The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-22
FLORIDA.


tona.
A ten-hour "go-as-you-please" is being
talked of at Daytona
Tho crop Of Japan plums promises to be
very large at DaytOna.
Judge Cyrus Snodgrass sold few days
ago one and half acres of land at DeFunlak
| Springs for $500.
| Since the burning of the Florida Railway
and Navigation shops at Fernandlna quite
| a number of the best workmen have been
| transferred TO the Tallahassee shops,
where all are now kept busy.
Deputy Sheriff Quigley and Marshal
Sabate raided a tramps camp Thursday,
which had been lately made north of st
| Augustine. They told the idlers they would
| give them two hours to leave the county, 50
! they packed up their blankets and utensils
and disappeared, going in the direction OF
| Jacksonville.
Madison Recorder: A few DAYS since
Yanti Law an old and inotfensive negro,
went to a house in the Hamburg neghbOr-
hood and asked the lady if her husband was
at home; she replied that be was not,
| whereupon the negro put his hand IN his
| breast pocket and advanced toward the
| house. The lady thinking he meant harm,
and that his hand held a revolver or dag
ger, screamed to her little son to come with
| the gun This frightened the darkev who
| is somewhat demented. into Tetracing his
| steps to the gate where he mounted his mule
and hastily made Off. A crowd was soon in
pursuit and capture made after an exclt-
ing race of two or three miles after the
negro. He explained that he had note for
the gentleman owning the house to which
he went and was frightened by the outcrY
into leaving. He was worse frightened
probably than the lady and the occurrence
is due the condition of his mind.
At , O'Clock yesterday morning a fire
broke out in the residence of an aged, half
witted colOred woman named Ellen Red
dick on Bay street, between Fifth and
Sixth streets, Jacksonville Capt Walker
and Officer d. A. Williams, who were in
the vicinity, fastened to the scene of de
struclion, only to find that their services
could be of no avail. as the building. which
had been burning like a Undertook, had
fallen in. burying in its ruins the old lady
inmate A colored man who occupied
room in the same house attempted to save
the I'D lady, but was compelled TO leave her
TO her terrible fate, having burned his bands
severely in his humane undertaking. After
the house had fallen in the horrible specta-
Gle of the burning body presented itself to
those who had gathered. She was lying on
her back, seemingly on the remains of the
bed, ard her right arm was raised as il to
ward of her impending doom. This arm
was burned of to the elbow, and the flesh
was burned from her face, presenting a re-
voting sight.
What came very near being conflict be
tween the civil and military authorities
took place at st. Aug Istine Friday after
noon, near the barracks. }. W. Grady
met Lieut. Wilcox, of the Second
Artillery, and demanded an explanaliO OF
what he claimed was an insult to some lady
friends, which occurred on the parade
grounds a short time previous. The officer
declined to make the reparation, and after
some words had been exchanged, struck
Mr.. Grady with a tennis bat in the face.
The comDatautS then chnched and Il
struggle eusue1, during which Officer
Biddlecome. Of the city police, came
parties. Mr.. Grady made no resistance,
but the officer refused to be arrested and
called on the guard, who came with bayonet
fixed and ordered the policeman to desiSt.
According to Bddlecomes story the officer
ordered the guard to shoot him if he per
sisted IN trying 10 arrest him.. and the
guard loaded MS rife as if 10 carry the
order into execution. Biddecome was I'M
armed, and, losing his hold o.. the officer,
made for his house near by and procured "A
revolver and went back to the scene. In
the meantime a crowd of citizens and
soldiers had gathered, and things looked
squally for a time, but were finally quoted
down. There was much excitement about
tine matter, and both parties were TO be
brought before the Mayor yesterday.
The British bark Eliza Barss Capt. r. B.
Young, Master, from the Bermudas, W l.,
arrived at Jacksonville, Friday. The bark
is one Of the most curious looking vessels
that has ever landed at a Jacksonville dock
1t measures / Is feet over all with "A beam
Of IS feet. When loaded it draws Is feet of
water. 1t is sharpe built, and carries a
full set of sails on the fore and main maSts
The Barss was built in Eastport, Me, in
lS4S, aud is consequently forty years old
For thirty years IT ran between New York
and the Bermudas in the
cattle trade, but since steamships
have taken the place of sailing vessels, it
has gone into the lumber trade occasion
ally carrying load Of cattle The vessel
has quite history, and has been under
command of a number of captains. In 1865
it took fire at its pier in New York and had
to be scuttled and sunk. A heavy cargo of
cattle were on board. and were either
burned or drowned The vessel has fire.
quently made Sandy Hook light from the
BermudaS IN three days, and has several
times made round trip, loaded and dis
charged a cargo at each point, within thil-
teen days. When at St Johns New Bruins
wick, last year, during the exposition. the
Barss was christened Noah's Ark, so ancient
was its appearance. There are three decks
on the vessel, and it is IA curiosity She will
load lumber at Clark's mill and sail in few
days for the BermudaS