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r i THE DISCOVERY OF TOBACCO, i It has generally been supposed 1th at the uses of tobacco were xio known outside ! of America and its islands before the discovery, of the western world, says Goldtnwaite 's Geographical Magazine. While con vincing proof to the contrary has not been obtained, the explorations of recent years have raised the ques tion whether the tobacco habit in the fifteenth century was not far more widely prevalent .than has been bebeved. It is lefrned that among many of the' Pacific' islands the natives used tobacco long before they were visited by white men, and there is no tradition among them of a time when their fathers did not understand the culture and uses of the tobacco plant. Throughout inner Africa also the use of tobacco is uni versally known and there is every reason to beljeve that some of the Varieties i ot the tobacco plant in common iuse are indigenous. For all we know to the contrary the savages of Central Africa, who were quite unknown at the time Columbus dis covered America, were puffing their pipes long before he made himself famous. j There is nO doubt that the dis covery of American tobacco had con siderable influence upon the tobacco habit in Africa if it did not actually introduce it. Our common Virginia tobacco was carried far up the Nile to equatorial Africa long before white men penetrated to that region. Schweinfurth was the first to dis cover that this imported plant is in ue among several of the Bahr-el-Cliasal and Welle-Makua tribes, and it is a curious fact that the savages who use this exotic have no native name for it. Each tribe has its own name (or the native variety of to bacco, but the appellations the Afri cans apply to the imported plant show unmistakably that they are derived, one and all, from the word tobacco. So far as this large region, at least- is indebted to Amer ica for an improved quality of the weed the oblig.ition seems to be ac knowledged in the names given to the article But the indigenous va rieties are far more prevalent and are largely used even where Virginia to bacco is cultivated. And since the foreign source of the exotic has, been sog-isiiy discovered in the language of the pt.-ople, it setms not unreason able to suppose that in the. greater regions to which it has not extended, and where no foreign influence is dis cernible, thesmoking habit had an independent origin. It is not at all certain that- the white race has ! a prior claim even upon the invention of the cigar. In all parts ;f New Guinea, the largest island in the 'world, that have yet been visited tobacco is cultivated,' and in some of these" districts the humble pipe contributes nothing to the enjoyment, of the weed and is jiot even known. Dr. Maclay saw natives with crude looking cigars in their mouths who had never seen a white man before, and thought he had dropped from the sky. Dr. Fincsh, who, some years later ex plored the coast for hundreds of miles, says the . j natives of the whole northeast coast of New Guinea,, though inveterate smokers, had never beard of a pipe and returned those which he gave them as articles tor which they had no use. He says they roll the partly dried leaves into a rude cigar, add, not being blessed with Havana iwrappers, they tie around their cigar a large green leaf from a tree. Doubtless the vilest weeds soid on the Bowery are supe rior to these products of Papuan in genuity, which hold fire so poorly that a live coal is always kept at had to revivify them. But they suit the native taste! and tbe'people seem to regard those who draw tobacco smoke through !a pipe stem as be longing to an inferior race of human " beings, j - A PALCE ORNDUSTRY. Harter's Magazine. An astonishing feature of the Columbian Exposition will be one of the palaces grouped in the heart of -the fair grounds. It is the Manu facturers" building, designed by Ms. George Post, oflNcw York. It will bear the same relation to this exposi- 4ton as the Eiffel i ower did to tha: 'of Paris in 1889, and, indeed, its pos sible use as a vantage point from which to see the fair grounds has terminated in the negative the dis cussion for and against the construe tion in Chicago of a rival to the great tower of Paris. This greatest of all the exposition buildings, and of the buildings of the world, will present to Lake Michigan a facade of such a length as1 tO suggest , the wall ot city, yet it is so admirably designed, so light and graceful in its effect upon the vision, that its true extent can .only foe comprehended when its dimensions are expressed in figures and by comparisons. It is one third of a mile in length and to compass it round about is. to walk a mile'. The roof of it h 1,628 by 788 feet, and the span of the dome, the largest , ever attempted, is 388 feet. The roof is 230 feet from the ground, and the building has 40, acres . of ground floor. . Two of the vast ma chinery halls'of the Paris Exposition could be wheeled through it, and the auditonom, the building of which ; Chicago is most proud, could be pushed under this great roof, tower and all., "I'll tell yez; Mary Ann," said Micky Doian as he sat down to supper, "It is not for me to be onchantable till me felly man. but whin Dinnis O'Brien, wid his wood leg, takes to carryin' a cane besides, it looks to me loike too much shtoiia and extravagance, so it do. Washington Star, Bork ten's Arnica Salve. - The be::t balve m the world tor Cuts Bruises, Sores, Ulcers. Salt Rheum Fever, Sores, Tetters, Chapped Hands Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions and positively cures Piles or no pay is required. It 13 guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction, or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For sale bv Robert R. Bellamy, Wholesale and Retail Drug gist. 1 1 Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria. When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria. When she was a Child, ho cried for Castoria, When she became Miss, she clung to Caatoria, WhcmshW Children, she gTetlCatxria, MOUND BUILDER RELICS. Bemarkable Specimens of Early American Art round in Ohio. . Chillicothe, Disfiatck: Hundreds of people have come to see the-mound builder relics unco v ered by Warren N. Moorhead on Monday. Of the five skeletons lying side by side, two were covered; with a sheet ot copper b Dy s -teet. arge copper axe weighing forty-one pounds was found. In size, and value it exceeds any single specimen ever found in the United States. There are traces of gold in it. The cutting edge is seven inches bfoad and very sharp. How it could have been fastened in a handle and .used is a mystery. All the smaller copper axes are such as have been found before. Thirty copper plates with mound builders', cloth on them overlapped the axes. The average size of the plates was 10 by 6 inches. A great copper eagle 20 inches in diameter, with wings outspread, beak open, and tail and wing feathers neatly stamp ed upon the copper surface, covered the knees of the skeletons This is one of the most artistic designs ever found in copper. . : , Remains of a copper stool about a foot in length and several inches in height layjiearfjie head of one of the skeletons. I he stool was made out of wood, and 'had been covered with sheet copper. Flint Implements, bear tusks, sea shells, and trinkets were also found. . CAUGHT BY A TALKER. A Voluble Salesman Paralyzes a Country , Customer. . Lewiston Journal. One of Watervillefs dry goods houses .has a head clerk who is a most accomplished salesman, and is kept busy from morn till eve by customers desirous of being waited upon by him. Not long ago he was highly complimented. He had a countryman m the store and was showing him a'very handsome piece of diess goods, not with any hope of selling it, still there was some slight chance of so doing, and be sides, it is necessary,, as our friend claims, to keep constantly in prac tice. So he dashed ahead in fine style, praising the richness of the pattern, extolled the texture of the fabric. held it up to a favorable light, vouched its ultra-fashionableness tor years to come and," in short, let loose a torrent of eloquence in "which it was difficult to distinguish which was most flattered, the good taste of the admiring rustic or the quality of the magnificent stuff. The mans eyes flashed with pride at complimentary allusions to himself and with u neon cealed astonishment at the develop ment of beauty in the goods and fluency in the salesman. Catching our friend by the arm he exclaimed: "Stay right here one minute!" and rushed out. . "Eloquence" stood still, a little bothered, holding the bolt of goods across both hands, just as though he had frozen in the attitude in which had so thoroughly impressed the ru ral gentleman. Meanwhile this last named individual whisked two bounc ing girls out of a carryall that stood in front of the store, and, half push ing, half pulling them, brought them in front of him with, the fluent tongue. "Gals, stand there: right there, Sally. And now mister, cut loose again. I just want the gals to hear you." It is almost needless to say. that our friend was utterly overwhelmed with his emotions and tor at least once in his life failed in his utterance to the great disappointment of both father and daughters. The man bought the piece of goods and no doubt will always think, with regret what the daughters missed. SAVING THE DOG- Chicago Globe. - In spite of an impression to the contrary justice is sometimes done in this world. An instance illustrating this occurred Thursday, to the satis faction of a large number of citizens. A' large, healthy bulldog sat in front of a West'Side saloon on the day in question, totally unaware of the dog-catcher's wagon which came rattling down the street at that mo ment. Suddenly the fatal lariat shot out, but the dog dodged it and made a bee line for the man who handled it. Then ensued an exciting chase, which was much enjoyed by the populace in the vicinity. The dog:catcher is never very pop ular with people in general. The average citizen is almost always a victim of that official, and it does him good to see the catcher caught. The latter in this instance succeeded in clambering into his wagon minus his coatails. : . j A skirmish then ensued, which ended in the temporary triumph of the dog, who retired to repose on his laurels. The dog-catcher came back from ignominious flight a few minutes later, however, and human ingenuity soon triumphed over brute courage. The dog was lassoed and taken to the pound with other un fortunates. . But here the innate sense of .jus tice of man steps in to even up things. Several admiring citizens had viewed the actions of the dog and when he was carted away they took up a subscription, sent out to the pound, ransomed the amimal and provided him with a home. It is a little comedy like this that makes life seem worth living, even to the most dissatisfied individual. a BAD FOUNDATION. . Mr. Igachi, director of the Gifu Observatory, Japan, has been exam ining the district where the recent earthquakes in Japan were most se- yere. At this place some years ago, holes appeared in the ground to whicbno bottom could be found, and it was believed that they com municated with immepse cavities far below. Mr. Igachi now believes the earthquake was caused by the Fu giya Mountain slipping into these caverns. In district Ono an immense landslide look place, damaging the Mano River. A lake is ndw formed which, is already fifty feet deep. An other large lake is being formed in the same way by the Ashiba River ai Nagoya. A curious fact is an anonymous writer sent a letter to the Cabinet, some time ago, saying a dreadful calamity would take place October 28th. This was the very day of the earthquake. THE GAMBLER. ,. . . New York Herald. 'A fine young fellow he was, 'but a gambler. Sometimes when he awoke about noon. ah, the misery of those. awakenings ! he would;? contrast what he might have been with what ,he was; ; would remember his broken promises and the home he had sad dened. Then his : thoughts ; were mtter : then he suffered tortures which did not prevent his returning that-night to the green siren -that caused them. '':' - .". At last a day came when the gam bler had lost everything, owed every one and thought ot killing himself. "I'll do it to-night." he said, "if the luck runs against me," and with that he pawned some cherished heirloom for $460. "1 11 play the lot at rou lette, and all on Mo. 4," said he to the only friend he had left. - - -' "Why on NO. 4?" asked the friend. "Because there are just four letters in 'Hope', and four in 'Hell,' and its one or the other with me,. A fool's whim. Good-bye, old man." That tiight he gambled; '' - .".. "Now, gents, make your - bets; make your bets. Are you, all ready ? j How much in that roll r r our hun dred and sixty? Right you are, sir; 460 on the No. 4. And-they all sit and they, all stand and they're all ready, v So sang the croupier with monotov I nous drawl and then came silence broken by the br-r-r-r of the roulette wheel as it spun around holding, a young man's life in its whirl. Then the croupier sang out again: 4No. 4 wins, even and black. Pret ty slick luck sir," he added, and then began to multiply $460 by 33. " 'Gratulate ye, sir!" , But the gambler had fainted! .. Years later the two friends were chatting together. "How terribly close I was to death , that night, said he who hadjiever gambled since. "What a strange" thing that the.No. 4 won a single chance in thirty-six, and so much at stake ! "Not so strange, after all, my dear fellow, when you reflect that we had it-all arranged in advance with the croupjer, who very cleverly, I must admit, made the ball "drop mto No. 4. Your father paid the amount of your winnings, and a handsome sum besides." A GIRL WHO CAN SHOOT. Her True Aim tSaved Her Father From a Terrible Death;. Omaha Bee. "In my recent trip to Nuw Mexi co in the interests of the Omaha Stock Exchange I witnessed an act of heroism that I shall never forget," said Mr. W. Yi Skinner.' ."The central figure was a beauti ful and refined young lady, the daughter of a banker, who ownes ex tensive cattle ranches in Northern New Mexico. , During the vacations she had passed on the ranch she had acquired a wonderful proficiency with the rifle, and could shoot with the accuracy of an old ranchman. "One day, we weee startled by see ing a cinnamon bear, and a large one at that, near the edge of a gully but a short distance from the house. Both father and daughter rush' ed for their rifles and made for the ravine. The wild beast was on the opposite side and unable to get at us. The banker in his excitement got too close to the edge of the ravine and tumbled in, falling a distance of twelve or fifteen feet. He lay stunned by the force of the fall, and we feared he had been seriously hurt. "In another second down tumbled bruin into the gully, whether inten tionally or accidentally I don't know. .But the awful danger of my host im mediately flashed upon me. He was too much stunned to help himself, and the savage beast, infuriated by the pain of his fall, rushed towards the prostrate man. I was frozen with horror. In a twinkling I heard the report of a rifle at my. side, saw a puff of smoke and - the bear drop ped dead almost on the helpless form of the banker. I turned and saw my fair companion just dropping Jier rifle from her shoulder. Her face wa pale, .but her eyes lit up with a look of "mingled joy and triumph, She had saveu her father from a ter rible death by her presence of mind and unerring aim, " A WESTERN SHOW- The Manager Would Not Becogmze the Frofeasion. New York Telegram. The late Bartley Campbell, the playwright, one day found himself in a small, but "hustling mining town in the far West. He saw that a play of his, that had been pirated, was to be presented at "The theatre that night. He went to the play house and told the ticket taker that e would like to see the "show." Who are you r asked the man- aser. "My name is Bartley Campbell,' was the reply.. 'I don't know you," returned the manager. I ; "Oh, yes you do," said Campbell, "I am Bartley Campbell, the .author of this play, and I want to see how you are doing it. "How do I know you are Bart lev Campbell ?" sunlly demanded the pirate manager. "AVhy," answered Campbell, point- ins? to a horrible picture of the author on a poster, "there's my por trait." '; ,-.; "Come off," said the manager. "You can t play that game on me. That portrait ain't a bit like yeCand if it was we don't let ho deadheads into this' show." Advice to irlotnera. : t or Over Fifty Years M rs. Winslow s fin(Ynir, Syhtjp has been used bv millions of mothers for their chil dren while teething. Are you dis turbed at night and broken ot your rest by a sick child sunenng and crying with pain of Cutting Teeth? If so send at once and get a bot tle of "Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Sy rap" for Children Teething. Its value is incalculable. It will relieve the poor little sufferer immediately. Depend upon it, mothers, there is no mistake about it. It cures Dysentery and Diar rhoea, regulates the Stomach and Bowels, cures Wind fJolic, sottens tne ijums, re duces Inflammation, and gives tone and energ to the whole system. "Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup" for children teething is pleasant to the taste and is the prescription of one of the oldest and best female physicians and nurses in the United states, and is tor sale oy au arug. cists throughout the world. Price twenty-five cents a bottle. Be sure and ask for "Mrs. Winslow's Soothing THE. AFFAIR WITH CHILI. , Washington, Dec. ; 29. The after noon was absolutely without an incident that could be distorted into relation 1 to warlike "preparation. Secretary Blaine did not return to the Department -of State after ; the Cabinet 1 meeting, and Senor Montte, Chilian Minister. did not make his appearance there. No ci pher dispatches cam- from Minister Egan and the air of quietude in the De partment strongly accentuated the pre sent attitude of the Government with re spect to -Chili, as shown by the Presi dent's message to Congress in this paia- grapn : 71 his Government is now await ing results of an investigation which has been conducted by the Criminal Court of Valparaiso. It is expected that toe result will soon be communicated to this Government, together with some ade quate and satisfactory response to the note by which the attention of Chili was called to this incident. If these just expectations should be dis appointed, or further needless delay intervene, l win, Dy special message. bring this matter again to the attention of Congress for such action as may be necessary. ;.-..,,.- Such unofficial advices as have been received; here are to the effect that the legal authorities at Valparaiso have not completed tne revision 01 tne lormai proceedings of Justice Foster, Just how long these legal formalities may be protracted before they may be regarded as causing "lurtner needless de.av is. of course, determinable only by Presi dent Harrison. . cut there is reason to believe that there, has been brought to his attention the difficulties that sur round President Montt in the formation of a new Cabinet, and that he is also de sirous of avoiding the appearance of endeavoring to interfere with the due process of law in Chili, if there is any. reasonable grounds for the assumption that due process is being followed. t. These considerations have doubtless led him po adopt the new course of pa tiently waiting to the utmost extreme consistent with due regard to the dignity rf th TTnilA1 ratc QnH cn far sic -a n - be learned it is probable that no depar ture will be made from this attitude be fore the reassembling of Congress, un less lurther communication from the Chilian Government should give a dif ferent aspect to the situation. If heads of bureaus in the Navy De partment are to be believed no extraor dinary efforts are making to put naval vessels in condition for active hostilities. San Diego, Cal., Dec' 29. Accord ing to Admiral Brown, who is now here wnh the an trancisco, the cruiser Charleston left Honolulu for Acapulco. Whether the Charleston will come north or go south from Acapulco. the Admi ral declined to say. Capt. Simpson says the ban Francisco has enough extra ammunition to fill up the Charleston and Baltimore .and put them in cam paign condition. It is believed here that the San Francisco has orders to re main at this port until diplomatic . rela tions with Chili take one turn or the other, aijid that her disposition in the future vpiiLdepend on the turn those diplomatic relations take. The Balti more is (expected here about Thursday. ON THE RIO GRANDE. Laredo. Texas, Dec. 29. Last even ing thirty-three car loads of Mexican troops, : comprising about 800 men, ar rived in; New Laredo. Mexico, from Sa Latillo. j This seems to indicate that the report of advantages gained along the border by Garza's forces are not alto gether wrong. These newly arrived troops will proceed down the river at once. I Two more companies of U. S. troops ace expected to arrive in this city. They will leave at once for the lower K10 Grande. Matters are rapidly grow ing serious, (considerable uneasiness is expressed for the company of U. S cavalry, who left last rriday for some point down the river, without taking a guide. Nothing has been heard from them since their departure. - OBITUARY. Capt. John Wilkinson,-a Confederate Na val Offic r. Annapolis, Md Dec. 29. Captain John Wilkinson, aged about 67 years. died at his home here to-day. Captain Wilkinson.entered the navy in 1837, and rose to the rank of Lieutenant, but re signed at the breaking out of the war and went South. He commanded the Confederate steamer, Robert E. Lee, and was considered the most successful blockade runner ot the war. He has resided in Annapolis for a number of years arid has had a school for trie pre paration of candidates lor the, Naval Academy. I ABINGDON'S SENSATION. Dismissal of the Case Against lira. Gilmer for Attempting to Poison Her Husband. Richmond, Dec. 29. The case of Mrs. Margaret Gilmer, indicted for 'at tempting to poison her husband, was called to-day at Abingdon. The prose cuting attorney was not ready and asked postponement. Counsel for the defence insisted on a trial. The court ruled that no valid reason had been shown for further postponement, and the case .was dismissed. Mrs. Gilmer is the paramour of : Dr. Baker, who has been convicted of poison ing his wile, tne agreement between them being that she should put her hus band out of the way by the same means. Xhe result to-day was a surprise. THE MEXICAN BORDER. : ! - . Insurgents Causing Much Trouble on Both ! Sides of the Bio Grande. By Telegraph to the Morning Star. San Antonio, Texas, Dec. 30. The 1 - ; military authorities of this department areuu tne Denei tnat uarza nas a secret plan against Mexico that he wdl follow out. The Mexican authorities regard him with groat fear, his work of the past three months showing them .that he is a mucn more capaoie leaaer man iney had supposed. His forces are known to be well organized. Capt. John G. Burke. of the ynitedStates Third Cavalry, says the whble Mexican population of the border States , are sympathizers if not actual followers in the revo lutionary movement. The discovery that Garza has established recru- ting stations in several of - the fron tier counties complicates affairs and greatly increases the responsibility of the U; S. Government in permitting violation of the neutrality laws. A tel egram from Monterey, Mexico, received yesterday, states that it is believed that Oarza nas a strong secret lonowing in that city who have made every prepara tion to ioin him on the frontier. The stocks of arms - and ammunition there and at other points in Northern Mexico and in towns on the Texas frontier have been sold within the past three weeks, and agents of the revolutionists are said to De tne purcnascrs. The imarriaee of Miss Rachel Sher- man. aauenter oi tne laie wn. wm, Sherman, and Dr.-Paul Thorndifee, ot Boston, was solemnized at Washington yesterday at the residence of Senator bherman. A dispatch from Milwaukie,Wis., says a tract of Florida land, comprising about 100,000 acres, has been sold to a syndicate of New York and English capitalists by George Hites. It is the property known as the Hites-Hadfield tract. A YOUNG DESPERADO. Killa a Polioman and Seriously Wonnda -. . Another. . -, . By Telegraph to the Morning Star.' PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 30. A desper ate-yonng. burglar who last night shot and killed' policeman Elmore 'Findley, and severely wounded John J.Nesper, Findley 's partner, was given a -. hearing this morning, and was identified, as Ro bert J. Cascaden, of 1006 Poorish street. He is less than 20 years old. On the stand the prisoner made this statement : l was trying to get some money and the officers stood on .the opposite cor ner as l came out ot the store. I walk ed away, but an officer came up to me and asked me whether I had been in the store. - I denied it, but he said let s go and seethe door. I was looking for a chance to get away. The officer struck me , with his club. I pulled my pistol and shot him, as I saw him pull something; I don't know what it was." Cascaden comes of a very respectable family. His father, who died a few years ago, was a member of the firm of Boyer, Ivans & Co., rag and twine deal ers, at.58 Commerce street. cascaden s mother appeared at the City Hall and at first -the son refused to recognize her or to. say a word to her, but later he yielded and was" overcome with remorse. He was sent to prison to await the action of the Coroner's jury. ,TRA4N ROBBhRS. The &der ', of a Notorious ChuiK in Custody. By Telegraph to the Morning Star. St.- Louis, December 30. The leader of the gang who robbed Adams' Express Messsenger Mulrennan, on the Saa Francisco road, at Glendale, a suburb of St. Louis, on the night of November 30, is under arrest. A female accomplice is also in custody, and the capture of the others seems to be but a matter of time. The leader of the gang turns out to be Albert U. Sly, a noted convict from the Missouri penitentiary. The latest series ot the exploits by Sly and his fellow bandits began with the robbery of street car barns at Omaha, in which they used dynamite and secured a large amount of money. They committed a robbery on the Met ropolitan street barns in Kansas City, in the same month, and , then came the robbery of the Pacific Express Co., on the Missouri Pacific Railroad near Omaha, on the night of Nov. 4, and the American Express Co. robbery near Western Union Junction. Wis., on the night ot Nov. 12. In all of these rob beries Sly . figured as leader, and the gang's engine of war almost invariably was dynamite. THE NEW YORK CENTRAL. Coroner's Verdict on the Disaster on De cember 24th, Last. ' By Telegraph to the Morning Star. Tarrytown, N. Y.,Dec. 30. Inquest into the New York Central Railroad ca lamity is ended, and the coroner's jury hold brakeman Albert Herrick guilty of manslaughter in the second degree for the deaths of Thomas Folley and others in the accident on the New York Cen tral railroad ab ve Hastings, New York, on the niuht of December 26th, and also holds Augustus Ossman, train dispatcher, as accessory thereto. It censures the New York Central railroad for employing utterly incompetent men to discharge duties in responsible posi tions. It also censures station agent Charles Delancy, of Hastings, N. Y., for not finding out the cause of brakeman Herrick s appearance at the station. It also recommends that the New York Central railroad adopt some system, so that the lives of passengers may be more secure. Coroner Mitchell will to-morrow morning issue warrants for .the ar rest of Herrick. Quaraneed Core for La Grippe. We authorize our advertised druggist to sell you Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption, Coughs and Colds, upon this condition. If you are afflicted with La Grippe and will use this reme dy according to directions, giving it a fair trial, and experience no benefit, you may return . the bottle and nave your money refunded. We make this offer, because of the wonderful success of Dr. King's New Discovery during last sea son's epidemic. Have heard of no case in which it failed. Try it. Trial bottles free at R. R. Bellamy's Drug Store. Large size 50c. and ftl.00. t COTTON FUTURES - The New York Futures Karket Yesterday By Telegraph to the Morning Star. New York, December 30. The Sun's cotton circular savs: Futures opened quite buoyant, selling at one time 11 to 13 points dearer, and turned weaker, but closed steady at 8 to 12 points advance on the final figures of yesterday. Liverpool opened at 3-64d to 4-64d advance, and this improvement. though not fully supported, gave much strength to the- market. The advance culminated at 12 30, with sales at 7.84c ior March. 8.13c for May and 8.46c for rAugust. Then there was some selling to realize by parties operating tor a turn and by those who did not believe in any- permanent rise tor. the present, under which the market weakened a few points, the crop movement proving ar fresh source of discomfort to the bulls. It was said that liberal orders for spot cotton had gone bouth, and the "market in the last quarter shbwed renewed strength. THE FLOrIdVtRAGEDY. Irvine Jenkins, Colored, Arrested for the Murders at New Smyrna. Bv Telegraph to the Morning Star. Jacksonville, Fla., Dec. 30. The following dispatch, from Capt. W. C. Cooper, Pmkerton detective, at work on the New Smyrna murder case, has been received by the Associated Press agent here; - - -. . "At 10 o clock this morning 1 arrested Irvin Jenkins for the murder of the family in the Packwood house, and have produced evidence sufficient to have him committed to the countv jail of "Deland." Jenkins is the' negro who first gave the alarm upon the discovery of the crime. Twice before he has been arrested and discharged. There is great excitement along the line of railroad from New Smyrna to Deland. Ihe prisoner is under strong guard.. O . , Absolutely Pure. A cream of tarter baking, powder Highest of all in leavening strength. Latest U. S. Goverment Food RefiorU COMIBERCI AL COLLEGE CF EESTUCSY UEiVERSlT V E!giest rcard at World's Exposition Boo-kcepiDK. BnsiDdss, Stiort-hsnfl .Trpe IV nunc tnd. Telegraph, Muzut. 10U0 Stu dents. 13 teacher.. 10.000 Graduates ID Busnea.. Begin A'oiov. Address W1X.BI7K K. SMITH. Pres'w LexiajfUHS, Kj. aee85W4w- ' ' mm commercial; WI LM I N G TO N M A R K E T. v i , STAR OF.FlCE.Dec.24. SPIRITS TURPENTINE. Market opened firm at 81 cents per gallon, with sales of receipts laterat 31c. ROSIN Market, firm at' $1 20 per bbl. j for, Strained and' $1 25 for Good Strained. - TAR. Steady at $1 25 per bbl. of 280 lbs., with sales at quotations. CRUDE TURPENTINE. Distillers quote themarket firm at $1 00 for Hard, and $1 90 for Yellow Dip and Virgin. . "PEANUTS Farmers' stock quoted at 35 to 50 cents per bushel of 23 pounds. Market quiet. i , v- COTTON Quiet at quotations: Ordinary. . . .... i . . . . A , Good Ordinary j. . . . 6 Low Middling.-'...:. 6 11-16 Middling. ..... ;J. .,1 Good Middling.. i... 7 7-16 cts STAR OFFICE. Dec. 28. SPIRITS TURPENTINE. Market quiet; nothing doing. ' ROSINMarket firm at $1 20 per bblJ for Strained and $1 25 for: Good Strained. J j: TAR. Steady at $1 30 per bbl. of 280 lbs. - : - t CRUDE TURPENTINE. Distillers quote the market firm at $1 00 for Hard, and $1 90 for Yellow Dip and Virgin. PEANUTS Farmers' stock qufoted at 35 to 50 cents per bushel of 28 pounds. Market quiet. j' . 5 COTTON Nominal at quotation!: Ordinary..... A cts $ lb Good Ordinary .-j . 6 low Middling.. . . Middling Good Middling... 6 11-16 7 ! 7 7-16 1 STAR OFFICE, Dec. 29. ! SPIRITS TURPENTINE Market quiet; nothing doing, j" i ROSINMarket firm at $1 20 per bbl. I for Strained and $1 25 for Good Strained. ; i ; - TAR. Steady at $1 30 per bbl. of 280 lbs. j CRUDE TURPENTINE. Distillers quote the market firm at $1 00 for Hard, and $1 90 for Yellow Dip and Virgkj. PEANUTS Farmers' stock qnoted at 35 to 50 cents per bushel ot 23 pounds. Market quiet. 1 ; COTTON. Nominal at quotations: Ordinary. Good Ordinary.. Low Middling.. Middling , Good Middling. cts 11 6 6 11-16 m 7r 7-16 STAR OFFICE, Dec 30. SPIRITS TURPENTINE Market nominal at 31 cents per gallon. - KUbiJN. Market arm at 51 so per bbl. for Strained and $1 25 for Good Strained. r . TAR. Steady at $1 30 per bbl. ot 280 ,fis. y CRUDE TURPENTINE Distillers quote the market firm at $1 00 for Hard, and$l 90 for Yellow Dip and Virgin. PEANUTS Farmers stock quoted - at 35 to 50 cents per bushel . of 28 pounds. Market quiet. COTTON. Nominal at quotations: Ordinary. ... ... . Good Ordinary;. Low Middling. . , Middling Good Middling.. i cts lb 6 " " 6 11-16 " " 74 " " 17 7-16 " COTTON AND NAVAL STORES. ! WEEKLY STATEMENT, j RECEIPTS, i For week ended Dec 24, 1891, Cotton. Spirits. Retin. Tar. Crude. i,855 -" 94J 8,947 ; 2.020 , 662 j' RECEIPTS, i For week ened Dec 5, 1890. Cotton. Sfiritt. Rosin. i Tar. Crude. 8,802 1,594 7,609 j 2,529 870 EXPORTS. ! For week ended Dec 24, 1891. Cotton. Stiritt. Rosin. Tar. Crude Domestic.. 2,301 676 97 1,440 118 Foreign... 000 1,750 1,282 000 000 2,301 1.W88 1,379 1,440 118 EXPORTS. For week ended Dec 25, 1890. Cotton. Spirits. Rosin. Tar. Crude. Domestic. . 547 801 174 8:6 6 2 846 Foreign . . , 000 935 3,300 pooo 346 547 1,235 8,534 1,448 STOCKS, j Ashore and Afloat, Dec. 24, 1891. A store. Afloat. Total. Cotton. Spirits...... Rosin Tar...'. Crude 14.245 6 297 C00 7,628 1,473 89 20.541 - 2,210 22,955 3,084 1,875 2210 30,588 4,E57 1,964 STOCKS. Ashore and Afloat, Dec 25, 1590. Cotton. Spirits. Rosin. Tar. Crude. 20,893 4,602 32,555 : 5,539 1,784 ! QUOTATIONS. ! I Dec. 24, 1891. ' .Dec. 25," 1890, Cotton.... " ' W Spirits.... 81jf 84$ Rosin $1 20 1 85 j $1 10 & 1 15 Tar 1 5 A 1 50 & Crude.... 1 00 1 90 j 1 20 1 90 j . EXPORTS FOR THE WEEK. New York Schr A P Nowell . 185,000 feet of lumber. ! Boston Schr Catawamteak 770 bbls tar, 30 bbls pitch. j New York Stmr Croatan 1,224 bales cotton, 369 casks spirits turpen tine, 2 bbls rosin, 325 bbls tar, 104 bbls crude, 43,600 feet lumber, 50 bbls pitch, 55,000 shingles. ; f FOREIGN. Liverpool Br steamer Lowlands 5,358 bales cotton. i Bristol Nor barque Dux 3,788 bbls rosin. i Nassau Schr Edwin Janet 34,193 feet lumber, 106,000 shingles, 100 pounds meat; 4 bbls pitch, 2 bbls tar. ! London Swd barque Frans 1,250 casks spirits, 1.282 bbls rosin. , i Port-au-Prince Br brig Julia A Merritt 75.624 ft lumber. i Port-au-Prince Schr Max 36,987 feet lumber, 162,527 dressed ditto. MAEINE. j j ; ARRIVED.' Steamship Croatan, Pennington, New York. H G Small bones. Schr E F Northam; 316 tons, Penni well. Philadelphia, Geo Harriss, Son v Co. " ' i Schr Maggie Todd, 129 tons, Cogsdell, Caoe Havtien. Geo Harriss, aon cl Co. 11 CLEARED. , Steamship Pawnee, Tribou, New York. H G Smallbones. "fe dr-hr A P Nnwpll. Hunter. New York. Geo Harriss. Son & Co. j Schr Jnq W Hall, Gheen. New York via Darien. Ga. Geo i Harriss, bon & Co. j i Swd barque Frans, Holmberg, Lon don. Williams & Murchison. t Schr Max, Kelly, Port-au-Prince, Havti. J T Rilev& Co. n. I i Schr Catawamteak Kowe, Boston, Tas T Riley & Co; cargo by Robinson & Kinp. : ! Steamshio Croatan, 882 tons, Pen nineton. New York, H G Smallbones. ! Br steamshio Lowlands, Blackin, Liv erpool, Eng. Alex Sprunt & Son. ' (Nor barque Dux, Petersen, Bristol, Paterson. Downing & Co. . i Br schooner Edwin Janet, Tedder, Nassau, N P, Cronly & Morns. CHICAGO MARKET REVIEW IPluotuationa- in ' Frioea of Grain and ' Froviatona. " . : By Telegraph to the Morning Eur. - Chicago, December 80. Trading 'in wheat was very slow to-day, and the . market was almost featureless, though' prices were generally firm and higher ..than at the close yesterday afternoon. The strength shown was chiefly the re- i suit of purchases to even-up deals, pre- j paratory to beginning the new year with squared accounts. But buying was. not large and when the demand had been supplied, the market again relapsed In to dullness and weakness. This was aided by a later report in regard to a cold wave, saying that it would, not probably extend as far South as the. winter wheat belt. During the latter part of the ses sion trade was lifeless, the pit being scarcely half full. Closing public conti nental cables reported Berlin somewhat lower, but Paris was ten cents, higher on wheat, though lower on flour. Some private cables quoted prices higher and this induced more covering by shorts in the last hour.and on an advance which left the market firm at about the best figures of the day. May opened at 95c, touched 95c, receded to 95c, advanced to 96c. weakened to 95 c, ral lied and closed firm at 95c. Corn was very dull and almost with out feature; fluctuations in that cereal being confined to a range of c throughout the session; the close was at top figures of the day and at an advance ot fic over yesterday s last figures. Keceipts were heavier than estimated, but grading was lower than usual. amounting to only 27 cars of 333. Early in the session the .market was weaker, under offerings by recovereis and Jongs; but during the last hour it firmed up in sympathy with the firmness in wheat. Uat continued dull and .leatureless, within narrow range of values as has been the case for some time past. Hog products were weak early owing to heavy receipts of and lower prices for hogs, but later in the session there was rather a brisk demand from shorts and the market grew strong, with an accom panying advance, which left prices higher than at the close yesterday. DCk3Tic"l5ARKETS. I Dy Telegraph to the Morning Star. J Financial. New York, December 80-Evening. Sterling exchange quiet and steady: post ed rates 482J485J. Commercial bills 481Ja484, Money easy at 2K3, closing offered at 3 per, cent. Govern ment securities . dull but firm; tour per cents 117jj: four and a half per cents , State securities aull but steady: Wortn Carolina sixes 121; fours 98; Rich mond and West Point Terminal 14; Western Union 83. Commercial. New York, December 30fc.veaing. Cotton quiet; sales to-day 4 bales; middling uplands 7c; middling Or leans 8ic; net receipts at all U. S, ports 37,913 bales; exports to Great Britain 17,304 bales; to . trance la.aos bales; to the Continent 6,453 bales; stock at all U. S. ports 1,311.608 bales. Cotton Net receipts 1,703 bales; gross receipts 3,757 bales, futures closed very steady; sales to-day of 137,800 bales at quotations: December 7.467.47c; January 7.467.47c; February 7.64. 7.65c; March 7.8l7.tS4c; April v.a 7.96c; May 8.108.11c; June 8.228.23c; July 8.328.33c; AuguM 8.428.43c; September 8.498.51c; October 8.56 8.58c . - Southern flour quiet. Wheat firmer and dull; No. 2 red $1 05141 05 in store and at elevator and $1 06 1 VtM afloat: options closed firm and UUc over yesterday; No. 2 red De- cemoer and January $1 05: May $1 07l Corn active and unsettled, closing more steady; No. 2, 51Ji51c at elevator and 52J53c afloat; options closed un changed to c up; December 51 c; January 51c; May 50Jgc. Oats firmer and fairly active; options auu ana irreg ular, closing steady; December 39c; January 39c; May 39c: spot No. 2, 39V440Mc. conee options ciosea nrm and 1020 points.up; December $12 25 12 35; January $12 0512 20; Alarcn $11 6011 80; spot Rio steady; No. 7, 13c. Sugar raw more active and steady; fair refining 3c; centrifugals, 96 test, 3 ll-32c;jrefined quiet and steady. Mo lasses New Orleans firm . and demand fair. Rice in fair demand and firm. Petroleum steady and quiet; refined in New York $6 45; at Philadelphia and Baltimore $6 40; in bulk $3 90. Cotton seed oil dull but steady; crude 24 Jc. Rosin quiet and steady; strained, com mon to good $1 351 40. Spirits tur pentine quiet and - steady at 34 354C forK lainy active out steaay. Peanuts quiet. Beef dull. - Cut meats quiet and easy; pickled shoulders 4c; hams 7H!8c. Lard higher on increased export demand at the. West; Western steam closed at sts VAhi; city m uu; Jan uary $6 41 bid; May $6 71 bid. freights to Liverpool dull; cotton ii-04a; grain 4d. . ' Chicago, Dec. oU. casu quotafons were as follows: r lour lower; winter patents $4 504 65; straight $4 80445; spring patents $4 55 4 85; bakers' $3 50 3 75. wneat imo. a spring uu? 90Jc; No. 2 red 91c. Corn No. 2, S9Mc. Oats No. 2, 32c. Mess porK per bbl., $7 507 72M. Lard, per 100 lbs., $6 056 07. Short rib sides, $5 10 5 20. Dry salted shoulders $4 37 4 "50. Short clear sides $5 50 5 55. Whiskey $1 18. The leading futures - ranged as fol lows, opening, highest and closing; .Wheat No. 2, December 89, 90U, 90c; January 89, 90&. 90jc; May 95, 96, 95jc. Corn No. 2, uecemoer 89, S9J, 39c; January 89J, 40. 40c; May41M,41.41ic. Oats JNo. 2, Jan uary 32V. 32M. 30c; May 32, 32, 32c. Mess pork, per bbl january $10 20, 10 40, 10 40; May $10 75, 10 00, 10 00. Lard, per loo lb: January $5 95, 6 07U, 6 07&; May 6 32. 6 42, 6 42J. .Short ribs, per 100 lbs January $5 07&, 5 20, 5 20; May $5 50. 5 62, 5 62. Baltimore, Dec. 30. flour dun and unchanged. Wheat quiet; No. 2 red. soot and December! 02W1 02 January $1 021 02; southern wheat steady; fuitz oc$i us; lxmgoerry 97Vc$l 04. Corn Southern . easier; white 4051c; yellow 423dc. COTTON MARKETS. By Telegraph to the Morning Star. Dec. 30. -Galveston, quiet at 7c net receipts 5,549 bales; Norfolk, steady at 7 1-1 6c net receipts 3,222 bales; Balti more, dull at 7c net receipts 1,345 bales: Boston, quiet at 75ic net re ceipts 384 bales: Wilmington, nominal. at 7lic net receipts 86 bales; Philadel phia, dull at 8c netreceiptsdoa oaies; Savannah, quiet at e4c net receipts. 5.621 bales: New Orleans, firm at 7c net receipts 15.043 bales; Mobile, quiet at 7c -net receipts 2.3U7 Dales; Mempnis, easy at 7 l-16c net re ceipts 2,156 bales; Au gusta, dull at 7c 'net receipts 286 bales; Charleston, quiet at vc net receipts 2,822 bales. . FOREIGN MARKETS. By Cable to the MorninE Star. - Liverpool, Dec. 30, noon Cotton, steady with a fair demand; American middling 4 3-16d. Sales 10,000 bales; American 8,600 bales; for speculation and export 1,000 bales. : Receipts 6,000 bales, of which 4,000 were American. Futures easy January and February delivery' 4 7-644 8-64d; February and March delivery 4 ll-644 12-4d; March and April delivery 4 15-644 - 16-64d; April and May delivery 4 20-64 ft4 19-64d; May and Tune delivery 4 4 23-64d; June . and July 4 25-644 64d; July and August 4 jj-o44 su - trea. . Tenders! ot cotton to-oay 4uu oaies new docket and 100 bales old. .. Spirits turpentine 25s 6d. -Kosin Common 4s 6d. - BABY ONE SOLID SORE.; Tried EverytbJne without Belief. . Beat Night or Day, Cored hy Cntlcurav Remedlea. Mr baby, when two months old. Sad a breaking out with what the doctor called eczema. Her -had, - arms, feer, and hands were each one solid sore. I tried everything, but neither the doctors nor anything else did her any good. We could get no rest day or night with her. In my extremity I tned the Cuticura Rime diks, bat I confess I had no faith in them, for I had never seen them tried. 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The. first and only instantaneous pain-killing plasters; ' . novl D&Wtf ; we s To The cloth used in i our Fish Brand Jackets and Pants has always been of unexcelled strength and du rability, but we have just dis covered that the mill which has made the cloth of . 1 111- Brand" for the past ten Goody. years has, thro' a mistake, deliv ered us a small, quantity of, cloth which is far below our standard. This defect was not known to us until some of the goods had been placed up on the market, and as we intend that the Fish 5rand goods shall be the standard for strength, durability and water proof qualities, we hereby inform 'HSW all users of these goods that we -have author ized every store-keeper handling Fish Brand Oiled Clothing to give at once a new and perfect garment for any that have been torn and are not of the usual strength. A. J. TOWER, Sole Manfiv Boston, Mass. Wholesale Prices Current. W The tallowing quotations represent: wholesale prices' generally. In making up small orders higher prices have to be charged. The quotations are always given as accurately possible, but the Stab will not be responsible or an v. variations rom the actual market price of the articles qnoted. - BAGGING 2-fl Jute., Standard.. en oo 7M 13 8 10 16 9 8 6$ I 26 1 76 1 70 24 7 50 BACON North Carolina Hams V ...... New, 10c; Old 11 Shoulders B New 7 Sides 9 ...New 7 WESTERN SMOKED Hams fl Id 14 0 ii Sides V ID Shoulders V lb DRY SALTED Sides V lb..... Shoulders V 9 BARRELS Spirits Turpentine second nana, eacn. ww New New York, each 1 40 New City, each. 1 66 BEESWAX .... 00 BRICKS Wilmington, V M...... 7 uu Northern. 0 00 14 00 BUTTER North Carolina, V m Northern Users 15 25 23 e - 70 . 75 75 & 7 1 S5 13 26 9 & Vi i- 00 10 1JJ$& 12 00 10 27 28 17 S 19V6 15 17 6 tri 00 80 18 20 CORN MEAL, bushel, in sacks. Virginia meat. , COTTON TIES, 9 bundle.... r., CANDLES, 9 a sperm CHEESE, m B - Northern factory... vairy, uxam, State..,......, COFFEE, V lb Java..., Laguyra ., Rio DOMESTICS Sheeting, 4-4, 9 yard.. Yams, per bunch EGGS, V dozen FISH - Mackerel, No. I, V barrel. 23 DO 80 00 Mackerel, No. 1, V half-barrel. 11 00 15 00 Mackerel, No. 8, $ barrel...... 16 00 18 00 Mackerel, No. 9, V half-barrel. 8 00 9 00 Mackerel, No. 8, V barrel 13 00 14 00 Mullets, 9 barrel 4 00 4 60 Mullets, 3 pork barrel.. 0 00 8 00 N. C. Roe Hemng, Q keg 8 00 4 00 Dry Cod, V lb 5 ,10 FLOUR, 9 barrel- Western lew grade. ," Extra , . Family City Mills Super . " Family 8 50 4 00 4 25 4 75 5 00 & 5 60 4 50 5 CO 5 50 6 00 70 9 75 60 77W 75 77a 75 T7H 75 45 CO a 65 95 1 00 0 8 0 4M 00 1 10 90 I 09 90 95 S 8 DO 10 1 40 0 09 GLUE, fit) GRAIN. S bashel- Corn, from store, bags White. Corn, cargo, in bulk White... Corn, cargo, in bags White... . Com, Mixed, from store....... Oafs, from store...... ... Oats, Rust Proof. Cow Peas HIDES, V B Green..... Dry HAY, 9 100 lbs- Eastern.,.,..,..,.; ........... Western......,,,, North River..... HOOP IRON, V t LARD, V ft- ' Northern,, North Carolina., .m..... LIME, V barrel LUMBER (city sawed), V M ft Ship Stufi, resawea. is uu Rough Edge Plank....... IS 00 West India Cargoes, according - to quality... . . 18 00 Dressed Flooring, seasoned..-,. 18 00 Scantling and Board, comia.... 14 00 SO 00 O 16 00 E18 00 22 00 16 00 MOLASSES, rallen New Crop (juoa, in nnas. wi in bbls 80 Forto Rico, mhhds,, ,. 00 " " In bbls...., 00 Sagar House, In hhds 00 " " in bbls 00 Svtud. In bbls 80 NAILS, 9 keg. Cut, lOd basis. .... 00 CO s on basis ot $z SMtpnca. if POULTRY Chickens, iive, grown spring Turkeys., OILS, 9 gallon. Kerosene 10X 00 Lard. T ' I Rosin..,.. Tar... Deck and Spar.... PEANUTS', bushel (88 Ss.... . POTATOES, !9 bushel- . Sweet Irish, 9 barrel..... POKK ? barrel City Mess Prime......................... Rump ............ ............ RICE-CaroUna, I Rough, V bushel (Upland).... " " (Lowland)... RAGS, V D Country City.. ROPE, 9 ft SALT, V sack-Alum...... Liverpool...... - Lisbon. .................... American In 126-B) sacks..... SUGAR, V ft Standard Gran'd.. Standard A... . White Ex. C. Extra C, Golden.,.. ........... C Yellow SOAP, V ft Northern.. .......... STAVES, M W. O. Barrel.... R. O. Hogthead.. ............. TIMBER. M feet Shipping,... Mill Prime.. ' jjinsccu , 60 . Mill Fair.. Common Mill.. Inferior to Ordinary. SHINGLES, 7-inch, V M Common. ..... j . .m. ........... : 26 - . Cypress Saps.. Cvpreas Hearts. lALLUff, V " 5" WHISKEY, gallon Northern.. 1 0Of North Carolina 1M O OOL, V ft Washed y Clear of burrs. g .Bnmr.m. WW
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