Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-02-15

OF an important witness in the trial at the
next term of court. No one knows how
or when Randolph was drowned.
l.. NJ. Colby, representing the Beatrice
Investment Company, of Beatrice, Neb.,
has just closed with the representatives.
OF the Thomas Forbes grant and the
| George /. +. Clark grant, consisting Of
thousands OF acres, and situated In
Marion, Nolusia and Orange counties, the
purchasing OF which was made for colon
ization purposes. II be has purchased
all the Clark grant, he is certainly the
possessor OF many thousand acres.
The first number Of the Florida Chdu-
tduQuG has been received. 1t will appear
monthly. The regular issues will con-
! tain some OF the lectures delivered at De-
Funiak during the assembly, and other
| matters OF interest connected with educa-
| ti0nal work rs advanced by the various
assemblies. Among the departments rep
resented will be "Popular Education"
Town and Village improvements"
"Home Culture, ""TAe Chautauqua Liter
airy and Scientific Circle" etc.
While attempting the arrest OF A. Il.
! Whorley, cOlored, at Pensacola last Sun
day night, policeman George Carew re.
ceived severe cut on the arm, from a
hand saw welded by WhOrley. The saw
struck the wrist JOINT of the officers left
arm and almost severed the hand, leaving
it hanging by the skin and few muscles
on the upper or back portion, though for
tunately the large artery and some small
| er veins renamed intact In the muscles
Dr., Rneshaw dressed the wound and
thinks be can save the hand. WhOrley
was arrested but gave bond in the sum of
| $500 TO appear for trial on Feb. %.
Monticello Constitution: During the
trial in Judge Lamar's court of William
| Daniels, on Saturday, one of the colored
female witnesses gracefully tainted"
and deposited herself in the ample lap OF
prominent citizen, who last year az
sisted ia the framing of the constitution
tor Florida. OF course, the gentleman was
surprised, and b,ushed, as be is averse to
| female witnesses taking such liberties
with him. If the cOlOred female had Sc.
| lected the lap of the honorable Judge of
the court wherein to d. post her bones,
the mlshap would have been pardOnable,
| for he could have fined her for contempt.
Not so, however, with the modest gentle
man who was the recipient of the en-
brace.
! In Judge Esmonde's court at Pensacola,
| Thursday, John Milford sued the prOvis-
ional municipality Of Pensacola for 500
and the jury rendered verdict for the
plaintiff Tor amount claimed. Milford had
| q COnIdcJ WIFI tue munlClpauJy TO maui
garbage for twelve months from last
April at the price Of $50 per month, but
some time about the last of October he
was charged by the Chairman OF the
Street Committee for alleged neglect OF
duty. The suit in the present instance
was brought for pay for the months OF
| November and December, 1885, and Mil
ford says he viii sue for the remainder Of
the pay every two months until expira.
ton of contract. The municipality will
apply for new trial.
One of the amusing features of the
selph trial is told by the conductor upon
whose train BOgue Selph, the young muir
derer Of Kirkland, returned from Live
COAX to Lake City last week. Mr.. Keas.
Ter, the guard having Selph in charge,
was unwell, aud Selph was laughing and
talking all the time. The passengers on
the train took it for granted that the
| guard was the prisoner, and the remarks
made relative to his feeble condition was
| lau ghable in the extreme. Bogue humOr.
Ousy replied to questions about the sick
man, intimatiBg that he (keasler) wat
the prisoner. Considerable sympathy
was expressed for the poor, feeble pris
oner," but not one bit for the rollickinq
young guard who, in fact, was the pris
Oner himself.