The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-31
THE MORNING NEWS: MONDAY, DECEMBER 81, 1885,

A. L. Conyers of Columbus, Ga, repre-
senting the Chattahoocbee Brick Company
arrived in Jasper on Wednesday last ant
was escorted to the Jail by Marshal Hinton
MIR. Conyers Immediately recognized vii
Wright, alias Joe Williams, as the ESCAPED
convict for whom the $50 reward has beer
offered since last summer.
Rev. L. d. Geiger, the pastor of the Bap
list church Mt Leesburg, was agreeably sur
prlsed on Wednesday evening by dona
tlon party. His own congregation, aidec
aud abetted by populations from the AIetho
dist Episcopal and Presbyter ian churches
took bis residence by storm, as it WERE anC
| filled his larder with all sorts of good ana
substantial provisions, besides giving hin
presents of other descriptions.
As this is tae season of the year for the
exchange of gifts, st. Johns county comes
To front with the most novel on record.
A young man near st. Augustine, though
| having sound teeth, had them too near for
beauty; 50 Ia had his eye teeth extracted,
took them TO q jeweler where they we're
| polished, dyed and mounted in gold as a
| pair of earrings for his best girl. They were
TO be seen at Rhenberg's the jewelers. for
some time. After the work was done the
| young man was not quite satisfied, said
he would give $40 if he had not had them
dyed.
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charged as principal for the murder of
Horace Stalvy IN September last, ended
Thursday night by verdict Of acquittal.
The verdict raised an important legal ques-
| ton, which will require decision by the
supreme court to settle. On last week
Mack Bowen ons Of the parties to the MUIR
der, was tried, and found guilty as Access
sorry before the fact to mu rder in the first
degree, being on the second count in the
tniipfTnanr "a in. xvh
Bracey was charged as principal. Now the
question arises, can person be accessory
in case wherein the principal is declared
as not guilty.
William Fox of Ocala returned Saturday
night from his visit to New York aud other
northern cities. During MS absence he
purchased lO0-horse power engine and
boiler, which will be shipped Jan. 10, and
be used for running the exposition machin-
cry and creating electricity to illuminate
the building. He also purchased $50 boxes
OF glass to properly glaze the edifce. Mr.
Fox met the passenger association. com
posed of the various railroads that lead into
Florida, which was in session at Washing
ton, and secured reduced coupon tickets
direct to Ocala from any part of the United
States. All the ticket offices will have them
for sale. During the holding of the exposi-
ton, special excursion rates will be given.
Mr.. Shaw, Frank Leslie's special artist.
while camping at Gilmore's nursery, Mill
Cove, on the ST. Johns river, went OUT bass
fishing one day, and caught fish the like
of which he never saw before nor since 1t
was in the channel of New Berlin, and for a
time after getting the bite, it was an open
question as to who would make the haul
fish or man. Fer awhile the fish had things
pretty much his own way and it was all the
sportsman could do to keep afloat. After
ina. he. Il -
possible to pull him in, and with great exer-
ton Mr.. Shaw landed bis prize, which
proved to be huge tarpon weighing $50
pounds, and measuring feet and inches
in length, 20 inches in thickness and 8 ia
width. Mr.. Shaw is quite satisfied with
one such catch, and declines any more with
thanks. He strung the creature up to
tree With ropes and, standing beside his
prize, had him photographed.
The public school funds for Dodge county
for the year 1888 were as follows: Amount
on hand and collected from 1887, $40 as:
amount received from state, 81, SS7 10; poll
tax, Dodge county, $1,000; total So, 106 49,
This money is thus accounted for: Amount
paid teachers, $2,681 43; expenses of emu
meration, 5000; commissioners salary, $50;
paid tor advertising S25; statione y, SIS;
total, S3,O61 43; leaving a balance Of $45 "a
on hand. The number of white scholars
attending public schools in the county was
l,215 colored, 74S; total. 1868 There was
an increase of 2S5 scholars ia the first grade
schools over last year. There was an in
crease of 30 per cent. In the average number
of days taught. The school enumeration
gave the county an increase of $S17.19 of
funds received from the state, and the ap-
preparation of Sf65, 900 additional by the
present legislature will give Dodge county
an increase of about 800 for public school
PURPOSES the ensuing year