The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-10

A wealthy IeblQbut Ol ~ AuRuhLlut mas
donated a clock costing $500 to the cathedral
b2 that city.
wv. skilton. OF Daytona has kept twenty
two Minorcan hens the past year, and from
Feb. /, 1893, 20 Feb. 1, 1894, they laid 300
eggs, by actual count. For the month of
February, 1894. forty hens laid COL eggs.
The charter Of the city Of Ocala says that
when an alderman removes out Of his ward
his place is vacant on the board, and a special
election must be called TO I'LL that vacancy.
The council has also taken this view OF the
matter, and declares that there is a vacancy
in the first ward.
The schooner Samuel L. Thorp, consigned
10 the Southern Fuel and Supply Company
took aboard her cargo Of coal at Philadelphia
during binding snow-storm. In taking off
one of the matches at Fernandina Tuesday a
layer OF snow, about three inches thick was
found on top Of the coal. The snow was soft
and well preserved, there being quite an
abundance Of it. and the men standing about
gathered big chunks OF IL and began snow
balling each other. The fun lasted as long as
the snow did, which was not very long
Fernandlna Mirror: Arrangements ha We
been made to start the Crcosote Works
again. This is good news. The storm last
August almost destroyed the plant and the
business had to stop. B. Il. Buchardi and
a. A. Thomas own the works. They have
large advance orders already for creo soted
piles, oils, paints, pine balsam and troches.
The plant was great addition to the city and
gave employment 10 many men. A large
business was done and it was OF great bene-
Mt to the town. When the works start again
$500 monihWill be paid out in wages.
The case OF Rev. A. W. knight VS.. the
County Of Duval, which the general public
thought was dead, but which was only asleep,
came up in the circuit court at Jacksonville
Thursday. This is the action brought by Mr.
Knight about eighteen months ago TO force
the board OF trustees Of the St. Johns River
improvement Fund to pay him interest on
bonds purchased and which the board de-
ehned 10 do holding that no such interest
was due or allowable under the sale Of the
fNFaAE raaH food "A
the time. The amount claimed by Mr. knight
aggregates ABOUT 5000
D. A, Whitney charged with embezzlement
was arralgned before Justice Forward at st.
Augustine, Thursday. The charge was sub
stantially as follows: Deputy Sheriff tioode
made an atfidavit against Whitney for pur-
CHASING large quantity OF oranges on credit
and then reSelling them and pOcketing the
proceeds. The oranges were IN realty pur-
chased from Hugh A. Pryor. In the absence
OF Mr. Pryor, when Mr.. GOode learned that
Whitney had left the city, telegram was
sent TO Jacksonville to intercept him. Thurs
day the case was dismissed on motion OF w
a. Mac Williams, attorney for the defendant
on the ground OF insuffciency OF evidence
Mr.. Pryor arrived from Georgia, another af-
hdavlt was Issued, and on this Nhitney was
re-arrested in the court room and committed
10 Jall. The case Is set down for next Tuesday
morning.
Fernandina Mirror II the exceedingly rich
bottom lands between this city and the leach
were properly reclaimed and brought into a
high state Of cultivation by truck farmers
whose homes and upland gardens would be
dotted all along the blum bordering their
vegetable plats. they would prove IL not of
more lasting benefit TO Fernandina than fac
tories. at least more sure and more easily
obtainable In order to make these rich
bottoms Immediately available as truck
farms, Mr.. Samuel A. Swami, who owns all
the area lying south Of Central avenue pro-
poses to join the Development Company in
constructing a permanent dam across
the marsh at Old Town and putting in u
hoodgate which will effectually prevent the
overflow, and at the same time reclaim the
700 acres OF these muck fats lying TO the
south OF the main dam TO make still more
attractive the lands lying south OF Central
avenue, Mr.. Swami thinks also OF putting in
another trunk ana gate in the creek where it
is crossed by the Fernandina and Amelia
Beach railway, II it is done it will guarantee
further protection to truck farming on the
Citrona tract. Mr.. Swami says he has en-
gagged the services OF an engineer to divide
and stake OF his lands, and that Leopold
Buegnet will act as agent to secure a good
class OF settlers and to show the lands
Fernandina Mirror: An attempt was made
on Saturday night by George A. Wilson and
Charles Brown, two white prisoners confined
IN the county jail for robbing the Davis store
at lnglehame about four weeks ago, to escape
Saturday afternoon they got the taller 10 20
down town to buy them loaf Of bread. and
while he was away they sawed the weather
boards with piece Of hoop iron taken from
an old cot. The teeth In the saw we're made
with piece Of an old knife that dld work
~
Monte Cristo is freeing himself from his dun
geon. The jail IS made OF wood and it is ten
inches through the walls the inside Hoard be-
ing two inches thick, and the inner boards
hye In number, each an inch in thickness
II took them twenty-oue days to cut
through this mass Of wood with moth
ing but an old piece OF knife.
the blade of which was only an
inch and half long, to work with The hole
is 10 inches wide and Is inches long. They
said intended leaving last Wednesday. but the
laller discovered the broken knife under the
mattress and he relieved them OF their most
important instrument. Sine then they did
what they could with the piece of hoop iron
Inc reason they were rot discovered before
is accounted for by the rewdness they dis
played IL hiding their Is They kept their
coats hung over the hUl6 and the pieces OF
WOOD were put back in their oripi al uCs tion
ana every possible care was used TO prevent
detection. One Of the prisoners in an ad ON
tng cell heard them at their work on Satur.
oay night and reported it TO the jailer in time
" prevent their escape. They got the piece
Of knife from the former taller who was ais
eharRed Tor Incompetence and the niece ~
iron Was taken from the cot they slept on.