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THE MACON WEEKLY TELEGRAPH. TUajJAY JANUARY 5. 18E6.-TWELVE PAGES.
At tins Plano.
Itefo.w the Itotj f 7r *be rst
A grand piano.
Cut suddenly, when cU wan still.
Across my heart tbwra came a thrill.
Responsive to a mellow trill
Of aoftaoprano,
Then all seemed changed; the little room
Wa* fragrant with a faint perfume,
A* if a ro*e-bu*h bunt in gloom
And showed a bloaaom.
*Twaa only one. I knew full well;
How happily it reemed to dwell.
Where flrat it lifted and then fell;
Upon her bottom.
Outstretched a little was herehln,
A solitary dimple in.
Which seemed to aay: "When I begin
To change and alter.
Beware! Young Cupid lurketh near!”
Alas! I did not choose to hear,
And soon my lips a timid "Dear”
Began to falter.
And on, and on. throughout that song—
The notes now faint, now dear and strong—
My heart grew restless, till ere long
I touched her shoulder.
The fingers from the white keys dropped,
Down from her lips the songster hop|*ed,
The music, cote by note, was stopped—
Good-Mglit In the Nursery.
The tales are told, the songs are sung;
The evening romp is over;
And up the nursery stairs they climb,
Their busy brains and happy hearts
Are full of crowding fancies;
Prom song and tala ar.d make-believe
A wondrous web of dreams they weave
And airy child-roman re*.
The starry night b fair without;
The new moon rlaes slowly;
The nursery lamp la burning faint;
Each whlto robed, like a little saint;
Their prayers they murmur lowly.
The dim and dizzy mist of sleep
About their thongets begin* to creep;
Their drowsy eyes are closing.
Good-night? While the silent air
The moonbeams pale arc streaming.
They drift from daylight's noisy shore;
Blow ont the light and shut the door.
And leave :hem to their dreaming.
—Boston Transcript.
“AO. 40.”
A UtlmpM of Kali road Ufr.
BY X. WAltr.
The local freight, or No. 40, a,, in rail
road nomenclature, the boys called her, wan
fifty-hix minntra behind time, and the old
engine, panting like a living thing, plnngcd
forward at a terrililo rate of apoed in a
mighty effort to “make up" the loat time.
The long train of rare quivered and rocked
aa they aped forward with a awiftneaa equal
to that of a bird, and ua mile after mile of
gleaming raila clipped imperceptibly from
beneath tlie buzzing wlincln, itaeemed like
ly thnt niter all the freight would “pull"
into Drayton at tho appointed hour.
Fred Keller, conductor on No. 40, aat
near the little atove in tho far end of tho
cab, and his negro train-hand Hill, nodded
and dozed in a corner. The dim light from
a amoky keroaene lnmp*ahouo full upon the
young man'a anxious yet weary face -lie
Lad been “out” on the road ainee flvo in
the morning—then glittered along the brnaa
buttons of his uniform, and finally dickered
fitfully upon the dusky face of the Bleeping
negro. And so the night wore on.
Suddenly above the rattle and bang of the
wheels, rose a peculiar grating sound which
the conductor's trained cans inatantly de
tected. What was it? Cnnld some licit or
bar have slipped from its fastenings and be
dragging over the tics? Captain Fred lis
tened intently. No, that nolso eould not
be thus made. It was some heavier object,
and again tho question aroso in his mind:
What wax it? ltising, he atqiped to tho
aide door of the eab and catching hold of
the rope, leaned far outward in order to
hear more distinctly that mysterious noise.
Yea, there it was, and it bail evidently in
creased in volumo, for it was now one con
tinual crunch, crunch, grind, grind, hor
ribly suggestive of unknown dangers.
Captain Fred was a brave and n courage
ous young man, bnt as he listened a sensa
tion of nueaay anxiety stole upon him, and
nneonsciously a little superstitions thrill
crept into hla heart. “Old Nick mnst bo
about No. 40 to-night," he muttered, as ho
glanced up at the stars shining down in
such white, mute splendor. Then his gaze
wandered out to the stalely pines sweeping
past in the dim, silent darkness, bnt tbe
bravest of us possess a little uncanny streak
in our nature, and consequently cannot be
wandered at that at the present moment
Captain Fred heartily wished himself at
Drayton making out hit “reports” for the
next day. Conld, but happening to glance
backward into tlie cub he beheld his train-
hand Kill, standing in tbe middle of the
floor, his eyes rolling fearfully and quiver
ing with fear in even limb.
“Captain Fred, fob God's sako what nm
de matter?" he gasped. “Hub de debbil got
possession ob ole No. 40?"
Somehow the sight of the negro's terror
steadied tho young man's sum and in a
moment all iinuatnral fear vanished from
Ilia heart. When he replied to the frighten
ed darkey ho was Conductor Keller, the
keen-eyed, fearless railroad official, ever
vigilant and watchful for any danger that
threaten hia train.
“Nonoense, Hill," he anid, “some brace
has probably slipped and is scraping across
tbs tics. Hand mo my lantern and I'll
shine it along the raila and see, if possible,
what really ia the matter.”
The negro silently obeyed, and in a mo
ment Conductor Keller bad made a dis
covery. It was this: the front tracks ot the
box ear next the cab hail slipp.s! buck and
the hind tracks, which had been knocked
out of position, were dragging across the
ties, just below the “bumpers" coupling the
cab with the box ear, and the wheels rasp
ing against the irons were what had caused
the strange inexplicable noise.
Captain Fred, oa bia practical eye took in
the mtuotion, experienced a feeling of ap
prehensive dread, much more pronounced
than the vague, indefinable fears which hod
thrilled hla heart bat a moment ago. There
was no way, he reflected, of signaling the
engineer to stop (on Georgia railroads some
bright trains are minus bel. ropes) and
what would be the result if No. 40 continu
ed at this terrible rate of speed with that
box ear in such a precarious condition?
Besides, too, they hud jnst entered on a
long seven miles down grade, which would
of course accelerate the speed, and worse
than all, there were two very high treaties
to pxsa over before reaching level ground
again. Would the tracks cross those tres
tles in safety or—and here the young man s
face blanclied—would the box ear lose its
frail support and go crashing down, down,
dragging the entire train with it? He knew
that it so, every soul on board would be
crashed into a shapeless, unrecognizable
mass.
All these thoughts passed with inconceiv
able rapidity through Captain Fred's brain,
and in a moment be turned towards Hill
and explained to him their dangerous situ
ation.
“Bpoaa we jnrap, boor,?" suggested the
T Coodnctoi Keller didn't want to
jump. Ho knew that it would be to aiu'oet
certain death, running at the rate tliey
were, and besides, every truo railroader
will, even in tbe face of danger, stay with
hia train vntil tbe Inat moment.
So he replied: “Nfl, Bill, I think 1*11 atand
by No. 40 a little. You cun try it if you
like, but making tbe time we are, it will,
perhapn, be your la«t jump.”
“Captain Fred,’* said the faithful darkey,
“I’ll stay with you as long na you stay with
No. 40,” and resuming his corner, he re
lapsed into silence.
And so the moments sped onward and
they waited, waited for what? Death, per
haps, who could tell? As the young con
ductor sat with his face buried in his hands,
scenes and faces familiar to him came
trooping up before his mental vision. What
were the boys doing at Drayton, he won
dered? Perhaps they hurl not retired to
rest and jrcre still loufing round the hotel
office and pool-room, laughing And talking,
oa were their wont, while he, tlieir brother
railroader, was being borne onward through
the midnight silence and darkness onward
to . Tho young man shivered and
pushed his cap farther back from his eyes.
Was the switch engine in the yard drilling,
making up trains and shifting cam, as usual,
and hail tho passenger from the other end
of the road, due a half hour before No. 40,
arrived yet?
He thought, too, of the little telegraph
office at Drayton and of his friend, the train
dispatcher, and fancied how he would look
when he received the message: “No. 40
wrecked at Hamilton’s bridge. All on txmrd
killed.” What would the boys say when
the) heard abont it? Would they care?
Would they be sorry? Ah, how far a way
from them all he seemed! And how those
buzzing wheels sung to him if death and of
eternity—death, death, then eternity!
Suddenly Captain Fred’s somewhat dazed
sense cleared and he became aware of the
fact that No. 40 was gradually slowing up.
It was no trick of the imagination, for
glancing ont of the side door he beheld the
gines sweeping past in the dim, silent dark
ness, uud knew that lie had not been mis
taken. Bill gazed at him in mute iminiry,
but lie could not explain, could only listen
and wait.
In less than five minutes No. 40 came to
a dead stand still. Yes the local freight,
nearly an hour behind time, stopped with
out any seeming cause, in tho midst of a
dark, silent stretch of wire-grass miles dist
ant from the nearest station and having on
beard a full supply of coal and water.
Grasping bis lantern, Captain Fred jump
ed from the cab and hastened towards tho
engine, closely followed by Bill.
“Wlmt’s the trouble Jim?” be cried to the
engineer ah he came up along side the loco
motive.
“I don’t know', Captain Fred,” was the re
ply as a mystified, siuoko-begrimed face ap
peared at the window. “I think the very
devil must be in No. 40 to-niglit. 8ho
won’t budge another inch, although Sam
has shovelled in tho coal until the furnace
is in a regular white heat, and I’ve hud the
engine full stroke for the last mile.”
Conductor Keller concluded in a moment
that the injured trucks hud n good deal to
do with this singular affair, bnt just exactly
in what manner it was impossible for him
to tell.
“Come on, boys,” he cried to the engi
neer r.tid fireman, “I think 1 can show you
something thnt will account for it all,” and
led tho way towards the disabled box car,
explaining to them nbout it as he went.
tlis surmises were correct. The dragging
trucks had somehow wrenched up and car
ried along with them a number of crossties,
and they together, with the loosened soil,
hnd gradually accumulated until at Inst
they formed a vast impenetrable mass wbieh
stopped, even on a heavy down grade, the
progress ot the local freight.
“Boys,” remarked Captain Fred, seating
himself on tho end of n projecting tie, “I
don’t think No. 40 will get in on time to
night. Do von?”
And she didn’t.
HUKUKKY AT THE ZOO.
Cutting olT the Dew Claw of a Tigress’
Foot—How It Was Dorns
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Rinco curly fall “Katy,” ono of the hand
some tigresses at the Zoological Garden, has
been suffering from an ingrowing claw on
her left fore root, which during tho past
two weeks has by constant rubbing caused
an ugly llesh wound. Mr. Sol Stevens, the
superintendent of the Zoo, w'atclied the
nail with considerable anxiety, hoping that
perhaps tho restless animal in its ceaseless
trampinga and never-ending gambols would
scratch it off. The sore kept growing larger
nnd larger, and tho auinml began to lose
llesh nml manifest symptoms of ugliness.
It was feajed that unites the nail was re
moved lockjaw would set in. Accordingly
it was resolved to operate on Miss Katy
yesterday afternoon.
When ono redacts how difficult it often is
to operate upon an intelligent human being
it will reftdily bo seen teat to hold a wild
animal long enongli to perform even the
most trifling bit of surgery is by no means
an easy task. Precisely at 11:15 Bill IIos-
tetter, the head keeper of the carnivora, ap
peared with two largo bncketsful of raw
beef. Every animal in every cago scented
the smell of tho fragrant llesh as soon as
Bill opeued tbe door of his little room. The
tigresses leaped over each other like little
kittens, the, hyenas barked their noses
Against tho iron doors, the pumas vaulted
up nnd down the long rods and crossbars,
and the lions roared lustily. Several pounds
wero thrown to each animal, the bones to
the hyenas and nothing to the tigresses,
who growled sullenly at the slight. There
were n number of visitors present, nnd the
keeper announced : “We ll feed the seals
next,” and the visitors rushed pell-mell to
the inland ocean where the sea lions sport,
leaving only a few attendants and the En
quirer artist and reporter.
“All ready,” said Mr. Stevens, nnd half a
dozen men eppeared carrying long inch
ropes and long iron hooks*. The gate of
the hyenas’ cage was lifted, and both
hyenas quickly rushed ont into the fresh
air, while the gate shut behind them. Then
tho ooge door which communicated with
the spotted hyena was opined, and out ho
flew into the unoccupied cage that had
been occupied by the dog and two hyenas.
This cago was ten feet deep and five feet
wide, an<l a roof had been" placed over it
which was braced down with heavy tim
bers, making the cage about five feet high.
Two pieces of scantling ten feet long
bad been securely spiked on each side of
the cage, and at the rear a door had been so
notched an to be made to slide bock and
forth. Two long ropes au inch thick wero
now passed through the iron bars in front
of the cage, through holes in the door, se
curely fastened, and so adjusted that four
stout men could pull the door close up to
the bars.
The rop s were laid tip out of sight and
the small door leading into the tigers’ cage
was opened. Previously both tigresses had
been let out Into the open-air cage. Now
the door was opened and Katie was called.
She came bounding in and the door closed
behind her, shutting out bet companion.
Seeing the hyena cage door open, she sprang
noiselctfcly and with cat-like activity into
tbe vacant cage and clang fell the door.
She smelt a rat in a minute. She knew
something w as up. No longer pacing nst-
lessly back and. forth, gazing at nothing,
her eyes flashed with intelligence, and she
slowly advanced, her supple belly touching
the boor, and smelled of tbe rope, running
her nose along its entire length; then
upon her bind feet she examined
the door, gently clawed the rope over
her head, and turning, looked at the super
intendent and keepers, as much os to say,
What does this mean? “Pall away steady,
now,” and the four men, pulling each ou a
rope, drew the door dose up to the tigress,
who was brought snug up against the bare
and held favt It was thought she would
crouch a little, but. she did not, so it was
impossible to put the iron -oils in over the
animal’s body to hold it down. Now came
a wonderful exhibition of intelligence. The
tigress raised her left foot, and held it aloft
while Superintendent Stevens slipped a
noose gently over the claws and up the leg,
pulling it through the bare.
“Shove in the pine stick,” he said, nnd
one of tbe attendants thrust in n long piece
of pine scantling, while tbe superintendent,
after a little manipulation, got his pinchers
on the nail. Feeling the pain of the opera
tion, the enraged animal torget for a mo
ment her foot nnd viciously assaulted the
piece of scantling, and with quick and rap
id blows of her sharp teeth crunched off a
half-bushel busket full of kindling wood in
no time. Then back she bounded her head
to the foot, her whiskers tickling Mr. Stev-
ens\hands through tho bars. “There it is,”
he said, holding up a bloody claw three-
quarters of an inch in length, which
had been buried in the animal’s flesh.
Hastily grubbing a small india-rubber
syringe he injected the bleeding wound
with a diluted mixture of carbolic acid and
water, one-fourth acid, and loosening the
noose the door was gradually pushed hack,
tho trap opened, ana out sprang Miss Katy
into her own cage. She ran uneasily round
several times, and then lying down in the
center of fbo cage, devoted herself to dili
gently licking the wound. It was a beauti
ful operation, and so well managed that
none of tho other wild animals noticed any
thing unusual. The big Newfoundland dog
placidly watched the proceedings as he lay
on the" marble floor, nnd the scrofulous
spotted hyena never looked up from his
old cheek bone, nor did Paul, tho rheu
matic lion, utter a protesting growl. The
operation was more orderly than a camp-
meeting, and Superintendent Stevens is en
titled to the bakery as a tiger surgeon.
CRIME THAT LED TO SUICIDE. 22
The Downward Path of m Bright but tin*
scrupulous Young Man.
Galveston, Texas, Special.
Frank N. Adams, the attache of the United
States inspector’s office, who committed
suicide at Omaha, was well known in Gal
veston. He came here in the fall of 1H79,
nnd upon influential recommendations he
was given a position in the office of United
States Marshal Phillips. Mr. Adams quickly
developed into a groat society favorite.
He was handsome, witty, spoke several lan
guages, nnd had so many gilts that society
yearned for him. He responded and spent
money with lavish recklessness. His inti
mate friends thought that his relatives in
New York vfere sending him money. In
the spring of 1880 the truth came ont.
Adams was a thief aud a forger. He had
been stealing from Marshal Phillips aod
entertaining his friends with the proceeds.
Ho cut the checks from the back part of the
Marshals cheek book and forged his name
to checks amounting to $1,200. When
arrested at tho Tremont hotel he
tried to commit suicide, but the stomach
pump saved him, and be was sentenced to
HuutaviUe penitentiary for two years. Dur
ing his incarceration here many young Is
dies of the first families sent him notes,
flowers and books, and some of his gentle
men companions even went so far n
pass nights with him in jail. Ono of Ad-
unis’ brothers, a broker on Wall street,
was telegraphed to at tho time of his arrest
and replied : “Let tho law take its course.”
ship brokerage house Walker A Fowlor.
They gavo him a position of trust and so
ciety again roceived him, but ho proved
false to his trust, stolo several hundred dol
lars from the firm, wlu> declined to prose
cute him, but stipulated that ho should
leave Texas. He left and found employ
ment with Col. Hall, thin at Cheyenne.
The rest is known. After his release at
Huntsville ho bocanio engaged to a young
Indy hero of good family. Adams had so
much ability ns an Amateur actor that John
McCullough once offered him a position in
bis company.
AFTER MANY YEARS-
A Romantic Story, !u Which an Kx-Confed-
crate Colonel Figures.
Raleigh. N. C.. Special.
A most romantic story, in all respects
true, comes from S.unpson county, this
State, In 1801 tho ltev. Dr. II. S. Spivey
parted from his son, John G. Spivey, at
Goldsboro. 'The hitter served with the array
of the Southwest, and was present at the
st-ige of Vicksburg, the battle of Corinth,
and ninny other engagements. Ho wus de
tailed on special duty in Ar
kansas aud was captured at
Dardanelles in and carried a
prisoner to Johnson’s Island, a here he re
mained till the following February. After
his release he wus sent to Shreveport, La.,
and placed in command of his regiment, in
which position li<i served until the close of
the war. After the surrender lie went with
some comrades to try his fortunes in the
northwest. After living a short while in
several States he settled at Saliua, Kan.,
where he has lived for sixteen years,
practicing law with great success. His
father heard of his capture and im
prisonment, and thought ho died in cap
tivity. In 1872 Colonel Spivey wrote
to Ins father. Tho letter was misplaced,
uud came to light only a few weeks ago,
while Mrs. Spivey was looking through an
old box. The discovery of its contents led
to n correspondence which resulted in the
arrival of Colonel Spivey with his daughter,
Miss Nettie, in Clinton la*?t Sunday. The
joy of meeting of the father and ion, each
of whom Inn! long since mourned the other
as dead, is more easily imauined than des
cribed. Friends of the ltev. Dr. Spivey,
who so recently wept with him upon the
death of his wife, now rejoice with him in
his gladness.
Escape of Prisoner*.
CuiRuanos, W. Vl, January 4.—Five
prisoners escaped last night from the county
jail. When Dick Wyatt, the night gaani,
went into the jail to lock the prisoneni in
their cells, one of them knocked him down.
A general sUmpcde followed. Jailor
Bowles attempted to fasten the outer gates,
but was knocked dow*n before he could do
so. The men who escaped, were George
and Richard Jeffrey, brothers, who killed
Wm. Douglass; George Bears ley, who killed
Henry Moore; Louis Douglass, who killed
Tom Neal last Christmas eve, and Luther
Smith, negro, who was serving a three years
sentence tor grand larceny. A heavy re
ward has been offered by Sheriff Evart for
their recapture.
He on Your Guard.
Benson’s Capcina Wasters arc widely imitated.
That ta the fart. Now, why are they imitated? Be
cause they are the only porous plaster In existence
that ia rully trustworthy and valuable. Benson’s
Blasters are highly and hi ientift.rally medicated,
and core in a few hour* ailment* upon which no
©them have any effort whatever. The public are
Ui civ fore cautioned against plasters bearing the
name of -Cspsicln,” “Capsicum,’* ’t'apelcine,” oi
•■Capurtn.” which an meant to pae* for “Gtocine*
(please note the difference) and also against piasters
b wring the name "Bcnion’a,” Burton'*, etc.
When buying a«k distinctly for Benson* Waaler and
protect jourself by per* nal examination. The
genuine hae the word "Capciae” cut or poroused
in the body of th* plaster and the "Three Beals”
trademark on the face doth.
W. F. Coll.bond*... 107
Ma. Q. L. k W. stock. 95
Macon Yol. Armory.107
Bibb M’f’g Co., let
mt’g.bnuds par »nd Int.
Is It Not Singular
That consumptives should bo tbe least apprehen-
siv a of their own condition, while all their friend*
are urging aod beeeecblng them to be more careful
shout exposure and overdoing. It may well be con
sidered one of the most alarming symptom* of the
disease, where the patient i* reckless and will not
believe that he is in danger. Reader, if you are in
this condition, do not neglect tho ouly mean* of re
covery. Avoid exposure and fatigue, be regular in
your habit*, and nee faithfully of Dr. Pierce’s
••Golden Medical Diitcovery.” It ha* saved thou
sand* who were steadily failing.
MARKET REPORT
Stock* and Honda.
[Local market corrected dally by J. W. Lccketu
State aud city bond*. iN. E. 7*. lstm. ’93. .116
Oa. 6a, 1»39 107 iG. * K. end. by Cen.100
Oa. 7*. 1386 104 Railroad.
Oa. 7s. gold 11444 A. h W. P
Oa. 7a, 1396 1254 A. AW. deb 100*
Macon (to.... 110 |A. k. 8. 7a, gntd....l»i
Savannah 6a 100 ,C. R. R. stock 77 *
Columbus 6* 96 'Cen. certificates 60
Atlanta A* 107 8. W. ’7*. gntd 117*
Augusta 6* 107 “ ~ “
Railroad bond*.
A. AG. ’97, 1st inert.UR
Cen. 7a, ’93,1st tuort.116
Oa.Ce, ’97 109
MAG, *93,2d niort. .111
M. A E. *03. i m. 1909.109
New Youk, January 4.—Tho first week of tbe New
Year, b* rring tho limited business on 8atur«»*r,
opened with an active market that was weak dur
ing the forenoon and Htrong after midday. There
ha* been no Improvement in the unfavorable
feature* of the local trade, and thin, with au early
slight advance in sales for sterling exchange, lead
ing to a miner of early shipment* of gold, again
had a ib-proKMing effect upon price*. Although sales
were large after the opening price* were * to *
lower for most of the active list, with a looaof 4
for Lackawanna. The was further decline
during tbe forenoon of over 1
for nearly all the active stocks,
Lackawanna losing 1*' for common ami 1* for
S referred, and trunk line and granger to 1 *. The
echne w*a checked before 3 o’clock, and from that
time until fhe Close of the boaiti there wa* a *troug
aud persistent upward movement, with only very
slight reaction*, excepting coal stock*, and early
losses were recovered, and in many caeca from a
fraction to over 1 gain over opening figure* were es
tablished, the market cloning strong at or within a
*m*1l fraction of the highest quotation* reached. The
greatest advance* were had by Western Union
and Missouri Pacific, and some of the low priced
fancies. The advance in Western Union was aided
by retKirts that tho Protddent of the 'Baltimore and
Ohio Telegraph Company was In consultation with
3o*a!d, as it was understood looking to settlement
of the telegraph context, and although this wax de
nied, the stock continued strong and active and
closed with a net advance of I*. Missouri Pacific,
which lost in the morning, rallied aud closed 1 *
higher, other active Htocka less than 1. St.
Paul wax very Htrong aud active during the afternoon,
with alleged heavy buying* by prominent opera
tors who have been bulling stock for somo time
past. The Grangers, Erie, Missouri, Kansas aud
Texas, North Pacifies, Pacific Mail and Texas closed
at about Saturday evening's final figure*. Hales
46.6000 shares.
The following were the closing quotation*:
Ala. Class A, 3 to S 98 I Mobile and Ohio... 16
Claw* B, 6* 106 Nash, and Chat.... 46*
Georgia6a *103 N. O. Pacific, Is.... 57*
Ga. 7*. mortgage., loo* N. Y. Central 106*
N. Carolina *30 I Norfolk k W.pref.. 30
N. Carolina, new.. 30 Northern Pac.,coin. 2*4
Funding 10 ^ pref 61*
Virginia 6* *43 Rich, and Allegh’y. 7
” consolidated *30 | Rich, and Dan 80
Che*, and Ohio.... 13 Rich, and W. P.... :W
Chicago and North 110 jltock Island 130*
do. preferred.... 136 'St. Paul... 96*
Denver and Itio O. 20 | do preferred.. 124*
Erie 204 Texas Pacific 13*
East Toun. R. It... «*jUnion Pacific 6.V*
LakoMhoro 98*,Wabash Pacific.... 11*
LoiiImv. aud Nash. 46*j do prof.... '. 21*
Memphis and Chat 38 IW. U. Telegraph... 21*
* Bid
Cotton.
Maoux. January 4.—Good middlings*; middling
active.
KKCEIPTS, SHIPMENTS AND KTOCK.
Received to-day, by rail 69
'• by wagon 11
Revived previously 50,632
Stock on hand September i, ieSo. 063—51,270
Shipped to-day 7
Shipped previously 43,736 43,743
Stock on hand 7,627
•T TKI.ITOKA PH,
Nkw Yoek, January 4, noon.—Stock* active
and Ann. Money easy at 2 to 3. Exchange,
long $4.85*, short $4.88*. State bonds are neg-
Icrte l/gGovernment bond* dill! but steady.
BY T ELKO RAMI.
LnruiPOOL, January 4, uoon.—Cotton market firm,
with prices stiffening a little; middling upland*
American 76,600. Futures firm. 2 p. w.—Sales to
day Included 8,N)0 American. Future* clc*ed
steady. 6 p. m —Futures closed quiet but *teady.
Opened. 12 p.m.] Closed
January
December Jeuntry..,.
Janaary -Fe bruary....
February-March
March April
Anril-May
May-Jnne
Jnne-July
July-Augu*t
4 62-64
4 62-64
5 1-64
5 4-64
5 7-64
8 11-64
6 14.61
4 63-641 4 61-64
4 63-64 4 61-64
5 I 4 63-64
5 3.64' ft 1-64
5 fi-64 . 5 4-64
5 9-64 6 7-64
n.—Cotton dull;
ing Orleans 9*;
Evening—Cotton, net receipts 366; gross 12,050.
Future* closed firm; sales 88,600.
The Kveniug Post *av*: The market opened
for future delivery firm at 6 ftoiuts advance. At the
opeulug call January delivery sold at 9.27. February
9.36 to 9.35, March 9.45 to 46. April 9.57. May 6.67 to
9.6S, July 9.89, August 9.97 o 9.98, October 9.55.
Hale* lo,3oo bale*. After tbe oi>cning call the mar
ket wax firm and price* were further advanced 3 to
4 point*, but at noon about one-half of the last im
provement had been lost. Encouraging Liverpool
advice* caused future* to advance here 1 Id 11-100,
but oa thi* brought in many *ellera, 6-lOOof the ad
vance wo* lost again. At the third call 400 January
brought 9.27, 20n March 9.46, 400 April 9.57. 10USep
tember 9.72. Under exi*ting circumstance* solid
improvement at Mancheater 1* hardly expected. On
the other band even the advanced price of 5d for
middling upland* 1* still below tho Houthom mar
ket*. and If referring to New York quotation* there
there are *o much more too high for eximrt with
accumulated New York stock stock of 226,000 bale*.
Future* closed sternly at 7 to 7 9-1UO higher than
last l.iur*day.
The following
lngqnotattm*:
Dec
Jan
Feb
9.28
9.36
9.47-48
| Open'd, j C'lneed
June....
July ....|
August..
Hept....
9.99-10
9.73-75
9.5:4-66
Nkw Yobs, January 4, evening.—Cotton market
quiet and steady; aalee 407; middling upland* 9*;
middling Orleans 9 7-16; consolidated net receipt*
26.279; exports to Great Britain 28,591, to continent
17,676.
Galvbstow, January 4.—Cotton market qnk-t;
middling H*; net receipt* 4,786, gross 4,848; *ale*
116; stock 89,980; export* to coastwise 8,414, to
continent 62.
kob Volk. January 4.-Cotton market steady;
middling* 8*; net receipt* 3,031, gross 3,(01, stock
55,086; aale* 1,364; export* to coastwise 2,2.13.
Baltimore, January 4 —Cotton market quiet:
middling* 9; net receipt* 1,491. grosa'i, 312; *alea
: stock 33,060; export* to Great Britain 4,294.
Boerov, January 4.—Cotton market quiet;
middlingr. 9*; net recetpta 317, groea 2,997 aalea;
—.stock 6,310.
WiLMinorov, January 4.—Cotton market firm;
middlings H 11-16: net receipta 460, gross 460;
sale* ; stock 12,021.
Philadklmua, January 4.—Cotton market dull;
mldllingx 9>;; net receipt* 181. gros* isi; sale*
—, stock 14,018.
Savaxxah. January 4.-Cotton market steady;
middling HS; net receipt* 3,476, gross 3.610. sale*
1.200; stock 108.647; export* to Great Britain 7,462,
to continent 11.330, to coastwise 6,508.
New Oklkax*. January 4.-Cotton market
firm; middling* 8S: net receipt* 7,771. gr tse 9.884;
■ale* 8.000; stock 306.367s export* to Orest Britain
4,242. to continent 3,539, to coastwise 1.590.
Mobils, January 4.—Cotton market firm;
middling 8 9 16; net receipt* 2.228, gm*a J.3u7; egi**
W»: Stock C.\0U; export* to coastwise 2.548.
Mkmebu, January 4.—Cotton market firm;
middling 8*i; receipts 1.980; shipment* 3,493;
•ales 3.800; stock 156,668.
ArooTA, January 4.—Cotton market quiet:
middling^ 9-16; receipt* 285; shipment* — sale*
CHARUurm*. January I.—Cotton market firm;
middling 8 11-16; net receipts 1,274. gnira 1.274;
aalea 800; stock 104.302; export* to coastwise l.ww.
Macon Market lie port.
[Corrected dally by T. Skelton sonea A Co., Mer
chandise Broker aud Manufacturers Agents.
TOJfE OV THK MASK AT.
Business is improving. Meat* 16 point* higher,
strong and advancing. Sugar and coOke strung.
General trade good.
COUNTRY PRODUCE.—Cabbage, $ to 12« per
strictly No. 1 pee Iced fie per
lb. Onions, yellow and red $3.28 per bt»L
Potatoes. $2.60 per bb*. Turnips $2.25 to $2.10 per
DBT GOODS.--Itints $« to fie. Georgia brown
■hlrtint $-4 «e; 7-S 4*e. Brown sheeting. 4-4 fi^e
White osnanurg* 8* to te. Tarns «2*c for bee
makes. Brown drilling* to Sc.
FRUITS.—Apple* $2.50 to $3.50. Oranges $2.50 to
$3.00 per box. Bananas, yellow $1.50 per bunch;
red $1.26 per bnneh. Lemons $3.60 to $4.00 per
box. Coccanuts $4.00 per 100. California pears
^GROCERIES.—Butter, oleomargarine 20 to' 22c
peT lb; new May gilt edge 30c per lb; country
20 to 25c j er lb; Tenneiweo 22 to 25c per ib. Candy,
assorted. In boxes 9 to 10c; in barrels 8},c. Choose,
rail cream 11 >; to 12c per lb; lower grades 10 to 11c,
Corned beef, cooked, l lb cans $3.25; 2 lb cans $3.60,
Coffee,choice 11K to 12Xc per lb; good 11X to Pic per
lb; medium 10* to 11c per lb; common 9,q to 10c
per lb. Fish, new crop No. 1, in bbls $12.00, half
bbls $6.00, qnarutr bbls $3.25. kit* 79c; No. 3 mack
ereh bbls $8.00, half bbls $4.00, quarter bbls $2.25
kits 60c. Flour, common $4.60; family $4.67; extra
family $5.25 to $5.40; fancy. $6.00 to $6.50; patent
16.26 to $6.75. Grain, corn, good milling 68c by
car lot*; 60.1 by a mall lots; mixed 66c. Oat*, western
42c; Georgia rust proof 60c; Texas rest proof 60.
Bran $1.15. Hay, Western timothy $1.10 to $1.25,
email lots $1.60. Lard, tierce* and tubs 7J* to 8c
per lb; 10 lb pails W«p per Ib; 6 lb palL 9.4c per lb,
3 lb pall* 10c per lb; Louisville kettle rendered,
tierces 9«*c per lb. Meats.bacon.sides 64 to64c per
lb; shoulders 44c per lb. Bulk meat*, aidea 64c
per lb; shoulders 4&c per lb. Hams lO.qto lOJfc per
lb. as to siz« and quality. Nuts, Terragoua almonds
22c per lb; Princess ptper shell 24c per lb; French
walnut* 16 to 18c per lb; pecan* 15c j*er lb: Brazils
lUc per lb; cocoanut* $40.00 to $45.00 per IGU0. Pick
les, pint* $1.25; quart* $1.75; halt barrels,
plain and mixed $7.00. Raisins, new
layers $3.75 per box; new London layers
$4.25 per box: loose mutcatela $3.00 per box. Rice,
good 5c per lb; prime 64cj»er lb; faney 7c per lb.
Salt, Virginia $1.00 to $1.25; Liverpool 95c; by car
load these prices can Iks shaded. Sardines, Ameri
can $7.60; imported $13.00. Starch, boxes 5c per lb;
1 lb boxes fic. Sugar, crushed 7 4c. powdered'.;;,
granulated 74, A. 74', white extra C. 64. yellow 6.
Syrup, New York sugar 30 to 40c per gal; Now Or
leans 30 to 59o per gah
HARDWARE.—Horae shoe* $4.50 per keg. Mule
shoes $5.50. Iron bound haines $3.50 to $4.00.
Trace chains 35 to 60 cent* por pair. Ames shovels
$10.00 per dozen. Plow hoe* 4 to 6c per lb. Hol
man's plawstocks $1.10. Axe* $6.60 to $8.00 per
dozen. Cotton cards $4.50. Well bucket* $3.76.
Colton rope 16 to 20c per lb. Swede iron 5 to 540
per ib, refined 240 basis. Plow sire! p-r
lb. Nall* $2.90 to $3.uo, basis of lOd. Powder $4.00
per keg. Blasting powder $2.75. Lead 8c per lb.
Drop snot $1.60 per bag. Barlwd wire 7 to 7.4c.
HIDES, WOOL ETC.—Hides, dry flint 9 to 124c;
salted 8 to 10c. Wool, unwashed 16 to 18c; washed
20 to 25c; burry 6 to 19c. Wax 18 to 20c. Tallow 5c.
OILS.—Signal 60 toouc; West Vlndnla bhvk 17c;
lard oil 70c; cotton seed 60c; headlight l*o, 1 er-
osene 16c; ncatsfoot 78c; machinery 26 to 35c; lin
seed 68 to 71c; mineral seal 38c; cotton aeed refined
$1.06. Calcined plaster $2.60 to $2.75 por bbl. Hair
40 to 60c. Louisville and RoHeudale cement $1.90
to $2.00; Portlandcement $8.75 to $4.00.
Grain anil Provisions.
CHirAoo, January 4.—Tbo wheat pit waa filled
with apparently little difficulty. The feeling won
moderately strong at the opening, owing to a cold
wave.price* being marked up 2'.,but the Helling cle
ment Noon turned the tide in the other direction,
arul price* fell 1from the outside figure* to 89 f«
May, which wax the lowest. On the regular board
large line* were thrown on market, when *lgti* Lo
carno evident that May wo* going brick under
90. and the excltoment iu the pit wo*
quite *harp- When May touched 89»* the
reeling ln'caine extremely heavy, and come
large quantities of long wheat w«* offered, ov in x to
eahauMtlve margins, which helped the dowuward
co it me. Buying bocame a little more general when
May touched 89c., and them wo* a rally to 89,'ic.,
cloning ut 89**0. at 1 o’clock. May broke off again
ki te, but the absence of any new shipping bur,ine**,
and a litt!" freer movement from flrat hand*, wa*
token a* a bear arrangement as supplied on each.
There wa* an eas'er tendency in corn, owing to
colder wcatlicc and little larger receipts. Tho mar-
kot closed U to Jic. under Saturday. Oat* ruled a
shade easier in sympathy with other markot*. Pro
visions were a trifle lower and dull.
CHiCAuo, January 4.—Flour unchanged: South
ern $4.76*5.00. Wheat opened active and closed
I 1 , lower than Saturday: January 82\a84;L Febru
ary H44o844. May 89a'.H)4. Corn opened quiet and
closed a shade lower than Saturday; cash 36, Janu
ary 364a3C4, February .36^a364, May 39;raio.
Oat* opened dull, closed steady; cash 28, January
28, February 28, May 314*314. Me** pork active
with but little change: Cash $9.95af 10.00, January
$9.95a$PM>24, February $io.024aiu.i24, May
$lo.35alu,40. Lard moderately active and ateady:
Cash $6.00. January $6.00, February $6.024a6.07‘L
May a6.22JtoO.25. Bulk meat* steady: Dry salted
shoulders $3.70a3.75, short rib sides $4,974. short
clear aides $8.30a5.3L Whisky steady at $1.18.
Sugars unchanged: Cut loaf 74*?4» ttnumlsted A
64. standard A 64a64.
CixciKVATT. January 4.—Flour unchanged; Family
$4.00*4.25, fancy $4.40a5.&). Wheat lower: No. 2
red winter 91493. Corn quiet: No. 3 mixed 35 4a3G.
Oats better: No. 2 mixed 8O4. Pork dull at $10.05.
Lard in fair demand: Prime steam $6.00. Bulk
meat* quiet and firm: Shoulders $8.90, abort rib
$5.00. Sscon quiet: Shoulders $4.50, abort riba
$5,874, short clear $6,124. Hams—6ug<t■'-cured
quiet at $11.00. Sugar strong: Hard (refined) 64*
74, New Orleans 5a54- Hogs steady: Common
and light $3.20a3.90: packing and butchers’ $3.80*
4.00. Whisky firm at $1.10.
Lovisvills, January 4.—Grain steady. Wheat,
No. 2 red 93. Corn-No. 2 mixed 35 l 4 a3C. Oat*
—new. No. 2 mixed 30 l ja31. Proviidons steady.
Bacon—clear ribs $5.901 clear side* $0.25, shoulders
$4.75. Bulk meats—clear rib sides $5.15, clear
■Ides $5.40, shoulders $4.00. Pork—Mess nominal
at $10.60. Hams— Supar-citrad $9.50*10.00. Lanl
quiet: Choice leal $7.60, prime steam $6.15, choice
family $7.00.
4.90. Wheat lower and fairly active: No. 2 red cash
91 January 91,‘ t aa92. Com opeued and closed
dull: No. 2 mixed cosh S.'lL'a’M. January 334. Oat*
opened very dull and eloaed barely ateady: No. 2
mixed cash 284, January 274. Provisions quiet
diaugep. Pork firmer at $10.10*10.124-
short clear $6.15; boxed lots, long clear $4.70. short
ribs $4.95, clear sides $5.074a5.16. Bacon—Shoul
ders $3.65. long clear $5.60, short riba $6.624a&G5,
Nkw York. January 4.—Flour—Southern quiet;
Common to fair extra $3.60*3.90, good to choice
extra $4.(«a6.50. Wheat—spot 4 *0 K lower:
ungraded red 82*9?*«• No. 2 red January 904a
91, February 914a9i>.. Com. *rot 4»4 lower;
Ungraded 44&194, No. 1 January 464, February
46?$. Oat*, cash 4 to 4 lower; No. 2 mixed, spot
354• Hops dull and unchanged: No. 2 20a25;
fair to clio ice 10. Coffee, spot fair rio quiet at
$8.26, No. 7^io s]K»t $6.70, January ;8.CCa?.65. Sugar
steady aud qnh-t: Barhadoes 5,4, centrifugals 6
3-16, St. Croix V.j, French islands 54, Demsrara 44,
Martinique 5 Antigua 44. Brazil 44, Pernambuco
6, F.nidUh Llcud 54. Muscovado 5,4', Porto Rico
64, molasses sngyr 4 13-16; fair to good refining
54*6-4; refined steady—C 5.4*64, extra C 64*6,4,
white extra C 5,4. yellow 6*». off A 64'. mould A
6,4, standard A 6 7-16*64, confectlonera’ A 6 15-16,
cut loaf 7 4*74, crushed 74*7?;, powdered A 615-16
a7,4, granulated 6 13-16, cubes 0 15-16a7, Molasses
unchanged: New Orleans 43*52: Cult* (50-test
refining) 17?{. Rico steady: Domestic 4*7; rangoon
44. Cotton seod oil quiet at 274; crude 33,
Pork quiet aud steady: Me**, spot $10.00*10.20,
Middice dull: Long clear $5.37,4. Lard a shade
lower, active; Western steaiu. spot $6.3«, January
$0.30a6.:iH. Fielght* to Liverpool per steamer steady:
Cotton 5-32d. wbeat2?4<l.
iiALTiMoKK. January 4.—Flour sternly: Howard
Street and Westorn superfine $2.62a3.00: extra
$3.26*4.00; family $4.25*4.76: City Mills sujierfln
winter red spot 85,4 bid. Com—Southern higher
and active: We < -tera steady; Southern white 434*48;
do yellow 434*47-4; Western mixed spot 47*47,4.
New Orleans, January 4.—Flour ateady: Family
$3.'fzfci.l0; high grade* $6.00*5.10. Cora quiet
No. 2 50; No 2 white 56; No. 2 yellow 65. Oat*
quiet and unchanged: Western, choice and No. 2
33a334- Bran, per cwt. 90. Hay quiet: Prime to
good prime per ton $13.00*14 60, choice $16.00*16.50.
Pork quiet at $9.75 per bbl. Lard quiet; tierce*
(refined) $6.50*6.624; prime ateam $6.75. Hams—
Sugar-cured $10.75*11.25. Bulk meats; shoulders
$4.00*4.05. clear rib sides $5,874*6.00, long clear
slear sides $5,874*6.09. IJacon quiet: Shoulders
$4,00, long dear side* $6.59*6.624, clmr rib side*
$6.50a6.624« Whisky quiet: Western rectified $1.10.
- Coffee Btezdy: Rio (cargoes) commou to prime 7ol»4.
Sugars higher: Louisiana open kettle strictly nritue
5, choice 54, common to fair 4,4»I4, I#ouiii-
iana centrifugals, plantation granulated 6.4*64,
choice white 04, granulate?! choice yellow clarified
5,4. Mol;w*e;« steady. Louisiana, open kettle 34a3G;
strictly prime 34*36, prime 35a30, good common 23a
So, centrifugal and strictly prime 13*20, common to
good common 14*21. Rice steady: Louisiana ordi
nary to prime 34*54. Cotton seed oil qnlet and
unchanged: Prime crude ‘A summer yellow 30*31.
TTsvsl Stores.
I Batakhah, January 4 —Spirit* of turpentine
1 strong: Regulars 35; sales 350 barrel*. Resin steady
! at $1.05al.i0; sales barrels.
Wilm-xoroK, January 4.—Spirit* of turpentine
firm at 344. Rosin firm: Strained 75, good
strained 80. Tar firm at $1.00. Grade turpen
tine^ steady, hard $1.00; yellow dip and rtrgUi
Chaklxbtow, January 4.-Spirit* of tnrponttne
quiet at 344. ltoain steady: 8trained 80; good
strained 874*90.
Nkw Youk. January 4.—Rosin, refined dull
at $1 024*1.074. Spirts of turpontiue quiet at
Wool.
New York, Jauuary 4.—Wool firm: unwashed
33 to 34; good domartlo fleece 27 toS64: polled 14 to
22: Texans 9 to 22.
A. B. FAJlQUHAlt, York. Pa.
ROBT. H. SMITH, Macon, G«.
A. B. FABQUHAR & CO.,
HA*C .’ACrrOMM OV AMD DIAUDO XH
STEAM ENGINES
BOILERS,
SAW MILLS,
GRIST MILLS,
BELTING,
STEAM FITTINGS,
HANCOCK INSPIRATORS,
1 full line of
BUFFALO SCALES
NAILS'
;axes,
PLOWS,
SHOT,
CUTLERY,
WOOD WARE,
DOMESTIC AND IMPOIlTEDjH AHDWAR
Ordure solicited end good, aud price* always guaranteed aattnlactory.'
A. B. FABQUHAR & CO.,
ootldAraAwtf 1XACOX. GEORGIA.
SOLUBLE BONE DUST.
This is the highest grado Fertilizer for composting ever
offered for sale in Georgia. Tho analysis just issued by the
s ta*e Agricultural Department, from a lot 5,000 tons now
ready for shipment, is as follows: •
H. Urt per cent
.an •«
14.1* •«
I. 50 «
15.05 ••
Moisture, : s i t
Insoluble I'tins. Acid : ; :
Soluble IMioh. Aei«l : : : :
Itcvci-teil IMioh. Aebl : : :
Available IMios. Aebl : : : :
lORiilvnlent tou commercial value of tjet 1.50.
We have a largo stock of Kainit, Acid Phosphates, ground
Animal Bones and arc agents in Middle Georgia for Lister
Brothers Fertilizers ard Merryman’s Fertilizers,
RODGERS, WORSHAM & CO.,
131 and 133 Third Street.
decllwedftfri&w2ra
NOW IS THE TIME !
Don’t Waste Your Money on Third-Class Machinery.
Thousands wasted every year by not coming to Head
quarters to buy Machinery.
O^ ER FIFTY ENGINES SOLD.
Come and read what the planters say about them. We
can show the strongest certificates of the best planters in
Georgia. The repairs on fifty Engines aro nominally noth
ing. The simplest, strongest and most durable Engines in
the United States.
M. J. HATCHER & CO.
General Agents.