The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-18

IINtt 10 a BIOWlilS lliIrttot ia lilo OflN'4AS
up o TRANSFORMATION on Peace river by
: amer. DR. Pratt, Mr.. Darbishire, who is
Connected with the Phosphate company
and is an experienced civil engineer, and
Mr.. Patten Of Braidentown, have been
prospecting on the river and also Horse
creek for the double purpose Of examina-
ton of the waters and Instructors, ana 70
locate a c lony of 100 families. Mr.. Darbi-
shire and others have been reporting the
condition Of the river and the great results
that are accomplished by the snag boat in
opening navigation. The run is now more
uniform IN depth. and the logs do not wash
back into the river. The work will be re
rewed again and the river opened up to
Fort Mead. The work can readily bs &C
complished in another season, and viii be
Of incalculable benefit to the settlements OF
t 10 county ard to transportation.
B. B. Atwood, merchant Of Sanford,
assigned Saturday. The cause Of the
trouble was Mr. Atwoo1's connection in
Fletcher, deceased. At the time Of q dis
solution Of the firm of Fletcher & Atwood,
the latter delivered TO the former a 5Iii-
Gent amount OF the stock to pay his
lAtwoods) indebtedness the cost
Of the remainder If the goods
was then estimated aud Mr.
Atwood took Mr.. Fletchers note for the
amount due him. The notice of dissolution
of the 6r.u was then legally published, and
the retiring me'nber thought everything
was ali right. At the settlement of Mr..
Fletchers estate Atwood was allowed only
30 cents Oh the dollar OF his claim, which
caused him to lose considerable A few
days ago he was informed that, as the sur
viving member Of Fletcher 81 Atwood he
would have t. settle the indebte lness of the
firm, the amount being 1000 or $1,000.
This forced him TO assign
Lotion NJ Jones, judge of the criminal
court Of record in and for Duval county,
had rather be right than president He has
ju~t rendered a decision in the case of the
state of Florida against l.. NJ. Jones, where
in he decides in favor of the state. Some
few days ago a Kind friend or friends sent
defendant free pass over a line of rail
road, which kind remembrance was of
course appreciated by the Judge But the
case was argued and submitted lin his own
mind whether or not under the cOnstitu
ton he was allowed to receive such favors,
as that fundamental law declared that no
state officer should receive or use such
tokens of love and appreciation. To-day
the Judge decreei that he was embraced in
the list Of state officials, although paid by
the county, and therefore disqualified to
receive aud use the pass. He therefore
ordered the same returned from whence it
came. ThiS is al example whicl should be
as conscientiously folio wed BY all officials,
city, county and state, if there is tho least
legal allegation TO free passes.
At st. Augustine about o'clock Monday
afternoon some boatmen observed a large
watersp5ut in the ocean opposite North
beach. II seemed TO como nearer, and at
o'clock with a terrible rush and an ominous
roar 1t crossed the narrow sand spit of North
beach into the bay, and churned up the
water in a terrible looking whirlpool. 1t
then moved directly for the city, aad peo-
pie on the bay were badly frightened, de
serted their houses, and sought safety in
flight. The watcrspout came diminished in
dimensions, but stu looking dangerous,
and struck the steamer Spring Garden,
moored by the sea wall and tore the upper
works and smokesiack away, and with a
crash deposited hem against Parpall's bar,
smashed in the root and windows of Per-
pals and crushe in the side OF the ice
house. 1t then crossed the town, going
southwest, being almost spent. Some peo-
pie i'll a rowboot were upset i'll the river,
but suffered only a ducking. After the
spout had crossed the city rain fell in tor
rents When the Spring Garden was struck
she was carried i'll the air twenty-five feet.