The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-12-28
FLORIDA.

A colored deck hand, named Ed. Smith
fell overheard from the steamer Welaka at
Sanford Sunday, and was drowned.
Nellie Haygood, a negro child who was
burned Friday morning at her mothers
home at Pensacola, died from her injuries
that night.
At Live Oak on Christmas eve Sheriff
Potsdamer arrested Bob johnson, said TO be
one Of the main actors in the recent Fort
White murder and arson.
The annual convention OF the Baptist
churches OF the state of Florida will oon-
vene at Lake City on Jan. 5 and continue
in session about four days.
Mrs. Ellen Townsend of Jacksonville fell
from trestle Sunday and received injuries
which resulted in conclusion OF the brain
and death a few hours later.
One hundred thousand dollars worth of
property will be given to any railroad that
will build into Fernandins aud it eau OBJ
tain all the water front for docks which IL
may need.
The liquor saloon of E. J. Woollen & Co.
Of Pensacola was closed by Sheriff Wilkins
on an execution issued from the circuit
court Of the county in favor OF L. Bear g.
Co. Saturday for 81, l40
A number OF the Key West sponging YES
sells have returned from the sponge grounds
with a very small catch. Phey report the
water to be muddy. This was the dullest
Christmas for the spongers that has been
known for several years. The expenses of
nearly every crew were larger than their
small catches will amount to.
Judge W. Hunt Harris has been ap-
pointed by President B. b. Whalton of the
county commissioners a Monroe delegate to
the Nicaragua convention at Tallahassee on
Jan. in place Of Col. Horatio Grain, who
was appointed but cannot atteud. Hon. G.
b. Pendleton and Judge Harris will repre-
sent the county at the convention.
For some time an investigation into the
accounts OF P. +. McElligott has been going
on at the Jacksonville, Tampa and Key
West railroad Office at Jacksonville, Nc
EIligot having been an employee of the
freight department Of that road. A week
or swo ago complaint of embezzlemeut
was made to County Solicitor Call charging
McElllgott with embezzlIng between 81, 900
and $l.7OO of the railroads funds. The
railroad, however, was not out anything as
they held bond from the North American
Security Company guaranteeing the
railroad against loss by this empIoye. Sat-
urday City Marshal Vinzant went down
to Port Tampa where McElligott was living
with wife and one child, aud arrested him
and brought him back TO Jacksonville Sun
day and lodged him in Jail TO await trial in
the criminal court. The marshal SAYS the
charge Of embezzlement was first brought
about year ago, and that McElligott had
been residing at Tampa since May. McElli-
govt made no attempt to avoid arrest and
did not refuse to come, and his friends be-
lieve that he Is not guilty of the charge, and
that when the time comes he can make a
good showing in his defense.
The Birmingham Ne,US of Friday has the
following: -. b. Campbell, alias Conner,
alias Caldwell, is under arrest IN Cincinnati
on the charge OF using the mails for fraud
ulent purposes. he occupies a cell ia tue
Cincinnati jail in default Of the requisite
bond. Campbell, alias Conner, alias Cald-
well, is slick duck. He advertises himself
as the "Plant City Fruit Company Of Plant
City, Fla" and the Magnolia Orange COM
psny of Arcadia, Fla. and offered to sell
oranges much cheaper than the regular
market price. One OF his circulars fell into
the hands of Capt. r. l.. Higdon, WELL
known commission merchant of this CITY
Capt. Higdon opened correspondence with
the companies named above, and bargained
for ten carloads OF oranges to be shipped to
Birmingham at dates agreed upon. The
parties wrote Capt. Higdon that IN view of
the fact that they had made no shipments
this season they were IN need Of money, and
asked him TO send $500 in advance, ex-
planning that that amount was needed to
buy crates, etc, before shipping, aud that
as 5000 as tne money was sent shipments
would begin regularly. Capt. Higdon came
very near sending the money, but thought
he would go to Florida and see the partie
and make sure of what he was doing. He
went to Archer, Fla. also to Plant City,
Tut was unable to find either the Plant
City Fruit Company OF the Magnolia
Orange Company He learned that the
mail Of these concerns was being forwarded
to Russellville, KY, and Ripley, O., and
that many letters, lncloslng money orders,
had come for them. 1t was fraud. Capt,
Herman, the well-known detective OF this
city, then went to work on the case. The
matter was reported to Capt. Sharpe, post
Office inspector at Chattanooga, and the ar
rest Of Campbell, alias Conner. alias Cald-
well, at Ripley o., followed. Capt. Herman
worked Up the casen