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CITY AFFAIRS.
THE STATE HOAD PLUNDERING*.
The llolrkkla* Kianlnalion
MB. AIaBXARDKB—OOimXTT'ED.
Question—Did Hotchkiss get any of
that money ?
Answer—I don’t know of my own
knowledge, nor whether he knew of this
being paid twice. I had only conversa
tion with him once. Never heard any
one in his presence make any statement
that he got any of the money. These
(bills in hand) are all in the same hand
writing—made out by the Maine man. 1
did not seo either
BLODGETT OK MI’LL IN
sign them. Don’t know whether it is
M.’s writing or not. That (bill) is signed
Blodgett” by Fry, I saw some one get
money on that draft. Don’t know that
anybody got money on that (bill). I
TURNED THE MONEY OVER TO FRY.
I don’t rememl>er the day. The warrant
was mode out in the name of McKewn,
Grant k Co. The account was furnished
me by Fry. I only know of one party
who got money. I carried the account
and draft attached to Hotchkiss. That
was signed by me at Fry’s request,
think Hotchkiss’ name was not attached.
The
(new yore) RILLS
were made out after the draft and ac
count had licen presented, ns much os a
month or six weeks after Hotchkiss
gave the draft. I got money on the first
account before I went before the Bail-
road Committee. I got from Fry, on
first oec< «jt,
TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS.
Both accounts have been paid. Alto
gether I got $3,400. I have returned my
money. I only returned the money to
day (August 15), altogether $3,050, that
is all I ever received of these accounts.
These accounts were made out by me.—
That (one in hand) was signed by Fry
for Blodgett. It was presented by Fry.
I think Fry turned over these accounts
to Culberson. I never showed these to
Hotchkiss, nor notified him that those
DOUBLE ACCOUNTS
had been made out. Went before the
Bailroud Board when this matter was ex
amined. The warrant v. as passed up mid
1 DREW THE MONEY.
I received $3,400. I received some other
money improperly. There was an agree
ment some time ago to settle this matter.
Hotchkiss was not ono of the party.—
Don’t know that he had anything to do
with it. I would like to state to the
Court that nobody outside of myself and
Fry’ knew* of these bills. I refer to the
firm of Alexander & Co.
■rconil Day.
COL. CULBERSON.
Am Clerk of the Board of Railroad Com
missioners—That (the bill) was brought
bofors the Commissioners, of whioh this is
■ record. My information is that the
money v os paid on tho draft. Those bills
are tho papers that came together. That
ontry was rnado ini t. In this case, Alexan
der came to me saying, he hud letters from
parties in Now York authorizing him to
draw for these bills; that he was anxiouB
to hare it passed by the Bonrd, and was
willing to
FAT A SMALL COMMISSION
to get it passed. He camo before the
Board and made a statement of his au
thority to draw this money. Tho bills
had
THE ENDORSEMENT OF BLODGETT A MU I.UX.
After it was passed I received seventy-five
doilars! whioh I am
NOW BEADY TO FAT BACK,
not os conscience money, but if it belongs
to the State of Georgia. I have not paid
book any. I will pay it book if it is found
that it belongs to tho State of Georgia.
I have got it, and will pay it back when
ever it is deoided that tho Stnto has been
wronged out of it. Fry handed me tho
money. Never was any conversation be
tween me and Hotchkiss on this mutter.
Have no remembrance of him being bo
foro tho Board. Alexander was before
tho Bourd ; do uol kuow that he was
sworn.
MU. SCOTT,
Sworn—Aui clerk in tho Executive Do
partmeut I never saw that draft. J. 0.
Alexander got tho warrant,. I delivered
it to Fry. I gave warrant for- full amount.
Hotchkiss said nothing to me abotrt it
B. r. nLoixrErr,
Sworn—1 was Supply Agent of W. A A.
It R. last year. Fry was clerk. Fry
signed the hill. It was not by my iu-
strnotiou. Occasionally ho would sigu
bills by my direction. It wits not custo
mary for him to sigu nuless I told him.
Ho had no authority to sign without my
knowledge. When he did sigu tliut was
tho tisual form. That is not my hand
writing, but Fry’s. It is my opinion that
that is Mulliu’s hand-writing.
(Several bills were shown witness.)
Question—Are these bills
BOOUS U1LLH?
Answer—I think they aro I about two
months since I found it out. I saw an
entry in my books that excited my suspi
cion. I then went to tho General
Bookkeeper's office. I am satisfied
he knew nothing of it till I went
there. Dont think I had conver
sation with Hotchkiss nbeirt it. There
a meeting of Alexander and myself,
Mr. Fry, Mr. Hotchkiss and CoL Harris,
for the purpose to get this money paid
book. At that meeting Hotchkiss was with
ns. There was no definite plan arranged.
Alexander was willing to mnko restitu
tion. The other parties who had got
money were- not willing. At that time it
was charged that
irrrmiaiSK was implicated,
At that time Fry stated iu the crow d
1 titi well that he conUO^i Hotchkiss kuow nothing about it
taK the brand el hair oil which he InslJ I believe Aloxuujor claimed that Fry had
said that he paid Hotchkiss $800.
A. U HAliUIS
was there, making effort for restitution
of tho money Alexander was willing to
return, Fry was not, and these were all
tho parties that I understood had any
thing to do with it Hotchkiss said
nothing about returning money. He was
It SMnm that a number of the higher
Acme on the State Road, under the
i of Governor Bollock and
many we do not
retained their places and
their pay, fount the time the road was
tinned over to the leasees till now.
What was this for? One or two clerks
in the Executive Deportment could have
wouad op tho unfinished business of the
rood, or some person or penone could
hove bean amigned to that duly, without
keeling under pay a routine of high-sala
ried offiemn.
Bat an important feature in this mat
ter seems to havo escaped public ntten
tien. There were large balances owing
to tho rood by connecting railroads, and
oflsfr parties. We ore told that all
these balance*, aa far as they have
bean collected, have gone into the bonds
of Foster Blodgett. We would like to
know how much of this money has been
PoBseted, and how much of it has reached
the Stitts Treasury ? Will Dr. Angier
inform as?
The Legislature, wo believe, passed on
set creating s Board or Committee to in
vsstigsto sad audit claims against the
State Road, and have all claims allowed
by that Board paid out of the Treasury;
bat no provision was made, co far os we
*r* aware, to take core of tho money dr.s
the Slate an account of the debts owing
to the Rood.
Who can furnish the country with any
facts on this point ?
Tbs HsCrbblss la veil (gallon
Was concluded last evening, and orgu-
ment will be heard to-day. Wo are not
advised ns to who will address the Court-
whether all the attorneys or only one or
two ou each side.
The evidence, whioh we have published
in full, makes some rich developments
though on the question before the Court,
that at the guilt or innooenoe of the
prisoner, Mr. Hotchkiss, upon tho charg
es brought, it is somewhat conflicting,
and it is difficult to decide whether it
will be considered sufficient to hold him
to bail os not
Wo hope, iiowovor, this is only a be
ginning, and that the wholo matter will
be folly investigated. Wo wont tho peo
ple to know exaotly what has bceomo of
the earnings of the State Rood.
Mr. II. O. Msjrl's Card.
Wo very cheerfully publish tho card of
Mr. Hoyt this morning. Ho has drawn
a very largo amount of mouey, which ho
says he lies paid out for wood, eross-tios
and ballast.
In a personal interviow with us ho
stated that he was tho purchasing ogent
of tho road for those throe articles, and
that he invites a careful examination into
the rooords and vouchers in his possession.
Wo have not charged him with doing
anything wrong. He has been in the
employ of the State Road, handling
large sums of money, at a time when it
scorns to be conceded that a lawge amount
of nseatity was gulag on. If hs can es
tablish hi* innooenoe of wrong doing, no
ono will bo more gratified thou wo, and
hb one will more cheerfully join in pro
elaiming it
We wish it distinotly understood that
we do not, by these remarks, intimate a
belief that he has done any wrong. All
w* mean to soy is this: that he has been
found in suspicious oompuuy, having the
disbursement of large sums of money
and it is not surprising that ho should ho
suspeoted. Ho told ns yesterday lie did
not complain of being suspected, if those
who cntsrtuin suspicion will hut invest!
«»*• his records end vouchers fully,
which ho declare* himself ready to snh
mit to say men or set of men at any
time.
It has frequently boon alleged that ho
was poor when hu went into tho service
of the rood, end that he is now wealthy,
sad this allegation wo alludod to yester
day. Mr. Hoyt denies this. Wo have
taken the pains to examino his tax re
turn* tor several yean, and find tho fol
lowing aggregate for each, as returned by
him.
1868, *8,585. 1870, *19,294.
1889, 16,772. 1871, 36,994
While making this examination, wo
also looked into the returns made by
others, with tits following result:
N. P. Hotchkiss: 1868, in city real
estate, *2,000; 186* the same, with the
addition of *200 worth of Furniture; in
187V, nothing; in 1871, in city property,
•IOsOOEl
Neither Gov. Bollock, Foster Blodgett
nor A. Is Harris hovo at any time made
any return of taxable property in this city.
A Dr. AeworUi arrived iu town on the
Macon train last night, and is decidedly
ana of As best characters wo have had
hero this summer. Among other nseom
phshmcnts he is poasoused of that of
phrenology, and his extemporu examine
tioos of several heads last night demon-
■tinted to the satiafketioa of *11 present
tfegfihn Wdssstsod that scmoos thnr
oughly.
His examination and speech when hs
felt the bumps of Marshal Jonaou's head
met with the approval cf all present —
Lloyd, of thwJBou, was subjected to the
feeling process, and the Doctor muler-
Bevwral other parties received partial
examinations—ull of which were entirely
in this city, to begin at on early
-rtt-s-
xtuprised at being celled to attend such a
meeting
don't know where fby is.
I saw him on Whitehall street on Sunday.
I think he was at my father’s house on
Saturday. I do nol blow where McCaUn's
[*is* book is. Fry was
“MV GLEBE,"
from Oeiolxir, 1869, till the Road was
leased. I can't tell how Hotchkiss come
to attach his name to tliat draft without
taking ujion himself great responsibility.
H tliat draft covers the bill, it ought to
Is- attui-hi-d. If tho bill was passed while
the draft was out, Hotchkiss did not do
that
IN TUB REGULAR WAV.
Question—State to the Court if you
got money from Alexander ?
Answer— I never got any of that money
that I am aware of.
I GOT SOME MONEY
from Alexander, for which I gave my
note--$1,400. I paid Fry $500. On the
23d of May I got it. I owe Fry $1,000.
m’calla
Sworn—Discovered fraud in cither Dc-
oember or January, The witness ex
plained the routine of business in the
Stuto Road offices. The amount
of transactions monthly with Alex
ander was considerably less time the
amounts I entered for December. This
is tho pass-book—that is my writing.—
The entries for Deccmlier were $15,809.
97; for November the entries ore $3,322.-
40; for Octolier $220 00.
i. p. ha unis
Sworn—Am Treasurer of State Road.
This is my official book. Here is an en
try tliat tliat bill was puid December 27.
That is nu entry of its being audited. It
was paid l>y mo to Mr. Fry. I don’t
know who drew the check. Gave the
chock on 27th December, probably, lo
Alexander, on tho Georgia National Bank.
Delivered the check to Fry. He had an
order from Alexander for it. He usually
collected bills. I never saw that hill be
fore. I pay on a warrant. Sometimes
when I was absent Hotchkiss could get
tho money at, tho bank, but in this in
stance the warrant was presented by Mr.
Fry. I didn't know thcro was anythiog
wrong about it. Am acquainted with
Mullin'H writing. Have not seen it lately,
Wilson kept books for Mnllin. That
(pointing to a bill) is not the same writ
ing- -think it is Wilson’s. I went with
Fry to tho bank, and requested them to
carry tho check a few days. Sometimes
I paid drafts boforo the Superintendent
had timo to sign them up.
i am in office ktili,
drawing my pay from tho lessees—
DHAWINO DOLI1LE FAT.
Question—Does old Joe pay you too ?
Answer—Yes. I kuow Bnrnett.
think ho was a general agent of some
kind. Ho looked after things generally.
There were four officers of the road con
tinued by the Governor—
BLODGETT, HOTCHKISS, TUE OXNE1IAL UOOK-
KKEFEK AND MYSELF—
to wind up the old businoss of tho road.
I am there under tho order of the Gov
ernor. Brown and his officers took
charge of the Road on the 27th Decem
ber.
HOTCHKISS HAD NOT TO WALK TUE FLANK
at that time. Ho was rotainod for
month or two by Brown. I think Judge
Oabauiss took possession iu February.
Question—Did not you and Hotchkiss
reccivo orders in reference to payments
from Blodgott?
Answer—I paid only ou Warrants, and
paid but little attention to Blodgett's
written orders onlsido of tho Warrants.
I think
HOTCHKISS IS STILL 11ECKIV1NO A SALARY.
I have not tho l-ocord here. That is on
tho pay roll. I paid him $250 iu Janus-
ry. nave not paid him since. I under
stand ho is still acting us Auditor
VKDElt EXECUTIVE OKDEIL
Hotchkiss is not authorized to collect
anything under the lease. I gave Hotch
kiss papers, with authority to oollect
Tost Office money. Ho told me ho had
collcctod about a thousand dollars. I think
tlmt was iu February or March.
HE HAS NOT TAID OVER THE MONEY YET.
That was after the Alexander transaction
was ovor. We Imvo not yet bail a full
settlement
OEO. F. nUltNlCTT
was recalled. Question—Is your memo
ry clear os to what Hotohkisa admitted
about tho $800?
Answer—I think thcro was no ohauoe
for a misunderstanding. Ha acknowl
edged that ho had received $800. The
postoffieo matter came up before. He
did uot mention *000. I am certain he
mentioned $800. I told him that Alex
ander told me, and Fry told me, and
probably other parties, that ho hod re
ceived $800 of this money. I said, if you
havo got this money,
00 AND FIX THE MATTEII UP, AND l'BOTBCT
YOURSELF.
If you have uot done it, go and see about
it. He said, “I will have nothing to do
with it” I said, very well. That is my
recollection. I think that is all that was
said then. I said to him: “Harria says
that yon have collected about a thousand
dollars, and
“YOU HAVE MADE NO BETUBN."
Ho didn’t say whether ho had or had nol
He talked a while and then dropped it—
McCalla was present when we talked of
the Alexander question. After McCslla
left Hotchkiss and myself were talking
about it
Question—Whom have you spoken to
about this matter since you were exam
ined yesterday ?
Answer—(tho witness named a number
of persons) I talked with
THE OLD GENTLEMAN.
1 forget whether it was the old gentleman
or the young one (the Blodgetts). I
have known them two or three years. I
talked with the young man
AND WITH THE OLDMAN TOO.
I don't remember wlut I said to him. I
am not very < ain I said anything to
him. T am n sure that I talked with
him.
Question—list about Blodgett, Jr. ?
Answer—asked me about the
progress of tease. We were in the
street when walked about it
WE WENtND TOOK A DEINK
in the saloon. Vo camo back into the
court room of11 was sworn to-day.
Question—I] you “interview” Sas-
scen ?
Answer—I <1 not
(Question -I you swear now, before
this Court, tlq Hotchkiss said to you
that he hod lot $-100 if lbs A term-
(Ur money ?
Answer—11 I want to explain - . I
will nwear that believe that is what he
meant. He fitted to me that he hud
got $800. T| i« my impression.
Question—live not other portion bc-
HidtH Hotchki been charged with fraud?
Answer—they have charged me
with having tten money.
This clcBcdho prosecution, and iu de
fense tho letts referred to in preceding
testimony wf» read, and then
i. L. HARRIS
was sworn, (n acquainted with Hotch
kiss, and Pi; and J. C. Alexander. -
Blodgett requited me to endeavor to get
tho money ran (led. Witness explained
tho meeting Haded to. Nothing more
done by me. McCalla had a list of
bogus bills
prepared, fodng op $28,000. When I
examined tl) vouchers I was satisfied
that that am(int had not been stolen,
reported tho |se back to Blodgett, saying
I could do nohing with it I am a Com
missioner, setting tho old affairs of tho
Road, and peparing tho annual report
JO. ALEXANDER
was recalled md further explained his
testimony.
Question.-Bid Bnrnett ever propose
to you to pay kim a certain amount of
money ?
Answer.—ftmetime ago ho did make
such a proportion. Bnrnett said to mo
at tho Sassect bouse if I would
GIVE HIM7WO THOUSAND DOLLAR8
I should bo o’car as far aa I was interested,
and lot others shift for themselves. This
conversation I icpeatod in tho prcseuce
of Bnrnett,
BLODGETT
and Pry. I mver saw Hotchkiss got any
monoy. I doi’t think tho two thousand
dollars Burnett wanted was to bo paid
back to tho R*ad.
After sovenl other persons were exam
ined, tho case was committed and a de
cision will bo tendered to-day at tho City
Hall at ten o’clock.
Caix from Mr. Hoyt*
Atlanta, August 16, 1871.
Editors </ Sin: I seo in your paper of
this moruing a list of amounts paid to
officers of tho Western and Atlantic Rail
road. Amongst tho same my name ap
pears with $184,598 46 opposite, which
amount the Atlanta Constitution published
several months sinco, stating, as the
sheerest justice required, that there were
orodits to be deducted and that there
wore vouchers for tho whole.
If the editor or party imparting this
information had been as ready to do jus
tice, as he seems anxious to injure private
character, he would have inquired wheth
er or uot tho books of tho road show a
proper disbursement of this fund.
If the editor or informant will take the
trouble of an investigation he will loam
that every dollar of the money that came
to my hands has been properly disbursed;
and while my debit is the amount afore
said, my credits ore in excess of said sum
several thousand dollars. Again, if you,
Mr. Editor, or your informant hod ap
plied to the proper source, you could
have loomed wlint position I occupied and
what the duties of my position were.
As to my poverty or wealth before I ac
cepted the position on the State Rond,
the business public of Atlanta can say.
In regard to an investigation of my of
ficial conduct ns an employee of the rood,
I invite tho fullest and most thorough
scrutiny. Most respectfully,
H. O. Hoyt,
A. K. Bcsgo, Kiq.
We ask attention to the card of Mr.
Scngo. If yon want Furniture, call on
him. He will havo auctions ewery Tues
day and Fridny. Ho offers large stocks
of groceries and sells on time to planters.
PcnoMsl.
CoL W. G. McAdoo, of Milledgevilla,
was in tho city yesterday. Ho is remark
ably well. He is President of a Railroad
Company leading out from St Mary's,
which ho says is now in a fair way to be
built Tho survey is being mode, and
the menus are provided,
Mouut S. Sal.. Academy.
Wo invite careful attention to tho ad
vertisement of this celebrated institution
of learning for young ladies, located at
Catonsville, near Baltimore. It is a
school which lias always given great sat
isfaction to its patrons, and has nlxmt it
all tho tidiness, regularity and thorough
training for which this and all schools
under the charge of the Sisters of Mercy
arc rlcbratcd.
MAYOR'S COURT.
The May.I Is no VLtspector n( T.rw.i
All lie Waste 1. a “Fair Hack" at (Me
Rascals.
This gome of base ball is likely to go
where the “woodbine twinoth,’’ so far as
it concerns the buoks who use the City
Park for that purpose.
About a half dozen of the biggest,
strongest and most valuable field hands
one ever saw, were up for playing ball
and marbles, to Die great annoyance of
the public. Tho first witness, a tall,
limber-jointed buck, was asked if be was
engaged in tho game. He said that four
of the boys were all that were there, and
they were a “picked nine.” The Conrt
was no base ballist, but he knew very well
that four men could not play a crack
game; and it was his opinion that the de
ponent was telling a straight out lie. It
was so plain a case that his Honor wasn’t
at all backward in expressing his opinion
to that effect; and after lecturing him
upon'his weakness ou this point, ho was
let off with a ten dollar flea in his ear.
A LOT OF APES
w^ro then called up for the same offence.
It looks too ridiculous for the Judge to
ask them to pat their bands on the book.
They have about os much idea of the
sauetity of an oath as a Hotentot would,
and it is a mere mockery when they are
told to swear upon the Bible. However,
they are considered by the 15th Amend
ment as being capable of doing snch
things, and his Honor has no alternative
but to Bwear them, and the left hand will
do as well us the right so far as they
know.
The Court was of tho opinion that a
good leather strap would answer the pur
pose much bettor than any fine he would
impose; but as Wendell Phillips and Hor
ace Greeley might object to that he fined
the whole batch $10 and costs each.
price was as high as usual, he got on a
spree, which will cost him all the oats he
may savo this year, before he gets out
of it.
FOB THROWING BOCKS,
several small boys paid the costs. This
is a spocics of amusement for which His
Honor has a supremo contempt and big,
little, old or young caught at it will be
bound to go np.
MARION JONES
was enjoying the season, and among oth
er luxuries took on a little more cider
than was reasonable. He-was a poet,
loo, and wrote the Mayor the following,
which he took from a medienl almanac,
ns un excuse for his condition: “Pick
apples now and eider make, and through
a barrel juce it; tlienfeet a straw without
a flaw, nnd through the straw reduce it”
Tho Court said he would reduce liiin, and
accordingly Jonsen was instructed to nse
his straw on Marion, which reduced him
$10 in no time.
IFFUEEE COURT OF OKOHUI t.
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Psnonsl.
CoL G. W. Adair and family returnod
yesterday morning from a rserestive trip
up North, all iu good heaRb. He is now
ready to walk into the business of selling
reel estate with renewed energy, and
make the business lively. The foil
son is approaching. Tho street railroad
is rapidly approaching completion. Hie
Survey of tho Georgia Western is going
ou; and the Air Line is boing speedily
pushed forward. Atlanta is improving;
and wo expect a considerable rise in the
prioe iu property and activity in the
market, during the falL We foci sure
that real estate men will have their hands
full before long. Already there is con
siderably inquiry, though not many
transactions.
JOHN DABTON
was engaged in the base ball business.—
He had told so many lies about it that it
was with difficulty he could be de
tected in the truth. Jacob, a highly de
formed negro, was the principal witness.
He looked more like the “Black Dwarf’
than anything else; but he had the ap
pearance of truth, and made a regular
speech, which had tho effect of getting
John out of the scrape.
SAMUEL LOGAN
us blocker than the ncc of spades, and
altogether wicked. He no more minded
telling a lie than nothing. The Court
got so badly disgusted that lie dismissed
the case, oml Logan went his way re
joicing.
ALFBKD LATIMEIi
was of tho same gang; so he kissed the
Bible (an almanac would have suited him
just as well) and got discharged.
JOHN MOBOAN
was off on a raid of some kind, nnd
when his linmo was colled didn’t an
swer. John may ho up again, hut the
chances are against it
COL. WARBEN DOYLE
had a splendid team,which was so spirited
that he could not hold them, and when
the train came along at Lloyd street cross
ing the horses put out and ran against a
dray or two, upsetting things generally.
The Court oould see no particular objec
tion to a gentleman’s driving gook stock,
and dismissed the ease.
CHARLES FOFULI
was not in the leaat way related to vox
poptdi, because Charley was a nigger and
a liquor dealer besides. Vox’s people
were all opposed to such doings, and be
longed to the Good Templars. How
ever, Charles was oaught dealing ont the
poisonous draught without the necessary
oity permit, and the Mayor repeated for
his edification a little slice of Shakspearo,
commencing:
Seek not then to trend the wine-preu,
Where your gathered treasures lie;
Enyjr not the thrilling measure,
Tie the crushed heart's parting cry.
Charles thought if the Court wonld
dismiss the case he could gather pleasure
from the circumstance, regardloss of the
crushed heart or the thrilling measure.
The Mayor didn't think so. The plea
was a good ono, but he said to Charles,
Tell mu not the song is joyous,
'Tin the echo of tho post;
Tell me not it speaks of gladness,
That, too, weut with the blast
It might have been an‘echo of the past,
which was the very thing Charles wanted
to impress upon his Honor’s mind; and as
this was his first offence of the kind, and
from appearances it would bo his last, he
sung a sweet verso to tho Mayor for clcm-
eucy. It all sounded nice enough, but
he couldn’t shut the Oourt’s eye that way,
and he reminded Charley that
Of the swan ’Us sold, when dying,
Richest streams of music flow
From the throat which ne’er before thou
One molodlous note oould know.
Cliarles was anxions, and offered a re
ply in verso, bat it wouldn’t take; the
Court knew too muoh rhyme for him,
and closed up the case by telling Charles
to
8oek It Dot, oli, would be songster.
Let the fbtol gift remain
Tho Inheritance of those whom
Nature form’d for woe and pain.
Know it 1* the inborn music
or the ml given o'er to grief ;
Tls the munn’ring of the Lethe
That shall give the heart relief.
The fatal gift was a ten dollar check on
the calaboose.
John smith
is as ubiquitous as ever. In looking our
exchangee over, we diaoover that John
reoentiy drowned himself In New Or
leans; died in a fit in Bt Panl; was hang
ed for stealing in Little Rock; was scald
ed to death in Cincinnati; broke his neck
by a fall in Boston, and was run over by
a railway train injOharleston. Poor John!
he is ever undergoing martyrdom for the
ana of the Smith family; and when ho
was arraigned before his Honor yesterday
for being drunk, the thought occurred
that this moot 1m the same Smith we read
of. Ten and ooote will go far tuwords
paying lor the Georgia Western.
GEORGE CARTES
waa the fellow who had so many oats,
but his crop failed this time to keep him
from attending eourt He had not kept
up with 111* market, and Happening the
1. Blue Ridge Circuit
2. Weitern “
3. Southern “
4. Albany “
5. South-Western'’
6. Pataula “
7. Chattahoochee “
8. Macon “
9. Flint “
10. Tallapoosa • “
11. Atlanta
12. Rome “
13. Cherokoe “
14. Northern “
15. Augusta “
16. Middle “
17. Ocmulgce “
18. Eastern “
19. Brunswick “
Wednesday, August 16, 1871.
Argument in No. 2, B. O. Keaton, Ad
ministrator, vs. Jno. B. Mulligan, was
concluded.
Argument was heard in the following
cases from Pataula circuit to-wit:
No. 5, Louis B. Miller, et al. vs. Wil
loughby Jordan, Equity from Randolph.
John T. Clarke for plaintiff iu error.
H. Fielder for defendant.
No. 8, Jno. T. Willis, Sheriff, et al. vs.
Jno. T. Henderson. Rule vs. Sheriff
from Early.
Richard Sims vs. R. H. Clark, for
plaintiff iu error.
Herbert Fielder for defendant
No. 12, Maria L. Nelson, vs. M. G.
Stamper, et al. Complaint from Terrell.
Hines & Hobbs for plaintiff in errer.
Wootton & Hoylo for defendant
No. 13, is Charles A. Keller, vs. the
State. Murder from Terrell.
W. A. Hawkins,- H. Morgan, F. M.
Harper. Wootten & Hoylo and R. F.
Simmons for plaintiff in error.
S. D. Irwin, Solicitor General, pro.
tern, for the State. This case was dis
missed for wont of proseentioH.
No. 14, was withdrawn. It is M. B.
Wellborn vs. Daniel McKinnon. Relief
act, 1870, from Stewart, John T. Clarke
for plaintiff in error.
M. Gillis for defendant
The Conrt adjourned till 10 o’clock a.
m., to-morrow.
Mark of Confldeuce.
We copy with muoh pleasure the fol
lowing from the Montgomery Advertiser
of tho 13th instant. It certainly ia a
great, bat we believe a deaerved, com
pliment to Major Campbell Wallace:
■It is refreshing in these days of de
moralization to record an incident where
Integrity forces appreciation. One, of
reoent date, reflects so mnoh credit on a
worthy citizen, that we do not think it a
breach of confidence to moko it public.
“An arrangement for the lease of the
tortion of the Alabama t Chattanooga
iiailrood from York to Meridian to the
Alabama Central road was being perfect
ed. Our worthy Governor, representing
the Alabama k Chattanooga Railroad,
and Mr. Lanier on the part of the Ala
bama Central, having failed to oome to
an understanding ou terms, it was agreed
to leave the question to throe compe
tent, disinterested railroad men.
"Gov. Lindsay giving Mr. Iamier first
cholee, he named Moj. Campbell Wal
lace ; tho Governor thou requested Mr.
Lanier to name the second man, when
Major Wallace was again named. Gov
ernor Lindsay then claimed tho right to
namo tho third man, to the surprise of
Mr. Lanier, ho also named Maj. Wal
lace, who being sent for promptly settled
the point of difference.
May mon, who thus enjoy the confi
dence of their follows, live long with us
to exert the good influence of their ex
ample.”
We ask special attention to the card of
W. B. Bonnell, Civil Engineer, in this
morning’s paper. He is a most worthy
gontleman—a graduate in Civil Engineer
ing, and capabla of doing any work in
his line. Give him a call. He will give
satisfaction, and can givo tho best of ref
erences.
Yesterday and last night the atmos
phere was admirably calculated to ungluo
things. A good breeze all day rather
relieved the oppression.
A. A. DeLafebbiebe.—We ask the at
tention of tho card of tho people < J
Clayton county, to the card of the abeve
named gentleman in the Sun this morn
ing.
Now, prudent managers, who have tho
money to spare, are buying in their sup
ply of wood for winter. Now is tho timo
for such purchases, and when it gets cold
you oan see the difference in prices.
TillO MEETING OF TIIE RAILROAD
MEN.
arrow Gauge the Coming Road—Ml
Rondo Reprcoeatod.
Yesterday at tho Kimball House was
assembled the representatives of twenty-
one different young railroad companies.
Among them were some very able repre
sentatives of internal improvements from
different sections of the State.
CoL McAdoo was elected President,
and Maj. M. A. Hardin Secretary.
The meeting was callod for the pur
pose of a free and liberal discussion and
interchange of views os to the merits of
tho sevoral proposed plans for railroads
which aro now about to bo built. Tho
meeting had no official caste about it,
but was simply a gathering of tho friends
and representative men of tho various
proposed railroads in the State,
The meeting was addressed by CoL
Cutta, CoL Harris, of Mariotta; Major
Randal, of Americus, Mr. Brnton, of
Bainbridge, CoL Mustian, of Colnmbns,
and CoL Hulbert, of this city.
Wo are not prepared to give anything
like a full report of the meeting, and only
state the facts above as wo get them from
parties who were in attendance.
Varney A. Osnklll.
Where is our friend, Captain Varney?
Ought ho not to be here now? Would
not the proceedings in the State Rood
case bo interesting to him? He might be
an important witness in the case now
pending. Better come, Captain, and look
Wc Would Llk. to Kuow
How it is tliat Foster Blodgett was willing
to remain in position of Superintendent
of tho State Road, and how Rnfns B.
Bollock waa willing for him to remain in
that position, with no money being paid
into the State Treasury, and no explana
tion given to the public as to why it was
not done—no showing made to the coon-
try. How and why is this ?
Removed to tho City Hall.
Judge Butts' office waa too small to ad
mit the andience yesterday, who were
eager to hear tho inveetigation in the
case of Hotchkiss, arrested for cheating
and swindling while an employee of the
State Road.
Her. II. Come. Again.
Mayson, the Live Anctionoer, pre
sents a big bill of fore tor an entertain
ment or Saturday morning next Read
the Hat He has several articles yon
want
Some discussion having arose about tho
tastimoay of Barnett, as publish hd in
Tkb Sun yesterday, Judge Thomas Spen
cer was dolled, and testified to the cor
rectness of the report
OOMMBROIAL
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
OFFICE ATLANTA DAILY SUN, 1
August 16, 1871. j
remarks.
The quotations for to-day are just about
tho same as yesterday, no important
changes occurring in any of the leading
articles.
Cotton—Is quoted at 17l@17j.
Grain—Corn by car-load 90@95 cents.
Wheat—Red $1.50; prime white $1.60®
1.70. Oats 65@70. Rye $1.00. Barley
$1.00.
Bacon—Shoulders 8c; dear rib sides
9j|c; clear sides 10c; canvassed hams 14
@17c; bulk jc lower.
Lard—Barrels 12c; kegs and cans 13
(a,14 o; bulk lo lower.
Flour—Superfine, $5.75; extra, $7;
family, $8@8.25; fancy, $9.
Meal, etc.—Quite an nctivo demand
exists, and many orders are received from
a distance. Corn meal per bushd $1.00
Bran, per owt, $1.00.
Groceries—Wo quote A sugar at 141c;
extra 0 14c; yellow C 13®18lc; fair to
oboice crashed, powdered and granula
ted 16)o; brown 12@13c. Rio coffee
17@19c; Java 26c; Laguira 20c. Mo
lasses, in barrels, 33c; New Orleans prime
70e; hogsheads 25® 30—this style of pack
age is getting to be very common in
this market, and buyers will at once
see the discrimination in price.-.
Liverpool salt $2.25 ; Virginia salt
$2.25. Rice lOKqjllc. Ginsing 12(m22c.
Candles—sperm 18c; adamantine 1210'
13)o. Pepper 25c. Race Ginger 15c.
Starch 8o. Cigars, domestic, per thou
sand $22@40. Teas—Green tea Sl("
1.50; block 90c@1.25. Soap 6@10c.
Crackers 6@15c.
Country Produce — Butter 20Q»30;
eggs 15®25o.
Cement and Lime.—Market brisk.
Cherokee lime 55c; Chowocla 00c; hy
draulic eoment per bbl., $4; James Riv
er, $4; plaster of Paris, per bbl., $6.
Hay—Moderate. Prime clover, per
ton, $30; Tennessee, $30®33 ; Timothy,
$32® 35.
Todacco—Low grades 55®60c ; com
mon, 58©65; good, 75@90;flne, $10'
$1 25, choice brands, $1 25@1 50.
Prints.—Allens, 101; Spragno 11;
Pacific 11; Lancaster, 1011 Wamsuttcr,
7) ; Morrimaos, 10) ; Garner, 12|(utl5-
Hardware.—Nails—lOd to COd $4.70
8d $4.95; fid $5.20; 4d$A75; 3d *0.70;
finished, all grades, about 15o lower.—
Iron—Swede 7o; horse shoe iron 7c;
Oity Mills and Pittsburg bar 6c.
Live Stock.—Cattle—Tennessee, 2l("
41c; country,2@3lo; sheep—country 2("
3tc; Tennessee, 4c; shoats, 6®5io.
Our quotations ore made np mainly
from the largest and most responsible
dealers in the city, and may be relied on
as correct.
Loo al slid Hukln«aa Notice'
IS" Surveyors, take notioe. The
finest set of platting instruments and
anrvoying apparatus over manufactured,
for sale at thia office. augl2 3t.
Pfe, Nougat \Jc at Block”
Candy Factory, jy29-tf
“Read Thia." I want a thorough
and energetic business man, with a small
capital, to engage in a profitable, perma
nent aud paying business, in city. Ad
dress, one week, A. F. Hall, P. O. B ||S
49a augl5-3t
Nougat do Marseille's at Block -
Candy Factory. jy29-tf
To Printer*.
Twelve newspaper chases, suitable for
papers from 22x32 to 24x36, will be sol'l
cheap. Address
J. Hjenly Smith,
tf. Business Manager Sun.
