
ing,” but her pride rebelled. “As apt a
reader as Mr. Burleigh has little need of
asking questions,” she answered.
“Trrie; but in this case my hopes
ran ahead of my belief. You will par
don me when I promise to query no far
ther.”
His words were deep with a meaning
which she fully understood. She knew
then how she cared for this man, and
how dark the future would be without
hope of his love. Yet, strong and true
a3 she was, she could not open her lips
to undo the impression which he had re
ceived. He waited a little for hope’s
sake, and then, as she kept silence, bowed
and left her. She placed the untouched
ice on the table, and went back to Harry
Howard.
A few weeks ran on, full of merry life
and gaiety. It was the usual routine of
amusements—picnics, excursions, out
door parties, walks and rides. Joining
in all these, Elizabeth Carrington’s ac
quaintances saw her in a new light. She
blossomed out like a crimson rose, roy
ally [and regally. Among the grays and
browns came in a dash of color, scarlet
knots of ribbon, a flash of diamonds, and
the blood-dark touch of rubies. She
sometimes danced, and once or twice had
sat down to the piano in the twilight and
sung as though a new meaning of life was
at her heart, which in some way must
find utterance.
Through all of this, Robert Burleigh
stood aloof, wondering.
'“How little had he understood her,
after all,” ho thought. “How vain of
him to think he could win her, when at
somed into sudden beauty, just as the
heart of a rose opens at the touch of the
morning sun. Well! he could take a trip
to Europe, as Howard had done. Per
haps he could pass the unfortunate pas
sion by in his wanderings. Perhaps I”
He smiled at the thought, knowing
how life-strong was the love which he
felt for this woman.
In the midst of this came a grand fi
nancial crisis, and Mr. Burleigh’s stately
fortune went down, as ships go down at
sea. Europe was hardly possible to him
now. He was a little stunned, at first,
then the world assumed an upside-down
appearance, and it seemed to him that he
had no foothold in it. By-and-by he
came back to himself, and saw that, after
all, in life there was nothing worth tbe
while but love. To cure this unfortu
nate passion now, he had work to do—
work that he was wholly unuse<1 to, for
his life had been a luxuriant one.
He was lying on the grass one twi
light, trying to find some way out of the
labyrinth of darkness, when Miss Car
rington came down the path by him. It
had been a long time since he had had
a word with her—not since his failure of
which the fashionable world had wagged
long and loud.
Somehow, he felt that she might have
a cheery word for him—a friendly word
only, for since his loss, the love of woman
was a star above him, which he might not
hope to reach.
He arose, and stepped forward to meet
her. In a. moment he saw that her bet
ter self came out to meet him.
“I was looking for you,” she said, as
slie laid her cool, soft band in his. “I
wanted to see you.”
The touch quieted the fever within
“I am-glad you did. I was under the
trees, trying to find my reckoning, as
they say. Perhaps you can- help me to
it.”
She shook her head gravely.
“Why should you losi it ?”
“Do you mean to be cruel, Miss Eliza
beth '? Don’t you kn w that my ship
went down a few weeks ago, and that I
am out in the waters, unable to swim? 1 '
She laughed a little.
“The smile does not hold good. You
will not drown—you can swim.”
“Well, I am out of the world then—
dead to one life that I may find another,
I suppose. I am going out to-morrow to
find what that life is. You will bid me
God-speed?”
“Yes—I—”
Something stopped her. He looked
questioningly into her face, and saw that
her eyes were brimming with tears.
“I am very sorry,” she added, crash
ing back the emotion which for the in
stant had overpowered her. “I want,
for some reason, I hardly know what, to
undo an impression which you have of
me. It isn’t much, of course—only
thought, before you went, I would like
you to see me in a better light. Weeks
ago. when you met my cousin, Mr. How
ard, you saw by his face what his life
had been, and you questioned me, as a
brother might have done. My pride was
touched, and I allowed you to believe
what was untrue. He is nothing to me—
has not been—can never be. That is all
I came out to say to you. I can bid you
good God-speed, now ! r ‘
It were worth a fortune to hear this
from your lips,” he Said, speaking slowly
and sadly. “ It is better, perhaps, that
I did not know it then.”
She gave one swift look into his face,
and then turned from him. He put out
a detaining hand,
Sim Atkinson, of the Athens Banner,
in speaking of the vigilance of the town
officers of Hartwell in enforcing the laws
of the corporation, relates the following
incident concerning Col. Nash, a cele
brated lawyer of Danielsville, as having
occurred at Hartwell, in Hart county,
very soon after the town was first laid
out :
He was tolling some of his good jokes
and laughing, as is his habit, “from the
ground up,” when he was notified that
snch boisterous conduct was against the
canons of the town.” “Canons of —”
replied Nash, ‘‘I did’nt suppose there was
anythiog.bigger than a pocket pistol in
the place.” The Marshal, not appreci
ating the point of Nash’s wit, told him
that lie would. have to arrest .him if he
was not more quiet. • “Arrest me!” said
Nash, “for talking above a whisper, here
in a d—d scrub : oak hamlet like this,
where I can start a wolf within a hundred
yards of the Court House.!’
Gainesville and Jefferson Rail
road. ^A public meeting, in the interest
of this road : , will be held at Brook’s, in
Jackson , county, next Friday.
Oh, Elizabeth! will you let me win
my way back to yon?”
“Win your way back!” she said, her
face brightening.
“ Yes ; through my labors in the world,
let me know that I am gaining my way
toyou.”
The womanly heart broke through the
iron bonds of pride here.
You are not out in the w&rld; there
is only folly in your going. You are
here, and Hove you!”
Both her hands were in his, as if to
hold him. The old grave look, showing
a touch of pride , crossed his Handsome
face. ‘
But, Elizabeth, you know how the
world looks at wealth, at the man who
penniless marries it.”
“The world is not mine, nor was it
ever. The only thing that is worth hold
ing is love!”
A party came suddenly upon them
here, regarding the tableau with straining
eyes. Miss Rowe was among the num
ber.
“We did not intend to disturb youj
she said, a little venom in her speech.
"No interruption whatever,” Mr. Bur
leigh answered. “We have a life-time
in which to finish.”
So saying, he drew Elizabeth’s hand
within his arm, and turned from her.
“Rich or poor, she was bound to have
him,” Miss Rowe said.
“They have loved each other from the
first,” Jennie Locke answered. “I am
glad it ended as it has.
“Why, she is worth half a million in
her own right, isn’t she ? and he is pen
niless.” . -
“So much the better. I don’t see what
difference it makes who has the money.
Neither do I, reader.
The Rome Commercial of yesterday
says: It was rumored yesterday evening
that Mrs. Floyd,living near Cave Spring,
was killed yesterday by a young man
named Allen. It was said that in an al
tercation the young man struck her on
the neck and killed her instantly. We
give the rumor as we heard it, though it
seemed to be credited by the public gen
erally. .
_ Hellish Vabdaltlm.—We call atten
tion to the advertisement of President
Brown, of the Western and Atlantic Rail
road Company, offering a reward of $500
for the villains who tried to precipitate
the night passenger train in the Chatta
hooche river on Monday night.
We learn that a number of rails were
stacked up on the track, the ends of the
rails crossing each other on the centre
of the track like the comer of
rail fence, the angle pointing to
wards this city, and the other
ends of the rails being to irards the river,
this obstruction being placed only a few
feet this side of the bridge; and that
railroad “chair” was fixed on one of the
rails just at the further end of the bridge
Fortunately a freight train from Chatta
nooga came in this direction -which it
supposed the villain or villains had not
calculated upon; and by running slowly
and coming into the “pen” of rails so
stacked on the road, only scattered them
on either side of the track.
Anecdote; of Col. Ga.be Nash.
ATLANTAJMARKETS.
CORRECTED DAILY.
MARKET REPORTS
BY TELEGRAPH TO THE ATLANTA DAILY SUN.
MONEY MARKETS.
New York,' March 25—evening.—Gold
closed at 9,}@9j. Money closed easy at
_ Sterling heavy at 9}@9§. Gov
ernment securities closed steady. Ten-
nessees closed firm; new South Carolinas
strong and others dull. -i <
. -> —■— 1 —
COTTON MARKETS.
New York, March;25.—Cotton closed
vere quiet. Sales. 371 bales, at 21 £ for
uplands and 23 for Orleans.
The sales for future delivery to-day
amounted to 890 bales, at the following
prices: March 22 3-16@22}; April 22}
@22 5-10; May 22j@22 15-16; June
23 5-16@23|; August 23J; December 19.
WEEKLY COTTON STATEMENT.
Now York, March 24—The following
figures sho v the movement for the week
ending yesterday:
Receipts at all ports 39,189
“ Last week 49,972
** Previous week ■ 50,063
" Three weeks since 73,702
Total receipts since September 1st 2,386,474
Same period previous year. .. ;..... 3,240,087
Showing a decrease of 851,396
Exports from all ports for the week........ 63,988
For the same week last year.... 97,033
Total exports for the year 1,500,625
For the same time last year 2,160,117
Stock atallportB :. 427,388
At same time last year 624,419
Stock at interior towns 7,888
At the same time last year...., , 7,887
Stock at Liverpool..... 670,000
At the same time last year. i....... 780,600
American afloat for Great Britain 202,000
At tho same time last year. 340,000
Indian afloat for Europe :. 413,000
At the same timelastvear 190,000
Cotton was strong and higher early in
the week, but afterwards lost the im
provement. The sales for the week
reached 128,000 bales, of which 105,000
were for future delivery, and 15,000 bales
on the spot and to arrive. Of the spot
cotton exporters took 6,785 bales, spin
ners 6,565, and speculators 465.
New Orleans, March 25.—Cotton
qniet; middlings 22J; net receipts, 1824;
gross 4270; exports to Bremen 4600; to
Amsterdam 2074; to Revel 1170; coast
wise 234; sales 4300; stock 162,100.
Savannah, March 25.—Cotton firm,
but little doing; the rain restricts buyers;
middlings 21f@21$; net receipts 1701;
exports for the past week 1175; sales 150;
stock 50,272. t ■
Baltimore, March 25.—Cotton dull
and steady; middlings 22}c; net receipts
470 bales; gross 523; exports coastwise
70; sales 138; stock 11,095.
Norfolk, March 25.—Cotton quiet;
low middlings 21c; net receipts 718 bales;
exports coastwise 1660; sales 100; stock
2,752. .
Liverpool, March 25—evening.—Cot
ton closed quiet but steady, at noon
quotations.
Wilmington, March 25.—Cotton steady
and quiet; middlings 21j; net receipts
87; sales. 127; stock 4,401.
Charleston, March 25.—Middling cot
ton 21J; net receipts 248; exDorts coast
wise 900; sales 50; stock 18,883.
Boston, March 25.—Cotton dull; mid
dlings 22 j; net receipts 70; gross 3590;
sales 2000; stock 14000.
Galveston, March 25.—Cotton steady;
good ordinary 20; net receipts 262; sales
500; stock 35,038.
Augusta, March 25.— Cotton firm;
middlings 21}; net receipts 175;,sales
250. ’ ; .'
Mobile, March 25.—Cotton quiet;
raining’the last 36 hours; middlings 21j;
net receipts 1080; sales 500; stock 35962,
Memphis, March 25.—Cotton quiet;
middlings 22}; receipts 1,049.'
Philadelphia, March 25. — Cotton
quiet; middlings 22}..
PRODUCE.
New York, March 25.—'Flour closed
quiet and unchanged. Whisky closed at
87}. Wheat closed heavy and lower; red
winter western $1.70@1.71 Corn heavy
and lower at 70}@71}; Southern yellow
71@72. Rice in fair request at 8|@9}.
Pork closed steady. Lard quiet. Tur
pentine firm. Rosin steady. Tallow
heavy at 8|@9. Freights quiet.
Baltimore, March 25. — Flour un
changed. Wheat- higher and active
Pennsylvania $1 80. Corn active; white
and yellow 64. Oats, Southern 53@
57. Rye 90@95. Provisions dull; buy
ers and sellers apart. Pork $13 25.
Bacon heavy; shoulders 5$, Lard 8}@
9. Whisky 89.
Cincinnati, March 25.—Flour steady.
Corn drooping. Pork, demand light
holders firm, $11 75 offered, 12 asked
Lard unchanged. Bacon qniet; shoul
ders 5; sides 6}@7}. Whisky higher
at 85.
Louisville, March 25.—Bagging un
changed. Flour and corn firm. Pro
visions in limited jobbing demand,
Whisky 84.
MARINE news.
New York, March 25.—Arrived—the
Cuba, Thurginia, Bewville, and Rheim,
Arrived out—Antwerp, Nevada, Ohio ;
and Britania.
ATLANTA, Monday, March 25,1872.
COTTON—Nominal at 20)4@20)4 During this
very inclement -weather, buyers end sellers are
“apart,” the sellers at home and the buyers on hand
with nothing to do.
Bagging—17@19—no demand.^Plowlinos 2S.
Ikon Ties—5)~@6.
FINANCIAL.—Gold—Buying 1.09; selling 1.11.
Silver—Buying 1.03; -selling 1.06.
Exchange—Buying par; selling )4 ape. premium.
Bonds axd Stocks—Georgia 6s, 70@72; 7s, 82@
85. Atlanta City Bonds—7s, 74@7G; 8s, 84@SG. Au
gusta, S5@90. Georgia Railroad Stock, 98@1.01;
Georgia Bailioad Bonds, 97@100. Atlanta and West
Point Railroad Stock, 93@95; Atlanta and WestPoirit
Railroad Bonds, 98@100. Macon and Western Rail
road Stock, 9S@100. Atlanta National Bank 1.10.
Groceries.—Coffee—Rio, 23@26; Java, S0@34;
Mocha, —; Laguyra, 30.
SYEcrs—NeW York, -50@90; Silver Drips S0@85;
New* Orleans—prime, 70; Florida-45@50; Sugar
Honse, 34; by Hogshead 31. Molasses—
Sugar—Coffee A, 13)4; Extra C, 13)4; Crushed,
Granulated, Powdered, 14)4; N. O. Choice, 12)4;
Common 10)4; Fair, 11;- Prime 11)4; Snow White,
14; Demarara 12)4@13. ■ , l
Teas—Black 1.00@1.2o; Green 1.00@1.50.
Miscellaneous— Soda — Boxes, 8c ft; in kegs
7c Yt ft. Cream Tartar, 50@55; Yeast Powders per
doz, 1.06;> Beeswax 33; Rags—white 6; mixed 4@
4)4. Colored 3)4. Tallow, 9. Brooms $2.50@ G per
doz. , , ; 1 .1 . ,
8eeds—Blue Grass per bushel—$3.75; Clover, $9;
Hungarian, $3; Millet, $4; Orchard Grass, $3.50®
3.75; Red Top $ S; Timothy $5.
Garden Seeds—per package—mador 25; dozen 35;
over, 30.- . . ...
Candles—Adamantine, 21®21)4; Sperm,
Soap—Bar, C@10,
Salt—Liverpool, per sack, $2.00; Virginia, 2-oO
PROVISIONS AND FAMILY SUPPLIES—Butter
—Country, 16@18; BestGoshen, 40@45; WestemRo-
serve, 27@30; Tennessee, 15@20.
Cheese—Choice Factory, 19@20.
Flour—Fine, S7; Superfine, $7.50; Extra $8.50;
Family, $9@9.50; Extra Family, $9.50@$10; Fancy,
S10.50@10.75. •
Sundries—Eggs per dozen, -,12)4©15; Rico 9)4;
Hominy per barrel, $6.50; Pearl Grits $6.75; Maca
roni 25.
GRAIN, MEAL, &c—Corn—by car load, prime
white 95; yeliow and mixed 93; corn meal 95@$1.
Wheat—Nominal—Red $L90@1.95; Choice White
$2; Inferior S1.80.
Oats—Mixed 72; Black 75@80. Stock Peas $1.60.
MEATS, &c—Bacon—Shouldes 7)4; clear rib sides
8%; clear sides 9 Hams—plain 12@-12)4; Sugar cured
14. Bulk Meats—Shoulders 6)4; clear rib sides 7)4;
clear sides 8.
Laud—Tierces 10)4@11; Caus 12; Buckets 13;
Country 10)4.
Butcher’s Meats—Beef—Kentucky and Tennes
see 9@10; Corned in kegs, 10@15; Spiced 16. Hogs
7)4@8; Mutton 15@18; Veal 10; Sausages—common
15; Head Cheese—plain 16; fancy 20.
FORAGE, PRODUCE, &c.~Stock Meal 90; Bran
1.60©1.75 $ 100 lbs; OH Meal 1.60; Shorts 1.85.
Hay—Timothy 1,90@1.95; Clover Hay 1.75@180;
Fodder, ft 100 fts—Shucks @ ; Straw.
HIDES AND LEATHER—Green Hides 7@7)4;
Green Salt 8)4@8)4; Dry 15@16.
Leather—Calf Skins—Domestic $30@$44 ft
dozen; French $45@$66. Harness Leather 38@45
ft ft. Sole Leather—Hemlock 33)4; Oak 28@47;
Split 40. Kips—Country 45@60 ft ft; French; H
dozen, $70.
DRY GOODS—Cambrics—glazed, 9®11; paper 13)4
@14)4. Bleached Cotton, 9@21. Cottenades 20@25.
Ginghams—heavy, 13@16; Scotch, 15; Chambray
22)4@27)4. Tickings 9@82.
Calicos—Bedford and Wamsutta 8)4; Amoskeag
and Arnold, 10; Albion 11)4.
Flannels—Red, 25@45; White, 25@87)4; Opera
40@62)4. ' ‘ ’ * 1
Factory Goods—Sheetings and Shirtings—Augus
ta and Columbus—4-4,13)4; 7-8,12; 3-4,10; Drillings
14; Georgia Checks, 16; Stripes, 14; Osnaburgs 12)4
@18; Yarns, $1.65. Cotton Rope 30.
CANNED GOODS, CONFECTIONERIES, &C.—
Peaches, 2 ft cans, $2@$2.75 per dozen; 3ft cans,$3@
$4 per dozen; Peas $2.75; Pino Apple, 2ft cans,
$3.50; Strawberries, 21b, $3.75; Tomatoes, 21b, $2©
$2.25; Oysters, 1 ft, S1.37@$1.50; 21b, $2.50@$2.75;
Sardines, ft case $23@$25.
Crackers—Crated, 9@10; Butter 7@8 ; Cream
11@12; Picnic 7@9; Soda, 6@8; Sugar, 9)4®11.
Oandy—Stick, 16 @17; Fancy, 18@50.
Nuts—Almonds 22@25; Brazils, 17@18)4;Filberta,
15@17; Pecans, 17@18)4; English Walnuts, 22@25;
Peanuts, $2.25@$2.75 bushel.
Pickles—Pints, ft dozen, $2.25; Quarts, $3.25;
Half Gallons $5.50, Gallons $7.50. Brandy Cherries—
Quarts, ft dozen, $5; Peaches—Pints $3.25, Quarts
$4.60.
Spices—Allspice and Ginger, 16@18; Cloves, 25;
Cinnamon, $1: Nutmegs, $1.40@$1.50; Mace, $2;
Mustard—2 oz., 50; Pepper, 25@28.
Vegetables, Ac.—White Beans per bushel $4 25;
Onions—Red *4@4 25 per bushel; White $4 75@5 25,
Irish Potatoes per barrel $4 00; per bushel $175;
Sweet potatoes $1-25; Yams $125.
FRUITS.—Apples—Green ft bbl 8 00@8 50; Dried
5)4@8. Peaches—peeled 8; unpealed 4. Oranges
6 50; Lemons C60; Cranberries ^ bbl $16@18;
Bananas $2 50@3 ft bunch; Cocoa Nuts $7@10;
Currants ft ft 15@16; Dates 12)4 ^ ft; Figs, dried
20®22;-Pine Apples $3 ft doz; Prunes 13@I5; Bai-
sins $4 50; Citron 55@60.
FISH, Ac Black Fish 45c. Shad 50c. White
Fish—family $0; No. 1, 6 50. Oysters—ft gallon,
$2 40; in shell—-. Mackerel—kits, No. 1,180; No.
2,150; No. 3, 1 30; Half barrels—No. 1, $8; No. 2,
$7; No. 3, SO. Codfish 7@8.
POULTRY, Ac.—Choice hens’30; mixed lots 27@
28. Quails 10c; RabbitB 10@15; Squirrels 20@25.
FERTILIZERS—Cash prices—$10 added on time
sales. Baugh’s P.awbone, Wando and Sea Fowl, $55
ft ton; Chesapeake, Cotton Food, Dugdale, Magnum
Bonum. Patapsco, $60; Soluble Pacific, $50;
Whann’s, $56; Land Plaster, $18.
FUEL—Wood ft cord—Retail prices—Oak at yard
$4; delivered, $4 50; sawed and split, $5; delivered,
$5 50; Hickory, 50c. added to above prices,
Coal, ft bushel—Anthracite, 65; Lump Coal, 28
by car load—retail 30; Blacksmith’s, 24@25; Char
coal, —
HARDWARE-Iron—Swede, 6)4@8; fiat bar 5@6;
round and square 5@10; band7@8; sheet iron $10@
12; Horse shoe 7@8; Nailrod 11@12)4; Horse shoes
ft keg $7 00@7 50; Mule shoes $8 00@8 50.
Nails—ft keg, lOd .to 60d, 5 75; 8d, <5 00; Cd, &25;
4d, 6 50; 3d, 7 75; fine, 9 50; finishing—different
kinds, 75c. on above prices; Horse shoe box, 22@
40. ‘ '
Steel—Cast, 22@25; German, 15®18; Plow 9@11.
Miscellaneous—Axes, Collins, $13.50@14,00 per
doz; Ten Eyck. $12.50@13. Spades per doz— unes—;
Rowland $14® 16.50 Shovels—Ames, ; Row
land, $12@13.00. Hoes—ScoveU’s, $7®12.00. Car
riage axles—Common, 10@11; Springs 20@22; Traces
$9@12.00. Smoothing Irons 7)4@10; Hollow ware 7
©9. Cotton card?—Whittemorea, $6. Gun caps—G
D 40—full count, 45; WaterProof 90. Shot—per bag,
$2.90. Powder per ken. blasting $4.75@5 25;’Kifle,per
keg $T;-half keg $3.85; quarter keg $2;15. Grind
stones per ft—Ohio 2>4@3; Nova Scotia 3@4)4.
CROCKERY AND GLASS—Original pgks. (repack
ing higher) Plates, C C 6 inches, 25, 7 inches 30, 8
inches 35. Granite, 6 inches 45, 7 inches 50.
Teas—per set—C C, 13; Painted 15; Granite—
handled, 62)4; unhandled, 50; window glass ■
Window Glass—Per box : 8 by 10, $4 to 4 25;
lOby 12.4.25to4.50; 10by 14, 4.50to4.75; 10by 16,
4.75 to 5.00; 10 by 18, 4.75 to 5.00; 12 by 18, 5.00 to
5.25.
WOODEN WARE—Pails — Two hoops, trass
bound, Juniper, $7 per doz: do Pine $5.50; Painted
2.75. Tubs—painted—nest of 8, $4; Sugar Boxes
per rack, $3-25. Wssbboards per doz.—wood, 2.50;
zinc $3, combination $4. Well-buckets — long
ears, $8.
LIVE STOCK — Beef Cattle — medium 3@4)4;
prime 4)4®S)4; first grade, 4>4@5)4; good steers, 5
@6. Milk Cows $35@C0. Hogs 4)4@5)4; sho'ats 4@5.
Horses uot much demand. Mules is good demand—
good average $115@I70. Sheep—medium to fair,
Prime to choice 5@6.
OBA.CCO—Lowgrades sound dark R7inen
8 r ades sound mahogany 60®G2)4: medin^ 00: >•*
gany 65@70; medium bright 70@80;
@$i00; favorite brands of fine $1 oo@i o- risht ^
Virginia, 15. ■ io : 1^
Cigars—per M, domestic $23@ioo*
$12.-, -209. ’
‘■“Porte;
| Local & Business Notion
1 Head ! Head !! Bead !! i_i t
well known to Doctors and to Lad -
that women are subject to numerous dis I
eases peculiar to their sex—such as si
pression of tbe Menses, "Whites, PaLnfi
Monthly Periods, Eheumatism 0 f t] ; -
Back and Womb, Irregular Menstruati 0a
Hemorrhage or Excessive “Flow,” ^
Prolapsus Uteri, or falling of the Womb
The profession has in vain, for
years, sought diligently for some
remedy
that would enable them to treat theu
diseases with success. At last thatrem e .
dy lias been discovered, by one of the
most skillful physicians iu Georgia,
That remedy is
DR. J. BRADFIELD’S FEMALE REG-ULAT 0a
Blooming in all lier Pinstine Beavh
Stretigth and Elasticity—.'fried Docfc,
often' Doctor.
Butledge, Ga., Feb. 16,1871,
This is to certify that my wife was an
invalid for six years. Had disease of the
womb, attended with headache, weight i
in lower part of the back; suffered from
languor, exhaustion and nervousness, loss
of appetite and flesh. She had become
so exhausted and weak, her friends were
apprehensive she would never get well. I
tried doctor after doctor, aiid many pat.
ent medicines—had dispairedof her im
provement, when fortunately she com
menced taking Dr. J. Bradfield’s Female
Begulator. She is now well, and three
or four bottles cured her, Improved in
health, appetite and flesh, she is bloom
ing in all her pristine beauty, strength
and elasticity. I regard you as her sa
vior from the dark portals of death, and
my benefactor. May your shadow neve:
grow less, and you never become weaiy
in well-doing.
mli2 John Sharp.
S peeial TV otiee.
a? o tiie
Ladies.
£2 33 HE3
The beautiful and exquisite line of Fine Pcrfumerj I
Soaps, French Pomades, and Hair Oils, Toilet Ar- |
tides. Combs, Hair, Tooth and Nail Brushes on ei-
hibition at the store of
Pemberton, Taylor Sc Co.,
No. 13, Kimball House. All the new and standard
Toilet articles AT REDUCED RATES.
Call and examine, and we are confident you cube
pleased Pemberton, Taylor & Co.
iVarch 23,1872. m24-t!
Atmospheric Poison.
The spring sunc calls up something besides tbe
flowers and grasses. It evolves from the damp earth
turbid rivers, stagnant pools and black morasses tbe
gaseous provocatives of disease. From the ofial and
garbage of unclean cities, too, it exhales an effluvia
destructive of health and vigor. Periodic fevers rf
various types are now raging with unusual virulence
iu various parts of the country, and there are com
plaints from all quarters of a singularly unhealthy
spring. What is to be done in this emergency? Tbe
answer is simple and to tho point. Strengthen the
body. Weakness predisposes tho system to disease.
Commence at once a course of the most genial d
tonics, Hostetetter’s Stomach Bitters. Be assured
that tbe germs of epidemic and endemic fevorsvrili
never infect the physique that has been fortified aud
regulated with this glorious vegetable restorative.
A moist atmosphere aggravates dyspepsia, and all
diseases of a bilious type, and tho sudden thermo-
metrical changes common at this season, aro aae-
vere trial even to strong constitutions. There ii
but one way of combatting these deleterious agen
cies, and that is by invigorating the body.andim-
parting a healthy activity to all its functions. The
only specific required for this purpose is Hostette:'*
Bitters, Of all vegetable tonics and alteratives, it ii
the purrst and best. Its medicinal ingredients in
clude aU the juices and extracts of the most ap
proved tonic, anti-bilious and anti-septic product'
of the Botanic Kingdom, and they are combined
with a stimulant far superior in quality to the alco
hol used iu preparing the tinctures and extracts of
ho “regular” pharma cop la.
THE STEAM WASHER
This VALUABLE WOMAN’S FPIEND, INTBO-
duced by Mr. A. B. Eears into this city less than t"0
months ago, has given satisfaction wherover it
been tried. The advertisements in THE SUN have
caused it to be called for from TWELVE STATES.
Albany, Ga.Feb. 20,. 1872.
Your Steam Washer is a perfect success.
C. M. Claus.
Watkinsville, Ga , March 16,1812.
Your Washer comes up to the recommendatior,
and my wifo is well pleased. 3J. F. AndersoS.
Hillsboro, Miss., March 18,1872.
Your Steam Washer advertised In the Atlanta StS
ha3 created excitement here. It has been tried is
StarkeviUe, and proves to be what it is recommended
to be. E. R. Basks.
iu2G
Ji~ot the 10,000 JlUJi'li. SKM' s
THAT WERE WANTED ; BUT THE
Wool, Beeswax and Hides
THAT ARE WANTED.
•XTOW UPON TIIE CLOSE OP THE
Fur Season, I return thanks to my manyp^
irons and correspondents for their favors. IW**
hrve given satisfaction to all. I bolieve I b 1 '
Paid J a Higher Price
For Furs serit me than could have been obtained i-
any other Honse in the South.
I have not made a fortune—have not
to retire from business upon. With frugal mauaS|-
ment, I have made a fair living for the time bem=’
but I must continue to labor.
After the 1st November next I hope to ho with
again in the Fur Trade; but in the meantime 11°*“
to buy all the'
Wool, Beeswax & Hides
You or your friends may have to dispose of, I[to ^
delivered >n Opelika,) al as good prices as
terior markets. ^
Now to aU the readers of The Sun: ^That
say to selling mo all your Wool, Beeswax ,
from this time tiU the Fur Season comes agio-
BERTRAND ZACRBI-
The Empcmcm. North Railroad Street,
m 20 opeliks, Alabama