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3 THE WEEKLY ADVERTISER, MONTGOMERY, MARCH i 4f, 1893. all tha tiffin. And the voliMnfeAF ctwwls tkev MURDER MOST FOUL SERIOUS JFFIGULTY Oak Street the Scenof a Shootin MANY OFFERS OF GOLD They Had Very Marked Effect Upon the Money Market. SOUTHERN HG IRON AT l- TON WHAT: THEYJIRE AFTER Cleveland's Political Callers State the Object of Their Desires, Y.kGB PBE8ENTED AND HEARD IN TIME fho Praldent of the IrUh National League Wast to IamedEfU ag Hlaletcr to Chile. tunately, further help wa not needed.

The vast crowds of people began at once to flock to the scene, and, as a matter of precaution, Governor Russell speedily- ordered two companies of militia under arms and proceed to the tire in person, where he was soon joined by Mayor Matthews. The fire spread' rapidly from building to building and despite the heroic efforts of the entire fire system of Suffolk county was not controlled until the whole square had been leveled. The Ames building was occupied by the following firms: Woonsocket Rubber company, Barbour thread stock. Ainazeene machine company. Consolidated Last company.

Merrick Thread company. A. Pickard, Co. It. M.

Appleton, Hanover shoe company W. G. Rogers, Lariat Manufacturing company. Claflin Latrobe United States Rubber company. Redpath boots and shoes.

B. B. Thing Co. J. A.

Jacqnith Rubber-company. Tapley Machine company, Horace Partridge fancy goods. Hathaway Soule Harrington boots and shoes. 1 J. S.

Fogg, boots and shxs. A. Packard Metropolitan Sewerage company, and testing department. Ewing Sanford blankets. J.

F. Ryan, hair dressers supplies. G. W. Spurr, veneerers.

Cape Cud Glass company. 'Sheuer fancy leather and plush goods. American Pin company. Ettiigh Lohell collars and, cuffs. 1 Otto Kreisman boots and shoes.

D. W. Howland, Liverpool pills and glass jars. Building No's 64 and 68 Lincoln street, occupied by the Singer Manufacturing company, boots and shoe machines. No's 70 and 74, Baxter, Stoner and Shenkleberger.

sole leather. No's 76 and SO Swain, Fuller sliue machines. W. G. and G.

W. Labers, sample rub-ber stamps. Jos. Vanness office. A.

L. Perkins, machine company. Three of the largest buildings burned owned by Ames, Lincoln and Brown-Durrell, were of modern construction and built in the most non-combustible 6tyle possible for mercantile use. Brown-Durrell had front walls of saed-stone, and rear walls of brick. Ames and Lincoln were muoh like it.

Vaslitstom, March 10. Senators ami Representatives who called oa President Cleveland this morning received confirms tory. 'evidence) of the report that Mr. Cleveland does not Intend to give offices to those -who had been favored under Hie previous Democratic administration. 'x-Representative Hemphill, of South Carolina, called expressly for the purpose of ascertaining, whether the report was true and received an affirmative answer from Cleveland.

It is likely, of course, that exceptions will be (made in jare Instances, and one of these is said to be tliat of Judge John of Virginia, who was nominated iw Solicitor. General, but failed of confirmation by the Senate. lie cannot, therefore, be considered from a teoboioal standpoint, to have held office under Mr. Cleveland. The -cabinet meeting to-day curtailed the time usually given to callers and their number was consequently not so great as it has-been-on other days.

Hereafter the cabinet will meat at 11 o'clock Tuesdays amd Fridays. Under the Harrison und the former Cleveland administration, the meetings were held on the days named but the hour was 11:30 o'clock. For an hour and a half prior to as-'soniblmg of the Cabinet, Mr. Cleveland saw large number of visitors, the greater number composed of office seekers and their advocate's with a sprinkling of Republicans and others who came merely to pay their respects. It.

P. Cole, of Paris an applicant for the marshalship of the Western dmtrict of TenneBnee, was prejseuted and endorsed by Representative Enloe. CJus Rioliardson of Kentucky was with Senator Lindsay who spoke a good word Jor his candidacy for the Marshalship of. the Blue Grass State. Senator Lindsay was also accompanied by -Judge Severs, who had applied for the position of Collector of Internal Revenue for the second district of Kentucky.

Other callers who want offices were Robert McCort. of Texas, and Thomas Wentzler. of Lancaster. Ohio. Congressman Outhwaite presented Mr; Wentzler, Who is one of the numerous candidates for the position of Public Printer.

Mr. McCort. introduced by Congressman G.lgore wants the Mission to Belgium. Congressman Pendleton, of West Vir-cinia prtsented the name of Prank H. Jef-fer son, of Wheeling, for United States Treasurer.

A candidate for the postmastership of New York City appeared this morning the person of Judge Maurice J. Power. He was accompanied by Colonel Robert Monroe, and Judge Paul Halpin. M. V.

Gannon, of Omaha, called on the President) this afternoon in company with Senator Allen and Representative Bryan, of Nebraska and Representative Hayes, 'Of Iowa. Gannon is President of the Irish National Leaeue and is candidate for the Chilian Mission. The place is now held by P. Egan. His cause was presented to the President by Allen, Bryan and Hayes.

Mr. Cleveland was noncommittal and gave no indication of bis course in the matter. During the afternoon the President shook hands with several hundred peo- take 1 one of the strongest -feature of the market, importers are only a moderate quantity of cotton goods. Trade with China, is dull, though there is a fair trade with Africa and South America, Trade in export cottons is sufficient to keep the export mills, thoroughly sold up the most of the tune, and) such to the case at the present time. There is very little doubt Dut What cotton goods would have been advanced fur ther some weeks ago but from the' tic that raw cotton has been disappointing.

It was generally when cottoni touched J.0 1-2 cents, some time ego, that it would -go- to 11 1-2 oents, and possibly to la l-z centa. The conamons seemeu indicate such a rise, but for some reasan almost unexplainable cotton has sliglitly deolined since that rise. The latest crop figures now show the present crop to be at least 2,400,000 bales short of the previous crop, with the receipts -falllmj off every any. The present crop, as now indicated, cannot be above 6,000,000 bales, and careful merchants believe that it will scarcely exceed 6,000,000 bales, against the previous crop of 9,000,000 bales. All this comes in the face of the fact that the cotton mills are all remarkably well employed, with the consumption of bottou scarcely ever greater at any period fa the history of the country.

It is possible that cotton is not again to advance and go even higher than at tiheTiighest point of a few mouths ago, but well informed merchants are expecting' another rise before another crop comes around. The market on printing cloths Js active, with nrices strong and unchanged. Pro duction Fall River has been slightly in creased by the addition or tne product oi one or two mills "heretofore on increasing the production of fhe week to 195,000 pas. Jlor the weA: deliveries were 190.000 pes, leaving On the market 5,000 against no stock on hand a wee ago; the same time iu 1892. 5000 pes; same time in 1891, 000,000 pes; same time'ia' 1890, 840,000 pes.

The present jriiirket is strong at 4 for 64x04 cloths, but the most of the sales for the week were of odd counts. 60x59 on which the market in firm at sales for weekly delivery now foot up as March, May, June. Julv. September, October. 5.000; November, December, 5,000 pes.

In the, jobbing houses there is a fair amount of (business with orders as abun dant and a voluminous as could be expect ed under the weather of the past wet. There is uo mistake but what the retail trade has been a good deal crippled of late by fne weather and "the state of the roads, and the jobbers, in turn, are feeling this state of affairs. At the same time the tone of the market ie good, as regards new stuff in particular1, and the retailers are continuing to buy goods for the Spring amd Summer trade. Novelties and the best things in printed goods are selling well for spring and summer. Sotines and wide printed goods continue to sell well, especially in the best features, and some of the best things are a good ways behind deliveries.

Lou-isanes continue to sell well. There is a good demand for percales and other wide shirting prints, with the market very firm. Some of the best things in these goods are still a good ways behind orders, with the deliveries being gladly -received by jobbers as fast as thev come. Prints are in good movement, in the ordinary widths, if the gtylesure right. The bust makes are in good movement.

The Windsor people had shown nothing in the line of narrow prints for the up to a week ago, but novythey are" showing some styles that seenf to pleas the trade very muoh. Their light indigos are selling well. Ginghams are in fair with the market steady. Lancastera. are in very fair movement at 7c, the opening price.

At this market there has been no change from that score since the winter season opened. The hurry of cutting prices on- staple in the west did not reach this market at all, and prices have not -changed at all. It seems that the ginghams at low prices in the west were so small and insignificant in stock that the movement has very little influence on the market. The fancy and better qualities of ginghams are also in good request, with tUe market steady. The market is rather quiet in the way of white the weather evidently being against the trade.

But there is beginning to be a good demand for spotted and figured muslins with prospects that they are to be particularly good in the spring time. Most of the outing cloths, with eotton flannels and domets, are' in very fair movement for the season. In fact, it is still a mystery to some members of trade how this class of goods has continued to sell as well as it has. Prominent jobbers declare that it is the nature of the goods that has kept them up. Great improvelments have been made in such goods, even within a year; and for this reason new avenues of use have been opening, till it begins to look as thouch the outing cloth had come to stay.

i The market is very steady in the way of prices. SECRETARY HERBERT. Hu Some Views on Improvement ot the Service, i Mr. Herbert comes from Alabama and says that he has no navy yard in his district aud therefore comes to the department unhampered by any sectional feeling or favoritism, says The Washington correspondent of The New York Mail and Express. Secretary Herbert has made arrange- meuta to visit New York next week, and has accepted an invitation of the Ham- ilton Club of Brooklyn to attend a ban quet on Thursday, the 10th Instant.

Un (J. 17 Ua AVri 7X nf Phfl! nt adelphia and attend their banquet at night. Secretary Herbert said he had heard of the proposition to improve tne quality of the "peace enlistments" those made -during the time" of peace, and he thought it could be done by introducing, in some appropriate way, pare, intelligent, educated and motherly female life. He hoped to do this by appointing matrons or librarians, and he added that he did not know whether the thing would become practicable or not, but give a full consideration to tne suDject, and he would be glad to receive suggestions in regard to it from people in all parts of the He" had heard that the women who served in somewhat similar capacities in the Sailor's Snug Harboiii on Staten Island and at the port- ofiNew had made things very homelike and attractive for the old salts sheltered there, and it put them on their gallantry, sq that they neither squirted tobacco juice nor drank, jior swore in the presence of these ex cellent ana experiences women, atrs. Chaplain Jones, and others.

'Secretary Herbert adde'd: "The Navy at present experiences great difficulty iu retaining the men during the whole period of enlistment and the more homelike the ward room could be made, in a judicious way, would help to overcome desertion." -a r. EsMtntlve Appointments, The, Governor made the' following appointments yesterday:" C. A. McDaniel Justice of the Peace, Beat 5, Henry County. II.

L. Stevenson, Notary Public, -Calhoun County W. It. Hnirston, Notary Public Xownde County. J.

W. Carson, Notary Public, Tuska-loosa. Jore Pate, Justice of the Peace, Beat Dale County. elided- Frame. Gilded frames can be cleaned by gently wiping them with a fine cotton cloth, dip- pea in ewm to the Bummer, Hi eo are tronplesome, wash.

the trames water iu which two or three onions have been This mtlhod will not deaden, gooa lusue. vie me ast room. IHEY FELL SIX STORIES A Drunken Negro Instantly Kills Mr. -R. lUCHUliard.

THE CRIME WAS WITUOUf CAUSE The Negro la Panned by Workmen and li Afterward Killed Willi. At temp tine; Another Harder. TBirmingham, March 10. (Special.) News reached he-re this morning of bloody tragedy which occtirred early last I night at Shelby Iron Works, Shelby Coun- ty. eleven miles east of.

Calera. Seveial days ago John MoLonibon, a negro' e-confrict, was discharged from the place. Last evonnw about 7 o'clock he returned to the works in a drunken condition) and demand that he be given work again. His demand was refused by the foreman, when the negro cursed oud grew boisterous. When ordered to leave he made threats.

V' Just then R. M. C. Milliard, engineer at the eteum shovel came up and ordfered McLonibon to leave the premises at since. "What have you got to do witM.

Hi i you rascal." said the negro turning to Milliard and at the same time arawisg a Distol. Hilliard had turned his back andVthe negro shot him. The ball penetrated J3U1-iard's brain causing instant death. The negro fled but was soon pursued by the enraged workmen who locatedkhim iu hiding behind a pile of wood between the ore roasting beds. He defied arrest and fired two shots at his pursuers.

The men threw lumps of ore' at -the murderer, but couldn't dislodge him. Then, several of them run to cabins near by for PistolS. Meanwhile the negro had left his hiding pluee and hid among cars. He was seen by W. A.

Wilburn, engineer nt the ore washer who had secured a cistol. 'Wilburn covered the negro with a- pistol and demanded his The negro drew his pistol and both men began firing at close range. McLonaban had only oue ball in bis pistol and after firing this he struck Wilburn in the face with the revolver. Meanwhile Wilburn had fired three bullets in the negro's breast, and he fell dead. i Wilburn discharged another.

It is fortunate for McLonaban that he was killed, for had he escaped there he would no doubt have been lynched. R. M. 0. Hilliard, who was killed, was 52 years old and leaves a family in Utica, N.

Y. He was a prominent G. A. R. man and had $10,000 insurance on his life.

His remains will be shipped to Utica, N. for burial. John McLonaban, the negro, was an ex-eonvict, twenty years old. He was a bad uegro and was very dangerous when drunk. ANOTHER ACCOUNT.

Sbclby, March 10. (Special.) John McClaunahan. colored, who had been released not long ago from the coal mines for an assault with intent to mur- der. after drenching bimself, on the 9th. against mankind; visitedi Mr.

Ed. Morrow's office, who is supervisor of the ore banks, and complained that he could not get a job. Mr. Morrow ordered him to leave. He then, at 3:30 o'clock, visited the steam shovel of which Mr.

A. R. M. C. HilliiBird was engineer, having his pistol and threatening every one present.

Mr Hilliard remonstrated calmly with him and warned (him to leave, and not to interfere with the laborers, when John deliberately shot Mt Hilliard, the ball entering his heatf above the left ear and rang ing downward killing him instantly. The negro then attempted to escape but was intercepted by Messrs Crosset and Buckner at whom he fired thre times without effect. Mr. William Walburn the Intercepted him, with pistol in hand, and demanded him to throw up his hands. The assassin fired one shot at Mr.

Walburn exclaim-; ing that "he would not be arrested by any one" and threw his pistol at Mr. Walburn after snapping it several times. Mr. AYalburn sinmltaneously fired three shnte into his breast from the affects of Which he died within two minutes. The negroes would have lynched John MoClannaban if Mr.

Walburn had- not killed him, as they were very indignant at such nn unprovoked murder: Mr Hilliard's remains will be embalm ed and forwarded to his wife and two daughters at Nyack, N. Y. He was a quiet and moftonsive citizen and prompt to Ins work. The community deeply regret the death of so worthy a man, and Shelby Iron Company sustains a great loss because of his efficiency and particularity. DULY REORGANIZED.

The Cotton Mills of Montgomery To Bn Improved. The Montgomery Cotton Mills have been duly organized- under the laws of the State. Yesterday Messrs. M. P.

LeGrand, and A. M. Baldwin returned their commissioners of incorporation! to the Judge of Probate showing that the Lbooks of subscription jf Montgomery Cotton Mills had been opened and fifty per cent) of the capital stock of fflOO.OOO hud ben subscribed and twenty per cent bad been duly paid in according to the statute. The entire amount of stock haa not been subscribed vet. Five hundred shares are divided among Messrs.

A. M. Baldwin; P. Legrand, Robt. Coldthwaifce.

J. W. Dimmiek, E. B. Joseph, and U.

W. 'Cratk. There are one thousand shares at $100 each. The Directors of the mills. are these: Messrs.

J. W. Dimmick. Robt. Goldth-waite, M.

P. LeGruud, E. B. Joseph, and A. M.

Baldwin. The $50,000 stock was subscribed by a conveyance of the property recently belonging to the. Adams Cotton, Mills and purchased by Colonel H. C. Tompkins as representative for Receivers J.

W. Dimmick and Robt. Goldthivaite. Mr. Tanner, who managed the Adams Cotton Mills, is now managing the mills under the new corporation.

It is the obieot of the officers of the mills to place much needed machinery in the mill NECROLOGY. Two Estimable of Women Paw Quietly Awfly. Mrs. M. L.

Gilmer died, at her home on Bibb Street night before last at II o'clock, after a short sickness. Her esidenee in this city dates back many years. She was sixty when she died. Six danglhters and three sens survive The deceased was an estimable woman and leaves many friends and relatives -to mount her loss. The funeral will take place from the house at 10 a.

to-day. Yesterday morning at 9 o'clock Mrs. T. H. Moriarty breathed her bust at her home on.

Alabama Street, after a long illness. She waa the only daughter of Mr.1 and Mrs. She leaves a grief stricken husband arid parents. The funeral will take place this morning from tho Catholic Church. 1 1 iEmba()ilone-.

Dissolve- one and a half ounces of sugar in twq, sherry glassfuls of Madeira, into this stir the yolks of four eggsi Put the vessel 'containing this1 mixture in a bain marieYand whisk it till it is Flar- 4i with. an 13nni amarlhinti A eaten 'hot or coll In Italy it hi generally preierred luKewarm. FIVE SHOTS FUiED, THEEE E1S Mr. Bamnel Davis Attacks Itanwrho Former Serlonely tne Latter Receives a Wound Old Fend. ...1 vrw Htr una 11 iiiumi.f wwa it riot Rhrost.

HilhnrbaU- tOVVa 61 Peacock's Tract yesterday, afternoon) about 4 o'clock. Mt E. Starr was shot oa-the" head, the ball strikiuc above h.s fore ihead. nlowi-u an uly furrow through the sea In tor nlliout tour menvs. Mr.

Samuel the other pariy ioi the difficulty was shot -through the left! ear. also in the rkrht side just abovei the hip, the ball ranging baok and dowiw ward, lodgmjj on the bacuBoue. VItA sm- Ami. Mi-. Starr- dl charging four from his 44 Wesson) two taking ettect; ana uvtr.

uu.j firing only one from a weapon of the calibre. The shooting' took place immev ately in tronj ot Illr. JSturr store, wu.i is on the street designated ubove, ail just across from the store of Son. There was only one witness to the shoo! Nathan Huhea. He was in front ok Air.

Starr's store and" corroborates the! letter's statement us to tha cause, and! detail of the affair. I Mr: Starr's statement is to the effect that he was Setting in front of hil plaoei of business reading The Adverti'v. Uh Davis, who was acrood the street saw! Mr. Starr and orossed over. He was un-.

der the influence of whiskey. Approaching- Mr. Starr. Mr. Davis opened UD- withsri insulting invective, trie grew more teious in his auuse or mi: ocarr.

iu -j LUr. Davis had gotten, iu about live fe.etjf of Mr. Starr, the latter askud Mr. JJav.sj if he meant business, to whicn Ats Vti- vis replied in the atfirniaUve, at i he samei tmie reaching behind tor Bis gun. Mr.

Starr was On his feet in a secomTC Mr. Davis pulled his gun and fired aft Mr. Starr, who was then tne on turning into his store to get his gun. The ball struck Mr. Starr crazing the top" of.

but he rushed into his store, took his! pistol from a shelf and poured a fusiladei of shots at Mr. Davis, two taking effect) as stated above. They then clenche-and Mr. Starr felled Mr. Davis bj' blow in the face.

The shots drew big and excited crowd to the store, Mr. Davis wae removed to Mr. Robinson's store across the street and two surgeons were summoned. They examined the wound in the side and then probed for tho ball which was found on the backboue.j The wound is not necessarily fatal 6oj the surgeons pronounced. The ear wonn7 does not amohnt to much.

Mr. Sturn had the shot wouid on hi head dressjdl Shortly after the shooting, Sergeant Blue, of the police force, arrested Mr Starr and brought him to the statioif house. On advice from Chief GeraluJ Sergeant Blue took Mr. Starr before) Justice Jackson, where the former made'. affidavit.

A warrant charging MrJ Starr with an assault, with intent tol kill was issued. Mr. Start gave bond in the sum of $200 for his uppe-jrailce before Justice Jackson on the 17th, onj which day the preliminary investigation! will be held. He was then released. I Sergeant Blue would have nrrested Mr.

Davis, too, but the surgeon's thought! it advisable not to remove him, then. MrJ Starr made affidavit before Justice Jack-f san upon which was issued a warrant! against Mr. Davis, charging him with ami assault with intent to kill. So far as a reporter could -learn, theren has existed a bad feeling between the two) for sometime over a personal matter. Mr.

Starr bears the reputation of be ing a good, peaceable, and law abidiua citizen. He is a'prosperous merchant and has accumulated considerable of this! world's goods by his business tact and en-a ergy. On She other hand Mr. Davis is as trader in cattle and partly a butcher. His reputation seems to be good, except when! he is under the influence of whiskey.3 Then he is fractious.

"When last heard from. Mr. Davis was not any danger. With the proper afc tendon De win pull rnrougn ail ngiiu, BIS BODY FOR CASH. Sherman Arp Sella Bis Remains at 9, fronts fonnn Gadsden, March 10.

Special.) Centre! Cherokee County, had her first legal hanging in twenty-five years to-day, whenl Sherman Arp, the brutal negro murdereB) of George Hogue, an aged white mart whom he murdered in the summer of 1801, was hanged in the presence of the guards and newspaper men. The trap was sprung at 0:40 by Sheriff Dickson, and the b'fidy shot down, audi after a few spasmodic struggles becamcl still. He: hung for 32 minutes, when bej was pronounced dead by the physicians! having died from strangulation. He was! game to the last and saug several songsl and said he was going to glory. He made a confession on the scaffoldi implicating two white men who he said! forced him at the point of guns to murderl Hogue with an axe.

He. got $50 or the? crime. Several days ago he offered his body for sale to the doctors of Centre. He told, them he would sell bis body- to the highest bidder for cash and that he desired to.be, weighed like' a hog and sold by.the pouridi, He did not want any guess "work; be, wanted the highest prioeA the market would afford and he wanted full pay forj everyvpound. Several doctors made bids.

One-bid ft cents per pound spot cash. Another? raised the bid to 7.1-2 cents. If then went to .7 3-4 cents. Dr. Will Darnell raised the bid to' 8, cents per pound rnd the trade was Arp -went on a pair of Bcales and was He irmiwl the beam at ISO'' pounds.

lrj Darnell then ngurea up tne amount uuu paid over to Arp $12.48 hi cash and Arg gave the doctor an order' for his body, Arp then proceeded to blow the money for good things to eat and drink and-while it lasted fie naa a rousing tug ume. AN OUTRAGE The Payment of $31,000 to John L. Daven port tor Politico Dirty Work, of the lasti acts of the Republican officials of the Treasury: just "before turning, over the command of that department to was to pay John L-Davenport of New "York $31,000 for his eervice tc the Republican party in New York "during the last Presidential campaign. Davenport, aa everbody ought to kuow by this) time has the title of Chief Supervisor off. He is an.

intense partisan. His business is to arrest, inJ, tiaiiidate and bulldoae Democrats on eleow ion 3ay. If the force bill had become at law, as the Republicans planned a couple) of years ago, be wculd have been the bosa of thei tTnited States, because it was auj opea secret that he would have been made) the Chief Supervisor of Elections in: the) United States. i I TJhe Democrats in, both Hbusewbf ConA gress did their level best to prevent DavJ jenport from-getting any -of the people'sS money, but thejrulings of- the de partment made by Comptiwller of the) Treasury Matthews and against fhe pro-) tests, it is understood, of some of the law officers- of the department, Davenport's) claim for $31,000 was approved abontl hair an hour Before Mr. (Jailisle took charge of the and iff in luc urusi Lint-ill-, uiiu mtc maL Tlie something will be heard from this matte later on and it reasonably that ig the last sum of money that DaveiH least lour years.

'SCI1Y8 -o. a. ia a Shot) Scalp i low Movement In Cotton Farmere Actively at Work Suser Acreage to Be Inereaied. New York, March G. Dim weekly review -of trade says; Busi- uess during- the past week- has dccu ul- fected by the severe weatner, but even more by the stringency aud the uncertainty in the money market.

Rates for it bvo mounted from 5 1-2 on call to 51 per cenrt and for two days ruled above per cent but the extreme pressure has abated without any. measure of relief and on announcement that the Treasury Department would, not issue bonds, but would use the bullion reserve in maintaining' gold payments, he withdrawals '''Of money four he West aud South nearly ceased; goia ilto the amount of $1,000,000 was offered to the Treasury in exchange for legal tenders by the Bank or Jenver auu aa much by one bank at Chicago and rates here fell to 6 per cent There was. some liquidation in stocks but none of importance in products and it is evident that the restraint of exports by speoulatioa iu the chief samples is an important cause of monetary stringency and of the loss of gold by the, Treasury. A fair increase is seen in the wholesale trade at St. Louis with a bright promise for spring.

Trade is satisfactory at Little Rock, improving at Memphis and quiet at other" points in Tennessee; shrinking with tight money at Columbus, but fairly good at Atlanta, better with increasing shipments of lumberat Mobile, and fair at New Orleans, with' sugar firm, but rice lower. Tie output of Iron March 1st was 5,777 tons weekly more than to February 1st, though 17,000 tons less than a year ago. The stock unsold declined 7,700 tons during the month. Southern producers are weakening and 12,000 tons of gray forge wero sold at $8 at Birmingham. Bar iron is at the lowest point, plates ore cut somewhat less severely and rails are- dull while structural works are still running full time, but with few new orders.

Business failures the last week numbers for the United States 193; Canada 32. Total 225. Toiiacro Statistic. Republic. The first Missouri District is the largest tobacco manufacturing centra in the world, and shows steady gains over all competitors.

The inteiml revenue receipts of this district in 1892 were representing 57,694,053 1-2 pounds of plug, twist, fine cut and smoking manufactured and sold by fortg-three manufacturers, some of whom maue satisfactory gams. Liggett Myers Tobacco Company, of St. Louis, are in this district and surpassed all previous records in 1892. Their sales, as shown by the united s'tates internal revenue books, were 0,7,530,698 pounds of plug tobacco. Of this enormous output 72 per cent was their celebrated Star Tobacco, which has a national reputation.

There are about three pounds of Star consumed to one pound of any other brand of plug tobacco manufactured in the world. St. Louis may well be proud of her record as a plug tobacco manufacturing centre. THE COTTON TO COME IN Bradstreet Estimates the Total Crop at Less Than 5,500,000. New York.

March 10. Bradstreet's will to-morrow issue a sepcial cotton review based upon the reports of nearly 2,000 corresponxlenits of which the following is an abstract Reports from 1,975 correspondents in ten Southern States of stocks of cotton lying back of the usual visible supply points waiting to come, forward and to be counted i the cro of the season of 1802-93 of 1494 towns resorted, 900 or GO per cent only report etocka of cotton on hnd. At 954 towns our. correspondent say no stocks were held on March 1st, of which towns, howeiver. 239 reported stocks held on March on March 1st, 1802.

The total stock held March 1. 1893, was bales, ugainst 508,039 bales a year ago, an ajypareat decrease, according to the correspondents of over 32 pw cent. The deteretse by States show some curious differences. Florida shows the heaviest decrease of any, while Louisiana, shows the smallest. The adjoining Slates ot also shows oudv a moderate falling off, the small decrease in Louisiana nowever, by refeuce to detailed reports of, stock, due to the heavy increase iu stocks held at Monroe.

The cause of this exceptional increase is holding for better prices. Texas, with one quarter of the total stick reported shows a decrease of 39 per cent, average for the entire cotton belt The resnlt of an enumeration of stocks at nearly 1,000 interior Southern lown shows a total held of 342,000 bales, about one-third lees than that reported heidi a year ago. This, under ordinary circum stances miglit be taken to indicate that as far as the leading towns of the South are concerned the amount held and likely to figure in the count of the crop is only two-thirds of that held last year. Scattered report as to ainouut held by farmers on plantations go far to coufinn this and the practical exhaustion of supplies on the plantations is reported ly mnny correspoadenls iu different States. The general statement apparently is that one-third less than that held a year-ago on plantations is yet to come Ih regard to the amount likely to o.nie into sight from now on, Bradstreet's says: If this amount "Was as last year all but 6 per cent, of the total crop, the amount to come in sight from now on would be 388,000 bales.

ThteraddeJ to the total in sight on February 28th, this year, would reach a crop of 6,470,000 bales. If, however, the same proportion shown iu stocks at towns holds good as to plantation one-third decrease from last year, the' amount to come in sight will be only 25S.000 bales, which, added to the amount in sight shown on February 28th, 6,088.142 bales would give a total crop of 6,340,000 bales. "Just-how much influence an early season or bettor prices than last year may have on the crop receipts in August remains to be seen. If the proportions above shown hold good, however, it does not seem reasonable to expect a crop of cotton much below that inJioHted iu Bradstreet's of December lltb, 1802." IT IS DISAPPOINTING. TheirluatlonofRnwCettflw The Hovea ment In Cotton Gooda ti eteady.

Boston' Herald, 1 There is a. steady movement In. cotton goods, so fa as agents are concerned. The mills are-, Well It Com- mon expresslcrn that both plain; and bleached cottons have seldom been po well under ordersas at the present time-5 The jobbers ars' buying moAerately 'uhder a trade governed by immediate' iw'ants, wluob -trade amounts to a good volume of business. Couvcrters are stHlHaking a big volume of goods.

They are ordering SOUTHERN NEWS ITEMS. The Savannah News says that the enquiries among the fruit and truck men indicate that the damage by the freeze has not been so much as first expected. Mr. Seth Albbott, father of Emma Abbott, is in Galveston, engaged in placing before the people a memorial volume of his daughter. Mr.

Abbott enjoys a comfortable annuity, the legacy of his daughter, whose estate at the time of her deaht was worth about $500,000. Prof. E. E. Barnard, of Lick observatory, who is a native of Nashville, and who began his career at Vanderbilt University, was after his lecture at Nashville on "The Astronomer and His Work," lionored with thw degree of doctor of science, conferred by Chancellor Garland, of Vaaiderbilt' The grand jury of the Circuit Court now in session at Dresden, found indictments against the ashvillo, Chatta nooga and bt.

Louis Railway Company for failing to keep their offices open for the night trains at Dresden, and at Glea-son, a small station above, as the law requires. Near Clarksville, Mrs. J. W. Jones and her 10-year-old daughter burned to death in the presence of several men.

Their clothing was set on fire from a burning brush heap. Despite all the efforts of the men the women received such injuries that they died within a few minutes. The Williamsburg, Tunes is making a brave fight against the mob spirit in that section. It eloquently denounces a mob as "a living insult to every man that ever raised his hand and took the solemn oath of a juror." But the pitiable truth is ithat some of those who have taken that oath have deserved rebuke, at least, by their faithlessness. Sam Tones will conduct a revival meeting in Dyersburg, Tenn.

A tabernacle will be erected and will be similar in size and construction to the one built for the evana list in Chattanooga. All the church denominations of the city are enlisted in the enterprise. Secretary Pitkin C. Wright, of the Tennessee Press Association, has issued a circular relative to the meeting of the aso-ciation at Nashville on June 14 and 15. On the night of the 15th the association will leave for Chicago.

United States Circuit Judge, Wm. H. Taft, has declined to remove the clerk at appointed' by Judge Jackson, and appoint Carter B. Harrison, a brother of ex-Preident Harrison, and at present Marshal for the Western Division of Tennessee. THE VALUE OF A AYELL.

Interfiling Declion In District Case by Snpreme Coart. Washington Post. The United States Supremo Court has affirmed the judgment of the Court of Claims for $1,500 in favor of Finnella M. Alexander and Sophia L. Little in their suit against the United Slates for I the destruction of a well on their pro-! perty as the result of the blasting of the abandoned Lydecker tunnel.

The two i persons named were the owners of about eight acres of property in Mount Plea-j sunt. A fine well was on the property. The government in building the Lvdecker tunnel blasted about 150 feet beneath the surface of the gronfid and about 500 feet from the well. There was no di-, rect evidence as to the effect of the tun-I nel work on the well. but.

during the blast ing the, well, which had theretofore never failed, became dry and has so remained. It did not appear in the case that there was any other cause save the blasting to affect the well. The United States Supreme Court, in its opinion the appeal of the govern-, ment from' this awctrd, says that the courts have decided in various ways the question as to whether a wide or narrow sense shall be given the constitutional provision that property shall not be taken I without, just compensation in cass where property lias been damaged, but not actually destroyed. It says, however, that it does not need to consider on side of the lino the present case" falls, for iu the act of Congress authorizing the construction of the tunnel is given an express remedy for property damaged though not actually taken. The government contended that the well i was outside the survey authorized, and therefore out oi the line of damages, but the court holds this point not well taken.

The government next contended that the destruction of a well is not a "direct injury" within the contemplation of the statute. The court says it Is difficult to see the force of this contention. -An adequate supply of watter for household and other purposes has always been regarded as an essential incident to a dwelling house. A never failing well adds greatly to the market value as well as to the comfort of such How great and indispensable is a supply of wati-r is seen in the very Work in question. The court therefore thinks the decision of the Court of Claims sustainable on principle and authority.

court likewise affirmed the decision in the, case of the United States, appel lants, vs. ueorge xrunsaeu, who owjut a place on Columbia road, it also being a damage claim' for loss of a well. The Walker County Grand Jurv exhmJni ed 650 witnesses and returned eighty-live true bills, fatalities Attend a Disastrous Fire in a Boston Centre. Boston, March 10. A fire broke out at about 4 p.

m. in the building owned by L. Ames, corner of Kssex and Lincoln Streets, and involved the entire block. The fire was under control shortly before 8 o'clock. The area burned over comprises practically one whole square, bounded on he north by Essex Street, on the east by Lincoln Street, on the south by Tufts Street, on the west by Kingston Street.

In addition to this square, one building on the north of Essex Street, extending along Columbia Street, was burned, also three buildings on the oust side of Lincoln Street and 'one on the south side of Tufts Street, the Luiprgeoicy Hospital, which was part of the United States Hotel and the rear corner of th hotel. The loss will probably reach $3,000,000. Three unidentified dead bodies have been taken from the ruins and there are supposed to be many others yet undiscovered. The injured number about 30. The burned buildings were full of -maai-nfneturing enterprises of all kinds, boots and shot's, machines, rubber goods, plush oods, leather goods, glass, venerings.

One of the-principal firms was Horace Partridge fe fancy goods and the Sre scents to have originated on the premises of this firm on the sixth floor of the Ames building. They employed abow thirty ckrUs. Every floor on the building had a number of people employed and among these were -most of the injured girls who were overrun and trampled upou in the panic Three mem and one woman were seen to Jiang by their hands from the iwr.inwt nt he building, but, owing to the net work of telegraph, telephone and electric light wires uo htlp eouli be gotten to them and all fell six stones to the frozen ground. One of the dead Leumidas H. Red-Ktpitli, a merchant; another is a fireman, i.obt.

J. Jfestaux. Two bodies are not identified; one is a girl too badly burned to be recognized. The rest of the casualties were at the Ames building where the people wero twrnmed in without warming. atcr estimates of the loss increases the unt to .1,500,000.

nion-g the burned buildings wre sever-recently completed on the territory ned over three and a half years ago. 3 fla lues broke out in the toy depnrt-ut of Horace "Partridge who Minted the fifth and sixth floors of the eoW-6Ury buildiug, corner of Essex and jiuooln 'Streets owned by F. L. Ames. The cause is at nreeent unknown, but he' start is described by those nearest it resembling the bursting of a lire cracker.

Pn flames spread with' incredible rapidity ml in a very few moments the entire jnte-x-Vof, of the building was burning. Ch-ere were many employee of Putrid it Co. ot workT at the time and the other aoor-s of the building were, sprinkled with juunan beings. The usual avenues of es-: capes, were at onceycut off and then be-ftani a scramble- for life, which sickened th ibeholdeTN. UT1 panic-stricken inmates flod to 'win- end the roof.

Some fehririiug down telegraph poles, others by Vailing into blankets and nets: several tumped to the pavement, six stories, and tp-a horribly mangled, and others, how ry cannot now be told," fell back into; cauldron of flames or were overcome he dense black smoke which suffocated rho did not speedily entire fire department of the city speedily on the scene. The of Sommerviile, Cambridge, New-j Qumoy and Brockton came later by liii and aid was requested to be in diness from more distant cities. Por- a POOR ORIGINAL.