Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-02

OF building and operating a cotton seed oil mill
at Ihat place. The stock has all been taken,
ana II Is expected that the mill will be ready
10 uegin operations early next fall.
The Jacksonville citizens committee called
on General Wright Of the Bureau of Engi-
neers, at w ashingtOn Thursday, and were as
sured that General Wright will report in IA
vOr OF a special appropriation Of $4,000 Tor
immediate use IN work on the St. johns bar
The committee also had a conference with
Chairman Willis Of the River and HarDor
Committee, the result Of which was very IA
vOrable.
During the month of January Il sailing and
Z steam vessels entered at the port of Jackson
Vile. against Il sailing and steam vessels
for the same month last year, from domestic
ports. and sailing vessels from foreign ports,
against for the same month last year. Dur
ing the same month II sailing and steam
vessels cleared for domestic, and s sailing
vessels for foreign ports. against q sailing
vessels for domestic and for foreign ports
for the same month last year.
The Florida AnnltdE saws: ''Citv-bred
sportsmen may think that South Florida needs
a game law to protect her deer; but If they
had mad TWO or three successive seasons
struggle with them to see which should get
the most potatoes when q large part Of
their living; and that Of their stock, de-
pended on this crop, as sometimes happens.
they would possibly change their
minds. The old bucks viii paw the potato
beds and destroy large number besides what
they eat, and, if they have families of four or
very scarce in short time"
William Hughes. the aged celored citizen
whe was lately killed by a man Of his own
shade near Tallahassee, was always mention
Od in terms Of respect by the best citizens of
the state capital. He was the old servant Of
Prince Achille Murat, the nephew of Napo-
leon. He Is identified with the planter life of
Murat. and visited Europe with his master
after It was admissible for the Murats to re-
turn. He was in some sense his personal
Overseer IN his home visit, took care of funds
the Prince lavlshly gave him, which he used
TO nave TO lend him pretty largely back again
at odd times. William Hughes remained de-
vOtedly with the Prince and Princess to the
end of the lives of both.
Yesterdays Jacksonville Times Union saws:
-. A. Mercier of the Sea Island Route ar
rived in the city last night, and soon after his
arrival called at the Times Union Office Mr.
Mercier says that he read the exposure Of the
DunkO thieves in the Times Union a few DAYS
ago ana the description OF the men given.
When the Savannah tram reached Waycross
yesterday, three men boarded it. and from
what he read in the Times Union, concluded
that they were OF the party of bunko men,
and spotted them. An old gentleman Occu-
pied a seat just behind him, and the SUSPECTED
thieves took seats behind the old gentleman.
and soon engaged in conversation with him,
the season here and had their fam
lilies at one of our most promi-
nent hotels. Mr.. Mercier notified the con-
ductOr of the train of his suspicious, and a
watch was set over the party. The three men
soon induced the old gentleman to enter into
a game of three card monte and won $40 from
him, which they were subsequently forced,
through the efforts of Mr.. Mereier and the
conductor, to return. Mr.. Mercier had ar
ranged TO telegraph the reporter OF the Times
Union to meet the train with an officer but
the thieves got of at Callahan, consequently
nothing could be accomplished. and he did not
do so. Passengers coming to this city had
better be careful Of card players on the trains
between here and savannah, as the thieves
who have been run ont Of the cify ara rour
endeayoring to play their games on the
trans"
Thursday morning the remains of a white
infant were discovered in a barrel of OfTal
which had been hauled to GOuid's Fertilizer
Works from jacksonville during Wednesday,
The child was, says the Times Union, in per
feet state of preservation, was large weigh
ing, As the doctor said, not less than nine
U0undsl, perfectly formed, and out of its
mouth was OOzing thin, bloody liquid. Upon
a close examination of its head a large, ugly
cash over an inch in length was found just
under The right car, apparently extending
through TO ihe mouth, while the exposed flesh
was perfectly fresh and clear. The side of
the skull was also crushed in The doctor was
unable to decide whether these evidences of
violence were caused by a blow from the
shovel while the body was being removed
from the vault, or whether they were caused
In taking the chlldS life. The ewes were
blush, but very much biOOdshot Ii was
evident that the infant had been born within
three or four days at the farthest At the
request Oh liie coroner, tnc doctor Inen opened
the body and examined the lungs, which he
found inflated with air, when he gave it as his
positive opinion that the child had breathed
Green jackson, an old cOlored man. was
the one who had placed the ofal in
the barrel, which was hauled our to
the works by Jerry Jamson. jackson
testified that he cleaned several places be-
tween four and five O'Clock Wednesday morn
ing. He had inspected the barrel in
which the body was found and recognized
il as having been taken from well known
respectable house in the city. While re-
moving the OfIal from the vault he remem-
bered taking out an unusually heavy pack
age which had the appearance of being bun
die of old rags and paper, but he paid no
special attention to It. About O'Clock, while
removing the barrel, he ana JamisOn noticed
a lady apparently in her night dress, looking
at them from one of the upper windows Of the
house. After filling the barrel he sprinkled
lime over its contents, and went to look for
JamisOn, and on their return found an old
vest partly hanging ON the side of the barrel
and partly on the ground. He had not no.
ticed the vest before. His testimony was
quite lengthy and at times was contradictory.
so much so that the Justice and Jury were
led to believe that he is in possession of facts
which he is not disposed 10 reveal. and he
has been held for further developments.