The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-08

the other position. He Will, in ell prota-
bllity, combine the two positions.
A IL year-old colored girl, who died in
Tallahassee, Sunday, gave birth to
healthy cuild when she was II years OF age,
since which she has been an invalid up 10
the time of her death. Tie child is now
years old and perfectly sound IN health.
Tallahassee had 800 900 fire last Mon
day night. 1t occurred in the city council
chamber. and was kindled by Edward Lewis
and g. w. Saxon, as trustees Of the city
bonds raised about two years ago to aid in
the construction of a railroad TO Tallahassee.
The railroad project having failed, the city
council ordered the bonds burned.
Mr.. Pingree, general passenger agent Of
the St JOdns and Halifax railroad, has re-
siglel that position aud has lift Palatka
for the Green mountain state He will take
a position for the summer on the Maine
Central system. Mr.. Pingreo takes with
hlm the good wishes of all with whom he
came il contact during his sojourn in Flor
ida.
1t is said that Capt. Robert Vent of
ApalachicOla has two mulberry trees on his
place, the berries on which are as numerous
as the pillows of the sea. 1t is claimed that
fifty men can stand un Ter these trees, and
surprising that all of them ate very heartily
of the berries, tbs absence Of the fruit
the branches.
Tuesday night Sheriff Wilkins OF Escam-
bia county went to Aaronsville and arrested
Charlie Richardson (colored), on a warrant
charging him with assault with intent to
rape Martha Jane Colvin, white girl Is
years OF age, "a s the victim. She was pur-
sued through the woods between Big and
Little bayous by Richardson, who is said
70 be half-witted
Col John Bradford, Of Tallahassee, while
at Tampa last week, went out fishing with
Messrs Ingraham and Moses Of the South
Floriday Railway company and Georg
Steerhouse of the Plant Steamship coAi-
pany The latter gentleman pulled in a
mammoth tarpon, VIII ch weighed 80 pounds,
and the balance of the party all made good
hauls
Look & Scott of Barlow made an assign
ment last Monday for the benefit of their
creditors. The assets are estimated at
So, 200 and the liabilities at 81 900 With
more time they would have been able 10
have made collections and met their liabili.
ties, but as their cred tors were, as usual,
impatient, thaV decided to assign. Col G.
a. Hanson is their assignee
Josiah Raybon was arraigned at Apa-
lachicoIa on last Monday Before Judge
Baker on the charge of assault to murder
Patrick Nedly. The condition of the
wounded man having changed considerably
for the etter and the court being informed
that he was out Of danger, Rsvbon was
allowed bond in the sum of $500 Can't.
S. e. Rice and John Lovett we're the sure
ties.
Rumor now has it that the statement that
the jacksonville, Tampa and Key West
railway had leased or purchased the ST.
Augustine and PalatEa railway and the St.
Johns and Halifax railroad was not correct,
but the last two named roads had effected
the pul chase Of tho first; that the roads will
consolidate under one management, and
hereafter be known as tho Jacksonville, st.
Augustine ard Halifax railroad,
An elderly gentleman from Pensacola
was one of the favored few who were per-
mitted to in pect the magnifcsnce of the
Ponce de Leon hotel at st. Augustine He
was shown the handsome man el in the
drawing TO ms and informed that it had
cost $75, 900. His eye caught the big veins
that run hither and thither through the
polished face of the African marb e, and
he heaved sigh al he remarked: Seventy
five thousand dollars; just think It's
pity it's cracked"
Richard Dallas, negro who entered the
residence of Judge Tucker, at Sanford, last
month, took all the valuables he could find
in the room of the ju ges daughters, and
then with criminal intent got on The bed in
which they were asleep, has Just been cap
tured at Sanford and lodged in the county
Jail at Orlando. The matter was not made
public at the time, and the negro, thinking
that he had not been identified before his
flight, returned to Sanford and sought en-
ployment under Judge Tucker.