Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-01-25

there than one would think, judging from a
town OF fifteen hundred inhabitants. There
= q line or steamships connecting it with New
OrieaESi one also to Kew West and Havana;
another also to Key West via Punta Rassa, be-
sides line Of steamers which make semi
weekly trips 20 Manatee and Tampa. A mail
steamer runs up the Suwannee river, an0ther
% crystal rlyer. Bag port. .Auclote, ,Demeden and
Gear " arer Harbor. Still another makes regu-
lartrip5 up the Withlacoochee river to Panasof-
ka Lake, and from which last point the smoke
OF steamers on the CcklawabR river can some
times be seen. There Is great deal of travel
constantly going on over these lines. much at
tention having of late years been attracted TO
the Gulf coast
1he editor OF the Fernandina Mirror, la a
very interesting letter TO his paper from Wash
lngtcn, ID. O., writes: Among other Florida
interests there is one of great importance, in
which, think, Senator Jones can be
the East Florida claims for the losses Of
1912. very large amount Of money is
justly due to the claimants, and il Congress
can be impressed with the injustice of its be-
ing withheld. By the close, earnest and able
advocacy Of our Senators, we may hope that
this long deferred measure of justice may pass
Congress in the course Of the next two or
made a strong demand upon the United
States Government TO carry out the
supuiauons or the treaty Of 1914.
The treaty requires that satisfaction
should be made for these LOSSES The United
States Judge. who decided the claims, awarded
principal and interest. The Secretary of the
Treasury has withheld the interest on the
ground that the government does not pay In
terest The Spanish Minister insists that
rule applied to domestic cases cannot control
in a matter provided for BY treaty. It is ad-
mitted By all good publicists that the position
OF the Spanish Government is right. and Is the
precise principle insisted upon by the United
States Government in its dealings with for
eign nations The matter is to come up for
discussion the presene week and il is 20 be
hODG1 action will ma had looking n Fit1
ment OF the claims
Says the Jacksonville Union Sometime
ago man by the name OF VIM ID. hughes ar
rived in this city from Washington and made
himself conspicuous as d politician. During
the campaign he borrowed money from Mr.. j.
G. Greeley. and gave as security draft on,
we think New York bank. Mr.. Greeley for
Warded the draft which Was returned with the
information that i5 was not genuine. Hughes
was then arrested, aud at the preliminary exam
inatiOn before Justice Marcy, was placed under
bonds for his appearance at the Circuit Court.
Two indictments were found against him, but
for some cause or other the indictments
were quaShed. Yesterday afternoon, We
understand, Hughes was rearrested and
taken before Justice Marcy, and gave bonds
for his appearance at the next term Of the
Circuit Court. Last evening Alderman Greeley
was in Mir George Hughes drug store. when
William ID. Hughes entered. and, without a
word OF warning. knocked Mr.. Greeley down
and inflicted several wounds with stick. Mr.
Greeley's face and head were badly mutilated
before parties could interfere and separate
them. Marshal Mays and Captain Cooper ar
rested and 10 lk Hughes before Mayor Dey, who
held him in $50 bonds for his appearance be-
fore the Mayors Court this morning. Warrants
for Hughes arrest we're also issued by Justice
DaCos a, and placed in Deputy Sheriff Mccall
lum's hands for execution, but up to II O'Clock
no arrest had been made" In its subsequent
ISSUE the Union states that the above report
OF the assault is correct. except that Hughes
did not enter the store, but waylaid Mr.. Gree
lev from the OutgilR Hnd assaulted him in the
dark. This makes the affair still more afro
ci0uS,