Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-12

The proceeds netted at the Catholic
church fair, held three days and nights at
ST. Augustine last week, amounted to
about 81, 200.
The names OF % new scholars were en-
rolled at the public school in Gainesville
Monday. This Is now the most extensive
educational institution in the county.
The business part of the village of Ra-
VensWOo0 was burned to the ground last
Saturday and was almost a total loss,
there beng but little insurance on the
property destroyed.
Almost any time during the day the
ground under the chnaberry trees about
Tampa is covered with intoxicated birds,
which have become so from the effects Of
eating too many berries.
Before buildings are completed in
Orange City applications are in to rent.
John TwOmbly had six applications for
his new building approaching compile
tion across from post office.
Capt. j. r. McCallum, who has for
many years been master of the steamer
City OF Jacksonville, has resigned his
position on that steamer, and will at once
go on board the steamer City of Month
cello, where he will in future run as first
officer.
Jim Ponce, the veteran hunter, trapper
and guide, of st. Augustine, returned re-
Gently from his hunting expedition south,
and reports the killing of seven dear, fifty
ducks, four wild cats, a large number of
quail, several wild turkeys, and two large
rattlesnakes.
The KissImmee Town Council have
granted to the Florida Midland Railway
Company the right of way through its
streets for the grading, construction and
operation of the road, provided the work
is commenced by not later than March
10, and is completed by Nov. 1, next.
A cannon ball was recently found inn
bedded in the soil not far from the Ponce
de Leon spring, st. Augustine. Bow it
came there is question for military eX-
perts to solve. The suppostion is that il
was thrown from 0glethOrpe's battery
when he attacked Fort Marco, over 100
years ago.
d. Faulkner, the young clerk of the
st. Charles hotel, at Jacksonville. ar
rested by Marshal vinzant for appropri-
ating to bis own use 500 of Mr.. Cunning
hams money, was Wednesday committed
to the county Jail by Justice Belissario
in default of $500 bail. Attne preliminary
examination young Faulkner plead
guilty.
Michael Kurtz, the burglar, offered AS
sistant Jailer Moore, OF Jacksonville,
$lO,000to arrange matters so that he could
| escape. The officer, it is alleged, made
up bis mind to accept the offer but di-
vulged his Intention by trying to secure
the cooperation of Detective Gallagher,
who informed the Sheriff and thus frus-
trated the plot.
A man who gave his name as James
! Dobbins played policeman at Pensacola
last week and arrested stranger as being
drunk and disOrderly, but released him
on the payment of a small amount of
money. The affair being reported at head
quarters, the police arrested the bogus
blue coat. The case was tried, and the
blackmailer was fined $50.
George W. Fox, the Indian interpreter
for the United States government. who
was located at st. Augustine under Capt.
Pratt during the confinement Of the Indians
brought from Fort Sill ia old Fort San
Marco, died recently in Texas. de was
nephew of eX-MayOr Fox, OF Philadel-
phia. now Superintendent of the United
States mint at W Washington.
At Jacksonville. Tuesday night. after
Mr.. and Mrs. Remington, of Pine street,
had retired, Mrs. Remington heard some
one move under the bed, and notified her
husband. He at once got up, and in the
darkness commenced to search for his
gun, and while thus engaged the man ran
| escape through a window. In his haste
he left his hat, and from this it has been
ascertained that he was a former waiter
in Mr.. Remington's restaurant.
Tuesday night at Baldwin, the safe of
W. II. Dupray was broken open and
about 81, coo taken, the thieves appropri-
ating everything, including the cOppers,
that thew found. OF this money $500 be-
lcnged to MIR. Dupray and $500 to H. ID.
Ground, the telegraph operator at that
place. The thieves gained entrance to
the store by forcing the front door open.
They then went to the safe and forced
their way into it by knocking off the knob
with a sledge hammer taken from hand
car, and then, bV means Of a small piece
of iron, succeeded in forcing the cOmbina-
ton in. the thieves are unknown, but a
man by the name OF J. r. Howard was ar
rested at Live Oak on suspicion.