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THE f WILMINGTON MESSENGER SATt JRDAY, DECEMBER i6, 1ED7. jit WW Executors Notice ! f HE UNDERSIGNED HAVING THIS day .qualified as Executors of the will of iDayid G. Worth, deceased, hereby notify all ! persons holding- claims against said Dayid G. Worth to present the same to them for payment on or before the 10th day of i December, A. D., 1898, or this notice will be plead In bar of their recov ery. This December 9th, 1S97. J CHARLES W. WORTH, JAMES S. WORTH, Executors of DaVId G. Worth, Deceased. de 10 lw wekly 5w Fresh Goods JUST ARRIVED BY STEAMER. Edam Cheese, v Roquefort Cheese, English Dairy Cheese, Neufchatel Cheese, Twiss Cheese. Fresh Ginger Wafers, Fancy Cakes. WE ALSO HAVE A SELECT AS SORTMENT OF ; MM isision Flour Cos Gooos THEY ARE HIGHLY RECOM MENDED AND WE WOULD LIKE THE TRADE TO TRY THEM, CALL AND SEE OUR NEW GOODS -15 AND 17 S. FRONT STREET. Both Phones No. 14. ' no 17 ' HOLIDAY :-: COMFORT Can be enjoyed when old Boreas is paying- his annual vteit frorif Klondyke when you are prepared for him with one of our handsome and cheery-.' "LIBERTY or REGAL" Parlor Stoves. -Fhey are not only an ornament, but good-..company. They are economical in the use of Coal, and will keep your rooms .cosy and warm When winter winds are most frosty. Call and see our "NEW PROCESS" Oil Heat er, the best on the market. A full line of high prade Cutlery on thand now for the Holiday Present seek ers. Our stock of Brass Andirons is second to none in the city at prices that defy competition. J. W. IURCHISON ORTON BUILDING. eu Supper: FELT - SLIPPERS And Wool Soles, Over Gaiters BICYCLE LEGGINGS. mi i m de 4 HOY BOUT YOU ? It is not only fashionable, but extremely easy to cry down mo nopolies and trusts at the present time, but the average business man as Tell as the- average working man, is only consistent as far as the crying is concerned, and then he stops. They .will spend several hours in discussing the hold mo nopolies have on the people, and what "remedies should be adopted, and theri they give the preference of their trade to the very monopolies they have been howling against.The different attempts which have been ' made in the oil business is an ex ample which can well be cited. Every time ah oil company has started in this state, the business men have promised them their sup port, and every time when the Standard Oil Company came in and cut prices in order to freeze out their rivals, the business men. en masse, have deserted the new com pany and gone, bag and baggage, to . the old company - and assisted them in doing their dirty work, only to suffer even more, eventual ly by having prices raised still -higher aftetr the competition is throttled. This is a matter of rec ord, throughout the entire United States, and the Standard Oil Com pany, knowing the weakness of the business men in this respect will coutinue in the future, as they have in the past. Beiii "Med! : in ! in 1 wm iftrti l. Booiwfinm co. .COPYRIGHT igyr&7'wittT"' NORTH CAROLINA. No smallpox In Charlotte as reported. Winston. Sentinel: Mrs. E. N. Watson, two her of Mr. C. B. Watson and Mrs. J. L. Jones, of fhta city, tiled: at 10:45 o'clock last mlgiht at her home two miles this side of Kernersville. She was 93 years old last Thursday. . We learn from the Ashevllle citizen of (the dea-ftr of Mr. John, E, Rheim. at Weaverville, tost week. He has -been one of the teachers in Weaverville college for the past six years. He married a daught er of the late Dr. Brantley York. Charlotte News: Rev. Dr. J. A. Cuning gim, one of the oldest and best known ministers lri the North" Carolina Metho dist conferenoe, "has been very ill for some daj?5at his home fa Greensfooro. He Is suflfwRng from a complication of dis-' eases, and (his friends fear that he may not recover. Lenoir Topic: Ex-Congressman! Hort Bower, when -he arrived home from Ra leigh last week, had the melancholly pleasure of reading consolatory letters from several of his friends to his wife. The report got circulated somehow down in Wilkes, and perhaps in Ashe," that he was dead hence Jhe letters of condo lence to the young widow. Raleigh News and Observer: Thomas Hogwood, a farmer living Ini Cross Roads township, Wilsoni ounty, was found at.this stable door, on Monday morning, in an unconscious condition. It is believed that he was kicked by a young mule 'he was feeding. He died Tuesday evening without toaving suffi ciently recovered consciousness to tell how he was hurt. Greenville " Reflector: One. -night last week Mr. J. R. Perkins, of Carolina township, whose mind Is unbalanced burned his house. He moved all the fur niture out of the building before it was burned. Mr. Perkins is the same mail who last spring tare a page out of one of the record hooks In the register of deeds office. We hear that an efforts, fs being made to get him In the asylum. ; Clintoh) (Democrat: On' Wednesday morning of Hast week Deputy Marshal G. W. .Jones and special deputy W. R. King captured two illicit whiskey distilleries in Coharie swamp, about three miles from Clinton. They arrested Felix King, a- white man. Evangelist Leavitt's meeting Is still going on with unabated interest. Large congregations attend his services morning and night. His spacious tent would not hold the large congrega tion at Sunday's service. The meeting closes this week, after which the evan gelist goes to Roseboro to hold a meet ing. . " " Dr. Hoss in Nashville Christian Advo cate: The town of Concord, N. C, has a population of 6,000. For fifteen years it has been without a "barroom. Once in awhile a venturesome vajgabond under takes to set up a 'bllnd ' tiger" and is promptly sent to jail for his pains. Only one policeman is employed or needed. Thirty-two hundred of its citizens belong to some Protestant church. Nearly $2,000,-0-are invested in factories and every body who warns work' gets it. A. capital system Of public schools provides educa tion for all the Children. The banking fa cilities are good. Salisbury Sun: J. J. Newman return ed Friday morning from Gold Hill. Mr. Newman represents D. -L Risley, of Philadelphia, and his business, at Gold Hill was to secure land for a colony which Mr. Risley proposes to establish there. He tells us 5,000 acres are to be secured for the colony. Of this he, has secured 3,000 acres. The land lies im mediately surrounding the station of the jadkin railroad. The people to be set tied here will be from the north, Indus trious people and will, n'o doubt, make good citizens of the county. Rockingham Rocket: We are informed that a certain colored man of this town ship was approached last week by an other colored man and asked to sign a petition for the reprieve of John Evans. (Evans is ifche negro who was convicted of criminally assaul'tinir a white woman in Rockingham and was1 sentenced to be hung last month, but was reprieved for two months.) He responded- promptly: No; I ain't gwine to sign no petition. I didn't 'hear no evidence. De jury hear it all, and dey say guilty; let him hang; he ought to hang if ne guilty. But, re sponded the other party, "he's our color, and we must stand up for him. If we pe tition our governor not to hang him, he won't let it be done; it s just as we say about it. He's our. governor, and he'll do what we say, doncher krtow. Didn't you see all dem soljers he sent here to protect that fellow? Golly, we is habin' a good time now; de nigger's got de road in dis country now. come, sign it. lse net gwine to sign it and go back on de Jury. You and de Oder niggers can go to ." And ne diun, t sign the petition. Charlotte Observer: Rev. W. F. Brooks. ' D. D., principal of the normal and preparatory school at Biddle university,'- died yesterday morning, after a sickness of three weeks. The immediate cause of death was heart failure, though he had been suffering from pneumonia and fever. Professor - Brooks was born in Philadelphia fifty-two years ago. He was a teacher of twenty-five years expe rience, tie received 'tne A. a., .' T. B.. and D. D. degrees from Lincoln univer sity, Pennsylvania. Having used three bottles of P. P. P. for impure blood and general weakness and having derived great benefit from the same, having gained 14 pounds in weight in four weeks, I take great pleasure in recommending it to all un fortunate like Yours truly, JOHN MORRIS. Office of J. N. McElroy, Druggist, Orlando, Fla., April 2.0, 1891. Messrs. Lippman Bros:, Savannah, Ga. Dear Sirs: I sold three bottles of P. P. P. large size .yesterday, and one bot tle small size today. The P. P. P. cured my wife of rheu matism winter before last. It came jack on her the past winter and a half bottle, $1 size, relieved her again, and she has not had a symptom since. I sold a bottle of P. P. P. to a friend of mine, one of the turkies, a small one, took sick and his wife gave it tea- spoonful, that was in the evenin and the little fellow turned over like h was dead, but next morning he was hollow ing and well. Yours respectfully, j. n. Mcelroy. Savannah, Ga,, March 17, 1891. Messrs. Lippman Bros., Savannah, Ga. Dear Sirs: I have suffered from rheumatism for a long time and did not find a cure until Ifound P. P. P., which completely cured me. Yours truly, , , , ELIZA JONES, IS Orange St., Savannah, Ga. STATE PRESS. It is a cold day when Governor Russell doee not perform some queer and un usual freak. The gross mismanagement of the penitentiary under John R, Smith had become so n'otorius that his reten- tion, even as a figure-head, became a public scandal. Russell saw that he, had to get rid -of him, but at the same time Smith was one of his most earnest sup porters, and he did not care to throw him on the cold world. The difficulty was ar ranged "by a juggle that has no parallel in North Carolina politics. Charlotte News. And now, when, according to the-gov-ernor (and-the governor is right), John R. Smith'has so fvfetchedly managed the penitentiary as TA make it imperative to kick him out of that position, a place at the very top is mUde for him on the state's manure pile It is only necessary now for most of the directors of the oenitentiarv (there are a few exceptions), Russell's brother, the negro guards, most t the rest of the fusion office -noMers, with Russell thrown in, to be dumped on the manure pile, to let the people get a view, collected In one place, of the ag gregation of incompetent, worthless, and sweet-scented "pie-riots" whose nresence in oubflte positions is a disgrace to the state, and a stencth in the nostrils of decent m. - We ore greatly mistaken if the farmers of the state do not resent this depredation of the department of ag riculture. It is worthless, except for compost; It ought to be abolished. If a man turned out of the penitentiary for incomoetencv. and worse, JS nt . to oe commissioner of agriculture, there the sooner the department is abolished the better the self-respecting farmers of the state will .be satisfied. Raleigh News and Observer. Dr. T. B. Kingsbury, ; editor. ofL the Wilmington Messenger, has a feeling edi torial in his paper of Tuesday entitled 'Th Bicycle." He was run over by a colored wheelman some nights ago and knocked about eight feet, and speaks as one having authority and not as the scribes. He says if t nad not been for the wheelman's bell he would not have ber-n. hurt, for, hearing the bell, and trying to get out of the way, he got In it. He tneref ore endorses a suggestion! of Rev. Xr. Hoge that toells be removed from trteycles, Whicft would place upon their rtder the responsibiirty for acoir dents. Some one else has suggested that as a means or keeping irom Petng run over at night pedestrianes iehould carry lanterns, which, leads Lr. K.mgsbury fc-o observe that some men of fiercer temper- fttnent end. more pugnacious . man foe would, add Chat they should also carry revolver. - As a trtbute .to the bicycle and its rider by one of thetr victims, this editorial of our -accomplished brother Is stvrly in black ani v ?. ChariottQ WILfflflGTOflHAEKETS, . COTTON REPORT. ' Wilmington, N. C, December 17. " Receipts of cotton today 2,678 bales. : Receipts same day 3ast year 1,273 bales. This season's receipts to date 248,095 Ids. 1 6 3 " ' -r Receipts to eame date last year 198,496 hales. The quotations posted at 4 o'clock today at the exchange. Cotton firm. . Ordinary. . 2 15-16 Good ordinary.. ..." 4V4 Low middling.. 4 15-16 Middling 5 Good middling 6 Same day last . year, 6 9-16c. NAVAL STORES. . ' Spirits turpentine Machine firm at 31c; country barrels barrels firm at S0i4c,.' Rosin quiet at $1.15 and $1.20. Tar firm at $1.05. Crude "turpentine steady; hard $1-40; yellow dh $1.90; Virgin $1.90. , Prices same day last year Spirits tur pentine 24o and 24V4c; rison $1.45 and $1.50; tar $1.10; crude turpentine $L40; $1.80 and $1.90. Receipts' today 86 casks spirits tur pentine, 619 barrels rosin, 314 barrels tar, 39 barrels crude turpentine. - - Receipts same day last year-r208 casks ispirits turpentine, 971 barrels rosin. 595 'barrels tar, 39 barrels crude turpentine. COUNTRY PRODUCE. Peanuts North Carolina, prime 5560c per bushel; extra prime. 65c; fancy 72Vfcc Virginia Extra prime, 4045c. ' Rice Uplands, 65S0c; lowlands, $1.10 $1.15. Corn 47g50c. North Carolina BaconHams, 10llc; shoulders, 66c; sides, 78c. Chickens Dull; spring 1018c; hens 1825cs roosters, 1822c . . Turkeys, (live), 7c. to 10c pec pound. Eggs Dull at 17c. Shingles Per 1,000 five inch, hearts and saps, $1.052.10; six inch, $2.503.50. Timber at $3.00 to $8.00 per 1,000 feet. Statement of Cotton and Naval Stores Week ending Dec. 17," 4897, compared with week ending Dec. 18, 1894. RECEIPTS. EXPORTS EXPORTS Domestic. Foreign. 1897 1896 1897 1896 1897.' 1896. Cotton 11,111 11,060 497 17,937 15,W)6 Spirits.- 670 701 ;629 3I31 ......... 336 Rosin.... 2,911 7.08 21 ?8 ......... 10.231 Tar 2,20-f 2,237 1,581 1,204 6 Crnde.... 333 155 347 180 ' SEASON'S EXPORTS. SEASON'S RECEIPTS. 1897. 1896. 1897. ,1896. 186,338 34,621 158,70? 3i,423 9,6;7 Cotton...., Spirits.-.. Rosin Tar Crnde MS.095 29,3r 1 19,982 193.496 221,318 26,168 85,342 59,403 S,0C 34.2OT 143.239 9,088 9,80 38.576 w 8,911 STOCKS ASHORE AND AFLOAT. Ashore Afloat TotaL gga1 Cotton-. 23.210 4759 26,9T,9' 17,449 Spirits- 3,391 3.394. 1 4i4 Rosin ... 38,843 5,056 43 8'd9; 23,143 Tar.. 2,743 U14 3,6571 ' 2,631 Crude.-.,.... 190 1901 408 MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH FINANCIAL. New York, December 17. Money on call easier at 22 per cent; last loan at 2 per cent.; closed at 221 per cent; prime mercantile paper' ZMiVfa per cent.; ster ling exchange about Steady with actual business in bankers biWs at $4.84'S4.85 for demand and at $4.82-S4.82 for 60 days; posted rates $4.834.83 and $4.S64.861; commercial bills $4.81; silver certificates 56(fi'57; bar silver 5C; Mexican dol lars 45; government "bonds firm; state bonds dull; railroad bonds weak. STOCKS. Atchison). . B. & O Ches. & Ohio... Ohic. & Alton.. Chic, B. & Q... Del. & Hudson. 1314IW. & L. E...... 2 13 W. & L. E.. pre 10 21IAdams Ex 156 161 j American.- Ex ..115 9S! United States .. 40 111'iWells-Far.. ....116 Del., & L. W 156 Am. Cot. Oil.... Fort Wayne..... .168 Am Cot Oil. pre. 74 Illinois Central.. 103H Am. Tobacco ... 85 L. & N..C .-. 56Am. Tobac, pre.112 Manhattan. L.... 102 People's Gas ... 95 Mobile & Ohio... 27Con. Gas 179 N. J. -Central.... 92Gen. Electric ... 33 N. Y. Central... .107Lead .... ... 33 Pittsburg 188 Nat. Lin. Oil.... 16 Reading....-, 22Paeific mail 29 Southern Ry..... 8Pullman Pal ...172 South. Ry., pre.. 32Silver Cer. 56 Texas' & Pacific. 10741 Saigar 136 U. P. D. & G..:-.. 7T. C. & Iron.... 24 Wabash, pre 17 j West. Union ... 89 BONDS. U. S. N. 4'S reg..l294L. & N. Un 4's.. 87 u. s. jn. 4 s cou..izyi4 Aii-ssouri 6s.. ..100 U. U. U. S. 4's reg. .113 N. J. Cen. 6's...ll2 Caro. 6's 125 S. 4's cou . S. 2's S. 5's reg., S. 5's cou. .114fjN. .. 99 N. Caro. 4's 103 ..114 Pa, 6s, of '95.... 102 , .114 S. Caro. non-fu. ..108 South. Ry. 94 .108 Tenn N set 3' si. 91 .100' Union Pa. l's. 1.102 .100 IVa. Cen.... 6S u. u. Ala. Class A. Ala. Class B. Ala. Class C. Ala. Currency La, N. con 4's. . .101 Va. deferred ... 2 COTTON. Liverpool, December 17. i p. m. Cot ton Spot, good business done; prices un changed; American middling 3 3-16d. The sales of the day were 12,000 bales, of which 1,000 were for speculation and ex port and included 11,400 American: re ceipts 4,000 bales including 3,500 Ame"rican. Futures opened quiet with a poor demand and closed quiet. American middling, low middling clause: December 3 7-64S3 8-64d buyers; January and February 3 7-643 8-64d sellers; Feb ruary and March 3 8-64d sellers; March and April 3 8-64S3 9-64d sellers; April and May 3 9-643 10-64d buyers; May and June ll-t.4d sellers; June and July 3 12-64d buyers; July and August 3 13-64d buyers; August and September 3 14-64d buyers: September and October 8 15-64d "buyers; October and November 3 16-64d buyers. , New York, December 17. Cotton quiet: middling 5c; net receipts 1,363 bales: gross receipts 5,700; exports to the con tinent l,4o7; forwarded 2,383; sales 37, all spinners ; stock 98,869. . .- Total today: Net receipts 62,488; exports to Great iBritain 32.874; to France 9.790: ro the continent 33,475; stock- 1,100,063. tjonsonoatea: incx receipts 3S9.0U2: ex ports to Great Britain 131,640; to France 32.079; to the continent 148,669. Total since September 1st. 'Net receipts 4.841,287; exports to Great Britain 1,556,- g23; to -France 442,448; to the continent. 1,255,038. totoon futures opened steady;- sales 4,600 bales; dosed quiet and steady; sales 80.800 bales: January 5,67; February 5.70; March 5.74; April 5.79; May 5.84; June 5.88; July 5.92; August 5.9; -September 5.S7: October 6.00; (December 5.65. Spot Cotton closed quiet; middling up lands 5c; middling gulf 6c; sales 37 bales.. PORT RECEIPTS. Galveston Quiet at 5 7-16c; net receipts 10.976. , Norfolk Quiet at 5c: net receipts 8,375. Baltimore Nominal at 5c; net receipts 2,251; gross receipts 4,942. " , Boston Dull at 536c; net receipts 2,483. Wilmington Firm at 5c: net receipts 2,678. 'Philadelphia; Quiet at 6c; net receipts 807. Savannah Steady at 5c; net receipts 7,324. . New Orleans Steady at 5c: net re ceipts 15,307; gross receipts 15,769. Mobile Steady at 5 3-16c; net receipts 1,102; gross receipts 1,202. Mempftis Steady at 5c; net receipts 4,172; gross receipts 4, 8S. " " " Augusta Steady at 5 716c: net receipts 1,934; gross receipts 2,010. " " Charleston Quiet at 5 3-16c; net re ceipts 3,170. . Cincinnati Quiet at 5c; met receipts 2,422. Louisville Steady at 5c. , St. Louis Quiet at 5 5-16c; net receipts 780; gross receipts 5,547. -Houston Steady at 5 7-16c; net receipts 12,390. 1 . GRAIN AND PROVISION. Chicago, December 17. The leading fu tures were as follows: ' ' ' Open. High, Low. Clos. Wheat December .f(.,$i.ee' January ,,,.: 94 $1.01 26 26 29 21 If 91 : 25 26 29 21 Alay SZ Corn December ..... 25' January 26 May . 29 Oats iDecember ...... 21 May 22 Mess pork, per bbl 91 25' 26 29 21 22 22 -,: 22 $7.57 December . January 8.50 May 8.82 Lard, per 100 lbs 8.57 8.85 8.50 8.77 8.50 8.77 Deewnber 4.37 January 4.50 May , 4.72 4- 4.72 4.50 4-67li 4.50 4-7 Short ribs; per 100 ibs December ..... 4.40 - 4.40 4.35 4.35 January : -4-40 4.40 4.35 ' 4.35 May '."ii. .'..I.... 4.ao " 4-55 4.50 ISO Cash quotations were as follows; TTimir easy; No. 2 yeHow corn,, 2626c; No. 2 spring wheat, -87&88c; No. 3 spring wiheat, 8194c5 No. red, 9c; No. 2 corev 26c; No. i oatu, 2lHej white f . p. b.i 2324c; No.-3 white, t o. b.; 2S 24c: mess oork. -per bM., - S7.S7V.Sfi ou- lard, per 100 lbs., $4.504.52t short ribs sides, loose, $4.a0$t4-to: ory salted shoul ders.; $4.62w?4. 75; f norc ciear eides, boxed $4.57'54.7713.'"c'", v- cistillers' finished ' New York, December 17. Flaur inac tive, but steadily held. -Wheat Spot easy; No. 2 red 98c f.-. b. afloat. Option: opened easy under dis appointing cables, rallied on bull sup port, strong late French market and. lib eral clearances, finally broke Con long selling and closed at c net lower. No. 2 red, January closed at 7c; May 93c; December 98c. ' Corn Spot steady; No. 2 344 f. o. b. afloat. Options opened steady land ad vanced On small receipts cund heavy clearances', held steady all day "and clos ed unchanged to c net higher. ... May closed at 34c; December 32c? Oaits Spot dull; No. 2 2727c; No. 3 "26c Options moderately active and about steady, closing unchanged. Feb ruary closed at 27fc; May closed at 27c; December 27c - Lard Easy; western steamed J&4.70; De cember $4.75 nominal; refinedT steady; continent $4.95: South, - Americ&a $5.75; compound $4.00 4.12. Pork Dull. Eggs Quiet; state - and Pennsylvania 2226e; western fresh 2024c. Oottom Seed Oil Steadier; prhjne crude 1818c; do yellow 2122c ' Rice Steady. - f . Coffee-Options opened steady at 5 points advance; ruled generally (firm, but quiet on encouraging- Europeah cables and forecasts of (moderating receipts at Rio and Santos, srecu3ajtion- slack and .buying chiefly by shorts, closed steady at 5 to 10 points net advance; sales 12,750 bags, including December at $5.90; May $6.106.15. Spot coffee Rio firm: No. 7 invoice 6c; 'NO; 7 jobbing 7e; mild steady; Cordova 815c; sales ,100 bags Maraoafbo and 400 Savanllla. j Sugar Raw strong; fair refining 3c; centrifugal 96 test 4c; refined firm. NAVAL STORES. "New York Rosin steady; strained com mon to good $1,401.45. Turpentine steady. Savannah Spirits turpentine firm at 31c; sales 156; receipts 753. . Rosin firm at the advance; sales 4,490; receipts 5,611. Quote: A B C D $1.20; F $1.25; G $1.30S1.35: H $1.401.45: I $1.60; K $1.75; M $1.95; N $2.30; W G $2.552.65; W W $3.053.15. Charleston Turpentine market firm at 30c bid; sales none. Rosin firm and un changed; sales none. - . ; SHIPPINGJN CLEARED YESTERDAY. Norwegian bark Anitra, Slmonsen, Hull, Paterson', Downing & Co. " American schooner Samuel W. Hall, Muimiford,New York, Geo. Harriss, Son & Co. EXPORTS FOREIGN. For Hull, per bark Anrtra, 5,053 barrels of rosin and 500 casks of spirits turpen tine, valued at $7,871, cargo and vessel by Paterson-, Downing & Co. . EXPORTS COASTWISB. For NeW York, per schooner Samuel W. Hall, 426,000 feet of lumber, cargo by Cape Fear Lumber Company, vessel by Geo. Harriss, Son & Co. . : SAILED. St. Lucia, December 17. Sailed: Hawk ihurst, from Rio Janeiro for Wilmington, N. C. ' ' VESSELS IN PORT. STEAMSHIPS. Yearby, (Br.), 1.664 tons, Goldsworthy, Hull, Alex. Sprunt & Son. Fram, (Br.), 1,405 tons, Tysland, Ham burg, Heide & Co. Lucerne (Br.), 1,227 tons, Wallace, Glas gow, J. H. Sloan. BRIGS. Gabrielle, (Am.), 432 tons, Munday, Weymouth, Mass., Geo. Harriss, Son & Co. . BARKS. Poseidon (Nor.), 544 tons, Pattersen, Pernambuco, Heide & Co. Sans (Swed.), 546 tons,, Ebbersen, Bris tol, Heide & Co. ' SCHOONERS. May Thompson (Am.), 60 tons, Cahoon, Savannah, Geo. Harriss, Son & Co. Roger Moore (Am.), 277 tons, Miller, Savannah, J. T. Riley & Co. Silver Heels, (Am.), 127 tons, Qulllen, New York, J. T. Riley & Co. Cotton Futures Special to The .Messenger. Ne'w York, 'December 17. There Was no development of Interest in the cot ton toarket today. Liverpool declined -64d. Our market opened unchanged. The selling continues to be almost en ft'ireJy toy houses with large spot con nections and against southern pur chases, wMle the buying is still of a speculative and investment character. Today this selling and the demand about offset each other, and the fluc 'tua'tions were extremely narrow. The movement for the weeJc was, full. Jan uary opened at 5.67, declined to' 5.66, re covered to 5.67 and closed at that figure, with the tone of the market quiet and steady. Traders have about concluded 'that the dullness will continue until af ter the holidays. ORIORDAN & CO, (By Associated Press'.) New York, December 17. The public cables at (hand when the cotton market opened this morning were sized up as indifferent, although 'private cables forecasted an increased inquiry for spot cotton at Liverpool from LiainoasMre. This gave our market a steady start, with prtoes 1 point tbetter to 1 pomt worse 011 the lirst can, as compared iwi'th yesterday's closing figures. For the rest of the sessiscm the market was Iwithout proreouncted feature, While showimg a weak undertone most of the time, following d5scou raging Fall River and . iNew England accounts generally and without speculative or investment support to speak of- There was, how ever, a little investimeiilt Ibuyimg' here by parties who are quietly picking up lines of cotto-ni as they come on the market from discouraged holders. The entire suVLng of today's market was only a matter of 1 to 2 points, with the tone finally quiet and steady at net unchanged prices to I point lower.. The Chicago Market Chicago, December 17. There was what might be termed' a natural reac tion, wheat today from the advance yesterday. May closing' c lower and December lc lovyer. Big staboard clearances sustained the market for a While. .Other marke'ts were easier. Corn and oats declined about c each and provisions closed 5 to 7c lower. ' JJew York Stock Market ffsTew" York, December 17, Today's stock market was more or less depress ed all day, though final prices are con siderate y better than the low point of ithe day.- Liquidation was mot heavy outside a few special stocks knd the sagging tendency of prices seamed, to be due rather to an albsence of adtive demand; Some of the- recent promi nent bulls bought stocks on down ,ward scale of prices, but without any attempt to sustain values. Manhattan and New Jersey Central continued' to be the principal dbjects of manipula tion, as was the case yesterday, and Sugar continued to show weakness, its decline from yesterday's olo-s0 reach ing at one time 2 per cent., bui a final rally left its net loss only fractional. There was somie continued apprehen sion regarding the immediate (future of the money market, and the time money market was quoted at 3 per cent, for thirty days and. 3 per cent, for sixty 1 to ninety diaya. 'For call, loans 3 per eeinit- continued to be paid, tout the rate eased off to 2. per cent. Jn the final hour. New York banks have iramedlno bal ance during the week from the cur remey anoveme'nt, but have lost heavily to the sub-treasury, and the condition of the surplus reserve to be shown !by tomorrow's bank statement Wil depend upont the amoumt of loams which have lbeeen called. There was no urthier falling1 In terllng' exchange today,, but yesterday's sharp Hiedine here! was iie fleeted m a stiffening of 'the! London discount rate tx 34 per cent.,- Jvhlch s per cenit. above the Bank of Eng land's money rate. Conftdenee jwa ex pressed that the' redemption by the government of the currrency 6', begin ning roext Friday, would serve as a safe-guard against stringency Idemahd in the money market; but here !s room for uncertainty as what amount of these bonds Will be present ed for redemption before January 1st, when they mature. j As ?t result of the raliy before the close of today?s market net losses are In most important instances. redHiced to fractions, the nottaJble exceptrcds oh. the galins having' been, already t Indicated. Borne inactive stocks show losses from 1 to 2 per cerit-V There was af markted falling: off In Btiviy tn th bond, mar ket and some Issues show fosses, Union Pacific 4's decWnlng S points'.- Jfotal sales- were ; $1,750,000. - Government bonds- Were . steady and unchanged. The tot?l sales of etocks were 359,200 Dun and Co Trad Review INe York,; Deoember 17.tR; Q. Dun Co' -Weekly review of trade will say in Ita Issue tomorrows - dose to lbs annual holiday and halt, the business of the year is surprisingly (large. Payments through; banks 'are again 25 per cent, larger than in 1892, heretofore the year of greatest prosper ity; the production of Iron and woolens and boots and shoes is larger than ever before; exports eclipse all past records, and failures for two weeks have been the smallest for corresponding' weeks to five years. The treasury receipts show a steady increase (for the first half of December over previous months, both in customs and internal revenue, and heavy payments to the governtment on Union Pacific account caused, the slight stringency in money markets, (with preparation for a large cancel lation of bonds. The most weighty news cf the week Ss the rise of mer chandise exports in November to $116,- 630,290. the excess of exports in four months (being $229,212,401, while in half of December exports are nearly as large and imports $2,500,000 smaller than last year when the excess of exports was $58,205,366. Probably all records are surpassed by exports for this year,' Which have been '$974,600,000 in eleven months, and the excess over imports in five months has probably exceeded $289,000,000. The output of pig iron 'December 1st, Was the greatest ever known 226,024 tons, against 214,159 November 1st. and 217,306 in November 1895, the hfighest point heretofore. Unsold stocks also decreased in November 29,652 tons, in dicating consumption of about 230,000 weekly during the ' month. Bessemer declined in the face of such production 10c and Grey Forge 25c at Pittsburg. The demand was on .the whole greater and : unusual structural contracts for. the season were placed, With sales of 10,000 tons steel rails at New York and the largest orders ever (booked by the IHinoSs Steel Company, it is said, and unexpectedfly heavy business in plates. Much .buying also resulted from ex pectation of the wire consolidation, in cluding 25,000 tons Bessemer and 50,000 tons billetsat Pittsburg. .No reaction comes in carpper, and exports If or the mortttti are ; estimated . at 10,000 tons, and tlin plates slightly stronger. Coke production was 154,295 tons, with con tracts making for the corning year, at $1.50, and Anthracite coal was Weaker at $3.75 here. - Wheat is just noW the backbone of foreign relations, and 'Atlantic exports Jn two weeks have been, flour included, 7,880,942 bushels, against 5,413,677 last year, iwh'lle receipts rose 12,060,122 bushels, against 6,625,382 last year. The price gained a fraction in gpite of the speculative' decline in Chicago. Corn exports continue to exceed last year's In-two jweeks 6,326,894 bushels, against 5,074,626 last year which is a particu larly significant feature. The prtce (rose but a fraction and receipts in two weeks were 8,023,001 bushels, against 5,449,181 last year. - ' The cotton manufacture is in a diffi culty, due to the production last year far in excess of demand and to partial transfer of the demand to s'outJhern mulls. While domestic and export sales have been large, they are behlind in pro duction, exceeding that of the best pre vious years, (Northern and southern included, and the effort to straghten things 'by a reduction of wages, pre sumably, involves a strike and reduc tion of output. Goods are generally weak anid range of prices is now the lowest ever known, the reduction in bleached goods, prints and wide sheet ings having caused considerable in crease in the demand. The demand for woolen goods is in creasing and some mills are in the mar ket providing for a greater production, though most are still waiting and the wool market is remarkably dull, sales at the three chief points beSng 15,307, 100 pounds, against 18,100,100 last year, 17,179,110 in '95 and 16,504,100 in 1892. While prices are said to be held with out change, manufacturers are hunting for bargains, and foreign (wool in con siderable quantity Us coming this way. Failures "for the Week have 'been 329 in the United States, against 397 last and 28 in Canada, against 41 last year. Appointments By the President7 "Washington, December 17. The presi dent today stent a large number bf nominations to the senate. Among tbeirt! were the following: State 'WMliaim W. Thomas, Jr., of Maine, to be envoy extraordi'nay and minister plenipotentiary of the Unified States to Sweden and (Norway; Hamil bon. King, of Michigan, to toe minister resident and consul-general of the United States to Biam; James C. Mc Nally, of Pennsylvania, to be secretary of legation and consuH-genieral of the United States at Bogota, Colombia,. Treasury Nathan B. Scott, of West Virginia, to .be commissioner of Internal revenue; Edward C, Duncan, to be col lector of internal, revenue for the Fourth district of Nortjh Carolina. William W. Thomas, appofnted min ister to Sweden amd Norway, held the same post under the Harrison admin istration. He is a literary" man, and a Scandinavian scholar, having trans lated Swedish books. Mr. Thomas was endorsed by the entire "Maine delega tion - Hamilton King, the new minister to Slam, 4a professor of Greek at Olivet college. He is one of the prominent scholars of the country. He has spent some years in Athens in pursuance ot his (Greek studies, 'Mr. 'Soo'tt, who was appointed com miissLoner of Internal revenue, once held that position. He is a member of the 'national cornfmibtee for West Vir ginia and 4s talked of as a candidate for United States senator. A Liquor Drinking Bout They say that the Democratic is adring ing party. Pennsylvania elected over whelmingly a Republican legislature last fall, and this is the record it left when it attended 'the dedication of Gen? eral Grant's monument Jn New York,: Table supplies. ., . .$1,678.30 Wines and liquors.... .... 3.026.60 Supper at Philadelphia. . . 61.90 Cigars... ., 450.00 Hive of Silverware 187.53 Service of waiters 240.00 Stoves .... 70.00 Freight.... .... .... .... 8.27 Building Kitchen.... 175.00 Car fare of waiters 209.50 Total $8,100.16 To Liquors returned 157.00 13,00 To Sale of Stoves .. tttt ' tctt ''Total ..7". .... ... .... .... $5,911.16 This was such an outrageous affair tha,t the governor vetoed the appropriation. It seems that only $2,869.60 worth of wines and liquors were consumed by the 250. Whether the liquors are even paid for or not there, these guzzling Republicans drank them. Indianopolis Sentinel. .j"a.--V. WitW CUKIJ3 TfO STAT CUBED. Tfcousancls of voluntary - certificates received during the past fifteen years, certify with no uncertain sound," that Botanic" BJood Balm, (B. B. B.) will cure td stay. cured, Rheumatism, Ca tarrh, Uloers, Sores, Blotches, and the most malignant blood and skin dis eases. Botanic Blood Balm I3 the re sult of forty years experience .of an eminent, scientific and conscientious physician. Send" stamp for book of wonderful cures, and learn which is the best remedy. Beware of substi tutes said to be "just as erood" and buv the long-tested and reliable Botanic Blood Balm, XB. B. B.) Price ORly per large bottle, ' " , EFFECTED AN ENTIRE CURE. For over two years I have been a great sufferer from Rheumatism, af fecting both shoulders to such an ex tent that I could not nut my coat -on without Tielp. he use f six bottles of Botanic Blood Balm, B. B. B' effeeted an entire curg.; j refer Rev. W. W. Wadaworth, proprietor Coweta Adver tiser," and to all merchants of Newman, - JACOB F. SPONCLER. Newman. Ga.' OFFICE OF owes Vim i co., iALEBS IN EIRDIAHE, GOILERY. GQSS. SC. :; WILMINGTON, N. C. Santa Claus - , . Dear Sir, Replying to your query would say, we have the largest line of Carving Knives, Scissors, Razors, Brass Fire Dogif and Fire Sets, Wrought' Fire Sets, Five O'clock Teas, Chaff in Dishes, Guns', Pistols, Hunting Coats, Leggins, Caps, Pocket Knives, Loaded Shells, Cartridges, A Full Line House Furnishing Goods, Wilson Heaters, Cooking Stoves, Ac. , &e. ,. in the City, and we would be glad to have you make your selection from us. With compliments of the season, Yours truly, OWEN F. LOVE & CO. CHINA ANNIVERSARY. Dr. J. W. and Mn. McNeill Receive Their Friends The No Fence Law. (Correspendence of Tha Messenger.) Payeittevdlle, N. C, Dec. 17. Last evening, at their residence on Dick street. Dr. J. W. McNeill, a promi nent physic'ian and influential citizen of Fayeteville, and his wife, eldest daughter of Colonel Joha A. Permber Iton both1 oouivt'iiiig' their warm friends by the hun)dired--gave a delightful, re ception in celebration of the twentieth anniversary, of their marriage. In the right hand parlor wtere dis played' tthe giifts appropriate to the oc casion, a bewildering and tasteful ar ray of china table service and bric-a-brac; and to the left-hand parlor Dr. and Mrs. McNeill-received their guests, assisted by Mrs. McEachem and Mrs. McKlimon. The aged ex-Sheriff Mc Neill was present, rejoicing in a hale old age, and throngs of the gufeslts were constantly about hiLs arm-chair for who, in Fayettevllle or Cumberland, does nwt delight to do honor to this es teemed citizen? An elegant and bountiful supper was served from 10 to 12 o'clock, pretty women the "ministering angels," and a delightful accompaniment was the mu sic of Professor E. L. Remsburg and 'Mfss Kate McD. Williams. The former neyer fails to charm his euuditors when. hlej takes his' instruiment in hand, whole M'iss Williams' piano touch and expres1 sdoni are exquisite. She is an artist of rare gifts, having done some splendid concent work here during' the past year, and adds to it all an alto voice that is simply adorable. Messrs. 'FJtzell, McMillan, Thomson, Vanstory and Alderman met yesterday and decided to begin the wark of fen cing in Cross 'Creek township, accord ing to the provisions of the last legisla ture. The measure has its opponents; Ibut, as a general thing, it is popular. Fayetiteville will be very sorry to lose Mr. George HokJferness, manager of the telephone company, Who will make his headquarters at Tarfooro next year,- visiting this point occasionally. This community can part With, what li'ttle money it has with admirable'stol cism, but it1 rel'inquLshes any of its favorites only with, extreme regret. The 'wh'ist fiends" especially will go in mourning over the departure - of Mr. Holderness. Mr. Jartnes McGilvary, aged 80 years, an estyejmed citizen, passed aWay yes terday,! 4-nd The Messenger tenders its sympathies fco the .bereaved family in this, great loss. . Wh'en you are suffering from Ca tarrh or Cold in the head you want re lief right away. Only 10 cents is re quired to test it. Ask your druggist for the trial size of Ely's Cream Balm, or buy the 50c; size. We mail it. ELY BROS., 56 Warren St. N. Y. City. I was afflicted with catarrh last au tumn. During the month of October I could neither taste nor smell and could hear but little. Ely's Cream Balm cured fts-Marcus Geo. Sh'autz, Rah way, N. ST. v The John Andersen, Trial Norfolk, Va., December 17. A. venire was. summoned from which to elect a ferand jury to slit in the case of John Ariderseh. charged (with murder and mutiny, but when the men appeared in court this afternoon ten were, found qualified to serve. ;A venire was at once issued for fifteen more men who wTill be in court tomorrow morning, when the full number of Jurors will be bbtained. It is expected that a new in dictment will ibe found at once. The trial will (probably begin on Monday. Restored DR, FJOTT'S KERVEHINE PILLS. The great reme fiy for nervous prostration and . all nervous dis eases of tlie ten rative organs iwffi oi either sex M such as Nervous Prostration Manhood.Impotency.Nightly Emissions, Youth lul Errors, Mental Worry, excessive use ct To bacco or Opium, which lead to Consumption and Insanity. VV ith every $5 order we give a writ ten guarantee tc cure op refund te money Sold at St.OO per ban. 6 bases for $5.00. DB. MGTT' CKEiltAt ""PAJW- Cleveland. OMa For Sale by W. H. Green & Co. RECEIVED TODAY NEW KRAUT, DILL PICKLES, SOUR PICKLES, MIX NUTS, LON DON LAYER RAISINS. NEW PRUNES, DATES. FIGS, CITRON, ALMONDS, Etc, Etc WE WILL GUARANTEE LOWEST- Prices, and offer for SALE) THE BEST QUALITY OF " GOODS ONLY. IF YOU TRY US ONCE YOUR ACCOUNT IS OURS. STERNBERGER BROS. 217 and 219 NQRTR FRONT ST. BELL PJIONE 260, de 10 WE OFKR TO THE TRADE A complete ltne of Groceries that must be sold before the New Year: 8 125 BOXES RAISINS. BAGS COCOANUTS, 50 300 B0XES F1RE CRACKERS. 50 BOXES MIXED NUT3. BARRELS AP?LE. ' BOXES OF CAKES (all kinds.) 50 150 Besides a fall line of Heavy Goods. Ask us for quotations before purchasing. Hobt. R. Stone & Co., dec 5 Y 5 & 7 So. Water Street IS TUB ACME OF BICYCLE CON STRUCTION. NONE BETTER. WE HAVE CHAIN COLUMBIAS; ALSO HARTFORDS; ALL FIRST CLASS AT THE PRICE. wm urn Wmil GOlOfllt - B16YGLE ' A Pleasant Evening if gives. a delightful finish to the day. Noth ing is more agreeable than music when it emanates. from the. which are the finest home instruments in this country. Everyone who has pur chased a Piano from us is highly pleased with the result. It's quite impossible for an Inferior piano to masquerade as some thing better. It has neither quality, tone nor-durabiltiy. The Stleff Piano sells on its own merits. Standard Organs. " Tuning and repairing. Accommmodating Terms. . - ' CHAKLES M. STIEPP. BALTIMORE 9 N. Liberty St. WASHINGTON 521. Eleventh St, N.W. NORFOLK, VA. 416 Main St. CHARLOTTE, N. C 213 N. Tryon St. , no 24 3m HOLIDAY - NOVELTIES, COLOGNE EXTRACTS, CUT GLASS BOTTLES, SOAPS, POWDER BOXES, HAIR BRUSHES, WHISKS, PIPES, &C. ASK TO SEE THE "KEEP CLEAN" HAIR BRUSH. flARDIN'S IflCEPilCY 126 SOUTH FROST STBEET, PHONE 55. P. S. STORE WILL BE OPEN ALL DAY TODAY. ; de 12 HOLIDAY Slove SETS, . GUN AND SPORTING SUPPLIES. SILVER PLATED KNIVES, FORKS AND SPOONS, I I Wll DDKfHK Aud Add t the Comfort of UOLfUL rilLOLll 0 Your Friends- SEE OUR ATTRACTIVE LINE. K. JACOB! HARDWARE COiFAIff " Home, Sweet Home." frequent replenishing, buy ycur Coal from the high grade stock of Caledonia Coal that is kept clean and well sheltered at our yards. Wm. ; : '- BELL TELEPEONE 64 .if wm&J ' : - BUCK STOVES AND RANGES . Have sold more of these goods past year than -has been done by all tht dealers in Wilmington combined of HIGH CLASS GOODS. . Only White Enameled Lined Ovens and Doors that "will absolutely stand. tThesetwe will warrant. In every particular. - . December 10th," 1897.' Unlf Liverpool and American, Coarse and Fine. Fresh Packing, full weights i Do rrcTi n rr AU Weights of New Jute, and "00"o pouna bugar Bag Bagging cheap. TJ cc Standard 45 pound and Unpalnted 40 A 1W3 pound Steel Ties. Strong and neat, a Our facilities for filling orders promptly-are first class. Prices on application. Hall & Pearsali, WHOLESALE GROCERS;' Nutt and Mulberry Streets. "The Southern Realty Eschange." Real Estate 1 Purchased, SOLD AND EXCHANGED. HAVE YOU PROPERTY FOR. SALE? DO YOU WISH TO INVEST? LOANS KEGOIIAIED. :-: INVESTMENTS MADE Correspondence SqliciteL3- IHE SOOIHEP HEALTY EXCBMGE, Golpsl?oro, N. C. ho 18 d&w , Srt, CKES Cm BittJ for minafaru dis !iarc;td, iuQautiuaiion: . irritntiDUg or ulrermtiocl of mucoaa nieiubraDe.. Painleea, anil not astrio-r in 1 to dfcrs. Uaano tecl cat to stricture. Prereats eoDtaino, TheEvan3 Chem'cjlCo. fitnt or poiaouoiis. . . ; . or ucnt in plain WTtpcr " " " by express, prvpail, f ( tl., r ii bottles, 2 71. Oiinilar ucnt n rrnoM PRESENTS - l . . . ' One of its chief charms - that hallow us there" is the cheerful, glowing grate fire that makes one's ain fireside" a spot to spend the long winter evenings in hap piness with their loved ones. II you want the fire flowing, ' bright and lastiner. with nnt & Go. & 94. INTERSTATE 146, WIlfflH&TOn, n. c GENERAL AGENTS YOR THE CJKU5BRATED is, carving 8ls,- - -4. :0