Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-14

colored, sent to the penitentiary last term
OF Duval County Circuit Court for two
years, ana, with others, assaulted the
guard before reaching the prison camp
and escaping. He Is in isil at Palatka,
and the Sheriff will get $50 reward for put
ting him there.
The eastern bound accommodation train
on the Pensacola and Atlantic railroad
was derailed near Ponce de Leon last
saturday night, doing considerable dam
age to freight and rolling stock. The pas
sengers and crew escaped without q
scratch. The accident was caused by
running into bunch of cattle that were
| lying on the track.
| The new dining hall for the use of the
students at Rollins College, Winter Park,
is enclosed and is ready for the plas-
terers. The cottage built for the accom-
mediation of the gentlemen has been plss-
tered, and the finishing touches are being
put upon the wood work. The accom-
modations for the pupils will be ample by
the opening of the fall term.
A shooting ARRAY occurred at OrmOnd
! on Thursday last between Elijah Will
llams and Allan Green, both colored, in
which Green received bullet in the neck.
i Williams was Immediately arrested but
escaped from the Marshal on Saturday
morning while he (the Marshal) was get
ting ready to take him to Enterprise.
Green's wound is not dangerous.
Apalachicola Times: Mr.. j. E. Grady
| is in receipt Of letter from the owners
OF the steamer Hays signifying their ao-
| ceptance or a proposition to carry one
mail per week between this city and
Chattahoochee at figures offered by the
Post Office Department-about 50, 700.
Ihls agreement will likely be satisfactory
TO all parties. The department has been
notified of the acceptance, and the extra
service will likely be ordered at once,
Madison Recorder: A certain gentle
man in our city, who has been shipping a
large number of watermelons, fastened a
| bunon OF gray moss to the roof of the car
| going to Kansas City. to which was at
tached the following note: whoever finds
this will please deliver this package OF
moss and the largest and finest melon in
the car to the handsomest lady in Kansas
City, and request her to send me her
photograph" A few days ago he received
a letter enclosing the photo of beautiful
young lady OF about eighteen summers,
| Inqu1rinS as to who and what he was and
asking for his photo. We were informed
that his photo was sent by return mail.
Quite a serious accident happened on
the South Florida Railroad on Sunday
evening. AS train No. II was leaving
| Winter Haven 1t ran into a washout,
| "AOShAh5 Guc SLSlI6 anu U6uubC anu TURN
| ing the baggage car over. The engineer,
l.. ID. Smith, was slightly cut about the
face and shoulders, but is able to con-
tinue work. The fireman, Armstrong,
had his feet and legs scalded pretty badly
He will probably be laid up for a short
time. Conductor II. S. Woodfn made a
flying leap from one end of the coach to
the other, but got off with a few slight
| scratches. Mr.. Cawood, the baggage mas.
1 no only roif hnE
without any injury.
| Lake City is plagued with the cunning
raids of bold, bad burglars, who have
went through" about ten houses, I'M
challenged, unseen, unsupported and
! what is worse, uncaught. The house of
| w. Il. Perry, was entered last Sat
urday night, and relieved of quite lot of
| goods and Valuables. The thieves Sc
cured gold watch and some money, be-
! sides quite lot Of provisions. The house
OF Mr.. Osteen was also visited. Here the
thieves took shot gun and other things.
j. K. Henry also received a call. The
| pantry was raided, and the way the
| thieves went for good things therein con-
tanned was caution. Three other houses
near Mr.. Henry's were entered, but moth
| ing taken. A vigilance committee is
talked OF.
A meeting of the Board of Directors OF
| the state Park Association was held at
the Secretary's office this morning, Col.
| Burbridge, President, presiding. The
| Secretary was instructed to issue the call
for 30 per cent. made on the stock at the
last stockholders meeting. A special
committee, consisting of Nessrs. Farley,
Greeley and McMurray, was appointed to
take into consideration the question of
! increasing the stock and otherwise i'm
proving the value OF the property and to
report to an early meeting of the stock
holders. The committee in care OF the
grounds, of which Col. Burbridge is chair
man, were authorized to offer the building,
race track and grounds generally for rent
during the year, the association reserving
the right to hold an annual State fair.