The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-08
FLoRIDA's METROPOLIS.
The Bond Middle Not Yet Settled
lively Scuff1e.

Lively Scuff1e.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, Jan. 7.-Tramps
are here by hundreds, and their annoyance
at private dwellings and stealing of small
articles is becoming unbearable. Some OF
them stand in secluded places on the streets
daily and beg money of passers-by. and
others prowl through the suburbs begging
and stealing.
Manager Burbridge received a telegram
to-day from Lolita, much to his surprise las
he had concluded she would not be here
saying: 81 have great faith in Jacksonville
and, although, il has just passed through a
very severe epidemic, | Will not go back on
you, and will be on hand Jan. IS to intro
duce my latest success.
Bay street for a while this noon was
crowded with hotel help passing through
from New York to st. Augustine. There
were about 800, and nearly all were white
men and women, employees Of the Ponce de
| Leon hotel.
The Windsor hotel of this city opens on
Jan. II.
Rev Father Kenny united John II.
Porter and Miss Susie Lopez in marriage
this evening.
A LIVELY sCUFFLE.
There was lively scuifis in front of the
court house this morning between Con-
| Russell. The two former saw the
latter in the street and pounced
| upon him like cats upon a
rat, and after hard scuffie and all were
alb ut exhausted, Chief Hoev came up and
slapped his nippers on Rus ell and he was
marched off to Jail. He is charged with
as aultiBg u woman, and had for a m onth
| eluded arrest MorranC got several bites
on his hand from the prisoner.
THE BOND MIDDLE.
The bond muddle is still unsettled. ].
| Hartridge. J. NJ. Bars, ii. H. Buchanan.
j. n C. Stockton. A. w. Wambodt and
others who went TO Tallahassee Friday and
Saturday, returned yesterday. The object
OF their visit was TO make argumeu@ and
| protest before State Comptroller w. ID.
Barnes relative TO the bonds given in
this (DIvaN county by the newly
! elected county officials, about which so much
has been said aud done. The recurrence ats
Of the board of county commissioners hav-
ing been complied with, the boads were for
warded to the state comptroller for his APP
proval, which is necessary be-
fore commissions can be issu d
and the officers assume their
respective duties. Mr.. Hartridge appeared
as attorney for the officers ana Messrs.
Buchanan and Bars against the acceptance
| of The bonds. Arguments were made by
both sides, but the comptroilers had not, up
| 10 the time the gentlemen left, signed the
! commissions or given decision. The Of
| ficials feel confident that he will decide in
! their favor
BASIS OF THE ATTACK.
The bonds Of j Z. Lee lcolored), clerk of
the court; r. p. Moody, sheriff; n. c.
! Wamboldt, tax collector, and w. NJ Led
with, superintendent Of schools, were at
tackled as not being in full compliance with
the law, insuticency of security as not
perfected within TIE time prescribed by
law, as not properly drawn aud signed,
etc.
A paper was read in the form
! Of cancellation Of tho action Of
three commissioners at meeting
held by the board of county commissioners,
| when the signatures Of the commissioner,
were affixed 10 these bonds approving them.
This was signed by Commissioners Starratt,
Pickett and Wallace and read and offered
as a reconsideration OF the former action Of
the board in approving and signing certain
Of the bonds. Several legal papers have
been forwarded TO Tallahassee from her,
| d ring yesterday and to-day. it is expected
| that the comptroller's decision will be
! known by tomorrow. A private dspa tch
| late this evening says that the probabilities
are that three Of the bonds will be rejected.
! This entire matter has created much hard
feeling here aud is likely to be the source of
! more,