The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-25

likely that q sweep stake race Will be ar
ranged between the four men when they
meet In Atlanta.
FLORIDA.
P. A. McGriff, formerly of Tallahassee,
now a telegraph operator at New Orleans.
is reported among the recoveries from yell
low fever.
Twenty convicts will be released from
the Florida state prison next month, by
reason of expiration of sentences. There
were fifty-one convicts received the past
month.
When one dealer says he has seen a
half-dozen counterfeit silver dollars in two
DAYS. as was the case with one Tallahas-
see merchant this week, the spurious stuff
is getting to be too plentiful.
In Polk county the heavy rains and in
tense heat have in many instances serious
ly injured the fall tobacco crop, which
will, in any case be considerably lighter
than that of last spring. This fact is
largely due to the difficulty experienced in
procuring plants.
There is much complaint about the non
enforcement of the cigarette law in Flor
ida The sale to minors of cigarettes, it
is said is daily increasing, Notwithstanding
the law prohibiting it, Parents in Jackson
vile say their sons are buying and smok-
Ing cigarettes daily, and it seems impos-
sibie to stop the sale.
Gov. Bloxham has appointed the follow
ing commissioners to represent Florida at
the trans mississippi and international ex-
position to be held at Denver, Col, from
June 10 November, 1888 w. w. K. Deck
err of. Tarpon Springs, NJ. r. Marks of Or
lando, S. Boteler Thompson of Lake City,
John o. Peabody of OZona.
The National Bank of Jacksonville was
made the depository for United States
funds Saturday. From 100000 to $4,000
worth of United States bonds have to be
purchased by the bank as security. About
a year ago the depository was removed
from Jacksonville to Tampa, and much
annoyance ensued, as all government
funds drawn out on deposited for the Jack
sonville section had to be done at Tampa.
Tampa Herald: At the recent term of
the circuit court at Barlow an incident
occurred which shows the necessity of a
Juvenile reformatory. A colored boy, 8
years old, was on trial for putting paris
green into the coffee pot of the family with
WuOll he was liNAllS. oldAN &tNtOiilCS
Carter thought 1t needless to indict and
try him at ALL as he was self-evidently in
sane and irresponsible. But the grand 1u-
ry acquitted him on the ground of insan-
ity, and he was turned loose. There should
be an institution for the safe keeping of
youths like him.
DIR. Lightfoot, who killed Arlington Nc
Mahon in a saloon in Tallahassee Thurs
day night, has been removed to Jackson
vile to prevent lynching. The funeral of
Young Mcmahon was very largely attend
ed Friday, the interment being by the
Knights of Pythas with the Governor 5
Guards. Feeling against the slayer of
young Mcmahon is very intense in ITALIA
hassee. Lightfoot is said to be wanted in
Texas for murder. He had been in ITALIA
hassee only a month and claimed to be
from the Indian Territory. He Is about
As years old, dark, and has the long locks
characteristic of the patent medicine man.
The trial of A. s. Morgan of Dunnellon,
who is charged with the murder of Will
lam Hainey at that place, which began in
the circuit court at Ocala Friday morning
is still in progress. The murder occurred
on April S, 1895, in the back room Of a
saloon in Dunnellon, at which time Nor
gan and Hainey became involved in a
quarrel. Both had been drinking Hainey
finally challenged Morgan to come out.
side and he would tramp him in the dirt
Instead of doing so, Morgan pulled his
revolver and fired four shots at his an
tagonist who died from the effects of his
wounds. The case has been dragging
through the courts from one term to an
other, until the present, when it came ur
for trial.
A peculiar robbery occurred at the grain
and feed store of j. b. Bours of West
Bay street in Jacksonville Thursday night
1t seems that on closing the store on that
night Mr.. Bours placed 800 in the cash
drawer of the safe, which was securely
locked. On opening the safe Friday morn
ing MIR. Bours found that the cash drawer
had been broken open and rifled of the
money. The safe was found securely lock-
ed. which proved that the thief had open
ed it by the combination and then locked
it again after the money had been taken.
No one is supposed to have known the
combination of the safe except trusted
employees, and none of them are suspect
ed. Mr.. Bours believes that the robbery
was done by some person who had learned
the combination by accident or a profess
sional safe robber.
The Marion county grand jury in their
presentment to court Saturday afternoon,
made the following report in regard 10
Tax Collector f. d. Poser: after a
careful investigation of the tax collector
office, we find an apparent shortage to
date of $290l12S. Giving him credit for
amounts in broken banks, uncollected
taxes. and all amounts found for which
he might claim credit we find an actual
shortage of $13.6l9.37. We find from sworn
testimony that the collector received pay
from G. A. Carmichael the sum of $3.50 for
occupation license tax for the year 1895
and this does not appear on the books
at all, nor has Carmichael ever received
his license. and we fear there may be
others of like character. The sense Of the
body was to take some action in the mat
ter but our states solicitor advised us we
had no power" Mr.. Poser is at Hot
Springs, Ark, for the benefit of his health
His deputy, who has charge Of the office
is non-committal in regard to the charges
made by the grand jury
United states Marshal James Mckay.
who chartered the steamship Soledad for
the cattle trade between Punta Rassa and
Havana, is meeting with considerable diff
hculty with Florida health authorities
capt Gilbert Of the steamer is also hav-