The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-20

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cannot reach it. II is ever 4 feet long.
Thursday morning it was discovered that
some OF the prisoners in the Gainesville jail
had secured file and were at work to make
their escape. Sheriff Wienges Immediately
examined the matter and stopped the little
game
The prisoners in the Apalachicola jail
! attempted to burn themselves out of prison,
a few nights since. When they were being
suffocated with smoke they raj ed a whoop
for assistance and barely escaped being
asphyxiated.
Frank Goodwin, the negro who drew
knife on Postmaster Titconb of Eustis on
election day. has been bound over by Judge
Yancey in the sum of $500 to answer at the
next term of court to charge of assault
with intent to kill.
Hawthorn, in Alachua county, has sew
eral old citizens, among whom are Harry
Montgomery, being 105 years old, Elijah
Walls 81, Miss Graddock 81, W. Hinson 50,
James Fennel 81, Harriet Fenne u and
Madison Sparkman Is.
John Pickett's house at Apalachcola was
bomba Ged with brickbats on the night of
Nov by number of rowdes because he
voted the democratic ticket. John fired one
charge of shot into the crowd and nut
buckshot through Lawrence Ecles. All c)l-
ored.
Capt. Brown expects to have the railroad
bridge at Palatka completed about Jan. 1,
IL not sooner. A large number of workmen
are now employed in cutting the Wiling
down to a line with the Florida Southern
dock, which has been the means of delaying
the work considerably.
Napoleon White (colored) waylaid his
wife, Martha Ann White of Tallahassee, on
the night of Oct 81 and struck her on the
head with piece of gas pipe, from the eff
fects OF whicl wound she died about week
ago. Judge f. NJ. West held the coroner's
inquest, and tae jury brought in verdict
that she had come to her death by blow
at the hands of her husband, Napoleon
White. White has skipped, but Sheriff
Pearce is close on his trail.
B5lleviow farmers are setting out cab
bage plants in large numbers. DR., H.
Knight is to have SIX acres. E. A. Polly
81 Co, have had 2,60) plants set out
e. l.. Mead has re emily set out | GOO plan s.
d. f. Caverly has two acres of cabbage
plants set out on his place one mile west #
town. Charles n. Hart will put in )out
two acres of cabbage. Z. O. Beckwith is
putting in two and n half acres. A. II.
Brow. has recently set out 2. 900 plants.
Work was commenced day or two ago
on the canal to lead from the southern edge
of Mosquito lagoon to the northern waters
of Banana river. A company has be II
formed for the purpose of accomplish =
this work, to be Known as the Banana Creek
Improvement Canal and Transit Company.
1t is expected that this canal will greatly
benefit navigation, improve the fishing and
kill the seaweed in Banana ere and
Banana river. During the heavy northers
of the winter season it will empty more
salt water into Indian and Banana rivers
than the Haulover canal.
An encounter between king fisher and
black bass was witnessed near Orla o
Thursday. The king fisher, in diving fo
his morning repast seized upon Ash that
was too huge for him to carry, and buried
his talons SO desp in the fish's back that lie
was unable to release himself. There the
commenced struggle for life that lasted
for about ten or fifteen minutes. At times
the bird would rise high enough to bring
the fish partly out of the water, only to be
| dragged back again to the surface, and tn s
| continued until its strength finally gave out
and it was pulled beneath tbs water a "a
| drowned
An amusing incident occurred at Wine
| Park Friday over a wneelbarrow ride given
J. II. LaMay by d. U. Bachelor, the out
come of an election bet. The Harrison mar
was dressed in blue. He was accompanied
| by his two little boys, dressed in the same
uniform. Mr.. Bachelor appeared at 3
| o'clock p. m. with his wheelbarrow. The
procession started from the west side of the
| park, followed by the banner This mau
voted for free whisky and high tax for the
sake Of a wheelbarrow ride" Tire process
sion, followed by brass band, after reach
ing the Seminole hotel, returned to the
starting point.
The following senator's and representa-
tiveS are reported as elected: Alachua: j.
| A. Rosborough, senator; w. &. Rives and
]. B. Tompkins, representatives. Baker
| w. A. Drake, senator; c. F. Barker, rep
resentntive. Bradford: Rev. A. Crosby
senator; j. C. Richard and j. L. Gaskins,
representatives. Brevard: G.. s Hardee,
senator; W. S. Norwood, representative
Calhoun: no returns. Clay: G. w Hall,
| repres entative. Citrus: no returns. Co
lumbia: John w. Tompkins, senator; ST as
| Bouie and G. p. Zones, representatives,.
| Dade No returns. DeSoto: Zba King, So =
ator; Rev. John w. Hendry, representa-
tive. Duval: J. M. Schumacher, senator.
Escambia: c. B. Parkhill, senator; A. F.
Fillingn and j. b. Vaughn, representatives.
Franklin: H. W. Johnston, representative
Gadsen: f. P. Dismukes, senator; B. H.
Hinson and NJ. Bates, representatives
Hamilton: j. d. Tuten, senator; Z. NJ.
Smith aud J. NJ. Stapler, representatives.
fernando: B. F. K rk, senator; Dr. j. r.
Snow, representative. Hillsborough: J.
B. Wall, senator; j. B. Waltern
| and B. n. Mathes, representatives,
Holmes: John Britt, senator; Jant H atha-
wav, representative. jackson: H. b.
Stapleton, senator; w. II. Milton, Jr., and
Gabriel Smith. representatives. jefferson:
f. b. Bailey, senator; $. j. Turnbull and
F. b. Taylor, representatives. Lafay !:
No returns. Lake: d. II. Yancy, sci at Dr a.;
j. j. Dickinson and L. A. Wilson, repre-
sentatives. Leon: Patrick Houstoun, sena-
tor; B. F. Walker and DIR. E. Christie, rep
resentatives Levy: w. r. Coulter, sena-
tor; n. A Bitch. representative. Liberty:
| William II. Gum, Jr., representative. Lee:
G.. Nj. Hendry, senator. Madison: Theodore
Randell, senator; j. w. O'Neil and Hugh
Paterson, representative. Manatee: No re-
turns Marion: John F. Dunn, senator; DR. s.
H. Bitch and A. z. Baskin, repre- 'entatves.
Monroe: No returns. Nassau: J. S. Bailey,
senator; g. L. Baltzell and Webb Farmer,
Representatives. Orange: +. NJ. Hammond,
senator; I. w. Shine and f. G. Morgan,
representative Polk; J. w. Bryant, SEN
ator; J. w. Trammell and Frank Clark,
representatives. Pasco j. f. Latham,
representatives. Putnam: Republican
Santa Rosa: John Wilkinson, senator
John Rourke and +. V. McCaskill, repre-
senatives. st. Johns: - Floyd, senator
7. X. Moore and A. J. Corbett, repre-
sentatives. Sumter: Thomas NJ. At
kins, representative. Suwannee: r.
F. Rogers, senator; S. NJ. Martin
and NJ NJ. Knight, representatives.
Taylor: c. b. Whidden, repre- en- alive; Vo-
lusia: republican. Wakulla: T. f. Swearin-
| gen senator; L. j. Raker representative