The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-13

! Williams, of Ocala, in the neighDorhood
Of that city, where he has since been con-
fined awaiting requisition. Deputy das-
kin told Capt. Murphy, OF the Waycross
| force, that the prisoner was charged with
the murder of a man, William Muca, IN
Selma county, in 1874, for which no would
also have TO answer, and that another
heinous crime was ais ocargad against him.
The following is a summary Of the work
done by the letter carriers of Pensacola for
the first twelve months OF the Inauguration
of this enterprise. During the first quarter
there were 49, lbs letters delivered, while
| that OF the fourth quarter was 70 64l, show
ing an increase Of l1,5lG letters handled by
the system for the two quarters Inc
| grand total of all mail handled during the
first quarter was sc, 1888, while for the fourth
| quarter it reached the enormous amount OF
! S5,063, showing an increase Of "a, 725, which
is one of the best showings Of the growth OF
| the city and the business increase that has
been shown by any other industry. During
| the year there have been handled grand
total Of 3O4, 6S7 pieces.
William Robinson was indicted at
Pensacola sometime last January for
! forgery, and on being arraigned he showed
| unmstakable evidence of insanity and was
sent to the asylum. He had been there
| only short while when he began showing
| signs of beng as sane as anv man living,
| and at the sitting of the FEBRUARY court he
was taken back for trial a second time with
like result, he showing signs of being
crazy as soon as they got him inside the
court house. This had been repeated now
| the fourth or fifth time with the same
result and the judge and jury are at loss
| to understand his peculiar case. The
fellow will again be brought up for trial at
| the present term Of the criminal court.
A. j. Drake of Palatka has q vest worn
| by MS grandfather, Albrittain Drake,
| during the revolutionary war. Considering
It's extreme age tbs garment is in high
state of preservation, and is priced very
much by its owner The vest buttons at
the chin, and is made of cotton homeSpun,
while the buttons are of gourd. The elder
Drake served for seven years in the cavalry
service OF Gen. Washington, and was Nir-
! ginian. lie was very large man, as the
vest bears evidence of, having measured at
the age of % years, fest and 6 inches in
! height, and weighed 362 pounds, while the
| vest measures 60 inches around the bottom.
| The Drake family have been represented in
every war that has taken place in this
country, A j. Drake having served through
| out the last war as a confederate soldier.
Perhaps the saddeSt caseof all in the state
insane asylum-at least the one which eX-
| cites more interests the little S-year-Old
| boy who was born in the asylum of para
| lytic mother, long dead. lie has never been
awake since the hour of his birth. His pale
| delicate features and high white forehead
set in frame of long black curls, as he lies
there on his pallet, year after year, dressed
in n white linen gown, his thin hands
! thrown carele sly over his head, make an
| interesting picture-his little arm not larger
than an ordinary mans thumb. He is only
| partially aroused twice day, when nour-
ishment is administered, then relapses into
that noiseless slumber which encircles all of
| the little of life he has ever known. Once
while several ladies and gentlemen were
| looking on, he threw up his hands as if
slightly startled in his sleep.
| At the meeting of the board of trustees
of the state agricultural college at Lake
| City, Tuesday, the bids Tor the construction
of the rev chemical laboratory and ex eri-
ment station building were opened. There
were five of these that of Capt. A. B.
Hart of Lake City being the lowest, and
| consequently the successful one: he was
therefore awarded the contract, the price
named being $4,73S. A portion of this
money comes from the state fund and the
remainder from the Hatch or general gov
eminent fund, asssecified in the conditions
of the national law. The new building
will be of wood and two stories in hight
above a brick basement 1t will stand on
the college campus, just below the present
building, and facing the public street In
size it will be - feet front aud 80 feet deep
At this meeting the board elected as pres-
dent of the college Prof. f. L. Kern, who
for the past year has been in charge of the
st. Johns academy at Madison.
At Lake City the board of trustees of the
state agricultural college was in session on
| Tuesday evening from s o'clock until II in
one of the front rooms Of the Exchange
hotel. The five members were all pres mt,
and the hearing of evidence on the charges
against DR.. j. Kost, director of the expert
ment station, was proceeded with The
charges were preferred by Prof George
| Troupe Maxwell, of the veterinary and
physiological section of the station, and are
four in number, all of a more or less
serious nature. Under each of the charges
are specifications in detail, eech being taken
up in order When the prosecution had
c osed, the board adjourned to meet in Tai
lahassee, Tuesday morning. July II, at 8
o'clock, in order to give the defendant time
in which to prepare his defense The
nature of the charges and the evidence pre-
sented in support OF the various speci1ica-
tons are not made public at this Uime as it
might tend to prejudice the case against
| DR.. Kost, none Of his testimony having as
yet been presented. 1t is understood that
his defense will take the form of general
denial.
ALL the life saving stations on the Atlantic
coast of Long Island are to be connected with
snFh han hNw al,