The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-19

NEARLY EVERYTHING MOVABLE
CARRIED AWAY.

No Trace of the Robbers Yet Found
The Florida Alliance Helps the
Martin Fund-One OF the Highway
men Wanted at Chattanooga-Jac
sonville's School Superintendency-
Other News of the Florida Metrop-
oils.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, Jan 1s-A whole
sale robbery has spoilt the plans of one bri-
dial pair and caused heavy loss to the
groom. Frank Lake, who was married in
GAINESVILLE, Ga, Monday, fitted up his
house in Springfield for the reception of his
bride in most handsome shape They arrived
here Wednesday, going first to the house of
some friends. This morning they went up
to their own house and were astounded to
find the house completely plundered The
par1or suite Of furniture, bedding, clothing,
statuary, dishes and everything else had
disappeared except the carpets on the floor
and the bedsteads IN stairs. The parlor
lounge would not go through the window,
left snd.the thieves pulled 1t half through and
it. The rain then spoiledit. The maTauders
smashed the chandeliers, choice china and
other things that they could not take away.
Mrs. Lake is Frustrated by the robbery and
is quite sick The loss is fully 1900. The
found of the TO bers, and the neghbors all
say that nothing u0usual was observed
THE FARMERS ALLIANCE.
The Farmers Alliance concluded its work
tonight The newly elected officers are:
Senator r. F Rogers of Suwannes county,
president: Miles Mountain Of Washington,
vice president; A. ?. Roskin of Marion, sec
Rotary; c. S. Young of Citrus, treasurer;
A Crosby of Bradford, chaplain; j. b.
Young of Citrus, lecturer; c. ;. Causseau
of Wakulla, assistant lecturer. The exchange
at to-day's meeting OF the alliance decided
to establish a fertilizer factory Of thor own
in the state. Euloglstic resolutions were
passed in memory of Edwin Martin, and
$55 was raised for the Martin memorial
fund.
At meeting of the Jacksonville Light
Infantry tonight the company presented
Lieut. s. w. Cockerell, Ir., who resigned
some days ago, with an elegant silver water
service, appropriately inscribed,
THE HIGHWAYMEN.
Constable E. J. Murphy, who worked up
the notorious sand baggeTs, and had them
arrested by the Waycross depot police last
Wednesday, has a number of kilograms
from Chattanooga, Tenn, relative to one of
the arrested men, Jack Malloy, who stands
charged with larceny in that city, and also
with s4fe-cracking. MaNoy, it is said,
broke jail in Chattanooga and escaped, and
the authorities Of that town have been
telegraphing eli over the country since for
him. A. X. Leon of this city had his sus-
PIGEONS aroused by the strange actions Of
Mallory and his associates, and put Mr..
Murphy on the watch, and he followed
them up until he thougI it time to close in
on them. Sheriff Sheldon viii be here
Monday, Mr. Murphy says, for his man.
Sheriff Sheldon has woman now in jail
who assisted IN the escape
THE SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT.
When DR.. Babcock, the superintendent
of public schools Of Duval county died last
summer, Gov. Perry appointed w. b.
Clarkson as his successor until another per-
son was elected and qualified. AT the cleo
ton on Nov. e, Gen. Ledwith was elected,
but he has not yet boon able to qualify and
assume the duties OF the office, owing to OBJ
jections made by Comptroller Barnes to the
official bond filed. 1t is now said that the
time for qualifying has passed, and it de-
wolves upon Gov. Fleming to appoint
superintendent. Mr. Clarkson, becoming
weary of the unsettled state of the case, TO-
day wrote the governor rendering his
resignation, and begging its immediate &C
ce tance.
d at the same time suggesting j. D. Mead
of Mandarin as his successor. Mr.. Mead is
now, and has been for a long time, mem
Der of school beard, and is in every way
Ledwith says that he has come t. the con-
clusion that he will not be allowed to hold
the office, and he proposes to cut loose from
public affairs. He says he thinks "a is
pretty tough,n when a man of his means
and ability cannot exercise the functions of
such an office, and at next the meeting Of
the board of trade he proposes TO withdraw
from that body, and state in plain language
his reasons for SO doing.
c. S. Borrower, of the Florida Railway
and Navigation Company is sending to
bacco seed to farmers on application.
TOURISTS FROM OHIO.
A party of thirty-fve tourists from Day
ton, o., came into the city yesterday via
the Cumberland route. They will visit
South Florida.
Last evening the billiard parl ors of J. B.
M orell were jamned By the sports of the
city, who had gathered there TO witness a
pool match for the championship Of the
state between c. f. Redd of Columbus, Ga,
and II. II. Feiler of New York. Twenty
one games were played with great skill by
both principals. Redd finally won by
score of II games to his oppo ents TO- After
the match three other games were played,
in which Redd successfully kept the lead,
thus winning the championship Of Florida.
Considerable money changed hands, II is
said, on the game, which was very exciting
and close.
THE NEW RAILROAD BRIDGE.
The work Of laying the foundation Of the
Jacksonville, Tampa aud Key West railroad
bridge will be commenced next week
Maj A. J. Russell, state superintendent
of public instruction, spent the morning
in visiting al the gr des of the Jacksonville
graded school. He also inspected the work
In the industrial department. The number
of pupils registered at this school is $50
The finance COMMITTEES Of e sub-trlpical
exposition has decided 10 solicit subscrip-
tions from the citizens Of Jacksonville in
order to place the exposition on 4 better
footing. Tney will commence business to
morrow. The committee consists of Sligo
Myers, chairman, W. b. Barnett, j. K
Russell, j. i. Marvin and J. NJ. Schu-
macher.
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