Savannah morning news., 1886-02-19
FLORIDA ON THE WIRE.

Result OF the Prize Drtli at the state
Fair at JAG ysOnville.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, Feb, 1S.-It was
cloudy all the morning. The military
drill resulted as follows:
Infantry. .-Gainesville Guards, first
prize; Jacksonville Light Infantry, Sc
eond.
Artillery.=F'frst prize. Wilson Battery.
Cadets.-First prize, East Flofida semi
nary.
serg't l.. Burkheim. of the Gainesville
Guards.
Best Drilled Cadet-T. V. Pomar, of the
East Florida Cadets.
II rained hard this afternoon, and the
races were postponed. To-day's pro-
gramme will be carried out tomorrow,
with one running race added.
APARTY OF GKNs sAL MANAGERS.
Col. H. S. Hahn ,s, General Manager OF
khe Savannah, Florida and Western
Railway; NJ. j. OBJ len, superintendent
Of the Southern cypress Company, and
Mr.. George Cecil. General Manager of the
DeBary-Baya line, have gone down to
Tampa, where they will meet Mr.. II. b.
Plant and party on their return from
Havana. The party are expected back
on Saturday.
IL is now stated that that portion OF the
Sara Sofa colonists who are dissatisfied
with that section for a permanent resi-
dence, and who have been making an in
specting tour along the line of the Florida
Central division of the Florida Railway
and Navigation Company, in a special car
furnished by Receiver Duval. under the
chaperonaee OF Land Commissioner j. f.
Tucker. of the road, have, after q thor
n 10
cided TO settle near Tallahassee, which
section Of the State, they declare, looks
more likely to them than any they
have seen since leaving Scotland. They
were also very much pleased with the
country round about Madison. Col. W.
y. ChIpley, of the Pensacola and Atlantic
Railway, has also offered 10 furnish them
free transportation through Western
Florida, where be promises to show them
The descendants of the Scotch colony that
was established in the highlands Of Wal
lon county some sixty years ago. Some
OF the original settlers are also said 10 be
yet living there.
''MAJoR BROWN RELEASED.
In the Circuit Court this morning
Charles J. Hayne, the alleged alias "Ma-
jor Edward p. Brown" the noted Boston
LAWYER, was brought up before Judge j.
VI. Baker upon a writ Of habeas corpus
sued out for him by J. o. II. Summers, his
attorney. After full hearing upon the
charge upon which he was held here. To
wit: embeZzling SIS from the Pennies
journal, he was discharged by the court.
Hayne stoutly denies being ''Major
Brown" and shows letters wherein he
balls from Readi ~ Pa There is appar-
lntly not much foundation for the Boston
P0spS big Major Brown sensation.
COL. McAsKiLL's DEATH.
y or Col. A. l.. McCaskirl, Of Walton
county, an old-school Democrat. who died
yesterday, the Herald says editorially:
Col. McCaskill was allied with much
that was stirring and important IN the
history Of theNast two decades in Florida
He was for many years a state Senator OF
force a1d ability, was President Of the
Senate md virtually Lieutenant Governor
under stearns, and subsequently, Prpsi.
dent over the Senate under
Democratic administration. In all this
time, his public and private character re.
tanned the impress OF a lofty and unhend-
ing integrity, and hIs fine Judgment and
strong convictions made him forcible
element In the events Of this turbulent
and interesting period. In the last
Presidential campaign. Col. McCaskill
lent the influence Of bis name. char.
acter and talents 10 the cause Of his
party as a Presidential Elector for the
State-at-large. aud was, at the December
meeting OF the electors, unanimously
chosen President Of the electoral college
Of Florida.
Wherever be was known Col. McCaskill
was esteemed for his purity, bis kindlL
ness, his judgment, and a certain Roman
Integrity Of character that distinguished
him.