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LIVE STOCK.

GRASS CATTLE - Choice, 3f@3ac;
good, 2a03Ic; fair to medium, 2f q
25c; scallawags, 1@14c.
Hoes Choice, 43@4ic; good, 4@4ic;
common, 3@3iC.
sHEKP-Choice, 39@4c; medium, 8
@3ic; common, S1@1 90. Choice
lambs, per pound, 43@5c.
KANSAS CITY, Mo, October 49,
The Live Stock Indicator reports; Cattle
receipts, 2l17 head; shipments,
none best quality Of grass range fairly
active; others quiet; good to choice,
S4N64 SO; common to medium. Us 80
63 90: ttockers, So 2592 20; feeding
steers, So S0@3 80; cows, 81 50@2 go I;
grass range steers, So 25@3 10. Hogs
receipts, 1928 head; shipments, 1871
head; the market opened strong and
Sc higher. but closed weak, with the
advance lost; good to choice, "a 25Cs
a 40; common to medium, SO 1904 20
Sheep-receipts none; shipments, 7S4
head; steady; good to choice, " 6OG
8; common to medium, 81 6092 20
CHICAGO, ILL, October 18.-ThC
Drouers' Journal reports: Cattle-re
ceipts, 5000 head; shipments, 1000
head; good steady; common lower
shipping steers, $50 to 1900 lbs, So 81
C95 20; s ockers and feeders, 500 60
COWS, bulls and mixed, ST. 5O(95 so
bulE, So 3O@9 So; through Texas cat
tie a shade lower, 81 40@3 40; West
ern rangers slow; natives and nal
breeds, 1904 20; COWS, 81 3O93 10
wintered Texans, $3@3 40; Wyoming
So 4O@4 20; Texans, 50 10. Hogs-re
ceipts, 1900 head shipments, II, 90
head ma ket tttong 90 higher roug
and mixed, So 65(a4 30; packing an
shipping, S4Cd4 60; light, SO 6594 As
skips, So 3O@3 40. Sheep-receipti
1000 head ship nents, 1000 head ma
ket steady; natives, $2@4; Western
S. 4O03 S.; Texans, ~ 30(93 2t
lambs, IS 76@476.
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GENERAL NEWS.
BUSINESS brisk.


WEATHER Gear and pleasant.
The Lee Line packets were H. ana
out yesterday with biz t1ips'
CIpr SrAcu LEElef last evening on
the James Lee for o. X. Landing on a
business trip.
THE river here stands 8 feet
tenths on the gauge, fall OF 2 tenths
last "a hours.
RECEIPTS by river yesterday, 1870
b ales of cotton, 1888 bags OF seed cot
ton and 14,O29 sacks Of seed.
The Ed Foster arrived from DAT
Island with l46 bales OF cotton, %
bags of seed cotton and 1855 sacks of
seed, and returned on time.
JOHN F. WHBANKs, popular
steamboat clerk, is now connected
with the American Oil and Trust
Company, Of New Orleans.
TaE City of Baton Rouge passed up
last evening for st. Louis. She dis
charged here 25 tens and added SO2
bales eastern bound cotton.
THE Gsyoso arrived yesterday
morning from Concordia with 43 bales
of cotton, 1914 sacks Of seed and lot
OF sundries, and returns this evening
at the usual hour.
TIE John Smith and bargee, Capt.
Frank Cubbins, arrived yesterday
morning from Old river with 81 bales
of cotton, 48 bags Of seed cotton, 1882
sacks OF seed, and returns this morning.
THE CITY Of vicksburg passed down
Yesterday morning for VicksbuTg, She
discharged here 7e4 bales OF cotton,
100 sacks OF seed, l25 tons OF sun
dries, and and added Is tons for points
below here.
THE Rene Macready starts out this
evening in frat class condition, having
recently come off the ways at Padu-
cab, where she had thorough over
hau ing, painting and relurnishing Of
her cabin.
THE Chesapsake arrived Sunday
night from Tiptonville with 172 bales
of cotton, 40 bags Of seed cotton, 272S
slcks of seed and IL packages OF sun
dries, ard returned last night with Q
/
good trip.
The Kate Adams arrived Sunday
morning from Arkansas City with 7SJ
bales Of cotton, 8 bSgs OF seed, 2SOC
sacks of seed, A packages Of sundries
and returned last evening with gooC
tip and big list Of people.
CAPT. GEO. W. VICKRRs, late OF tht
d. r. Powell, is in charge of the Oitl
of Vicksburg this trip and Cspt. W
w. Baker will come on the ID. X
Powell. Capt. Dan Able stopped of
at st. Louis to attend to some privat
business.
SATURDAY night while the transie
stsamer McComb was lying at cradl
at Birds Point incline hve loaded car
Of the Texas and st. Louis road, stand
: ING on the aide track, we're starte
=. down the incline by SINE unkgoS
cause and ran into the boat, causin
$1,000 damage to the boat
D THE St. Louis Republican Of suuda
4 saws: A new levee will be built !
1 Randolph county, IL, to protect III
:: bnttom lands from oyerAlw. 1t wi
!, be 81 mi es in length, 40 feet base,
!. feet high aud feet in width at Il
!, crown. The levee is to be jointly CO
!; structed by Adams and Hancock cou
ties, the former expanding $50, 900 al
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the latter about $4,000. The magni-
tude of the work may be judged from
the fact that the levee in Hancock
county will require the removal of
100000 yards of earth, and that in
Adams county about $4,000 The
levees join near 0 10 bay, and will ex-
tead miles into Adams county.
THE iron steamer Cha. P. Chouteau
left Sc. Louis on Wedne Iday last for
New Orleane, but hid mishap when
about 20 miles below by slrik ng the
wreck o. a barge coming into the
head Of Sts. Genevieve bend by the
lower crossing, causing her to take
wafer in one of the compartments.
She went bcck to ST. Louis to make re-
n airs
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GENERAL TRADE.
RREADsFUFFS.

CoRNMEAL- Standard, So POOP % (;
pearl, So 25@9 So; roller, So As.
HAY-Choce, from store, Zoe; car
load FROM levee or depot, $ll 50@l2;
prime, from store, 65970'.; car load
from ievee or depot, $40 50@11; prai-
rie. from store, &c.; car load from
levee or depot, 81.
CoRN-From store, white, SOC mixed,
4Sc, from levee or depot; white, in
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COTTON sEKD PRODUCTS.

In car load lots: Prime crude
cotton seed oil, new, 2S@3Oc; of
crude cotton seed oil, old, 24@
28c; prime summer yellow cot
ton seed oil, 35936c; off summer
yellow cotton seed oil, 32@34C; min
ers' summer yellow cotton seed oil,
33@35c; prime summer white cotton
seed oil, 35c; choice cooking yellow
cotton seed oil, 374@40c; prime cotton
seed meal, $l4 5O@l5; off cotton sesd
meal. Sl3Ml4,
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JOHN Il. NORTON
DEALER IN
STOCKS AND BONDS
8 Madison ST., Memphis, Tenn.
FINANCE.

Money in active demand at 8 per
cent. The Clearing House report is
as follows:
CLEARINGS.
Monday, October 18th, $324,977 49,;
same time last week, $252 ,712 10; coz
responding time in 1885, $247 ,0s0 GA /;
corresponding time in 1884, $685.
822 %.
BALANCES.
Monday, October 18th, $94,694 So;
same time last week, Sal ,226 OF; cor
responding time in 1885, $4,000 20;
corresponding timein 1884, $40, 44S SO.
EXCHANGE.
New York sight on all points, 1
discount buying, oar selling; New Eng
land demand, / discount buying; New
England sight, 3 discount; New Or
leans, t discount buying, par selling.
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GROCERIEB.

CoFFRE-Co Common, 10c; ordinary,
1O1@11Ic; prime Rio, 123@l3c; choice
to fancy, 131@l4c; old government,
24@25c.
SoAP-3@51c per pound.
CANDRs Sticks, all sizes, In boxes,
pals and barrels, 7f@93c.
SALT-$l 20 per barrel; sacks, hne,
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WHISKY, WINES, LIQUORS, ETC

WHIsKY-Straight Kentucky Bour-
bon, 81 $685. redistilled goods from
Soc to 81 80, according to proof; rye,
81 1905.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, October 1S.-Whisky,
81 Is.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, October 1S.-Whisky
firm, ST 10.
C1NcINNATI, o, October 18.-Whisky
Arm; sales of 1898 barrels of finished
goods on a basis OF 81 l3.
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WOOL.
Clear tub washed, 31@36c; {

Clear tub washed, 31@36c; grease
wool, 23@26c; bury wool, 13@lSc.
ST.. LOUIS, Mo-, October 1S.-Wool
in good demand and firm; medium,
22Sz7c; combing, 25@26c; low and
coarse, 14922c; fine light, 2O@26c;
heavy, 16@2lc; black, 17(924c,
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WEATHER AND RIVERS.

OFFICE SIGNAL SERVICE, U. s. A., |
MEMPHIS, October Is, l pm. !
The following observations are taken
at all stations named at 75s meridian
time, which is one hour hster than
Memphis time:
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BAGGING AND TIES. ETC.

BAaaINa-Jute, 2 lbs, SIC; II lbs,
73c;14 lbs, &c. Flax, s lbs, 93c.
TIEs-$l 05@1 10. :,
NAms-Common, So 20@2 25; steel,
90 36(02 80.
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BANK STOCKS.
Bank OF Commerce. 146 bid, 149 asked
First National ........ 100 bid, 1855 asked
, German Bank ........ 1875 bid, 200 asked
State National ........1 45 bid, $50 asked
Union and Planters. $50 bid, l53 asked
Mercantile Bank. ..... 1876 bid, 1877 asked
INSURANCE STOCKS.
Bluff CITY,, 100 bid, -. asked
fernando ..............10 100 bid, e. asked
Home ,............75 bid, so asked
Memphis City ....... 1929 bid, los asked
PEOPLES .................80 bid, SO asked
Phenix................. bid, 100 ssked
Planters ....""...,... ..lUI Do, ASKED
Vandsrbilt......,... ..."..Zo bld, 70 ASKED
Arlington ......... ........5o Do, asKeu
Factors .....................20 asked
MISCELLANEOUS.
M. & G, R. r. shares. ..36 Did, -. asked
M. & T. R. R. shares. .45 bid, SO asked
M. & @. consols, 7p.....1l9 bid, -. asked
M. & L. R. 1st m. Ss..105 bid, =. a. Nod
Miss. & T.R R. cs, A.. Ill bid, 1l9 - ed
Miss. ct. RI. cs. B.. l0l3 bid, 103 sked
Tenn. wts. ser. D........90 bid, 6 asked
Tenn. wits. ser. E to J..S3 BID at ed
Shelby Co. 6s........... lO8 bid, II" " ked
Tax. Dist. a, 6s......97 ! bid, 81! 'eked
Tax. Dist. 6s........1 044 bid, 1864 asked
Mem. G 8 bonds. bid, -. asked
Mem. Water bonds. ...97 bid, =. asked
Hanauer Oil Works.. bid 65 asked
Am. Cot. Oil trusts......53 bid, 81 asked
Pioneer Cotton Mills...25 bid, 80 esked
Mem. Stor. Com. Oo..106 bid, ITO asked
Mem. Gas stock ..,,.....75 bid, 80 asked
New YORK, October 1S.-Money on
call active, ranging from SOLO per
cent, closing at 500 per cent. Prime
mercantile paper 4@5 per cent. For
eign exchange is dull and steady to
firm; actual business at 4SlC048l3
for six y day bills aud 4S4@4S4
for demand.
Bonds Government bonds were
dull and steady to firm. State bonds
were dull and steady.
Stocks-Tbe new week opened with
an excited aud irregular market in
which the principal features were the
weakness in Manhattan and Jersey
Central, which latter to certain ex
tent effected the other anthracite com
A0anieg, and the extraordinary strength
shown by the Hooking Valley anC
some other of the specialties. Thu
elimination of the short interess il
Manhattan caused it to bs Offered
down this morning, which met seveIa
stop orders, and a drop of.9 point
in the first fifteen minutes was TIA,
result. This brought IN liberia
buying which quickly rallied il.
points, though it shows net loss OF
per cent at the close. jersey Contra
was sold freely throughout the day
being the weakest stock on the list
The Vsnderbilts and GranQers wer
quiet throughout the day. There wa
some London buying of Nickel Plate
but after opening higher it cold o.
steadily throughout the day. Th
strength in the market was shown en-
tirely by tle speeialties, a1d HoCkiD
Valley, Susquehanna AID Western
Atlantic and Pac fie, Ohio Souther
and Toledo and Ohio Central PR
ferred, show msterial gains. Th
opening WIS irregular but general
lower, the differences being for sma
fractions 10 a maj rity of cases, Will
Jersey Central was of l per cent. Th
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s~Daily Quotations Of Cotton
Oil Trusts and New York Elk.
change Stocks are open TO those
iuterested MT INV office.
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PROVISIONS.

BUTTER Butterine, 1349l4c;
creamery, 500 49,; dairy, 10@2Oci
country butter, l6@1Sc.
Hoe PRoDUCTs-Mess pork, $40 %;
sugar cured hams, 12@l24c; breakfast
bacon, 8a@9Ic; clear rib sides bacon,
7ac; bacon shoulders, 74@7Sc; bulk
pork clear sides, 74@7sc; clear rib
sides, 7s@7lc; shoulders, 63c; long
clear, 75c. :,
LARp-Tierces, 61c; hali-barrels and
kegs, &c; choice Kettle, 7sc.
FRESH MEATS No. beet, &c; NUT
ton, &c; hind quarters Of beef, SIC;
lambs, 10c. 80
PoULTRY-Ohickeps, spring, $40
275; old hens, So 1903
CHEEsE-Factory, &c, nominal; full
cream, l3@l34c; young America, lac.
Pics FERT.-Barrels, SO 50@10; half.
barrels, 81 75@5; kegs, 81 rs,
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, October 18-Pro'
visions-light trading and market
quiet Pork, SO 374. Lard, S. 500
5 So. Bulk mests, loose lots-long
clear, So 70; short rib, So 70; short
clear, So 70; boxed lots-long clear,
S6 20; short ribs, So So; short clear,
81 12j. Bacon--long clear, 81 80 short
ribs, 81 80; short clear, So 50@6 TO-
Butter quiet aud weak; creamery,
24@26c. Eggs in good demand at l93
@14c.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, October IS Pro
visions, everything firm and active ex.
cept lard, which was dull and easy al
So zoos rs. Pork steady, SO 97t
Bulk meats steady; loose lots un
changed; boxed loty-long clear
S8 rs; short ribs, So S73; short clear
81 124@7 Is. Bacon firm; long Cleal
and short ribs, 81 974@7 80; shor'
clear, 81 rs. Hams ste ldy, 10I@l2@c;
Batter unchanged. Eggs frmer, Is!
@l4c.
CHICAGO, Ill, October 18.-Pro
visions were mora actively traded in
Mess pork declined 25@30c, and closet
at inside figures Mess pork, S. 700
8 so. Lard, s. 20. Short lib sides
loose, So 80. Dry falted shoulders
boxed, So 40@5 As. Short clear sides
boxed, SO 65@670. Futures ranged a
follows: Pork-November opened a
SIS 95, highest So 95, lowest $S IS, clos
log at IS ~; January opened a
$40 021, highest $40 024, lowest 50 7C
closing at SO 773. Lard-Novembe
opened at SIS rs, highest IS rs, loves
SIS 6GA, closing at S. So; Janusr
opened at S. 924, highest SIS 92l, low
est So 80, closing at rs SO. Short ribs
October opened at So 80, highest Sc 81
lowest So 70, closing at So 80; Jauuar
opened at S. l2l, highest IS 12!, low
est S., closing at S..
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Nj. l.. s. X W., 81. Sutro, D.
eEx. dividend. Ex-June COUPON.
LONDON, October Is -Consols 100
1916 or money, and 1907 for the &C.
count. United States bonds-4s, 1929;
AIS, 115. Bar silver is quoted at 45d
PER ounce.
PARIS, October 1S.-Three per cent
reutes, S2f. SOC for the account.
BERLIN, October 18.-The statement
Of the Imperial Bank of Germany
shows an increase in specie of go 600
marks. The Imperial Bank of Ger
many has advanced its rate of dis
count from 8 to 81 per cent.
BANK oLEARINGs.
ST. LOUIS. Mo-, October 18.-Bank
cleaIings, $3,273,036; balances, $432,-
500.
New York, October 1S.-Bank clear
inge, $146,7OS,1SSi balances, $5,l15,-
$50.
BosToN, MASS, October 1S.-Bank
clearipgs, $l7,l34 Sic; balances, ST.
1929.
BALTIMORE, Nd, October 1S.-Bank
clearinQs today, $2,934,5S7; balances,
$l97 956.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, October Is
CearinQs today, 1862, $3.50; balances,
$l,779,9l3.
CHICAGO, ILL, October 18.-The As
sociated Bank clearings today were
FL 900 600
WEEKLY CLBARINGs.
Boston, MASS, October IS The
following table, compiled from special
disp 4tches to the Post from the man.
ayers of the leading clearing houses in
the United Safes, gives the gross ex-
changes at each point for the week
ending October 16, 1856, and the per
centsges OF increases or decreases as
compared with the gross exchanges Of
the corresponding week in 1885:
New York, S774 127, 054; inc, IO.1.
Bo,too, $S7, 072, 1888; inc, 1916.
Philadelphia $64, GOO, 1888; ire, 1875
Chicago ,, $50, 100000; inc, 1876.
st. Louis, $l6,5l0,847; inc, 9.3.
San F ancisco, SIS 346 ,238; inc, 3.
Baltimore, 1913 654,95O; iGc, SO.
Ciucinnati, $40, 45O, 900; inc 55.
New Or eanR, 6,977. 800; dec, 17.2
P ttsburg, So, 462 $50; lac, 1872.
Kansas City, S6 023, Az inc, S3.5.
Louisville, IA 633,S51 inc, 9.6.
Providence, SIS 6O7, 600; inc, IA.
Milwaukee, $4,6Sl GOO; ire, 1875.
Omaha, 81, $780, 900; inc, SOL.
Mime 4polis, S4,0i7,421; inc, 63.6.
D'nver, 1881 1907.
Galveston, 81, 743,67l.
Detroit, So, 474 o.: dec 5.
Clev, land, W, 955, 1884; inc, IA.
Indianapolis, S2,976, 121; inc, 1857
Memphis, 81 ,619, 468; inc, 1877.
Columbus, 81 1852 $50; inc, SO.
Hartford, $l,7l0,477; dec 9.4.
New Haven, 81, 1885; inc, 50.
Peoria, i904,27l; dec, s.
/, Portland, S1,1l0,000; inc, 20.
: Springfield, 1926, 603; inc, IA 5.
st. Joseph, ST., sos 600; inc, $751;.
! Worcester, $1073,047; inc, AS.
Lowell, $685., 427; inc, 10.
Syracuse, 1911 0O9; inc, 1913.
:, Totsls, 81, 1C6, 1897 $50; inc ia.
Outside Of New York, 1882, 1904
n inc, 146.
. Denver and Galveston not include
. in totals.
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market was irregular but generally
weak for the first half hour, and mary
stocks reached their lowest point in
the first fifteen minutes. Prices then
rallied, after which they we're alter
nately weak and strong until the last
hour, when Tumors to the effect that
an influential operator was in trouble
again, caused free selling and the mar
ket closed weak in many cases at
the lowest of the day. Money was
run up to 10 per cent in this
afternoon which aided the final de-
cline. Sales, 528, 045 shares; Hccking
Valley recorded IS, 459, jersey Genital
81 $40. Lackswanna $3.50. Hooking
Valley ia the only active stock which
is higher, lis gain being Il; Manhat
tan lest z, jersey Central 81, Lacks.
wanna !, Nickel Plate preferred 2, the
common II, and Union Pacific
Railroad bonds showed more strength
than shares, but were equally irregu-
la. Sales aggregated 81, l42, 800; At.
lantic aud Pac fic incomes furnished
S495, 900, Ohio Southern incomes $685.
900, and Hooking Valley fves S2l0,
900 The features OF the trading we're
the strength ia the Detroit, Mackinac
and Marquette issues and the Ohio
Southern Incomes, and the weakness
in the Jersey Central issues. Closing
prices show irregular changes. Alton
sinking funds rose 2, to 1875; Chicago
and East Illinois consols %, 10 ll3;
Deiroit, Mackinac and Marquette land
grants 8, to 431, and the incomes 2, to
Al; Ohio Southern incomes q, to Alt
jersey Central consols lost 2i, to 1ll3,
the de ben ures 81, to 80; Denver and
RIO Grande Western firsts, 81, to rs,
and Indiana, Bloomington and West
ern secoGds 3d. TO 7l3.
The total sales of stocks today were
629,046 shares, including Canada
Southern, 1850; Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western, $3.50; Delaware
and Hudson, 5Sl5; Erie, 1885; Kan
SAG and Texas, $500; Lake Shore,
1885; Louisville and Nashville,
1865; Manhattan Consolidated, 1l,040;
Nortowe etern, 5720; jersey Central
$40; Ohio and Mississippi, 1880
Pacific Mail, 5000; r aiding, 20, $50;
S. Pau, 1S,S0O; Texas Pacific, Il. 900
Union Pacific, 7400; Western Union
2l,S6S. Closing quotations:
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New York futures opened steady,
and closed easy and 2 to 8 points
lower than Saturday. Sales, $4,000
bales. The closing quotations were as
follows:
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The New Orleans future market
opened steady, and closed barely
steady and points lower than Satur-
day. Sales, $4,000 bales. Quotations
we're az follows:
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..o.a Y, and closed steady; middling,
o osn Sales, 400 bsles, $500 to export
CO. ono 500 to spinners.
0i' ~ =, ZCHANGE QUOTATIONS.
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New York spots opened quiet and
steady, and closed qniet. Middling,
8 5-16c. Sales, 43S bales. Quotations
were aa follows:
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COTTON MARKETS.

The local cotton market opened
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FOR TIPTONVILLE.
LEE LINE.

Memphis, Frinra POiRG and Memphis
and O6coOln Packet Company r
FOR Helena, Glendale, FriaFs Point and 81
Way Landings-Steemef
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Receipts at porte, this day, 1S86..56,779
Receipts at ports, this day, SS5..53, 1913
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT.
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aIameN Ice, -

Memphis and Vicksburg Packet Cone
pany-U. \. Mail Line
For Helena, ConoordiR, Tsrrone and Arkan-
GAs City-The olegant passenger steamer
KATE ADAMS, ,Eue&A
NJ. r. Oheek. .. master [ W. o. BlAnkor.. clerk
Leaves Memphis
MONDAY AND THURSDAY AT Pm.
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FIRST COUSINS MAY WE'D,
Provided They Love Each Other ". e!
Enougb--NO Law Against 1t.
Especial Cor. STATE CHRONICLE

MORGANToN, n. G., April 3-The STATE
CHRONICLE, copying from the Reidsville
Weekly says that" "the marriage of first cou
sins is against the laws of North Carolina.
If this is so, we are wofuily behind the
times.
The Code section 1 $40, enacts that ''All
marriages between white person and
negro, or Indian, or between a white per-
son, and person of negro OF Indian de
scent to the third generation inclusive, or
between any two persons nearer OF kin
than first cousins, &c, shall be void, -
Now it seems to us, that, if the English
language means anything, it is the mar
riage Of persons nearer kin than first cou-
sins, and not the marriage of first cousins
which is forbidden by the act.
We have carefully looked over the acts
1885, and can find no change made in the
law of marriage. We take it that the Code
is the law of North Carolina except as the
same has been changed, or repealed by the
acts of 1885. Hence we say that the mar
riage of first cousins is not against the
laws of North Carolina.
We don't know whether the gentleman
who made this announcement got it out of
Fearne on Remainders or the back of Peter
Parley's Geography, but this we do know
that it IS not the law of North Carolina
or any other civilized country, ana we
hope never will be.
1t has been the custom in this State,
time out of mind, among our very best
people for first cousins to marry, and it is
too late now for us to doubt its expediency.
We hope that the editor of the ''Reids
Vile Weekly" Will either take back what
he has said, or else cite US his authority
that the public may be enlightened on the
subject of marriage.
In all candor the writer not being, as
yet, ''in the sere and yellow leaf is deeply
interested in anything that pertains TO
matrlmony. W ESTERN SUBSCRIBER.
The CHRONICLE copied the Weekly's no
tice Of a marriage without observing that
it said that marriages between first cousins
was forbidden. We know of too many
such marriages to doubt that is lawful
AS our correspondent has shown the law
is explicit -ED.