The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-02-15
LYNCHBURG.

fuL FuIGEEIEs OF MAJOR ". T. HART; THE
PARTIES FROM WHOM He GOT MONhY-1HE
CHURCHES >UNDAY-UOW TIE PCLPITs WERE
uCCUPIHD - SILVER - REVENUE COLLEC.
1IONS-IuE STORM AID The MAILS RECENT
nEATHS-rHE BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION. &C.
fCorre-pou1euce If The Richmond Dispaicn.l
FtBRUARY If, 1891.
The statements heretofore published in
r,gaid 10 Mi lr ". f. Hart, Of the Pulaski
zincmincs. and the fOIgcrieS perpciratCd by
h,m. are confirmed. and additional particu-
la, disclose the method Of his operations.
Nh. 4. VI. Davies. who went TO Martins on
receipt OF the forgery OF Mr.. ClOyd's name TO
the notes negotiated through him (Mr.
DNic>l has returned to The city. do not OBJ
tan ms Information from bin. bnt learn that
toe manner OF HaI's speculation was TO
place nolcs endorsed apparently by Mr..
Cl0yd with his banker, Mr. Diyie>, through
whom they were negotiated with other par
lcs. such II bud money TO put out TO bOr-
IoNeI>. Mr.. Davies bad NOT, OF course, the
least suspicion Of Major HATS honesty and
II toe genuineness OF Mr.. ClOYd'S Sisua.
ture n endorSer. Some Of these notes
were NEGOTIATED with }. ID. Noble Il Co... Of
Pulaski. living in the immediate neghbOr-
hood both Of 10Y and III art, who seem never
10 have suspected any irregularily in the
NOTES. Oiher sums were obtained from
Me,,is. Winfrce d Lloyd. John II. Maben,
7 \. krisc. The Peoples Bank, and Others,
in al amounting TO some lhirty-hye thou
sand dollars. IL j. now said that llalt was
l1j0riug under an alteration Of mind. His
Whereabouts are not known, and whatever
steps may have been taken to pursue him
hayt not vet publicly tranSpired.
The churches were largely attended ye>ter-
day. the day beng bright, though cold.
Rev. Dr.. Martin preached at the First Pres
byitran church, and Rev. j. NJ. kiIkpat-
rick. Of Lexington. NJ the Second Presbyte
rlau church. The latter gentleman took for
the text Of bis morning discourse the single
word Fixed UrOm The parable OF Dives
and Lazarus, biz theme being the immula-
BILE character OF the relations OF thing, in
The after life. Al the FIRST Baptist church
Rev. J. VI. Pilcber general superintendent
OF the Sunday School and Bible Board,
preached IN the morning, and AT The Cot
ieeclllil Baptist church the same gent leman
ohicla'ed II night. Rev. Charles +. Watts,
Of Il diord, preached at Centenary Alctho
dit Episcopal church at night.
The ,torchou,e al No. II Main street was
sold saturday afternoon 10 Mr.. Il. I. Watts
for SS.c2j.
Fifteen pigs OF silver bullion, each weigh
ne eighty pounds, passed through the city
saturday on their way fom Washington to |
the New Orleans mint cid the Virginia Mid |
land and Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio |
railroads.
The high winds that have prevailed for
several days past have accomplished a good |
deed ln driving the roads. which had been |
rendered almost impa,SiUle by reason Of the |
mud. lee has formed 10 a considerable |
thickness during The tate cold spell, but |
everything j. melting to-day.
The mail, from the North, aud to some |
cx'tn, The telcgraphc service a, well, were |
detanged by The storm OF Friday. The |
northern papers Of yesterday have just |
been received here.
The receipts u internal revenue for The |
week ending saturday amounted 10 S4l,-
81 81.
Mis-. Thomas ;. Siabhr continues very
Slck' Ga saturday Mrs. Amanda Perkins.
We OF joshua Perkins, died on Diamond
IN; aged ihiriy-Dine Years. Hon. w. W.
htniy wa, IN the city saturday, in attend
ance 90 he funeral OF his sister, the late
Ms. William A. Miller.
The report Of The Benevolent Association
SHOWS 10 date the receipt OF 1918, besides
many articles II food and clothing, and an
,Ahehdiiure Of S21S. One citizen, Mr.
amount.
The stockholders Of the new National Ex-
CuahEe Bank meet tomorrow TO effect an
VI ihlIa'i0u. The amount OF stock sub.
scrlbed is 10000. TELEPHONE.