The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-03-03

c. StapvIton. Davis Tillson, +. S. A.
Maude, z. H. Mote P. W. Butler, r. P.
Burton. John Ellis and Ernest wager.
The fire at Campville few days since
was not as disastrous was first reported.
The loss, it is now said, will not reach over
5000. all Of the machinery and much other
property having been saved The extern
siYe business Of the Camp Bros. will not be
seriously interfered with, a sufficient stock
Of brick being on hand to supply all orders
until additional brick can be manufactured.
Il is said that work has already been re-
samed. The fire is supposed to have bsen
the act Of an incendiary. and every effort
will be made to ferret out the perpetrator
and bring him to justice.
Monroe Netos: A unique plan Of interest
ing the crowd was reSOrted to by the Jew
auctioneer last week, d very cleverly was
it done He first sold 81 for % cents, then
so cents for 45 cents, then quarter for
20 cents. then dime for a nickel The by
ISLANDERS were reluctant TO bid at first, but
soon they were glad 10 shave the circulating
medium at that rate. At last a nickel was
offered to any one who would bid a dime
Nobody bit or bid, and the Jew said: "Well,
take 1t, then, whoever gets it," tossing the
coin into the midst of the crowd. A great
scuffis followed, especially on the part of the
small boys, and for a time il seemed nobody
| wo1ld get the cents.
Monroe Ael0s: One of the most elegant
presents for young lady, bearing with it
the delicate skill of the donors handiwork.
was marble Bible we recently saw-that
is the book, cut from pure white marble,
though everlastingly sealed, represented so
perfectly the Holy Bible, that there was no
installing it. The clasp, the bookmark,
falling so naturally out of the body of the
4 book, the initials of the fair one for whom
| 1t was intended on the front or upper lid,
and those OF the talented sculptor on the
back lid, though more family traced-all
made most beautifully finished piece of
chiseling And the chiseler was j. w.
Robertson, son of A. r. Robertson, the
well-known marble dealer of Athens
st. Augustine Nei0s: Supt Crawford left
the u nlon depot Friday morning at sos in
charge of a special train for Jacksonville,
with Dir. Vanderbilt and party on board.
They wanted to make the trip, a distance
of thirty-six miles, in thirty-nine minutes
as the train for st. Augustine leaves the
Jacksonville depot at 8:45 o'clock a. m. It
was just S:44Z o'clock when the special
pulled into the depot, with three-quarters
OF minute to spare, having made the trip
in thirty-eight and quarter minutes.
The train consisted of engine No. 4, with
Engineer Roote at the throttle, the parlor
car 'Alcazar" and a baggage car. Need
less 70 say Supt. Crawford feels greatly
eiated at the success Of the trip Mr.. Flag
Ter was at the depot to see Mr.. Vanderbilt
Off.
There has always been feeling in the
city council of st. Augustine among a few
OF Its members against the present city at
torney but they mad no cause to object I'M
I'll the last meeting, when the city attorney
recommended an appropriation Of 500 to
secure the services OF B. @. Rude in certain
cases that had been entered against the city
several years ago, and which Mr.. Rude de-
Tended up to short time ago. Alder
man Manson moved that the
office of city attorney be declared vacant.
and the majority of the council voted and
carried the motion. Alderman de Medicis
informed them that the motion should be
reconsdered, as Mr.. Mac civilians was not
there, and Mr.. Manson did not prefer
charges in writing. The motion was
therefore reconsidered and Mr.. Manson
ordered to make charge in writing, and
to notify the attorney. Mr.. Manson pro-
poses to prefer charges Of neglect of duty.
iday morning early report was rife
that Vice President Morton was to pass
through Eustis That day and that special
train was there in waiting to go TO Tavares
where he was to arrive about noon via the
jacksonville, Tampa and Key West rail-
way. A big crowd gathered at the
depot with a band and a flag At
4 o'clock train, preceded by pilot engine,
came in sight, and as it came to the station
the old cornet band began to make music
Slowing up only, the train passed along.
Capt. w. B. Denham, with a knowing
smile on his face, standing on the forward
step Of the special car, signaled the engineer
to go ahead, and as the train moved off. the
rear door opened, and Mr.. Coleman, the
vice president OF the Jacksonville. Tampa
and Key West railway, appeared, and,
dotting his travelling cap, called out, "pm
much obliged to you," and disappeared in
his car, and the train passed on. Vice
l prAef Wy.
tending to his congressional duties.
DeLand Agriculturist: Five or six years
ago gentleman by the name of e. a.
Taliaferro came to DeLand from Hender-
son, Rusk county, Texas, and after pros
pecting for while purchased property at
Wlnnsnisett aud commenced work on an
orange grove and other improvements. Dave
CooneyaU that time was marshal of DeLand
and acting as deputy under the late Peter
Cone, then sheriff Of Volusia county
Taiiaferro had only been located on his
new possession few weeks when Cooney
received telegram from Texas requesting
him to arrest Taliaferro on the charge OF
theft and robbery, and hold him until
the sheriff of Rusk county came for him
This Cooney did, and in short time the
prisoner was taken back to the Lone Star
state. Taliaferro had been in the employ
OF the firm of Nunaly & Bangely of Hem
derson, Tex, who made the carges against
hlm- tie was tried and acquitted, aud i'm
mediately instituted proceedings for dam
ages The case, which attracted consider
able attention throughout Texas, has Just
terminated, the jury awarded Mr.. Talia-
ferro $4,000 actual damages and $4,000
exemplary damages.
Palatka Herald: Friday morning about
2 o'clock Ford S. Perkins attempted to rob
the store of Charles A. Knowlton, in which
is located the Pomona postoffice Putnam
county. In this attempt his aim was
checked by bullet from the pistol of j. II.
Eames, who was in the building at the time
Perkins has a cut in the forehead, the bullet
having fractured the skull and cut deep
cash. The would-be robber, after being
shot, went off half mile and then came
back. thinking that he was going to die,
and made the following written state
ment: Pomona, Fla, Feb. %, 1890
Friday morning at 2 o'clock l appeared
at the store Of Charles A. Knowlt5n, and
had raised the window with the view of
robbing the store. l was shot by some
unknown man, who was supposed to be
inside the store. Pord. S. Perkins, born in
Cincinnati, O., my age is "a am an
American by birth. l honor the said per-
son that shot me for protecting the above
property. This is my dying statement.
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