The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-05

ficted seven severe cuts altogether. A pri-
vate letter says: DIR Null is pretty badly
butehered up, but not dangerously hurt
His doctor and brother both told me he
would get we'll with care and proper treat
! ment. Two ugly gashes were ON his race
aud four on one side Two of them struck
ribs, which prevented them going to the
hollow; the other two sloped hack ana
struck the muscles of his back. There was
one slight cut in the back, making seven IN
ALL"
Orlando Record, It is not much known
that the whipping post has a foothold IN
! Florida, but such is the fact, and Is the
| prescribed penalty for malicious trespasses
| While the writer of this was Justice OF the
Peace party was brought before HIM Tor
malicious trespasS and found guilty, ana
upon looking up the law TO ascertain the
penalty, was surprised to learn 1t was whip
ping. He at once suspended sentence.
| Occasionally some offense against the laws
of decency and humanity is committed, the
punishment for which could hardly he too
severe, but for all that we hope the wmp-
ping post will never be used as punish
meut, and hope to see the statute now IN
force prescribing it for malicious trespass
repealed at the next session of the Legisla-
| ture.
Friday night, by blast of horn, the lead
ing citizens of Sentaffey, OH horseback, gal
| loped TO the depot for fox hunt. W ith
| them were the keen scented hounds OF sam
Vaughan and John Hollands, eager for the
run. The hunters jumped their first fox
near the river swamp, and ran him for an
| hour. 1t took refuge III a gopher hole,
where they mercifully left it. The second
was freed after run Of four hours, and 1t
too was generously left. The third led them
| a moonlight chase over a circle OF many
mile, the horses speeding like shadows
among the pine trees, till at last in another
gopher hole the wearied fox hid for its life.
| Like true sportSmea, they left him alone for
a race some other day-he had run so well
and was defenselesS Then, in the dawn Of
the breaking day, the hunters hied them
| selves home.
! Owing to the fact that the managers of
| the Orange Auction and Forwarding Com
pany have repeatedly urged the growers to
hold back shipment for the present, there
were only about $50 boxes of fruit disposed
of at the auction at Jacksonville Tuesday
| afternoon. Quite number of foreign buy
er's were on hand who had come here to
attend this sale and the bidding was very
| lively The prices realized were as follows:
| tOT brlghts, 81 30 per box; Tor golden rus
sets, ST % to 81 s. per box for TIlssets, 81 40
to 81 - per box, for mandarins, culls, 81 30
to 81 per box. These prices, the managers
claim, are within - per cent. Of the prices
itttlNSl uJ JIle ANOTlli lOi Sllllltl II anu
have in their possession reports Of recent
sales to prove their claim. 1t is expected
that the supply viii be very much larger at
next Fridays sale.
The st. Augustine Humane Society was
! organized three years ago, and since that
time has stopped many cruel abuses, built
| fountains and trougbs for thirsty animals,
stopped the shooting of gulls on the Bay and
| birds Of song III the city by vicious boys and
| ~ nd ok
! other meritorious acts. Last night it met
AID adopted all clauses of the new constitu
| ton formulated at its last meeting, except
! one referring to the right of expulsion by
| the Board of Directors. An election was
held and the following officers were installed
for the coming term: A. b. Smith, Presi-
dent: DR.. j. X Rainey, First Vice PreSi-
dent; NJ. J. Heade, Second Wee President
Mayor George S. Greene, Third Vice Presi-
dent, and Ward G. Foster, Secretary and
| Treasurer The following gentlemen were
chosen for directors Rev. c. G. Mclean
Joseph F. Llamhias, Rev. E. K. Mitchell
PARK Terrell, DIR. Andrew Anderson, DIR. +.
f. Smith and Dr.. Dewitt w. Webb. w.
w. Dewhurst was elected counsellor, and
G. w. Atwood agent
Much curiosity was manifested at Jack
sonvills Tuesday to learn Judge jones'
decision regarding the whipping post for
trImpS. The court room was crowded at
its opening. After court was open for
business Judge Jones stated that while he
was firmly convinced of the constitutional
itv of the law establishing the whipping
post, yet, as several prominent lawyers had
expressed an opinion adverse to it, he would
place the case on the calendar for Wednes-
day, and it would then come up first. Ii
there were any lawyers who would take the
sides of the prisoners and argue the consti-
tutiona'ity Of the law and his sentence he
would be glad to hear them. The case has
attracted great attention, North as well as
South. On Sunday the leading clergymen
took up the matter and took strong ground
against it. On the other hand, the defense
less people OF the suburbs and throughout
the State demand that stringent measures
be taken for their protection. They claim,
and with reason, that il the whipping post
is established only a few endorsements of
the sentence will be needed, as the tramp
fraternity viii soon learn of it aid give
Florida a wide berth.
The next great work on the tapis for the
enhancing OF the attractions Of s. Angus
tine, and fer its Identification is the con
Vertmg of the Maria Sanchez creei, and
marsh, now the most unsightlY portion of
the town, into a most attractive park TO DO
known as the st. Augustine Water Park
The Maria Sanchez creek, now dry mud
flats at low water, will be deepened to 3
feet at low tide. The marsh, embracing
about $50 to POO feet ON each side of the
creek, will be filled in with the earth taken
from the creeks channel and planted with
trees, tropical shrubbery and grass Cor
doya street will be extended for half mile
along the east boundary OF the park
and at South street will merge into
Charlotte street, which will be
widened into a 50-foot macadamzed
drive. and will continue and cross an
island at the south end OF the park
and join into Grenada street, a fifty foot
drive also which runs north and south On
the west bank of the park. The
present circutous meanderines of the creek
will be unchanged. One very pretty pro
posed feature OF the park is the changing of
three marsh islands in the channel into
emerald spots with shrubbery, trees, grass
and rustic identification One of these
islands will be crossed at the south end of
the park by the converging driveways
which verge into each other ON this point
A second island is opposite the handsome
Buena Esperanza residence of 6. W
: Atwood, and it is few hundred
yards north Of this point. Work on the
south end OF the park will commence this
winter and be finished as soon as possible
In the meantime the condemnation of the
property along the east and west banks will
be showed through to place matters in facile
working order Tor the continuation of
operations on It's northern end.
? Il have been occasionally tloubIad ,,it IA