Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-13

work of one of the ablest Democrats in
all the State.
On Saturday, Aug. s. the body of a COL
ored man was found IN the st. John s
river near Clinch's wharf, Green Cove
Spring. An inquest was held by Justice
j. f. Greer. The evidence produced to
the jury was sufficient to convince them
that the mans name was Peter Willis,
and that he was drowned by falling over
board from the steamer Welaka on We'd
nesday night, Aug. 5, he being one of a
large number OF hands on the boat going
to Enterprise to work on the railroad from
that point to Indian river.
A large hog broke loose from nm auction
room at Key West, Monday, and took pos
session Of the barroom Of the Russell
House. The porker after "A careful survey
of the premises, walked out in the back.
yard, where the Major Domo, Slokum,
was presiding. and without a warning,
rushed on him, biting him severely, and
would have killed him had not a young
man with large club struck the hog
down. SlOkum is badly hurt, and some
fear is entertained that his injuries will
prove fatal. The hog was afterwards
killed.
The situation OF affairs in regard TO the
Jacksonville post office Is "a follows: Mr..
HulPs name has been withdrawn, his APP
pointment being discovered to be hope
less, and Senator Call is now urging II.
w. Clark for the place. Frank S0llee,
now assistant Postmaster. Is strongly
recommended by prominent citizens, and
his claims are endorsed by Mr.. D0ugherty,
in case Mr.. BlsDee is not appointed. The
President declined to act In the matter
before leaving, and it is not known
1 whether or not the case will be taken up
during his absence. 1tmay hang over in
definitely.
The operatives employed at the cigar
factories Of MessrS. Cato, Castillo, Canals,
SOria, r. Castillo & Co. and Perez and
Navarro, at Key West, instituted strike
a day or two ago in consequence Of al
legged injustice in the payment of prices
for certain classes Of work. All these
manufacturers adjust their prices by
those paid ny Martinez Ybor, who works
only pure Havana. The strikers claimed
that the work being done on IL different
classes of cigars was worth more, and was
falsely classified in order to keep them.
out Of getting tho full worth Of their labor.
An agreement was reached after couple
of days. .os sflN a>v7
Tue shooting OF c. l.. MeKinnie by
Isaac Carleton at Starke, Sunday, had its
origin in a practical joke One party was
teasing the other when both became an
and made an attempt to cut Carleton.
when a pistol was drawn 0y Carleton and
used with the above fatal effect McKin-
ME explained that it was q Joke and I'm
sisted upon Carleton retracting some Sc
we're epithets applied, which he declined
to do, and then other remarks in the heat
of passiaHlWere INDUCED in by both, when
Carleton fred, killing eMekinnIe almost
insthntly. Both were young men, and
the affair is greatly regretted, 10 bn
HE. Lee, foreman Of the Cleveland
hose company; James HOsy, chief Of the
fire Experiments Alderman Gus Muller,
foreman of the. Mechanics fire company;
and Sanitary Inspector Roberts, all
charged with disorderly condnct and re-
sisting Capt. Ivers, Saturday afternoon,
while in the discharge OF bis duty, We're
arraigned at Jacksonville, Monday. The
Ofiense was ringing the alarm bell after
the Captain of Police had ordered
it stopped, and which brought on a
collision between the dremen and Cap
tain. AT the conclusion of the evidence
His Honor said that he would suspend
sentence. when Col. Mcdonnell requested
that he at once impose a fine to enable the
defense to take an appeal to a higher
court, when his honor then imposed fine
of $50 and costs. The cases against the
other defendants were all dismissed.