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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.