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Siwanmlj Dailg outs.
VOL. 6.—NO. 17.
A STRANGE STORY.
MURDER ON BOARD A BARK BOUND
KOK TYBEE.
The Murderer Arrested and Terribly Tor
tured—Hoirible Scenes and Awful
Suffering—He Finally Dies from
Fever Brought on by
Exhaustion.
New York, Jan. 13—The New York
News Agency publishes the following
strange story, told by a sailor wl.o was one
of a wrecked crew arriving on the steam
sh p Santiago, from Nassau. He said :
The Pictou bark Laura laid at the Island
of St. Thomas on the 16th of Decembei
last, taking in cargo for Tybee Island
Georgia. Her crew consisted of a captain,
mate and eight men. The mate was brother
in-law to the captain, and much disliked by
the crew. Among those most bitter against
him was a sailor called “Brick Top,’’ from
his fiery red hair. In an altercation which
occurred on the 18th of December, the sea
man became infuriated and plunged his
sheath knife into the right breast of the
mate. The sailor was arrested and placed
in close confinement ashore, and twenty
four hours afterwards the mate died. St.
Thomas is under Danish rule. A-' soon as
the death was reported a surgeon was
called, and, under the law, an autopsy
ordered.
Now comes the most singular part of this
story. When the man died the authorities
caused the murderer’s legs to be encased tn
leggings of stout leather, reaching down io
the knees, and manacles placed upon hi
ankles. Just above the irons, which were
joined together by a band of sufficient
length to allow the man to take short steps,
a pair of Spanish spurs were fastened, with
the sharpened rowels inside, or next to the
legs. Thus every s'ep taken by the wearer
was accompanied with a plunge of the sharp I
points into the bare flesh, causing most
intense pain. After this was done the mur
derer was forced to walk from his place of
confinement to the room where the victim’s
body lay, a distance of over a mile.
Arrived there, the surgeon was found
surrounded by a number of witnesses, in
readiness to commence his surgical duties.
The miserable man was suffering great
torture from the bleeding wounds in
flicted by the spurs and was almost
ready to faint. As he entered the room the
cloth which had been placed over the
naked body of the victim was suddenly re
moved, and the murderer saw the gaping
wounds inflicted by himself which caused
death. When his eye lighted upon this
ghastly sight the miserable man turned
pale and shrieked “For God’s s-ake, take
this thing away.” But the “orst was yet
to come, The keen blade of the surgeon’s
knife was plunged into the corpse, in a
spot nearest the heart, and blood flowed out.
An attendant caught the flow in a cup,
which was soon filled. Then the guilty
wretch was seized by two strong men and
ordered to open his mouth. He refused,
and force was used. The blood-filled cup
was held to his lips, and little by little, the
contents poured down his throat. The
shrieks of the wretch were awful to hear ;
but his inquisitors had no mercy, and he
was forced to swallow the fearful potion to
the dregs.
When released by bis unrelenting captors
the mu derer, now rendered almost insane
by terror and disgust, fell upon the floor
writhing in agony. Still his captors were
not dene. They again seized him, stood him
on his feet and held him while the sur
geon went on with bis work.
The murderer’s eyes followed every
movemeit, as though fascinated by the hor
rible sight; but not un’il all
was finished was he allowed
to be taken back to his dungeon. The
night succeeding this terrible ordeal the
prisoner was watched by guards, and when
ever sleep overcame him he was aroused
and made to open wide his eyes. Thus was
the remembrance of his crime kept con
stantly before him.
After this long night of agony
the miserable man showed symptoms of fe
ver. These soon developed into black vomit,
the worst form of yellow fever, and in a few
hours the guilty wretch breathed his last,
and the law was satisfied.
SAVED BY A MIRACLE.
Are Sherman Bnmmers Still in Georgia? I
Chattanooga, Jan. 13. —A diabolical
attempt to wre k a train on the East Ten
nessee, Virginia and Georgia Railr ad. near
Rome, Georgia, Sunday night, failed only
by a miracle. The miscreants tore up sev
eral yards of the track and drove pieces of
rails into the cattle guards. They then
piled cross ties b.- ween the rails, making an
obstruction winch would dash the train
down a frightful abyss. Just before the
train reached there the engine boxes became
hot. The engineer stopped the train to cool
them, striking the obstructions just as i
slicked up. The pilot was torn off, but no
Other <!a nate was done.
A MISCREANT LYNCHED.
Taken from Jail by Force and Hanged. I
Greenville, Texas, Jan. 13—Saturday
night a negro named Thomas Peody at
tempted to commit an assault upon a white
woman, near here. It is alleged that he was
frightened off, but was captured Sunday
morning and put in jail. Sunday night
about two hundred armed men demanded
him of the jailer, who refused to give him
up, when l hey started to teardown the gates.
Seeing that further resistance was useless,
and wishing to protect other prisoners in the
jail, he gave him up. The mob carried
Peody about a mile and a half from the city
and hanged him. Before he was taken
from the jail he made a full confession to
the jailer.
the hope of the NATION.
Children slow in development, unyp
scrawny and delicate use “AV ells Health
Benewer.”
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1885.
ATLANTA AFFAIRS.
The E. T., V. & G. Railroad Receivership-
Mysterious Disappearance—Mrs. Rob
ert Tyler—The Yarbrough Boys—
Lecture by Col. McClure.
Special Dispatch to Savannah Daily Times.
Atlanta, Jan. 13.—Yesterday afternoon
Judge Estes, at Gainesville, in the absence
of Judge Hammond from this circuit, ac
cepted a bond and transferred to the United
States Court the East Tennessee Railroad
receivership matter. Counsel for the back
ers of Judge Dorsey, the Georgia Receiver,
were much excited when they heard of the
matter, claiming that they should have had
notice of the removal, which it seems they
did not have. Just what shape the matter
will take is not yet known. Judge Pardee,
of the United States Court, has confirmed
the appointment of Major Fink by the
United States Circuit Court Judge in Ten
nessee. It seems that the Fink end of the
litigation is about to flank the Dorsey end.
On election day, at Jonesboro, Clark
Goddard, a notorious negro politician,
struck a white man named Sid Coogler.
Goddard disappeared that night and has
not been seen since. It is said that fifty mt n
went to his house on the night of election
day. but what they did is not known. It is
presumed that Goddard was thrashed and
sent out of the county. The Jonesboro peo
ple say he has “gone to Florida.”
Mrs. Robert Tyler passed threugh Atlan
ta yesterday on her way from New York, to
Montgomery. She was mistress of the
White House during the term of President
John Tyler.
Deputy Marshal Mitchell, who has just
returned from Albany, New York, reports
that one of the noted Banks county Ku-
Klux gang died in the United States prison
at Albany not long ago. The Yarbrough
boys are all doing well.
The Hon. A. K. McClure, of the Phila
delphia Times, lectured here last night at
the Young Men’s Library on “Recolleclions
of Abraham Lincoln.”
THE FORTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS.
This Morning’s Proceedings.
Washington, Jan. 13. —In the House
to-day Mr. Stockslager, of Indiania, rose to
personal explanation, and had read a dis
patch from Washington to the New York
Sun of yesterday, commenting on the
patsage oi arms between Messrs. Randall
and Stockslager, charging a combination to
take $15,000,000 from the treasury for the
construction of public buildings.
In the Senate, the galleries were dense
ly packed in anticipation of a renewal of
exciting debate of yesterday.
After Mr. Edmunds, President pro tern,
called the Senate to order, the Chairman of
the Committee on Judiciary, offered a bill
authorizing the President by and with the
consent of the Senate, to ap
n >int a retired list of the army
of the United States from among
those who have been Generals commanding
armies or Generals-in-Chief of said army,
one person to be put cn the retired list, and
the total number now allowed by law shall
be increased accordingly.
Mr. Edmunds asked unanimous consent
that this bill now be considered.
Mr. Cockrell objected, and the bill went
over till to-morrow.
Mr. Hawley moved to proceed to the con
sideration of his resolution to print General
Sherman’s historical statement on the ques
tion of Jeffert-on Davis’ political aspirations
to a dictatorship. When the yeas were
called a dead silence was maintained on the
Democratic side, and the Senate proceeded
to the consideration of the question.
Mr. Vance slowly rose and, with a manu
script speech in his hand, proceeded to read
that part of General Sherman’s letter which
referred to him, to which he categorically
replied.
GRAIN SHIPMENTS.
Steamers vs. Sailing Ships.
New York, Jan. 13. —From statistics of
grain shipments from this port during 1884,
it appears that steamers have so far replaced
sailing vessels in the carrying trade that
during that year . nly 101 cargoes of grain,
O’ 2,431,988 bushels, were sent out under
sail, against 1,120 cargoes, or 42,961,799
bushels in steam vessels. The total ship
ments for 18S4 were about 3,000,000 bushels
less than in 1884.
New York Stock Market.
New York, Jan. 13.—At 1:30 p. m. to
day quotations were :
Union Pacific 19%
Missouri Pacific 93%
Western Union Telegraph Co 57%
Pacific Mail 55%
Lake Shore 61
Louisville and Nashville 25%
Texas Pacific 13
Denver and Rio Grande 8%
Michigan Central 55
Delaware, Lackawanna at West’n 88%
Northwestern 89%
St. Paul 14%
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy JlB%
Oregon Transcontinental 13%
Northern Pacific 40
Kock Island 107%
Jersey Central 37%
Memphis and Charleston 30
1 East Tennessee, Va. & Ga (com) 3%
I East Tennessee, Va. A Ga. (pfd) 5%
Philadelphia and Reading 17
Omaha (com) .. 26
Omaha (pfd) 86%
New York Central - 87%
: Kansas and Texas 10%
Erie ■—A..— - 14%
Probabilities.
Washington, Jan. 13.—For the South
Atlantic States: Fair weather in the South
ern portion, with partly cloudy weather and
local rains in the Northern portion, and
cold Northeasterly wind”, and higher ba
rometer. '
The Debt of Tennessee.
Nashville, Jan. 13—The Governor of
Tennessee in his message yesterday, said
that by the operation of the funding ac
count of 1883, ’he State debt has been re
duced from $28,000,000 to $15,000,000.
“ROUGH ON CORNS.”
Ask for Wells’ “Rough on Corns.” 15c
Quick complete cure. Hard or soft corn
warts, bunions.
AMERICA’SMETROPOLb
ALL ABOUT G 'THAM’S GOVERN
MENT-
R form the Order of the Day—No More
Bill Tweed’s to Bab the Tax-Payers
and Audaciously Ask “What are
You Going to do About It?”
—Major Grace’s Election
—The Big Bridge.
Special Correspondence Daily Times.
New York, Jan. 10—It may interest
your readers to take a birds-eye view of the
present status of our city. Although we
are far from that Utopian state wherein
rogues, rascals and demagogues, with their
legion of hirelings are simply creatures of
historic interest, yet the atmosphere of the
city, like that of the National Government,
appears to be highly charged with the elec
tricity of reform.
The people so long amiably indifferent,or j
selfishly wrapt in the consideration of their
personal affiirs to the exclusion of all else,
have by degrees become more sensi ive to
the abuses of public trust. They now seem
quite astonished at their recent blindness to
glaring irregularities, absurdly prodigal
management, and gross fraud in the dis- |
bursements of public funds. These reforms '
have in some sense come about g r adually, |
but not without an occasional thunder show- j
er, and bleak, chilly autumnal days, full of I
doubt and gloom.
Only a few years since the immense
patronage of the metropolis was, as is well
known, controled by a bold and desperate
gang of highwaymen, whose lack of the
outer habiliments of honesty was equaled
only by the audacity with which they
flaunted their villainy before the very eyes
of their victims. With a spirit of utter |
lawlessness they felt so secure in their
stronghold as to give voice to the now his
toric taunt, “what are you going to do about
it?” when brought face to face with their ;
misdeeds. At present we may boast, with
no little pride, of being governed in the
interest of the people. There is at least
an honest, not to say efficient, endeavor to
conduct our manifold and complicated de
partments on the most approved principles
of private business. Would Fulton or
Stephenson have more cause for amazement at
the wonderful changes wrought on civilizt
tion bv the extension of their inventions
than the notorious “ Bill ” Tweed at the
astounding reformation of his seat of admin
is rative crookedness and financial filthi
ness? All educators know how much more
difficult it is to unlearn than to teach a new
truth. The change is indeed remarkable,
almost astonishing, by reason of the short
time in which it has transpired.
Our citizens now feel the more cause for
self gratulation in the total rout of Tam
many and the seating of a reform Mayor,
William R. Grace. The choice of the bes’
voters without party distinction, he enters
upon his duties probably as little tram
melled by party consul, rations and deals as
any man could elected to an office wielding |
such immense patr mag-. To a large and
varied experience in private business life
and the conduct of aff.irs, he adds the
record of a former term as Mayor. He then
performed his official duties with such im
partiality as to secure in his recent contest
the support of all good citizens interested in
pure and honest government, while simul
taneously incurring the bitter hostility of
the Wigwam and the Johnny O’B-ien
machine. Guild any aspirant to the office
have received a higher commendation? The
office ol Mayor is all the more important
now that by recent legislation his appoint
ing power is no longer controlled by that
heretofore most august body, the Board of
Aidermen. The latter have been wisely
deprived of the confirming power, which
not only takes from them a weapon that
from time immemorial they have turned
against the givers, but fixes the responsi
bility of all appointments firmly in the
mayoralty. So long as this beneficent law
remains in force we shall no more witness
the fat offices within the Mayor’s appointing
power conspicuously ottered as prizes to the
victor in a game of battle-door and shuttle
cock between himself and the Aldermen.
Among other laws recently enacted, one
is deserving of special notice, as having a
most important bearing on the conduct of
municipal, affairs. The constitutional
amendment referred to is that no city of
over 100.000 inhabitants “shall be allowed
to become indebted for any purpose, or in
any manner to an amount which, including
existing indebtednes, shall exceed 10 per
cent of the assessed valuation of the real
estate of such city subject to taxation, as it
appears by the assessment rolls of said city
on the la.t assessment, prior to the in
curring of such indebtedness. No such city
whose present indent duesr exceeds 10 per
cent, of the asses-ed valuation of its real
estate, subject to taxation, shall be allowed
to become indebted in any further amount
until such indebte loess shall be reduced
within such limit.”
The funded debt of this city, or bonds
outstanding Jan. 1,1885, was in round num
bers $126,871,000. The assessed valuation
of real estate of this city at the last assess
ment was $1,119,761,000; 10 per cent, of
which is $111,996,000. Hence it will be
seen that the present gross funded debt
already exceeds the limit by $14,894,000,
and that any increase of the debt will be
impossible until this excess is wiped out.
The city, then, must look only to its taxes
to meet current expenses. The appropria
tions for this year amount to a total of $32,- |
372,000. To the assessed valuations of real
and personal estate last year, $1,338,208,000,
add $40,000,000 for increased valuation in
1885, and we have for the present tax rate
2.35 per cent. The following table of com
parison between New York State and City
is of interest:
Population, 1884—New York State, 5,082,871;
New York city, 1,350,000; Brooklyn, 035,000.
Present valuation—New York State, 83,014,-
591,000; New York city, 81,338,208,000, Brook
lyn, *8207,000,000.
Net total debt—New York State, 84,399,000;
New York city, 4892,047,000; Brooklyn, 838,-
805,630.
Rate tax, 1885-New York State, 2575-10000 of
1 per cent.; New York city, 235-100 per cent.
Tax revenue, 1885—New York State, 87,762,-
572.; New York city, 832,372,000.
*Real estate valuation June 1, 1884.
fNet funded debt.
Os the above valuation of New York
State in 1884, $1,399,596,000 was placed to
the city, being about $52,000,000 in excess
of the valuation fixtd by the city depart
ments, providing the State valuation re
mains the same in 1885 as in 1884 Last
year this excess amounted to nearly s'l4,-
000. In other words, the city is verv un
fairly called upon to pay more than 46 pel
cent of all the State taxes.
The contracts for the construction of the
new aqueduct, were awarded on the 13th
of December, the work to te completed
within 33 months. With exceptions of
about 7,000 feet of open cuts the entire
aqueduct is in rock tunnel at an average
depth below surface of more than 200 feet
This is the most extensive work of the
kind ever undertaken by any city in this
country, and is said to be justified by the
pressing needs of the city. This need as an
urgent one is nevertheless denied by not a
few tax papers averse to increased burdens
When the project was being agitat
ed their opposition was soon
silenced by an unprecedented short
supply of water. They had scarcely
enough for cooking and laundry purposes,
j to say nothing of being condemned to a
Frenchman’s bath. The necessary enact
ments were no sooner passed than their
water pipes were apparently as full as if the
new acqueduct was an accomplished fact,
and not merely a huge scheme on paper.
And these very people now have the hardi-
I hood to assert that the Water Commission
I ers manipulated the mains and played a
little game on them 1 The right to issue
i bonds for the construction of the aqueduct
is not affected by the constitutional amned
inent.
The first year of the Brooklyn bridge,
ending November 30, 1884, shows the fol
lowing result :
Total Receipts 8533,933
Total Expenditures for maintenance... 456,638
Net Earnings ■....>. .8 93,955
This is disappointing, as the bridge must
earn $225,000 each year to provide the sink
ing fund required by law to redeem the bonds
issued by the two cities; otherwise the cities
are obliged to make up the deficiency, io
I addition to a heavy amount of taxation,on the
part of Brooklyn $705,000, to meet interest.
With the completion of the Brooklyn Rapid
Transit roads and a close connection between
the bridge and the roads of each city a
much larger income may confidently be an
icipated in the not distant future.
It is impossible, in this letter, to touch
more than very superficially on the many
(mints of interest in the city, its govern
ment and progress. I fear that I have even
now entered deeper into figures and statistics
than the patience cf your readers will per
mit them to follow. Should there be any
who desire more complete details, they can
be found in the comprehensive message of
Mayor Grace, published in the New York
evening papers of January 5, or the morn
ing papers of following date.
Reynolds.
CAMBODIA.
The Insurgents in Complete Posses-ion.
Paris, Jan. 13.—The latest advices from
Cambodia, state that the insurgents are now
in complete possession. The commander of
the French forces there has been killed, and
the garrisons of most cf the Frem h posts
throughout the Kingdom have either been
massacred or put to flight.
A BIG SI BIKE
And Bloody Riot Reported in Indiana.
Chicago, Jan. 13—An unconfirmed re
port from South Bend, Indiana, says : A
big strike has taken place in Oliver’s Chilled
Plow Works, in which nearly 800 men have
participated. A riot is said to have taken
place this morning, in which five or six men
were killed. It is stated that the militia
has been called out. Confirmation of the
report and additional particulars has been
telegraphed for.
Chicago ’Change.
Chicago, Jan. 13—Wheat opened steady,
February 80}, March 80 5-8, May 87. Corn
firm, 36} for January and February, 36}
for Mauch, 37 for April. Oats steady, 29 7-8
for March. Lard steady, s7l2} for May.
Pork strong, sl2 00 for February, sl2 15
for March.
Death of Thomas Clyde.
Philadelphia, Jan. 13—Thos. Clyde,
founder of the Clyde steamship lines, and
largely interested in transportat on lines,
died last night, at his residence here.
Destitution Among Laborers.
Amsterdam, Jan. N. Y., 13,—Much des
ti ution exists here on account of the stop
page of mills. Five hundred persons are
suffering for the necessities of life.
How They Vote in Germany.
Northern Budget.
A striking feature of the German munici
pal system is its entire independence of Na
tional politics. No issues but those arising
out of municipal questions are alloweed to
influence the city elections. Every male
inhabitant twenty-four years of age has a
right to vote on municipal questions, pro
vided that he has his own household and is
not dependent on father or mother; that he
has not received alms from the public funds
within twelve years; that he has paid all
municipal dues; that he occupies a house
or pursues a trade with two employes; that
he pays an incometax ora class tax. Under
,jne or another of these five conditions all in
-1 dustrious in the city are included.
That all votes should count equally is
regarded as unbusiness like. The arrange
gement adopted to meet this point of view
is this : Voters are divided into three
classes, each of which elects one-third of the
City Council. To the first class are assigned
so many of the largest taxpayers as pay one <
third of the taxes assessed; to the second as'
many as in the aggregate pay the second
third of the taxes; to the third class belong
al! not included in the first and secondj
Each of three classes elects 42 members o
. | the Council, its influence upon questions ol
finance being kept in strict equality with
| its tax payments. The City Council ol
Berlin has long been conspicuous for the
educational and financial standing of its
i members. Election to it is accounted an
I honor to which the ablest men in the city
I
ANOTHER MAN WRONG.
A. G, LAYTON TURNS UP MISSING.
When He Came Here, What He Has Been
Doing and How He Has Been Living—
His Sudden Disappearance—Many
Men Mourning His Mysterious
Methods of Managing
Matters.
About ten days or two weeks before the
Presidential election a party giving his
name as A. G. Layton, arrived in the city,
representing himself as a hotel desk manu
facturer and advertiser. He secured board
at one of our hotels and went to work
to get permission to put a desk in
each one of the four hotels of the city. The
desks were given to the hotels free, he hav
ing the right to fill all the advertising j
space, for which he was paid by the adver
tiser. Had he remained and finished the I
three desks for which he had contracted he
would have received about $1,500 for them,
or about one-third of the amount would I
have been his profit. The first desk he be
gan to fit up was the one now standing com
plete in the Pulaski House. While this
was being built he spent his time
soliciting patrons to fill the spaces, using
a livery team to drive about the
city, and at one time, it is said, paying
a young m»n sls to drive him about. When
not thus engaged, he was to be seen in the
Pulaski House billiard and sample room
making himself so familiar with the pa
trons of that place, that he was distinctly
told to keep out of the place by the piopri
etor, as he annoyed the gentlemen by his
persistent familiarity. At last he gained
such an unsavory reputation that no one
who knew anything about him would have
anything to do with him. Whether the
stories told of him are true, or not, the re
porter cannot say, but they were freely ;
talked about as “rumor.” At last he j
changed his hotel, going to another.
The hotel he left mourns him to the tune cf
SIOO, the hill for which has been charged
to the profit and loss account. During the j
excitement attending the election, he was
to be seen everywhere and seemed to take the
greatest interest in the result. Whenever he
learned a gentlemen’s name in any way he
. immediately considered that he knew him
i and if he learmd his given name he took
j possession of it and called him
. by no other until positively commanded to
, do so by the owner of said given name. In
■ the matter of getting the various materials
f necessary to be used in making the desks,
: he displayeil probably as much “cheek” as
- the proverbial government mule is credited
with. Every merchant whom he approach
ed, says that be mistrusted the man and re
fused to have anything to do with him, but j
his persistency, loquacity and fair promises
won the day, even though in one instance
. he was asked to leave the store. There was j
an intangible something about the man
which caused mistrust to spring up at first ;
1 sight, but he had the brass to even talk one
’ into doing a thing again«t his good jtldg
' rnent. In appearance, he is of medium
height, rather stout build, weight about 165
• pounds, has pale grey eyes, always coving
1 from one object to another, black hair, sh< rt
cropped, standing out porcupine-like,
slightly grey just over the ear on one side, i
on the top of his head is a very distinct
spot upon which no hair grows He
wears a full beard, slightly gray, very thick,
and has lips very thick and red. For
. clothing he wears a mixed gray sack suit of
rather heavy material. It seems that ,
I everything he got in the city was bought
on promises to pay, and in one or two in
’ stances he even got goods and money <n
1 false pretenses. About three weeks ago he
1 was arrested on a warrant issued from the
‘ office of Magistrate M. Frank Molina, charg :
s ing him with having got S2O or thereabouts j
1 from a certain druggist under false pre- |
tenses. His manner of procedure was as j
follows: He took notes from all advert sers j
who bought space in hie desk, the payment
> of said notes being conditioned upon the
1 fulfillment of his contract to furnish the
J desk, void otherwise. He carried about S4O
worth of these notes to the beforemen
; tioned druggist, and gave them as collateral I
5 for a loan of S2O, to be paid a certain time, i
The time passed, and the sacred promise
to pay was broken. When the druggist
went to the parties upon whom he held j
i> the notes he found that Layton had col
-1 lected the money or its equivalent in every
i, instance. Then came the arrest, at which
a Times reporter was present. He remained ;
under arrest for more than an hour, but |
finally effected a settlement by a payment cf i
the money. Since that time he got into a i
- difficulty which led to a suit in the City |
e Court, but this was settled before it came to
trial. He had no case, but the other party
to the suit preferred to settle to being
brought into court publicly in connection
with Layton. During the time he has been
' here he seems to have had plenty of money,
' living as fast as the fastest man in town,
? regardless of expense. It is computed that
3 he spent about S4OO per month outside of
e hotel fare, which it seems he did not |
1 pay. At last the moment came when te
‘ found that he must speed his part
-8 ing and bid a fond farewell to the
8 beautiful Forest city. Yesterday he
8 promised tc pay certain parties in the city
' certain sums amounting to nearly S4OO, for
0 merchandise and goods received. Only one
I of the parties whom he promised to pay
r has seen him since 8 o’clock yesterday
■ morning, although the whole day and a
• great portion of the night was spent in
! searching for him. The gentleman who last
’ saw him says Layton was at his place of
’ business about 12 o’clock, and seemed terri
-1 bly excited about something; so much so
' that he thought him drunk. This is the
1 last seen of him, and it is thought that he
• took the 1:30 train for Charleston.
8 So far as can be learned Layton called on all
“ against whom he held conditional notes and
? succeeded by his “blarney” as one exasper
'f ated Englishman told a reporter to-day, in
’ collecting the amounts promised. Some of
>’ these notes are held by other parties to
B whom Layton endorsed them and will have
’f to be paid a second time as a
e receipt from him is worthless
• 8 against a note. Layton hns no' been at his
n hotel since yesterday at brea-.iast. As far
y as the reporter could ascertain Layton has
stuck the city for SI,OOO or more. A livery
S6OO A YEkR.
man is out $45, a dealer in chandeliers, mir
rors, etc, is mourning the loss of about
SIOO, a furniture man charges up to profit
and loss—mostly loss —the sum of $65, which
he claims was obtained under false pre
tenses- He says he was barely dissuaded
from arresting the fellow on last Saturday,
and would have certainly done so to-day
had he remained in the city. A dealer in
“pants” is out about S7O, and a contractor is
| filled with consternation at his loss of $550.
while there are numerous other amounts cJ
less value not yet heard from. It is probable
that much trouble will grow out of this
affair, as the advertisers expect that their
cards will be placed in the space bought by
them, while the contractor says he will not
let the desk intended for the Screven House
leave his shop, and intends to see if he can
get possession of the one in the Harnett
House, since he has never turned it over.
He will not attempt to trouble the one in
the Pulaski House, as it is already finished,
and he has no claim on it. It is but natural
, that the contractor should wish to save
himself, jnst as the advertisers wish to save
I their money also. It will probably be some
time before the hearts of the average Savan
nah business man thaw out sufficiently to
talk to a hotel desk man. However, it will
probably teach one thing, viz: that news
papers are the only legitimate mode of safe
advertising.
INTERESTING CASES IN AUGUSTA.
Sults Against George P. Curry, and Ma
jor G orge T. Jackson.
The following accounts from the Augusta
Evening News of yesterday, in reference ta
two important cases will be read with inter
est in Savannah, where both parties and the
transacts ns are well known :
“Public interest and attention has center
ed of late in the approaching trial of one of
the most prominent citizens of Augusta,
; who is charged with embezzling over one.
j hundred and fifty thousand dollars of the
; funds cf the Eaterprise Factory, while
President of that company, and against
whom several indictments were made out
; by the grand jury at the last term of the
Superior Court of Richmond county. The
trial of the case was expected at the ad-,
journed term of the court which met this
morning, hie Honor, Judge Henry C.
Roney, presiding.
“At 10 o’clock this morning the Superior
Court room was crowded with lawyers,
jurors and interested citizens, but the eyes
of the large assembly were centered upon a
well known figure who sat facing His Honor
lhe Judge, and directly in rear of his at
torneys inside the bar. This personage is
I known to the entire community, and a
j description of the face and features of Major
George T. Jackson is unnecessary in Au
i gusta. He sat with his adopted son, Mr.
Marion Verdery, on his right, and William
E. Jackson, Esq., on his left. In chairs be
; hind him were Major Jacksen’s five sons,
lhe appearance of Major Jackson has not
! uercej tibly changed in the past few months,
I ind he wa kid into the court room with the
same bouyant step which always character-
I zed his nervous nature and earnest manner.
He sat behind his attorneys and seemed to
; take especial interest in their consultations
j and in the court proceedings, but his voice
| was not once heard.
Major Jackson is represented in his defence
by the strongest array of counsel ever
gathered on any one side in the court room
of this county. Hon. J. C. C. Black is the
l leading counsel for the defence, and asso
ciated with him are Messrs. Twiggs & Ver
dery, and Messrs. Foster & Lamar. The
State is ably represented by Solicitor Gen
eral Boykin Wright, and associated with
nim in the prosecution are Messrs. John S.
& Wro. T. Davidson, the attorneys for the
Enterprise Factory. Messrs. Wright and
; Wm. T. Davidson occupied positions facing
I the Court corresponding to the location of
j defendants counsel within the bar. Mr. J no.
! S. Davidson was confined to his room from
j illness and did not appear in the court room
to-day.
“At the opening of the court proceedings
Solicitor General Wright called “case 42”
the State vs. George T. Jackson, embezzle
ment. In this one of the indictments Major
Jackson is charged with embezzling $50,000.
| The first step in case was a roll call of wit
nesses followed by a demand from counsel
for the books of the Enterprise Mauufac
j turing Company.”
After some preliminary remarks by the
respective counsel, the defense announced
ready for trial.
I The State then made a motion for contin
| uance, which after argument, was granted,
i the defense “reserving all rights.” All the
cases against Major Jackson were then con
| tinued until the April term, and all wit
nesses were notified to be present at that
time.
“On the continuance of the case against,
Major Jackson, the case of the State vs. Geo
P. Curry, charged with larceny after trust,
was called. Solicitor General Wright'ap
peared for the State and Mr. Curry was rep
resented by Harper & Bro, and Foster &
Lamar. The first step was the filing of a de
murrer to the indictment on the technical
ground that there is no such thing in
Georgia as larceny after trust in a case like
this. The motion was overruled by his
: Honor Judge Roney, and this important
case is now before the court on its merits.”
) New York Produce Market.
New York, Jan. 13.—Flour dull and un
' | changed. Wheat, No. 2 red winter, Feb
i I ruary 91 7-8; do., March 93 5-8; do., April
1 95 1-2. Corn, No. 2 mixed, 51 7-8; Janua
1i ry 49; February and March. Gats No. 2
■ ’ mixed, January 35}; 35 for February. Rye
1 firm, State 61. Barely nominal. Pork.
: i firm, mess sl2 37a12 50. Lard $7 17 for
February. Molasses nominal. Turpentine
dull at 311. Resin, strained to good, $1 25
al 30. Petroleum dull, refined in cases 9.
; Sugar dull, refined cut loaf 6f; confection
eis 7j. Coffee steady, fair cargoes 9}.
A Point of Order.
; “The gentleman is out of order,” shouted
, the chairman; “sit down!’
“But, Mr. Chairman,” protested the
. : speaker, “my very gorge rises at the injus
r | tice of—”
3 ■ “The gentleman’s stomach is out of order,
, I too. Sit down!”