The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-27

I of Warrington were brought TO Pensacola
/ Wednesday by United states Marshal K. p.
Wharton. on warrants issued by Commls-
sioner TunisOn. charging them with having
solo liquor to Indian soldiers without having
the written permission Of the commaIblant OF
the navy yard to do so. They Wero placed
under bonds Of 500 each.
Last Saturday while tine colored people
were celebrating their emancipation ami
versary in picnic at Cool springs at Apa-
iachicola "a shooting fracas occurred, IN which
Aaron Pi1tman shot his wife twice in the
breast, evidently intending to strike her
heart Death would have followed almost in
stantly had it not been for stays IN her Clotn-
ing. which turned one or the outlets, II Is
thought that she cannot recover. Pittman
was caught and lodged in jail.
The st. Augustine Evening News says: a
private letter received by a gentleman IN this
city from friend I'm Jacksonville says L.
4 Clarke formerly OF st. Augustine. has
suddenly disappeared from this city. He was
at Bettellnis European hotel and seemed
very Respondent He was behind in his
board bill and was asked for some money by
the hotel clerk late one afternoon several
DAVIS ago. Clarke had no money, and he has,
not been seen or heard Of by any one since
He left everything he possessed behind eX-'
cept the clothes he had on" The supposltion
is that he has either committed suicide by,
drowning or else left the city very myster-i
iOuslY for the purpose Of making people be
lieve he committed suicide. His respondents
mood prior to his disappearance causes the
droW ming superstition.
Following closely upon the presidents re-
ception on Friday and the baccalaureate on
Sunda. Y came the most unique entertainment
of the commencement at StetsOn University
at Del and. on Monday. It varied pro
gramme by the department of expression end
physical culture. StetSOn University this
year awards its first degree OF A.. B. It repre-
sents an eight years curriculum-four years
in the academy and four years in the college.
1t was awarded to Miss Leila May Child of
DeLan0- President Forbes took occasion to
remark, on the awarding of this degree on
the long and din cult and thorough work re-
quired. The graduates of the academic de-
partment were as follows: Miss q. p Men
dell, Robert L. Lowell Harriet w Lynch G.
u. Wilder Texas H. Lowell May Thornley,
Ealbutt and Charles F. VanDewater.
During December last year Sheriff Ander-
sen of Orlando received a letter of inquiry
fr pm the sheriff OF Bryan county Texas. con
ce ming certain a. s. Barfield convicted
for DEMONSTRATING, who had escaped from a
convict camp after serving six months, 9%
yea rs ago, and was supposed to be in Orange
county. Mr.. Anderson began search and u
short time ago located his man. Barfeld
liVesj on the St. Johns river twenty miles east
of Orlando, is a hunter and trapper, has mar
ried and has two children. RequiSition papers
were procured and about a week ago men
were sent to arrest Barfeld, but he had gone
to the Indian river. ana the captors had to lie
low nd wait until Tuesday, when Maj John
+. Gordon and Deputy w. L. Taylor of Gen
eva arrested him and brought him to the Jail
at Orlando to await the Texas sheriff Bar
field was completely surprised and made no
resi- stance.
Pensacola News: The following notice of a
big suit entered against NJ. H. Sullivan of
this city appeared IN the Mobile Register of
yesterday. The News is reliably informed
that the suit was entered in the United States
court in this city and not in the Escambia
county circuit court, as stated by the Reg
ister, That Journal says: The Sullivan
Timber Company of Mobile, J. w. Black
pre- ddent, yesterday entered suit in the cir
cult court Of Escambia county, Florida, for
the recovery of $50 600 from Martin H. Suli-
van. member OF the company and one of the
largest stockholders. The complainant al
leges that by collusive arrangement
which existed between Martin n. Sulli-
van. the defendant and w. A. s. Wheeler
a former president of the company
Sullivan was paid various sums Of money
during Wheeler incumbency. aggregating
$4,000; that Sullivan's expenses and clerk
hire were paid out Of the timber cOmpany's
funds, and that all these payments were made
to sullivan on the authorization of Wheeler,
with intent to defraud the Sullivan Timber
Company. Messrs. Clark & Clark and Greg
Ory L. and H T. Smith of Mobile and Blount
& BlOunt of Pensacola are the attorneys for
the plaintiff. The suit was filed and notice
served upon the defendant at Pensacola yes
terday.'