The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-10

plaintiffs are doing business in Baltimore
al which place they Overhauled the steam
er, and il Is for this work that the balance
is claimed. S9.6l0 having already been paid
by the company A representative Of the
nrm Is endeavoring to adjust the matter.
Tallahassee Correspondent Morning
Mes: The city treasurer began the last
municipal year with sS4QOS in hand The
receipts during the year were S20.39l3S.
and the disbursements SO. 16S.1S, show
ing balance of S2.063& in the
treasury at the close Of the year. Teachers
were TO have been selected Tuesday for
the public schools of Leon county, but
when the time arrived for the board TO
meet the members were informed that
their chairman, r. A. Meginness. had
rendered his resignation, and the naming
OF teachers was postponed until another
time. The term of the United States
court, announced TO begin here July Z
has been postponed to Oct. so by order Of
Judge Swayne.
An attempt was made to wreck a Florida
Central and Peninsular train near Gaines
vile Tuesday by a small colored boy. c. o.
Sledge, the section master. was inspecting
the road, and found a piece of fiat iron
about d foot long, lying on the rail, and
another reaching from the crOsstie and
connecting with the one on the rail. The
intention thus was to throw the truck of
the track. Mr.. Sledge found tracks on the
railroad embankment that led TO the resi-
dence of G. E. King, where the boy is en-
ployed. On being questioned. he at first
denied that he had placed the iron on the
rail, but he subsequently confessed the
crime, and added that ne only desired to see
what the effect would be on a train. He is
only about 10 years of age.
Gainesville Sun: 1t is reported that c.
B. Easterlin had a narrow escape from
being dangerously shot Saturday night. He
was opening his store after supper at Yular
when bullet, from a pistol in the hands
of an unknown man in the door glanced
his side grazing the skin. The intention
OF the assassin is not known, but later
developments indicate that his purpose
was robbery. Sunday afternoon, between
4 and o'clock Mrs. Easterlin had cause
to open the door of the store, and as she
did so she observed a white man Jump
through the window and run. Others
were notified, but the man made good
his escape. He had secured an entrance
by taking pane from the window and
then removing the brace on the inside.
A well-known young man of Jackson
willie, slave to the morphine and cocaine
habits, was taken to police headquarters
by his brother Wednesday night in a very
bad condition. The young man has been
addicted to the use of the drugs for the
past three years, and he has used them in
such quantities that he has lost his mind
he imagines that his father and brother
are attempting to kill him. The drugs in
small quantities do not give him the desir-
ed effects, and consequently he uses them
in enormous quantities. He uses hourly
deadly quantities of the two drugs and
his rawlings are intense. He has not slept
for several days, and the young man. who
year or two ago was in the prime of life
is total wreck. His family will probably
send him to the state insane asylum, where
he can be given proper treatment.
The annual conference and camp meet
ing of the Seventh Day Advent.sts Of the
state of Florida convened at Tampa Tues
day night, with a large attendance The
meeting and conference are being held in
large tent erected at the corner of Eighth
avenue and Mitchell street. This pavilion
is surrounded by about thirty smaller
tents, erected by people WHO have come
to the city to attend this meeting During
this camp meeting. which is also the con-
ference Of the denomination, the annual
meeting of the Florida Tract Society of the
Adventists and a meeting of the State
Sabbath School Society. as we'll as the
general state conference will be held At
all of these meetings elections will be held
for officers to serve for the ensuing year
About 200 people are expected to be in
camp during this meeting, but the attend
ance at the meetings will be much larger
The meetings will close on the night Of
the 18TH inst