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npncK Central Georgia Bank,
Macon, Ga., February 3, 18S0.
To the Commissioners of the Bonded
„f the City of Macon:
rEXTi-KMEN—The undersigned com-
appointed to examine into the
landed debt of the City of Macon, and the
* under which it was created, after
omc unavoidable delay tor which they
themselves were not responsible, have en-
en d upon their duties and herewith beg
leave to submit a report embracing the re
sult* of their investigations, so far as the
same lias proceeded,to which they propose
jo submit supplemental reports as their in
vestigations progress.
Thinking such a course would expedite
•licit' labors, your committee have com
menced their enquiries with the small
hoods known as city currency, and the
.•Whittle’’ and “Boss” bonds, the latter as
jt more recent origin, and the facts more
readily attainable.
The commission having already dcci
ded that the “Ross” bonds were
not fundable, the committee have
only to say, in addition to facts al
ready In your possession, that the Ross
bonds, though signed by tlic Mayor and
Treasurer, were not only never sold until
, recent date, but were never debited to
the Treasurer and no where appear upon
the Treasurer's .ledgers as a part of the
bonded debt of the city even to this day.
The committee find that $25,000 of the
dry bomb, known as the “Whittle” bonds,
were issued ami sold prior to the 15th
of August, IKiO, at eighty-five cents on the
dollar, tiic Treasurer receiving and debit-
in- himself $21,250 therefor, and though
it <locs not appear that the proceeds of the
sale of said bonds were applied directly to
the redemption of that amount of city
money, yet we find that in the aggregate
521,250 of the small bonds, known as city
currency, wore burned at about the date
of the sale of said bonds.
Tlie committee find that $0,700 of said
‘•Whittle” bonds have been paid by the
city since their issue, leaving S18,G00 out
standing. The committee recommend
that said 18,000 of outstanding “Whittle”
bonds be considered fundable under the
act.
The Committee find that of the $60,-
750.00 of small bonds, known as city
currency, which appears in the statement
of the bonded debt of the city on the first
of January 1880, $19,611.00 had been re
deemed iii one way or another,and belong
ed to thecity at the date of the passage of
the u City Funding Act" on the fifteenth
of August 1870,.leaving $47,139.00 as the
actual amount of small bends, known as
city currency, which constituted a part of
the Bonded debt of the city at that date.
Of the $19,611.00 city money, redeemed
and belonging to the city, at the date of
the city Funding Act $18,927.00 was in
the hands of Mr. Huff, and $684.00 in the
hands of Mr. Corput.
The Committee find that the $6S4.00
was hypothecated with Mr. Corput on the
sixth of January, 1870, for the sum of
$)12.00, (fifty cents in the dollar,) and
that of the $18,927.00 In the hands
of Mr. Huff $4,037.00 of city money
besides $1,095.00 uncancelled coup
ons of city bonds, and $15,000 of the
city bouds known as the “Ross” bonds—
making together the sum of $21,032—were
hypothecated with Mr. It. F. Lawton (at
fifty cents in the dollar) by Mr. Huff, for
his individual note of $10,516; which it is
alleged was borrowed for the city, when
at that time and since, both the Mayor and
Council were expressly forbidden by laio
to borrow any money whereby the faitii
and credit of the city should be pledged,
as may be seen by reference to the law
commonly known as the “Jewett” bill.
Deducting the $4,037 in city money in
cluded in the hypothecation to Mr. Law-
ton, from the $18,927 of city money in Mr.
Buffs hands, leaves S14,890 in his
hands, $11,890 of which, according to
his receipts to the Treasurer, he was “to
use in carrying and protecting the credit
of the city,” under resolution of the Coun
cil, and $3,000 to raise money for his own
use, until the city should pay the execu
tion taken in his favor in the Park case,
and then this money to be returned by
him to the city.
The committee could not ascertain
from the Treasurer what disposition was
made by Mr. Huff of tlie S10,000 of the
••Kos9” bonds not included in tlie $21,032
of "Ross” bonds, city money, and coupon.?
of city bonds, hypothecated with Mr.
Lawton.
The committee recommends that $47,-
139 of the small uonds, known as city
currency, be considered as a portion of
the bonded debt of tlie city, at the date of
the “City Funding Act,” and therefore
fundable, and we suggest that so much of
tlie same as was sealed up by the Treasu
rer at or before the date of tlie “funding
act, and has remained so sealed up to tlie
present time, maybe first funded, and
that afterwards, so much of said city
money as may be presented for funding,
accompanied with the oath of the party
claiming to own the same, that it was
their propel ty at the date of the “City
Funding Act,” and has contin
ued to be their property up
to the date of such presentation
for funding may be funded in like man
ner; provided, that such amounts of city
money so presented does not exceed in
tlie aggregate tlie before-mentioned sum
of $47,139, considered fundable, and
should these sums, so presented, not reach
said aggregate, so ranch of the remainder,
considered fundable, as shall remain un
funded, may be funded in the order of its
presentation, until said aggregate of $47,-
139 shall have been reached.
Even supposing that the loans for which
the Ross bonds, the city currency and
coupons of the city bonds were hypothe
cated, were made for the use of the city,
in accordance with law, your committee
cannot see why the Commission should
fund more than the awouut of said loans,
which, so far as ycmr committee have as
certained, and certainly in regard to much
tlie largest part of said hypothecations,
was at the rate of fifty cents on the dollar.
Shall it be said that this commission
shall fund double the amount of that part
of its debt—sail it bonded, or floating, at
jour will ? Your committee think the
funding act explicitly forbids it.
All of which is respectfully submitted
Henry L. Jewett,
William H. Ross.
I concur in the facts set forth in the
above report, but for reason heretofore
given, do not concur in all the conclusions
reached by a majority of the committee.
John P. Fort.
. Below is appended a copy of the provis
ions of the “Jewett bill” so-called, to
which reference lias been made, to-wil:
Section 1. Be it enacted, etc., That
tbC'Charter of tlie City of Macon, and the
various acts amendatory thereof, be so
amended that on and after December
17tli, 1824, it is hereby declared unlawful
for tlie City of Macon, through its Mayor
anil Council, or in its corporate capacity,
m any way, to borrow money on the faith
and credit of the city, either on the notes
or bonds of tlie city, or by the issue of
?orip, change bills, or other obligations
intended to be used and circulated as
money, for any purpose whatsoever; and
that the issue or negotiation of any such
promissory note, bill of exchange, bonds,
or change bills, of tlie City of Macon, is
hereby declared illegal and void; and the
payment thereof or any part thereof, ille-
Sal, and the Mayor or member of Coun-
,J !°. oilending or violating the provision
oi tins act, by tlie issue and pledge, nego-
■ation or sale, of any note, bond, change
>i n > or other obligation of the City of
-iacon, pledging the faith and credit of
we city f or the payment of money on and
on sal<J 3 TtJi day of December, 1874,
st I! t Baity °f a misdemeanor, and
hau be removed from office in the man-
ner M is now provided by law.
H. A. Blue,
Clerk of Funding Commission.
ITenary Amnesty in France.—In
* 1,! ^vision in the Chamber of Deputies
^Saturday plenary amnesty was sup
ported by all the extreme left, seventy-
“iree members of the advanced, five of
pure left, one of the left center, and
°tr Bonapartists. It was opposed by the
Pure left and left center, numbering to-
gotherone hundred and eighty-five, by
f °rty-seven of the advanced left, forty-
seven Royalists and thirty-seven Bona
partists. Twenty-three of the advanced
lefi, eight of the pure left and forty-five
•°. v aliits and Bonapartists did not vote.
THE FUNDING COMMISSION.
A More Harmonious Meeting;.
! Behavior at the Theatre. .
I There is no surer indication of the cul-
| ture of a city than the behavior of its peo-
Yesterday the Funding Commission of pie at the theatre. In Macon, the general
the city met at the office of Colonel John behavior in the lower part of the house is
E. Jones in the Central Georgia Bank. All very good. There are times, however,
of the Commissioners were present. The 1 when a persistency of applause even here,
minutes of the last meeting were read annoys tlie audience,
and approved. The report of the commit- j The spuriotis article can be very easily
tee appointed at the last meeting of the j detected from the genuine. It is gener-
commissiou to look into the Ross bonds 1 a Uy produced by boot heels or the pave-
and currency matters, presented its report ment end of large slicks and bludgeons
which, after being received and adopted,: and the engineers thereof are more than
was ordered printed, and will be found . often the young America, who sit veiy low
elsewhere this morning. . j j n their seats, lounge back during the
The vote on the adoption of the report j acting, criticise aloud to the annoyance
stood: yeas Messrs. Jewett, Plant, Ross, • 0 f several benches around, them, and at
Burke, Hanson and Ayres. In the nega
tive Messrs. Huff, Fort, Lawton andDnn-
lap, voted.
The subject of the^ommittec’s looking
over the books and into affairs In the
Clerk and Treasurer of Council’s offices,
was discussed, and a resolution of inquiry
presented, asking what should be done in
regard to tlie action of Council, at the
last meeting of that body, in regard to the
matter.
Mayor Huff explained that no objection
was made to the gentlemen of the Com
mission examining into the books as tax
payers and citizens, the objection being
made to the examination in an official
capacity.
Mr. Hanson moved that the same com
mittee submitting the report published
this morning he instructed to go to the
City Hall and gain all the information
they wished from the city offices, as pri
vate citizens. Carried.
The currency bonds which were issued
for the redemption of large sums of city
money held by the Central railroad were
pronounced fundable.
Tlie meeting passed off much more har
moniously and pleasantly than any yet
held by tbe Commission.
Fashion Dots.
Yokohama crape is one ol the new cot
ton dress stuffs for spring wear.
Six bangles on one arm is not an un
usual number for a fashionable girl.
The pull-back’s advantage—it makes it
difficult for lovely women to stoop to
folly.
Misses part their hair in the middle and
arrange the front in soft flat rings on the
forehead.
T wo buttons are considered the fash
ionable number for kid gloves when they
have tops of the new kid lace.
Mummy cloth, much improved, will be
among the fashionable spring goods.
Large bonnets with poke brims, and
wide strings tying them down over the
ears are becoming more popular.
Diapholine is tbe latest discovery of the
hair dyeis’ art. It produces the admired
ashy blond or drab sbade of hair.
Dragons, bees, butterflies and birds in
indefinite forms appear among tlie palm
leaves and other Eastern designs of lately
imported spring goods.
Sunday-Heliool Convention.
On the coming Friday a Sunday-school
Convention, composed of delegates from
the Baptist Relioboth Association Sun
day-schools, will convene in our city,
which promises to be of unusual interest.
Some of the most prominent Baptists of
our section will be present and take part
in the proceedings. The following is a
part of the programme:
FRIDAY, 7 O’CLOCK, F. M.
Praise Meeting—Conducted by Dr. E.
W. Warren.
SATURDAY", 9 O’CLOCK, A. M.
Devotional Exercises—Conducted by
Dr. A. J. Battle.
5. How shall we create and best main
tain interest in our Sunday-school work
in the churches.—Dr. S. G. Hillyer, Rev.
B. H. Ivey; Discussion.
6. The best method of promoting punc
tuality in Sunday Schools—Rev. B. L.
Ross, A. J. King.
3 o’clock, f. m.
7. Adult Bible Classes—How’to conduct
them—Dr. A. J. Battle, Rev., A. J.
(Sieeve 3.
8. How to teach the lesson—Rev. S.
Boykin, H. M. Holtzclaw.
9. The true use of Teachers’ Meetings
—Dr. B. F. Tharp, C. B. Ellis.
7 o’clock, p. m.
10. The true object of Sunday School
Labor—Rev. T. C. Boykin, C. C. Smith
the close of each act or at the
end of some neater piece of
acting or sound bit of bathos or pathos
think they are the elect, who think they
have been foreordained to oiganize a
boom for tlie performers. It is then they
slightly recover from their indolent atti
tudes and devote themselves to the busi
ness of oiganizing the said boom. Theft
favorite locations are near the entrance
of tlie hall, and they sit or rather recline
there, so as to be promptly ready to pass
out “for fresh air,” at the close of each
act, “as the performance is so tiresome,
you know,” and especially at the last act,
when an eligible position on the front
sidewalk is the summum bonum of theft
desires, and is indispensable to their hap
piness. The professional ear is always
attent and distinguishes the genuine ap
plause from the spurious with leady ease,
and knows when to feel gratified and when
bored.
Another criticism which could be urged
against some of the habitues of the hall,
is the precipitation which is displayed in
leaving at the final fall of the curtain.
Veiy frequently several moments before
the close of a performance, the audience
exhibits a restlessness, and a number
spring to their feet, draw on theft wraps,
gather the little extras together, and pre
pare to take a iront place in the grand
“exeunt.
The closing' lines are unheard, and
what little effect they might have had is
entirely lost; the performers hurry through
their parts, in endeavoring to com
plete the play before their auditors can
get away.
This is not showing a proper respect to
the actors, who, as long as they demean
themselves properly, are entitled to con
sideration at the hands of their
auditors, and it disturbs those who
wish to see the peiform-
ance to its close, and are entitled to this
privilege, if not by the ’aws of good socie
ty behavior by tbe right to be undis
turbed, which accompanies the purchase
ofaiicket. . ~
The performances at the Hall usually
close before eleven o’clock. Those who
attend make their arrangements to be ab
sent from their homes until that time, and
all, with a little patience, can leave the
theatre in good .time. The advance start
amounts to very little.
Another criticism, which we are glad
to say, applies almost exclusively to the
galleries, is the idle laughter of some one
at the close of some high seutiment or bit
of pathos. Some little contretemp on the
stage, such as the displacement of a
wig, will fire off the laughter of the
hair trigger brigade, and cause an explo
sion of merriment when a shower of tears
was expected.
Remarks from the audience to tlie stage
should not be tolerated by an audience.
A few nights since, a prolonged nasal
“eh” from some one in the hack of the
galleries, was received with applause all
over the house.
The galleries in Macon are ofttimes too
noisy. On the side devoted to the colored
people there is frequently a knot of little
darkies who very often break into the
most beautiful parts ’ of a finished play
with loud laughter, which can be heard
all over the house, and many a fine pas
sage has fallen still-born on this account.
The behavior of the galleries has, how
ever, been better for the past few times
than formerly.
A very objectionable thing is the congre-
—Di eussion. 0
II. Sunday-scbwil helps aud appliances g a tj on 0 f a crowd around the main en-
1 ..I, -n>l_ U< r,.. trance nf the hall at the close of a Derfonn-
12. The Question Box—Queries
swered by Rev. T. C. Boykin.
SUNDAY", 9:30 o’clock, A. m.
13. Sunday-school Exercises.
11 O’CLOCK.
14. Sermon by Rev. T. C. Boykin, State
Sunday-school Evangelist.
3 o’clock, p. m.
15. Children’s Mass Meeting—Conduct
ed by Rev. T. C. Boykin, Brief address
es by Brethren Warren, Tharp, Ross and
others.
. 16. How to use the blackboard—By C.
B. Ellis, Rev. S. Boykin and C. C. Smith.
7 o’clock, p. m.
17. Sermon by Dr. S. G. Hillyer.
Address to the Sunday Schools or the
State,
The following address has been sent
out to the Sunday Schools of the
State, and is intended to arouse interest
in the plan of devoting one day in the
year to the children. The idea is a good
one. In Macon, however, it is anticipated
by the Union celebration, which has been
observed now many years in this city :
AN ADDRESS TO THE SUNDAY SCHOOLS OF
GEORGIA.
• Office Georgia State S. S: Ass.
Atlanta, Georgia, February 0,1SS0:
At the last session of the Georgia State
Sunday School Association, held in Ma
con, it was suggested by prominent gen
tlemen that a certain day in the year be
appointed, to be observed by the Sunday
Schools of the State, to be called- the
“Children’s Day.” The suggestion was
adopted, and it was referred to the Execu
tive Committee to appoint the day and to
devise the plan of its observance. We
have appointed May 1st. We have thought
that the most appropriate and useful ob
servance of the day would be to hold every
where in the State mammoth Sunday
School celebrations. Such gatherings will
so impress the public mind with the mag
nitude of the movement in Georgia, and
they will serve also to inspire afresh Sun
day School workers. •
We address you to notify you of tbesq
facts and to request you to cooi e -ate in
working out this great idea. Where
county associations exists it seems to us
best that all the schools in the county
should join together at some convenient
place. In many counties that are not yet
organized into associations, this might bo
well, and tbe grand gathering would fur
nish a splendid occasion to organize the
county. Each county and school, how
ever, will know best as to how and where
it should celebrate the day, only let the
spirit of Christian unity and brotherly love
prevail. In any case, let every school fall
in ranks that day with the grand Sunday
School army, which will stretch from the
mountain to the seaboard.
trance of the hall at the close of a perform
ance, and obstructing the egress of those
who have been enjoying the performance
on the inside. Along the sidewalks,along
the stairway and up to the very entrance
of the hall, m solid ranks of masculinity,
staring at tbe faces of the ladies as they
pass. This should not be so, and above
all things, crowding should be avoided.
Those who engage in it should remember
that it is very disagreeable to the ladies
who attend the theatre. This habit is on
the increase, we regret to see.
As a general thing, however, tlie be
havior of audiences in Macon is above
criticism. Macon’s people are cultured,
discerning and appreciative, always are
pleased to encourage true talent, and
when called on to pay its tribute of praise
to genius never fails to respond
. ; x. . i i 1 ;: .—
The|Betail House or Messrs. Juluui
A Co.
The success of the firm whose name
forms the caption of this notice, for the
past few years, has been most remarka
ble. Purchasing in 1876 the heavy re
tail department; of Messrs. Ross & Cole
man, they. have ’ not only met every pay
ment and cancelled the entire indebted
ness then incurred, but havegone on add
ing to theft business and extending their
store accommodations until now they
claim to have the largest exclusively diy
goods retail establishment in the State.
Within the past year, two new store
rooms, fronting upon Cherry street, have
been merged-into their original quarters,
so that- the visitor entering on Second
street beholds a crowded vista of hand
some and tastily arranged merchandise
extending hack one hundred and thirty-
five feet, and expanding at the Cherry
street entrance to. seventy-five feet iu
width. A commodious cellar and upper
apartment, also; will soon be utilized by
the firm to accommodate their constantly
increasing business. ; The name of Julian
& Co. is a synonym for-gilt-edge goods.
There is no such word as “shoddy” in
their vocabulary. And yet, by the aid of
an abundance of capital and a far-seeing
sagacity, they are able to offer the most
tempting bargains to their numerous cus
tomers. Just now, * particularly, when
goods are kiting upward, thanks to tlie
foresight which caused them, months ago
before the rise, to lay in an elegant and
immense stock,- they are able to compete
with any of their rivals. They offer a su
perb line of Hamburg embroideries, and
the newest and prettiest styles of spring
dress goods, prints, percales, etc., to their
lady customers. Let them call and see
for themselves.
If courteous proprietors, an efficient
and obliging staff of assistants, and choice
goods should insure a liberal patronage,
then Messrs. Juhan & Co. must certainly
do a rushing business the ensuing season.
Mr. Juhan, the senior proprietor, has just
left for New York, and will supply every
possible want of the establishment.
Have Yonr Mattresses and Feather.
Beds Done Over.
There is no postulate more truthful
than that a well aired,properly constructed
couch is an important essential to good
health. Ofttimes the germs of fevers and
contagious diseases linger in the. bedding
of a family long after the sick have re-;
covered, and there is no apparent cause
for disease. • Hence the necessity not only
of sunning frequently all bedding con
stantly in use, hut from time to time
having it taken to pieces and cleansed
either by washing or fumigation.
Our citizens are fortunate just now in
having in their midst an adept in that
kind of work, who comes backed by tlie
highest testimonials from Angusta. We
allude to Mr. James Macbeth, whose at
tractive advertisement may be seen else
where. This gentleman, assisted by his
son and expert workmen, is provided with
a patent steaming apparatus which disin
fects, thoroughly loosens, fumigates and
cleanses the feathers of a bed, or the
wool, hair, cotton or moss of an ordinary
mattress so effectually as to leave each
material perfectly light and inodorous.
The contents are then replaced and each
bed made over anew.
The writer paid a visit to the establish
ment of Messrs. Macbeth & Soil, and saw
his machine at work. The steam is con
ducted into asmall cylinder which revolves
Inside of one of larger size, the feathers
or other material being placed outside of
and around the former. From the small
cylinder jets of steam constantly "issue
through apertures made for the purpose,
and by means of a crank a rapid rotary
motion is given to the whole, causing the
separation and thorough steaming of every
feather or fibre of cotton or wool. This
process is continued unil the work of
cleansing and fumigation is thoroughly
done.
For hospitals, boarding houses and fami
ly use this invention is simply invalua
ble. Under its operat ion the feathers and
wool part with every impurity and expand
to double their volume.
Some of our best citizens are Mr. Mac
beth's patrons, and though he bias left Au
gusta, packages of bedding continue to be
consigned to him for treatment here.
Read and give heed to his extensive adver
tisement.
BEFIT.
We print, by request, the following
lines which are in answer to some unpub
lished verses written to a member of the
Belshazzar troupe on the occasion of tlie
trip to Columbus :• .. . ...
Dsrsie N 4are from abundant itores
a oisgard o>S times proves.
A- a (ire- with stint, out charm alone
Even to thoae tbs lores.
Nosti p-damo lasshe proven to yon,
3 vinic with grudging carts.
Bat ■ pens i wide tier levin,: he 'rt.
And sn.wered ab"untsous share.
A ptra'P, where oach grac’ combines
To torn- » lovely who'e;
While music, ver»e and sweetest aong a
Acorn -no more tee soul.
This -ribute to thy med st vo-th
And gentl -gracets given
. : h? one who bOuortKiItt mi rare .-
As n.e's-1 a,era from Heaven.
A Maniac,
Yesterday, Mrs. Kittie-McDonald, of
Bartow county, while on her way to the
Lunatic Asyluni at Milledgeville, evaded
the vigilance of her two guards and jumped
headforemost through the car window,
near Hampton, while the train was run
ning at full speed, receiving several
exceedingly serious, if not fatal wounds.
Medical aid was promptly administered,
and she was enabled to reach the city on
the next train. She Is a raving maniac.
CANCEHS AMD STAMMERING 1
Office in Lanier House, Macon, Geor-
gtm. ~
Cancers are radically cured by Dr. Mo
ses & Son, of Viigiuia, without tlie use of
the knife or caustic, with a purely vegeta
ble compound. Indolent and irritable
ulcers, tumors and wens, successfully
treated by an entirely new process. No
chloroform or ether used. Persons are
greatly deceived iu: regard to the first
symptoms of this most dreadful disease.
Waiting too long, cany thousands to an
untimely grave, after weeks and months,
and sometimes years, of intense suffering.
To prevent this, if you have a kernel or
lump in the breast, face, or any other
part of the body, have it cured and avoid
the consequences. Persons who do not
understand the treatment. of cancers will
tell you it is no cancer, to let it alone, it
will give you no trouble; but after it is
too late, they will tell you it is a cancer,
and they cannot cure you.- All_ those af
flicted will please avail themselves of this
opportuniiy at once. Hundreds of canters
can be seen at our institute ou exhibition.
Since' our arrival in the city, we have
Sven a banner tcTtliem that fear him,that several patients under treatment, who are
ft may be displayed because of the truth.” cured.
J. C. Courtney",
Chairman Executive Committee.
W. A. Candler, Secretary.
—New York hotel keepers arc serious
ly contemplating an advance in prices.
They affirm that provisions are rising in
price, servants command higher wages,
an:l the cost of keeping a hotel is greater
than it was a year ago.
The duty off quinine did not save much,
as that drug is not as extensively used as
before the invention of Tablets Portaline,
to regulate the liver, and cure diseases
organ. Portaline will cure toipid liver.
Price 50c.
For sale by A. A. Menard; John In
galls; Rankin, Massenburg «& Co.; Hunt,
Rankin & Lamar, wholesale and retail.
feblO-lw
Arrrest of a Notorious Thief and
Forser.
Frank Lark, a mulatto about twenty-
three years old, who has perpetrated a se
ries of crimes and misdemeanors, was ar
rested yesterday about noon by Messrs,
Adair and Henderson, members of the
Macon police.
In December last, Lark stole a trunk
from Dennis Dokcs, in Toombsboro, con
taining valuable papers and $250 in cash.
For this deed he was arrested,, but suc
ceeded in ' making his escape, and has
eluded detection until yesterday.
It seems that Lark had purloined seve
ral warehouse receipts for cotton stored
in Cochran in the name of James Hinson,
who resides nine miles from that place.
These he brought to Macon, accompanied
by forged letters of credit from Mr. Hin
son, predicated upon the cotton. The
letters were addressed to several mer
chants who promptly advanced’the money
on them. Soon after suspicion attaching
to Lark, he was arrested and lodged in
the police barracks. A telegram from
Cochran also established the fact that the
letters and cotton receipts were all for
geries.
In the possession of Lark werefonnd
two valises and a trunk filled with new
clothing, and another lot of warehouse re
ceipts from the same parties. The gay
Latk was having a good time generally
when arrested, spending his money freely
upon boon companions.
The amount realized on his forged pa
pers in this city was $185, of which only
about $20 will be recovered.
Lark was escorted to the depot by a
sesre or more of his friends, and • seemed
to be perfectly indifferent as to future con
sequences. A more daring villainy \gas
never perpetrated upon a community. The
culprit will be tried for his numerous of
fenses at Cochran, and we trust will have
the fullest measure of justice meted out
*o him. • .
—In 1856 the Mississippi River steam
boat ;Effie Alton ran against the Daven
port, Iowa, bridge, and went to the boi-
tom. On last Thursday an iron safe,
containing several thousand dollars, was
raked up from the bare bones of the
wreck.
—A striking evidence of the return qf
better tunes to this country is found in the
fact that the number of immigrants who
arrived at the port of New York for the
jear which ended January 31, 1880, was
greater by over 00,000 than during the pre- treatment of a* case,
viousyear. T ”
Macon, February 2i, 1880.
Editors Telegraph and Messenger: In
your issue of tbe 20th instant, in. a report
of a majority of a committee appointed
by tbe Commissioners of the bonded debt
of thecity of Macon, I gave no reasons in
my dissent from the conclusions reached
by a majority of the .committee; but as
there is_much adverse criticism upon the
action of the minorit y of the board, and as
the question is presented in a ; somewhat
different view from that heretofore taken,
I have concluded, in justice to myself, that
I should preseut briefly the reasons why I
differ from the conclusions reached .by a
majority of the board and the authority
upon which I base my opinions. ’
The board has decided that tlie $25,000
of bonds known as the Ross bonds should
not be exchanged for new bonds, for the
reason that they did not properly constl-
-tuto a portion of the bonded debt of ths
city at tbe time of the passage of the fund
ing act of 1879, aud never having been is
sued are not properly a city debt. The
board having no power as a court their
opinion binds no one legally.
The Ross bonds were issued by act of
the Legislature of 1877. They were reg
istered in the Secretary of State's office at
Atlanta, as provided by law, and they
were also put upon tlie registry of
the Treasurer of the city of Macon.
Said bonds were uot charged against the
City Treasurer “on his ledgerfor the
simple reason that they never went into
his hands, but -were otherwise used by
resolution of Council.
By our law a .decision of pur Supreme
Court is made aS binding upon the people
ot this State as a statute.
In;the 52 Geprgia, page 621,,case of;
Alfred Shorter et al. vs. The Mayor and 1
Council of Rome, et al., are tbe following
headnotels '• • > ''
1. “Bonds issued by a municipal corpora
tion having lawful authority to issue such
intruments, arc, in the hands of innocent
purchasers, binding, notwithstanding ir
regularity or fraud in the mauner in
which they were placed upon the mar
ket. . i •
2. “Power vested iu a municipal corpora
tion to make all contracts which it might
deem necessary for the welfare of. said
city, includes the authority to issue bonds.
3. “Certificates of indebtedness issued
by a municipal corporation, receivable in
payment of public duties, are bidding up
on the city, notwithstanding the fact that
such act was in violation of a penal law.”
The above decision has been reaffimea
in the 57 Ga., page 274, in which it was
held that a party with whom bouds were
deposited, obtained a good title, although
the party depositing them had no title,
and ills act criminal.
From the above authorities, my conclu
sions are irresistible. Tbe debt is binding
upon the city, if the city, by its,proper au
thorities, the Mayor and Council,made the
debt and received value for it.
To refuse this exchange, the city will
loose one per cent, on $25,000 for fifteen
years, making $3,750. The question made
that said bonds being hypothecated for ad
vances at less than their value, and that a;
portion of tlie city currency has been de~
posited as collateral at fifty per cent, of itsj
face value, and is therefore not properly a;
city debt at the passage of the funding act,i
and therefore, there isdangcr oftbe board
funding more than the debt due by tbe
city.
It is surely the duty of the city authori
ties through her finance committee to bring
all creditors with whom any of her prop
erty is deposited to a strict settlement and
to see that no unfair advantage is taken o: f
the city. Their acts will be of record
subject to tbe inspection of any tax-pay?
er. To suppose otherwise would be to
impugn tlie capacity or integrity of the
gentlemen who compose Xhe finance com
mittee of the City Council with whom the
people’s money is entrusted, and I feel as
sured that in this matter, we have no righi;
to question them without cause.
The city currency, like money, is a
binding debt from tbe day it was issued j
however illegal it may have got into cir
culation.
In this, as in other matters at issue, ][
believe that the calm, dispassionate judg
ment of the court, will concur.
I regret to differ with the majority of
the committee, who, by their standing
aud financial ability, were entitled to the
f catest consideration, but in this mattet-
trust that public opinion, or no other
power on earth, could influence me con
trary to my calm judgment after a full
investigation of the subject.
Respectfully, "
Jqhn P. Fort.
•••-• ;— Zn
Bough on Colonel Hardeman.
Tbe Cuthbert Appeal says: ’
We are reliably informed that the elo
quent and venerable President of this
State Agricultural Society, came near be
ing seriously injured while, iu- Cuthbert.
Rumor says that at a reception given by
one of our citizens, where music and mirth
reigned supreme, the Colonel, forgetful of
his silvered looks, was easily led upon
the floor, where he kept time withhls
feet, saluting his partner, swinging corn
ers., etc., until foiced to retire, declaring
he was “hellowsed,” and • insisting that
the' music be' stopped until he: could!
recover. At the Colonel’s r request,, made
early in the evening, none hut the square
dance was participated in.
Additions to the Public Library.
Happening ip, at the Library last even
ing, we found the indefatigable Librarh :
(Mr. Herbst) busily engaged in unpack!] _
several hundred volumes just received
from Mrs. Hutton, of Savannah. On ia
hasty examination we found in the col
lection many valuable hooks, both of an
cient and modem date, among which'
were -Campbell's, Bums; Mrs. Heman’s
and Mrs. Norton’s poetical works, Wa-
verly gems,Gray’s, Elegy, twenty volumes.
Bentley’s novels, full set of Marryatts, the
English court, etc. This makes over
1,000 volumes deposited by . Mrs. Hutton
in our Library—an example worthy of
imitation by our own citizens.
We also noticed among the recent addi
tions to the Library a splendid copy of
Hall’s arctic exploration, Hood’s'Advance
and Retreat, Mrs Bryan’s new book
“Mancb,” and some interesting govern
ment publications from Hon. J. II.
Blount and Senator Hill.
We are gla J to see continued evidences
of tlie vigorous growth of this excellent
institution, aud to know that the applica
tions for membership during, this month
have been more numerous than usual. 1
i—• urn. i
At a regular meeting ofthe.MaconMed-
Ical Association, the following resolutions
were unanimously adopted and ordered
to be published: ..; i i -
Resolved, 1. That as members of, the
great brotherhood of physicians,, we fully
appreciate the relations which we' sustain
to society, as conservators of the public
health, aud in the consecration of our
time and energies for the relief of human
suffering, and for the cure of disease; but,
in our experience of life’s realities, we
equally recognize the force and. sanctity
of the divine law, “the laborer is worthy
of his hire.”
Resolved, 2. That in order to meet the
demands made upon us, and in accord
ance with the custom of all business asso
ciations in our city, we consider our bills
payablo and collectable at the end of eve
ry mouth, or at the conclusion of the
PERSONAL. - ■
Mr. W- H. Kirr, of New Orleans, is
registered at the Brown House.
. N. C, Wall, of Cincinnati,. Ohio, is
registered at the Brown House.
Mr. John Walls, of New York, is
registered at the Brown House.
Mr. F. S. Brown, of Baltimore, is in
tlie city, stopping at the Brown House.
Mr. George H, Watts, the popular
young shoe drummer of Savannah, is in
the city, the guest of the Brown House.
We are always pleased to see the Colonel’s
smiling face.
Colonel John Stub, Jr., of Atlanta,
is registered at the Brown House.
Mr. J. B. Mason, of the Mitchell
House, Thomasville, Ga., is spending
few days in’thecity; ■ l- r.ir i
- Major M: J: Donnelly,-of Savannah,
is stopping at the Brown House. T
] Mb. Wallace Shumann; of New
York,-is registered at the Lanier House.
Mr. 0- W. Lamar, of Montgomery, is
registered at the Brown House.
Mb. W. Frank Smith and wife, of
Leadville, Colorado, are registered at the
Brown House. 1 v«r .» !
I. J. TiikYwiCK, of tbis : city, left 'for
Sandford, Florida, last evening.
•Bishop Beckwith is at the Brown
House; ! ;; ' ••
There were registered at the National
Hotel yesterday Miss Louise Clark, of Al
abama, Hr. George J. Palno and wife,
of Chicago, Illinois, and Messrs. Joseph
Allen, Thbmaston: B. W. Respass, But
ler; J. R. McCrary, Geneva; R. F. Smith,
New York; E. M. Brown, Georgia.
CMHRS Md SIMMiM1l GAN BS CURIO
it would be well for all In tbit community
•ml vicinity who mro afflicted wl h either of t 1 -*
•b >v*dt»tre*'iric »rd lifa-lonir moladios. or have
acrutol u» tumor*, wens, molw.etn.. which simi
wou'd have rtmovnd, Voconault Or. Moses wiih-
oa* aoj ( rther delay. His stay in Macon is lim
its! to tho 'St h oi March, and there is no nrae-o
h-l0‘tin the pivBiae*. R- wembcr. » cloud ot
wRu a«e« attest tbe troth of tbe Doctoi’s skill.
Office. I spier House. Macon. Ga. ,
Isbttdawtt Da. MOSES A BON.
'.The New York lire.
New York, February 21.—The smok
ing ruins, pf the btiriied Broadway stores
attracted crowds of lookers-on this morn
ing. Neajr the alley, on some timbers
leaning against tbe partly fallen'wall of
No, 388 Broadway, was discovered the
body of fireman Dougherty lying, flat on
its back, wben.it was soon dragged from
the ruins. His face was unrecognizable,
and the head and arms chatted. The
trunk was comparatively unharmed, but
the feet were ; bumed .off and the Tegs were
Itmips of hardened coal. A careful scru
tiny of tlie ruins revealed no trace of Cas
sidy, his missing comrade,hut it is thought
that his body will certainly be found un
der the timbers. 1 These cannot be removed
until the^ debris has sufficiently cooled to
allow the bracing .of ^the hanging parts of
the’wall on the north, which threatens to
fall every moment.
Under, a'mass of rains lie ' also three
large safes of firms that occupied the build
ing! Upon recovery of these depends the
fuli estimate of losses which can now only
he approximated.
Mr. Hazen, of Hazen, Todd & Co.,
states their loss would certainly approach,
if not exceed, three hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars. This amount is fully iu-
sured. Reffloer & Co.’s loss is estimated
at three hundred thousand dollars. James
Wilde, Jr., & Co., had just moved into
the building and cannot estimate the value
of their , property which was a total loss.
It will exceed a hundred thousand dollars.
An offer of two huiylred and sixty-five
thousand dollars was recently refhsed for
the building. It is fully insured and will
be immediately rebuilt. The origin of
the fire remains a complete mystery. Ha
zen, of Hazen, Todd & Co., said this
morning that the boiler and engine were
in, the rear part of tbe building m a sub
basement. At half-past five o’clock, he,
with other members of the firm and some
of the employees went to the main floor
and were sitting in the rear talking when
suddenly without warning, a. rush of black
thick smoke came up the rear stairway
and filled the room and we barely escaped
with our. lives. The engineer below got
out under the grating and was saved
London, February 21.—The Russian
arrested on the 17th inst. in the: Champs
D’Elysees, Paris; charged with being con
nected with the Moscow explosion, is
named Karl, alias Mayer, alias Hartmann,
and is ' believed to be the same man who
rented and occupied the house in Moscow
whence the explosion of the mine under
the railway was operated. If this is es
tablished to tbe satisfaction of the
French Government he will be surrend
ered as a common murderer, although
there is no extradition treaty between
France and'-Russia. ' The statement pub
lished this morning that some reactionary
deputies have applied for tlie man’s re
lease, but were told that if it appeared
that the man was connected with the
Moscow attempt he would he surrendered
to the Russian authorities is erroneous.
The fact seems to he that three leaders
of the Republican groups, not reaction
aries,asked Premier De Freycinct whether
the man is charged with a political or a
common law offense, and the Premier re
ferred them to M. Caseat, Minister of
Justice. A dispatch from Paris says M.
Caseat claimed for the Government per
fect freedom to take whatever course it
inight think advisable, and to assume the
entire responsibility.
M. Taillander, Republican member of
the Chamber of Deputies, expressed his
dissatisfaction with this reply, but said lie
would refer it to lus colleagues at tlie
next'meeting of tbe.extreme Left.
The irreconcilable organs are highly
Indignant at the arrest, and regard tbe
alleged offense as-absolutely political. •<
San Francisco, February 21.—At
special meeting of the Board of Health to
day, the report oftbe committee appointed
tn the second«instant to investigate the
condition of the Chinese quarters was read."
The report details the state of affairs found
to exist there, and its disclosures of crowd
ing, filth, disease, crime and utter disre
gard of all considerations'for the perser-
vatiou of life, health and property are
even more startling than had been expec
ted. •
The report closed with a recommenda
tion that Chinatown be condemned as a
nuisance, and calls upon the proper au
thorities to take the necessary steps for
its abatement without delay.
The report was unanimously adopted,
and it is expected that immediate action
will be taken to carryout the views of the
board. The workingmen are greatly
gratified at the action taken, which, it is
believed, will meet with but little opposi
tion, except -from parties directly inter
ested. " " ' ' ‘ '
Financial anfc Commercial.
Macon Cotton Statement.
Office Telegraph and Messenger,
’. ; j',. ''.’.February 21.—Evening.
The market to-day was quiet at 12ic.
formiddling. >. •
Received to-day by rail ... 2 f
; ' by wagon. . 18— 15
Shipped ........... " ‘0
Sold ... 20
statement:
Stock bn hand'-Sept. 1,1879
Received today . .. . . . . .
previously. ....
49468
Shipped to-day 0
previously 45714—45714
Stock on hand this evening
Received same day in 1879
S754
22
LATEST TELEGRAPHIC REPORTS
.*«• . 1 COTTON. / ••
Liverpool, February 2L-iVboR-Cotton
easier but not quotably lower; middling „ ,
I uplands 7|; middling Orleans 1\. Re- I Rankin & Lamar, wholesale and retail
J. R. Duggan, Secretary. ■ I ceipts 18,700 bales, of which 15,900 were l ftblO-lw
American. Sales 7,000 bales, of which
1,000 were taken for export and specula
tion. Uplands low middling clause Feb
ruary and March delivery 7 11-32; March
and April 7 5-16; April and May 7 ll-32(®
7 5-16; May and June 7f(©7 11-32; June
and July 7 13-32/07jl; September and Oc
tober 7 15-32; October and November 7
1-16; November and December 0 15-16.
Futures dull.
Liverpool—3:00 p. m.—Sales of Amer
ican 6,150. Uplands low middling clause
March and Aprildeliverv 7 9-32; April and
May 7 9-92; May and June 7 5-16; July
and August 7 13-32; August and Septem
ber 7 7-16. Futures closed weak.
New York, February 21.-2foon-Cotton
nominal; sales 186; middling uplands 13J;
middling Orleans 18 3-16. Futures opened
steady; February delivery 13.05; March
13.06; April 13.26; May 13.49; June 13.66;
July 13.76: '
New York—Evening—Net receipts
855; gross 855. Futures closed steady;
sales 128,000; Februarv delivery 12.90;
March 12.96-97; April 13.17-18; May 18.37
-38; June 13.57; July 13.66-68; August
13.74-76; September 13.25-30; October
12.47-49; November 12.17-19.
Cotton closed nominal; sales 180; mid
dling 13 j; middling Orleans 13 3-16. Con
solidated net receipts 20,960; exports to
Great Britain 3,283; continent —; channel
—jFrance—Ii...t;.ia ' mil
Galvbston, .February 21.-Cotton quiet;
middling 12{; low middling 12$; good or
dinary 12; net receipts 1,659; gross —;
sales 270; stock 71;757.
Norfolk, February 21.—Cotton quiet;
middling 12}; net receipts 2,554; gross
; sales 272; stock 29,242.
Baltimore, February 21.-Cotton quiet;
middling 13}; low middling 12}; good or
dinary 12}; net receipts 116; gross 431;
sales 115; stock 23,626.
Boston, February 21.-Cotton quiet; mid
dling 13}; low middling 12|; good ordi
nary 12}; net receipts 222; gross 580;
sales —; stock 15,757.
Wilmington, February 21.-Cottondull;
middling 12}; low middling 12}; good or
dinary llf; net receipts 75; gross —;
sales —; stock 6,517.-
Philadelphia, February 21.—Cotton
quiet; middling 18}; low middling 13};
good ordinary 12}; net receipts 297; gross
1,151; sales 652; to spinners 634; stock 18,-
299.
Savannah, February 21 .-Cotton easier;
middling lij; low middling 12}; good' or-
dinary 12; net receipts 2,511; gross
sales 2,300; stock 65,591.
New Orleans, February 21—Cotton
easy; middling 12f; low middling 12g;
good ordinary llf; net receipts 10,854;
gross 11,754; sales 2,150; stock 370,851.
Mobile,February 2i.-Cotton easy; mid
dling 12}; low middling 12|;goodordinary
12; net receipts 190; gross —; sales
2,500; stock 60,416.
Memphis, February 21 Cotton quiet;
middling 12f; receipts 2,013; shipments
3,401; sales 1,650; stock 119,57J.'
Augusta, February 21.-O6tton easier;
middling 12§; low middling 12}f good or
dinary llf; receipts 1(3; sales 339.
Charleston, February 21. — Cotton
quiet; middling 13; low middling 12®;
good ordinary 12}; net receipts 1,621;
sales500; stock49;186. • :: ' ■
FINANCIAL “Y J
London, February 21.-Nooii-Ene 49|.
Consols ,98 3-16.
Paris, February 21.—Three per cent,
rentes S2e. 1 50c.
New York, February 21.-Noon-Stocks
opened irregular; money 6/0)6; exchange,
long $4.83}, short $4.86; State bonds difil;
government securities steady.
"New York—Evening—Money 5/06;
exchange $4.83}; government securities
quiet; new 5 per cents 103f; 4}s, 109;
4s, 106}; State bouds dull.
Stocks closed irregular; New York Cen-
ral 132}; Erie 47}; Lake Shore 1C6}; Illin
ois Central 104; Pittsburg 110}; Chicago
and Northwestern 92}; do preferred 105};
Rock Island 151}; Western Union Tele
graph 114f. .
Sub-Treasury balances: Gold $100,447,-
364; currency $6,S51,442.
The weekly statement of the Now York
associated banks, issued from the Clear
ing House to-day, shows the following
changes: Loans, increase $354,000; Spe-t
cie, decrease $5,140,700; Legal tenders^
decrease $1,180,500; Deposits, increase
$4,472..900; Circulation, increase $317,400;
Reserve, increase $2,841,975. The banks
now hold $7,492,450 in excess of legal re
quirements.
Macon wholesale Met.
BACON— Phonldw*... none
Clear lib »idt» &V£a8Y
BULK M KA'X8—ntiou derj
Clear rib Jide* 7#
H S Ms Chains augar-cured 11
BAGGING-Dixie. l«lb.... lOjU
Giobb,i«ib.;...Y.....-r
Union Star, 13J lb .. .7 MY
LAB.D—In Bbl«. l„ 9*»Y
In lub» 9
In backet* ItalOX
GBAIN—Gain, white, by tar load... 7S
Mixed, by car load none
OAI*,feed 6S
. Bust-proof *eed 95
8ALT—Yintinia 1 M
Liverpool 1 I Sal SO
MBAL ; 75
Rolled 89
Grit* 4 5S
FLOUR—Fancv. per banal 8 00*8 00
Choice 8 00
Extra family. 7 75
Family ■ 7 60
Extra 6 50
COFFBS—Uonmcn 14
Prime 18Vtal»
Java... 28a32
Cboic. Cuba, hhus....
Choice Cuba, barrel* S5&S7
RuRarhinte, hhdf
8u.arhou*e, barrel* SO
SUGitt-Golden O.. S&
Brown 8' ; a J4
l) Coffee..... 9Y
Extra C White. 9)£aK
Standard' A loti
Granulated 10Y
Powdered aid Crushed It
0&5CK8K8-Soda 7
Cretin ; VllS
tiinitfr.... ...; 10
Sirawfce-rv I*
Fancy 15
CANuLKR—/Star 1<
MATCHES—K. W.. in paper 2 80
R. W„ in wood 2 *5
NAILS- bails 10* H 00
8TABCH 5 a5Js
SHOT-Urop 2 00
Buck 2 15
BALL POTASH — Banbelf* S BO
Kojal ...S 50
hterlin/f S fO
PEPPBtt 18
ShlCB 20
GINGER 1*Y
NUTMBSS..;. 1 Goal 25
cloves so
CIGARS—Per l,tu0 -20aS80
Cheroot*.....
PRODUCE
Baltimore, February 21^-Flour firm;
Howard Street and. Western, superfine
$4.75/0i$5.25; extra $5.50fSS$0.25; family
$6.50/0-7.25; Rio brands S7.25(0(7.75; Pa-
tapscofamily $8.00. Southernwlieatfirm;
Western higher; Southern red $1.40/0)
$1.45; amber $1.50(051.55; No- 2 Western
winter red spot and February $1.50; April
$1.50. Southern com firm; Western.higher;
white 60/062; yellow 59/059}. Oats dull;
Southern 47(0)48; Western white 4G/0J47:
Western mixed 45(046; Pennsylvania 47
1048. Provisions steady. Pork 513.000
$13.25. Bulk.meats (loose) shoulders 5;
clear sides 7; do packed 5} and 7§. Bacon,
shoulders 5}; clear rib sides: 8. Hams
1O}011}. Lard, refined; in tierces S}.
Coffee firm; Rio in cargoes 14}015}. ..Su
gar steady; A soit 9|. Whisky, quiet at
$1.11. Freights dull.
•Chicago, Febrtiaiy 21.—Flour dull
and nominal. Wheat active, firm, higher;
No. 2 Chicago spring $.24}; No. 3 do
$1.1O0$1.12. Com stronger at 37}. Oats
quiet and steady at 32}. Pork-strong and
higher at $11:95. Lard nominally 7.25.
Bulk meats strong and higher; shoulders
4.25; clear ribs 6.65; clear sides 6.S5.
Whisky steady at $1.07.
-New York, February 21.—-Coffee firmer
and fairly active; Rio-in cargoes 14}016|;
do in job.lots 14}018}. Sugar dull; fair
to good refining 7}©74, prime 7f; ref med
steady arid in fair demand; standard A 9}.
Molasses quiet and .unchanged; New Or
leans 88052. Rosin quiet at $1,450
$1.50. . Turpentine strong;at 45. -Wool'
fairly active and firm; domestic fleece 45
060; pulled 30058; unwashed 18040;
Texas20041. Pork higher but very quiet
at $12.25. Whisky; nominal - at $1.10.
Freights firm. -io Hi.
New. Orleans,. February 2l<—Coffee
higher; Rio in cargoes 14016}. Sugar
firm; inferior 5}; common to good com
mon 6}07, faft to fully fair 707f5i prime
to choice 7}07}; yellow clarified 8408}.
Molasses quiet and weak; common 30033;
fair.S6038; centrifugal 30042; prime to
choice 42052. Rice firm at 607}.
Louisville, February 21.-FIour quiet;
extra $4.500$4.75; family $5225$05.5O;
A No. 1 $5.750$6.25; fancy SC.5O0$8.OO.
Wheat fim at $1225. Com firmer; white
44. Oats steady; white 40. Pork steady at
$12.50. Lard firm; tierces 7}. Bulk meats
firm; shoulders 4.2504.37; clear ribs 0.02};
clear sides 6.87. Bacon firm; shoulders 5.00
clear rib* 7.20; clear sides 7.50. Sugar-
cured hams 9010}. Whisky steady at
$1.06.
Cincinnati, February 21.-Flour quiet.
Wheat firm at $1.20. Corn higher at 39.
Oats weaker at 37. Pork steady at $12.00.
Lard firm at 7.25. Bulk meats steady;
shoulders! 4.25; clear ribs 6.60; clear sides
0,02}. B icon firm; shoulders 5.25; dear
ribs 7.25; dear sides 7*50. Whisky firm
at $1.06. Hogs quiet.
St. Louis, February 21.—Flour firmer.
Wheat higher; No. 2 red fall $1.29}; No
3 do $1.25. Com higher at 3410}. Oats
higher at 33}. Whisky steady at SI .07,
Pork higher; jobbing at $12.40. Lard high
er at 7.15. Bulk meats strong; (car lots)
shoulders 4.0004.10; clear- ribs' 6.500
6.60; clear sides 6.6506-75. Bacon firmer;
shoulders 4.9004.95; clear ribs 7.30; clear
sides 7.50. ' .
NATAL STORES.
Wilmington, February 21.—^Spirits of
turpentine steady at 44. . Rosin firm;
strained $1.17}; good strained $1.22. Crude
turpentine steady; hard’$1.55; yellow dip
$2.55. Tar steady at. 1.10. -*
MARINE NEWS.
New York, February 21.—Arrived—
City of Columbus, Bothnia.
Avriced out—Iota. ';
Uomeward—Luigi Accame, Pensacola;
Hedcri, Pascagoulag
An acquaintance of ours obtained re
lief when surferiug with piles by using
Tablet's Buckeye Pile Ointment, the bes
remedy for piles in the world; Price 50
cents.
For sale by. A. A. Menard, John In
galls; Rankin, Massenburg & Co.; Hunt,
8M7FP— Lorillard’s, iar.
Lo'illsrd’s. foil
TOBACCO—Common
Medium
. 70
... *0
5"a60
Lucy Hinton
53
Fine
75SI20
Shell Road.
50
CHEES8
..... lG\'al7
KICK
7a7K
I’OTAToKS—(Norlbernio dllmi)—
Early Rote * 73
Peerlew 2 75
f.coirirli 3 00
Puik JSje 4 CO
ONIO'8 B BO
MACON MILL'S^BHIRTING 8
MiCON MILLS 4-4SHEETING. 0
EBEt) OF D00T0B9.
Tbe feo of doctors ia an item that vary
many peiBona are interested in just at prea-
te-.t. We believe tbe aohei?nlo tor visits ia
A3, which would tax a man confined to hia
bed for a jear. and in need of a daily visit,
ovj it.' to a year for medical attendance
alone. And one single bottle of Hep Bittern
taken In time would save tbe $1 COu and all
tbe year’s rickneaa— Fort. Ieb'82if
The reto Ind optnieg to tbe morn.
Wnilo jit the dsw bccgaontLe thorn,
Fi'alailiti xwmgnaaa tbsn 1- wont
Tobrskt'-e from lips that SOZODONT
H*s touched nuh a toft crimson Rlow
That shows the dtzz'icg te:th tff so.
feb.8 lw
Fi OH EMINENT WILffiEB BB1NTON, M.
D., BALTIMORE.
I have used Oolden's Liebig's Liquid ex
tract ofBetf and Tonio Inviguaf : in my
practice, and have been muoh gratified with
the result. As a to io in ad casts ot debili
ty, wuxboees, anemia, chlorosis, tto , It C4U
not be eurp*88td
gold b, Joun Ingalls, Macon. ftsb!8 lw
WARD BEECHER AtK3 A QUJ5S«
TION.
On Punday. Jannaiy llih Isst, Bev. Henry
Ward Beecher, in PI; momb cburcb. Brook*
Wa pre-cb d to a crowd. The text was from
Firsa Timoib;. vl, 10—“For the lovo of
money ia tbe root of alt evil.” “Men may
say v h»* they please about despising money,
out no rational man dcoa despite it. Tba
most ruinous saint to whom a million is left
la qntlc willing to assume tne stewardship of
it. While dealing in stocks is as legitimate
when stocks xepr sent actual properly as ia
rhedeslirg iu wool or the produce oftbe
taim, yfct.KembliDg- in eto-cks ia not legiti
mate,,and yet it takes place unblushingly,
a m rt nnrebnkediy and increasingly. Why
sbotdJ not lotteries txiet when churches are
tail of them, when cathedrals are opened
fi ljd with the most ingenious relit nice, when
church fairs »ro carried on with the most un«
bu;hirgg»mfcat.f ohana , when a regiment
is swelling it* foods by tbe most notorious of
lotteries—wbat business have wo to lice up
iD/jodgm^nt ? ’ The li8tu Grand Monthly
Drawing < t the Louisiana btsto Lottery will
t*ko place *t New Orleans. Lonisisna, os
Tuesday, March 9ib. It is for <be esuto of
Education and Charily. For $2 you may 18 -
cctve $31,000. Address
■ ■ a? Dauphin. Ntw Orleans. La., or
same person at No. 819 Broadway, New York
city, N. Y. • f .biu-lw
Mrs. Wwai-wiaMedtaHC *yrup.
Bev. Sylvariu* Cobb tbae writes in the Bos
ton Christian Freeman: Wo »cu'd by no
means it commend any kind of medicine
wh cb we did not ki or to le good—perilous
larly for infants. Bat of Mrs. Wnrtlow’s
tioetbing Fyrnp wa can epeak from knowledge;
.iu our-own family it has proved a blessing
indsod, by giving an infant troubled with
colic pains, quiet sleep, and its parents ua*
broken rest At night. Most parent* can ap
preciate th*S3 b.'esa ege- Hero is an article
which works to perfection, and which is
harmiecs; far the sleep whioh it tffirda the
ii fin tie perfectly natural, and tbs Utile che»
mb awakes as 'bright a» a button.” And
ruring tbe p-oceas of teething, Its value is
inc- icable Wo biive frtquently hetrd moth
ers say they would not be ui’bout it fromths
birth of the cbihr till it had finished with the
teething siego, on aoy cmrideralion what*
ever, boldly alt droggiats. 25 cents a bot
tle. deo23 lw
GUABD AGAINST COliSGSJPTION,
thit life destroying arcurge, by promptly
aobduieg with the aid oi FarWei’a Ginger
tonic e«try attack cf Cot gh, Cold, or Sore
Ttr.j-vU ’There is -nmhiig like is Acting
powerfully upon tho blood and efcm, and the
mucooi tu faers (fr'be throat aim lungs, it
speedily cvererroe* thoee tangtaous disor
ders, prevents the dtVciocmcntef >he dread*
ed Consumption,-and remove* all pa>n and
«r>rent*w ikb theine-ga.. .ft is wonderfully
efficacious in Dyspeptic xffi.ctlCDs, ana gives
the most cotnfurting refie* from tietd.che.
Distress m -he Stomach. Nertonen fa Low
Spirits.- Wakefulness, : Palpitation of tho
Heart; Heartburn, etc.- It rernUte* the
Btaels correc t'both cnoaturel looseness
sod constipation'amd r stimulates the liver to
beallhjr acifon Buy *5) cent or $ l bottle
and- try ft. ■ Bold by. ail -firtt class dtugiUts.
For sale by Boland B Hall j --nfio 3m
\ RHEUMATISM.
This dreadful tenn*riv;‘the doctor* tell ns,
B in the blofld, and knowing thi*> to b* true,
vesdvDe every sufferer to try a bottle of
Duracg’e Rheumatic Utmidy. Xv ie taken
nUznaJly arid will positively cure tho worst
■lae, in tbe sborieet time Sold try every
trnggist in Mscc-n |snl4 dAwSn
Which lw theapeat
1 Dvrktce et Dora’s Darhs-n. <cr.tainin
iwja'.y pipi toils ot the bwt im.kiuc voba cc
via le or ou* com man ricsr? g*cb costa 10
cents . turf i Aw
<i*:Day—-Why wi) eu me sc common
rofcteoo, wfcen they can uy Mai burs Hroa.
3SAL OF hOSTH OAROi.1- -* at tbe teas
brute. 1 : '
'/WAN1ED
Sherman A Co , Marshall, Michigan, want
an agent in this county at cnco at a salary of
$100 per mu-ta and expenses p.il Fur
fop - a address rs above
febUdawly - .
GRAY’S SPECIF.C MEDI'UNE.
liiADE MAS/;. THE /neatTRADH MARK.
B' ghat r.m
- “ *dy. At un>
felling i re for
v Seminal etk-
nent. Spermat
orrhea. t.r po
tency. and Ml
^ ^ diseases tba* ^ ^ ^ < |
Before TaMagqucnce ci«M!After Taking
a>r.*c; aaa .Jrsaof mi rn„ry, unncrtal lssiitud
p»ln in tfcqback, dims,*-, cl v!»ii_r f pr.iratr
old age, a, d many oilu . <1m art th.t !o d ton
sanity and con3uipp*ion and a prerastu’e gr*
Tull tatlicul.VH irr «.ur pnu; b et, whi.-b wej
a:re to tend Ire. brra ! ti. • v.r, i.rc u 1 he
rifleiltdicinc is soM a> all urorfuis&i ft 9
pactoc*. rr six pac eg-- h r W aill i c -■ ut
bv mail on iwcdt.«I tin- mot er by sdd-esr
thn GR'.Y Vjtiw INK CO, N- » If man
B'ecr, De’roit. Mich, bold ix, f'transude
hers »)'
A <JAtti k
To all wboatw «offer* nx tram tbs error* snd
indiscretions oi youth nervous weekaam, aud'
decay,IosnoI manhood, etc, i will send a Serine
that will ears you, FRFF OP 08ALt*i The
rrual remedy wa* discovered by a missionary m
8csth America. Rend a »*;raddressed anve«i>e
to the key Jose ah T Inman, ffutioc D.Ner
I ark. • i