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THE SAVANNAH SUNDAY TIMES.
VOL. 6.—NO. 9.
A DARING ROBBERY, j
“YOUR MONEY OR YOUR LIFE’’ 1
A Train on the Baltimore Central Rail
road Boarded by Robbers—An Ed
i:or and a Colored Man Robbed
—The Villains Jump from the
Train and Make Their
Escape.
Wilmington, Del., Jan. 3.—A special to
the Every Evening, gives the following par
ticulars of the robbery of the Oxford accom
modation train on the Baltimore Central
Railroad last night. Two men who were un
known, boarded the train at Rising Sun, Md.
having bought tickets for Sylmar Station,
three miles distant. The train consisted of
two passenger cars. The robbers entered the
train at the rear end and passed through the
last car without molesting the passengers,
who they doubtless concluded, from their ap
pearance, were not worth bothering with.
They passed into the forward car and, point
ing revolvers at the head of each passenger
in turn, demanded “Your money or your
life.” The first two persons of whom they
made this demand had no valuables, and
they passed on to George O. Garrey, editor of
the Northeast Star, whom they compelled to
surrender a valuable watch and chain.
A colored man who sat next,
gave up his pocket book. A brakeman then
entered the car and was about to pull the bell
rope, when a pistol was pointed at his breast
and he was told “if you move an inch I’ll
blow’ your d—d heart out.” Meanwhile the
other passengers had concealed their watches
and other valuables in their boots, and were
beginning to recover from their demoraliza
tion. The robbers noticed this and suddenly
left the car and jumped from the train ,
while it was going at full speed. The train
was stopped at once and backed to the point
where the men Jumped off, but no trace of <
them could be found.
The men had been seen loafing around Kis
ing Sun all yesterday afternoon. The railroad
company lias instructedall agents to look out
for the robbers, as it is probable that in jump
ing from the train they were more or less in
jured, and will probably go for some station
bn the Maryland division.
The robbers are described as looking like
countrymen; one of light complexion and the
other dark; with clean shaved faces. The lat- j
ter is five feet eight inches tall, and wore a '
dark overcoat, black slouched hat and colored
shirt.
BONDED WHISKY.
Regulations Regarding it to be Promul
gated This Week.
Washington, D. C. Jan. 3.—Senator Beck,
Representatives Broadhead and Thompson,
and the latter’s brother, held a conference at
noon to-day, with Secretary McCulloch, Com
missioner of Internal Revenue Evans, and
Chief Clerk Lynn, of the Internal Revenue
and .Marine Bureau of the Treasury Depart
ment on the subject of the extension of the
period during which whisky may remain m
bonded warehouses. By request of Senator
Beck the conference was' held with closed
doors. Commissioner Evans is said to have
submitted an outlineof regulations necessary
to carry out the Attorney-General’s decision !
on the subject which formed the basis for an !
extended argument. It was finally decided I
to promulgate the regulations early next I
week.
THE DISTRICT DEBT.
Statement of the United States Treasurer.
Washington, Jan. 3.—United States Treas
urer Wyman has issued a statement of the
funded debt of the District of Columbia,
which shows the outstanding bonds to be—
.registered, 811,434,000; coupons, 59,845,150. To
tal, 821,279,150. Os this amount 81,649,250 are ■
bonds issued by the late corporation of Wash- ’
ington. Tlie bonded debt of the District has
been reduced since July 1,1878.81,641,050, and
the annual Interest charge 896,336.
DESPERATE ASSAULT.
A Man Probably Murdered By His Wife.
Omaha, Neb., Jan. 3.—John Klu'a, of
this city, on returning home Monday night,
found his wife in company with a paramour
named Grobue. When he attempted to put
Grobue out the pair struck him on the head
with the sharp edge of a hatchet. Mrs. Klusa
then assisted Grobue in throwing him down
stairs, which broke his thigh. They then
threw him into the street and left him there
until he was found by passers-by. He is dying
of blood poisoning. Grobue and Mrs. Klusa,
who have been arrested, deny everything.
PAYMASTER SMYTH.
He May Be Allowed to Resign.
Washington, D. C., Tan. 3.—The Secretary j
of War has called the attention of the Presi
dent to the case of Paymaster Smyth, who
left Savannah with government funds in his
possession, but who voluntarily surrendered
here yesterday, and turned over the money.
In view of the course pursued by the Presi
dent towards derelict army officers, it is ex
pected that if Paymaster Smyth is allowed to
resignit is all that he can expect.although in
fluence will be brought to bear to have the
matter overlooked.
MAIIONE SICK,
But Reported Convalescing.
Washington, Jan. 3.—Senator Mahone
suffered a serious attack of rigors yesterday
morning, it being a similar seizure to that
which overtook hlin at the Capitol last ses
sion. Dr. J. Ford Thompson was called in
and prescribed for the Senator, and succeed
ed in relieving him. He is still confined to
his bed but his physician says his patient is
much better to-night and will probably be
able to be about to-morrow.
AN IMPECUNIOUS GEORGIAN
Adopts a Novel Method of Getting Home.
Houston, Tex., Jan. 3.—A well-dressed
man named N. A. Slith, out of funds, resorted
to a novel method to get to his relatives tn
Atlanta, Georgia. He fastened himself in a
dry goods box, undressed himself, and, pro
vidingenough food and water lor the jour
ney, had the box delivered at the express
office. He was discovered, however, early '
this morning by the night watchman, and
turned over to the police. He claims his
friends would have paid the express charges
upon his arrival at Atlanta.
BUSINESS IN MEXICO.
A Period of Great Financial Depression.
Washington, D. C., Jan. 3.—The United
States Consul at Paso Del Norte, Mexico, re- .
ports to the Department of State that Mexico ,
is passing through a period of great financial i
depression; that stock in large numbers have I
died, which causes have combined to make a 1
bad year for business. I
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 4, 1885.
AN EARTHQUAKE SHOCK
Causes Cons erca i n in Maryland and
Vi glnia.
■ Frederick, Md., Jan 3.—What is supposed j
| to have been an earthquake shock was felt j
i here last night at 9:10 o’clock. Tne expert
ence caused the greatest consternation among
the people. Reports from other places indi
cate that the vibrations were felt more per
ceptibly than at this point. The residents of
Buckstown, Lime Kiln Switch, Locksvllle, [
Adamstown and Greenfield Mills, all report |
having felt the shock. At Frederick Junction :
and Greenfield Mill", the shock was alarm- j
Ing, the windows in every house shaking, !
and the dishes on the shelves in many in- j
stances were thrown to the floor. I
Summit Point, W. Va., Jan. 3. —A shock of
earthquake was felt here last night at 9:10
o’clock. The windows were violently shaken
and lights were extinguished by the shock.
Many residents deserted their homesand it
was a late hour, notwithstanding the intense
cold, when they were induced to return to
them. The vibrations were general through
out the counties of Jefferson, Clark and
Berkley. .. . , ,
Washington, Jan. 3.—About 9:lo o clock |
last night a slight shock of earthquake, re- j
sembling the rumbling of a heavily-loaded
wagon, was felt in this' ity and adjacent coun
ties of Virginia and Maryland. Its duration
was about 15 seconds.
A BURNING TUNNEL.
Set on Fire by Striking Miners.
Columbus, Ohio, Jan. 3.—A1l is reported |
quiet among the striking miners in the j
Hocking Valley this evening, although trou- I
ble is anticipated to-night. The Bristol Tun- I
nel, near Shawnee, on the Baltimore and j
Ohio Railroad, which was burned by the 1
strikers is about 1,009 feet long, has walls of I
coal on either side, which are still burning. I
Three or four hundred feet of the tunnel have
caved in. The tire is gradually eating its way i
to the surface and all efforts to extinguish it ,
by water have been abandoned. Men are
now at work attempting to smother the j
flames. Over two hundred miners who are
employed between this place and the tunnel,
are thrown out of employment. It Is feared I
the tunnel can never be repaired, and that a
cut will have to be made in which case sev
eral months will elapse before trains can run
through to Newark. The incendiaries have I
i none of them been apprehended, as t hey did j
their work in disguise and cannot be iden
tified. The Hocking Valley Railway Compa- !
ny this afternoon put into effect, an order |
prohibiting the congregating of idle men .
about their depots and. freight yards.
BUSINESS REVIVING.
A Number of Iron Mil’s to Resume Work.
Harrisburg, Pa., Jan. 3-The Pennsyl
vania Steel Works, three miles east of this
city, which shut down December 24, for nec
essary repairs, will resume operations at 1
o’clock Monday morning. They have been
running steady on double turn all along, and
it Is said have orders to keep them running
for the next six months, giving employment
to about 3,000 workmen.
Milwaukee, Jan. 3—The Merchant Iron
Mills, the Nail Plateand the Fish Plate Mills,
! and the nail factory at Bay View, will resume
i work on Monday next, which will cause the
I various shops wherein are employed the
i coopers, blacksmiths, carpenters, machinists
and boilermakers, also to resume. The pud
i die mills and blast furnaces will remain idle,
having stopped work November 2. A reduc
tion of wages to the amount of 12 per cent,
all around will take effect the same day.
OF VITAL INTEREST.
A Complaint Against Ceitaln Railway
Consolidations.
Little Rock, Ark., Jan. 3.—Henry B.
Plant, of New York, to-day tiled a complaint
before Judge Carroll, in the Pulaski Chancery
Court, against the Iron Mountain Railroad,
and Jay Gould, Russell Sage and Sidney Dil
lon, et. al., to prevent the consolidation of the
Iron Mountain and Memphis and Little Rock
roads. The complaint alleges that such con
solidation will destroy the effect of the com
petition of the Paramore line, which crosses
the Memphis road at Brinkley. The success
of the complainant’s case is of vital interest
to tlie traveling and commercial public.
DEATH FROM LOCKJAW.
Caused by Brutal Treatment.
Baltimore, Jan. 3.—Another fatal case of
brutal treatment to an oysterman by his cap
tain is added to the long list of outrages re- |
I cently perpetrated, and on account of which
it is proposed to hold an indignation meet
ing. Bernard Beck was a few days ago brought
to the Maryland University Hospital, suffer
ing from wounds said to have been Inflicted
by Captain Crockett, the commanding officer
of tlie schooner on whicli Beck was a deck
hand. Last night lockjaw set in, and this
morning Beck died. Tlie dying deposition of
' Beck is an account of treatment at tlie hands
of his captain which for brutality and fiend
ishness almost equals that witli wliicli Cap
tain Williams is charged in the Mayher case.
IMPORTANT ARREST.
Supposed to be a Welch Mountain Robber.
Columbia, Pa., Jan. 3.—An important
arrest was made early this morning by the
Pennsylvania Railroad detective, Aaron Gil
bert. A man answering the description of
Wm. Buzzard, together with the notorious
John Lippincott, alias “Pat,” were seen In
the freight yard of the Pennsylvania Rail
road. Detective Gilbert pursued them, and
as he approached the two men, one of them
supposed to be Buzzard, hurriedly ran away.
Detective Gilbert then arrested the other
man, who gave his name as John Lippincott,
and he was at once identified as the notorious
companion of Buzzard, who is accused of
having taken part in many of the Welch
Mountain robberies.
KIT CARSON.
A Monument Dedicated to His Memory,
Santa Fb, Jan. 3.—Twelve hundred people
attended the ceremonies of the dedication of
the memorial monument over the grave of
the great scout and soldier, Kit Carson, In
Taos county, New Mexico, last Sunday. An
thony Joseph, delegate to Congress, delivered
the oration. The tablet bears the simple In
scription: “Kit Carson, died May 23,1868, aged
59 years.” The tablet Is furnished by the
Grand Army of the Republic of New Mexico.
DOMINION FAILURES.
Two Old Houses Go Under..
Montreal, Can., Jan. 3.—The wholesale
hardware trade of the Dominion was sur
prised this morning by the failure of two of
the oldest houses in the trade, John Phllllps>
of Montreal, and J. L. Desmarteau & Co., of
Quebec. Both houses are believed to have
business connections, and the Combined lia
bilities will probably reach from 8250,060 to
8300,000.
A STRANGE STORY
RUMORED REMARKABLE RESUR
RECTION.
Final Escape of One of the Men Thrown i
by Lynchers into the Neuse River,
N. C.—An Extraordinary
Statement.
i Cincinnati, Jan. 3.—The Times-Star pub
i lishes a special from North Carolina, stating
1 that a strange story is told by a trustworthy
negro from Johnson county, concerning the
; lynching of Smith and Davis at Clayton a
' week ago. Two leading colored men were on
their way to consult with Governor Jarvis
for the purpose of having a reward offered
for the lynchers when they met tlie Johnson
county negro. He informed them that he
had something important to relate. The
party went to a private room where t he negro
told his story lie s «id that on Wednesday
I night, December 24, he was aroused by a < all
'at his gate. On going out tie was asked by a
negro for lodging for the night.
His request was granted. On going into the
house it was observed that the guest was in
jured over the right eye. His clothes looked
as if they had been soaked in water, and on
his hands were a pair of handcuffs. These
things greatly excited the man of the house,
and he asked the name of his guest and the
cause of his appearance. The wounded man
I inquired if the news of the lynching of the
negroes, Smith and Davis, was not known in
that neighborhood. He was told that no ,
i such act had been heard of. The wounded
man then threw himself on the mercy of the
• negro who had taken him in, and said he was
j Davis.
I H« said the masked men took him and
Smith from the lockup in Clayton and carried 1
I them to Neuse river, near the county bridge;
I that when they got there Smith was taken I
■ from his horse, still having on hand cuffs. 1
• The lynchers then took their knives
and hacked Smith nearly to pieces, and while
| yet alive threw him into the river. Smith
I begged most piteously and declared if they
I would not kill him he would willingly serve
! all his days in the Penitentiary. Davis then •
called on Smith to tell the truth and let the
' avengers know that he (Davis) was not guil- (
ty. Smith said he would not die with a lie on
I his lipsand that Davis was not guilty.
. Davis then plead for his life, protesting that
he was innocent. It was suggested by one of ,
i the lynchers that all engaged in the lynching
I were guilty of the murder of Smith, and that
Smith had told a lie to get Davis turned loose. (
and that dead men told no tales. About this ’
' time Davis’ legs were tied together; then, al- 1
ter a short consultation, a pistol was fired and '
Davis fell. He was then picked up and thrown :
into the river, the remark being that he had
been shot through the brain. Davis was only
stunned.
The ball struck the frontal bone and glanced
off, making a painful but not dangerous
wound. When he struck the water conscious
ness returned, and with his feet tied and
handcuffed, he managed to float himself to
the bank and lay under the b’-shes until he
was satified his persecutors had gone away.
Be then got up and wandered about till day- ,
light; then rested in the woods till evening,
when he made his way to the house of the
negro in which he was sheltered.
The ‘next day a physician was called and
the wound dressed. It was agreed that Davis
should remain in hiding until some means
could be adopted whereby to save his life
until the court meets. The visit to the Gov
ernor was then postponed and the Johnson
county negro was directed to go back and
bring Davis to Raleigh as soon as possible,
which he said he would do.
Davis being a stranger in Clayton and
Johnson counties, he did not recognize any |
of the masked men or hear any of the r
names called. He does not think he could
identify any of them, because they only said
' a few words and were thoroughly disguised.
The colored men to whom this very extraor
dinary tale was told believe it implicitly, and
I expect Davis in Raleigh next Saturday.
STRIKING HATTERS
Issue an Address to the Public.
South Nobwalk, Conn., Jan. 3.—The strik
ing hatters have Issued another address to I
the public, denying the accuracy of the state
ment put forth by the four firms comprising
the combination. They say that wages have
been gradually decreased during the past
seven years, and declare that the plea that
the combination wished to make equal prices
for the same kind of work is untrue. The
address concluded as follows: “This struggle
will go on until rignt prevails. We have no
quarrel with our former employers, but we
cannot consent to be blotted out from the
chart of humanity.”,
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IMPROVEMENTS IN POSTAL CARS.
The British Postmaster-General Desires
li.formation About Them,
Washington, Jan. 3.—The British Post-,
master-General has written to Postmaster- I
General Hatton for information as to new j
improvements in postal cars. He desires ‘
especially to be informed as to the general j
plan of the new cars, the methods in use in i
. the classification and distribution of mail
' matter and as to the lock-boxes used in postal
' cars. The communication has been referred
I to Colonel Jamison, general superintendent
, of the railway mail service, for Ins report.
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GRANT AND WARD.
The Latter Confesses that He is a
Scoundrel.
NEW York, Jan. 3.—Before Referee Cowe
to-day there was a further hearing on the ap
plication of Jerome B. Chaffee, U. S. Grant,
Jr.’s, father-in-law, to determine the title to
securities to the amount of 8500,000 placed in
the hands of the younger Grant and by him
turned over to the firm of Grant and Ward.
U. 8. Grant, Jr., testified that Ward acknowl
edged to him that he was a scoundrel, and
that he had robbed every member of the
Grant family.
CLEVELAND’S LETTER.
Acceptable to the Civil Service Commis
sion.
Washington, Jan. 3.—Professor Gregory,
of the Civil Service Commission, believes
President-elect Cleveland’s letter to be an
honest expression of sincere and settled con
viction with no hidden meaning and no con
templated after thought, and he accepts it
in the full breadth of its frank assertion.
CO-OPERATION.
Striking Glassworkers to Start a Factory.
Pittsburg, Pa., Jan.3.-The striking glass
workers, who are now resisting a reduction
of wa“es, have on foot a scheme for the build
ing of a new glass factory, which will give
employment to at least a part of the Idle
men. Theeompany isbeiug organized on tins
co-operative plan, and is composed ol fifteen
practical workmen with a capital of 520.00 T.
The plant will be started by the first ot Feb
ruary.
Gentlemen in want of fine Overcoats, such
are not seen In but very few houses, can be
f jund at B. H. Levy & Bro.’s.
ELECTRIC SPARKS.
! Caught Over the Wires from all (Jaarterr.
i Des Moines, lowa, Jan. 3.—L. S. Huffer, the
I absconding Mayor of Davis City, lowa, was
' captured near Ottawa, Canada, yesterday.
! Buffer is alleged to be a defaulter.
| Vienna, Jan. 3.—Tlie Austrian Govcrn
i meat has signified its willingness to take
partin an Egyptian conference, providing
that France docs not object.
Vienna, Jan. 3.—Edward Birley, whois
believed to bean American, was arrested to
day at Neutra, Hungary for forging bills to
the amount of 100,000 florins.
Indianapolis, Ind., Jan, 3—John O’Hara,
who was arrested for stealing S3,SIX) from the
Adams Express Company, was released this
morning. The package was found in the safe
intact.
Baltimore, Md., Jan. 3.—lrene Newman,
the colored girl, who killed her rival in love
last summer, and who was convicted of mur
derin the second degree, was to-day sentenced
to 15 vears in the penitentiary.
Springfield, 111., Jan. 3.—The Illinois
Watch Factory of this city has notified its
employes th it it will in future run but eight
hours per day until further notice. Tlie fac
tory employes number about (XX).
Galveston, Tex., Jan. 3.—-Jose Valdez, a
young Spaniard.while nursingHemando Ara
dando was fatally stabbed by the latter in a
fit of insanity. Aradando is a very rich cat
tle man. He reared Valdez from infancy.
Scranton, Pa., Jan. 3.—The Delaware and
Hudson Company suspended eight of their
mines to-day, throwing about 3,501)men out of
work. It is estimated that 10,000 men will be
idle in the Lehigh and Lackawanna valley,
Ottawa, Ont., Jan. 3.—A house in Hull,
opposite this city on the Ottawa river, burned
this morning and with a 3 year-old child of
the occupant, David Leclerc, who deserted
the child in his hurry to get out.
Milwaukee, Wis., Jan. 3.—The Journal’s
special says: The Commercial Hotel, at
Depere, Wis , was burned this morning, the
guests narrowly escaping many thrilling
scenes. Loss, £70,000.
Detroit, Jan. 3—At Bay City, this morn
ing, Lou Hall, a woman of the town, was
found dead in bed with her skull crushed and
throat cut. Amarine engineer named Jabc
Knight was withjhe woman, and was ar
rested. He denies all knowledge of the deed
Philadelphia, Pa., Jan. 3.—Messrs. John
C. Bullitt and Richard C. Dalton, on behalf of
Wm. W. Robinson, of New York, filed a bill
in equity at noon to-day in tne United State's
Circuit Court, providing for the foreclosure of
the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Com
pany under the general mortgage.
Cincinnati, 0., Jan. 3.—Congressman
Springer, Chairman of the Cincinnati Elec
tion Investigating Committee, a clerk, two
deputies, sergeants-at-arms and the com
mittee's official messenger, arrived this
morning from Washington. Two members
will arrive this evening, The work begins on
Monday.
Washington, D. C., Jan. 3.—Fourth Auditor
Beardsley has addressed a letter to the local
papers, in which he says there is no lack of
funds to pay the officers and men of the Navy
and Marine Corps. He says that since 1874
the appropriations for pay of the navy have
become continuous, and balances which are
ample can be used for the current pay of the
navy until the regular appropriations are
made.
MONEY AND STOCKS.
The Movements in Wall Street Yesterday.
New York, Jan. 3 Money closed easy at
1% per cent. Exchange closed quiet; posted
i rates §4 81%@4 85%; actual rates §4 80%@l 81
I for 60 days, and §4 84%@4 8 for demand,
j Governments closed firm: currency 6s :. 1 25
bid; 4s, coupon, §121% bid; 4%’s do. >1 12%
bid. The stock market this morning was only
moderately active, and the dealing developed
no feature of note. Although dealings were,
small, almost every attempt to sell caused
prices to go lower and the market cloud fe
verish and weak, with prices % to 2 per cent,
down from the closing figures of yesterday In
a majority of cases. The specialties were ne
glected.
The sales to-day aggregated 257,800 shares,
(.’losing bids as follows:
Union Pacific 46%
Missouri Pacific 92
Western Union Telegraph Co 54%
Pacific Mail 54%
Lake Shore 62%
Louisville and Nashville 25%
Texas Pacific 12%
Denver and Rio Grande 8%
Michigan Central
Delaware, Lackawanna <& West'n 89%
Northwestern 85%
St. Paul 72%
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy 117%
Oregon Transcontinental 14
Northern Pacific 40%
| Rock Island 106%
Jersey Central 39%
i Memphis and Charleston 29
East Tennessee, Va. & Ga (com) 3%
i East Tennessee, Va. & Ga. (pfd; 5
. Philadelphia and Reading 17%
! Omaha (com) 2-5
, Omaha (pfd) 82%
New York Central 87
Kansas and Texas 16%
Erie 14%
jL & N
1 Wabash
M & C 26
I N A C 83%
j C & 0 5%
O & M
i Adams' Express 127
Central Pacific 3-1%
I C * A 12%
I RJ; 1> «
R & W F IS>
' 11 & A 2
N & W, pref 20
New York Produce Market.
New York, Jan. 3.—Flour dull, with the ad
vantage with the holders in most cases; su
perfine §2 55a3 00, round-hoop Ohio §2 90a5 10,
Minnesota extra $2 90a5 50; Southern flour
firm, common to choice extra $3 25a050.
■ Wheat, options irregular and unsettled, clos
ing l%a2c higher; spot lots were firm; spot
sales of ungraded spring at 82; ungraded win
ter red 81a86%, No. 2 red winter, January bo%
• aBB%, do February 89%a89%. Corn, options
were moderately active and strong, closing
gallic higher; epot lots firm and slightly
higher in some cases; spot sales of ungraded
mixed at 49a52; ungraded yellow 51, No. 2
mixed, January 49%, do February 48. Oats,
options dull and a shade lower, closing firm
with a series up of %a%c; spot lots strong and
higher; spot sales of No. 2 mixed State
24}ta34%; and No. 2 white do 35; No. 2 mixed,
February 34%. Pork quiet; new mess 812 50a
13 00. Sugar quiet, fair to good refining
4%a4%. #
Chicago ’Change.
Chicago, Jan. 3.—To-day’s markets were
strong and higher. Wheat opened steady, at
a fractional advance. Corn ruled quiet and
steady during i he early part of the session at
a slight advance. Provisions continue act
ively traded in. Oats quiet and steadily
held. Closing prices: Wheat, for January
79%c; for February 79%c. Corn, for February
36%c; for March and April 36%c. Oats, for
January 25%c.
The Swaim Court-Mai tial.
Washington, Jan. 3—ln the Swaim court
martial to-day Gen. Swaim was asked upon
what grounds he based his claim that Bate
man and Co., were indebted to him about
four thousand dollars. The witness replied
that liq reached that conclusion after figuring
out his deposits, losses on Ivanhoe mining
stock and other speculations.
HUE HARNETI HOUSE, SAVANNAH,
Visitors to Savannah, Ga., will find the
Harnett House a comfortable and desirable
stopping place, where the charges are mod
erate, while the uniform excellence of the
table is a subject of general remark-.-Chi
cago National Hotel Reporter,
4 GAME OF POKER
EXCITES MUCH INDIGNATION
Leading Citizens of Hawkinsville Taken
in by Experts—Their Losses Amount
to #3,000 Tho Losers Infuriated,
and the Gamblers Arres’ed
Charged with Robbery.
Special Dispatch to Savannah Daily Times.
Macon, Jan. 3.—Chief of Police Wiley re
ceived a telegram this morning from Messrs, !
Hodge & Hodge, of Hawkinsville notifying :
him to arrest three men named Beatty, Kirk
patrick and Coleman, charging them with ’
robbery. The matter was placed
in the hands of Lieutenant Wylie, <
who arrested Coleman, and took him to the 1
Barracks. When searched he had .*4OO on his
person. -He was placed in a cell. His appear- i
ance was that of a gentleman, his clothes <
were of stylish cut, his address pleasant, and
he looks more like a retired banker than an .
arrested robber. ,
On New Year’s day, in company with
Messrs. Beatty and Kirkpatrick, he went
down to Hawkinsville, and while there <
played a little game of poker, in which some I
of the leading citizens took a hand, and (
stakes ran high. The Hawkinsvi lians got
left to the tune of 83,000. A demand W’S .
made for the money, and about half was re- ’
funded. The three were taken before a Jus- (
tice of the Peace and released on bail. The
losers became so Infuriated they secured a
party and ran them out of the place. s
The trio took a hack for Cochran and 1
came to Macon. The arrest of Coleman J
followed. His companions left on the early
train for parts unknown. Coleman will be I
taken to Hawkinsville to-morrow.
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FROM ATLANTA.
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Suicide of a Philadelphian—Clothing i
House Closed.
Special Dispatch to Savannah Daily Times. <
Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 3.—George A. Benson, 1
of Philadelphia, committed suicide to-day
at Lawrenceville, by shooting himself through j
the heart. Several days ago he gave the ,
Markham House here a draft ou a Phila- <
delphia house, which he claimed to repre
sent. The draft was protested and returned ‘
with the statement: “No such house.” Ben- > J
son was arrested this morning for cheating
and swindling, and killed himself rather than j
go to jail. i
-B. Mount <fc Co., a clothing house, was closed <
to-day under fi. fas. for 86,(XK). They claim <
they are not the parties against whom the fi. <
fas. were issued.
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OUR GREAT STAPLE.
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The Cotton Movement at Home and
Abroad.
Liverpool, Jan. 3.—Spot cotton firm; I ;
middling uplands, 6d; do Orleans, 6%d; sales, | •
8,000 bales.
New York, Jan, 3.—The receipts at our
ports to-day are about 23,500 bales and com- , 1
pare with 14,490 bales last year and 34,994 bales |
In 1882. For the week begun to-day the re- |
ceipts are estimated at I’rom 105,000 bales to
110,000 bales. Very heavy rains are reported
from the Southwest, which must tend to re-I
tard shipments to the ports. Spot cotton is ;
very dull at 11% for middling uplands, with ’
sales of 103 bales to spinners and 3,100 bales!
delivered on contracts. Future deliveries .
gradually declined and closed barely steady
at 4to 3-100 lower than yesterday. The sales!
are restricted to 32,000 bales. Closing prices: |
January, 11-12all-14; February, 11-10 all-ll;
Marcli, 11-21all-22: April, 11-35a11-36; May, 11-1
48all-49; June. 11-flOall-61; July, 11-72a11-73;
August, 11-82all-83; September, 11-46a11-19.
Galveston—Cotton steady at 10 9-16; re- !
ceipts, 1,224 bales.
New Orleans—Cotton quiet at 10%; re- ;
ceipts, 3000 bales.
Mobile—Cotton steady at 10%; receipts, i
1,000 bales. I
Charleston—Cotton quiet at 10%; receipts,
300 bales.
Norfolk—Cotton steady at 1011-10; receipts,
1,237 bales.
Baltimore—Cotton quiet at 10%; receipts,
50 bales.
THE JUDGESHIP
Os the Southern District of Georgia-Au
Opportunity for President Arthur.
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i Editor daily Times:—Many of the Times’
1 readers will remember how favorably im-1
; pressed they were by President Arthurs
1 courteous bearing and gentlemanly conduct !
' during his visit to this city two years ago. |
He appeared to be a type of manliness, and ■
< the citizens of Savannah welcomed him j
quietly but with a true appreciation of his |
< personal worth, despite the fact that he was
' opposed to most of them in a political sense.
- During his visit lie was entertained socially |
-by several of our clubs, anil i iius had an ex
cellent opportunity to closely observe the
; characteristics of our people, free from con
; straint and conventionalism. There was no |
- flunkeyism displayed towards him —he wa«
merely treated as a gentleman among gen-
< tiemen. . . ~ t
From this visit and its pleasant incidents, ,
the President, must, surely have formed too
good an opinion of the people ol this section
to hesitate dolngany act that would heighten
the respect and esteem in which he is now )
held by them, especially when an opportu
nity is afforded him whereby he can do them
a kindness which will forever be remem-
• bered. . , _ , ,
We allude to the appointment of a I ederal
Judge for this district to 1111 the vacancy
• caused by tlie resignation of Judge Erskine,
and we ask that as the person appointed to
■ this position will live among us and come in
daily contact with our people, that the Presi
dent will never nominate one who will in any
way be objectionable to those with whom he
must in future associate. The almost unani
mous desire of our worthiest citizens is to see <
our fellow townsman, the Hon. J. R. Saussy,
appointed to this Judgeship. He is actively
supported by Captain George A. Mercer and
also the bar of the district, and is recognized :
throughout the State as a lawyer of ability ,
and experience, and while Democratic in po
litical principle, is one of the most conserva
tive men that could be selected. We do not
Intend any disparagement of the merits of
the other candidates in the field, the most
prominent of whom we believe to be Judge
Cunningham, of Atlanta, and Mr. Goodyear,
of Brunswick, but we think that some Savan
nah lawyer should be appointed, and the
nomination of Mr. Saussy would be a peculi
arly graceful act on the part of President
Arthur. Citizen.
A Splendid Exhibit.
. In our advertising columns elsewhere, will
be found the advertisement of the Maryland
Life Insurance Company, of Baltimore, of
which Col. R. J. Davant is the agent for this
State. This is one of the staunchest Life Insur
ance Companies in the country,
and embraces among its policy
holders the most prominent busi
ness men of Baltimore. The exhibit that is
made is most flattering and cannot fail to
convince anyone of its strength. The local
Board representing the the Company hire,
selected by Col. Davant, represents our
practical and sagacious business Interesl,
gentlemen who have examined into the mat
ter and wlio are thoroughly convinced of the
excellent status of this Company. Those de
siring life insurance in a first class, staunch
and reliable company, would do well to call
on Col. Davant, and Inquire about tlie Mary
land Life Insurance Company. It lias been
in successful operation the past twenty
veai s ,and during that period has never con
tested nor delayed a payment of a claim.
Read the notice elsewhere. I
$6 00 A YEIR.
NOTES ABOUT TOWN.
14ppenlngs Here, There and Everywhere
—Four prisoners were in attendance on the
Police Court yesterday morning.
—Ten arrests were reported at the Barracks
up to 12 o’clock last nlgnt.
—The writer of the communication signed
“A Baker," will please call at the Times
office. ».4 «• -asS.'M* ootißlaMat
—The steamship Dessoug carried among
other freight to Philadelphia, yesterday, 27
barrels of oysters.
—Wednesday next will be a’lively day in
Savannah. There will be a vigorous contest
for county offices. ; '>sdM
—That handsome English rifle will ba
raffled at Kaufmann’s Restaurant on Tues
day night next,
—The election for thirteen directors of tha
Central Railroad, will take place on Monday,
the sth (to-morrow).
—Mr. W. D. Hughes, business manager of
the Florida Journal, Jacksonville, was in thn
city yesterday on a brief business trip.
—“Peck’s Bad Boy,” the funniest play on
the stage, will be produced at the Savannah
Theatre on Friday evening next.
—Quite a number of the stockholders of the
Central Railroad are in the city for the pur
pose of attending the election for Directors
on Monday.
—The thrilling play “My Partner” will be
produced for one night only, at the Savannah
Theatre, Wednesday evening, by Louis Al
drich's Company.
—Pulaski Council No. 153, Royal'Arcanum,
after the Installation of officers, on Friday
night, had an enjoyable banquet at Kauf
mann’s Restaurant.
—A prominent lawyerof Philadelphia writes
for a sample copy of the Savannah Daily
Times, “understanding that It Is the news
paper of Savannah,”
—Mr. M. F. Ainrous, an old Savannah boy
at one time a member of the Cadets, was in
the city yesterday, and had a very cordial
greeting from his numerous friends.
—Wccllp the following from the Thomas
ville Tinies: “Misses Belle Guerard and Bes
sie Haywood, both of Savannah, are the
guests of Judge R. H. Hardaway and lady,on
Dawson street.”
—Only two assignments for trial on the
criminal docket of the City Com t were in the
bands of the city Sheriff at a late hour. They
were, Jack Taylor and John Page, ou the
charge of larceny.
—ls you wish to secure some very choice
oranges, do not fail to call on Mr. Jos. B.
Reedy, the well-known dealer and fruit im
porter. He has always on hand the best stock
the market can afford.
—Special attention is called to the notice
of Tax Collector McGowan relating to spe
cific taxes for 1885, which appears in another
column. Liquor dealers are now taxed 850
instead of 825, as formerly, and dealers in pis
tols, toy pistols, revolvers, etc., are taxed 8100.
—The following patents were granted for
the week ending December 30, 1884, reported
expressly for the Savannah Daily Times by
Jos. H. Hunter, Solicitor of American and
Foreign Patents, 936 F street, Washington, D.
C.: William H. Warren, Augusta, cultivator.
—Among the arrivals al the Marshall House
yesterday ere George W. Heath, Advance
Agent of Atkinson’s “Petk’sßad Boy" Combi
nation; Colonel W. M. Lowry, a prominent
banker of Atlanta, accompanied by his wife;
W. B. Whiddon, Eastman, and F. Stanton,
of Richfield Springs, New York.
—Mr. Murray MeG. Stewart leaves tr-night
to return to his studies at the University of
I Georgia. He expresses himself as having
i spent a very pleasant vacation, and is ready
Ito resume his duties with renewed energy
and vigor. * We trust that his career at the
I University may be a brilllantone
I —The thirty-eighth anniversary of the
I German Volunteers will take place at Turn
( ers’ Ha 1 on Thursday evening, January Sth.
An efficient committee has charge of the ar-
I rangements, and a glorious time may be an
ticipated by all who attend. Tlie Times ren
| ders its acknowledgment for a cordial invita
l tlon to be present.
—Judges. W. Baker, of Camden County,
I Ga.; W. G. Dallis, Chipley, T. C. Tigner.C. H
Tinner and E. A. Tigner, of White Sulphur
I Spring, are guestsof the Harnett house. The
I last five named gentlemen are stockholders
' of the Central Railroad, and will be at the
{ election thisweek.
i —Among the arrivals at the Pulaski house
I yesterday were, Harry B. Rhodes, New Yoik;
■ Nick Roberts, well known in Humpty-Dump
ty, now advance agent of tlie Monte Christo
I company; O. P. Dorman and wife, F.Bernard,
New York; and W. H. Riley and G. L.Hoyt,
1 of Binghampton, New York. Gen. C. B Mans
field, of Washington, accompanied by his
wife, was a guest a day, but left yesterday for
| New Orleans.
—Yesterday afternoon, a negro too drunk to
I know what he was doing, went into the fish
I depot of L. Savares, on Jefferson and Bay
street lane, and attempted to whip all the
j men employed in that establishment, irre
spective of color or creed. He was pitched
out of the place very promptly, but re-
I mained on the sidewalk with a drawn knife,
i which he was too drunk to use, uttering such
| language as to attract a large crowd. He was
I not dangerous, and was allowed io talk all he
wanted.
A Stage Struck Editress.
A number of cur readers doubtless re
inimler Aliss Ev.t Britain, the gill editress
i and proprietress of the Charleston Hurri
cane, who a few years ago, by her winning
ways, talked a good many subscrip: ions out o f
our citizens, for which she did not give
value received. The New Orleans Times-
Democrat gives a late account of her as fol
lows:
“A lady, who gave her name as Mr’.
B itain, of Charleston, S. C., applie 1 to the
police of Indianapolis Saturday night for
assistance in discovering her dan . liter, who,
she understood, was playing in one of the
variety theatres under an assumed name.
An officer accompanied her to the thea
tre, the mother recognized her daughter in
one of the performers, and au affectionate
meeting f llowed. It is not positively known
that the lady was Mrs. Britain, as she gave
another name to a reporter, but sometime
ago it is stated that Miss Eva Britain,
known throughout the South as the propri
etress of the Charleston Hurricane had
taken to the variety stage in Indiana, and
the two are probably identical. The parties
are said to be well connected in South Caro
lina, being relatives of the present Gover
nor. The < iri admits she is thoroughly
stage struck.”
Sweet Gum and Mullein.
The sweet gum, as gathered from a tree o£
the same name, growing along the small
streams in the Southern States, contains a
stimulating expectorant principle that loos
ens the phlegm producing the early morning
eough. and stimulates the child to throw off
the false membrane in croup and whooping
sough. When combined with the healing
mucilaginous principle in the mullein plant
of the old fields, presents in Taylor s Chero
See Remedy of Sweet wum and Mullein, the
finest known remedy for coughs, croup,
whooping cough and consumption: and so
oalatable any child can take it. Ask your
iruggist for it. Send two-cent stamp for
Taylor’s Riddle Book, which is not only for
uhe amusement of the little ones, who will
gather around your knee to hear the puzzling
luestions, but contains information for the
realth and welfare of every home.
Manufactured by Walter A. Taylor, proprl
3tor Taylor’s Premium Cologne, Atlanta, Ga.
The prettiest goods for men, you hs an
boys in the city can be lound at n Levy &
I Bro.’s,