Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-13

cause the voters intent could not be de-
termned.
For the past week a force OF men have
been at work on the railroad bridge across
the Oeklockonee river, seven miles west
OF Tallahassee. About IL O'Clock Thurs
day noon the frame work supporting
the pile irlver and one span of the bridge
leil into the river, carrying down with
them number of men. ID. W. Scott was
Killed before ne reached the water, and
Others were slightly bruised aud narrowly
escaped drowning. the body of Scott
was not recovered.
In the winter Of 1875 the steamer Lizzie
Baker, Capt. LaKOse, plying between
Jacksonville and Savannah, was wrecked
on the St Johns bar, about mile below
Pilot Town. The water was so shallow
where she was beached that 1t was i'm
possible at that time for any vessel to ap-
proach her, but the shifting sands OF the
seashore and the changing currents have
nee deepened the water around the old
nulk from 10 TO Is feet, and few DAYS
ago little wrecking schooner of james
Powers e Co., Of Norfolk, Va, began
work on the Inflated steamer, and have
secured c0nsd rable iron, brass and
parts OF machinery, which will richly
compensate the crew for the labor eX-
pended. From this wreck they will go
over to Fernandina and commence work
on the wreck of the Mallory line steamer
City of Austin.
The attempt to capture the wild girl in
the swamp near West TocoI has not been
successful up to the present. The swamp
OF Clark's creek, merging into q branch
of the river swamp near West Tocoi, is of
great extent and very difficult to pene-
trate. Dogs which were put on the trail
were useless on account of the quantity
of water. 1t is probable that the girl has
her hiding place at a great dis
lance, and only occasionally ap-
prOaches the habItatiOns of men. A
few DAYS after her first interview she
suddenly again appeared before the chill
dren, while in the forest, and frightened
them by throwing small buds and twigs
in their direction. 1t is usual that chill
dren, when astray in the words for many
hours, should lose their reason from
fright, and one elderly lady, once living in
this swamp, evaded capture until she at
tempted TO procure food from house
during The night. The people of West
Tocoi are resolved to continue their
efforts.
Enterprise is in the thrOes of a lively
municipal middle. About two weeks ago
Enterprise held her municipal electi n,
aud j. K. Alexander claimed to be elected
NJ .yOr, and W. X. Fitls, Marshal. The
other side insist that he was not legal V
their Mayor, ana the Clerk, g. III. Count,
refused to deliver the official papers of the
town over to the new administration. AL
eXander accordingly ordered his Marshal,
Fits, to arrest the Clerk and bring him
before the JUDGMENT bar. Tnis was
done, and he was given the choice
OF turning over the records or going to
jail. Count turned the papers over, and
few days after he had the Mayor and
Marshal arrested for Illegal ImprisOn-
ment. Alexander supported Pope for
Governor during the late campaign, and
was not held in great favor by the ma
iOrity of the Democrats in that precinct
at that time. Since then, however, there
have been many changes OF opinion both
for and against him. Therefore, at
the time of his election to the May0rship,
many of bis worst enemies in times past
proved his hest friends. Mayor
Thrasher of Sanford, and Mr.. Price were
the prosecuting attorneys. Mr.. AleXan-
der refused to be arrested or t. give bond,
but agreed to appear at court. He en-
plOyed Hon. F. W. Pope, of jacksonville,
to defend him. The case came up Satur-
day before Squire Chandler, whose office
as Justice OF the Peace had expired thirty
days previous, when Mr.. Price found a
law in Bushels Digest Of 1892 which had
been repealed twenty years ago,
under which he claims that Mr.. Alex
ander was gui ty and liable to ten
Years Imprisonment in the peniteu-
tfary. The court held the prisoner in a
bond OF $500 to appear at the Circuit
Court, but as there is no Sheriff in Volu-
STA county at present, no one was found
to serve the papers and Mr.. A. refused
to be arrestt d or to give bond. Mr.. Pope
finally succeeded IN obtaining a new
trial. which, however, resulted as the
first. Mr.. Alexander still refused to give
bond or go to jail, and the prosecution
finally agreed to withdraw the charge
and let the case 90 by default. Mean
while J. f. Alexander is the de factO
Mayor OF Enterprise, and performing the
duties OF that Office.