The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-12-27

fished out of fifteen feet of water by Mr.
Harris few days after the killing Of the
robbers at Buffalo Bluff bridge.
The phosphate shipments of the port OF
Fernendlna are steadily increasing, Up to
date there has been shipped during the year
1892, 1856. POS tons. This was distributed
between fifty-nine steamships and sixteen
sailing vessels. There will be two more
steamships In this month which will take
z, 500 tons more. This will give an aggre-
gate of lSs, 79s tons during the year 1899.
Ocala Capitol: Yesterday mornings
Capitol announced the sale of the grocery
business to Otto Monte to A g. Mente and
upon the strength of the news y. K. Bird
sey q Co. filed an attachment early in the
morning for debt against Mr.. Mente. The
sheriff took charge and kept a deputy in
custody all day. Later in the day Mr..
Mente made satisfactory arrangements by
giving bond.
Jacksonville is to have electric cars at
last. The Main Street Railway Company,
which Is one of the most enterprising con-
Germs 10 the state, has closed contract
with the johnson company of Jamestown,
Pa. This company has contracted to build
two miles Of road, and the iron is expected
there by Jan. 20. and the cars are to be
running, so the contract reads, by Feb
To-" The trolley system is to lie used and
put in by the Thomson-Houston company
Under recommendation OF the grand
jury Floyd county will inaugurate, on Jan.
/, new system of working the public roads
of the county. The work will be in charge
of a general superintendent. Under the
new law all between the ages of 16 and so,
except those exempted, are required TO work
not more than ten days each on the road per
year, or pay not more than so cents per
day for each days work required. Added
to this is an ad valorem tax, which is the
most essential part Of the new system. This
tax is set in general terms by the law, and
is not to exceed two-tenths of per cent.
Sunday night between the hours of 10
and IL, Mrs. Josephine Hull. wife Of
Joseph 81. Hull and mother of F.. V. Hull
Of Leesburg was drowned I'm a small lake
east of Turkey lake, near Okahumpka. AT
the time of her death Mrs. Hull was 81
years of age. Ever since the burning of
her sons home, three years ago, her mind
had been failing and it was necessary for
members of the family to keep careful
watch over her to keep her from harm. On
Sunday night she arose aud carefully
dressed and wandered from the house while
her husband slept. When search was made
her footprints indicated that she had
wandered about for some time, and then
they led to the edge of the lake where she
fell into the water, having stepped into a
gopher hole.
Pensacola Netos: Deputy Sheriff Murphy
OF Mobile arrived In Pensacola Tuesday
morning with the colored man lately ar
rested in phe former city and held as the
supposed wife murderer, Haywood Carr
He was arrested by the sheriff Of Mobile
county at the instance Of Lucy Hunter, a
colored woman, who claimed TO have been
present at the killing Of his wife by Hay
wood Carr in this city seven years ago, and
was positive of the mans identity. When
the prisoner was placed In Jail in this city
Tuesday he was readily recog-
rs Haywood Pierson, a former resident OF
Pensacola, who bore no more resemblance
TO the murderer, Haywood Carr, than did
the other men who were arrested on similar
identifioations and brought here on former
Aoccasions. Pierson was formerly an en-
ploye of the railroad In this city, from
which he was discharged for some offense
He was promptly released after Sheriff Will
kins became thoroughly convinced by the
evidence of various parties that he was not
Haywood Carr, and returned to Mobile
Tuesday night in company with Deputy
Sheriff Mitchell.
Orlando Reporter: ABBOTT two weeks since
DIR. J. W. Hicks, while hurriedly getting
his mail out of his private box in the post
office, left his bunch of keys hanging in the
key hole. When the keys were missed he
went to the postoffice. but they were gone,
and thinking some one had taken them out
and was waiting for the owner to make
himself known, he advertised in the papers
for his lost property, but received no reply
In the meantime Postmaster Fletcher and
his assistants were requested to keep close
watch on the box. Decoy letters were tried
without success, and it was finally de-
termined to attach an electric bell so that
the presence OF the key in the hole would
ring an alarm in the rear OF the Office. The
result was anxiously awaited, and about
O'Clock Friday night while Postmaster
Fletcher was alone in the office Mr.
| Pell-Clarke went to the window and the
two were chatting, the alarm went off, and
Mr.. Fletcher looked hurriedly out and saw
two white boys standing near the box and
apparently very much frightened. Will
| Mr.. Pell- Clarkes assistance the boys WERE
caught, and upon being Intercepted told
several conflicting stories as to how they
came into possession of the keys One wa
that they picked them up on the street. anC
another that a tile boy had given them tn,
keys. Postmaster Fletcher, out of tn
goodness Of his heart, released the youni
malefsctors upon their own recognizance
Neither of the boys is over ID years of age
An attempt was made recently to ge
hold OF blank certificates for teachers anC
issue forged licenses. Capt Brad we'll
| state school commissioner, received d lette
asking him for a dozen blanks The lette
purported 10 be written by the superin
tendent Of county school board in one O
the counties In Middle Georgia. Thu
writer stated that he wanted TO issu
several certificates right away and asket
| that the blanks be sent to Macon
Capt Bradwell knew the genuine sig
nature of the superintendent whose name
was signed to the application and he saw
that the letter was forgery. He for
warded the letter to the superintendent anC
now the party who did write is being lookeC
for. The supposition is that he intended {,
forge the names Of school authorities IL
various counties and sell the licenses, if b.
could find buyers, which is not improbable
The purchasers could go into remote par
of the state and perhaps get schools withou
the fraud being discovered. Another frauC
has been heard from who picked up O few
dollars selling what he declared were tn
questions which the state school commits
sioner asks candidates for examination. A
a matter of tact the commissioner bad no
written out the questions which were to b
put to the applicants when the matter wa
reported to him. These questions ar
guarded with the jealousy aud care tina
surrounds a government mint. A repre-
sentative of the state school department
carries them to the printer and stands bl
and sees them put in type and printed
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