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denly ceased. ApprehensiTe of something
wrong, the senior partner determined to
foregO further saunterings in Europe, and,
shortly after his marriage, embarked for
Philadelphia, accompanied by his bride.
When the voyage was about half over, and
the dependency that had seized Mr.. Har-
per when he left London had been some
| what dispelled, the smallpox broke out
among some emigrant families in the steer
age. The plague sprea / to the cabin pas
sengers, and among the first victims was the
young wife of Mr.. Harper, who died in the
greatest agony, and whose body was cast
into the sea. This was the first thrust into
the heart of the returning merchant, and
prepared him for others that awaited him.
After lying in quarantine some time after
reaching port, the passengers Of the plague
stricken ship were permitted to land.
A few hours afterward Mr.. Harper
learned that he was a ruined man. His
BROTHER, shortly after his senior weni to
Europe, fell into dissolute habits, and in a
year and half had driven the firm into
bankruptcy, and in a fit of desperation,
blew ont his brains in a gambling hell.
The sister died in few weeks of grief, and
the property Of the firm was all sold by
the Sheriff. Mr.. Harper found himself
without q dollar or a single relative,
and barely a friend, where he had
left a prosperous business, a happy
home, and hundreds of flttering
acquaintance. Overwhelmed with mis-
fortune, broken-hearted, and deserted,
he determined to put himself forever
away from all contact with the world and
live alone with his bitterness. He kept his
VOW sacredly until be knew that death was
stealing upon him, when he felt that he
would like to close bis eyes upon the world
surrounded, ifpossible, by fellow beings who
would minister to his last wants and give
him Christian burial.
What must have been the weight Of the
sorrow that sat upon the unfortunate mans
soul to induce him to forsake the world and
its manifold blessings and live in bitter soil
tude, alone with his misery, during an or
binary lifetime? His case certainly has no
known parallel in the history of our race.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-03-12

We are indebted TO hicAlister 81 Wheless
| Commission merchants, corner Broad and
College streets, for the following cotton
quotations in New York and Liverpool
during the day.
LIVERPOOL, March IL, 11:00.-Markei
generally unchanged, but some sales rather
lower. Middling uplands 9sd; Orleans 81
Sales to-day 5000 bales.
LIVERPOOL, March II, 1:30.-Cotton
fat and irregular. Middling uplands GA
9sd; Orleans 9i69sd. Sales to-day 5000
bales, of which 1000 bales are for export
and speculation.
LIVERPOOL, March IL, 5:00-Cotton
tending down. Middling uplands 81 69sd;
Orleans 9,695d. Sales to-day 5000 bales,
of which 1000 bales are for export and
speculation. Sales of American 5000 bales.
NEW YORK, March II, 10:15.-Market
weak. Futures irregular. Ordinary 165c;
good ordinary 175c; low middling 1876;
middling 204c; Alabama 20lc; Orleans 20sc;
Texas 2lc. March delivery nominally 1873;
April 1910; May 1890; June Zoe; July NOM
inally 20tc. Sales on contracts $500 bales.
NEW YORK, March IL, 11:15-Futures
irregular, at the moment easy. Sales $500
bales. March delivery 194c; April 10 Z
Ice; May 1890; June 20sc asked.
New YORK, March IL, 12:10.-Market
dull and nominal. Futures steadier. Or
binary uplands, official 1890; unofficial 165::
good ordinary, official l8tc; unofficial 175c;
low middiing, official 1890; unofficial 1890;
middling, official 20ac; unofficial 20tc; Ala
bama, official 20ic; unofficial 20.c; Orleans
official 2lc; unofficial 20ic; Texas, official
2I!c3Shnoficial 21c. March delivery 10 D.
16c; April 1896; May 10 13-16c; June 20 g.
16c; July 20sc. Sales for exports 800 bales;
for consumption 169 bales; on contracts
1920 bales; last evening for consumption
SO bales, for speculation 30 bales.
NEW YORK, March IL, 2:15.-Market
irregular and in good demand. Futures
quiet and steady. Ordinary 16tc; good or
binary 17Sc; low middling 195c; middliDg
20tc; Alabama 205c; Orleans 20sc; Texas
2lc. Sales on the spot 600 bales; on con-
tracts 2O5 bales. April delivery 1890; May
10 1876.
NEW YORK, March IL, 3:20.-Market
irregular and nominal. Futures steady.
Ordinary uplands, official 16tc; unofficial
1910; good ordinary, official 1Sc; unofficial
TIC; low middling, official 1910; unofficial
1876; middling, official 20sc; unofficial 2044;
Alabama, ofic al 20sc; unofficial 205c; Or
leans, official 2O5c; unofficial 2Oac; Texas,
official 213c; unofficial 21c. March de-
livery 1890; April 1910; May 1890; June
2OIc; July 20 5-16c. Sales for exports II
bales; for consumption 468 bales; on con-
tracts 24,3G0 bales.
NEW Y DIRK, March II, 400. Net receipts
1912 bales; exports TO Great Britain 49,
SIG bales; to the continent Is, 49S bales;
stock. 547, 584 bales.
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BEATING A PRUssIAN.

A French lady married - a German Bar
on, and residing az Berlin, has, notwith'
standing many Influences, remained a
staunch French woman. Recently at a
dinner, she was so ey asperated at some re-
marks made to the effect that Paris is hum
bled forever, and that Berlin will rapidly
take her place as the capital of the civilized
world, that, unable to maintain her self
command, she exclaimed, ''Bellin can never
rival Paris. Why, you cannot give me a
single article, however ugly and useless,
which Paris cannot elnbellish with it's wit
and grace" An officer drew from his beard
white hair and said, "Madame, see what
Paris can do with this; viii send another
TO Berlin TO see what that city will do with
it." The lady was at first somewhat dis
concerted, but at last sent the hair she had
received to jeTeller IN the Rue de Ri7oli,
with 3 full relation Of circumstances. Il
was returned within week. Paris had
made brooch Of it A Prussian eagle was
represented in gold and enamel, holding in
its claws The white hair, suspended to the
two ends of which were two little medal
ions, on which we're written, ''Alsaes and
Lorraine" and the words, "You only
hold them by a Eai-." The Berlin jeweller
returned his hair as it was seut-he did not
know what to do with it.
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aashutIIe Groeorx AaarRss.

| SUaARS-NeT Orleans, In hogsheads 8
| Ol1c for lair to choice; Demerara lac
| l2c; standard hards 134N135c; New Or
leans clarified white 123E1I2ic; do. yellow
| 124c; A coffee 124612sc; B do. 12a612Sc;
extra G do. 120i24c; Porto Rico l1612c.
MoLAssEs AND SIRUPs-New Orleans
70675c; sirups $4,000; golden strip IS
670c.
CoFFEE-Market steady as follows :
Rio, common to choice, 2233724c; Laguayra
23G24c; Java 27E020c.
NAILs-Wequote at $3.50 for 1Ods, and
25c additional for diminishing grades.
SAILING quote at $500 per barrel for
81 bushel barrels and $40 per barrel for Z
bushel barrels.
CANDLEs-We quote star 200203c %
ID.
FIsH-We quote as follows: Half bar
rels, Nos. 1, and 8, $500, S7.25 and $500,
in KITS, Nos. !, 2 and 8, $3.50, $500 and
$1.75.
RIcE-We quote at &c.
CHEEsE-We quote Factory at 16N17c.
TEAs-We quote imperial $100N1.50
Young Hyson $1.1551b0i Black 75cn
$1.25; Gunpowder $111.E0.
|" PowDER-Market steady as follows: Du-
pont 1925; Sycamore Mills $7.25; Hazards
1925; blasting 1925; fuse per 100 feet 75c.
SHOT-We quote patent So; Buck 1925.
LIoUoRs-We quote common rectifed
whisky % gallon 81; Robertson County
$1.T56$3; Bourbon $1.2565.50; Lincoln
County $1.T5G2.25; HighWines 81.
CoTToN TIEs-We quote at 91G10c.
BRoohs-We quote st s2.5013.60 p
doz.
SoAP-We quote at 5Gsc ~ n, or $50
40 % box.
BAeeINe-We quote 1t !4n14ae for
hemp and fax.
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We understand Mr.. John S. Ward has
sold the Ladies' Pearl to Rev. j. G. Pro-
vine. MIR. Ward bought the Pearl five
years ago, when it was at very low ebb,
and he mas built it up to a circulation of
nearly five thousand. This fact is the best
evidence we could give of the acceptable
manner in which he has conducted it. He
has made it an acceptable periodical for
members Of the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church, to whose interests it was mainly
devoted, as well as to large number who
appreciated it for its literary excellence. 1t
has been profitable venture for Mr.. Ward,
aud it is highly complimentary to his ener-
gy and talent that he leaves it in so pros
porous condition. He will edit the April
number.
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Preparing for Work.

A correspondent at Bagdad, Smith coun
ty, enclosing US the money for q club o
new subscribers, adds the following to biz
business letter:
1--WE have had few days of very p retty
weather for farming, and we have madeagood
use oft. There have been, perhaps, one hun.
dred acres of hill-sides burnt in plant beds
10 the last four days. Our wheat fields are
BEGINNING to look little green, and we
think will make some wheat yet, though
me prospect has been very gloomy until the
present time. The old women are garden
ing pretty heavy also, and setting their old
dDminicker hens, fixing for their chicken
crop. Few eggs, however, will go from
these parts for the next month to come"
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Messrs. Kern, Hayn & Co., Of Rio, fully
substan tiates our statements; and in our
opinion, whatever may be the temporary
success Of spectators In playing the battle
dore and shuttlecock game between here
and Rio, the only common sense conclu-
ciusion that can be drawn is that Rio cof-
fees here, now, to-day, are too high, and
that the only remedy for this continual
speculation on the Rio market is the COM
pletion of direct telegraph communication
with that port.
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GOVERNMENT BONDS.
LOCAL STOCKS AND RoNDs.

Tennessee bonds are quoted in New
York at 82R. They would bring here under
this quotation about 81. The past due
coupons are worth about Coo.
Bank of Tennessee notes and State war
rants, receivable for taxes, are in good de-
mand. Dealers buy at 96697c and hold
at Csc.
Our local stocks and bonds are in good
demand, and for rates paid we refer to the
quotations as given by the National Savings
Company, corner Union and College streets.
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nashville Produce asarHes.

EGGs-The receipts to-day were heavy,
and dealers were free buyers at 14c per doz
from wagon, but few sales being made over
these figures.
PEANUTs-Market weak. We report
sales of 800 bushels to-day from wagon at
Csc per bushel. We quote from store at
SOC per bushel.
DRIED FRUIT-Market very quiet at SC
for apples and quarter peaches, and 4ac for
half peaches.
FEATHERs-The market keeps steady,
the bulk Of sales beng made at prices rang
ing from 60002c, packages of 300 to 500
TBS, in good shipping order commanding
63c.
WooL-Market dull and prices entirely
nominal. We quote tub washed, free of
burs, SOC; uDwashed do, SOC; bury lots
6l0c less.
RAGs-Market dull at 3ac.
GREEN FRUIT-We quote Northern
apples $4.0065.00 per barrel from store.
BRooM CoRN-We quote nominally at
2165c.
HAY-We quote prime timothy $50 per
ton and SIS per ton for Hungarian. Market
firm.
PoTAToEs-Irish potatoes for seed are in
| active demand, and shipments large. We
quote as follows: Russetts per barrel s.. 25
$3.50; Early Rose $4.5065.OO; Peerless
S5.5066.00.
BUTTER-We quote fair country at 15e;
choice 20622c.
BEEswAx-We quote at 2Sc.
GINsENG-But little offering. We quote
! PoULTRY-sales Of turkeys to-day BY
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A YArifahIa shirt

Yesterday darkey, feeling wearied and
yielding bis industrious habits to that phys
ical luxury, sleep, SO fondly INDUCED in by
his race, sought dark room to enjoy pleas
ant dreams. His employer, finding where
be was, poured quantity of snuff into the
snoring nasal organs of the Ethiopian, who
suddenly aroused by queer sensations
rushed frantically down stairs and, hal
blinded, fell into mud hole. 1t was some
time before he was convinced he had moi
seen two spirits poking sulphur candles
into his nose.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-03-12

the lot at 60d90c piece, according to quail
ity. Young chickens command 156zOc;
old 25c. Ducks 25c.
TAtLow-We heard Of small sales
country at &c. Tss~n
FURs AND PELTRIEs--Market very dull,
and prices nominal as follows: Coon skins
20625c, for good, some being entirely worth
less; fox 25630c; mink $162.50; beaver so
660c Sg h.; otter $2.50N4.00; skunks %
650c for black; muskrats No. /, 1On15c;
'possum 5Nl0c; wild cat 2563Oc.
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Nashville FEour ana Grain HFarkos,

FLoUR-Market weak but steady. We
quote as follows: Supsr6ne $6.O066.5O;
single X $500; Xxx $7.7568.O0; Xxx
$8.7569.O0; choice family $9.75G1O.O0;
strictly fancy $10.25610.50.
Conn MEAL-We quote at 606625c per
bushel for unbolted and bolted, sacked and
delivered in depot.
CoRN-Market active to-day, with ship
ments Of 1000 bushels at Sc per bushel,
sacked and delivered il depot.
WHEAT-Market weak, and receints
light. We report sales of l25 bushels to-
lay at St.75 per bushel.
OATs-We quote at S0n40c per bushel,
buying loose; and 45050c sacked and de-
hvered in depot; choice for seed 5N1Oc
higher.
BRAN-Market firm at $2O021 per tor,
buying loose from store.
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Nashville Boo. and Shoe Market.

We report heavy stock in store, and
jobbers waiting for the spring trade to
open. Prices are steady as follows :
Mems unbound kip brogans $1.2561.75;
do. lined unbound kip brogans $1.501
200; calf pegged brogans $1.7562.50;
sewed brogans S2.5063.50; mems kip and
calf English ties s1.7569; mems calf
pegged boots $365; do sewed do $466.
Boys unbound kip brogans $161.50 do lined
kip and calf $1.2562. Women's split or A
calf balmorals Irregular sizes) $1,000
l.65; kip, regular sizes, $1.5001.75;
pebble grain $1.2561.75; calf pegged $1.35
az; calf sewed $262.5( T.; serge balmorals
$l.25G2.75; ladies' serge polish kid foxed
S263.OO, ladies' serge kid foxed, buttoned
$2.2563.50.
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Nashville Dry Goods Market.

The stocks are large and complete, but
as yet there is comparatively little trade.
Prices steady as follows:
PRINTs.-Wamsutta Sc; Bedford SC;
Arnold's 103c; Freeman's l04c; Amoskeag
11ac; Gamers 111c; Aliens lie; Ameri-
can 11ac; Dunnels 11ac; Gloucester 114c
Sprague's 114c; Washington lie; solids
lie; double pinks and puppies 12c.
BROWN SHEETINGs AND SMRTINes.-
Quilt Innings 7a610c; Virginia family I, 1O1;
Augusta do 10ac; Augusta 12c. Granite
vile 12c; Richland do 124c; Augusta A
1876; Graniteville do 13ae; Richland do
1870; Nashville A sheetings lac; Allen
dale 10-4 40c.
BLEACHED SHEETN6s AND SHIRT
NGs.-Methnen 4 Zoe; Montrose do lie;
American ! 12ac; Boot do 16c; Reynolds
A 15c; Hope do 14!c; Lonsdale do 171c;
Velocipede do zoe; what Cheer do zoe;
Gold Coin do 225c; Allendale 10-4 45c.
BLEACHED AND BROWN DRILLs.-hIasse
besic brown 15c; Pepperen do II; Stark
A do 1Sc; Great Falls do Tic; Pepperen
bleached lie; Naumkeag Satteen 18c.
BED TICKs.-Conestoga G G A 18c;
Conestoga c T 22Ec; Gold Medal do 25c;
Omega a do 273c; do A G A 324c; Roam
oke 30c; Minnehaha 81 &c.
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Yesterday eight convicts were placed in
the peniteDtiary. Deputy Sheriff C. c.
James, of Lincoln county, brought the three
following, convicted of larceny: Henry
Laws, Gus Grant and Eli johnson, all co..
ored, and sentenced to four, six and two
years respectively. Sheriff McNight, of
Gibson county, brought in two white men,
Harvey Foard and Robert Foard, each SEN
fenced to seven years. imprisonment for
grand larceny. Sheriff T. A. Reeves, Of
F4yette county, brought in three conVicts.
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Nashville Harduare Market.

Market active and prices firm as fol-
lows: Axes $12.G0016.00; horse shoes
$3.50; mule shoes $3.50; horse shoe nails 8
and 9, 22N26c; cast steel and shear %
A25c; American blister 13015c; Eng
Ish do. 18620c; cotton cards 5000
6.U0 % dozen; names $5.006l2.00 % dozen
pair; traces S961S 4Y doz. pair. hoes $3.50
69O0; shoVels 81 0O615.00; collars $1,000
1900 90 dozen; hammers 20022c 4P fb;
vices 2Oc 81 fb; anvils 1Sc % fb; bellows zoe
dP inch,
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Nashville Hide and Leather Market.

HIDEs-Market without change as fol-
lows: Green Sa69c; green sailed 106
1OIc; dry sailed 1701Sc; dry flint 20621c;
damaged and grubby 56ac of. Sheepskins
25cNS1.O 90 each, according to quality, and
the quantity of wool they contain.
LEATHER-The market is active, with
heavy demand for harness leather. We
quote as follows: Oak sole Dr. tb, 40642c;
Hemlock 2S633c; harness leather 4O642c;
skirting 43645c; bride, black 81 dozen $54
AGO; fair bride $57663; French calf
$4S.0O672.0O; American kip $4,000
1900; calf $33.00N42.G0; upper leather $3S
A42; toppings all colors, $10612; lin
ings, white and pink $6G12; leather in
the rough % ID 25030c.
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PenRfOna.

Gen. j. E. Garner of Springfield is in The
city.
Senor Edward Peynado and wife, o.
Louisville, KY, are enjoying the hospitality
of the Maxwell House.
Judge James Phelan and wife, Judge T
j. Latham, Gen. W. Y. @. Humes, Mem
phis, W. billiard and wife, Maury county,
Col John L. House, Franklin, w. G. Lew.
is, ii. w. Stanley, Pulaski, Hon. JOS. Ros-
son, Hardeman county, Jas. W. Dennis
Cincinnati, VIM. Morgan and wife, Cleve-
land, Ohio, Mrs. Albert and daughter, KY,
Jos. S. Bennett, Philadelphia. Pa, are reg
istered at the Maxwell House.
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Drugs, Medicines, Paints, Dyestufs,
Oils, etc.

DRUas AND DYEsTUFFs-Indigo best,
S1.2561.50; madden 1920; salts sac; blue
stone 16c; alum sac; cochineal $16120;
magnesia, earb., $4,000; -four sulphur &c;
roll do. &c; camphor 65c; copperas 2a6Sc;
assafetida $l.00.
MEDICINEs-Opium $9.O069.5O; quinine
$2.75; iodide potash $7.0067.50; rhu-
barb 4Y ID, $1.O062.25, ipecac $F ID, $500
62.5O; aloes @Y ID 20680c; calomel % ID
$1.5062.00; blue mass 4S ID 90c6Sl; NOR
phine 8Y OF. $5.5066.00; chloroform % ID
$16501.SO; castor oil 81 gallon S1.65O
$50.
O1eLinseed, raw, 81. O2N1 .O6; Inseed,
boiled, $1.10N1.20; coal oil 25627c; lard,
No. 1, 8569O; sweet oil S1.5063.50;
tanners 10000; lubricating 4O6SOc;
turpentine 75690c.
PAINTS, ETc.-White lead, according to
quality, S613c; furniture varnish $1,000
LIS; coach do. $2.2563.50; furniture glue
25635c; white do. Soc concentrated lye
$3.50 per case.
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THE STORY OF A HERMIT,
Forty Years I'm the WIlderness-The
Hermit Harper and His History
a Ruined and Heart-BrOken-A Vow
Broken only by Death.

Forty Years IN the "AAuekneSS-Ine
Hermit Harper and His History
q Ruined and Heart-BrOken-A Vow
Broken only by Death.
There died recently near Ringtown,
Schuylkill CO unity, Penn, a man named
Harper, who for many years had passed his
life among the mountains of this county.
The first appearance he made in this region
was over forty years ago, at West Penn
township, in Schuylkil county, and there in
an unfrequented spot, he built hut, shut
ting himself out from communication with
the outside world. How he lived, who or
what he was, no one knew. Young men
grew up to old age, died and passed away,
and still Harper remained in his hut. At
ter awhile rulnor came to the village of
West Penn that the hermit was dead. An
investigation, however, revealed nothing
else than that the hut was deserted by its
long time occupant. A short time after
there appeared queer old man, with long,
snowy locks and beard, bent form and
wriDkled visage. He purchased few gro
ceries in Ringtown, and then disappeared.
After few months he again went to the
village, made similar purchases, and again
went away. He was followed, and in
deep and damp cave, in rocky gorge Of
the mountains, his hsbitation was found.
The deep snow and severe winter weather
compelled the old man to leave his noun
tain home, and wandering over into Co
lumbia county, he found shelter with
farmer, when in a few days he died, and on
his death-bed he narrated the following:
HARPER's HISTORY.
His name was James Harper. When he
died he was within few weeks Of reaching
the eightieth anniversary of his birth. Be-
tween forty and fifty years ago he was the
senior partner of Harper & Bro, hardware
merchants, Market street, Philadelphia. His
brother was some years his junior, and their
firm stood among the leading ones Of the
city. They lived in fine style in Chestnut
street. and, neither of them being married,
their only sister superintendent their house
hold affairs. About the year 1885 James
Harper went to Europe, leaving the business
in charge ofhis brother, In whom he placed
the utmost confidence. He spent two
years travelling in the Old country, during
which time he married an accomplished,
beautiful and wealthy young English lady,
a member of one of the leading families.
For some months previous to bis departure
from London to return home, Mr.. Harper
had not heard from his brother-his letters
which had been regular and cheering, sud-
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-03-12

If any person desires to go into the bear
capturing business, be now has an oppor-
tunity. Adam Coe offers liberal reward
for one that strayed from his premises a
few nights ago. If we should meet that
bear on the highway, he might take the
road. We would not be disposed to be too
familisr on short acquaintance. We for
bear.
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Yesterday Dr.. Paul f. Eve removed a
coffee grain from the wind pipe Of scolored
baby, and the operation resulted satisfac-
torily. Owing to the as yet imperfectly de-
veloped laryIx of infants, operations of the
above character are rendered exceedingly
difficult and often prove fatal. The grain
had been in the wind pipe six days before it
3as removed.
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CURRENCY AND EXCHANGE.

Money continues in good demand, but
we believe the banks accommodate all who
have claims on them at the rate of 10 per
cent per annum. Sight cotton bills and
other produce bills are taken at off.
Exchange on New York is taken by the
banks at discount to par and is sold by
them at premium.
GOLD AND SILVER.
Gold closed in New York yesterday st
115t. Dealers here buy at 1l433 and sell at
lis. Silver is taken at los for halves and
quarters.
GOVERNMENT BONDS.
Government bonds are firm and are
shade higher. The following are the quo
tatiOns at noon :
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"A Shocking heath

A few days ago in the northern part of
Stewart county, young man named Pugh
set dead tree on fire, and then began bis
work of chorping wood snear by. The
burning tree after while fell, crushing the
young man to death. When discovered by
friends, Pugh's body presented a sickening
sight, still under the tree, his les burnt by
the IRE, and his skull burst open, allow
ing the brains and blood to ooz5 out on the
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carriage and wagon Material.

SPoKEs-We quote hickory spokes: <
$500; Xxx $4.25; xxx So az sett, second
growth timber; oak spokes 2 inch to q inch,
Z $363.50; Xxx $3.5064; xxx $464.50
sS sett. Elm, gum or oak hubs, 4 to 8
inches, $1.2562; s. to 10 inches, $2.2063
sS set. Locust hubs SOC higher. Bent
felloes, buggy, $1.75n2.25; express $500
2.75; wagon $363.75 SS sett, on all of
which there is liberal discount made to
large dealers.