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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.”, ♦ -- 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. ♦ 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. 1 FROM ATLANTA. I 1 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. 1 OUR GREAT STAPLE. 1 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. . 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,