The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-09
FLORIDA.

Osceola, on Lake Virginia, has changed
her name to Lakemont
Three ball games for a purse of $50 a
game are to be played between the Jackson
vile and ST. Augustine clubs.
Saturday, Jan. 4, Apopka held an cleo
ton for city officers for the ensuing year,
the following being chosen: Mayor, j. j.
Combs CLERK, 0. d. Anderson; marshal, w.
A. johnson; aldermen, William L. Levy,
DR.. f. r. Prince, I. G. Hyer, r. c. Waters,
and S. G.. Hull.
Lieut.. Henry G. Blocklinger, late in
spector of the Seventh lighthouse district,
with headquarters at Pensacola, has been
ordered to duty on board the cruiser AL
lance. The latter is now at Norfolk, to
which point the lieutenant will proceed
shortly, from Washington.
Capt. H. H. Coston, United States marine
corps, who is very we'll known in Pensacola,
his wife being sister of John L. Pinney of
that city, has been ordered to duty on board
the cruiser Baltimore. Capt. Coston has
done considerable shore duty of late years,
stationed the greater portion of the time at
the NoIf Dix navy yard.
Postoffice Inspector Peer, now in PEN
sacola, has instructions to arrest Railroad
Conductor Ruffin for assaulting e. A.
| Bryant, the colored railway mail clerk run
| ming between Pensacola and Flomaton.
Inc ASSAULT was committed IaSU OctODer.
| between the points named, Ruffin having
| been in charge of the train at the time.
| The conductor resigned his position the
same day. He is said to be now in Missis-
sippi.
At Pensacola, Tuesday, the fact came to
| light that the papers DESTROYED by ex-Su-
perintendent of Free Delivery Charles LIE.
| Baron upon being discharged by Postmaster
! Humphreys, were not departmental docu-
| N,I IN,,Av
| letters of instruction addressed to Mr.. Ie-
| Baron by Postmaster YOnge, which he
| directed that the former post upon the bull
| letin board for the instruction of the other
| carriers.
An old lady of Pensacola, who is sharper
| than the ordinary run of mortals, having a
| $50 bill in her possession, of which she de-
sired to take special care, placed 1t between
the leaves Of q copy of Pilgrims Progress
which she owned, feeling sure that no rob-
| bers would look there for money. She had
hidden it so well that she forget the place of
concealment until a few days ago, when,
feeling a desire to peruss "Bunyan" once
more, she took down the good old volume
and opened it at the page wherein her treas
ure was hid.
A Washington dispatch says: The Pensa-
| cola collector of customs is sustained by the
treasury department in the matter of the
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the Swedish bark Adolf, for permission to
retain on the vessel twenty cases of cognac.
sixteen of absinthe, fourteen of vermouth.
and six cases Of peang bitters, the same
being claimed as intended for the use OF the
| crew. The collector rejected the applica-
tion because the liquors in question are not
such as are usually given to sailors The
| applicant did not at the time of his arrival
make such claim, but tried to sell the LIQUOR.
and to that end obtained permission to land
samples.
Pensacola NetCS: Readers of the Necs.
remembering the decision bv Judge
Mcclellan adversely to the claims of
Marshal Joe wilkins, who had had Acting
Chief of Police Connors appear to show
cause why Judgment Of custer should not
| be rendered against him as an usurper of
the functions of the marshaps office, will
now be interested to learn that the same
court has again ruled against him, the case
| having again been presented in an amend ed
form TO Judge Mcclellan. NJ wilkins
will now take the matter to the supreme
court. where it would have gone in any
event, and the final decision will be awaited
| with some interest by those connected
directly or through sympathy with either
side.
st. Augustine NetoS: The police are per-
picked at an alleged assault and robbery
committed on the premises occupied by
Col. S. j. Fox on Saturday night Marshal
Benet visited Col. Fox this morning and
found him in a state of temporary derauge-
ment The colonel had severe cut over
the left eye, and was evidently suffering
from lis effects. In an incoherent, rambling
way he related to the officer a story Of be-
ing awakened by a burglar. who, as he
attempted to rise, dealt him severe
| blow. When he,had recovered consciousness
he discovered that his trunk had been
opened and 1925 in money taken out. The
fact that bag of silver and a foe gold
watch remained untouched, gether with
the fear that Col Fox was out of his mind.
! led the marshal to doubt his story. He