Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-05-08

FLORIDA.
The water works at Seville will be in
operation in about three weeks.
Young cotton is looking we'll in Ala
chua county, although 1t is very late this
year.
The Tampa Ice Company has Increased
Its capacity to supply the summer de-
mand.
A Plant City farmer received So for his
drst barrel OF Irish potatoes shipped
North April is.
The cadets had a sklrmish drill at
Gainesville Wednesday, which was very
finely executed.
The crops throughout Polk county are
reported to be in fine condition, espe-
cially the corn crop.
One and a half miles east of Welborn,
Wednesday, the west bonnd passenger
tram ran over and killed negro boy eight
years old.
At Gainesville, b. s. Forcheimer, dealer
in dry goods, has made an assignment to
j. Simm0nsOn. He has been in business
here but few months.
At Washington, d. G., Wednesday, Elk
Senator ulee received a bad fall while
alighting from his carriage. 1t was
learned at mis- house. however, that he W as
not seriously injured.
The new Presbyterian church at Palat-
ka has u large tower clock. The bell on
which the hours will be struck weighs
1000 pounds, while the apparatus on
which 1t is hung will weigh 200 pounds
more.
There is a rumor afioat in Palatka to
the effect that the Jacksonville, TAM a
and Key West railway will soon erect d
N n6rOno M dannf ruh.
Lemon street crosses it's track. Another
rumor says that it is to be a grand union
depot, to be used by all the roads coming
into the city, when the standard guage is
adopted.
Mr.. Rutherford, master mechanic OF the
Florida Southern railroad, stat s that
car wheels do not last as long in Florida
as they do North, orion clay ground, from
the fact That the sand wears them very
rapidly. For instance, wheel NORTH
will run on an AVERAGE abOu $4,000 miles,
while in Florida they cannot run hardly
half that distance.
The Escambla Rifles, ofPensacola, have
adopted and ordered a new dress uniform
made of dark-blue cloth with white and
gold trimmings and black cord regulation
helmit with white fountain plume. The
com pany. at it's last meeting, received an
invitation from Adjt. Gen. Lang, request
ing the company to attend the STATE en-
campment to be held at PABLO Beach,
East Florida, July 8, which invitation
W as accepted.
There was asurprise Monday afternoon
when Mr.. Frazewick, au Alabama Sher-
i'll, accompanied by Capt. Flowers, Of the
firm OF Millner, Caldwell IL Flowers, OF
BOlin, Ala, arrived and arrested Saliva
dor sutton, alias Sidney Scnappell, a CLERK
employed by the Plant Steamship COM
pany, for embezZlement of about $500
from the firm. He Is also said to have
emoezzled several hundred dollars from
a irm in Georgia. He reached Tampa
about Feb. % and registered at the Pal
metto house, representing himself s de-
sirous of establishing lumber
yard there. Sutton is from Pennsylvania.
and being a man of pleasing address had
made many friends here aud readily Sc
cured asituation as clerk. His wife is
said to be most estimable lady and al
mOstdistracled over the affair. He was
taken to Alabama on reQuIsition fro m
the Governor.
As the passenger train from Titusville
was entering Enterprise last Thursday
evening about 6 O'Clock, it struck Mrs.
John w. Price while crossing the track
near her home. Mrs. Price left her resi-
dence TO meet her daughter, and reached
the crossing when the train was approach
ing. Engineer RnOads blew the whistle,
aud Mrs. Price stopped for a second
within few feet of the track. Tlen, sud
denly becoming confused, or miscalcu-
latlng tue time and distance, she at
tempted TO cross. Mr.. RhOads reversed
his engine and put on the steam brakes,
but too late TO entirely avert the accident.
The pilot struck her, and threw her TO the
side OF the track. She was carried to her
home. and was at first supposed to be only
slightly injured. DR.. Long was sent for,
who soon arrived, and. on examination,
he found the skull fractured, and pro
nounced the injuries fatal. She lived
about an hour.
AtLive OAK, Wednesday, in the case Of
DuVal Selph for assault with intent TO
murder, tne testimony was very conflict
ing. Four witnesses for the State were
examined. Most OF them testified that
Selph fired the first shot. These wit
nesses were distant from the parties
about 100 ieet more or less. The defense
introduced two witnesses. The first was
about ~ feet distant, and saw the
Daug hterys ride up facing Selph, who
was on the sidewalk, presenting a pistol
at Selph and said, "What is that you are
saying" Here the witness turned his
back to look alter bis team.
During this time pistol
was fired. Then several other shots
followed. He did not see Selph or Daugh-
terry shot, but saw B0gue Selph fire sew
eral times. Tue other witness tor defense
was in a store about 300 feet distant and
saw old man Selph standing near the tree
with pistol in one hand, hanging down
by his side, the other hand resting on the
tree. He did not see him shot, and could
not swear that he saw Daugherty shoot,
5ut saw BOgue fire several shots before
tue shooting begun. He saw Bogue push
his father behind the tree, and exclaim: