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^ t EXPECTED REACTION IN COTTON FUTURES. Close in New York Sensational Made so by a Focal Speculator Who Wanted July Contracts. New York, Jan. 29.?The open log in the cotton market wan higher than last night's close with May and July above the best point of yesterday. Trading was active and excited. The initial advance was on better' cables than had been looked for' and reports that cotton was sell ing ali through the interior last night at cents for middling. It became evident, however, soon A after the opening that enormous profit taking was going on and the prices were depressed seveial points trom the best, after which ^ they were rallied by iho firmness in New Orleans and aggressive ball support. The rally did not hold and shortly after noon there was a rapid decline of from 55 to 65 points. The break was reported to be due to selling by two large commission houses with out-town connections, which held lone cotton for southern and western in terests. It was said that sales< were made because of failure of correspondents to forward neces sary margins. The decline attracted a fresh demand from; scattered sources and with the weaker long interests shaken out the market rallied several points on bull support. The close was sensational. K Just at the last moment a local speculator went into the ring and for all the July cotton in f sight, running that mouth up to 16.18 or within seven points of last nights close while the other old crop positions were net 13 to 15 points lower and the new croD months from ]0 to 38 points below last night's final figures. The dav's sales were estimated at 1 200,000 bales. ? AT NEW ORLEANS. New Orleans Jan. 23.?The long expected reaction in the cotton market occured today and country longs went wild in their efforts to liquidate. Their offerings swamped the market for a wniie ana prices went aown trom | 45 to 86 pointH. The prominent bulls were heavy buyerB at the decline and evon at the lowest buying offers of a few hundred bales would send the market up 10 points. The alarm was sounded yesterday when brokers commericed to ask $10 a bale margin. It is generally conceded that ^ the false reports concerning the situation in the far east, spread about last night were responsible for the liquidation by the 4 weak long interest. All futures remained bullish. The movement was light and the weekly "in sight" figures were smaller than expected by the moat enthusiastic bulls. At one time the May options were 80 points under the highest level of the morning, but a quick recovery brought them up until they wefre only 41 points below the highest level, and only 21 points lower than the close yesterday. The leading bulls said the drastic liquidation nad left the market in healthier condition H than ever, and more open to further advance than for several days past. 1 OABTORI Ju, BmnO? Thi Kmd Yoo Hm Ahms rr: * # Gen. John II. Gordon at Antiet 1'he most conspicuous instR of Gordon's personal courage was given at Autietam. His brigade held a position in ilill's division at an exposed point near the center of Lee's line of battle. Lee cautioned Gordon that it was a dangerous and vital point, and Gordon gave his personal pledge to Lee that he would hold it till the huh went down. Space forbids f ull description of the matchless gallantry with which tie redeemed that pledge, but his personal experiences will convey some idea of the struggle. He received, first, a shot through the calf of his right leg; second, another shot higher up 111 the same leg; third, a bullet through the left arm ; fourth, a bullet through the shoulder. Notwithstanding these four wounds, he remained upon the field, so weak from loss of blood that he could barely go back and fourth to give orders, until a fifth bullet struck him squarely in the face, passed out wardly, just missing the jugular vein, and rendered him senseless. He was borne from the field unconscious, without any hope among his comrades that he could j survive; yer, ne dia revive a few hours later, with vitality sufli cient to make a jest of hih mis fortunes when his wife, almost ' heartbroken, appeared upon the ' scene. Gordon chafed upon the 1 seven months' enforced leave resulting from these manifold mutilations. To the day of his death the dimple of Antietam in his cheek was the handsomest feature of his manly face. Released from the bonds of wounds, he rushed back to the war, assumed/ommand of a tine briirade of (ienrciaos in F.arlv'a division, and, as if to make up for lost time, shortly afterward electrified Lee's army by a brilliant charge at Fredericksburg,in which his brigade, unsupported, assaulted and recaptured Rlarye's Heights.?Review of Reviews for , February. Have You Indigestion? < If you have indigestion, Kodol 1 Dyspepsia Cure will cure you. It has cured thousands. It is curing people every day?every hour. | You owe it to yourself to give it a trial. You will continue to ' suffer until you do try it. There 1 is no other combination of diges tanis that digest and rebuild at | the same time. Kodol does both. Kodol cures, strengthens and re builds. Sold by Crawford Bros. J Turning to Cotton. 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