The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-06-14
WIhM1NaroN, June l3.-Cotton firm

WILMINGTON, June 13.-Cotton firm
middling 1917; net receipts bales; ex-
ports coastwise q; sales 10; stock 1921:
weekly net receipts G5; exports cosstwise
226; sales 40
AUGUSTA, June 10 Cotton tirm-mid-
ding Is; receipts IA bales; salos 2l2:
stock in 1872. 3,Su3; iu 1873, 1892:
taken by mills IS; weekly receipts Clo:
shipments l.096; sales 1,OO9.
MOBILE, June 13-Cotton firm; Offer
ings light-good ordinary 16; low mid.
ding TX; middling lS's; net receipts
los bales; exports coastwise 59G; eales
500; stock 20,690; weekly net receipts
I,264; exports coastwise 1890; snles
5000.
PROVIDENCE. June 3.-Cotton-week
y net receipts Z bales; sales 5000; stock
20, 600.
CohoMpUs, June ls.-Cotton demand
better-low middling 16ll; shipments
409; sales 2l0; stock 1928.
CITY POINT, June 13. -Cotton-weekIy
net receipts 235 bales.
NORFOLK, June 13.-Cotton firm
low midd!iug is; net receipts 3S4 bales;
exports coastwise 15; sales $50; stock
., ,697; weekly net receipts 2, $50; exports
coastwise 4,270; sales $50.
GALVESTON, June 13.-Cotton steady
Ordinary 1871; good ordinary 14319
10; net receipts IA; exports coastw,se
S6b; sales $50; stock %, lG9; weekly net
receipts 5GG; exports to Great Britain
5, 1876; coastwise 1884; sales 2,425.
PHILADELPHIA, June l3.-Cotton ir.
regular-middling 20l3; weekly receipts
25l; gross 1853.
a BEAU TRANsFIxED The following
rare bit, by Max AdeIer, is from tho Sa.
t"r'tuy Eoeniny Posi-: We shall never for.
get that evening we spent at Mngruder's.
years ago. We admired Miss Magruder,
and we went around to see her. II was
summer time and moonlight, and she
sat upon the piazzi. The carpenter had
been there that day, gluing up the rustic
onaifs on tue porch; so We took a seat on
The step in front of Miss Magruder.
where we could gaze into her eyes and
drink IN her SMILES It seems probable
that the carpenter must have upset his
glue-pot on the spot where we sat. for
after enjoying Miss Magruder's remarks
for couple Of hours, and drinking seye.
raj OF her smiles. we tried to rise for the
purpose OF going home, but found that
we were immovabiy fi1ed to the step.
Then Hiss Magruder said, Don't be in
hurry" and we told her we believed
We wouldn't. The conversation had u
sadder tone after that, and we sat there
thinking whether it would be better To
ask Miss MaGruder to withdraw while NC
disrobed aud went home ia Highland
costume, or whether we should urge her
to warm up the poker, or whether we
should give one terrific wrench, and
then ramble down the yard back ward.
About midnight. Miss Magruder yawned.
and said she believed she would go TO
bed. Then We suddenly asked her if
she thought her father would have any
objection to lending Us his front steps a
few days. because We wanted to take
them homo for pattern. We think
Miss Magruder must have entertained
doubts OF our sanity, for she rushed in.
called her father and screamed. Magru-
der cane down with double-barreled
gun. Then we explained the situation
in whisper. and he procured saw an d
cut OFT the piece OF step to which we
were attached. Then wc went home
wearing the patch. and before 2 O'Clock,
crushed out our young love for Miss Ma
Sruder. We never called again, and she
threw herself away on dry goods man.
There is melancholy satisfaction in re-
calling these memories OF youth, and re-
tlecting upon the influence of glue upon
tie emotions Of the human heart.
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