Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-03-20
FLORIDA.

St Augustine's hotels are crowded with
tourists.
Key West exported l.SSO,OOO cigars this
week to New York.
Quite a number OF Key West sponge vessels
arrived last week. Their trips were failures.
The muddy water caused by the southwest
winds made it impossible for them to gather
spOnges 10 any extent.
The old Spanish gag at the st. Augustine
Museum that Mr.. Mcmillan unearthed last
November. and which created such a sensa-
ton az the time, was photographed during
the past week. and will be engraved for 4
popular Northern magazine.
Among the important cases to be tried at
sumter Circuit Court this week viii be the
case OF Birch6eld, assault with attempt to
Kill Major Couper last winter. Another I'M
portant case involving a S35,000 orange grove
OF ". L. Gordon vs. Mathew Coleman will
also be tried at the same term.
The Jacksonville, Tampa and Key West
Railway and De Barry -Baya and Peoples
ser ger Agents Association and their families
a complimentary trip to-day. They are 10
go by rail and steamer to Lake George and
back. The association will hold their annual
business meeting in Jacksonville.
The Board OF Aldermen OF Key West. at
their last meeting, repealed an ordinance, but
upon examining the ordinance books this
week IL was found that they had shot a long
distance from the mark, and had repealed an
ordinance relating TO the sanitary condition
Of the island, instead of one regulating the
opening and closing of saloons as intended.
An important capture of burglars has been
made 10y the local officers Of Gainesville. They
gave their names as Thomas Sawyer, Louis
vile. Ky; W. \. Harris, Columbus, o.; Chas.
;. King. California, and Lawrence Clark, At
ianta, Ga. From information by Col. Smell
he having fOund the hiding place OF these
suspicious characters. about one mile south Of
town. Marshal Davies and Policeman Ben
nett started on a tour last Sunday morning,
and kept at work quietly but persstently all
daY on sunday. and on Monday morning DIS
covered their place. They had secreted them
selves N q house just north OF the old saw
dust pile on she Transit road northeast OF
town. One OF the Llen was on guard and
gave the alarm TO his comrades, who immedl-
ately started IN different directions. after
throwing several articles under the house and
setting II on fire. The officers at once ordered
them 70 stop. at the same time drawing their
pistols and threatening to shoot If their or
ders were not Obeyed. The chances were
against them. and they submitted. TIRE men
were chained together and brought to the
city. where they were put behind the bars In
ths county jail: Before they were captured,
one OF ttie number was seen to throw some
thing into an old well, and in the afternoon it
was searched by the officers. After drawing
ont about feet OF water, their search was re-
warded by finding large bunch Of keys and a
watch. The keys were taken 10 Mrs. Snelfs,
al the BeyIlle House, and identified by her.
They were also found to tit the locks OF the
house. A lot oil jewelry and some silVerw6re
was found on their persons, and they were
dressed in new clothes. Some of their old
shoes were found. and from trial found to hit
the tracks near the rear door of Mr.. EndePs
store, which was broken into last week. No
doubt IS entertained that they were the per-
sons who entered MIR. EndePs. although moth
ing found on their persons has yet been iden-
titled, as Mr.. Endel is absent from the city at
present. Ii is known that two large grain
sacks Of pluuder were seen to be in their pos
session on Sunday night, but the sacks have
No Vet bppn fOund.