The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-07
FL0RIDA'S LARGEST CITY.
A RUNAWAY HORSE DASHEs INTO
A CROWD ON THE WALK.

Several People Knocked Down and
Injured, but no One Killed-old
Veterans of the Blue and the Gray
Have a Rousing Campfire and
Banquet.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, Jan. 6.-Very few
important cases were tried in the Criminal
Court to-day. The case of Jacob Young,
Jacob Rawls and Thomas and Louis Rattle,
charged with assault with intent to murder,
was mol. pressed by the Solicitor after a
jury had been impaneled, owing to a ma
terial witness having been convicted Of
crime.
The case against Marcen J. Roberts for
breaking into building to commit larceny
was mol pressed. This was the Singer Sewing
Machine Company's robbery case.
Ten tramps pleaded guilty to vagrancy
and were sentenced to ten days each in the
county Jail.
The Sub-Tropical is to have "Wheel-
mems day." and several we'll known riders
from the North will be present
RUNAWAY HORSE.
The horse attached to the Grand View
baggage wagon took fright on Bay street
this morning and dashed onto the sidewalk
hb uDe COIHeT Oh IlIle anu Day SUTeeUS,
through crowd of a score or more persons
standing there. Tom Jones, the driver
(white), was hurled into the door of DR..
LEngles and badly cut. William Terry
(white) was thrown against the door post of
the store and knocked insensible the sharp
edges Of the post emitting his head badly.
G.. w. Thames (white) was badly injured
about the hips, and colored man named
John Everett was severely bruised Had
the accident occurred five minutes previous
more casualties wodld have occurred, as a
large crowd had congregated there to wit
ness the antics of some performing monkeys.
Terry is in -ery critical condition to-
night. Drs. Solace and Neal Mitchell sue
cessfully performed the operation of tre-
panning the skull and removing a small
piece about the size of a dime.
At meeting of the newly elected officers
of the Board Of Trade this forenoon DIR.
j. M. Fairlee was unanimously reelected
Secretary. Some miscellaneous routine
business was transacted, and it was also re-
solved that the Board of Trade rooms be
decorated on the day Of the Sub-Tropical
opening, Jan. II.
The schooner Equator, which was thought
TO be lost, arrived here this morning with
cargo OF fruit.
The banquet to the visiting Travellers
Protective Association will be given on
Saturday night instead of Thursday.
A REUNION OF VETERANS.
The reunion of O. M. Mitchell Post,
Grand Army Of the Republic, and the Con-
federate Veterans Campat Wilson's Battery
drill room tonight, was one of the most sue
cessful events of anything of the kind ever
attempted here. The hall was elegantly
decorated and festooned with flags, ETC.. and
at the rear end was an old camp fire with
guns, bugles, etc, and the stars and stripes
and stars and bars draped overhead. AS
the soldiers of the post filed in a guard met
and saluted them The installation cere-
monies were first gone through with by the
Vice DepaI tment Commander, Col.
James. The camp fire was af-
terward opened with rousing cheers.
Many speeches and "reminiscences
were given by prominent members of both
organizations Gen. Schofeld. United
States Army, attended, and his remarks
were loudly cbeered DR.. I. Q. Summers
read an original poem, which was cheered to
the echo. Over 800 people attended and the
affair did not terminate till late. The fra
ternal feeling that prevailed between the
wearers of the blue and the gray awoke the
widest enthusiasm
Gen. Schofed made patriotic and fra
ternal speech, and had a dramatic meeting
with Gen. W. S. Waller of the Confeder-
ate army, who was in the Mexican war
with Gen. Schofield. Mrs. Schofield is i'll.
and the General only remained in the hall
short time.