The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-07-04


nicte, writing on June l6, says-Some small proper
ties were sold yesterday, in the Encountered Estates
Court by the Chief Commissioner. The sum real
lied by the sales of the day was ELS ,285 The fol-
of the first petition, October a. lS49, to June IL,
1854, inclusive:--
/. Number of petitions presented, including those
for partition and exchange, as well % for sale 8 4n
(Of the above, about 47O were supple
mental or dismissed petitons.)
2. Number Of absolute orders for sale ...... 448
3. Number of matters in which owners were bank
rupts or insolvents. Observation-Disclosures. 30T
L. Number Of matters in which owners presented
5. Number of conveyances executed BY the com
O. Number Of lots sold, VII. by public auction
in court, 1900; by provincial auction, con-
6rmed by the commissioners l,0l7 by PR
vate contract confirmed by the commission
< lumber Of accounts ops ned in the Accountants
8 Number Of boxes containing upwards Of 5000
600 tocImens and munments OF ttle) de-
posted in the Record Office ............... 1900
9. Number Of bank orders or cheques issued by
the commissioners for payment Of money or
transfer VI funds, in or about. ~, eco
TO- Gross amount of purchase meney
realised by he sales, viz. -
Ply public auction in court fS7b7,60l 2 &
BY provincial auctions, confirmed
by the commissioners. ........ 1877 1873 10 o
By private contract, and confirm
ed by the commissioners. 1882, 100
Ell, 900, aaa 10 s
DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS
IL. Gross amount of money distributed
in cash anS stock ............ fs,05hpb1 O 8
Total amount of absolute credits
allowed to incumbrancers who
we're purchasers. 1,2a4,s4o o
f9,a5o, 500 10
The difference between the amount realized BY the
sales and the funds distributed is thus accounted
for:-Funds allocated in trust; provisional credits
not yet made absolute; the balance Of cash and
government stock standing to the credit Of the CON-
missioners in the Bank of Ireland; payments already
ordered by the commissioners, and not called for by
the parties entitled thereto; and the purchase money
Of recent sales not yet lodged.
The recent Horrible Murder Mt Cambridge.
Tenn.
ARREST OF THE MURDERER, AND BURNING HIM
ALIVE AT THE STAKE.
A correspondent Of the Athens Post, under date
Of June 20, furnishes the following particulars Of
the recent horrible murder at cambridge Jefferson
county Tenn, and of the arrest aud burning at the
"A tragedy has Just been enacted in this vicinity
more awful and horrible than has ever before oc-
Cured in any peaceful land. Elijah Moore and his
farm on French Broad River, near the mouth Of
Chucky. They had no children. Miss Lotspeech,
the sister Of Mrs. NJ. was living with them. She
was young lady much esteemed by her acquant-
his wife were clever, respectable people. He owned
negro man named Tom, about % years of age,
who had been raised in the family, and
such as are too often allowed to slaves by these
who own but few. This slave and two small free
negro boys, hired by Moore, worked on the farm.
The slave Tom had been insolent to the family,
and especially to Miss Lotspeech, and oaght to have
been arrested but Moore DESTROYS Of having hie
labor in the crop at this particular time, and was
perhaps somewhat afraid Of the negro. He there
fore suffered the negro still to live in the family On
last Wednesday evening. the slave Tom sent away
the free negro boys to their mothers, not far dis
tant, and in the night entered the house where
Moore and his wife were in one bed, and Miss Lot
- Ia f. ia a.
same room. He entered the room with lamp and
axe. He struck Moore in the head blow With the
edge of the axe, causing such instant death that he
did not, when first discovered, appear to have
moved. Several wounds, apparently given with
great force with the axe, were found upon and
about his head. Mrs. Moore awoke, sprang from the
bed and contended with the negro in defence of her
nooS
ing her from the floor, threw her upon the bed,
where she died in few minutes.
Whilst the brief contest was pending With Mrs.
Moore, her sister, Miss Lotspeech started to her re
lief. The negro struck her upon the arm and broke
It he then threw her upon the bed and violated
her with many acts of barbarity and inhumanity
not to be repeated. She resisted and fought to the
last. Her screams alarmed the negro 80, that he
killed her by blow upon the back Of her head, and
then made his escape. The next day the whoa
neighborhood assembled, AMI all who were thera
say that the sight of the murdered dead was thd
most awful they had ever seen: The whole neigh.
borhood turned out upon diigent search for tho
murderer, and on Sunday he was arrested not,
however, until he had received severe fesh wound
from rife ball. He made q full, though net vo-
evidence. On Monday, after general public notice
throughout the country round in the presence of
immense assembly, and by the expressed approba-
ton Of every individual present, the negro was
chained to stake and burned to death, and 70
aches.
PAYMENT OF SALARIES OF PUBLIC 0FFIcKns.--
nj nj aftOfnNv8.
marshals of the courts Of the United States and
Territories and the salaries Of inspectors Of steam