The morning news., 1888-12-16
BACK TO JACKSONVILLE.
REFUGEES ARRIVING BY HUN
DREDS ON EVERY TRAIN.


Names of Some People Who Were
Among the First to Get Back-Ihe
Fast Through Train Provided for
Their modation-The Bonds OF
the County, officers.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, Dec 15.-This be-
ing the day set for the abolishment of all
restrictions to entering the city, the return
OF those who left here in the early stages Of
the epidemic has been signalized by the re-
turn of hundreds. Besides arriving here by
train and b at many reached the suburbs
last night by private conveyances and afoot
to await the dawniDg to them of one OF the
brightest days in the history OF the city, 80
that they might enter early, and begin the
work of repairing and cleaning up. Shut
| out for four or five months from friends
and kindred and property here has wrought
in them an anxiety for return that bordered
in some instances upon craze, and had il
not beon for the precautions Of the authori-
ties these absentees would have entered the
city before tho disappearance OF the plague.
All the refugees stopping in Atlanta, and
there were many, since the panic in jack
| sonvllle last July, started on return trains
last night and this morning.
FAST THROUGH TRAIss.
The Georgia Central and East Tennessee,
| Virginia and Georgia railroads, in order to
accommodate these refugees, determined to
| furnish excellent and rapid transportation
| The CentrRls train leaving Atlanta at $3.50
| o'clock last night consisted Of four sleepers,
two coaches and two baggage cars. 1t came
via Albany, Townsville and Waycross and
thence over the Savannah. Florida and
| Western road to Jacksonville without change
or long stops. The East Tennessee train,
consisting of three sleepers, two coaches and
one baggage car came via Macon, Jesup,
| Waycross and into jacksonville on the
| Savannah, Florida and Western track IL
left Atlanta al o'clock last night. The
Central train had last Thursday about
eighty-fiye passengers booked for Florldn.
These two lines will run fast through ex-
| cursion trains until all the refugees re urn.
About 200 people came on the train yoster-
day, but they went to Fernandina,
Green Cove Springs and other places to
stay until this morning, All the refugees
express themselves as very much pleased
with the treatment they received since be-
ing in Atlanta.
SOME OF THOSE WHO ARE BACK.
Among those who were seen early this
| morning, we're: Mayor G. B. Smith and
| family, Mrs. s.. Palmquist and family, II.
| f. Littleheld, Crosby Dawkins. Porcher
| EEngle, Oscar Nolan, ex-Mayor Rice,
| George Hughes and family, jones Il. Kirk,
| head clerk Of Hughes establishment; Mrs.
| 3. Ritzwoller and three children, James o.
| Payne, Robert Scott, Maj. J. II. Thomas
and ether railroad men, Mrs. Bishop,
J.: NJ. Gates, Joe e. Baer and
| w. c. Barnes. 1t seemed to be
| the general impression that the train from
| Atlanta to-day would bring 800 people, but
| at 80 o'clock il rolled into the Waycrosss
| depot and was received by cheers from a
| large owd of colored people, but only
| about 300 people were en- the train. The
| first man of the train was j. 7. Beckwith,
| Of the Georgia Central.
SOME LATER ARRIVALS.
Among those who came this afternoon
were: G. w. Markins and wife, George II.
| Nichols, Cohen, tho cigar man; John
| Stockton. the Larimer family, Mr.. Conroy
and wife fsrmorly Mrs. Colcord); George
| A. Peck and family, William G. Clark,
| George s Wilson and family, the Rivas
family, Mrs. Adams and the mother of
| Secretary Adams.
A negro named r. 4. Alison went to J.
| Huif's store this morning, bought "A suit OF
| clothes, and offered in payment check for
| $40 drawn on the First National Bank of
savannah and signed by Adolph Huesing.
| b. M. Baer, who sold the suit, became sus-
| picious that tho boy had not come by tho
check honestly, as he, when questioned,
made very rambling statement. Mr..
Baer finally told the boy that he would
keep the check until the banks opened, and
then would cash IL for him. This the boy
agreed to, but he has not turned up since.
WHAT SAUNDERS IS DOING.
J. w. Saunders, formerly an attache OF
the medical bureau, has opened boarding.
house at No. 1l0 West Adams street, and
calls il the New Alpine house.
A party OF fifty refugees from Charles
ton are expected tonight.
About POO people came into town on the
steamer Georgia from Mayport this morn
ing.
q. w. Clark Of this city has erected
monument at the grave Of Col ii. L. Titus,
at Titusville.
Armour 81 Co.'s employees have returned
There are at present lGS people in Camp
Mitchell.
Five thousand dollars were yesterday lent
TO DIR. Porter by the auxiliary association
10 carry on the work Of disnfeetins. II
will be repaid by the government.
Postmaster Clark says that after to-mor-
row fumigntion will ie discontinued
Bishop Weed aud wife are expected here
tonight
Daniel Pitchford, who created sensation
in Atlanta by jumping OF the Henderson
vile refugee train. Is back again in town.
Rev. Russell r. Hall has returned.
BONDS OF COUNTY OFFICERS.
At a meeting Of the board OF county COM
missionors to-day, the following resolutions
were adopted relative to tho bonds 10 DO
given by tba county officials;
".
In the statute relative TO the bonds OF county
officers chapter 312I. Laws OF Florida will b.
required as fecurty on oil bonds presented for
approval, VIZ Bond OF the county Judge s. OJJ.
bond Of the clerk Of the circuit court, s5,OOu;
bond OF tho clerk Of tho criminal court of
record, 80 600; bond Of the sheriff $40 900: bond
Of the tax collector. 5000; bond OF tbe county
treasurer, sisO,392: bond OF tho tax assesso'
S1,OOO; superintendent Of public instruction,
$1,000; county surveyors, $1,000 each; con
stables, each $500
A Bad Cave In.