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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!”