The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-03

for the Carcaba and Genovar cigar fac
tories.
Charles NJ. Kaufman was placed on
trial In the criminal court Of record at
Jacksonville Wednesday morning. for an
assault with inteSt TO murder his part
ner, Glenn NJ. Decker, and was found not
guilty.
The firm Of Tompkins Bros. Of Dunnel-
Ion made an assignment Wednesday Of
their entire assets to II. L. Anderson. The
assets and liabilities are not known. The
firm was engaged in the general merchan-
disc business.
Charles r. Jenkins. the alleged default-
ing postmaster of the town OF Sneads. who
has been confined in jail at Pensacola for
several days past, gave bail Wednesday
In the sum of 5000. for his appearance at
the United States court, which will meet
at Pensacola next Monday.
A deed was recorded at ST. Augustine
"wednesday from II. NJ. Flagler and wife
70 j. G. Salter for the property known as
''Kirksde" and afterwards another deed
was recorded by which Mr.. Salter conveys
ply means that Mr.. Flagler has given the
property TO his wife.
Leon Hall, the 9-year-old son OF S. c.
Han OF Jacksonville, had his arm broken
tuesday afternoon. Young Hail. in COM
pany with a friend. went out to Bucki's
mill to get some magnolias and when Han
mad climbed the tree TO the hight of about
twelve feet he fell and broke the right
a AiA just tAbDft lllt WllSA.
The little child of Joseph F. Kaher. who
lives five miles east of Gainesville, who
was seriously burned four weeks since
is recovering from her injuries. II is
not thought that her features will be badly
Scared; a ring was on finger OF the
cnilds left hand and the flesh under and
around ~ was burned to the bone This
will make a bad scar.
The works of the National Pease River
Phosphate Company at Acme have shut
down for the summer with over four
thousand tons Of rock in sight, and II
is probable that the United States PhOs-
phate Company will follow suit i'm a short
time, as soon as they have filled their bin
The shut down IS on account of low prices
and high freight rates
A large and representative meeting of
citizens was held IN the city hall at De
Land Wednesday night, and the follow
ing non-partisan ticket was selected for
the forthcoming municipal election: For
mayor. II. d. Bracy; for treasurer. w. A
Allen; for clerk J. H. Hebbard for alder
men. DR.. John 7. Stoddard, F.. W. Jam
ison and c. A. Miller; for MARSHAL scott
Hodgloins; for members of the board Of
public works, o. j. Hi.
In the case of the state of Florida VS.
r. Mouhe, at Jacksonville, the PLAINTIFF
attorneys Messrs. Ledwfth a Pone have
moved that the verdict of guilty be set
aside, and have given eleven counts in
their motion. One Of the reasons given
Is that the jury were improperly charm
ed BY the prosecuting witness, Mrs Ar
meltni one Of the jurors having been
seen to exchange smiles and mods with
said witness during the progress OF the
Tuesday a colored man called at fine
home OF white family at Albion to sell
a pair of chickens The woman, who met
him bought the chickens because She
was afraid of the man. After the pur-
chase he demanded something to eat At
TINS she hesitated when he followed her
through the house, threatening to shoot
her. She called to some boys, who We're
playing around, and they raised the
alarm. The negro was tracked for three
miles through the woods, but he escaped
Passengers ION the Florida Midland
train saturday afternoon report a ter
ritc and destructive hailstorm between
Wlndemere and Ocoee. 1t is reported
that hailstones showered down from the
size Of pea to that of a guinea egg
in such quantities as to drift up in places
to a depth of six or eight inches giving
the whole earth the appearance of being
covered with crushed ice The hail fell
over a. space OF about six or seven miles
along the track and it is not known
how far away.
inspectors of customs w. S. Cathcart
and c. W. Mears made a big haul on the
Ohvette a Port Tampa Monday morning.
From some circumstance or other the In
spectors believed aquiediente was con
cealed ON board. but their first search
failed TO dig 1t up. They had gone through
the ship, and was just about leaving when
Cathcart discovered a shoe at the hatch
hole. lie took a lantern and went down,
and away up in the bow of the boat he
found three Spaniards with fifteen deml-
johns of five gallons each.
County Surveyor J. o. Fries, Deputy
Surveyor S A. Robinson. E G Nc
Dowell, Charles Rinaldi, Arthur Butt and
colorcd driver started from Orlando
Tuesday for the immense tract of saw
grass swamp on the headquarters of ST.
Lucie and st. Sebastian rivers, where
they will spend two or three months
surveying. The tract is usually known as
the st. Sebastian saw-grass and former
reports and examinations tend to show
that it can be drained at reasonable ex,
pense. Judge c. G. Butt, Maj. NJ r.
Marks, present member of the state Sem
ate from the Nineteenth district. with
other prominent citizens have long been
interested in the development of that re-
gion and recently several Cincinnati cap
italists have become interested in the
matter, and it is probable that the whole
region, which composes a considerable
county, will, before many years, be in
good condition for cultivation
81; Aueustine Press; Shes-m Perry,
while in Jaeksonville Tuesday. secured
an order from Judge Call for the com
mitment of Pierce-Leslie-De to the
penitenuary. the mandainus of the su-
preme court having been fled in this
city. Pierce was caught by Sheriff Perry
In Jacksonville a number of months AGO.
lie was about to flee from the state
His trunks were examined, and 5000
worth OF diamonds, watches and ieweIrv
We're found in them. These were rho
booty of many hotel robberies A letter
which Pierce sent to his mistress in
New Jersey put the sheriff on the track
OF JeWelry which Pierce had sent to her
ana which she had pawned in northern
cities and otherwise disposed of. In ali
Se;e50 Of stun was recovered, and much
or TINS has not been claimed Pierce
was tried last November in this county
Eight indictments We're found against
him. He was tried on five of them and
found guilty on three. on two the SEN
fences We're five years each and one
year on the other.
ST Augustine News: John Munson.
Capt. Jacks lieutenant left Monday
night for New York. There is quite a
little romance connected with Johns de-
parture, which is decidedly interesting
and was told a News man as follows:
over four years ago John lived in New
York with his wife who died, while he
himself was not expected to live. and
by her death there came to him quite a
lot OF property Shortly after this he