The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-31

as the bill is signed all that remains to be
done is the advertising for bids.
The Secretary of the Treasury has posi-
lively refused to remit or reduce single
cent of the fine of $500 imposed by the Gus
tom house at Key West on the British
schooner Admired, recently brought into
this port for an infringement Of the inter
national treaty, fishing within the pre-
scribed limits
The Orange county board Of heal tn has
determined that unless prompt information
is furnished to it in an official manner,
without being compelled, as they were last
week, to send kilograms Of inquiry, after
rumors were thick in regard 10 the Water
man yellow fever case at Tampa, to stop all
trains either going south or north, as pre-
cautionary measure
At Perry, Taylor county, last Wednesday
night, as Prof Robert L. Goodbread and
Miss Jennie Wilder we're passing the corner
OF Main and jefferson streets on their way
to church, they discovered Prof. W. II.
Demilly reclining on the porch fronting the
store house formerly occupied by Mr.. Cal
houn. He had msto1k this building for
the postotflce and had fallen through an
opening, caused by the removal Of some Of
the flooring for repairs, severely brusing
his left hip and right shin and also receiving
quite cut fron a nall. He had to be car
One of the veteran democrats Of St.
Johns county is Tony Welters, an Old
colOred man, who has seen all the vicissi-
tudes of st. Augustine ever since she was
village Age only makes Tony more active
and enthusiastic in the democratic cause,
and every time campaign speech-making
takes place in the Ancient City Tony is al
ways on hand, occupying a post of honor
on the platform. Tony wears a pair of
suSpenders with the words "Hurrah for
Cleveland" embroidered thereon. He says
no has had these suspenders ever since the
beginning of the last campaign, and pro-
poses TO wear them through the success of
the next.
The funeral of Deputy Sheriff Loring OF
PalaUka, who died from the effects of PTS
tol wound inflicted by prisoner in the Jail
at that place, occurred Sunday and was
largely attended. Before his death lie made
the following statement: Between and
2 O'Clock p. M July 3D. | went into the Jail
TO feed the prisoners and Jem Austin got
into a controversy with me- / told him togo
into another cell and he would not do H. l
told him again to go into the cell and took
out my pistol and cooked it and told him to
come out and give up my cane, which he
mad taken from me. He SAID he would come
out if | would put up my pistol. [ put the
pistol in my pocket. Then he came out and
closed in with me and grabbed the pistol
out Of my pocket and shot me-"
Several years ago the marshal of Val
dosta, Ga. was shot and killed by a negro
who succeeded in making his escape. AT
that time there was great deal of excite
mont about the murder, and every effort
was made to capture the murderer. Capt.
VinZant arrested man at Jacksonville
who was charged with the crime, but on
being taken to Valdosta for trial was found
to be innocent Ever since the occurrence
the officers Of the law have kept a close
lookout for tho murderer, and Saturday
evening Officer Smith and Richard Mitchell
arrested a mulatto in LaVilla, who they
and Capt. Murphy are OF the opinion an
swers the description of John Williams who
arrested, gave his name as Rolls, and i'll
every particular. except In point of size,
answers the description given of the muir
derer. AboSe the loft eye is a long cash,
and above the right ear, near the to of his
head, is another cash or scar, both of which
are referred to in the description sent out
of the murderer Rolls protests his limo
cence but is now the county jail await
ing the arrival of Valdosta authorities to
identify him, If they can, as the murderer.
The following general order from mill
tary headquarters at Tallahassee will ex-
plain itself and be read with interest all
over Florida: General order No s. ITALIA
haSsee, July q, 1883 The designations Of
the following officers having been rendered,
are hereby accepted, to take effect from
date, and they are honorably discharged
from service with the Florida state troops;
Maj. William B. Young, First battalion
Quartermaster w. A. Bour;, First battal-
ion; Capt. r NJ. Call, Company a, First
bat alton Secold-Capt w b. Ballan-
tine senior captain, commanding First
battalion, is charged with the execution of
all unexecuted orders hitherto issued.
Third-The commander-in-chief extends
permission for reasonable and convenient
time to the companies composing the First
battalion to nom nate for appointment a
major to fill the vacancy caused by the res
iGuation of Maj. Young. Fourth-Lieut.
A. William Cockrell, Jr., commanding
Company A, will order an election by the
company for officers to I'll the vacancy
used by the resi- 5aat on OF Capt. Call, ana
forthwith report result of such election.
BY order of tho ommander-in-chief. d.
Lang, adjutant general