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REMARKABLE PAPER
THE WEEKLY TELEGRAPH: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1888.-TWELVE PAGES.
plays a dozen imperial, royal, and .Chris
tian orders of which heiB knight. Ho!
the day and Atlanta as the place of meet- THE SULTAN’S HAREM
ing.
partmeut of Georgia.
COV. BROWN'S FAMOUS PIKE ORDER.
An Appenl to FUht to the Death n»d to
Clutch the Enemy Hand to Hand-
How the Pike* Were to b
Mmle and Used.
:ac.)
I: r
Some of the committee favored Macon
~ -r>-i • .i rto I but they were told that this was the pro-
On File in the Executive De- g ranm)0 an d it was useless to kick. 'Jhe
convention is called for the purpose of se
lecting four delegates from the State at
large to the national convention, and to
consider the advisability of putting out a
full ticket for State officers. It was
thought best to leave the choosing of dele
gates from districts, to conventions to be
held in each Congressional dis
trict. The chairman was instructed
to issue a call for the
different counties to hold mass-meetings
to select delegates to State and district
conventions, and that such call must he
issued at least 'ten days prior to the as
sembling of such mass-meetings. The dis
trict executive committees are urged to
issue their calls for their conventions
prior to the State convention; and the
same delegates to district conventions may
also act as delegates to the State conven
tion if they so desire. No person will be
allowed to act as delegate to any conven
tion unless he is H bona fide citi
zen of the county lie proposes ,tt
represent. All persons in favor of a pro
tective tariff and without regard to past
affiliations are invited and urged to take
part in the campaign with the Ilcpubli
cans.
The rule adopted requiring all delegates
to conventions to be bona fide citizens of
their comities is a new one, and it will be
Macon Telho*aph ItrKEiC,
No. 3J4 Whitehall Street,
Atianta. Ga.. February », IN*.
In rumbling’ through the executive de
partment, your correspondent found the
following interesting historical document:
EXECUTIVE DurARTMSMT, MlLLEDGE-
VU.I.E, Ga., February 20, 1862.—To the
Mechanics of Georgia: The late reverses
which have attended our arms show
the absolute necessity of renewed en
ergy and determination on our part. We
are left to choose between freedom at the
end of a desperate and heroic struggle and
submission to tyranny, followed by the
most abject and degraded slavery to which
a patriotic and generous people were ever
exposed. Surely we cannot hesitate. In
dependence or death should be the watch'
word and rcfljy of every free-born son of
the South. Our enemies have vastly supe
rior numbers and greatly the advantage in
the quantity and quality of their arms.
Including those, however, which have been
and will he imported in spite of the block
ade, we have guns enough in the Confed
eracy to arm a very large force, hut not
enough for all the troops which have been
and must be called to the held. I\ hat
shall he done in this emergency? I an
swer, use the “Georgia l’ike,” with six feet
staff and the side knife, eighteen inches
blade, weighing about three pounds. Let
every army have a large reserve, armed
with a good pike, and a long, heavy
side knife, to be brought
upon the field, with a shout
for vic'orv when the contending forces are
much exhausted, or when the time comes
for the charge of bayonets. When the ad
vancing columns come within reach of the
balls let them move in double-quick time,
and rush with terrible impetuosity into the
lines of the enemy. Hand to hand the
pike has vastly the advantage of the bayo
net, and those having the bayonet, which
is itself hut a crooked pike with shorter
staff, must retreat before it. When the re
treat commences let the pursuit be rapid
and if the enemy throw down their guns,
and are likely to out run us, if need tie,
throw down the pike am
at their heels with the knffe till
each man has hewn down nt least one of
his adversaries. Had five thousand re
serves thus armed and well trained to the
use of these terrible weapons,been brought
to charge at the proper lime, who can say
that the victory would not have been ours
at Fort Donaldson. But It was probably im-
por'ant that 1 state hero the use to be
made of that which I wish you to manu
facture. I have already a considerable
number of pikes and knives, but I desire
witliiu ihe next month tell thousand
more m each, I must have them; and
appeal to you as one of the most patriotic
classes of our fellow citiseiw to make them
for me immediately.
I trust every mivnanlcwliohas the weans
o* turning them out rapidly^ and thf own
er of every machine shop In this State,
will at once lay aside as far as possible all
other business "and appropriate a month or
two to the relief of the country in this
emergency. Each workman who has the
means of'turning them out in large num
bers without delay will lie (applied with a
proper pattern bv application to the ordi
nance office at Milledgcvillc. Appealing
to your patriotism as a class, and to your
interest as citizens whose all is at stake in
the great contest in which we are engaged,
I ask an immediate response. In ancient
times, that nation, it is said, usually ex
tended its conqnetts farthest wlioso
AllMS WERE SHORTEST. _
Long range guns some times fail to fire,
and waste a hundred balls to one that
takes effect; hut the short range pike anil
the terrible knife, (as they can be almost
in a moment) wielded by a stalwart
patriot’s arm, nevdT *° ® re Mil P ever
ia.tr » single toad. _ 1 Ml Very respeet-
f ully your fellow-citizen,
Jos El'll E. Brown. 1
GEORGIA UEl'l'IlLICANS.
OMestlttg of Ybetr State Central Committee
Yesterdny—ThrJlleauUi.
Atlanta, February 28.—The Bute Cen
tral Committee of the Republican party
convened this morning in Good Templar’s
Hall on Whitehall street with bolted doors.
The hour apiKiinted for the meeting was
ten o’clock, and by that time aliout thirty
members, fully ihree-fourshs of whom
were negroes, were on hand. Col. A. E.
Buck acted as chairman, while Col. J. II.
Dcvcaux, (colored) of Savannah, acted a*
secretary.
Among those in attendance were: James
Atkins,Savannah jMadison Davis, Athens;
Fink Morton, Jackson county; Col. A. E.
Back, Col. W. A. Pledger and Gol. 8. W.
Kaslv, Atlanta; Rev. R. K. Wright, Au
gusta; I*. O. Holt. Macon; J. M. Dent,
Hawkinavilte; II. liealle. Lad range; Rev
Max Manning, Acwortn; Col. J. II. De
veaux, Savannah; L'ol. J. A. Hykes. AjD
bohs up serenely witli a pocket full of
' ill
The Turkish Monarch and
His Beautiful Slaves.
PLACE IN WHICH HE RULES SUPREME
sirs. Lew Wallace Tells What She S;i\y In
the Seraglio of Turkey’s Monarch—
Beautiful Women Cushioned
on Rose Leaves.
From the Chicago Herald.
Through 400 years the Turkish house
royal lias had unbroken lineal male
descent without a lateral branch. At old
Seraglio Point thirty successive Sultans
held-their sumptuous state till about four
years ago, when the chain of palaces bor
dering the Marmora was burned and the
court was removed to Yildiz, on the
heights beyond Pcra.
Beautiful for situation is Yildiz, Palace
of the Star. Built nobly in a park of many
hundred acres, it overlooks on amphi
theatre of stately cities with domes, tow
ers, minarets, castles, islands, seas, fleets,
and in the farness of the distance the
Mysian Olympus—a panorama of vivid
color and varied movement without a peer
sad news to John E. Bryant, who always i on Ihe globe. What St. James Palace
■ a •- —!»•- —i— »-ii^ is to London is Yildiz to the Turk—the
center of interest in Constantinople, the
proxies as a delegate. Bryant was con
spicuously absent from to-day’s meeting,
but it was announced that he would be in
Atlanta at the assembling of the Slate con
vention, but if this new rule is not abol
ished he will doubtless change his mind.
The chairman was authorized to appoint
at his leisure a committee of one from each
Congressional district to prepare an ad
dress on the true standing of Republican
ism in Georgia. The prevailing idea
seemed to be that Georgia Republicans
should Iljake “urnlol-tivo liirlll” tlmi.
watchword.
The session was as a whole very harmo
nious—something unusual, and the large
hulk of the committee are for
John Sherman for Presideet, as the poll of
the committee shows: For John Sherman
13, for Blaine 3, for Evarts 1, for Hiscock
1, for Lincoln 2, for Gresham 2, for Harri
son 1. For Vice-President, ex-Senator
Malione and Senator Hawley were favor
ites. The result of to-day’s work greatly
pleases Col. Buck, who is carefully manip
ulating tiic Sherman wires which he has so
carefully handled since Blaine’s letter of
withdrawal.
J. C. Jenkins, C'.C. Wimbush and H
Rucker arc candidates for delegates from
tliis Congressional district to the national
convention
, .. HM A prominent Republican said this after-
dke aiw’l keen close noon: “Georgia will cast her vote for
' —-f~ *1" Sherman for the Presidency and I believe
for Malione for i’c Vice-Presidency, and I
believe, so far as Sherman is concerned, he
will secure the entire vote of the South. 1
know it to be a fact that he has written to
Republicans in several Southern States
stating that lie was a candidate and urging
assistance.
“To-dov’s work shows that a cut and
dried arrangement for Sherman in this
State lias been made, and that the assem
bling of the convention will lie only a mat
ter of form."
A CAPTURE!) BANNER.
ring
THE EXCHANGES.
ranks with prime ministers and field mar-
I Philadelphia,Februarv 25.—Cotton .
I ket quiet; middlings 10 7-16; net receipt.
I 80; gross SO; stock 35,935. weipts
Savannah, February 26.—Cotton marl..
n et- nlHSlinn O liLts. ’ maftet
shals, disputes precedence with amhassa- T\vo or Three Points Glitl in I orfiu 25 . ° tton ru,rke t
dors, and is courted for his influence. A l "° 01 1 Uree ™intS Oain 111; quiet, mld<Mngs ® »««! net^receipt, 324;
genuine African, he loves jewels, and on , CottOU Certificates. ?o Great Britain 40,445’; to conttaintVo*'
the hand graciously extended for kisses of wise 542. wmuuennu, coast-
New Orleans, February 25.—Cotton mow
STOCKS CLOSE HEAVY AND LOWER.
ports to Great Britain 1,044. ’ ' ex '
well-guarded, “the enchantress of many
lovers."
Barracks have been added till it is in
reality a citadel, and there heats the heart
and plots the brain of Islam. Within the
walled inclosure are kiosks of marble and
gold, ont-buiidings, stables, a military
camp and parade ground, cypress groves,
unshorn forests, gurdens with every kind
of singing bird; a miniature 'city with the
delights of the country as well—a fortress
and a sanctunry. The least attempt of an
unauthorized person to enter the buildings
appropriated to women is punishable by
death. It would come as a. lightning
stroke should any try to approach the for
bidden rooms into which one man enters,
the uncontrolled, irresponsible master of
hundreds of women.
Among them are no family distinctions,
no records, no question of ancestry, heredi
tary titles, or names. All have started
from the same level, each one has been a
slave bought by the mother or sistersof the
Sultan, educated to her position* and pre
sented to him on the third day of the Feast
of lSeiram, the Night of Destiny, when the
Koran descended in a silver roll from
heaven. Nor are they married to him.
The Padisha, being above law, cannot sub
mit to matrimonial bondage. Since Oth-
nian, illustrious founder of tho empire
bearing his name, girded on the sword,
which is the imperial scepter, but two
Ottoman Sultans have married. Of the
mates wo call wives only four hold tho
highest rank. All have been chosen for
personal chqrm, and are in the bloom of
youth; by far the largest number are from
Circassia, tbo ancient Colchis, ffom whose
palace gardens Grecian heroes stole their
brides in the dim centuries before the
Iiliad was written.
the hand graciously
the faithful there glitters a rubv second
only to the one for which Kublsi Khan
offered a city and was refused. From the
saving* of his income the Guardian of tho
Lilies has built a mosque for his lordly
sepulcher when his term of vigilant ser
vice is ended.
The true Oriental is unsurpassed in se
crecy, and there is a fascination in his si
lence which moves the gossip to insatiate
curiosity. The foreigner must stop at the
carved and gilded portal of the consecrat
ed place. Even Iiairam Aga does not pass
it. Ambassadors have petitioned and
princesses sued in vain for entrance into
the Gate of Felicity. The outside world
hears not the faintest echo of the strange,
adventurous life of women whoso loves,
hates, spites, intrigues, are plays played
out with neither audience nor spectator to
report. If Bairam Aga knows more than
we do, he makes no sign; lie is secret as
the grave.
It is said that harem etiquette was regu
lated ages ago by laws that change not,
and is observed with rigid exactness ami
minute observance of detail. The moth
ers of children have^npart moots separatif,
as families in fiats, and visit with the
rave ceremonials by which Orientals sa
ute strangers. What jealousies may flasl
in the languishing dark eyes, whose witch
ery lias made their fortune, who knows
may tell.
At the Bairam feast Use rose door of
Paradise opens and the ladies of the se
raglio take place in the long procession of
fork Ranges From 813.07 to 814.10 unit
CIompm at 814.0S—Wheat Opens nt
80 1-4 anil Clone* nt 80 3-4—
Corn Sternly nt 51 3 -8.
Owing to the death of Mr. Chester L.
Greene, of the firm of C. L. Greene & Co.,
the Associated press is no longer furnished
with Greene’s circular on cotton certificates,
which has been published daily for so long
a time. The circular of Hubbard, Price &
Co., which the Telegraph has heretofore
secured itiuough Mr. Ernest, of Macon, is
substituted by the Associated Presl for the
Greeue circular for the present.
HUBBARD, PRICE & CO., THROUGH JOHN 8
ERNEST.
New York, February 25.—The better
feeling brought about yesterday by the ab
sorption of the notices, continued to-day,
and with the buying of contracts to close
accounts of Messrs. Green & Co. under the
ute strangers. Yvliat jealousies may flash | ru les, advanced prices at the opening, and
still further during the afternoon. Liver
pool was reported steady, with buyers at the
advance. Prices here on call showed an im-
Mobile, February 25.-Cotton market
steady; middlings 9^; net receipts 709; gross
wfsL $ CS 5001 stock 3°,7U; export.'S
Memphis, February 25.-Cotton market
steady; middlings 954; net receipts l»«»;
gross 2,657; sales 2,500; stock 119,913, ’
Augusta. February 25.—Cotton market
steady; middlings 9J<; receipts 291; thin.
meats ; sales 556; stock . "
Charleston, February 24.—Cotton m»r.
ket dull; middlings 1054; net receipts "ft;,
gross 203; sales 50; stock 37,346. ’
Macon, February 25.—Market steady
demand good; good middling 954; middling
9Xi strict low middling 954; low middling
954; strict good ordinary 9; good ordinary
, sales 86. 1
receipts, shipments and stocks
Received to-day by rail i
“ “ by wagon 7
Received previously 60,040
Stock on hand Sept. 1, 1887... 531-50 579
Si ipped to-day 61 ’
Snipped previously 47,238-47,299
Stock on hand..
• 3,280
Grain nail Provisions.
CHICAGO, February 25.—Cash quotations
were: Flour steady. Wheat—No. 2 spring
No. 2 red 805.. Coni—5 '-
increasing faith in the bull movement,
their “unsunned‘loveliness” is I caused by the action yesterday, brought
closely veiled and there is something deli- orders from outside, which were to some ex'
cate and sweet in that modest veiling, like I tent, interrupted by the severe storm. Much
the consecration implied in the pure white steadiness resulted, which continued to the
bonnet of the nun. Children’s faces crowd . ... ... .
the carriage windows, heads lovely as scr- c! °“> apart from this the market was
aph or cherub crowned with lilies und ja«-| Without feature. The volume of misines.
mine. was fair, and the room sentiment now bears
Here is a constant recurrence in mind to I to*ward better prices, solely on the success
the court of Solomon and the Old Testa- of the bull clement in advancing prices on
ment women. Could we lift tho (lrapcricfc no ti ce8( The interior movement for the
which shadow the sanctunry we might find wtek nmounts to o 4 000 ba , C8 . Decreasing
childless women mourning over their curse . . ... ®
and young mothers exulting, like Leah, at ""‘l"* would have great effect, upon Ihe
the birth of Reuben, when she says: “Now, market. New Orleans estimates receipts for
therefore, my husband will love me.” | the week at 20,000; for all ports 60,000. The
provement of two to three points, and the Jg j£" "Oats-T-No.* 2, 27KaXi.
t-.u.a.- * Mess pork, $13.8754. Lard, $7.70. Short rib
sides, boxed, $7.15a7.1754; shoulders, boxed
sho
Vushti and Queen Esther after tier may
enjoy a transient season, but the mother of
his sons alone has the lasting affection of
the Eastern monarch. And this brings us
to the second person in rank of the Otto
man empire, the mother of the first-born
prince. When her son comes to the throne
she has the title Sultana Validc
(Queen Mother). Sho enjoys an im
mense income, called slipper
a separate ' ■
thirty girls and from ten to fifteen black I wheat buyers and the price opened one-half
Agas mounted on Arab horses. No ether I cent over yesterday’s close at 8054, and w ent
lady moves in such pomp. When she I np to 8054- Then came announcement of
takes her pleasure Oil tno Bosphorus, it is tha New York failure, the significance of cllal ,
in the imperial caique, the most cxqu site wMch WIU , lf)t known. May immediately best,
boat since Cleopatra’s barge flea ed on the .... . ... „ ’ I 8954
closing tone was steady; at Liverpool quiet
and steady.
OIIIOAUU 'CHANGE.
Range ot the Bay*. Bunlnes. In the Grain
and Provision Fits.
Chicago, February 25.—The bullish feel
ing which marked the close of the session
on Fridry, was continued this tnnrniug, und
$5.90a6.05; short clear sides, boxed. $7.9
a8.00.
Leading futures ranged:
Opening. Highest. Closing.
Wheat—
February
May
Corn—
March
May
Oats—
May
June
Mess Pork-
March
May
Lard-
March
May
Short Ribs—
May
March
7654
8054
47
si*
3154
3154
75J4
8054
315»
3154
13.90
14.10
7654
8054
61X
3154
3154
13.8754
14.05
7.00
7.82 X
7.32 X
7.1754
7.82X 7.80
7.87X
7.20
7.35
7.15
>me, called slipper money, ^ car , waB 0 yrry collfi< i ent char . quiet at *7.60. Built meat:
court and palnce, with 1601 J changed—Short ribs, $7.50.
When she drives lie? suite is RC * er ’ Liberal export durances encouraged un chenged8hoi t clei r$8.75.
Cincinnati, February 25.—Flour dull.
Family $3.30; fancy $3.70a3.90. Wheat
dull—No. 2 red, 8554. Cora heavy—No. 2,
mixed, 62 X. Oats easy—No. 2. mixed, 35a
3554* l’rovisions—Pork lira)at$14.50. Lard
quiet at *7.60. Bulk meats quiet and an-
| Bacon quiet and
Whisky steady
at $1.09. Hogs strong.
New York, February 25.—Southern flour
quiet and steady. Wheat—options advanced
J4aXi early and during short sessions
changes were light^ closing at shade under
Cash ruled firm.
2 red, March,
ike a winged thing across the wav
rowers, dressed in white silk shirts, white
Imagination is bewildered by thought of i**OU8erH,^nd red fes, make a stroke with
such an army of beauties set in palnti*^precision, :i- one 111:1.1, even
splendor#. * 'VAi^ty fronds. A crimson canopy of vel-
' ■ ‘ jfl t, bordered with gold, is nphelif by four
lumna, and in its shade Declines the
uoai since l eopaira s Darge iloa «xl on t ie • • ' 8954(9054; April 89Xa89X; May, 91s9154
Cydnus. It is painted pure white, with ue . w '"’ closing at 91X. Corn-options opened '/,%
traceries of gold and pink, aril under the I quickly at a loss. Half no hour later the
pi rfect stroke of twelve pairs of oars darts I market had reacted one-quarter and May
L
It was nearly 12 o’clock besore any busi
ness was transacted, as a good deal of time
was given to “wind-blowing.” The • in
clusions were devoted to considering what
was necessary to inject enthusiasm into the
G. O. P. in Georgia. Col. Pledger was the
first speaker. The colonel spoke for about
thirty minutes, giving his opinion as to
the best coarse for his party to pursue in
the coming campaign, lfe thought above
all thing the tariff question must he con
sidered most important, as there were nu
meroun Democrats in the State that were
with the Republican party on this issue.
The Democratic pnny would favor a re
duction of the tariff, and the element of
tbit party which favored protection would
be mashed, lie thought. Prof. It. K. Wright
and Col. Atkins also made speeches. T hey
urged harmony throughout the session,
and thought by proper work the Demo
cratic majoritv would lie reduced to n very
low figure in Georgia. Both of them
thought that with the proper Republican
nominee for the Presidency the outlook
for pacre** was v*ry c-m ouraging.
After the •fii-ecli-n.z.Ung wa* concluded
the chairman appointed a committee to re
port the date ana placv of holding a &ate
convention. After being out rhoat twenty
minute# this commitlca reported that
Wednesday, April IS had been selected
Inqnrlep from Pennpjlvnnla for
Captured by Gordon's HiT^nd
Atlanta, February 24.—Governor
Gotdvn rcc'iy?d th« following letter this
afternoon from nirnui Young, editor ot
the York (Pa.) Dispatch:
York, l’n., February 20, 1888.—Hon.
John B. Gordon, Governor of Georgiav-
Dear Sir Recently there has been some
talk in tills community as to what liecainc
of the (lag that floated from tho Hag
staff in Centre square in June 1863, when
rour command came to this city. Be-
ieving that you can throw some light on
the subject we respectfully ask you will
please give any information that may be
in your power. Some parties in this sec-
ition claim to have the flag, but it is be
lieved it was taken along by your com
mand at that time. It will be a matter of
interst to our people to hear any informa
tion concerning it, as it is probably the
only Hag captured by the Confederates
tbit far North. We shill be pleased to *rriv
liave any reminiscences of that event
which you may he pleased to furnish us.
Hiram Yovno,
^Editor of the Dispatvh.
Captain \\'. H. Harrison, oi the execu
tive office, who was in York at the time the
ting was captured, answered the letter and
said: "The citizens of York who witnessed
the entry of the first Confederate regiment
will probably remember a small squad of
cavalrv, followed by one of infantry of per-
haps sixty, stationing a sentinel at each
cross street in the town.” He remembered
the flag that floated at “Center square.” A
courier of General Gordon’s escort, assisted
>y A. K. Choate, pulled down the Hag and
placed it upon the sidewalk. Afterwards
a young man picked it up and folded it in
bis arms, anil inter it was placed in an
ambulance and carried into Virginia to he
kept as a trophy of the first Confederate in
vasion of Pennsylvania. He does not know
where the flag is now.
The letter closed by saying: “As we
marched into York a lady was heard to
say: ‘I am ashamed of \ork, to quietly
surrender to forty or fifty nasty, dirty
rebels, when there are hundreds of.abie-
Imdied men here to fight them.’ ”
In reply he assures! ber there were neve-
ral thousand just behind and lie trusted
the good people of York would bear wit
ness that Gordon’s brigade, who passed
through their beautiful city on that occa
sion, were quiet and orderly, and did not
molest anv private prupe ty.
Any information that could be given ns
to the whereabouts of the flag will be
highly appreciated by Mr. Young and the
citizens of York, 1’a.
gilt'
THE Ml'LK TRADE.
. Ituslilng Trails for the Season—Tlie
Smith Carolina anil fleoruia Dtwssd.
Atlanta. February 24.—The mule
trade in Atlanta baa licen execptionably
large this year, and all the sale and feed
stables have done an immense business.
Their proprietors say that the trade this
year in Atlanta was "almost double what it
was last season. South Carolina has been
a strong market, and thousands of bead of
good mules have been shipped to that
State. It is said that the good crojis
made in South Carolina U*t year had the
effect of creating a demand fnr more mules,
and of the Lest that can be bad.
A day or two ago a carload of mules was
shi; poi’l to Newberry, S. C., that brought
on ibis market $180 per head, which is
alwut the highest price paid fur a car load
of mules this season. The drovers and
stable men say that the farmers of Georgia
and Eolith Carolina have bought stuck with
such freedom as to indicate that they are
in a prosperous condition.
They 'ivc for one sole purpose—thestndy
of pleasing him who has lilted the silvery
feet of these daughters of love from the
mire and rested them on cushions of rose'
leaves and eider down. Instead of grind
ing toil they enjov the Sweetness of rest;
one cotton gown is exchanged for bright
raiment and jewels rare; for black bread
anil goat’s milk, they have suppers for
Sybarites, honey of orange flowers nnd
shcrliet of violets and sugar. Each odal
isque lias her kiosk, her court, grand offi
cials, boat* lined with satin, gilded car
riages and trained servants shod with slip
pers of silence, who minister'to them in
cool, perfumed chamber*. Their career de
pends on their own tact and grace. By
these gifts the ragged beggar may succeed
to the highest rank, and compel princesses
to kiss the hem of her garment.
One will in the harem is supreme as a
Providencc or a destiny. To this power,
bofore which great and s'mall are Imt dust,
is yielded absolute submission. Says Ja-
niiia (the Exalted), teaching the newly-
ived Laleli (Pink Tulip) and Ik-nefish
(White Violet): “Should the prince at
noonday any it is night, declare your fret
are wet witn dew and that you behold the
moon mul the stars.”*
In February a now palace was ordered.
In June It was completed and furnished,
fountains playing, cascades dashing, night
ingales nesting among roses in bloom. We
know how the" Turks furnish. In the
Summer Palace one room is hung with
pale blue silk, another with Kroussa satin,
tapestries of India nnd broideries of Persia.
There are no pictures, they encourage pro
fanity ; no statues, they lead to idolatry.
'Ihe Prophet (he rests in glory 1) was "a
hater of Idols. In the day of'judgment
pictures and statues will rise and flock
around the artists who produced them, and
call on the unhappy makers to supply
their creatures witli souls.
Humanity is unchangesble; the King of
a hundred kings, the Shadow of God upon
Earth, must have his preferences, and nat
urally the reigning favorite makes the
most of her brief season of command.
Doubtless tears, clamors, poolings, work
the same results in Constantinople that
they do in Washington, sml the luxurious
harem may have some dark comer where
the discarded favorite may weep neglected
while her victorious rival"swee|M by in tri
umph. The Turks arc tender in tho ex
treme to animals, and we must believe they
are also gentle toward women. Sometimes
the caprices of wives have been as costly
- the Sultan to the empire. Sultan Ibra-
ni allowed his to take what they pleased
uni shops and bazars " wiliiout
payment. One hour! complained;
: he did not like shopping hy day
light; anil nt once the sovereign issued an
order requiring merchants to keep their
shops o|a.-n all night, and to have enough
torches burning to exhibit goods to advan
tage. Another, whose name mean, Little
Bit of Sugar, whispered to Ibrahim that
she wanted to see him with his iieard
fringed with gems. The L.rd of lords
was adorned accordingly, and made a s|>ec- 1
tacle of himself thus tricked out. Enor
mous treasures were lavished on a chariot,
and. as in the days of Salomon, silver was
nothing accounted of. But these whims
arc in the records of 2tW year* ago, whin
tiie milk-white hand of a queen tightened
the bow-string for the Grand Vizier, the
Cadin of 2,700 shawls reigned over two
continents and two seas, and the odalisque
of a hundred silver carriages ruled the
imperial Divans.
A conspicuous person about the palace
is the Iiairam Aga, Keeper of the Maid
ens, a jet-black Nubian, probably from
ihe fjoudan. He wean a gorgeous uni
form of scarlet and gold, has the ah- of
authority, and on his ample breast die-
Eultuuu Validc on cushions of down und
to 51 and 51X. There was a slight rally
voivet carpets fringed with gold. A relinuc I [ rora (his point, but receipts for Monday
of five caiques filled with m . a; “ s , of ‘'® no ; were estimated at 4A1 cars, nnd the price of
attend hcrl They are guarded by black
laves, whose light duty is to hold uni-
closing at 9154. Corn—options opened 54a
54, and spot trifle high, closing steady. No.
2, March, 59: April 59; May, 53Xo5954, clot,
ing at 59. Oats opened 54(54 higher, but
lesscctlve; No. 2, March, 37Xa37 5-16,
cloning at 3754; May, 37X*37X, closing st
3754. No. 2, spot, 37Xa38; mixed western,
37a40. Hops, light demand, unchanged.
51X- The market was nervous, however, 1 IUo nominal; options again
, . .. ,, higher, but less active; No. < Rio, lehruary,
and when nlittle scare cams May sold off, 93.10; March, $11.40nH1.60; Ma>, tll.lJi
11515; June, $11.05a$l 1.25. Sugar qaiet anil
lirin; 88 test, 554c; fair refining, 4 13-16c;
refined steady; C, 5Xa5Xc; 0, ex-
dereOc; granulate'!, «Kc; C'ib«,
The | closed at 80X, the highest figure of the day.
Corn opened steady at last night’s prices,
but light receipts and the strength in wheat
helped May from 51X, the opening figure, to
hrellas over the young "heads screened by I where it closed.
May could not again get above the openiug,
the white turbans. The little fleet on the
shining water is a most picturesque sight.
The Sultana Validc is th,. only ininatc
of the royal fiarem who is privileged to
receive visits from foreigners. Lnder a
manner of quiet dignity she carries deter
mination, which makes high official dread
iier influence and seek her favor. In time
of peril and distresa ahe mnv ndn$k denu
tattons from the army ami people: nei
judgment in affairs is acknowledged am
she hoa been known to
und
lead for her son
with eloquence and patVos. At the fistl
vnl of Bciram, celebrated hy the depart'
lire of pilgrims for Mecca, she joins the
highest dignitaries and ministers, officers
There was a fair activity in oats at the out
set, but prices kept within a small range,
and before the close the market was dull
and neglected. May sold at 3154, 31X and
SlX-i closing nt SIX-
Provisions were slow but strong. Trading
was chiefly between local scalpers and fluc
tuations were small, the range on pork be
ing 12X cents, but on lard and short ribs
five cents. Several large operators bought
pork early und advanced the price five
cents. When they withdrew a weak feeling
developed and a decline of 1254 cents fob
lowed, but tlse last sales were at an advance
civil and martial, in kissing the hem of 0 f 7j{ ce „u over inside figures. The sales
the Sultan’s robe. By court etiquette lie of thc day ranK(d at $13.97^ $14.10, and
sitt ng at ler | c j ojed at $14,05. Lard was neglected. May
must stand in her presence, 1
request; in return the place at bis right I
hand, given hy Solomon to his mother, i* I sold at $>.i7X »nd closed st $7.80. Short
' * ' ' ribs sold sparingly nt $7.S2X and $7.37X,
and closed at $7.35 for May.
7J4c; powdered,7c ; granulated, OXc; ™«,
confectioners’ A. 054c; cut loaf ami crushed,
654»0o; mould A, 7c; standard A, 654c.
tra, 5Xc; yellow, 554a554c; oil A,
7c. Molasses dull; 60 test, 20c. Rice firm.
Petroleum firm; crude in barrels, 674*754 7
refined, 754 at nil ports. Cotton seed
oil, 36; crude, 4U42 for refined. South
ern eggs, 20a21X- Hides quiet nnd un
changed. Pork steady. Beef dull. Beef
hums steady at $t6.50a$16.75. llereeil beef
dull; city extra India mess 15al8;Cut meats
dull and easy: pickled bellies, 754; bcUics,
7X; middles dull and nominal, laird, shade
still the reserved seat for the mother of
thc Padisha. The pontoon bridge span
ning thc Golden Horn, crossed daily hy
'IffiSrW men, is called tho bridge of the, _
S "Km Validc, and lead, to a Co ^ 0 V n * R ~"tet though Somewhat
thc same name.
Seven female officers preside’ over the
linrcmlik. Each bus her slaves and 1
iislunent, and may be often seen sho]
in tho city, attended by the imperial scr-
.... ii... l Inactive; uplands. „
, i r . 1 |6Xi sales, 8,000; for speculation ami ex
it cstab- porl , 10,000; receipts, 22.000, American 17,100.
topping Futures quiet and steady. 1 p. m.—Sales of
’5 9-ltt; Orleans,
dilation anil ex-
vants. Seven thousand persons Jaily eat I steady'
tiie bread and salt of the Grand Signor. | steady.
M_v brief space forbids enumeration of
service or wages. A few items are: Three
hundred coolu, 400 musicians, 200 men in
charge of menageries and aviaries, 1,200
female slaves. Properly speaking, there
is no civil list, and accurate figures are not
easily reached. The ladies, veiled aial at-1 July-August... ........
tended, visit in their walled gardens and j
palaces, hired musicians play ou lutes,
and almehs dance for their aunsement.
Donizetti, brother of the famous composer,
at one time direetnr-in-chicf of the
American 5,600 bales.' Futures quiet and
4 p. ra—Futures closed barely
Opened
■1 p m.lClused
February - 5 3M4 5 M-«
February-Marcb r > Jl-M -5 M-M
March-April 5 MM I® 35-M
Aprll-May 5 •’> »D«
May-June - 5 38-64 -1 > 38*64
J'ine-July.. 140-64
* ' 141-64
5 41-64
3 41-64
Nxw York, February 26.—Cotton market
dull; sales, bales; middling tipiands,
10 9-16; Orleans, 1011-X6.
Evening—Net receipts 874; gross 8,234.
:1( * ‘
Sultan’s music- Story-telling is in favor, I Futures closed steady; sales 68,690.
and a good reciter is in high request. L N ew York,February 25.—-Total visible siip-
lappy ihe Scherexade who knows the I ply of cotton for the world is 2,907,850 hales,
enii and can amuse the Caliph who has of which 2,185,050 Is American; against
gone through all the pleasures described I S,14s,764 and 2,607.364 respective!
by the singing king at Bethlehem: “And I
whatsoever mine eye* desired I kept not “"'V* 1
any joy."
kept
ieart I
Susan E. "Wallace.
respectively last
’ 1, 39,490
Crop in
eyes uesircu 1 seju ,,m I 195 094 bales,
from them; I withheld notjur heart from] | 0 Ilowing table shows the opening
and closing quotations. H
The March Winds Soon Will Blow
With hopes of spring weather toon coming. I |r t r,
tboughls lorn to mure fsvond climes down 1 -
South, and the 214th grand monthly ami the ex
traordinary qunrterly drawing of The Ixm-
. Diana Stale Lottery at New iirlenns, on Tuesday .
falways Tuesday i. Mureh lath, when the first I ;
capital prize sill be 0.090. etc., etc. Any In-1 f
formation dc-eircd inn be had ou an application I v, W ,
UptfUtAl
CIommLI
open'd
Clo#ed,
Feb......
Mar
June —
July
10.M
10.66
10.62
10.60
10.76
10.79
10..V2-.vJAng...re
10.-Vr-r.7l.Sept... ^
io.w «;i,oct
1U.70-7I Not-
10.77 Dec
10.7H-79|Jan
10.K)hl
10.’ju :ti
0.07-W
OoJff-Ni
0o»#6
grain, Id.
Baltimore, February 25.—Flonr steady
and quiet; Howard street and Western su
perfine, $2.37a2.75; extra, $3.00a3.75; family,
$4.00a4.50; city mills superfine $2.37u$2.60;
extra $3.«0a$:1.75; Rio brand*, $4.75a$5.00.
Wheat—Southern easier and quiet; red, 99a
93c; amber, 92a96c; Western firm, closing
quiet; No. 2 winter red, spot, 88a88X«-
Corn—Southern steady; white, 54a55c; yel
low, 54; Western firmer, closing quiet.
New Orleans, February 25.—Collee un
settled and lower; Bio cargoes, com
mon to prime, 14X»t7Xe; W**«
good demand. Louisiana, ordinary to
prime,4Xa5Xc. Cotton seed products quiet
and unchanged. Sugar quiet hut steady;
Louisiana open kettie, choice, 5Xi strictly
prime5c,prime 4Xc, fully fair, 43-16a4X«>
fair to good fair,4Xa4 7-16c; good common,
454a3 5-16c; common, 354n4e. Louisiana cen
trifugals easier; choice white, 6X<>: wl’ 1 *?'
6l-16a6Xc; gray white, 5Xa6c; choice yel
low, clarified, 5X; prime yellow,
clarified, 5Xa5U-16c; off yellow, clarified,
5Xa5 9-16c; seconds, 4Xa4 6-16c. Molasses
quiet. Louisiana open kettle, choice, saa
35c; strictly prime, 29o30c; good prime,
25a26c; prime, 21a23c; fair to good fair, lra
20; common to good common, 1*»*Z-
Louisiana centrifugals, strictly prime, 2us
22c; prime to good prime, 18«; fair tnjgaoa
fair, 16at7c; inferior to good common, 14alo<-
Naval Noire*.
New York, February 25.-Bosln Anil st
$l.l2Xa$l.t7X. Turpentine steady at 40/4-
Charleston, February 24.—Tnrpcnune
firm at 39c. Rosin firm; good strained, 8-ic.
Wilmington, February 25.—'Turpentine
dull nt 38c. Rosin firm; strained, Mr-
good strained, 85c. Tar firm at $1.16. J. ru
turpentine firm; hard, $1.10; yellow dip an
virgin, $2.10. _
Savannah. February 24. - Turpentiae
dull at 39c. Rosin firm at 92Xc.
Wools
New Yore, February 2S.-Wool quletbot
firm; domestic fleece,22#37c; pulled, id* • »
Texas, 13a23c.'
Conned Good*.
10 M. A. IMuphin. New Or.can*.
Killed by n Stump.
From the Calhoun Tim
dull; sales ; uplands 10 9-16, Orleans
10 11-16; ret receipt* 9,183; exports to
Great Britain 16,455, to coutineut 70; stock
849.616.
\l, \f x , V, „no ..1-in who livesl GALVESTON.February 25.—Cotton market
n,an .ready; middlings 9X; net receipts 1,458;
!1 II. Barrett * place, happened «>» a pH groH 1458; .ales 142; stock 29,698.- ,
“ 1 ' mnmuuri * NoB poLK, February 25.—Cotton market
eady; middlings 10; net reci ’
icrofcit'i-H:; Block 30,3*7; tales, M1; export*
KtftwUe 100.
Baltimore, February 2. r >.—Cctt<*n market
nominal; middling# 10%; net receipt* $:onc;
of which being tumid up, struck him in I gross 50; sale* ; stock IM'*; export.
lire abdomen, causing internal Injuries | to spinners none; exports to Great Briuii
euliar and sad accident Monday morning [ . „„„
which resulted in his death Tuesday “t I .ready; middlings 10; net receipts 243
noon. lie had rented Mr. Uamtl i* place I grow JMj; sUr**
for Ihe ensuing year, and on Monday | coastwise 100.
morning while out in the lot feeding his *
slock, fell, over an olj stump, Hu
which resulted in fii* death a* aboi
tated. He was just taenty-ooe years old.
and a young man of bright prospects, full j
none; coastwise 6"
Boston,February 25.-Cotton market quin; |
middlings 105*; net receipt* 331, gross 611; j
Apples—1 lb cans, $1 per dot.
Blackberries—2 lb cans, $1 per dos.
Cbelries—2 lb cans, $1.15 per dos.
Corn—2 lb cans, $1.25 per <!'>«•
Potted Ham—70e. for Xa and $135 for
Raspberries—2 lb vans, $1 JO per dos.
Balloon—l lb cans, $1.70; 2 lb can»,$2- w '
tilrawberrriea—2 lb cans, $1 JO per dos.
String Beans—2 U cans, $1 JO f^r do*.
• Tomatoea—2 lba, per doa, 9«e, 8 lbs $l-»
per dox.
Country I'rodoee.
Apples—Dried 45fc; evaporated 8c.
Cabbage—5 to 12c per head. ,
Cried IVaplics—Ktrietly No. 1 peeled, «
per lb*
E»-s—15 toll $5
of enei.
all who
, and was a general favorite with
bin.
Tty, am:
toiinew
>ck none; export* to Great j to 5C
F-iitbers—Choice geese, 50 to 55; mu
Britain 1,967.
Wilmington, February 25.—Cotton mar-
— * . ... I k»t steady; middlings 9 L 16; net raetipti
^iramSjomy iTtSl Mi none; slock 17,165; ex-!
porta coastwise t.
On'iona—Yellow, $3 75 to $4 00 per bbL
Peav-White, $1 26; fielJ, 76e to $1-<W.
Pca iuta—Worth Carolina sal ' '8 1
4X to 5c; Georgia 4X«-
Polatoea—Insh, $3 75 per bbL