The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-06

was discharged from custody last week on
proceedings in hapeas corpus. Ii was con-
! clusively proven that his name was Norris
/ Thompson, and that on the day that Hal
/ Frink was shot he was IN Sanford, over 20
| miles away.
The democratic convention Of Walton
county met at DeFuniak Springs on Tues
day. Il was an adjourned meeting from
Aug. 2 when delegates were chosen for the
state and congressional conventions. 1t pro-
ceeded TO business under the previous Or
ganization. The session was a short and
harmonious one. Alex McSwaip was nomi-
mated for the legislature, John G.. Ray for
assessor, John McCrimmon for tax collec-
tor, and Hatch Cawthon for treasurer.
A practical joker of Orlando furnished a
coat and another joker a pair of trousers,
and dummy was fixed up in imitation of
a negro and his name placed upon It, so
that he would in nowise mistake its being
intended as a csricature Of himself When
the negro walked into the room and beheld
himself thus portrayed, he quickly seized
the dummy aud thrust everything into the
furnace which was close at hand. There is
weeping and gnashing of teeth among the
jokers, and a strong desire 10 get revenge at
the earliest opportunity.
Apalachicola Times: George Stephens
says that the snake stories in our last issue
we're nowhere" Some nights since he was
at Cat Point fishing. Was laying upon the
ground with his head upon a log, waiting
for cup of coffee near at hand TO COOL
While IN this position he fell asleep. When
he awoke he was startled 10 see the head OF
a snake dipping into the cup drinking the
coffee. The body Of the snake was behind
the log Georges head was lying upon.
George was very much frightened, but
finally killed the snake, which proved to be
a RATHER with ten rattles and button.
Pensacola NetOs:: g. Neri of this city is
the possessor of a genuine Cremona violin.
He purchased the instrument at an auction
sale in Pensacola twenty years ago, paying
81 rs for it. The auctioneer was the once
well-known, now deceased, s. Myerson, in
those days the local Cheap John. The violin
has an interior inscription as follows:
$40 .eph Gearherim, fecit Cromono, An.
1885," doubtless the name OF tho maker, the
place of his residence and the year of the
Instruments manufacture. It was by the
merest chance that MIR. Neri learned the
value OF his purchase. of which he was
afterward, however, In much doubt until
offered 81, 200 for his prize, an offer that he
rejected.
Marion county's sheriff, e. T. williams,
caused the arrest of Lewis G. Simmons,
alias o. w. Lafoon, at Rock Springs, last
Saturday morning through his deputy, J.
@. Summerfield. Simmons, alias Lafoon, is
charged with numbering In cold blood an
aged man and his son, while Simmons was
q sheriff of Worth county, Ga, in the year
1861. The deed at the time created much
excitement aud Georgia citizens promptly
raised cash reward of S1,750 for the APP
prehension of the murderer, who had es-
capped. This amount has been withdrawn
on account OF the long time elapsing since
the crime was committed. The state re-
ward Of 300 by the governor, also the sum
of $500 by relatives, still stands good.
The prisoner denies that he Is the man
wanted.
Pensacola Menus: It is now, it appears.
pretty definitely settled that the fellow who
robbed the train near Flomation the other
night got practically nothing for his pains
II is authoritatively stated that be got about
S225 in money and something over 81, 800
worth Of valuable papers. The papers,
however, are Of no value to the robber He
did not get all the money that was in the
safe. There was 81 ,724 SO that the messen-
ger did not take out. He also got a batch
Of lottery tickets, which are worthless to
him. The robber Is still at large. Deputy
Sheriff Cusichs returned to the city Wednes-
day. having placed nine deputies at different
points along the river. These were en-
ployed at the instance Of Supt Saltmarsh
Of the railroad, and late Wednesday even.
ing that gentleman instructed Sheriff
Wilkins to call them in.
Fernandina Mirror: Dr. 8. L. LOOMS
got back from the North on Monday. He
hid a rather unpleasant experience on
Tuesday of last week. He was on his way
to Washington on train running over the
Baltimore & Ohio road when a collision
occurred, ia which several lives were lost.
The express, on which the doctor was
travelling, ran into the rear of freight
train that had been sidetracked. Neglect TO
properly close the switch caused the ac-
oldent When it was found that men had
been hurt DIR. LOOMS at once FASTENED to
do what he could for them. and when the
authorities Of the road arrived they asked
him TO take charge of all relief measures
for the wounded. He remained all night at
the scene of the accident and when he went
on to Washington the next day he took with
HIM TO place in the hospital there boy who
had been badly crushed. The Washington
papers speak highly of DR.. LOOMS conduct
In the matter.