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SUITED AT THE. RIGHT TIE In Lauderdale county, Jesse W. Brooks; William Bretherick. In Jackson, Sirs. E.

H. Woodard. In Clay county, Infant of Mr. and Mrs. l.iB.

Cox. Wall Street Review. NWW YOR1C Oct. 29. An advance in sterling exchange to 48814 and 48914 started a fresh selling movement In stocks in' the first hour of business.

The strength of exchange, of course, revived the talk about exports of gold, but leading bankers were of the opinion that shipments were not likely this week at- least. So far as next week Is concerned, however, they were not so confident. The greatest pressure during the early part of the day was directed against the Industrials and Reading. The last-named fell from 17 to 15. rallied to 1614 and dropped to and closed at 14.

Rumors were current that1 the assessment on the stock under the proposed plan of reorganization will certainly be S20 and may reach $30, while the -income bondholders r.will probably have "to pay $10, for which they may re-, 1 ceive a little new preferred stock in exchange. The stock was unusually active and fisured for 70,000 shares in a grand I total of 276,664 shares. In the Industrials, j.Tobacco was particularly weak and dropped 3 per cent, to 89 on reports that I the fight with the plug tobacco people I was costing the company dearly. Sugar was steady for a time, but In the last hour, on sales by brokers, supposed to be. in the employ of lower Wall Street Interests, the stack broke VL to 101.

Gener he entered the room and confronted the two startled men. "Scoundrels!" he cried, "what would you do? Poison him? Thank God that my first act after liberation is to save live and not to destroy it." "Paul Gardner!" exclaimed Trevor, starting backward, his face livid and his limbs trembling as if palsied. "Yes, said Paul, "back to charge you with one crime, and to save you from Completing a more henious. one." "It was he who suggested and paid me to do moaned the abject brute, who sank trembling to the ground.1 Hlalf an "hour afterwards both men; were in Paul was tpqj busy at the bedside of the invalid. For days he continued his unwearying attention, and eventually had the satisfaction of fully restoring his patient.

Nor was gratitude wanting on Mr. Easton's part. On his recovery Paul unburdened his own sad story, and a week later his name stcod in his patient's will in the place recently occupied by that of Mark Nor was this all. A sudden fame attached itself to and with Dr. Roose Feldter as his patron, his professional career was quickly established.

Trevor and his accomplice were sentenced to a long term of imprisonment On conviction. the former at once made a written statement, completely exonerating Paul from the offense for which he had suffered, and only two days later Paul and Brenda New Orleans Provisions. NEW ORLEANS. Oct 29. Sugar Open kettle, fair, 2 7-16; good fair, cantrg fugal, off granulated, 44; off whitjj 3 11-16(3 13-16; choice yellow; 3811-ltl new prime yellow, Molasses Open kettle, strictly prlmt 36; prime, common, 31; centrifugal, strictly prime.

21; fair, 16. Syrup. Refinery sugar Powdered and cut loaf, 5 1-16; standard granulated, confectioners' 4. Rice Dull prime, 84; fair, 23; common, 2.2. Coffee Rio, fair, 18; good 17; common, 1414; Meixcan, prime, 20; fair.

-18. Sew Provisions, NEW YORK Oct. Market' aulet and about at unchanged prices from yesterday. Spot Rio coffee Quiet and No. 7.

lo, Sugar Raw about steady and moderate demand: fair refining, refined quiet-and steady; oft 4 3-164; standard A. cut loaf and crushed, granulated, 44. Cincinnati Provisions. -CINCINNATI, Oct. 29.

Flour unchanged. Pork Quiet; mess, $8.75. Lard Firmer; steam leaf, 614. Bacon Firm: loose shoulders, short rib sides. 5: short clear sides, boxed meats worth more.

Dry salted meats Firmer, but quiet; looaa shoulders, short ribs, short clear. 6: boxed meats worth more. Whisky Quiet, but steady, at $1.22. St. Loots Provisions.

ST. LOUIS, Oct 29. Pork Standard mess, $8.258.376. Lard Prime steam. choice, $5.50.

Bacon Shoulders, longs, clear ribs, short clear, 6. Dry salted meats Shoulders, ribs, clear. $4.95. Whisky-Steady at $1.22. al Electric soid down from 3414' to 32 and Chicago Gas from 6814 6614.

The decline in the last-named was attributed to gales by holders whose margins had been weakened by losses in other parts of the list. The Railway list fell off VA per cent. In sympathy, but in the afternoon the losses were partially recovered owing to the favorable ber -statement of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy, Chesapeake and Ohio anrd Canadian Pacific. Pacifilc Mails shot up from 3014 to 31 on the old story of a settlement the Panama, but later returned to 3014. In the last hour the bears-resumed aggressive tactics and the improvement noted was not only lost, but a number of the leading issues touched the lowest point of the day.

The particularly weak stocks at this time were Reading, Sugar, Jersey Central, Atchison. Canadian Southern, the Grangers and General Electric. The Erie Telephone and Telegraph made a sensational droo of 17 points to 50, rallied to 62 bid and 'closed at 58 bid. The sales were only 1.200 shares and the 'break was considered to be simply an old time "coup." The general market closed weak and 14 to per cent, lower on the day. National Starch (preferred) rose 1-3 to 4914.

Bonds were weak; sales footed up $1,235,000. The sales of li6tod stocks aggregated 216,711 shares and of unlisted stocks 61,153 shares. Treasury balances Coin, currency. $97,061,810. Money, Stocks and Bonds.

NEW YORK. Oct. 29. Money on call firm at 23 per last loan 214, closing offered at 214 per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 5146)er cent Bar silver, 67.

Sterling exchange, firmer, with actual business in bankers' bills at 48714487 for sixty days and for demand. Posted rates, 488144814. Commercial bills. 48614487. Government bonds, steady.

State bonds, dull. Railroad bonds, weak. Silver at the board was firm. The following were the closing bids at the Stock Exchanger Stocks. American Cotton Oil I .22 Cotton Oil, preferred 70 American Sugar Refineries American Sugar Refineries, 99 American Tobacco 90 Tobrfcco, preferred .,..,..10514 Atchison 19 Baltimore and Ohio-.

6014 Canada Pacific 5814 Chesapeake and Ohio 19 Chicago and Alton .............163 Chicago, Burlington and Quincy 85 Chicago Gas 66 Delaware. Lackawanna and Distillers and Cattle Feeders 22 Erie If TCrie. rtreferred 25 two men who had watched his egress from the vehicle approached and laid bands on him. "Paul Gardner, 1 suppose?" said the foremost of them. "That is my name." "It is our duty to arrest you on a charge of forgery in connection with a check which you cashed yesterday bearing the signature of Edmund D'Arcy, and to warn you that anything you may say may be used as evidence against -i The shock staggered Paul for an instant.

e.ri. Forgery!" he Iniurmured at length. "There is I do not understand. I certainly cashed such a check, but it was not forged, it was drawn by D'Arcy himself Good heavens!" he exclaimed, "can it be true? Can there be truth in those rumors after all? Cam he love Brenda, and have concocted this villainous plot to ruin and as a conviction of the truth flashed upon him it required superhuman effort to hold himself in check. On arriving at the station he reiterate, his innocence, but, of course, to no purpose.

"May I send a telegraphic message? he inquired. "The police will lend you any reasonable assistance, if you wish to communicate with your friends," was the reply, "I have Just a dozen words. Wire them to the pefson I name as soon as it is daylight: 'Beware of Trevor he is at the bottom my ruin. Am innocent. to Miss Heathcote, and Paul gave him her address.

Zou have the words? You will not forget th'Tcan remember. They will do no harmyway, they won't" muttered the man. "As soon as daylight, ue-pend upon me, There could be no question as to the outcome of the well-contrived Plot against hfm. Paul Gardiner saw that unless Trevor made a clean breast or his duplicity, nothing but imprisonment awaited him. And it turned out.

as he feared. Trevor denied every of Gardner's statement, even go.ng to the length of saying that they had never met on the day that Paul stated the check was banded over to bim. He intended flight, and his arrest Just as he was about to leave the country was construed into evidence against him. He was committed for trial by the magistrates and eventually sentenced to three years' Imprisonment. For months Mark Trevor shrank at the thought of going near Brenda Heathcote.

In spite of his craft and duplicity he could not summon the necessary courage to confront her, but eventually sought her out and endeavored to persuade her that her impressions were false, that Paul waa deserving of his fate, and that he Trevor was much injured by -being dragged into the horrible affair. "Explain that telegram," said showing him the wire Paul had contrived to send her. "Explain that. 1 believe every word of it, and 1 know the man who sent it too well to think that even in misfortune he would make such a charge falsely against one whom he had professed to honor." Trevor took the wire, and Bis face turned ghastly white as he read the words, "Beware of Trevor he is at the bottom of my ruin. Am innocent." did you receive this?" be inquired.

"On the night or rather early morning of his arrest. I know the reason you. betrayed bim, and evidently Paul did. too. The reason he wired me was PooHity of your diabolical plot succeeding so far aa your intentions with me were concerned.

2 th5 th03e Who SUf- suffiwnJ make eve" ther In.f8' those such entually sink 0.1' a mrable morning when found himself once nwre at liberty. The very thought to ov.rwh fre-Was a'Mosf sufficient W6lm 'm'' and- as he con-fionted the traffic of the busy streets, he could scarcely credit the fact that ne would not be summoned to continue of prison life. Behind his desire of vindication there lurked an inclination for revenge and Paul knew it. Forgive! No, he could scarcely do that. How he longed to see Brenda! would she counsel him to act? Should he go to her? He scarcely knew.

He required time for thought-After securing suitable clothing he repaired to one of the parks and set down upon a seat. The thoroughfare he had chosen was well-nigh deserted, and Paul was soon lost in the intricacies of thought. He had jjist determined that he would not visit Brenda until he could take convincing proof of his innocence when his privacy was intruded upon. Two men, supporting the tottering form of an elderly gentleman between them, came up to the seat. "You are ill, sir," said Paul, making room and assisting the old man into a comfortable posture.

"Ye yes I I'm very ill," was the reply. "Can I be of service to you? I am a medical man." "Then as as you value suffering humanity follow to my residence," and the man brokenly whispered his name and address. 'What is the name of the doctor attending 'Mr. Easton?" Paul asked of the attendant as soon as he arrived. "Barrow, sir," replied the man.

And between you and sir, I believe there's something wrong between him and Mr. Mark. He's a broken-down, drink-ridden beast, sir, and Mr. Mark won't hear of anyone else being called, isMr. Mark?" 1 "Mr.

Easton's adopted son. He ami ir" as id the man. eub- 'WORTH HAVING focv'ssku to CENTRE. The ttrticlei Alldwrd to Eni Were the Trimmluim, tUo Fringe, Which Do Count Except Where the Sewn Is of No Account. OH eleven births reported In.

Mobile last week ten were girls. tJ' The Breeze says the Jail of Baldwin County should be enlarged and mad safe. Mrs. W. T.

Crag-dale of Talladega county tell one day last week and broke hiV Th w.tnan'a Edition of The Conecuh Record was cue for' any editor to be proud of. Ex-Governor James B. Grant of Colorado has been visiting his old home in. Russell county. The Courant says there is but one vacant house in Evergreen and tnai one is out of repair.

There were twelve marriage licenses issued in Cullman county during the first half of this mouth. Rev. F. J. Tyler is holding a series of meetings at the Cumberland Presbyterian church in Gurley.

The' An'niston Hot Elast has put on a new drees and is now one of the handsomest papers of the State. Capt. A. H. Hayes of Monroe county was thrown from a buggy and quite baily bruised one "day last week.

Mrs. B. 3. Fort of Marlon Junction fell as she waa returning from church and broke one of her arms. The Eutaw Whig says there will be more hogs killed in Greene couniy i year than during any one year since the war.

Mr. Andrew Porter of Marlon County who lost an arm in a cotton gin, died a few days ago from blood poisoning. A very interesting program has been amused for the teacher's meeting to be held at Geneva on the Cth and 7th of December. -While playing at Epes, Sumter county, a few days ago a little son of Mr. Charles Morris had one of his eyes knocked out.

Mr. J. E. Stone of Talladega, was from a wagon, near Sylacauga and at last accounts was in a very criti-' cal condition. The Newton iilll and gin, in Fayette county were burned last week together with three bales of cottouand 800 bushels of seed.

The Marengo Reporter has several communications recommending Hon. G. W. Taylor for Congress to succeed Congressman Clarke. While riding a cow to pasture, Pleasant O'Haver of Jackson county was thrown or fell off and one of his arms was broken.

The dwelling of Mr. T. F. Slme of Eufaula was burned recently. His household goods were saved in a badly damaged condition.

While eating dinner a few days ago, the entire family of Mr. Polk Taney of Huntsville were poisoned. They were all quite sick. A lodge of Knights of Pythiashaa been organized at Heflin, and starts off with a good membership and fine prospects for the future. A.

countv Sunday School Convention will be held in Prattville on the 23rd I and 24th of November. Delegates will be entertained by the citizens. Mr. W. L.

Carmack of Opelika has been inditfted for murder in the second degree for the killing of Mr. W. G. Campbell, who died last week. The business men" and people generally of Bessemer are raising money to build a cotton mill.

Shares are placed at $25 each, payable $1 a month. Two colored farmers in the neighborhood of Leighton last 6prin planted the long staple cotton and last week sold several bales for 11 1-4 cents. Mr. J. N.

Barron of Andalusia has a spelling book that has been in his possession; for over seventy years the i one out of which he learned his alphabet. Robert "Woodford and his widowed mother arrived In Gadsden week from Huron, South Dakota. Robert, is only sixteen years old, and they drove through iu a wagon. Uncle Jack Pointer, -who died in Cle-burn County a few days ago, was over 100 years A month ago he walked from his home to Edwardsville, a distance of fifteen miles. The Blountsville Democrat has entered upon the second year of its existence, and feels contented at the reception that has been accorded tfc the paper during the past year.

Judge Foster proposes to have quiet in the court room while business is going on and to that end has the sheriff to collect 1 from every person caught talking in the court house. Mr. Thomas Cadhatt, living near Montevallo, lost his crib and oontents by fire a few nights ago. He was unloading cane by lamp light when the lamp was knocked over and exploded. The gin house on Hall place in Talladega County, together with about twenty bales of seed cotton, were burned a few days ago.

The cotton belonged to a number of small farmers in the neighborhood. The Breeze says any one walking along the streets of. Columbia m-ght be led to believe that the town was having a public cane grinding, but such in not the fact. The streets will be cleaned up after awhile. The prisoners in the Baldwin County Jail came very near making their escape a few nights ago.

When discovered one of the prisoners was In the hall outside the cells and in a few minutes more would have been at liberty. Mr. James B. Kornegay of Demopolis has lost twenty-one head of fine cattle lately; The water iu his pasture gave out and the cattle were sent to a neighbors and the death soon followed. It is announced thai the trouble was the Texas fever.

The Gadsden Times-News-will publish a daily edition during the session of -conference which will meet iu that place on the 22nd of November. It will give a full account of the proceedings of the conference besides a large amount of current church history. This will be a good opportunity to get the official proceedings in a. cheap and convenient l'orm. Died til Alabama.

In Pickers county, H. Horton; Samuel H. Keasler. i I In county eon of Mr. and Mrs.

McAiuelly; Miss Sarah, Gamble; Mrs. Amanda Ashmore. In Sunster county, Mrs. R. P.

Oliver; Infant of Mr. and Mrs. F. B- William. In Bibb county, Mrs.

Sam Furgerson. In Hale county, Mrs. Beetle Stevens. Iu Alexander City, Willtain F. Stearns.

Id Mrs. N. B- Hall. In Lee county, Ralph McMillen; Dr. SY- G.

Taylor. la Huntsville, John Morris. In Lawrence, son of Mr. and Mrs. E.

P. Holland. In Escambia county, Mrs. J. W.

Par- ker. In Hartselle, Mrs. Llua R. Lother-dge; Mrli. Julia W.

Boteler. In Albertville, Mrs. Mary Amos. In Abbeville, son of Mr. and Mrs.

J. B. Iu Greensboro, Mr. Mary Spencer Jack. In Calhoun county, child of Mr.

and (jfg. Tom Foster. In Choctaw county, B. Braswell; Dr. A.

Keener, Married in In Tuscaloosa, C. H. Whlteley and Mies Stella Sanders. In Sheffield, t. Charles E.

Rice of North Dakota and Miss Lillian Lee. In Colbert county, John W. Hall and Mrs. Margaret I Jrr Claffton, 'E. P.

Bishop and Misi In Green county, Charles A. Chappell and MissjQipmmlo Faaon. j'j H'Rj In Wtehtiwtbn. county, IJohrfi Johnson and Miss Amanda Madison. In Polhan, John Whittaker and Miss Rozle In Huntsville, Karry and Miss Annie Cross.

In Pike county, C. H. Florenca and Miss Artie Strickland. Ia Lowndes county, Dr. J.

C. Sellers of Coffee county, and Mis Maggie Drane. In Cherokee county. Rev. David A.

Pledger and Mit-a S. J. Hartllne; O. S. Henderson and Hiss Elizabeth Reese.

In Cullman, Casper Suckfull of Decatur and Miss Mary Rhulander. In Autauga County, Wilber Durdin and Miss Mary Overstreet; Perry Hester and Miss Eliza Strickland. At Blount Springs, Julius E. Wil-loughby and Miss Mary Alice Byars. In Blount county, Will S.

Tidwell and Miss Katie In Albertville, Sam. Minor and Miss Leola Moore. In Russellville, Foster Gavin of Sheffield and Miss Lucy Norrls. At Guin, Daniel Lockhart and Miss Lizzie Cagle; C. C.

McKay and Miss Annie Cagle. i HIS'FRIhND'S DECEIT. From Tld-Bite. There was a dejected look on Paul Gardner's face as he seated himself at his writing table, and in spite of himself a sigh escaped him. He bad come te the parting of the ways in his exist- ence was now confronting the fact that the career of honor, ease and usefulness which three or four years ago he had mapped out for realization was impossible of attainment.

His hopes were dead. Only one thing remained for him to do now. But that was surely the hardest of them all! That was the primal cause of his dejection, and that was the source of his sigh. His lip quivered imd his fingers trembled as he stretched forth his hand and took up his pen- For a moment 1e toyed nervously with it, as if enable to trace the necessary words on the paper before him. Then he wrote: "Dear Brenda: My heart falls me- as begin tliis task, but honor compels the conviction that it is a necessary one.

By the time this reaches you I shall be many miles upon my Journey. It seems but yesterday since I settled here aud opened my doors fcr the reception of patients. I had some 12,000 then, and I believed that, by Judicious management it would suffice until I had made a In spite of energy, frugality, and, I believe, skill, my practice has yet to ba begun. My waiting has been in vain and my brass plate insufficient to attract the practical attention of those requiring medical aid. Now I have come to the end of my resourc tnd I must leave you you whom I love better than, I have made up my mind to woo Fortune In a foreign clime.

I know you love me, and the the many happy hours we have spent together will, in the fu-tuns, as in the past, be a cheerful, incentive to me in my work. But I dare not ask you to wait my return. I hope for but I had hoped for it at the outset, and the future may possibly be as unpropitlous and the hopes as vis-isionary aa those of the past No; however powerful my Inclinations, Justice to yourself compels me to relinquish the claim I have hitherto had upon you. Consider yourself, then, dear Brendan uuder no obligation lo your old love. Pray for me and may God bless vou.

Ever yours in heart, Paul." It was written, at last. He dare not breathe a good-bye dare not utter one those terms of endearmtnt he had been so to nee. His heart was quickly sinking within him. To nasij for a moment would be faiial hesitation. He did not read the letter throUjj.1, but placed It qiickly in an envelope, and, hurriedly directing and sealing it, deposited it on the mantle-piece cut of sight, as if be would fain forget its existence.

At that moment the door opened, and Paul looked up as his friend, Mark Trevor, entered. "Come in, Trevor, and don't mind ithe confusion," he said. "I'm glad to see you, as I was Just going out to look you up." "By Jove! Then you really intend leaving us?" said Trevor, elevating his eyebrows and attempting a smile. "I thought when you mentioned it last week it was the outcome of Impulse and disgust. But, my dear fellow, why this haste? And Miss Heathcote Brenda! Tou surely" "Trevor, don't.

At as I think of her, my resolution wavers, and yet I know I am right in what I am about to do." "But Is she not aware of 'your departure?" "No; neither can I tell her verbally. Her tears would make me weak, arid I want to spare her, as well as myself, the palti of saying farewell." "Farewell! Nonsense. You'll get an appointment out there, on landing, and-in a few months at most you'll be back again for your bride," and a cloud, evidently the outcome of contemplating such a possibility, obscured Trevor's face. silence of some moments followed. Then Trevor resumed his gayety, his face lit up with hope and his eyes scintillated with more than ordinary brilliancy.

"Well, well," he said, "you Snow your own affairs best, I and after all, you're only doing what an honorable man ought to. But if I can help you In any way. don't be afraid of commanding me. I'm at your service, Gardner, although I don't suppose you have any commissions to give." "Yes, I have. You can do me a great favor, old fellow.

I I the fact is. I'm Just a bit short of funds, and and if you could see your way to lend me, say fifty pounds, I should be uncommonly grateful. One never knows what may happen, you know, and, all going well, I will return It In the course of a few months." "Certainly! I'm glad you mentioned it, my boy. It would never do to cripple yourself at the outset by being short of the ready. I'll-lend it' you with pleasure.

When do you start?" he asked, eagerly. "In the morning early' i "Fact -is, I haven't the money by me, but I. can get in an D'Arcy owes me fifty, and promises -to let me hyae it this morning without fall. 1 11 just run round and get him to draw the check in your favor Instead of mine, and "Thanks, It's very good of you, Trevor." tut: don't mention It fist your things put in order, and ri i an nour, ana Trevor, snatching up his hat, departed. True to his word, Mark Trevor returned within an hour.

"Just caught him in, my boy," he said. "Here you are the check's drawn in your favor, to save my indorsement." "Thanks for all you have done for me," said Paul, taking up the check and putting it into his pocketbook. "I shall not forget your goodness," gratefully clasping Trevor's hand in hts. In a short time the baggage was deposited In' a growler, and Paul on his way to the Eat India dock. As he.

was about to step, op. to the gangway were together. "Proof of my Innocence, darling," said he, producing the document. "I do not need it," she replied. "I knew it," A handsome line of portiere curtains, chenille table covers and rugs just received.

ELLIS GAY, 13 and IB Monroe Street. NEWS OF THE WORLD OF TRADE. Local Cotton Market. Cotton advanced to 85-16 yesterday. One lot sold as high as 8.40.

Receipts light. Strict 8 5-16 Middling S'rlct low 8 Low 7 Strict 7 Good ordinary 7 ..714 The Snn'a Cotton He view. NEW YORK. Oct. rose 20 to 21 points, then reacted and closed 12 to 13 poms above the last prices of yesterday, with the final tone steady and the sales 302.000 bales.

Liverpool advanced 6 to 614 points and closed firm with spot sales of 10.000 bales and spot prices 3-32d higher. New Orleans-advanced 18 points and then lost 7 points of the rise. The port receipts were 42,032, against 56.866 this day last week. 73,726 last year and 88,472 in 1803; thug far this week 149,754 against 165.000 thus far last wefek. New Orleans expects tomorrow 12,000 to 13,000.

In Manchester yarns were higher but less active; cloths dull. Spot cotton advanced 3-16o at New York and Norfolk; 14c at Charleston, Mfi at Wilmington and Savannah and l-16c at Mobile. Memphis sold 3,150 bales. Today's features Increased strength in Manchester on which the bulls dilated with much satisfaction, a rise in Liverpool, good buying orders from that market, large purchases by New Orleans, a rumor that Neill Brothers will estimate the crop at 6,250,000 bales, and a disinclination on the part of the South to sell at the current prices, caused a very strong feeling in the market here today which led to a decided advance. Local operators covered freely.

Wall Street bought and Southern orders to buy were plentiful. Weak holders have been weeded out and the cotton is in the hands of strong men. The general feeling is bullish. The crop movement is comparatively moderate and planters and country dealers at the South show a disposition to hold cotton for higher prices. Part of the decided rise early In the day was lost before the close, owing in a measure, to selling by exporting houses who are believed to be interested In the purchases of spot cotton at the South.

Besides leading firms sold at the advance to realize profits, among them, it Is understood, being Inman, Swann Company, and Wall Street houses, as well as at the South. The speculation is once more expanding. Sew York Spot Cotton. NEW YORK. Oct.

29. Cotton, quiet; middling gulf, 914; middling, net-receipts, 970; gross, exports to Great Britain. to the continent, 550; forwarded, sales, 268, all spinners; stock. 170.169. Total today Net- receipts, exports to Great Britain to France, to the continent, stock, 907,178.

Total so far this week Net receipts, exports to Great Britain, to France, to the continent, Total since Sept. 1 Net receipts, exports to Great Britain, to 1'rance. 72.021; to the continent, 70,783. New York Cotton Futnre. NEW YORK.

Oct. 29. Cotton, firm; middling gulf, 914; middling, 8, sales, 26S bales: futures closed steady; sales, 309,100 bales. ..8.65 November ..8.64 December 8.70 January ..8.77 February 8.82 March 8.87 Anril 8.92 May 8-9S June ..9.04 ..9.08 Mew Orlenns Cotton Fntnres. NEW ORLEANS.

Oct. futures, steady; sales, 86,400 bales. Ootober ...8.61 November ...8.60 8.61 January ...8.67 February ..8.71 March ..8.76 April 8.80 May 8.84 June 8.88 Charleston Cotton, CHARLESTON. Oct. firm; nnuuiaiK, sales, 100.

Liverpool Cotton, LIVERPOOL. Oct. Demand fair; prices firm; American middling, 4d; sales. American, speculation and export, 500; receipts, American. 19,880: futures opened firm; demand fair; American middling L.

M. C. November and December 3 38-64d December and January 4 39-64d January and February 4 39-64d March and April 4 41-64u April and May 4 45-643 May and June 4 44-o4d Futures steady at 10c decline. LIVERPOOL. Oct.

29. (12:45 p. Cotton Spot higher; American, fair, 3 9-32d; good middling, 4 27-32d; middling, 4 23-32d; low middling, 4d; good ordinary, 414d; ordinary, i 5-16d: LIVERPOOL, Oct. 29. (4 p.

Cotton: October 4 43-64d Octcber and November 4 42-64d Noven ber and December 4.42-64d December and January 4 42-64d January and February 4 42-64d February and March 4 43-fitd March, and April 4 45-64d Anrll and May 4 46-64d Mav and June 47-640 Ji ne and July 4 48-64d July and Augist .......4 50-64d Futures closed firm. Cotton at the Ports. Mid- Net PORTS. dling. rects.

Sales. StocK. Galveston. .8 5-16 E.905 791 124 Norfolk. .814 1,792 '524 39,320 Baltimore.

.8 12,616 Eostcn. .8 11-16 820 7.96!' Wilmington .814 1.5S2 22,156 Philadelphia .914 472 7.156 Savannah. .8 8.041 102 102.884 New Orleans. .814 16,556 5,850 324,309 Mobile. .8 3-16 2.099 1,500 30,480 Memphis .6 4.3S8 80,529 Augusta.

.8 7-16 1,349 832 30,477 Charleston .8 850 64,546 Cincinnati 8 2,817 7,498 Louisville. .814 St. Louis. .814 1.5S8 Houston 8 5-16 11.443 735 50,093 Tone of markets Galveston, steady; Norfolk, firm: Baltimore, steady; Boston, steady: Wilmington, Philadelphia and Savannah, firm; New Oileans, Mobile, Memphis and Augusta, steady; firm; Louisville, quiet; St. Louis and New York Dry Goods.

NEW YORK. Oct. 29. The Journal of Commerce and Commercial "Bulletin, in its weekly review of the dry goods market, says: The Btrength of the dry goods market for cotton goods, in the face of the recent heavy drop in the price of cotton, was a surprise to a number of buyers who tested the market by bids for quantities for future delivery of staples at prices based upon the expectation of that inuence, only to ave them turned down. It has.

therefore, been no surprise to find that the general tone today Is practically as firm as it ever was, seeing that cotton has recovered something like one-half of the previous de-' cllne. The week's business has been on, aulte a moderate scale in staple Cotton dressed fabrics have been quite firm in lines, with good orders for spring recorded in specialties In both printed and woven patterned lines. The woolen and worsted goods departments hav shown no change of moment in either dress goods or men's wear fabrics. The failure of Bamberger, Bloom Co. has been a disagreeable incident, but reports of collections eontinue on the, whole decidedly satisfactory.

Nnvnl Stores. SAVANNAH. Oct. 29. Spirits of tur-i pontine closed quiet at 25 for regulars; sales, none; the offered lower; receipts, 1,738.

Rosin Quiet and unchanged from yesterday, with sales of 280 barrels. CHARLESTON. Oat. 29. Turpentine, firm at 25; receipts, 11 casks.

Rosin Firm; good strained, receipts. 229, WILMINGTON. Oct. 29. Rosin, firm; strained, good strained, $1.26.

Spirits of turpentine Steady; machine, irrplllflr. 25. Tar Steady at $1.40. Crude turpentine Firm; hard, soft, virgin, $1.60. HONTCSOMBRT WUOLEIALB PRICE! Provisions.

BACON-66. BULK MEAT 65. GRITS Per CHEJiiSE Summer, 10012. BRAN Per hundred HAMS 14-lb average, llli HAY No. 1 Timothy, cnoion $19.00.

CORN White milling, 4345. KICK Good, 4fs4 per lb; prime, 6 66: fanoy head, 65. CORN MEAL 40to45. SALT 126 lbs Virginia, 00; Louisiana, 86; 200 lb ground Liverpool. 85.

BUTTER Oleomargarine, 185J20O per lb; Tennessee, 20025c; Jersey, 3Q35. SYRUP Fancy New Orleans rebelled. 25 26 per gallon; other grades, 1KM per gallon. OATS Western feed, 30035 per bushel; Texas. 36.

LARD Tierces, fancy leat, refined tierces, smaller packages, usual differences. FLOUR Common to best, $3.864.31, SUGAR Granulated, 65; Stanaara 44; cut loaf, F. Y. 444. Conntry Proolnee.

APPLES-Per $2.0002.25. ONIONS Per $2.00. COTTON SEED Per ton, $7.00, f. O. D.

$16.00., IRISH POTATOES $2.15. SWEET POTATOES-40 per bushel. YRUP -Country, per gallon, 40, BUTTER Country, ISiglS per pound; Jersey. 3035. PEAS Lady, $1.75 per bushel; white crowder, $1.26: mixed, 90c DRIED APPLES Peeled, 8c.

per pound. POULTRY Well grown chickens, fLW 3.60 per dosen. EGGS 17c per dozen. HAY Guinea Grass, small bales. $15.00 Jer ton; German millet small bales, 14.00 per ton; German millet from wagons, 4060 per hundred; No 1 Timothy, No.

1 Timothy, oholcs to fancy, $17.00. EVAPORATED PEACHES Peeled, 20 VINEGAR Applet 822; pur double Strength, 2026. Hides, Wool, Sto HIDES-Green salted, 6ffi6. HIDES Dry flint. 912.

HIDES Dry salted, 78. BEESWAX 24 per pound SHEARING6026 each. GOAT SKINS 20025 each. RAGS Cotton. 14.

tier lb. WOOL Burry, 67 per pound. WOOLr-Clear. j'13; washed, Drags. ALUM 46.

QUINJNE-3550. COCHINEAL 38040. OPIUM $2.252.50. BLUE MAbo tt65. IODIDE POTASH $3.1603.1 CASTOR OIL $1.1001.24, RH UBARB IPECAC CHLOROFORM 75(380.

Hardware. base. ANVILS 1C11. AXES S6.0ojri.00. BARB WIRE $3.25 per pound.

COTTON CARDS $4.00. HOLLOW WARE Country, SIFTERS 11.0041,1.60 per doaen. PLO HOES 804 per lb. SHOVELS Ames, $9.00 per doxen: Sow-land, $6.00. Woodwnre.

WELL TUBS-O. G. B. in nest, $2,011. i TWO HOOPS Fine pails.

$1.26. IRON-BOUND HALF per dozen. TRON-BOUND PECK per dozen. THREE HOOPS Brass, red cedar, $4,60, HlseellaBeoas. SLOvES-86.

1NGER 15. BPICE 10020. PEPPER 166)18. 60078. BAR LEAD per Its, MAGNESIA Carb, 26tfL CANDLES Star, CONCENTRATED LYE $2.

S3. SARDINES Amerioan, $4.2634.60. PICKLES Pints, $1.00: quarts. SO-a-r Common to fanoy, $2.0001.7 Ptf box. Candy Assorted In boxes.

in barrels. A Pause In the March, of Progress. Atchison Globe. Though we speak of this as an age of improvement and intelligence, millions of people etill believe that th aai'cer waa made to drink out of. Still Carrying Them Off.

Chicago Times-Herald. Reports from various parts of th country show that the "mistaken tor a burglar" mode of decease Is still prevalent. General Electric 3214 Illinois Central 97 Lake Erie and Western 22 Lake Erie and Western, 1A Lake Shore --150 Louisville and Nashville 58 L. N. A.

and 8 Manhattan Consolidated 105fe Memphis and Charleston 15 Michigan Central 9814 Missouri Pacific 3214 Mobile and Ohio 22 Nashville, Chattanooga St. 76 TJ. S. Cordage' J- U. S.

Cordage, preferred New Jersey Central 109 New York Central 100 -N. Y. and N. 63 Norfolk and Western, preferred 12 Northern Pacific Northern Pacific, preferred li Northwestern 106 Northwestern, preferred .147 Pacific Mail 30 Reading Rock Island 7f St. Paul '5 St.

Paul, Silver Certificatss Tennessee Coal and Iron 37 Tennessee Coal, and Iron, preferred. 100 Texas Pacific Wi Union Pacific Wabash -Mi Wabash, preferred jJJs Western Union Telegraph 90 Wheeling and Lake Erie 13 Wheeling and Lake Erie, 44 Bonds. Alabama Bonds. Class 2 to 3 109 Alabama Bonds. Class 5's 19914 Alabama Bonds.

Class 100 Louisiana Stamped 4's 100 North Carolina 4's lOfli North Carolina 6's 12414 Teni.essee Settlement 3's 80 Viiginia S's Virginia Deferred 614 Virginia 6's extra matured 62 United States'4's, registered 11114 United States 4'3, coupons 1H14 Ui.ited States 2's 97 Southern Railway 5's 96 Southern Railway, common 11 Southern Railway, preferred 35 South Carolina 4'A's .....10 Chic ago Review. CHICAGO. Oct. 29. As the usual recognition of the drought scare by opening firm and slightly higher this morning, wheat fell under the spell of the heavy Northwest receipts, lower London cables and poor business, and ruled weaker and lower up to the close, which was.

the low point for the day. The opening was the highest, the notably weak period of the session being a little after noon and was-apparently due to selling by New York and local longs, the former for short account and the latter because they had grown weary of wa'Ung for a bull movement. December wheat opened from 60 to 6, dropped to 59, where It closed under yesterday. Cash wheat was weak and to 14c per bushel lower. It was quiet in the corn pit and prices, although experiencing weakness through the relationship of this grain and wheat, did not materially decline.

The range scarcely exceeded 14c limit, the business finding ample scope May corn opened at 29iic-. sold at 29y4 to 29, declined to 29, where it closed 14c under yesterday. Cash corn was steady. Oats Price changes were not important and were confined to narrow boundaries. May oats closed 14c under yesterday.

Cash oats were firm for all grades with white quotably 14c higher. -Provisions Traders encountered further discouragement this morning In the state of affairs at the yards. Early, the market was weak and lower. Later, a dispatch was received quoting a decline of 10 to 15c. Products gave way to depression communicated prices ruling at declines all day.

At the close January pork was 10 to 1214c lower than yesterday, January lard 214 to 5c lower, January ribs 214o lower. The leading futures ranged as follows: Wheat Opening. Closing. 58 December 63 corn 1 9 November 29 29 29 9 Oats- 18 J. May 20 20 Octobe7.

7 9714 5 7 95 January 9 02 8 9o 9 32 9JS7Vi i-ard October iit, 5 62 5 62 o82 5 80. Klbs 4 35 '4 35 4 60. 4 52 -4 80 4 72 Cash quotations were as follows; Flour was quiet and slow; quotations were unchanged, but the feeling was posy; No. 2 spring wheat, No. 2 red.

62. No, 2 corn, 2930. No. 2 oats, 18. 'j.

Mess pork, $8.008.10. Lard. $5.50. Short rib sides, Dry salted meats Shoulders, 4.87: short clear sides, $4.754.87. 'v-ini his voice to an almost inarticulate wlifper, "btit he's the masters -Enctgh," said Paul.

"See, take thta prescription to the chemist and bring back the medicine at once. Then run round and aek Dr. Rocse leldter to come here instantly; it is a matter of life and death." The man set off at once and speedily returned with the requisite medicine, and then went as requested for the specialist. When the eminent scientist appeared, Paul, without more ado, asked him to make an examination of the invalid and to state what he considered was the nature of the complaint. Several minutes elapsed, then, taking oft his pince-nez, Dr.

Feid-ter said: "I see by the remedies you are that we have both arrived at the same conclusion. You are giving chloral?" "Yes." "Quite right." The condition is owing to the cumulative properties of strychnine." "So I conjectured. The patient seems easier now; may I have a word, with y.ou in private?" The two' were conducted to an elegantly furnished dressing-room, and in a few moments Paul announced he belief that Mr. Eaeton was being slowly but deliberately poisoned. The specialist lookea exceedingly grave, but counseled him to take Up his quarters in the dressing-room and await developments.

hour after Dr. Feldter's departure two men entered the bedroom. A cry of horror, almost escaped Paul as he saw from his nia-ing place that one of these men was Mark Trevor and the other, he had no doubt, was the broken-down, morphia-dominated medical man who was doing his bidding. The latter took a small vial from his pocket and poured a little of its contents into a wineglass. "How lonir before the end now?" whispered Trevor.

"Tomorrow, some time, I will finish." was the reply. Paul waited no longer. Wlh, a. hound-.