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FRIDAY, MAY 17, 1907.
THE TWICE-A-WEEK TELEGKAPK
7
fCaught on
L J the Wing
By JOHN T. EOIFEUILLET.
"D'.d CoL John Laurens after who
Laurens Court-, - , Ge'rr'.a. -vai
duets were Ch .rlen James Fox. Sheri
dan Pitt, the Duke of York, the Duke
of Richmond and the Duke of Welling
ton Benjamin "Disraeli challenged
>: ,r?in O’Connell. In Ireland, Grat
tan. Curran. Daniel O’Crnnell and
mny other- met on the field. In Scot
land Sir Alexander Boswell was killed
by James atuarL In Georgia, and
throughout the South, ‘•affairs” have
been numerous.
ht a duel.
if so.
iom'
me d.
with
in
eceivei j
ought for
coming celebratlo
centennial annlve:
of the county of
Col. Lauren* f.
the Revolution wl
Lee. and Lee was
by a pistol ball,
hurt Lauren* w
Washington, and
manner In which
Inzton Lauren* e
iteroajr. The inquiry
by an article which
on Henry Laurens
i Laurens, anent the
n at Dublin of the
•«ary of the creation
Laurens.
>ught a duel during
th MaJ. Gen. Charles
wounded in the side
I.aurer* was not
a* aide-de-camp to
lor the disparaging
Lee spoke of Wash-
hallenged him. Lee
bad oulte a duelling record at the time
of his meet'ng with Laurens. He had
killed an officer In a duel fought In
Italy, and was Involved In numerous
other "affairs” on the field of honor.
Capt. R. Cuyier King, of Macon,
member of a pr:m!nent Georgia fami
ly, and a galiant Confederate veteran.
W2S a prisoner of war at Johnson's Is
land. Ohio, from December 10. 1S64. to
June 16. 1S C r.. In the Confederate
graveyard at Johnson’s Island lie the
remains of two hundred and six brave
Southern roldi»rs who died in the Fed
eral rris:n. The Robert Patton chap
ter. United Daughters of the Confed-
. .-s-v. at Cir.c r.nv.i. has un-i-'rmkcn
to buy and save from desecration the
burial place of those noble patriots,
and regularly care for the mounds
that tell where the heroes sleep. Nat
urally, the membership of the Robert
Patton Cmpter. away off yonder In
Ohio, a State which was opposed to the
South In 1361-'6o. I? not large, and It
Is a heavy task these daughters of the
Confederacy have assumed In caring
for tr.-e Southern dead at Johnson’s
Island. Mn Mary Patton Hudson -is
- Secretary of the Treasury. He de
manded an immediate investigation by
j Congress, an d a committee was ap-
■ pointed for this purpose, among the
members being Daniel Webster and
John Randolph. ' The committee made
a unanimous report declaring the fal
sity of the charge.-.” He was eomplcte-
I ly exonerated. In the Presidential
; election Crawford received forty-one
: electoral votes, ten more than Henry
! Clay received. J. Q. Adams was elert-
i ed President. Just about this time Mr.
Crawford was stricken with paralysis.
He had a lorg sickness He returned
to Georgia from Washington, and In
his latter years was a circuit judge.
The above running recital will give an
Idea of the fruitful and Interesting
theme upon which Mr. Shipp is engag
ed. Mr. Crawford s life was filled with
exciting episodes and wise and patrio
tic deeds.
fications as a leader of men he soon
Increased the strength of the church
in his see. In addition to the duties
of bishop he served as rector of St.
John's Church at Savannah until 1S45,
when he removed to Montpelier to take
charge of the female ins.ituto there.
To Bishop Elliott is due In a great
measure the founding of the general
council of the church in the Southern
States.” Bishop Elliott died in Savan
nah on December 21. 1S66. Ho was
the rector of Christ Church in that
city in the latter years of his life.
STOCKS STA6NANT
COTTON SOOT UP TO
RELIGIOUS BOGIES IIS. FRANCES WATSON
DIES IN 65TH YEAR
vention 1
ious body In America, the delegates
alone numbering between 2.000 and
LIVERPOOL spots e’esid 6.39
N~W YORK snots cosed 12.05
NEW ORLEANS spots closed... .11 13-16
On the sixth day of next month
Governor Joseph M. Terrell w’ll be
forty-six years old. It Is an Interest
ing coincidence that this anniversary
of his birthday will also be the ann!- j THE LOCAL MARKET,
versary of his nomination Cor Governor The Macon cotton market vesterd.ay was
five years ago. Therefore. June 6. ! g” 1 .* 1 a ? d unchanged at the following quo-
19 r -7. should be a red letter oecas’on In j ons ’ Range of p-iees.
NEW YORK. May 16.—Stagnant condi
tions continued to prevail today In the
great securities markets of the world
a-id the volume of trenractlons in New
: York was so trivial as to leave little slg-
j niflonce In the price movements, which
; are due almost wholly to the shifting ope
rations of a small professional class. w.,o
j seek only to scalp a quick profit on a
J na-rnw price movement.
' Eager use was made yesterdav of the
i short lived sensation caused by the pub- _
Toter*t*t e^Corom eree°ComrnTss?on on j ®*«S*“*» and 2!'
Harriman Railroads’ Inquiry, and efforts ; aes ‘ 5on ^ a - s - a *- te * ad *
were made to extend this influence into J journment it will reassemb.e next weed
today's dealings. The effort was practi- , at the Jamestown Exposition to moot
■ calK- unsuccessful. I in Joint session with tha Northern
The newly listed Lake Shore debenture ! Baptists, now holding their convention
bends signalised their appearance in the i •„ cVitrn-»cn
stock market trading to a decline to a low - US I.i ’ . , ,
record figure. Current reports of the | Consicerable business of a routine
! large proportion of subscriptions, which [ nature is to come before the rresont
had been a'lotted to the Union Pacific j convention. The Rev. A. J. Dickinson,
! convertible bond underwriting, took the ; of Birmingham. Is to preach the an-
. nual sermon. A spirited though good-
RICHMOND, Va.. Slay 16.—Rich
mond is entertaining more than 5,000
distinguished ministers and laymen of
the Baptist church in the South, who
gathered here today for the opening of
the fifty-second annual session of the ! ^er age
Southern Baptist Convention. The eon-J Mr / Watson was formerly a Miss
the .argest delegated relig- , Latimer, born in Decatur County, and
j spent her early life in Atlanta, having
Mrs. Frances Antionette Watson,
widow of A. R. Watson, at one time
city editor of The Telegraph, died it
3:45 o'clock yesterday morning at the
home of her son. Paul H. Watson, 120
Coleman avenue. In the 65th year of
edge off the first Impression of the sue-
res- of that t-ausactlon which was of
a large over subscription.
moved to Macon in 1S70, where she has
lived ever since.
She was a woman of splendid char
acter and a Christian, being a con
sistent member of the Methodist
Church.
She is survived by a brother. Dr.
Wm. E. Wilson, of Denver, Col., two
sisters. Mrs. Dr. J. M. Bailey and Mrs.
A. Randolph, of Gainesville, Ga., ar.d
six children Henry L. Watson, of Co
lumbus. Ga., Thos. E. Watson, of Gary-
YiUe, Mlr-s, Gee ice Watson, Paul H.
I natured contest is on for the honor of “e ” r?,. , „ V. IU ‘.
! entprfn'ntnir 4-'ni* ?nnf?-iMnn navi vaar WfltSOn, S .tart 5 U.S H 3H 1 Mf.*. Alien
R. Matthews all of this city.
The funeral arrangements will be
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Stock on Hand.
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He was a man of courage and ability, ! the president of the board of trustees Governor he has had an honorable ca-
but he had an unhappy temr-tr, was of the Johnson's Island. O., Confeder- ] reer. While life is yet young he Is ^r„ v 51 jo-v-
oplnlonated. Impulsive, and at times \ ate Cemetery Oimmlsslon. She is | rounding out the longest term served May 13.’ 1997”*;
very overhearing. Laurens was a true j greatly Interested In thl3 work, and ; by- and chief executive of this com- May. 14] ino7l III
type of Southern chivalry and gallant- largely through her instrumentality i monwealth since the days of Colquitt 1S - 1397
rv. and displayed great bravery in tho the Legislature of Georgia will be re- , adb-ut twenty-five years ago. Gov- 1 3Iay 16 * 1907_.......... . *
Revolution, being wounded In several j quested to pies a bill at the coming ernor Terrel! is In the prime of his
battles, and was finally killed In an 1 session making an appropr'atlon for I mental powers and physical energies . ji ay jg 1907
f Vg.tremenr with the British In South the proper care of tile Confederate \ and. in the natural order of things.; ' "new YORK.
Carolina, as I stated In a previous ar- j cemterics In Ohio—tho one at John- j there should he many years of useful- f NEW YORK. May 16.—’Th? cotton mar-
♦ Iclc. Laurens once rushed between j son’s Islard and the one at Camp ness before him. He has endeavored ket showed hesitation and wes irregular
Washington and danger at Monmouth, i Chase. The Robert Patton Chapter to d'rect his administration to the ad- I s the , par ‘-’ sess.on. but late in the
By th^bye. it was b^ausf of Let's | has beep able to make the first pay- j vancement and upbuilding of Georgia. ™ **»«& De*
suspicious conduct at Monmouth tha: , ment". some rix hundred dollars, on the and to the promotion or the happiness : eember and May options. The close was
court-martial was appointed to ex- cemetery property. The States of Ten- and contentment of her people. If he j firm at a new advance of l*al5 points.
***. i ~ Time money"" rates’ * were rather easier j entertaining the convenOon next year.
and it would Le mco. for the friends of ; PtHet Middling Jl-4 '■ today, it is considered nrobs^lc, how- Knoxville. Hot Springs. Birmingham,
the Governor to mako merry. As Lear-? MiaailJisr ; ev?»r. that any decline in local money . San Antonio, Greensboro. Nashville!
i«lator. State Attorney General and Low MidalUiK*** . rates to a point whl^h wonM nermlt »rnld
Spot Cotton „ } exports "woni^ be taken pdvantag^e of by ,
Rer.a Shin Sale* , the Secretary of the Treasury to draw PnuKvttrlo. e-.._i
39 93 ; down Gavcmmcnt deposit* with the Na- 1 _ - an General Assembly.
i and Atlanta will present invitations.
announced later.
—— ■— i flnnal Banks In preparation for tha re- ( COLUMBUS. O, A lay 16.—The ro-
1j4 1b4 ^ demotion of maturing Government bonds tiring moderator, tho Rev. Hunter Cor-
2.1-u
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has made.mistakes' (and who since the
dawn of’cretatlon has been Infallible?)
they In ■■
The heart
amine Into his behavior. While no act I nesses and Alabama have made appro-
of positive treachery was established ; rrlations for these cemeteries and
against him he was found guilty of ; Georgia mav nut be derelict In this pa-
•‘Irrcsolutlcn and negligence unworthy I frloflc and loyal service. Surelv if the
of n commanding off’cer.” and also de- j State had tho Constitutional right and
glared gulltv of writing disrespectful I Confederate ardor to make an appro-
lattcrs to Washington. He was sen- j priatlon of $25,000 to erect a monu-
tonred to suspenr.lon from any com- ment to the valiant at Chlckamagua: Away over yonder at Avalon,
m mrl In the armv for one vear. Ills ; to give $5,000 to the Winnie Davis Me- lltt'e Island in the Pacific ocean. <
sentence was approved by- Congri^i mortal ha’l at At'iens; to appropriate 1 coast of California, the brlillan
L. e then took up the life of a farmer. *16.009 for an equestrian qtatue of I of a GeorgTr genius Is encaged
and permitted his medding disposition ’ Genera ifVrdon at Atianta.tosavncth- mg "Rem'rlscences of Famou*
tu assert itself .Tust as his term of of the appropriation of $15,000 for glans." dealing onlv. as I am Informed,
suspension was aheut to expire he tt monument to Oglethorpe at Savan- j p-lth unique and dramatic episodes In
- - - pah. and numerous other approprta- j the lives of the great men -of the State,
tlons for similar purposes, certainly i and conta'nlng an appendix devoted to
the State should have tho !eg*l an- | gems of Georgia eloouence. This work
thorite and the S«u*herr! patriotism i is being done by Mr. Lucieri Lamar
to make an appropriation for the Con- ! Knight,
Sa’es were estimated at 400.000 ba!°s.
The opening was steady at an advance | steady at 2a2H per'cent
_ ’ v * 1- i belt, this morning called to order the
StoeVs seemed comparetlvelv free from U9 t h session of the genera! assembly
ket 7Xy ea umO n tSr Ute UwT flt-hi ! The 1 aUendanc^’o? S °f Amer1 ^
in wheat, when stocks nn ofT f r om slight attendance of commissioners. aJ-
advanres which had been c^tabTTshed. 1 ternates and visitors was larger than
Bonds wi'-e heavy. Tntsl sales, per ever before, due to the number of rep-
vab^. S1 OOS.OO't. Tnlte^ States new 4s resentatives present »of the Cumber-
.land Presbyterian church. The merger
313 900 shares 3103 ° f ° CtvS today * ere j of the two churches, after a separation
of many years. Is to. be finally ratified
ivj-w ''ori' Mor-v Market. ! the present meeting. When the
hrEw YORK. May 16.—Money on call ’ union is complete, the 1.000,000 mem-
ruling rate
cent - offered
very dull and
re been errors of judgment. • *2 enco>B»«rjnS i p«r cent: ciosing hid 2 per
-.'''“Ft ^as never drifted from its i ward under licoidntlon and selling faV a I Sas^* P 60 'days 'pcr^erK' sO davs *'**“*■'" wc.:ume nue ia name, mo — ’Vtr'i — r i,"’
moorings of human kindness, truth ; turn, inapireri by the better weather re- 4 fe r cent- month«4 u»4« 'tJ- cent two together comprise 1.000 presbvte- a devotion that was beautiful. In tho
and Integrity. : ports, favorable weather forecasts and ; Prime mercantile paper 554 per cent rles.butas many ofthe-e presbyteries £.W days, when the city page of The
bers of the American branen and the
200,000 members of the Cumberland
branch will become one in name. The
The news of the death of Mrs. F. A.
Watson at an early hour yesterday
morning, while not wholly unexpected,
was received with profound sorrow by
those who knew her.
This good lady was the widow of
Asa R- Wasson, for many years tho
city editor of The Telegraph, and
known as the poet-editor. She hail
been In bad health for many months,
and at the homo of her son. Paul, on
Coleman avenue, she received every
possible attention and care that loving
sons could give.
That she was truly a good woman
those who knew her bear loving testi
mony. Between herself and her hus
band there was the strongest devotion.
rRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
heard that Congress Intended to de
prive him of hH commission and ho
wrote an Insulting letter to the Pfesl-
t dent of that body. In consequence of
> which be was dismissed from tin
army. Lee was born In England, and
for years was an officer in the Brlt'sh
service prjor to the Revolution. But
he was displeased because his promo
tion lagged, and made hlmsalf offen
sive to the English Government. He
claimed to b# the author of the letters
of Junius. He came to America, took
up the cause of the colonies, and be
came first major-general In the Amer
ican army. At first he won considera
ble military reputation, but "the opln-
prospects. ' <
After working up to a net gain of 6i*
points led by July, the market eased off , I
apin und«r realizing but advanced CHICAGO May IS—'Wheat rrlc« 3 on the
shnrnly in th e late trading to a new high Board of Trade 'Perain c-n-=*ed the dollar
forty-seventh general assembly of the It was the goodness of the woman
Southern Presbyterians, known offi- that made It so.
dally as the Presbyterian Church of i —
. I L J l.»„ B „ , no tho United States, met today in the i Wonderful Eczema Cure.
level fo r the day on the old cron, and mark to^y on n iensitlo-al b - iig| which First Presbyterian church in th's city 1 "Our little boy hid eczema for five
to the highest point for the hull mwemon 1 cnr’-'id September up to $1 Dost and De- and will remain in session a week or years” writes N. A. Adams. Henrietta.
. .. who won high dace in .Wrrna’- ?” , th ® Ia ,t? r ninths. Demand was ~en- comber to n «*. At the **me time Julv ten days. Tha assembly was called to Pa. "Two of our home dostors said tho
federate cemeter'es In Ohio. I under- ; ism of this State as literarv ed'tor.and advanced to 3SU. The upturn was due to order promptly at 11 o’clock by the re- case was hopeless, his lungs being af-
smnd it is probable that Hon W B ' editor*! wilier on the staff of the At- tiring^“odemton Dr. JUlTn ^HaH. of fected. We then employed other doctors
Stephens, of Savannah. Senstor-e.ect ; :anta Const!.utlon. La tire’s have come ' map shewed seme light precipitation In below tho normal owini-Toialuiw S?™ Nashville. Commissioners from eighty- but no benefit resulted By chance wo
from the Fir:t d.strlct w'.h he esne- to him on the lecture platform, and tie the Eastern belt, and temperatures were” favorab’e weather and bv inVect* The three presbvter'es were on hand, rep- i read about Electric Bitters; bought a
cl°l rhamplcn of the proposed appro- ! flowers of rhetoric have been strewn * little low In the Western belt but the net gain for tho dey on the July delivery resenting tie. Southern Presbyterians bottle and scon noticed improvement,
priatlon. 1 by him In some of the br'ghtest fields T?rf < r a | lt rlr ”' r and generally was 5a5Kc. compared with yesterday’s of Alabama. Arkansas. Flor'da Geor- .We continued this medicine until sev-
I of nraforv. Mr Knight Is a graduate ?? ot quotations. The September option gja Kentucky Louisiana Missieiinni oral bottles were used, when our boy
Of the two hundred and six Con- .both of the University of Georgia and i Hearts of cotton at Ve ^>-ts h today hb-her 7 ’ 4%C ‘ a ” d Det-ombcr an even 5o - Jristouri. North Carolina.'South Caro- ' was completely cured.” (Rest of all
federate soldiers W o deid and were j of Princeton, having re*igred his edit- ! were 10.647 h-.’i s against S 2:4 ba’as l-at cnm' was affee’ed hv the strength of linn. Tennessee. Texas and Virginia. ‘ Wood medicines and body building
burled at Johnson’s Tsland while they , orial chair on the Constitution to enter ’ VP «k and 12 763 hales last year. For the wheat. Julv closing with a net gain of The formalities of organization and health tonics. Guaranteed at all drug
were prisoners of war, one hundred | the last named institution. Before Jeetlmafed) fo.ooo bai»a against %c.. and oats gained Sc. tho opening sermon occupied the oarlv
ion began to gain s:rength. that per- : Kin „ j, ag
sonal ambition was his main Incentive ^ th „ R< ,bert Patton Chapter concern
In embarking In the cause of the coin- j Ini? thf , facti ln wh)ch sald anyon= .
nif's.” ,n fiv I other things: “All the work connected
fftrent to the tics of home and country, securing of head boards,
drawing his sword without enthusiasm
and fifty-two were members of the j leaving Princeton he was called to the
Masonic fraternity. Capt. R. Cuyler j po-'torate of the Central Presbyterian
wr’tten statement i Church, of Washington, D. C. Saon
after, his instal’ation he was taken ill,
more through resentment against
Government which had disappointed
him, than zeal for liberty or for colo
nial rights.” It ts unnecessary to state
that he did not belong to the illus
trious family of Virginia Loss.
In this connection It may be of in
terest to state that Laurens and Lee
were not th< only officers of the Revo
lution who fought a duel on account of
Washington. Gen. John Cadwalnder ,
and Gen. Thomas Conway exchanged
shots on the field of honor. In 1778. |
and Conwov received a severe wound
In the head from which It was at first
and after spending several months In
Euronean travel, without deriving the j
benefit be expected. Mr. Knight re- ,
turned to America, and connected him- !
self with Agnes Scott at Coliege De- ! Future* closed firm
ratur. but soon gave up this work on quotations:
account of hi* health and went to Los i
prame Council of the 33rd degree, for
tk» Southern district, recently said:
"The efforts af the R-abert Patton
Chapter U. D. C., to take care of the
grave* of these dead sold'ers. are moTt
praiseworthy, and should receive the
hought he woul<J die, but he recover- encouragement of all good people and
ed. Conway disliked Washington and more especially all good Masons."
secretly plotted against him. espec- i ’
lally during the winter at Valey Forge.
Conway wanted Gates to succeed
Washington.
with tho securing of head . boards,
carving names, rank, and command
on same, and the placing of the boards
at the graves, and sodding same, was
exclusively under the direction of the
Mason
they being granted this privilege by | Catalina island.where he ha? been get- . February
CJoIcnel Hill, then commander of the | ting steadily better from the good ef- March ‘
post.” Hon. James D. Richardson, for 1 feets- of the salt air. It mav be of io- May .
msnv years a Congressman from Ten- j cal Interest to state that Mr. Knight -T ”?e .
pe«*ee. and holding the high Masonic was admitted to the bar in Macorf. Ju,v
title of grand commander of th» Ku-
69,233 bales last week and 80.374 bales
last year.
Toney's receints at New Orleans were
1,592 ba’es against 3.592 bales last year,
and at Ho -- ston 1,142 bases against 7S1
bales last year.
,‘aa ■ ''itt-a end futures.
NEW YORK. May J6.—Snot cotton
closed quiet: middling UniaKd* 12.05; mid
dling gulf 12,30: sales 490 hales.
Prev’sians oa the close were from to hours -of the assembly. When these
10c. higher.
at the following j
Wheat—
May .
July .
, Rent,
i Dec. .
Com—
i». who were there as prisoners. | Angeles, and then to Avalon*, on Santa ‘ iTia
being granted this privilege by Catalina Island.whore he ha? been get- . Fehrua-v iina
.11.09
11.17
A communication ha? been addressed
bv the Robert fatten Chanter to the
His conspiracy against : Masonic fraternitv of the United States
Washington became known as "Con- j of America, which reads as follows:
way’s cabal.” Oadwalader challenged, ‘‘•Creetinv* from the Robert Patton
Conway on account of his Intrigues ' Chanter. United Daughters of' the
against Washington. They fought on ; Cfarfeder.acv of Cincinnati.
.Tulv 4. of the year above mentioned, j ‘’’Phi's Chapter has undertaken to buy
Conway thought he had received his I and save from dosecraH-on the C'n f ed-
death wound, and in a letter to Wash- j erate grave-yard at Johnson’s I?'and
‘ngton said: "You are In my eyes the i O.. where lie two hundred and six
great and good man.” Having resign- : brave American soldiers and Masons,
ed fr.cm the American armv Conway | ln neri-cetd graves,
returned to France, from which coun- j "Of the number interred there, about
try he bad ccme to enlist ln the ser- j one hundred and fifty-two were mem-
vice of the United States. In the : be-s of your order For this cause wo
Frpnrh army be had heen a colonel, ; ask a ■ contribution to the fund for the
and in the American Revolution at- purpose tamed either fnm your treaa-
talncd the rank of major-rrneral. : urv or bv indiv’dual gift. We have
Another Revolutionary duel was
that between Gov. Button Gwinnett,
one of the signers of the Declaration
of Independence, and Gen Lachlan
McIntosh. Both were Georgians. Gov.
Gwinnett was made commander-in-
chief of the. colony of Georgia In
March. 1777.’ Differences of opinion
I been able to make the first payment
on the property. some six hundred
j dollar?. Tt ! s intended that the monev
received from Ma«on|e bodl** will bo
1 he’d as a separate fund, hoping that a
i sufficient fund will be thus realized to
: erect a simple monument there.
"Wo trust in your fraternal Interest
after preparing himself partly at the PenTembir10
University of Georgia,and partly in October 10^93
the office of Judge. R. F. Lyon in this November .
pirn
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city. He delivered the commence
ment addre=s in We'Tevan in 1899 or
t.900. Mr. Knight’* "Reminiscence' of
Famous Georgians” wttl be complete
in two volumes, of which the first will
contain ROO na«r*s and wi’l soon atr-
near. The first edition has a!r»adv
been exhausted !
December 10.98 11.10 10.88
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11.30 I Sept. .
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10.91 | SepL .
10.89 Lard-
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were concluded the assembly proceeded
• to the election of a new moderator,
j which Is the most Important business
of the day. Tomorrow the twenty
standing committees will be announced
• and the assembly will then take up the
j regular order of business.
stores. 50c.
Politics and Politicians.
Bcpt!?t General Council.
WASHINGTON May 1«-Prellml- j ^ He
Lrv sten.s were taken nt the Ttentict 1 - .. o =>
Henry C. Ide, former Governor of
the Philippines. 1s said to be hard at
work to put Vermont ln the Taft
column.
John L. Routt, who served three
terms as Governor of Colorado, has re-
] cently been declared insane and inca-
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8.85
9.00
ppeet—and Evne-t*. T^a-v
rV-*->Hdeter* net ’•eeojhts. . 10 527
Exports to C ‘ “ " * mt
Exports to-
advance of oubifea-
T'—V' rsciope. hiaovct,
NEW YORK. M»y 76.—Xn the early part
narv steps were taken at the Baptist
anniversaries in session here toilsv for
the organization of a Baptist Union.
1 or general council. Tomorrow a ocm-
i mittee on organization will report, and
! Professor Shaler Matthews, of Chicago,
will address tbe meet'ng on the func
tions of the proposed organization.
. Final action Is then to be taken, and It
i Is freely predicted that then, for the
’ firrt time in their h'story, the Baptist
! churches of the North will be united
I in an organization through which mat-
81 years old.
The constitutional convention which
the people of Michigan decided upon at
the last general olect'on will assemble
at Lansing next November.
Judson Harmon, whom conservative
Eastern Democrats are said to favor
for Presidential candidate. Is a native
and a. resident, of Cincinnati. He
served a number of years on the bench,
and frsm 1895 to 1897 was Attorney-
General of the United States. He la
now in the faculty of the law depart-
M on. hut another edition has been or
dered. • .
Stock on hand
Since Septcmhe
In an extended article in tM* column
a few day* ago concerning Mrs. Lloyd
Carleton Belt and her patriotic ser
vices at Washington in behalf of Geor
gia during the dprk davs of recon
struction. I stated that the only thread
in my narrative that was not complete 1 T ,,
was. how did she manage to have her j
A. fit eorgia. tv omsn** A — „ a o 1 * * n..—
Conso’ida’ed receipts 951*16*
Exports -to continent 3 571 955
; France ’sc* 697
: Exports, to continent 3 21a *15
I Exports to Japan ’*26 9°6
mediate are verv ouiet.
is easier in foreign markets.
A Georgia Woman’s Appeal" brought Galves'on . . .11214 1 15431 99711910-0
to the attention of P-e*’dent Grant. Orleans .11113-161 iso?! 2459'1 , ' , ’' , 78
c"tton ?r
NEW YORK. May
was barely steady
Price. Net Receipts. Sales. Stocks. ! PrVm^crud.a^n hnpVf.o.k ‘mflls C nomU : tlon to the churches.
1 , x ,“~rr7V~T —,-77.—,' I na .v Prime s"mmer yellow 55: off summer
I Price.ITteets.iSales.I.Rtck. i yellow 49*50%; good of? summer yellow
49a?3; prime summer v,-hlte 5Sa59:'prime
winter yellow 5Sa39.
ing the fact teat a similar movement j campaign in his State for the past ten
some years ago met such owicsition 1 years overthrowing during the first
few years of his term the Populist par
ty, which in the early nineties had built
that nothing came of It. The new
?avT.r D Canon *eeri o.i 1r . 0Une i 1 r r ,.V" ! °v ,s „ nM to Heig'sia- ! Jy.Vhich in^theeariy nineties had hum
for s^f and A*v for « ,V ®’ 11the Congregational M- up a powerful State organization and
v>r speoulatlve demand C-auneil mav mercty suggest ac- wrested from the Democracy every
Ports.
to-wit: i Mobile
;Savannah
.1141
.11114
.'11%
.!”14
J1«%
. 12 %
18891
25t 1 *5-9
7! 49518
yi 8147
^991 1 S995
6611 3711 2??9?
! 1 11997
140' 400'17S774
"•5"iI *1748
43S0| |
arose between Gwinnett and McTntosh. 1 In the graves of departed brothers.
Gwinnett retired from the office of , and nsk your assistance in this sacred
Governor on May 8. He promptly ch.al- 1 cause."
lenged McIntosh, and In the duel which ] At the top of the communlcafon
ensued Gwinnett was mortallv wound
ed and died on May 27. McIntosh was
also shot, but recovered.
What Is regarded as the most fa
mous duel In America was that be
tween Aaron Burr and Alexander
Hamilton, in which the latter was fa
intly wpunded. The particulars of this
,, a-- «o well known I will not
recite them here.
••erhkps .the next In rank was the
affair between James Barron and
Stephen Decatur. Jr., on March 22.
1S20. Roth fell'at the first fire. De
catur died the same right, and Barron
was so severely wounded that he only
recovered nfter months of Intense suf- i
ferlng. They wore American naval of
ficers. Thetr duel grew out of the at
tack of the British ship Leopard upon
tffo American frigate Chesapeake. In
1807. The Chesapeake bore the broad
pennant of Commodore Barron. Bar
ron was court-martialed on sundry ;
charges in connection with the affair I
between the boats, and was found guil
ty of two specifications of a charge
"for neglecting, on the pro'jsbility of-
an engagement, to clear his ship for
action.” and sentenced to be suspend
ed for five years, without pay or
emolunpents. Decatur was a member
of the court-martial. In ISIS an effort
vi* made to restore Barron to service,
and this was resisted by Decatur and
others. A long and angry mr-espon-
dence earned between Barron and
Decatur, which culminated in the duel.
commandment No. 6. from the Masonic
ten commandments, to-w't: "Thy
friend shall be a second self, misfor
tune shell not estrange thee from him
thou shell do for his memorv whatever
thou wouldst do for him living.”
T heard the stnrv vesterflav.
When Col. Fr»d D»nt. Mrs. Grnqt’s i e fc ,.i.,.._
brother, met Mrs. Belt on P*nnsvi- <
vanla avenue after h»- frul*l»ss v*.*it Ne-faik .
to Senator Henrv Wilson. Col. D»nt i Baltimore
noticed the disturbed condition of Mrs. ' York
Belt, .and asked her what was the mat- SUhSlOv,'
ter. She showed a com- of the appeal . p ers a C0 ;,
to him. and after reading it he said
that the President had no information
in regard to Georgia except Gen. T*r-
rv’s verv unfavorable report. Col.
Dent asked Mrs. Belt to, go with him
to the White House and he mould show A'’gu*ta, *
the appeal to President Grant She ac- MemnM* ’.
companied him. and sat In an ante Pt T -f’!s
room and talked with Mrs. Grant's riSSSlm?
father while Col. D»nt went to see J L,0 ' i ‘
the President. Col Pout goon return- : . 1 |vccpnm ——_
ed and said to Mrs. Belt. "The Brest- 1 T.mtpaooT.” M a -i- l6 _c„ot cotton in
dent h*s reed vour anneal and has dl- ' f? * r demand: Driees 2 uoints lower- .Acor
rected h's secretary Gen. Horace Por- m Vl«V 1sr 7 , 07: p '' r '' , midfl'-g
ter. to cony it ar.d di-eef it to him, 5'2’ '_T,_ I T 1 i dl,! J r l'7
Nf’<4L -Toper3.
CHART -Ey TON. M’v 16.—Turpentine
and ros'o nothing doing.
SAVANNAH. Ga.. Mav 16—Tumentf-e
firm at 61%; sale* 41o; receipts 937;
shin-nenf* none. Rosin flr-n: ss’es 2,982;
receipts 1.471: shipments 25fl: stoeir *7.
642. Quote: A R. C $4.27U*49: D. $4.59.
E $4.70: F. $4.79a75: G. $4.75n8244; H*
and I $4.90: K. $5.39; JT. $5.40-
$5.59; W G.. $5.65: W. W.. $5.75.
WILMINGTON, May 16 —Sri-Its tur
pentine. nothing doing; r-—-lr,t s ?6 casks.
IS
10 SUCCEED SPOOLER
MADIPON. Wis. May 16.—Isaac Steph
enson, of Marinette, was nominated for
United States Senator in the Republican
caucus tonight to succeed John C. Spoon
er. resigned.
wealthy lumber
State office within the gift of the peo
ple, including the Supreme Court
A Narrow Escspa,
G. W. Cloyd. a merchant, of Plunk.
Mo., had a narrow escape four years
aeo, when he ran a jimsoo bur Into
his thumb. He says: "The doctor
wanted to amputate It but I would not
consrnt I bought a box of Bucklen’s
Arnica Salve and that cured the dan
gerous wound.” 25c at all druggists.
Lumber.
born in Fred- i «,ou»and
u, tnoi.sana.
/Corrected hr Massee-FeJton T.um, Co.%
Common framing at $16 to $20 per
56<M 750'1‘>®804
?64l | geieo , _
12 *j j 8952 j Gram, Provisions. Groceries.
These prices are at whcinsaie *nd not
fCn.-rcrtcd by s Tt Jaaues & Tinner Co. 1
] and he will send it to the Senate com- fa’es o^'the^ daY^erff'lO P09’b*ies T of
Futures oiec-d n-w and closed quiet:
Amerlcan middling G. O. C.:
Mr. J. E. D. Shipp, of Amerlcus. a j rritfee as his information concerning ! which 500 ba'es were fbc speculation and
prominent lawyer and leading citizen . affairs in Georv'a ” As soon as Sec- cxnort and included 9 *09 hoi es Amc-i-
of his section of the State. Is writ- , reran- Porter finished copying Mrs. 1 Re-aipt.* w»— 2.000 bales, 'including 1
Ing a biov ra phv of that great Geor- Belt’s letter, a rage came from the 1American, . ,!
clan. William H. Crawford. It should ; War Department with Gen. Terrv’s
be a most interesting storv. both on 1 report which was a severe accusation
account of the author’s ability as a ! against Georgia, and the two docu-
writer and the splendid subject he has j ments were sent to the Senate to-
chosen for his pen. William H. Craw- ; gether.
ford was one of the most eminent men j
that ever illustrated this State in the j Christ Church. Savannah whe-e tho
May
May-.Tune
ffune-July
Juty-Auc>ist ......
A ueai.*t-Seotemb<-r
councils of the nation, and Mr. Shipp j diocesan convention of tho Episcopal S'' r, i"mha--Oct-bcr
has in hand much mater concerning ; Church in Georgia will meet tomorrow °cta'-er-NoA-emhcr
him which is not generally known and j has a historic record. The church Is
which in itse'f win.make hlghlv enter- j venerable with age. The first buiid-
talning reading. Mr. Crawford, like ! ing was commenced on Jure 11. 1740.
Another fatal d:
great excitement
Congressman Cillc-
Congressman Gra
In 1S3S, near Wash
killed. Andrew Jac
Dickinson on the
had several other
to the cede. Yet
President ‘n lSSO 1
duel. Henry C
v. 'ism R. Ki
near baring a
ton and John
five -ho:-, and
;el which created
was that between
of Maine, and
vcs. of Kentucky,
-urten. CHle-.- was
field of honor, and
meetings according
when Jack?on was
as H.
Lurns
hr. R-.ndelr'
Senator 1 C ra
came upy,
Clin- y=t
anged • Cai:
In
erect Richard
to
as
He fought three
da'- Other prominent
r.ceir "affair*. ' l.'ut I
ace for a more extend
er. Among itme of
England who fought
many other distinguished men of h's
day. bel'eved in the cede duello, and
he had two “affairs” killing hi* oppo
nent in one. .and beir.g wounded in the
other. In 1S07 he was e’peted to fill
a vacancy in the United State.* Sen
ate. and wa« re-e>c*ed In 1811. In
1S12. when Vice-President Clinton was
unable on account of sickness to act
as Rrerident of (be Senate. Mr Craw-
forl was ch-sen ures'dent pro tern
In 18'? President Madison offered him
a -"sltion In his csh'uet as Secretarv
of War. which he declined but a little
later accepted the appointment to
France minister. While at Paris a
warm friendship sprung up between
birr, and Lafayette who aprcln’ed him
agent for h.Is lands in America. Tn
IS 15 he n.'ked to to recalled and while
en route h. me he was appointed Sec
retary of War. the Senate having re-
fimeJ to confirm the appointment of
Gen. Dearborn to this position. He
held the office onlv until the following
year when he was appointed Secretary
of the Treasury. In 1616 there were
eferred him to Monroe
if the Unfed St?t<'s. s.nd
large vote in the Con
tis. Upon Monroe’s ac-
Prf ' deccy he eor"nued
lecra .any of the Treas-
ret beir.g J. Q. A-?eras and John C.
Csihour.. A paii-mal ar.d personal hos-
tIII v or.?- r •• Or.iv.-f.--rd end
Calhoun cep i-rnlni til 0 rowers and
duties of t>c Federal Government In
lift Crawford was regard? I as the
logical ar ’ destined successor to
President Monroe A C. agressions]
caucus nominated him. as such. Cal
houn. Jackson. Adam? ar.d Clay, the
other csndld.T?-. cpmblned avainct
him. ami in ih? heat of battie he was
charged with, official misconduct as j
! but ten years were occupied in its eon-
| strut-tlon. The shingles were not p’ac-
ed on the roof until about 1745. The
"hurch was dedicated on Julv 7. 1730.
Tn 1796 the structure was destroyed
1 bv fire. Tbe corner stone of the Christ
; Church building in which tbe dioce*an
convention will assepable this week was
laid February 26. iS3R. The first min-
iv;or of the parish was the Rev. Dr.
Herbert who eoniranred his services
in about 1733. In 1758 the Church of
Eng’and was established as the only
church entitled to support from the
public fund?. The C-clopedia of Geor
gia. says that in 1774 the rector of
Christ Church was Rev. H?ddon Smith.
Re'-au?e he took side? with the colon
ists in the quarrel with England he
Noverhber-Tleeember
a n ti a —y ..
January-February ..
p?hrv?ry-Vorch
M arch-April
CORN—backed white SI
Packed mixed SO
Ear corn 80
Car lots. eitb»- sacked or bulk,
1—o^?e or anvijcajjo»,.
! OATS—Whit? c’b-ed
• No. 2 white
No. 3 white
Poaotai quotations
car lat*
HAY—Choice timothy
No. 1 timothy
No. 2 timothy
No. 1 clnrer
Tlmo*hy .and clover hixed.... i.a.5
Al'~1f- hev 1 -a
Padding straw 63
BRAN—Pure wheat 1.40
Mixed bran 1.25
Jersey- stock feed 1.25
Reliable feed
c *~vdp“d feed T in
5 9214 j FLOUR—Private stock, fancy past.. 5.60 '
He went
and a year
j later moved to Wisconsin, where he
| worked on a farm. He afterward* bought
■ a schoor.ey which he sailed between Mil
waukee and Escanab*. and Invested his
! savings in timber lands. He was a men.
1 ber of the Wisconsin Legislature ln 1866
and 1868, and served in the Lower House
of Congress from 18S3 to 1889. He has
long been an adherent, of United States
Senator Robert M. LaFollette.
e.p'y.
6.36
6.26%
6.’114
6.11%
6.92%
5.96
5.99%
5.92
5.«ft%
...61
...$1.40
... 1.35
... 1.10
$5,000 IS ASKED TOR
ALLEGED ACCIIDENT
Arthur Griswold Is seeking through
the City Court $500 damages from his |
employer, tho Central of Georgia Rail
road Company. Griswold claims that
he was engaged ln discharging his du-
1.20 i’ties January 12, loading a heavy piece
I of machinery on a car. when the ma
chinery fell on a truck, tho handles
. of which struck him with such vio-
I lence that his jaw was fractured, low-
j er teeth loosened and he was knocked
I against the car’s side In a stunned
! condition.
Sized frainlrg at tf.7.50 to $22.50 per
thousand.
Storm shcathlrg -at $16 per thousand.
No. 2 common flooring at $17.50 per
thousand.
No. 2 common ceding at $16 per thous
and.
No. 1 common flooring celling at
$25 ner thousand.
"B" grade square edge weather board
ing at $22.50 per thousand.
No. 1 common weather boardlrg at $30
per thousand.
No. 2 pine shingles at $2.50 por thous
and.
No. 1 pine shingles at $4.25 per thous
and. , . .
No. I cypress shingles at $5.00 per
thouand.
Extra half ribs
ll-ao-rv,, p,. s. bellies...
Bulk plates
rn< a r»*<*
NEW ORT.eaNr’m^I
^tums^nTdV^'^^y from j | MEATS—Dry *•'/.
paint -Povp to ? paints hejqav the ein-q
of vasterday. Weather repn-t* ye re ra-
er>i-«d cal-ulated tn have a-ything but a.
bullish ??«■: a-i th? market, but tho=»
v-a-e m.at-b?a by r ?’>orts of eron damage
end '-pa.rcity of *eed and shnr** ii-v-i,
puzzled. whil» the market wn-iid
an ”nv-ard .an-i -h?n a down war.; tun
In the ln*?r tracing th"-? w*» s-.-to [rqj
pr->vement in p-'-->* esn*?1a]ly ,t,? n*w
•wop wont’’*, v-bich advanced from 5 to
8 paints over 'he quotation* *t noap a s ^
r?*ult of fr-thcr reports of e-aq dan-
nr». The ojo*
H patent. 3.90
ivh.t.... .2 50
Royal Owl. best pat 4 75 • _
Ton Notoh firsf patent 4 *5' ROOSEVELT PARDONS
' P jif ** ' ’ SULLIVAN’S NEPHEW
WASHINGTON. May 16.—President
Roosevelt ha? granted a conditional par
don to John L. Lennon, a nephew of John
'L. Sul’ivan. Eerv-lng a rentenee at Gov-
nor’s Island, for alleged desertion from
the Marine Corps while ln Cuba. The
condition named by the President Is that
Lennon re-enli?t and serve the full term
of four years, he having been dishonora
bly discharged. When Lennon was cap
tured after hi* alleged desertion he had
been absent thr.ee days. Mr. Sullivan,
while In Washington recently, -aw the
President about (he case and argued that
his relative did not intend to desert, but
had merely overstayed his Ieav e of ob-
sence.
over above
.. .19%
...10
.. .10*4
.... 8«
.16
....15%
was very steady price*
„ . ren-Tln- -om 5 to 11 points above the
was wa:ted on by a committee and eio* e of yesterday.
forbidden to preach The church doors Cotton futv-very steadv at the
fo'iowiug quotations:
10%
10%
u%
n%
Cher
35
tnanv who
for Pre*!dep
he -ecel--ed
.T-nua-v bid
Max', bid
.Tu-? bid -
juiv bj?
. nrm. bid ...
Coatonbfr. b'.J
ovfib-. bi- ..
November. b*d
December, bid
were locked r.galrst him. he wa3 pub
lisher’ in the C-v--”: as "an enemy to
America.” and finally evicted from the
rectory. From the ?-rpe authority T
leanj that the fi-rt corfirmatlon in
the Rtete occurred in ISIS, when a
-ia** of *ixry irn« confi—?ed at Christ
Church. Savannah, hv B'shop me’aon.
of South Caro'ina R?v. John Wesl«v.
the founder of th? Methodist Church
In Georgia, was the rector in Chlrst
Church parish in c'aout 173G. It is
said that he preached h's first ser
mon ip, Savannah on March 7. 1736.
as a m ; ri.'-t-r of 'he Cl-.ur'h of Eng-
''.nd. Stephen F'l.'ott was the firs:
Protestant Ep'scopa! bishop of Geor
gia Biography savs that he was
chosen bishop in 1849 and was the
thirty-seventh in succession in tha
American episcopate. His eonse?ra- ■ row on th?
t'on occurred on February 28. 1S41. week, o-,#
11.35
V I',
11.65
11.89
11 ea
11.60
11.35
11.32
11.31
HAMS— T f?n- sugar mired
S*an-7arfl sugar cured...
Impc
LARD—B”re tierces ..."
Fire in 80-’h. t”bs
Pure, in *9.ih. tl"*
Pure, in 60-1 b. tubs
Ru-e. in i9.ib. tins
Pure, in 5.]b. tip*.
Pure, in 3-Ib. tins
Til? sain- nddiliart* for
*ir«- a* an?,-?.
SYRUP—Georgia cane {new)...
N?w Orleans 2$
p.laek srrai, lj
SALT—1'9 tvblt? rh*!rn «ok....50
$99-10 P'.wlqp inev* ...48
Special nrices car lots.
T mpo-ied Onrk Salt, lb...... 114
CHEESE^Ful! cream ,....:.:.17% f^o^ToSlcSS w*^?
Hardware—Wholesale.
1 V- •- r—nn Letter.
NEW YORK. M>v ’6 -wi.i, ?>. r
• r ve-y'-.-r pr“f(.-re.-l fop tr>« n»-t f—r
days over the cotton bek and a gcod
w?^*he- man on the hoard, ’be mark?*
said off fr.a-n th? o-?ning.
s*t In On the pureha*.--* m
day's sell??* on the tbe-rv
had received such a. setback that !r ,-o"!d
sqereelv hop? to recover; The market
sbov-ed the local tr’-*? -,a s an a n .
re"*!rg a further advance behoving the
in market* trip ral'y sharply t?-nar-
he mins early in t’ie
certain, tb-p? is no
—-<-i nr*??* ?*>r lots.
. GRISTS—Hudnnts. in hbis $3.75
Hudnuts. in 3C-lb. sacks 1.S3
i SUGAR—Grarulat?d. in bhR or sck.,5%
New Orleans ciarifled 5
New Y?-k yellow 4%
COFFEE—Cholc? Rio 14
Prime Rio T3
Medium Rio 12
Common 11
Arbuckle’s Roasted...
RICE-—Choice head
: Medium
There w?re three hundred communi-
car.:s and seven clergymen in the d : o-
cese at that time, “hut by his abil'ty
as an organizer and his natural quail-
short selling and *h?re .are few offerings
except to f?i-? c-oO-s Th? market .ad
vance? euirk'y o- bfcylne . Livc?-
p?ri *h---Id advance from 6 to 7 points
..16.04
.. T
.. 6
Sims M. Gilmore Dead.
UNION. S. C.. May 16.—Sims M. Gil
more. a farmer, rho we* shot last night
at Jottesville. by hi3 neighbor. James w.
Galiman. following a quarrel growing out
of the burning of two barns on Giimor*'.*
farm, which act he suspected Glllman of
committing, died today. During the en
counter Giilman was struck on the head
with a hammer by Gilmore and his skull
fractured.
Your.o °ecplee' Baptist Union.
RICHMOND. Va.. May 16.—The Tour.g
Peoples' Baptist Union, an auxiliary of
the Southern Baptist Convention. m"t
t?dsy with several hu:id-?.d delegates in
attendance. The proceedings consisted
of dvotionol exercises and addresses by
H. W. Yfright. of Kanea? City; p.ev.
Dr Frost, of Nashville .and others. The
Actfid:
Prudent, Rev. W. W. Hamilton. At-
1 lanta, Ga.; vje« nresident. Rev. Dr. E. X,.
Grace. Richmond, and Rev. Ro?s Moore,
j Pine Bl’-ifC, Ark.: recording secretary. W.
i TT. Gained, Atlanta. Ga.; executive'com
mittee. B. A. Davie, chairman; Jos.
; VTqtts. secretary; H. P. Hunt. T. T.
i Eaton, J. B. Sampey, B. B. Bailey. W, D.
Dorian, J. 21. Prestrid^e, Llowd T. 'Wil
son.
R. M. BUTTS’ CREDITORS
GET SECOND DIVIDEND
The referee in bankruptcy has de
clared a second dividend of 12% p?r
cent to the unsecured creditors of R.
M. Butt.*, of Gordon, Ga.
Candy.
Cream mixed candy in rails.
Stick candy. In barrels,
;j
fCorrected bv Duniap Hnrwar* Co.)
WELL BUCKETS—$4 per doz
ROPE—Manila. 14%c ; Besel. llo,; eot .
ton 18%c.
WIRE—Barb, 3Vlc. per lb.
PLOW STOCKS--Harman, S0c.; Fergu-
,OP. Q 0q.
•rims—PalntPd. $2.30: eednr. $3 00
POWDER—$4.50: half kegs, $2 75* tt
k?g*. Sl.fC: Dupont and Hazard smoke
less. half keg.”. $11.3..; V, kegs. 15.75*
1-lb. canisters. $1. less*15 p?r cent; Trois-
dori smokeless powder. 1-lb. can*. $L
SHOVELS—S6 tn $11 per doz.
CARDS—Cotton. $L50 per doz.
PLOW BLADES. 5c. per lb.
IRON— 2»ic. lb. base; Swede, 4%c.
pound-
AXES—$6.50 dozen, base.
LEAD—Bar. 7%c. wnmt
NAII.S.—Wire. $2.60 keg. base; cut.
$2.60 keg. base.*
SHOES—Horse. $4.25 to M.75 keg; ra U i e
shoe.*. $1.25 to $1. i j.
BUCKETS—Paint *1.79 doz.; white co.
dar, three hoops. *4.25 dozen.
CHAINS—Trace, li to $4 do*.
GUN POWDER—Per peg. Austin craaS
$4.59.
SHOT—*2.25 sack.
Liquors—Wholesale. •
(Corrected by Iveichselbaum Sc Mack)
' WHTSKE5'—Rye. *1.19 to $3.50; rorn
$1.19 to $1.50; pin. $1.10 to $1.75: North
Carolina corn. $1.20 to I1.5C; Georgia
corn si.60.
WINE.—7oe. to *5; high wines. *1 SO.
port and sherry. 73c. to J4; riaret. $4 to
$10 a rsse; American cnampagne. $7.50 to
tomorrow.
Dry Goods—Wholesale.
SHEETING—6 to Sc.
DRILLING—7 %c-
TIFKrXG—4% to 14 %c.
CHECKS—5 to f%c.
BLEACHING—4?i to 11%C-
PRINTS—5% to 6c.
Government bonds steady; railrc
bonds heavy.
Crackers.
fCorr*f'tc‘i by Winn-Johnson Ca>’
BaroTta sodas. Sc.
Baroca nfenacs. 7^4c.
Barona oyster crackcm.
N. B. C. sDdns. 7c.
Ginger snaps ( N. 3. C.) 7c.
cn < 10c.
Bu^ar cake*.
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