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E —Eleven churches were destroyed by the recent tornadoes. —Atlanta is going to have anew hotel. The H. I. K. is not large rl enough. The Lumpkin Independent has i t reduced in size, bat Is still a first class weekly. ■ —Jack Brown is reported as being ■the “coming man" for ltevonuc Col- of tho Atlanta District. J —A man in Covington caught an ■reel weighing nineteen pounds. This B is a little too slippery to hold. Bust has made its appearance in P Floyd county, and is doing eonsider- W- able diymage to the wheat crop. Mr. Norton Johnson, of Bryan Kg county, and a colored man, Bob fiuf |i' flan, on Wednesday last, while at 'os' work, were struck bv lightning and |. killed. —Judge Gibson refases to grant ® the injunction restraining the Geor gia Railroad from paying interest ou the bonds of the Western Railroad of * Alabama ou the ground that question si of facts involved should go before the P jury. —Mr. King, who lives on or near I the 1 i re* of Floyd and Chattooga coun -1 ties, rode out on Thursday morning I to attend to some business, and as he I was returning home, about 11 o'clock, | was fired upon by someone in mn- R- bush—four balls taking effect, two in Hi the right leg and two in the right I;' arm. His horse, which was also | wounded, ran with Mr. King some | four hundred yards towards home i before he could De cheeked up. —Tite contest for speakers’ places gf has lately taken place in tho Junior U’ and Sophomore classes of Mercer *- University. The following were cho- S sen: Juniors— A. S. Anderson, E. J. I? Golden, J. W. D. J, Ikes, M. A. Mere* * ney, T. E. Miirrdiev, B. V. Wise, A. MT. Boifeuillet, W. J. Huges, J. B. £, King, C. L. Moses, C. L. Stubbs, N I" T. Wright.. Sophomores - George * Birch, P. W. Butter, W. F. Clarke, J. 6, Etheridge, - Harper, J. C. Long s' street, C. 0. Richardson, Millard i Heals, J. W. Sutlive, J. L. Boynton, H J. G. Byne, M. L. Duggan, J. D. ■ Gwaltnev, C. H. S. Jackson, B. G. m McCall, W. F. Seals, J. T. Smith, A. i C. Ward. cuppiNcs. —There are twelve Indian students | In Drury college at Springfield, Mo. Judge NeHson’s gravel was cur ► ried off on Thursday as a valuable I relic of ttie great trial. -lowa has contributed over $1,000,- I OUO to the relief of the grasshopper i sufferers since last hurvest time. —A western |>aper very irreverently ( says: “Anew mind reader has set up i in Philadelphia, where the work is light.” The house at Danbury, Conn., in which General Wooster, of revolu tionary fame died, was lately sold for I two dollars. It was erected in 1771. The Radicals are rasping Judge Kelly for changing his viewsabout | theevil effects of Radical legislation in the South. —Age cannot wither the perennial advocates of woman suffrage nor cus tom stale the infinite variety of their resolutions. —Over SIOO,OOO worth of dogs, prin cipally pointers and setters, were brought to this country from Eng land during the past two years. —lntense heat prevailed on April 19 in tlie north of Scotland. Eighty degrees were registered at mid-day in the sun, and sixty-live in the shade. Two deaths from sunstroke are re ported. —A man hanged liim3elf in Paris in the presence of his paralyzed wife, wtio was unable to move or cry for assistance and who was obliged to witness the horrifying sight of his death struggles. The Third General Connell of the Reformed Episcopal Church met in | Chicago on May 18th, and will re main in session about ten days. About one hundred ministers and lay deputies are present. —At a recent sale in Paris of pic tures by the deceased Spanish artist Fortuny, Mr. A. T. Stewart gave 46,- 300 francs for a picture of the beach at Portici, and 21,0U0 francs for one of tlie lower court yard of the Alham bra. —A news boy, seated on tlie post office steps yesterday, counted his pennies over and remarked : “Seven teen cents in all. That’s five for the circus, three for peanuts, four for a sinking fund, four I owe Jack, and there’s one left to support a widowed mother on until Saturday night.” The facts elicited by the Legislative THE DAILY TIMES. committee appointed to investigate I the mentis by which Mr. George E. j Spencer secured Ills election to the United States Senate from Alabama ought to be sufficient to insure the I expulsion of that disreputable person I immediately upon tlie mooting of | Congress in December. -V. I". World. | —Henry Hill, or ‘Arrv’ lill. as he calls himself, the noted English sport ! iag authority and dog-fancier, of | Houston street, New York, has turn [ ed spiritualist, and now holds seances iu his dance house. “I’ve seen the horror of my ways,’ said’ Arry to a I reporter, “and 1 am goln’ to reform, iso they toll me.” A spiritual dog tight may be the next thing of the season. —“Are you an Odd Fellow?" “No. sir; I’ve been married for a week.’ “I mean, do you belong to the order of Odd Fellows?” “No, no; 1 belong to the order of married men.” "Mercy how dumb! Are you a Mason?’’ “No, I’m a carpenter by trade.” "Worse aud worse! Are you a Son of Tem perance?” “Bother you! no; I’m a son of Mr. John Goslings.” IIIHKHtV ITKMW. —lt was a mild winter In Icealnd. —Another steamer lias just been wrecked on theSeilly Islands. Silly ! Guatemala has recognized the in dependence of the republic of Cuba. - The independence of Cuba is be ing discussed in tlie Legislature of New York. —Tlie Emperor of Brazil has aban doned all idea of voyaging abroad during i he present year at least. “Found drowned," is tho verdict of the coroner’s jury on the Schiller victims. Who disputes that fact? The State of Antigua, Central America, offers an asylum to all Sis ters of Mercy who may he expelled from other countries. The needle-gun, with which it was the fashion to say Sadowa or Se j dan were won, lias already been sitp planted in the Prussian service by the Mauser riile. It is said that over live hundred girls annually leave the French speaking canton of Switzerland to go as governesses and nurserymaids to Hungary, Poland, and Russia. —Since Serjeant Balluntyne went to India to defend the Guieowar the na- I live scholars havenotod the existence in tlie Sanscrit of tlie word “Bnllan tyne,” which there signifies "a per son of mighty strength.” Russia lias made another gain in territory, ttiis time from Japan. The Japanese have ceded the Czar a por tion of the island of Saghulien. The two Powers which seem to march steadily on in the path of empire and territorial acquisition are Russia and England. France, Austria, Italy, Belgium and Denmark are all in the same boat with regard to Prussia. Each one has a quarrel against her, and each one a good reason to apprehend the continuance of Prussian supremacy in Europe. United these Powers can | whip Prussia even with Russia behind her. Last Thursday his Holiness the Pope celebrated his eighty-third birthday. He was born at Sinigaglia on the 13th day of May tile month of Mary, 1792, the son of Count, Mastai Ferretti. He was ordained Bishop on the 23d of December, 1837, Archbish op of Irnola on tlie 13th of December, IS3B, created cardinal on tlie 21th of December, 1839, and elected supreme pontiff, as successor of Gregory XVI., on the 16th of June, 1846. He was crowned with tho tiara on the 21st of June, 1846, and is the only Pope since Peter who lias occupied thu chair foi twenty-five years. KOIIBItiV. DKMAND FOR CATHOLIC UNITY IN HJ’AIN. London, May 18. A special dis patch from Madrid to tho Daily News, reports that the Papal Nuncio, has made a formal demand for the restor ation of Catholic unity in Spain, and the Governor lias replied that it is resolved to maintain tho liberties of worship. THE MEDIATION OF RUSSIA. The Timex special dispatch from Berlin says while critical events were apprehended, Russia, Austria, Eng land, and Italy, offered to mediate between Germany and Franco. It is supposed that the Russian proposi tions to Germany were accompanied by oilers of eventual support. A TERRIBLE CONFLAGRATION. The conflagration in Peshawaur, leaves 15,000 inhabitants houseless. TIIE VATICAN COUNCIL TO BE AGAIN CON VOKED. Rome, May 18.—The Fanfulla, a ministerial organ, authoritatively states that the'Pope has resolved to convoke the Vatican Council again at an early day, todiscuss ecclesiastical reforms. Now For It Custom Hume to no Investi gated. New York, May 18.—Henry C. Johnson, Commissioner of Customs, arrived unexpectedly from Washing ton yesterday, and it is rumored that his visit is for the purpose of personal ly examining the workings of the New York Custom House, under instruc tions from Bristow, preparatory to important radical changes in its ad ministration. Itis stated changes will be sweeping in character and extent. Startling developments in connection with smuggling operations ure hint ed at, and the removal of prominent officials is expected. A wtmoUng AlFair In Ilaltlmore, Baltimore, May 18.—A shooting affray occurred this forenoon at the Northern Central Railroad depot, in which William TANARUS, Maxwell, provision dealer, tired a number of shots at William S. Westway, four of which took effect—the most serious in the stomach. Westway was taken to the Washington University Hospital, where he remains in a precarious condition. The parties are married men, and family troubles are said to be at the bottom of the difficulty. —H. Davis & Cos., dry goods mer chants of Montreal, Canada, suspend ed yesterday. Their liabilities are j supposed to be over $500,000. COLUMBUS, GA., WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 1875. WASH I.YWTOX, phfsidknt's appointments. special to the Timkh by H. & A. Line.] Washington, May 18. The Presi dent to-day signed the commission of Lewis Richmond, of Rhode Island, as Consul of the United States at Cork; also that of Louis Duplelx, of Louis iana, as Register of the Land Office at Natchitoches, La. supreme court. The decision in the Union Pacific Railroad ease will be rendered by Judge Richardson on Monday next, when the Court will adjourn until next fall. THE TREASURY. National bank notes received for redemption to-day $510,517; internal revenue receipts to-day, $201,938.80; customs receipts $490,275. presidential pardons. Washington, May 18. The grant ing of pardons by tho Executive ou tho recommendation of the Attorney General, has been a subject of great abuse in times pust, because of tho inadequate knowledge of tho facts at hand, and the danger in ex parte statements of misrepresentation in behalf of criminals. The first order of the now Attorney was issued to day, intended to cover a long ex change abuse. It has the hearty co operation and approval of the Presi dent. Hereafter, when pardons are applied for, the President will know whether they should be granted or not, und will lie enabled to act intel ligently. ■ ■ Ural I, ot Ven. Jnliu ■lrrrkriirUUce. Cincinnati, May 18. An Enquirer special from Lexington announces the death of John C. Brcckenridgo, at his residence in that place at 3; 15 last evening. He relapsed on Sun day night, and was worse yesterday morning. During the earlier part of the day Dr. Sayre, his physician, peatod tlie surgical operation of last week and removed a quantity of pus from tlie liver. This seemed to give relief, and it was thought tho crisis was passed. After a couple of hours, however, he relapsed and gradually sank, dying near six o’clock, without a struggle. His funeral takes place at 4 o’clock to-morrow afternoon. The I4ra**ti|ijti‘r Plus III' lit llir VVr*t. Chicago, May 18.—Special tele grains from Pleasant Hill, Liberty, Indianapolis, St. Joseph and St. Louis, iu Missouri, giye most alarm ing details of the grasshoppers. It seems they have crossed the Missouri river on their eastward march, and are playing sad havoc with the crops. The western tier of counties are already overrun with the posts, and they appear to bo eating their way eastward. Everything in some of the counties from which advices are at hand lias boon destroyed. It is feared they will pass through the entire State of Missouri and infest Southern Illinois. During the pres ent season ten thousand sq uare miles of Missouri lands have already been laid waste, and the farmers are utterly demoralized. Every effort is being made to exter minate the plague, but all seems futile, it seems nothing short of a miracle can avert famine and bank ruptcy. All tiie wholesale houses, at St. Louis, are receiving letters, from Western Missouri, by tho hundreds, creditors deolairing their total inabil ity to meet their paper, on account of tlie plague. Tho formation of relief committees is already agitated. Indian Prisoners. Kansas City, May 18. A party of Kiowas, Cheyennes, Comancheos, and Arapachoe Indians passed through this city yesterday, en route for St. Augustine, Florida, where they are to be confined for complicity in the murder of the German family and other crimes. The party is in charge of Lieut. Pratt of tlie 10th cavalry. Prnii'tylvnnia Ku-Kliix. Tyrone, Pa., May 18.—Senator Wallace has arrived at this point on the Pacific express west. Boxes of of rifles and ammunition has passed here directed to tho sheriff of War field county. Xingo Parks, tho or ganizer arie agitator, has gone west ward, Several warrants have boon issued for his arrest. ■ln, Inr tlie Black Hill* I Cheyenne, May 18. Parties have been arriving hero daily for the past two weeks, who intend going to the Black Hills as soon as tlie Govern ment permits them. About fifty per sons arrived here yesterday. Profes sor Janney and party leave for the Black Hills to-day. —Tlie iron rail mills of the Joliet iron and steel works at Joliet, 111., were started Monday morning. It has been idle 18 months, and its re sumption will employ 400 men. The blast furnaces will be started soon. War) iip. Savannah, May 18.— Arrived; San Jacinto, schr. Henry A. Burnham, Cleared: Spanish barks Valparaiso and Apolonia, schrs. M. B. Miller and Annie Bliss. New York, May 18. -Steamers Ville de Paris and Frisia are below. The steamship Victoria, of the Anchor Line, arrived at 2 p. M. Weather Nlalement. Washington, May 18. -For Wednes day throughout the South Atlantic anil Gulf States, easterly winds, full ing barometer, stationary or higher temperature, partly cloudy weather and occasional rains. TULKUKAPIIH ITIiHS, Special to the Timm by a. k A. Lino.) —C. C. Curtis, Cleveland, Ohio, com mitted suicide, in jail, at Grand Rap ids, Sunday night. —The State canals are open to-day and largo amounts of freight will be immediately started for markets, —Sharkey is now on his way from Havnnna to Ne\V Y’ork, on the Steam er Crescent City, in cliargo of detect ives. —Reuben Sparenger, of Cincinnati, donated $125,000, towards fund for building an Immense music hall in that city. It is said that others will follow with large sums. —A Herald special, from London, says the body of Mrs. Kornblum, who with her husband and three children was lost on the steamer Svhilor, has been recovered from the Wreck.. —The papal nuncio lias made a demand upon the Spanish Govern ment for the suppression of liberty of worship in Spain. The Alfonist Cabi net lias refused to accede to tho de mand. A lire yesterday in Newark, N. ,T., destroyed the dramatic hall, on Washington street. Loss $25,U00; in sured. Two firemen were injured by falling walls. The fire was caused by careless smokers. —Tho City and County Bank (limit ed.) of London suspended payments to-day. The failure is not regarded as important and creates no excite ment. Tho paid up capital of the bank Is £28,000, Numbers of prisoners, indicted for murder, or manslaughter, wore brought to tho Oyer and Terminer Court, New York city, Yesterday and had the time of their trials fixed. Five murder cases will be tried with in tite next two weeks. —Accounts from Vulmaseda’s head quarters, in Cuba, are meagre, the army is taking up summer quarters. Gen. Ampudia in a reconnoissanee along the rebel lines, near Nagasa mountains killed twenty insur gents. —Officers from Stony county, lowa, arrived at Desuioinos, Sunday night, and arrested Daniel Itirkman -a son of a man who was hanged a few days since—and William Zinsmaster, his son-in-law. It is reported that enough evidence has been secured to convict them of the murder. —Tlie sale of pews in Dr, Hall’s now Presbyterian church, of Fifth Av enue, New York city, commenced last night; about one-half the pews were disposed of, on an aggregate bonus of $77,00e. Pews valued at from S3OO to SO,OOO, and total valuation of 352 pews, $809,000-a stun almost sufficient to pay tho entire cost of tlm church edifice and grounds. - A man and wife named McPher son, living eight miles east of Colum bus, Nebraska, went visiting Sunday night, leaving their children, one boy and three girls at home. Tiie house took fire, and tho oldest boy and girl got out; the girl returned to rescue tier two sisters and all ttiree perished in tlie flames. Tho fire is believed to be the work of an incen diary. THE SUN. DAILY AND WEEKLY TOE 1876. Tlio approach of tho Presidential election gives unusual Importance to the events ami develop* mints of 1M75. Wo shall endeavor to describe them fully, faithfully and fearlessly. THE WEEKLY HUN has now attained a circula tion of over eighty thousand copies. Its readers are found iu every Ktate and Territory, and its quality Is well known to the public. Wo shall not only endeavor to keep it fully up to the old standard, hut to improve and add to its variety and power. THE WEEKLY HUN will continue to be a thor ough newspaper. All the news of the day will he found In It, condensed when unimportant, :t full leugtli when of moment, and always, we trust, treated in a clear, interesting aud instruct ive manner. It ia our aim to mako the Weekly Hun the best family newspaper iu the world. It will be full flf entertaining and appropriate reading of every sort, hut will print nothing to offend the most scrupulous and delicate taste. It will always contain the most Interesting stories and ro mances of the day, carefully selected and legibly printed. The Agricultural Department is a prominent feature in the Weekly Sun, aud its articles Will always ho found fresh und useiul to the farmer. The number of men independent in politics is Increasing, and the Weekly Sun is their paper especially. It belongs to no party, and obeys no dictation, contending for principle, and for tlie election of the best men. It exposes the corrup tion that disgraces the country and threatens the overthrow of republican institutions. It bus no fear of knaves, and seeks no favors from their supporters. 0 The markets of every kind and the fashions are regularly reported. The price of the WEEKLY SUN is one dollar a year for a sheet of eight pages, and fifty-six col umns. As this barely pays the expenses of paper aud printing, we are not able to make any dis count or allow any premium to friends who may make special efforts to extend its circulation. Under the new law, which requires payment of postage iu advance, one dollar a year, with twenty cents the cost of prepaid postage added, is the rate of subscription. It is not necessary to get up a club in order to have the Weekly Hun at this rate. Any one who sends one dollar aud twenty cents will get the paper, postpaid for one year. We have no traveling agents. THE WEEKLY HUN—Eight pages, 5G columns. Only $1.20 a year, postage prepaid. No discount from this rate. THE DAILY HUN—A large four-page newspaper of twenty-eight columns. Daily circulation over 120,000. All the news for 2 cents. Subscription, postage prepaid, 65 cents a mobth, or $0.50 a year. To clubs of 10 or over, a discount of 20 per cent. Address “THE HUN/* New York City. mys lw Wanted, A Cook. Y OOOD COOK AND MILKER CAN FIND A home by application at thia office. my* lw FINANCIAL & COMMERCIAL. COM JIM N DAILY MARKET. OFFICE DAILY TIMES, May 18, 1H75. FINANCIAL. Money I'., to 1 l a per cent. Gold buying 112 Helling 114. Silver nominal. Sight bills on New York buying *c. discount; demaud bills on Boston Sc. discouut; bank checks So. premium. OOLUMBUS COTTON MARKET. NEW CLASS. Market closed dull at tho following quota tions; Ordiuary 12 (d>l3 Good Ordinary 18 (* — Lowmiddlngs 14 Middlings 14 Good MiddliugH 14 (u}ls Warehouse sales Cl bales. Receipts 14 bales—o by S. W. B. R.. 2 by M. ft G. R. It., ol>y Western R. It., 0 by N. k S. It. It . 0 by River, 12 by wagons. Shipments 09 bales—B6 by S. W. R. It.; 2J W. It. It.; 11 for home consumption. DAILY STATEMENT. Stock August 31, 1874 1,096 Received to-day 14 " previously 57,‘281 —67,295 58,331 Shipped to-day 69 “ previously 53,014—53.083 Stock on hand 5,248 Same day last year—Received 37 —Shipped 15 " “ " —Sales 14 —Stock 4,029 Total receipts to date 59,603 Middliugs 17. IT. 8. POUTS. Receipts at all ports to-day 2,119 bales; ex ports to Great Britaiu 6,814 bales ; Continent 13,290 bales. Consolidated—lo,l44; exports to Great Britain 14,065 bales; to Continent 21.999; stock at all porta 401,429. MARKET* 111 TELES RAIMI. Special to the Daily Times by the S. k A. Line. FINANCIAL. New York, May 18.—Gold closed at llf\ t . New York. May 18—Wall Street, 6 i\ m.— Money was In ample supply throughout the day at 2u3 per rent. Stocks ut the close were u little steadier. Ktate bonds quiet aud steady; .Via. 6s. IMBJ, 38; f.s, 1886. 38; Bh, 1886, 42; Hh. 1888, 41; (ia. us, 88; 7h, now. 98; 7s, endorsed, 93; 7s, gold bonds, 91. COTTON. New York, May 18.—New class spots closed quiet ; ordiuary 13 1 , ; good ordinary 15 ; nirn t good ordiuary —; low middlings 16 *,; middling 16',; good middlings 10 V. middling lair 17'a. lair 17 V; sales ot exports 1210; spin ners 386; speculation 44; transit - ; exports to Ureat Britain ; to thu continent—; stock Futures closed steady; sales of 20,800 bales us loiioWM May 16 3-32; Julio 16 3-32; July 16 7-32a '*; August 16 ',al3-32; September 16 3-16 a7-32; October 15\a25-32; November 15 9-10a 19-32; December 16-' a a2l-32; January 15.' 4 u13-10; Febru ary 1631-32U16; Murch 16 7-32a9*32; April 167-10a 1 ,. Galveston, May 18. Receipts 326 ; sales 250 ; middlings 15; exports to Great Britain dull, little doing. Norfolk, May 18.— Receipts I*4 ; sales 100; middlings 15\; stock 3,825; exports to Grout Britain ; market dull. Wilmington, May 18.— Receipts 33 ; sales middlings 16; stock 1,309; exports to Great Britain —; market quiet. Baltimore, May 18. Receipts 1 bales ; sales 160 ; middlings 16 ;, exports to Great Britain to Continent Stock 9.461; market dull and nominal. FuiLADKLPiiIA. Muy 18.—Receipts bales ; middlings 16; exports to Continent ; to Great Britain - ; market quiet. Mkmj'iiih. May tB. Receipts 139 ; ship ments 359 ; sales 400; stock 21,007; middlings Providence, May 18.—Stock 16,000. New Orleans, May IH. Receipts 785 ; sales 15(H); middlings 16%; low middlings ——, good ordiuary ; exports to Gruat Uritißn 6,814; to Continent 10,970, stock 97,743 ; market quiet. . Mobile, May 18. - Receipts 112 ; sales 600; middlings 15a 1 ,; stock 17,346 ; exports to Great Britain ; to the continent ; coastwise —; market quiet. Charleston, May 18.—Receipts 229 bales ; sales 300 , middlings lf>. u a'i ; stock 15,672; ex ports to Great Britain ; t<* thu continent Boston, May 18.—Receipts ; sab s 46 ; middlings 16% ; exports to Great Britain ; stuck 18,157; uiurket dull. Havannaii, May 18. - Net aud gross re ceipts 182 bales; sales 103; middlings 15% ; low middlings 16% .good ordinary 14%; exports to Great Britain —; to continent 2320; coastwise ;to France stock 14,811; market quiet. FBOVIKIONB. Cincinnati, May 18.—Pork quiet at $22 00. Bacon quiet aud steady ; packed shoulders 9%; clear rib 12,%; clear sides 13%a%. Hams 13%u14. Cut meats firm; shoulders 8%; clear rib sides 11%; clear sides 12%. Lard—prime steam rendered 15a %, kettle 15%a%. Whiskey quiet; sales of iron bound at $1 15. Live hogs quiet; common $7 25a7 66; fair to medium $7 60 u 7 90; good to choice $8 0008 40; receipts 1692. New Orleans, May 18.—Sugar dull ; yellow 9%a10; widte 10%u B , strictly prime 9%; lair H% u H ; fully lair —; choice —; common 8. Molasses quiet; common 40a45; choice —; prime 58a62; lair 53a50. Rice—quiet; ordinary 6a%; prime 7%u%; fair6%a7; common 6%a% Hack corn in good demand und firmer; white and yellow mixed 93. Flour—lair local demand; superfine $6 50 u 6 00; choice at $7 60a7 76; choice treble at $6 50; low treble at $6 25. Corn meal very scarce, pri e( h higher at $3 35a3 40. Provisions dull. Bacon —clear sides 13% ; clear rib 13% ; shoulders scarce, held at 10, lot sold at 9%. Dry salt shoulders nominal; shoulders 9%; clear rib sides 12 % ; clear sides 12%. Hams dull; sugar cured 13%. Pork inactive at (22 50. Lard dull; re-flued tierce 16% ; kegs 16%a%. Baltimore, May 17.—Sugar firm 10%a%. Flour very dull; City Mills t 6 00; lainily (6 00 *7 00. Wheat quiet but firm; No. 1 Western am her (1 40; No. 2 do. (I 37al 38; mixed do. $1 35; No. 1 Western red (1 38al 40; No. 2 do. (1 37; Maryland amber (1 45al 48; No. 2 Western spring red (1 19 ul 20. Corn dull , Southern white 91a92; yellow do. 86; Western mixed 88. Provisions dull ami heavy. Pork steady at (22 60. Bulk meats very quiet; shoulders 9; clear rib sides 12a%; loosed 9%a12%. Bacon quiet; shonlders 9%; clear rib sides 13a%. Hugar cured hams 14%a15%. ijird dull and heavy; refined rendered 10a.%, steam 16%. Butter firm ami active; good to fin., 21U2H. Coffee dull and nominal; ordinary to prime Rio, cargoes, 15%a18%. Whiskey quiet but firm; small sales at (1 25. Ht. Louis, May 18.—Flour steady; common to medium superfine winter $5 16a6 30; extra do. (f 40a5 60; XX (5 Goa 6 80; XXX $6 40a5 60. Wheat firm ; No. 2 red winter $1 40 ; No. 3 do. $1 36; No. 2 red spring $1 03%, bid. Corn dull and lower; sales of No. 2 mixed at 71%a72. Whiskey firm at $1 2(1. Pork dull at s2l 75a22 00. (Jut meats quiet aud firm; shoulders 8%; clear rib sides 12; clear sides 12%. Bacon firm aud unchanged; shoulders 9%a% ; clear rib sides 12%a 13; clear sides 13%a%. Lard quiet; sales of steam at 16%. Livu hogs unchanged; yorkers $6 W)a7 25; bacon grades $7 35a7 65; butchers' $7 76a8 26; receipts 775; shipments . * j Whoifsalc Prices. Apples—per barrel, $5 ; peck, 75c. Bacon-Clear Sides V lb —c.; Clear Rib Hides 14c; Shoulders 11c; Ice-cured Shoulders 12%c; Sugar-cured iiaius 16c; Plain iiains 14c. Bagging—ls(g,l6. Bulk Meath—Clear Rib Hides 11 %c. Butter—Goshen lb 40c; Country 30c. Brooms dozen, $2 50(g,53 50. Ca noy—Stick V lb 16c. Canned Goods—Sardines $ case of 100 boxes sl7; Oysters, lib cans ti dozen, #1 20 to $1 35. Cheese—English $ lb 00c; Choice 18%; West ern 17c; N. Y. State 16c. Candles—Adamantine y*. lb 19c; Paraphinc36c. Coffee—Rio good f* lb 23c; Prime 23c % ; Choice 24%c; Java 33c to 37c. Cohn—Yellow Mixed $ bushel $1 12%; White, $1 16 car load rates in depot. Cigars—Domestic, gi 1,000 s2o(jj)sGs; Havana, *7(kV(sl6o. Flour—Extra Family, city ground, lb $8; A $7 60; B $6 60; Fancy $lO. Hardware.—Swede Iron 9c.; Refined Iron 4c.; Had Iron 7c.; Plow Steel 10%5#11c.; Horse and Mule Shoes 7%(^8c.; per lb.; Nails per keg $4.26; Axes sl2<tysl4 per do*. Hay—s ewt. $1 40; Country 40g$60c. Iron Ties—V lb 7%c. Laiid—Prime Leaf, tierce, fl lb 10c; halves and kegs, 15c. Leather—White Oak-Hole fi lb 26c; Hemlock Sole 33c; French Calf Skins $2(0.54; American do. s2@s3 50; Upper Leather $26(53 50; Harness do. 60c; Dry Hides He, Green do. Gc. Mackerel—No. 1 # bbl $12010; No. 2 sl2 50; No. 3 sll 50; No. 1 ~fi kit $1 40ftj$3. Pickles—Cose dozen pints $1 80; quart $3 26. Potash—'caso s7<?vß. Potatoes—liish bbl $4 50(5,55 00 Powder—V keg $0 25; %' kog $3 50; %$2 00, lu Magazine. Rope—Manilla lb 20c; CqMon 30c; Machine made 6%c. bushel $1 20, Molasses N. O. gallon 76c; Florida 60(?05c; re-boiled 75c; common 45<g>60c. Syrup—Florida 60%;65c Oats—V bushel 860. Oil—Kerosene V gallon 25c; I.iuseed, raw, $1 20; boiled $1 25; Lard $1 25; Train sl. Rick—ft lb B%c. Halt—V sack $1 85; Virginia $2 25. Tobacco Common 1* lb 55c ; Medium Bright 70c; Fine 76c; Extra $1; Navy 60(i65c; Maccaboy Snuff 75(it85c. Shot—V sack $2 40. Sugar—Crushed and Powdered lb 13(q)13%'c; A. 12%0.; B. 12o,; Extra 0. 12c.; C. 11%c.; N. O. Yellow Clarified 10%c; do. White 13c. Soda—Keg 7c lb; box 10c. Starch—ft lb B%c. Trunks—Columbus made, 20 inch, 75c; 36 Inch $2 80. Tea—Green 75c; Oolong 66c, Whiskey—Rectified "ft gallon sl£3s; Bourbon s2(3ks4. White Lead—s lb 11®12%0. Vinegar— V gallon 30c. COUNTRY PRODUCE. Wholesale He tail. Goshen Butter $ 40 $ 60 Country •• 30 40 Egga IS Frying chickens 2051.25 25<30 Grown “ Irish potatoes GOp’k 4 60 •• •• 6 00 bbl 5 00 Sweet potatoes 75 36p‘k Onions 90 bbl 95p‘k Cow peas 80 bu 1 00 DU Dry iJootls. WHOLESALE PRICES. Prints 7%5i9%c.‘p yar % bleached cotton 6%(iu9c. •• 4-4 •• “ 10(jU6c. Sea Island •• 5%f512%c. • Coats’ and Clark's spool cotton. .70c. Tickings 10(5) 25c. 9-4, 10 4, 11 -4 aud 12-4 brown and bleached sheetings 80(n50e. '*! Wool Gunnels— red and bleached 20(5)75c. “ Canton fiauuels—browfi audbl’d 12%fi260 “ LlUßeya 15<u30c. •* | Kentucky Jeans 16(4660 " COLUMBUS MANUFACTURED GOODS. Eagle and Phenix Mills.—Sheeting 4-4 10%c., % shirting 8%c.; ognaburgs, 7 oz., 14c.; % drill ing 12c; bleached sheeting and dilling 12f5)13c.; Canton llannels 20c. Colored (foods. — Stripes 10 u 11 %c.; black gingham checks 12 %(sl3c.; Dixie pladea for field work 17c; cotton blankets s2<; $4 60 per pair; bleached huckaback towels $l4O per dozen; yarns 6b. to Is. per bunch of pounds $136; rope 26c. to 27c.; sewing thread, 16 balls to the pound, 60e.; knitting thread, 12 balls to tin* pound, bleached, 55c.; unbleached 50c.; wrap ping twine, in balls, 40c. Woolen Goods.— Caul meres, 9 oz. per yard, 55c. to 70c.; jeans 20c. to 37%c.; doeskin jeans 66c. Musoogrk Mills.—% shirting 8%.; 4-4 sheet ing 10%<\; Flint River 8 oz. osnaburgs 15c.; do. yarns $1 35. Colusujuh Factory.—% shirting 8%r.; 4-4 sheeting 10%<\; sewing thread, unbleached, 50c.; | knitting, do., 50c.; wrapping twine 40c. Clegg’s Factory.—Plaids or checks 13c; stripes fancy fashions, 12%c. EXCELSIOR Steam Soap Works, Atlanta, Georgia. .!. W. FEARS, Manager. Our brands all Guaranteed Pure Stock Diamond, Perfumed, Wrapped and Pressed, 100 cakes $6 00 Excelsior, Wrapped and Per fumed, 00 bars 3 50 English Crown, 120 bars 3 75 Poor Man’s, 70 bars, 3 50 We Sell Only at Wholesale. All Atlanta, Macon, Augusta, Montgomery, Columbus and Opelika Wholesale Houses can supply you. my 4 lm DANIEL R. SIZE, DEALER IN RKNEBAL A*II FANCY GROCERIES, foreign and domestic liquors. WITH unequaled advantages for obtaining Country Produce I keep constantly in store Butter, Eggs, Chickens, Potatoes, Dried Fruit, He. Also daily additions of FANCY GROCERIES, both fresh ami attractive, and at lowest possible CASH PRICES. All are invited to examine on Itryun St., between Oglethorpe tr,) itekwon. jaul dendAWtt John Mehaffey, \T ms OLD STAND, corner of Ogle thorp, and Bridge streets. Columbus, Gh.. Will Pay the Highest, Market Price pn Ihigs, Old Cottou, Hides, Dry mid Grcrn, -Fur* OF ALL KINDS, Heesvvnx uud Tallow, Old Metals, Ac., Delivered at Depots and Wharfs in Columbus, Georgia. jau3l tf Wanted, lUwc* ! For which I will pay $2.50 per hundred pounds. RANKIN HOUSE. Culiiiiiliiis, Georgia. MRS. F. M. GRAY, ProprirtrcN*. ■J. A. SELLERS, Clerk. my 9 ly Joseph F. Pou, Attorney & Counsellor at Hgssv. OFFICE west sido Broad street over store of W. 11. Robarts k Cos. Practices in Ktate and Federal Courts. Advice and services tendered to Administrators, Executors. Guardians, Ac. Spe cialty made of Conveyancing. Examining Titles, Ac., in Georgia, or anywhere in the United States. All business promptly attended to. fab7 dtf The Recent Tornado Did Not Reach the Town of Hamilton, and THE HAMILTON VISITOR IS NOW, an ever, ready to receive tho patronage of the business men of Columbus. I would respectfully suggest to her merchants that now is a suitable time to advertise their Spring Stocks. The VISITOR is published in a county which trades largely with Columbus, and the advertis ing rates are reasonable. Address I). W. I). BOULLY, rab23 Proprietor I YOL. I. —NO. 116 .1. I>. HAMBO, Attorney at ■>w, Office over Holatead k Co.’s, Broad street, Co lumbiis, Georgia. Iu Office at all hours. Janß dly . J. M. McNTFLL. Attorney and Counsellor at Law, I)RACTICF.H in Courts of Georgia and Alabama. Office 128 Broad street, over 0. A. Rodd A Co.’s. 4A" Special attention given to collections. pm 10 tf j W. W. MA< KALL, Ji\, At t orney at Ijiivv Columbus, Gn. Air Office over I). N. Gibson’s store. Practices in U. 8. aud Htate Courts. References—Gen. Joseph E. Jobnstou, Havan naii, On.; Gen. G. M. Sorrel, Savannah, Ga.; Gov. J. Black Groomo, Annapolis, Md.; A. A J. K. Lee, Jr., Ksqs., Bt. Louis. mh23 If V. V. DOZIER, Attorney ut l^nw, ¥ ) RACTICEB in State and Federal Courts of JL Georgia and Alabama. Eij- Makes Commercial Law a specialty. Office over C. A. Redd k Co.’s store. jntil3 6m THORNTON & CHIRKS. Attorney* at Ijiiv. /'VFFICE over Abell k Co.’s, cornea of Broad \ / and St. Clair streets, Columbus, Ga. jauls ly G. A. KtiGHNE, MERCHANT TAILOU 134 llroad Ntre‘t, nAH on hand a handsome assortment of Gen tlemen's Dress Goods, English aud French Cassimeres. Vestings, Ac. Cutting done ut reasonable rates. Hava your Clothes made by me, and I guarantee perfect satisfaction in style and price. Jau3l ly L. P. AENCHBACHES, Fashiounblc TitiLn-. 1> OOMH over Moffett’s Drug Btore. lain reg \ ularly supplied with the latest FASHION PLATES, and am prepared to guarantee perfect satisfaction, at reasonable rates. mh2l aodgra K. THOMPSON, Livory u<l Sale Statle, / \GLETHORPE BTEET. between Randolph and * / Bryan. The best of Saddle and Harness Horses. A fine lot of Carriages and Buggies always on band. Special attention given tp the accommodation of Drovers. They will find It to their Interest t put up with him. fcl>l4 tf WILLIAM MUNDAY, Livery and Sale Stable Keeper, Ogrief liorpe Ntreet. rpilE BEST TEAMS IN THE CITY FOR HIRE, 1 at all hours day and night. Funerals served at short notice. Drovers accommodated on liberal terms. janSl tf DR. J. A. URCJI'HART HAS AN OFFICE and sleeping apartment on tho premises formerly known as tho Dr. Bozeman lot, at tho corner of Mclntosh and Randolph streets. Entrance t the Office on Mc- Intosh street, where professional calls, mode either at day or night, may be left and win be promptly attended to as soon as received. jan22-eod tf. Jolm Blackxnar, St. Clair Btret, Gunby’s Building', noxt to Prc<jr, Illtfoa & Cos. Brokerage, Real Estate & Insurance. BBFKB, BY rKIIMIBSION, To Merchants' and Mechanics’ Bank, this city. jan23-ly CITY TAX! J) ARTIES WHO HAVE NOT PAID THEIR CITY TAX for 1876, WILL BE ALLOWED FOUR PER CENT. DISCOUNT, If they pay BEFORE FIRST OF MAY NEXT. J. N. BARNETT, ap!6 trnyl Collector and Treasurer. E. L. Gray. R. H. Gray. K. IJ. GRAY At CO., AGENTS FOR SALE OF Texas Lands I)ARTIES desiring to emigrate to Texas, wi I do well to call on us, as we have lauds 1 almost every county in Texas for salo. Will give letters of introduction to responsible parties, who will take pleasure in showing lands ull over the Htate. We also settle old land claims on reasonable claims. Mr. E. L. Gray has just returned after a resi dence of twenty years in Texas. Office at Alabama Warehouse. fmhlO 6m Croquet. WE have received a good asssrtment of Brad ley’s Patent Croquet, the best sets made, which we offer at low prices ; Full sets Tor H players at $4, $5, 94. 97JH> a Set. Good sets for 4 players at flit. 1 75 a set. Bsse Balia, Bats and all kinds of Games. JL W. PEASE & XOItTI W, Booksellers and Stationers, Columbus, Georgia, aprll tf . x ‘ K. W. BLAU, Repairer and Tuner of Pianos and Organs. Sign Painting also done. Orders may be left at J. W. Pease k Norman’s Book Store. my 14 ly Tax Payers’ Notice. QLD UNCLE MIKE IS ON THE WAR PATH. Ii you don’t give In your taxes he will double-tax you. Call on him right away and give in your taxes, or it will bo too late. No money required, myl4 6t , . . ■ Horse Wanted. Y NY ONE HAVING A GENTLE AND LOW. priced work horse can find a purchaser by ap plying to my 14 It ELLIS k HARRISON. H. 0. MOORE’S REPAIR SHOP, South Store in Jone’s Building, Oglethorpe Ht. TJUYB and sells old Furniture fi ijr ~ \ 1 9 ou Commission, Upholster •Jfxf Cane Work an<l R^ifing done generally, in good style. I am now using Johnson's cel©- brated stains, which are the best in the United States. H. D. MOORE, Just South of McKee's Carriage Sbsj). aprlß ly ___________________ THIS PAPER IS OK PILE WITH OOWELL & r* HESMAN I\ Advertising Vs Agents, i THWD S CHESTNUT tTt., #T. LOUH.Mft