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MISSISSIPPI.
A Fow Dots About a Prosperous
State.
INTERVIEW WITH GOVERNOR LOWRY,
Jackson, Mb's. N«.v<mbcr 10.- -[Staff Cor
respondence <'< n-tiitilTo the KtriMigoi’
within the gat* sos th mheru capitols, the
appearance of the her lion ■ ■ must indicate to
Ids mind someth in e. >; terming the prosperity
Itfid progress of the < >'ninr-iiw< alth. The old
Baying that appeal a !.*•••« arc deceitful is abund
antly verified in the ca cs of the tespe* tive
lUto houses of Georgia, Alabiina and M.s-is-
Jlppi.
Three more inapprop! ::do structures for the
home of sovereignty cannot very well bo. im
agined, uid yet 1 don’ t if the people of Mi«s's-
B’pl or Alabama would change one line of their
capltoh. Associations cluster in and about
them, and in this land of sentiment the asso
ciations will prevent them from Icing dis
turbed.
A day spent in th*- hor c of Missif j| pi
does not store the n’nl with the same number
of facts that would be d«ri' ed from a day at
Montgomery or Atlanta. The system of pub
lic business, while c- rig hilly ther.vno, is very
different in detail. In sac t, the Mississippi offi
cials seem to care very lit tic about detail, con
fining their rnind and time to the more ngreea
blosubject of sum tot <l. For instance, there
Is no record h< j ‘ of r e number of acres of
land planted in in, <:♦>. ton, etc., nor hi there
any way of ascertain h the value of farm and '
firm products, sax c to < ugugea team ami make ;
the round of the seventy-four counties, com- ;
prising state, and <!>. in the informal! >n
from the sheriff:; u 1 > <rc cha: .7 d with keep- '
lug up such thin; • I ■ (, n i ion, while not
fatal, is aggravating, i -ipecially when one of .
the objects of this con impendence is by com- !
pnrrlson to see what slate has attained the ,
highest measure of pro -erity. But while the j
discussion of the n 1 ui;< < s and progress of ,
ft will be none the b ss exact., for <.*»n< lusic ns, 1
when ohicially in*’< 1 ed, must be accepted, |
even with' it. t‘.cr-:i < S aceompair, ng.
I called upon Go,, rnor Lowiy th. morning,
and meta dignified, courtly gentleman, whose
Intelligence was e.ju ii to his imp.* main
jut. Our conver •!.<•), was short, owing to
Official engag •men’s, but a prolung* d int< .view
Whh arranged f«>r tor ■ rr»»w.
Short talks fiepm ntly call out important
things, and so <1 *1 the met ling today. \\ liilo
<|iscu«iKnig prohibit ion and it? work in Misda
filppi, Governor J o?, ry , ,i l .some things that
wire Mrikingly’ int* ■ ting, lie remaiked
that about one half us the stalo was in prohi
bition work under the local option plan. Ho
Bald that as far as he could see that everything
van well; that it mndu but little difference
Ono wor the ot h* r.
lie stated that he wrs on the platform as an
nounced by Mr. Jefferson Davis upon the
subject of prohibition. A temperance man
himself, never drinking whisky and seldom
taking wine, ho was nevertheless persuaded
that, it xvas not proper to say to a people or a
community that you shall not have these in
toxicants under any cii*n instances whatever.
Thcggovcrnoi declared that he was prepared to
admit, that the presence of the saloon or bar
indiscriminately he re and there was an evil,
but it was an evil that roti I*l be corrected. Laws
Should bo passed regulating who should sell it,
where it should be s«»ld, r.nd the seller should
be required to give band and security for a
decent and faithful performance of th* 1 law.
Jackson, the capital. is a prohibition town or
city, having been so since last January. Gov
ernor Lowry stated that as far as ho could tell
the people of Jackson s**niod satisfied, or con
tent, but said he. made the issue straight,leave
out the sick question of the saloon, it. being a
blessing or an exil, and take local option or
prohibition squarely on its merits, ami he be
lieves that a good man with anti-prohibition
views could carry the city and count?. Ermn
my conversation w ith him J gathered this fact,
which seemed to Is* alw ax s near, 1 hat the nrgn
inent upon the question had never been fully
put and met. That it. had always
teen couplied with the issues of
how it should bo sold, when, wh< re,
er by whom—never ha the people been called
upon to debate the broad proposition ought the
plate to allow the sale • liquor nt all. \S hen
over that ,u as brought up, ns it had been in
Texas ami Tennese e, the governor declared
that he f It ceriain that Missis ippi would en
roll itself upon the prohibition side.
A few months ago, tho state temperance
convention met in ll»i> taa*, and among other
matters appointed a conimitte e to memorialize
the legislature to nass a constitutional amend
ment forbidding the sale.
Governor Lowry thought the legislature
would respectfully listen to the memorial, ami
inight even go so far ns to refer it to a commit
tee, but he had no idea that it would permit
the matter to go befort th* peonlo. Thi -amo
resolution creat'd a big stir her© at the time,
Bud The Gons mt h*>n reader will recollect
that the Bev. Charles l‘. ( allowav. of M« in- »
jihis, an eminent Methodist divine ami
niiihop, came out in a public address in the
Newspapers and nu'-l earnestly protested
Against the com ent ion doing anything of tho
kind. Ami the great body of the people her
are with the M» thod st bishop on the subject.
As to the success of prohibition in the < mn}
’ties that have and are trying it. various epin*
jons can be obtained. Governor Lowry’s ex
pression was that Im did not know how the
majority felt, but he did not believe the piohi
bilion ole incut strong enough to enter a state
contest. One of the most intelligent and rich
est counties »n the state the county of
Low'dt s in xvhbh tho city of Colum-
bus is situated, about three years
Hgo pius-d the local option law. and
fur two years liwd under its practical opera
tion. A xc.ua .o, or at the lii t convenient ;
and legal opp<»iutility, tho county and city |
Went back upon its action ami reinstated I
whiskx
A prominent p.obi’oii'. ni.J told mo today i
fl at this w ; dm .1 <’> to th<‘ nc.jo vote, :
Which was lai .< 1 t> i anti-prohibition. If |
this bo (rue, tic -late ’amt he l.n ,<Jy anti in i
iu* sent anents, f. 1 the e» loted man is a p -wer ’
Jiere in numbv rs a . v» ci'a.> in .smiio other re- |
BpecU
Tho situation then, as far as it can be gath- 1
cred here, is about ib tl o people donut earn ;
to further agitate the qm si ~»n. Idonotmran i
tho fanatics who will. ] erhupß, keep up tho I
V I.mgh’as long as il-.i \ live; but the _ie.it
and con v*rx al ivo'• vol the ptsqde p.tbrto i
let the matter .-tand < 'actly as it t.s. I l>e lo
cal option law of Issa issi, i
Where each district in a county ;
could vote up n tho sab* .<0 popular. *
Ji appears that tin x want it h 11 a lo al ques- i
tion, so that if n t o! a community prefer
to so have iindotm r matters a« toprex* nt the
sale of mtoxieant-, why, t »l . t thorn | oople by
du election that w ill atVect but verv few ,aml will ■
>iot nn due© the ex itenients and rese.Hmeni.s
of olcciions similar to those in Tqxas and in ■
Tennessee, say if they desire to I
keep it in or out. If tho majority of the dis
tricts of the state are prohibition in •
their nature, the Mato can Justly Inecme a
prohibition state.
\ vry little is sa?d or talked of about tho mat
ter In 10, xvhile much interest is felt in the ap
pr<»a» bing election m At amn, it is an interest
that is wrought up, not because if the issue ,
there, iph's so and so. why xxe a’e going to try
it here, but because anx thing übcut Atlanta is
interesting.
*‘The M »xAs«pni people are thinking alxmt
Something more imyor .nt just m w,“ remark- •
ed the governor, “tin y ..n b* tiding thev enor
kx to me work of lost, ring their state to its
former audition.“ \ lv i the provid<nee of 1
Gisl has iK-en \<l> good to them in the work.
1 he c..rn crop made was the lot the 1
©•ah haspjxHlucvd in ye.r.s Plantation! that I
Lu sometime haw tie n ..1 u | art of the xcav I
tip ii th© k’ anal n < <<t in • r *< . r '
bread v. ill this y< .> ha ■ <m v at hou ; ;. an d to '
spare. The e- ’n « r«<p the y-v-t v • v 1
©vidvm cot its b- n ...'I 1 . ,
©I the e.ty are pilotl u> xvuh 1 h • u< • • , - p:_
r-nul station thr p’;: . m mlxaT.i.'p
cd. and the iv.enl .mt ‘ tn- ■ • . . - v
lusv. The 1; h< -• l’. ?.
rig’there; M- '
B me years ago, ar. t .. r:i ' • t .. x
fer ,y “The 1., . c
alone, if pro'Hclx yi q -c-ed f w
And some day it v >
J4l nd in tut State ie th. up, and it h v.tvs th©
'JHE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION. ATLANTA. GA.. TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 22, 1887,
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j immigrant and his family. There are 2ff,3K'.i,-
' h»;t a r*‘s returned f* r tu? ati<>n at a valuation
of W H7,*>.'J">4, or k-s than throe dollars per
acre: and xvhen you rem ruber that over <>•:©-
half of ail this land, if situ ited in Georgia.
; would command from to FSO per aero, it is
a w’ond 1, mdf ed, ii;at. every foot us it ln..> nut
been purchased.
| The trouble has been, ?o far, with tin* labor.
, Thu negroes of the stat*' are a great check upon
its agricultural progr* s. and tho impro. < nu nt
j made is in <!• spne of th* r lethargy. 'J’hey are
, good-natured, civil, and apparently willing;
but, the moment your back is turn* *l. the hoe
1 is dropp« d, ,md the [ low-burse nips i«ily at tho
buds on tlo .talk. They love to * at, but they
don't love io work, ami the problem how to
. gut ou with such < und.lions is, indeed, a very
s( rious one. A farmer told me yesterday that
four \ear.'-ago he was planting cotton in the
; Mi.-.sls-inpi bottoms. AVithany sort us work
the land will produce—if then; is no overflow—
over a bale per a* r*-, and, “’fore God, sir, I
co ldn’t ;ef but three bales to the mule.”
What di-l he do?
Why bless you, he did what every sensible
I man lias y» t in do, who expects to reap a for
tune frnm the earth. Jfeqr.it cotton, renounced
j bis allegiance, throw off the trapping of his
; serfdom, ami went t<> raising stock. And now
' down tlu re in bis limitloss cane biak**s, hroxv
.-ling side by .'- ide with th*; deer, are a mnltitudo
of four-legged animals, that will at least keep
• him from hunger, and whose hides alone are
i worth a knight’s ransom.
I 'J’liis was four years «ag2.
And that, change is greater now. Ami it was
' brought about by just suchdetorminat ion among
a tew planters, but let us wait for ;»m- h< r day
tc see how it will end. Ji. H. P.
How ft I <*«4s to Ha Hanged.
From the I>envcr News.
“When I was about twenty years uld I loft
New Hampshire, my native state, and camo
west, with the idea of securing a fortune in tho 1
mines. That was about ten y< ars ago. At
that time, to mv eyes, Montana offered the best I
fr I<l to a young man from tho stales, and in
tho direction of that territory 1 turned my
face. J worked my way up into the
northeastern part ami was beginning to foel
just a little Linn, although L would not confess
it to myself. 1 had not found a gold mine at
the first jump, ns I fullv ami confidently ex
pected,and insti rid * f jingling dollars in mv
pocket I got down to rubbing dimes together,
and even tin music sounded sweet, for b( fore
long I was |whacking b inos for a place to
sleep and something to eat.
“1 inallv I worked my way to a little town
away up in the corner d the territory and by
making plenty of friends and hard work 1 be
gan to see daylight through my difficulties.
'Phen Ihe camp had a boom and things were
lively f«<r a time. I took good care to profit by
it, ami waa in a fairway to raise mono) enough
to ‘shake’ the country, when a strange thing
happened. One night Ibe !><•<! - were all full at
the house and I doubled up with a tall miner,
who was a .■:tranger in town. Before I awoke tho
next morning ho was gone,ami aft* r b-eakfast T
heard that a aloon keeper had been killed and
robbed of S.’XX). Late in the afternoon a man
came upto me ami said he v,anted to see rno
on a little business. I went with him, and we
walked quite a distance until we camo to a
team hitched to a lumber wagon full of men.
I was ordered to jump in, and then for the first
time it struck me that 1 might have been ac
cused of the murder of the night before. I
asked them what I was wanted for,
but received no reply, and we were
driven out of town to a clump of trees
a mile or two axvay. A rope was produced, one
end placed around iny nock, and the other end
thrown oxer the branch of a tree. 1 xvas then
asked to make a confession. 1 told them
briefly that I ha<l nothing to confess.jand that
if they could find the tall miner with whom I
had slept the night previous he would declare
my innocence. They only laughed nt me, ami
1 realized that 1 was to die. I was filled with
such a feeling of horror that my legs seemed
to give way beneath their weight, and two
men assisted me.
“The order was given to pull away, and up
I went, tho rope tightening about my throat
like some living thing intent on killing me.
Suddenly I was lowered to the ground ami
again asked to confers. 1 tried to speak, but
could rot utter a sound. 1 xvas speechless.
Upon a slip of paper I asked that my father
ami ni<>tlw*r bo notified of iny death, and wrote
the address. After a bri<*f|consultation I was
pulled up again, and, as my eyes
closed, it seemed as though I had looked
upon earth for the last time. At first I
suffered intense pain, then a feeling of dizzi
ness came over me ami my head swam around
and around and 1 felt as though 1 were falling
a great distance. Then a sensation of sleep
cam** over me. I knew of nothing after that
until 1 found myself lying on tho ground,
while tho form 01 a man bent over me in the
gathering darkness, and water was dashed in
iny face. The revival was one of pain, and
just then 1 would rather have been left to die.
“1 was taken to a house, how I do not know,
and nut to bed. My throat pained inc, and I
couhl not talk. I remained there for twenty
four hours, when tho man who cut mo down
camo in and said they had found the tall minor
1 had slept with and they know 1 was inno
cent. IL' had cut me down on his own respon
sibility, he said ; but now he could tidl the
boys, and he did. They came to tho cabin with
a rush, and some of them cried for joy when
they found I was alive. They asked me ques
tions and 1 found 1 could not talk. Then they
took me to the hotel, put me in the best room
and sent for a doctor.
“When tho doctor camo ami made an ex
amination of my throat he said that some us
the smaller bones of my neck had become dis
jointed. IL' xvovked on the case two weeks,
and 1 finally found my voice again. But the
terrible red scar still remained, ami I suppose
always will.”
Cough* ami Cold*. Those who arc suffering
f’-uin tou. hs, Colds, Sore Throat, etc., should try
Brow n s Bionchial Trot hes. Sold only in boxes.
“OLD JAM AIJY” THE GAMBLER.
From the New York Tribune.
Ira J* nice, the veteran gambler who died of
old age and general debility at the Gedney house on
Monday, was known to the sporting fra'cinlty
throughout the union as4‘Old January.” Ho began
Ids career as a gambler alxiut ls»l. previous to
which ho x\ns a card writer ut the St. Nicho
las hotel. His first experience as the iroprle
tor of a gambling house was ut Broadway
and Fulton street. His pt.rmer xvas Edxvard Kline,
xxhodu'd jears ago, leaving a untune of
“Old .hmnary’ amassed a snug sum here and after
a 1 vi’K-m d a:t establishment at No. .<Broivlxuiy,
which xvas e\tv .s.\«ly paUuni/od bv southern
1... cis of fam. Later In o; vued a game at N,> 5 Bar
clay s:r«\t, xvbhh ftou'.i'h-'d for long lime, lie
xvas also interested in a house in Txventy eighth
su e*«.
In the cours? of his gambling earner he nn.d • t nd
lu>ts x o: '©ven h.rtuu■•-. Al onetime h..« wealth
xxn> « -tin a.Cil at nt j *».“ •' He xxio over s< x\ uv.
nndi’.icd a l '..! ' -', desiitme. Many a gambler »•: ll.i<
city knew h m when be was a “hi h roller,” and
nuiio 1 him one helloed Idin when be xvas nctualiy in
need ot a m 'al and a place to sleep. He leuvs a
xx ie.
‘ old .hmnary” sxvore by the code of honor, yet
his n toriety x\ a* grdn‘d by a despe :v■' s‘lift xvhleh
tl 0 most tub. rupulous gambler of today would
aearcvly have the courage to try. The bld num
often told the storv vti himseli, and the late John
Morrissey von* bed for it- truthfulness.
It xvun 1 ' e xx inning of a fortune on the wager of a
10. eiige that made him fhmous among h's kind. He
had H*ked a - id lost his last dollar at M »nbs?y a.
Puueer'M eombi. nttnn game tn Broadxvay, near Itbnd
street, and the don’tr wan waiting to go on with the
play.
• I wax lost for a bit.” “Old January” u<edtosay
In telling the st* ry. “and was about to shell out for
home xx lien something like an Inspiration eim e to
mo. \\ Pile tumbling in iny pkt Ifnmdalox
en. e. J pulk lit out in a tliongl t ex> knd of w:iy,
and when my eye ht on it 1 saw that it look©* like
a cheek. Without savin a xv«»rd I laid the lo;vnge
on a card and coppered it. The d aler thought it
was all right ami the game went on. lu. k xx as my
way; I won. ami the dealer shoved a dollar check to
im* across the table. 1 xviuercd the cheek ami xvon
ngn n. and when 1 left that table I ml ? C a. Next
d <x it g’Txx to SMW, an I before the eml ot tho w* k k
It wrtV.Oi’O every dollar xxun on the wager of
tl al I enge "
W t.p'x i'sked if he xv.’snorvou< xvhll© the lozenge
wavdotne duty as a che* k. he sa .1
“It was the gnntost vml ot my life. 1 think. Ex
* -itemeiit ami Jtvad ot o- t’,* made me pet spiro and
t. .■!■■■-• .11 me:. If I bal lost, iny rei .iiV;en
1 :M hnv .■ MUl\ red retionslv. vou -ee.' 1
f • ' I le: had no i j... t'i o vn'e» 'f
.m ■■■ v. I*ollarw xxorc mere plarthlnK* to hire, iv’d
t. . a‘.at.me with usmneh hulitt. r **• ? .
* ■ 4! ■' ,d awiis until t\\<* x\*'Ck' Le'. e-0 his
1. . • ki":h< Ii;v: ' with h « b.-t cent. He
j-- !b* «1 b:* with s* mnuktus | mmptm -ji. At the
1 ’ ■' • •. • t «q I >r. Bull** xgh Syrup
, are duuy 4 ■■ ■ ribed by the b©M phxso iaiia.
CATTLE AND SHEEP.
i Tho Prog ess of Stock Farming
in the Southwest.
DIVIDING THE FARMS AROUND ALBANY
Albany. Ga., November 2f).—[Special.]—
Farming is becoming yearly more intensive
and mr.i■ .• diver ified in this section. The vari
ety of product;; is j.ioie diversified. Stock
raising is attracting much attention, as our
native grus;,; s are moat luxuriant and nutri
tious, making a fine quality of hay. Mr. S.
B. S.*lt<-r has just returned from Kentucky to
L'S lovely country home, which retains its old
name of Mud (.'reek farm. This place
has been transformed from a great cotton plan
tation to a most flourishing stock faim. The
finest cattle in the state are raised there, and
some of the cults from that farm are becoming
famous on the turf.
More small farms are needed, however.
Hon. J. W. Walters intend ; next month to sell
out his body of land near the suburbs of Al
bany in small tracts, and upon easy payments.
This is a good move, and if settled by pro
t-r• ssive farmers, will be of much benefit to the
town.
J'oultry is becoming scarce here. Since the
location of the many large saw mills and tur
pentine farms upon the line of the Brunswick
and Albany railroad, that road, instead of sup
plying the market here as in former years,
carries large quantities of eggs etc., from this
mark* t. The main egg supply reaches
us from 1} o Southwestern Railroad Exten
sion extending, from Albany to Blakely, and
now be carried on to Columbia, Alabama.
Some of our merchants arc already receiving
thuir supply from Tennesssee.
Mr. W. W. Rawlins, who has recently added
to the industries here an extensive sausage
factory, says: “lam well fitted up and find
* o'l sale for my production. My great trouble
is, that although I offer the highest market
price for hogs here, I find much difficulty in
procuring them, and shall be compelled to
or-lcr in car load lots fiom the west. lam
willing to pay the farmers what the west costs
me xvith tin; freights added, but tho supply is
inadequate.”
Great droves of cattle and sheep are being
constantly driven to the market here from
Mitchell, Worth and oast Dougherty counties.
ERRATIC SAM BRANNAN.
From the Bran Francisco Post.
The announcement that Sam Brannan has
returned to this city from Giiaymas, jSenora, and
is registered at a lodging house on Commercial
street, revives a host of recollections concerning the
erratic career of that gentleman. Sun Brannan’s
career on th s coast has been a varied one. lie was
the first man to start a newspaper in California, and
wu-j instrumental in the finding and working of
gild in the island which is now known as Mormon
Island. Bain Brannan was the devil In that great
play of “Gold Discovery,” which was acted here
through, ut the years 1819-50. Though the actors
were by no moms angles, yet Sam Brannan, by
a iperior intelligence and his unbounded audacity,
did for a great many months playa leading part
during that time. As au example of his audacity,
Sam Brannan constituted him. elf the collector of
tithes for the benefit of the Mormon church, and
this tithe xvas one-tenth of the gross product of the
gold mines. Strange to say, the Mormon miners
unhesitatingly paid to Sam this tithe, in the silly
belief that it was duly forwarded to Salt Lake city.
For many months the tithe xvas paid without a mur
mur, but one day General Sherman, xvho was then
stationed here, happened to pay a visit to Monnon
island, and was approached with a complaint by
Certain Mormons.
“Lieutenant,” said Jtbey, “we are paying one
tenth of the gross product of our earnings to Sam
Brannan as a tithe to tl.e Mormon church, and we
do not believe that he is sending as he promised.
We wish that you would sec him about it.”
Sherman was a notorious lover of justice, and wa
ever ready to listen to a complaint, and if possible,
rectify, so when he returned to Pan Francisco he
met Sam and told him what he had heard.
“More d fools they to pay,” said Sam, “and us
long as they pay so long will I take.”
Sherman communicated this ansxver to the
sweltering T.ater Day Saints at Mormon Island>and
after a great many resolutions It xvas finally agreed
that the tithe should be discontinued.
Little was heard of Sam Bia man for many years,
until he suddenly Loomed up with the startling
news that he had furnished supplies to the Mexican
government during the war of 1866 to the tune of
<10,000,000. The Mexican government,rather justly,
repudiated this claim, and gave him a few thousand
dolh.r*. Then Sam Bnmnnn loomed up again as a
groat colonist, and elaborated a great scheme for
furnishing Sonora with colonists, and for the fur
therance of this plan he took up his residence in tho
town of Guaymos, which is the port of the state of
Sonora.
As a d ossor Sato Brannan xvas not a success du
ring his stay in that town. In the hut weather -and
it * an be hot in Guay mas—Ram Brannan was the re
verse of being xvcll clad. His favorite npi arel was
ah uld chintz dressing gown, which came a little be
low his knees, a pair of carpet slippers down at heel
and out of toe. and a gaudy Japanese umbrella. Ar
rayed in only these articles of wearing apparel, Mr.
Sam Brannan would stroll out to pay his calls
and r.tt* nu to his business. It can be
imagined what alarm his appearance caused
among the fair senoritas of Sonora when
he came before them in his flapping
dressing gown. One day, when a fresh sea breeze
xvas blowing through the little toxvn and fanning
the few sickly orang© trees in the plaza, Mr. Sam
Brannan appeared in all the glory of his gaudy
dress. A meeting was held by tho prominent resi
dents bf tho place, and a deputation waited upon
Sam reqvesting him to fni-h his toilet before he ap
peared ou the plaza. Sam’s reply xvas couched in
the form of breaking the paper umbrella over the
speaker’s head, and he retiied to the house in high
dud .eon. his mouth vomiting forth curses upon every
man, x\« man and child in the slate of Senora of the
great Mexican republic.
For the fearful sufferings of croup use Dr.
Bull’s Cough Syrup. Doctors prescribe it.
Don’t bo plundered, twenty-five cents will
buy Salvation Oil, a first-dassTmhnent.
MARRIED IN GEORGIA.
Tn Atlanta—Dr. Nathan J. Bv.vcy to Miss Snloncl
McKinley; Mr. J. I . Harri.on to Miss Kathleen
Mecaslln; Mr. R. B. Gar.lehu to Miss Mary G. Tom
linson; Mr. E. M. Strauss to Mias Hannah F. Mag
nus; Mr. R. J. Hit-on to Mrs. Dell Thompson.
In Forsyth—Mr. James Sharp to Miss Mattie
Turin r
In bavannah—Mr. Elias Hairmnn to Mils Frances
l.oxvcnthal.
DEATHS IN GEORGIA.
In Mn<‘on MLs Ella Harrold.
lu Chattahoochee county—Mr. R. C. Cody.
In Mr.eon - Dr. A. B. Cofhnan; a little four-year
old daughter of Mr. A. M. Subers; Mr. Chailie
Smith; Mrs. Elizabeth Kinnebrew.
In Forsyth—Mrs. Anna Morso.
an your complaint is want of appetite, try |
halt awino glassot ANGOSTURA BITTRRS
lialf an hour before dinner. Bewaro of coun
terfeits. Ask jour grocer or druggist for tlie
genuine article, manufactured by Dr. J. G. B.
Siegcit & Sons.
The Deserter. •
Never did grain grow out of trozen earth;
From the dead branch nevei did blosaom start;
If thou lovest not tho laud that gave thee birth,
Within tliv breast tliou benr'st a ftozen heart;
If thou 1 'Vest not tills land of ancient worth.
To live aught else, -ay traitor, how thou art!
To thine »« a land thou could'st m t tblthtlll Lie.
Woo to tl e woman that pets faith tn thee!
To him that trnsieth in the roereant, woe!
Never from frozen earth did harvest grow;
To her that trusteth a d. erter. shame!
Out of the dead branch never bkassom came.
Carter's l.ittlo Liver Bills will positively
cure sick headache and prevent its return,
fids is not talk, but truth. Ono pill a dose.
Io be had ot all Druggists. See advertise- I
,nw ’ t ' .
The F’.pldeinlc t'uded.
Jacks .s;viia f, I'la., November 20.—[Spe
cial.] There have Ixtm no new cases of fever
ami no dv. ths in Tampa since the last report.
The doetoi and the nnraes ate going home,
and the epidemic ’s alov.t ended.
BITS. AT l ibs ■ "re I tree by n-. Kline's
Gte.it N. ■,e lt< ret. No Fits 'lter first day’s
tti.il is'ttio toe to Fit cases. Send to Dr.
Iv .m .' 1 . I Aftii street, ih.i au. pi .«. I'u
A Deep Mystery.
Wherever you are located you should write
to Hallett &'Co., Portland, Maine, and receive
free, full information about work that vou can
do and live at home, making thereby from S 3
to .$2.5 and upwards daily. Some have made
over SSO in a day. AU is new. Hallett A Co.
will start you. Capital not needed. Either
sox. All ages. No class of working people
have ever made money so fast heretofore.
Comfortable fortunes await every worker. All
this seems a deep mystery to you, reader, but
send along your address and it will be cleared
up and proved. Better not delay; now is the
time.
Catarrh Cured.
A clergyman, after years of suffering from
that loathsome disease, catarrh, and vainly
tiying every known remedy, at last found a
pies< ription which completely cured and saved
him from death. Any sufferer from this dread
ful disease sending a sclf-acdressed stamped
envelope to Prof. J. A. Lawrence, 219 East 9th
street, New York, will receive the recipe free
of charge. eow
NEW YORK STOCKS.
Stocks as Reported at the New York Stock
Exchange.
NEW YORK. November 19.—Today was another
off day at the stock cxe’ .ance for bulls, and slocks
were feverish and heavy to weak or very moderate
business. Most of the buying came from the com
mission people, and w as not sufficient to counteract
the pressure brought against the list. Beyond the
desire to bring about a rev lion, the dealings pre
sented absolutely no feature of interest. The opening
wasweak and at fractional declines from lost even
ing's prices, and losses up to three-fourths per cent’
were sustained in the first hour, Heading and Can
ada Southern showing the m. st weakness among
tho active ll<t. The decline wrs cheeked near 11
o’clock, and there was some little improvement in
prices during tire last few minutes. The market
closed quiet but firm at or near the lowest prices of
the day. Evt ry thing is |lcwor to the extent of frac
tional amounts, only with the exception of bitumi
nous coal and railroad stocks. The day’s business
aggregated 11.000 shares.
Exchange dull but steady at 482J<@4.86. Money
easy at 3@l, closing offered at 3. Subtreasury bal
ances: Coin 132,Oul,000; currency, 810,758,000. Govern
ments dull but steady; 4a 120%;
bonds dull and featureless.
Ala. Class A 2 to 5.... 105% N. O. Pae. Ist 7d%
do. Classi) 5s 100 N. Y. Central 108%
Ga. 7s mortgage 104 Norfolk &W’n pre... 42%
N. C. 0s 117 Northern Pacific 23%
do. 4s 95 | do. preferred 46%
S. C. con. Bsown 106%Taeitie Mail 37%
Tenn, settlement 01 72 Heading 70%
Virginians 48 Rich. & Alleghany.. 8'
Virginia consols 51 Richmond A Dan....—
Chesap’ke&Ohlo.... 3 Rich. &W. P. Ter’L. 27%
Chicago & N. W 11'2% Rock Island 115%
do. preferred- 143 St. Paul 77%
Del. & Lack 133% do. preferred 114
Erie 30% Texas Pacific 27%
East Tenn., new 11% Tenn. Coal & 1r0n... 30%
Lake Shore 99% Union Pacific 53%
L. &N 61% N. J. Central 78%
Memphis.tr Char 49 Missouri Pacific 92%
Mobile&Ohlo 12 ttestern Union 80%
N. &() 79 Cotton oil trust cest 32’
•Bid. fEx-dlvidend. JOffered. (Ex-rights.
THE COTTON MARKETS.
CONSTITUTION OFFICE,
Atlanta, November 19,1887.
Net receipts for 1 day 39,920 bales, against 37,828
bales last year; exports 17,250 bales; last year 24,111
bales; stock 780,717 bales: last year 856,742 bales.
Below we give the opening and closing quotations
of cotton futures in New Y'drk today:
Opening. Closing.
November 10.32®10.38 10.30@10.31
Deccm ber 10.27@ 10.22(510.21
Janaury 10.35@ 10.30@10.31
February 10.41® 10.37<®
March 10.49@ 10.14@10.15 .
April 10.64@ 10.51@10.52
May 10.70@ 10.58@10.59
June 10.71@ 10.65@10.66
July.... ,10.78@ 10.72@10.73
August 10.79® 10.81 • 10.77@10.78
Closed barely;steady; sales 7,100 bales.
Local—Cotton firm; middling
NEW YORK. November 19—The total visible sup
ply of cotton for the world is 2,649,383 bales, of which
2,153,<885 bales are American, against 2,360,395 bales
and 1,985,495 bales respectively last year. Receipts
at all interior towns 220,616 bales. Receipts from plan
tations 322.588 bales. Crop i u sight 2,276,080 bales.
NEW YORK, November 18—The following is the
comparative cotton statement for the week ending
today:
Ner receipt- at. all United States ports 284,234
Same time last year 268,169
Showing an Increase 16,065
Total receipts .2,637,450
Same time last year 2,099,264
Showing an increase 538.186
Exports for the week 201,979
Same time last year 113,209
Showing an increase 88,710
Total exports to date 1,560,417
Same time last year 1,108,760
Showing au increase 451,637
Stock at all United States ports 751,829
Same time last year 855,734
Showing a decrease 100,905
Stock nt interior towns 218,139
Same time last year 193,042
Showing an Increase 21,479
Stock nt Liverpool 489,000
Same time last year 401,000
Showing an Increase 88,000
American cotton afloat for Great Britain 248,000
Same time last year 271,000
Showing a decrease ” 23,000
THE CHICAGO MARKET.
Features of the Speculative Movement in
Grain and Produce.
Special to The Constitution.
CHICAGO, November 19—The main results of to
day’s operations on ’change were a decline of 35e in
pork, and an advance of %c in wheat and corn.
Wheat, corn and oats held very nearly at the closing
prices of yesterday during the morning hour of the
session. Activity in the pit was fair and prices
steadier early, with considerable weakness shortly
after noon on reports of softer weather In the winter
wheat sections. Just before the close there was a
spurt among buyers, and for wheat took a bound of
y,c, which closed them at the outside for the day—
-75%e for December.
Corn closed at 48%@48%c for May.
Oats closed at 30%@30%e for May.
In pork there was an unusually active speculative
trope, attended with marked irregularity in prices.
Offerings were large, and thedemand from all sources
quite active. Early sales were in ide at 2%@5e ad
vance, but the market soon weakened, and prices
receded 27@30c> Later it rallied 12%@15c, but soon
declined 25@30e and closed easy at 313.65 tor January.
Hankers, reinforced by scalpers, had been free sell
ers all the way down. lAird trading was brisk, but
extremely light stocks on hand made transactions
mainly in the more deferred deliveries. The mar
ket opened strong r.t 2%@5c advance, but moder
ately free offerings caused a reduction of 7%'.i 100.l 0 0.
latter the market ruled strong, and prices rallied 5@
7%c. Short ribs were fairly active and irregular,
closing quiet at 6.57%@6.90 for January.
'1 he following was the range in the leading futrues
In Chicago today:
Wheat— Opening. Bigbest, Closing
November 75% 75% 75%
May 81% 82% 82%
Cohn—
November 41% 44% 41%
May 48% 48% 48-%
Oats—
November 27% 27% 27%
May 30% 30% 30%
I’OBK—
January 14 05 14 05 IS 65
Muy 14 40 14 10 14 15
Lari>—
December 6 92V4 7
May 7 3-% 7 35 7 30
Shout Ribs—
January 7 00 7 00 6 00
February 7
MinceHnueouK.
Flour—Best natont $5.50; extra fancy $5.00
; fancy 14.30®5.40; extra family
choice tamily inxnily 53.50@13.75: extra
$3.2 ! ‘m*v1«.50. Wheat —New Tennessee, 86<$$88c; new
Georgia j<>c. Com—Choice white, 67c; No. 2 white,
Tennessee. A>; No. 2 white, mixed. 65c.
Corn meal—6B. Oats-SB(s4o. Hay—Choice timo
thv. large bait's. Si l ; choice tlmotoy. nnal! bales,
fl.’iO; No. 1, large baies fl. 10; No. 1 small bales, >sc.
Peas-fl. 10. Wheat oran, #I.OO. Grits. $3.25
Cis3.so >bbl. Coffee--Rio.22 1 ./ ; i23\.c p bbl; old gov
ernment Java Sugar -Standard granulated /
standard A, 7c; white extra C, yelloxv C, ;
Ix'inons -4'. O'/I-1.00 V box. Horse shoes S4.2<vt
Si si; mule shoesK’2\<ts\so; horseshoe hails
20c. Inm bound homes $3.60. Trace chains 32^;tk’.
Amos' shovels tJ.OO; slides V'\OO v .s?lo.tX‘. Axes
t% .t«e *IO.OO ** ao/en. Cotton Cards.
Wv;ibuckeW.'s\'.s4.-V>. Cottonropeldc. Fwed'esiron
6c; rolled or merchant bar 2\rate. Cast-steel 10.i«12c.
Naff* $2.50, Glidden barted wire, ealx’ani.ed,
6c <» tb; nninted Powder— Rifle. S'.OO. blasting,
s2.l’ Rar load 7c; sr.'t. SUH Leather, %G. D.,
2\b&2sc: I’, D., 2t\>i 23c; uest .'*o; xv hite oak sole,
40".': harness leather. • ■ •#. I ‘lac k upper- 35r 40.
*:Ftk!S Butter—Strictly choice Jersey,
5.’ j, 0c; strictly choice Tennessee, 2* .i 22 other
grades Fc-dtry-yuiing chic> is D-t
; hens. v.'o. Sweet potass 60
Honey—jdiwim !. f in c*»mb. 10*^14c. I’riud
truit -Sundried apple* dried aches *’>*..? *:
sun urivl. pealed. l*e. Peanv:t>—Tennessee, 6c;
North Carolina. 6c Virginia, v tC.
h S’” q. -. < " - • 1 a'•
La'\l --Cerces 0 c. pare .vaf
» THEY SAY.
llidsb & i|we Triad Dm Kjacliii]GS
PtonouriGß Tljerii
EQUAL TO THE BEST.
We give below a few of the thousands of certificates we have, and|
ask you to read them carefully. If you have no machine send’ in your
order at once.
Better Than a S-1O Macldne.
W. D. Messimer, Oceola, Tex.: My machine re
ceived In good order; have tried it; gives satisfac
tion in every j articular. The only difference be
tween it and the 615 Singer—it runs lighter, makes
less noise and lias a nicer cabinet.
“It Is a Beauty.”
J. C. Cromley, Nellwood, Bulloch county, Ga.:
The sewing machine I ordered from you a few
weeks ago has arrived. It is a beauty, and as far as
tried has given perfect satisfaction. It is surprising
to mo that such a machine, with so many different
attachm nts, can be sold for 318, including a year’s
subscription to The Weekly Constitution, the best
paper published in the south; A neighbor and his
wife called in today to see my sewing machine.
They liked it so well that they ordered one.
Gives General Satisfaction.
E. O. North, Clayton county, Ga.: My machine
came safely to hand, and my wife is well pleased
with it so far; it does its work os well as one that
would cost 315 from an agent. It gives perfect satis
faction.
Works to Perfection.
J. D. Irwin, Floyd county, Ga.: My machine ar
rived at the Rome depot on the sixth day after
ordering. It was received in a neat crate and not a
break or scratch or a bit of dust on it. My women
folks have tried it ou all sorts of goods and pro
nounce it the best of any machine cn the market
It does all kinds of work to perfection, runs easy,
makes but little noise, and is a beautiful ornament
in the house. 3
It Works Well.
G. E, Kennedy, Passer, Ga.: The sewing machine
I ordered of you has come, and I must say I like it
as well as any 345 machine. I got all the attach
ments and have tried them and they work well.
Would advise any one wanting a machine to order
of you. I am well pleased with your paper, and
like the machine equally as welL
Very Much Pleased.
Thomas A. E. Evans, Birmingham, Ala.: Mrs.
Evans having tried for ten days the sewing machine
gotten from you is very much pleased with it, pro
nouncing it excellent.
“That is a Good Machine.”
J. IT. Keith, LaGrange, Ga.: I am glad to'say that
I have ordered one of your machines and find it to
be all you claim for it. My wife has tried it now for
several days, and she don't hesitate to say, “that is
a good machine”—as goed as yiose that we give
from twice to three times the money for. It does all
that yon cam for it, and more; has a full line of
attachments, and they all work well.- Now, I would
say to theswho are in need of a machine to buy
this one. You will never regret it, but you will be
more tl lan pleased with it. Too much cannot be
said in favor of your machine; the praise cannot
be too high.
“It is a Daisy.”!
S. G. Pratt, Bailey, Miss.. - Mrs. J. T. Gunn says
her machine is a daisy; runs very light and sews
well.
Wonderfully Pleased.
M. L. Fielder, Eclectic. Ala.: The sewing machine
ordered from D. A. Britt has arrived in perfect
order, and is doing better work than the $45 one
that has just worn out. The family is wonderfully
pleased with both the machine and paper.
Neighbors Are Crazy About It.
D. A. Britt, Eclectic, Ala.: Our sewing machine
was received in due time and in good order and all
ready for sewing. We are well pleased and are
astonished that such a pretty and good machine can
be bought for so little money. Our neighbors are
crazy about it.
Money Saved in Buying It.
James Mayo, Jonesboro, Ga.: Machine through
your agent, M. Travis, received and gives entire
and complete satisfaction after thirty days’ trial.
My wife likes The Constitution machine just as well
as a $45 machine. It will be money saved to any
one wanting to buy a machine to get one of yours.
Light Running.
George W. Sheppard, Mayersville, Miss.: The sew
ing machine I ordered from you received, and have
thoroughly tested it. Gives perfect satisfaction. I
say it is all you recommended it to be. Light run
ning and does good work. It excels the $45 machine
and is nicely finished.
All You Claim for It.
A. S. Ward, Watkinsville, Ga.: Our rowing ma.
chino has arrived, ami after testing it on several
kinds of work we can say it has proven to be all
that you claim. We are pleaded beyond our antici
pations, because we find it to be a nicer and more
handsomely finished machine than wo were ex
pecting.
Would Not Exchange for a 545 Machine
Mrs. M. A. Young, Madison, Fla.: I have had the
machine that I ordered in constant use for nearly
two weeks. It is just splendid. My daughter hns
one that she bought in the summer for $45. I would
not give mine for her’e. lam just perfectly delight
ed with both the machine and paper.
Everything it is Claimed to Be.
Hester A. Daniel. Wetumpka, Ala.: After trying
your machine for two weeks I thought I would
write and let you know how well we like it It is
everything that it is recommended to be. I have
tried it on all sorts of cloth and It gives perfect sat
isfaetton. Some of my neighbors have been here to
look at it Cue of them said it was the finest fin
ished machine lie bad ever seen.
A» Good as tlie Best.
W. A. Greene. Butter, Ga.: I bonght a Premium
Hludi Arm machine of you several months ago, and
it is all you claim for It. It is as good as the best
Just ns Represented.
R. W. White, Yellow Creek, Ga.: I receive 1 your
Premium Low Arm machine in due time that I
ordered a few days n.o. My wife lias given your
machine a fair trial in ev’ry way sud we find It lo
be per.e.’t In every respect. It works well thr aigh
tl. 'k a.id heavy go>!s, n1 is ju« us represented by
■oi. We are well pie..s-4 with it.
ole CD Q Q
Weeklj Coarii.ulion . . .
The More it is Used the Better it is Liked
8. T. Whitten, Gogginsville, Ga.: I received tha
■ machine which I ordered with The Cons ttutloa
some time a-'o. and find it first-class in every way.
; It is mucn better than I expected to get Don’t sen
how you can sell them so el.cap. The nei% nor#
who have seen it are delighted with tt. Some who
have bought of agent.- a e lo.i-yof it; others -ay
they will have ti .ne oili r except yours. We have
tested ours on all so rts of work, and the more we u:;u
it the better we like it. '
Better Than Wheeler & Wilson,
J. L. Morgan, Rutledge, Ga.: I received my sowing
machine, and it gives perfect satisfaction. I <’.:d
not expect so nice and substantial a machine. Wa
have been using Wheeler & Wilson improved, and
consider yours a superior machine.
Why, Certainly!
J. A. B. Sykes, Rock Pond, Ga.: The sewing mse
chine bought from you gives perfect satisfaction.
He Is Happy.
A. F. Allen, DoAimtville, Ala.: I am happy t®
inform you that the sewing machine which I orders
ed through y o i came safe to hand, and has been!
proven, on trial, to meet up In full to all you claiio-
Prononnced First-Class.
J. W. Waters, Montezuma, Ga.: Our sewing mas
chine has arrived. \fe are pleased with it; it is all
that you claim for it. Several of our neighbors iiav®
examined it and pronounce it first-class. It is as
good as the machines they ask from $35 to S6O for ini
Montezuma.
They are All Pleased.
James A. /y -oek, Monroe, Ga.: We received th®
machine two weeks ago and are highly pleased with!
it. My wife has tried it on different kinds of goods,!
to test it before writ nr to you. She is perfectly
delighted with it; says it gives entire satisfaction,
and is a much more handsome machine than the’
high-priced machines that agents have tried to sell
us. My brother is so much pleased with ours that
he ordered one atonce and has just received it; also,
another brother and several of our neighbors say
i they are going to order one soon.
Perfectly Delighted With It.
Mrs. H. L. Johnsen, Vann’s Valley, Ga.: Tho ma 1
chino arrived safe. I have given it a thorough test
and am perfectly delighted with it.
i ““
Advice from Alabama.
’ Mrs. Julia Body, Merrellton, Calhoun co., A la. J
My machine, ordered August 26th, arrived Septem
ber 7th. It was received in a neat crate and not a;
break or a scrat li or a bit of dust on it. I have
tried it and it gives perfect satisfaction on every,
, thing. It runs easy and makes very little noise. I
am well pleased with my machine and can say it as
good as any fifty dollar machine. I will advise all
who want a machine to bi y the Premium High
Arm. It is just what it is recommended to be, and II
! think my machine is a perfect beauty. The praise
! cannot be too high.
For So Little Money!
John R. Dean, Killeen, Tex.: The Premium Rig
Arm machine bought from you came to hand in due
1 time, and can say that I was surprised to see stlch a
‘ fine machine for solittle money. I will advise every
• farmer in the south to try the High Arm Premium.
It is equal to any sls machine sold in this country.
From A Florida Home.
Mary E. Bradley, Enterprise, Fla.: I receive 1 the
High Arm sewing machine ordered from you in
1 perfect condition on the 24th ult. I have delayed
■ until now’ to express my entire satisfaction with the
1 machine. Its workmanship is.fine, and for sewing
of all kinds I do not hesitate to pronounce it equal,
1 if not superior, to any machine upon which I have
sewed. Persons here using tlie New Home machine,
for which they pay $lO, adn-.it that The Constitution
machine is by no means inferior to the former. I
shall use my influence to induce others here to
purchase of you.
Thoroughly Tested and Delighted.
Rufus C. Riggins, Strasburg, Clinton county, Ala.;
We received our machine one week ago and are
highly pleased with it. My wife has tried it on
different kinds of goods to test it before writing to
yen. She is perfectly delighted with it.
Feels That He Can Recommend It.
James Kelly, Warren county, Ga.: The machine
I ordered of you has come to hand in good working
order. We have tried it and are well pleased. Our
neighbors are highly pleased with it. It is equal to
any $45 or SSO machine we can get here. I feel that
I can recommend the High Arm Premium machine
to subscribers of The Constitution and do them no
injustice. It is all you claim for it. and more. May
everybody buy the High Arm Premium machine,
and may The Constitution have a long life.
Likes It Better Every Day.
W. X. Bleakney, M. D., Eden, Effingham county,
Ga.: Your machines are the m st beautiful and best
working machines to be found anywhere for the
money charged. We have had one of the High
Arm machines for more than one year and like it
better every day.
Get tlie High Arm.
John H. Smith, Agency, Mo.: Hie machine that I
ordered on the 12th came through in g-wl order
and in good shape, is giving the best jjf satisfaction,
and I would recomm n 1 the Premium machine to
any one that wants one and will advise all of my
friends who want a good machine to g>t the High
Arm if they want to get the worth of their money.
Tested Tt Thoroughly.
W. E. Hays, Pettie, Tex.: I hare delayed some
time In writing to you in regard to the I’remium
High Arm sewing machine. We here tested it
thoroughly on aii kinds of sewing and it Is as good
as we want. It Is all that iscln'medforlt. andi very
one who has sc-n and ■•? aminr d It f renounce It the
best for the m uey they ever saw. It la a fine and
good machine.
Gives Perfect Satisfaction.
Margaret E. Ri - e.f wde’l, Ala.: I am pleased with
my m.< ’ ire. It is • what ■ reconir-.'.an.led :•
a n. Then >« no
j icier, In my opinion.
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