The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-04

A44o Od14du snip canal route. Inc CO-A .
taken when making the preliminary survey.
was from deep water AZ the extremity OF
boat channel in the Gull If Mexico, near
Cedar Keys, through trestle No. OF the
Florida Railway and Navigation railroad,
thence through the great Gulf hummock,
cypress swamps and piae woods for thirty
Your and half miles TO the foot Of sand hills,
where the course changes from north oS
eest TO north So 20 east; thence
the line runs through Wacahoota
hummock, Moores pond, Lake Tus-
cayllle, Orange lake, flake Lochloosa, and
on 10 Rice creek just north Of Sauble,
thence down the creek and st. Johns river
70 Moccasn branch on the east bank OF the
81. Johns; thence, keeping on the south
OF st. Augustine to Deep Water channel
and the Atlantic ocean. The length Of this
line IS 1904 miles, or seventy miles less than
1t would be if carried down the ST. Johns
river and out to the ocean by way Of Jack
sonvIlle. The cost of the necessary excava-
tons Is estimated at Sc, 0y5, 0J0
Palatka, Herald: 1t will be remembered
that the governor notified the sheriff OF
Putnam by letter, that he would issue the
death warrant of Jim Austin at once, and
fix the time of his execution for Thursday,
Aug. l. Austin knew nothing of this and
has been expecting all the while that some
thing would transplre by which this terrible
death could be avoided. Saturday after
noon Jailer Phillips gave the murderer
copy of the Erening Herald containing
the news of his execution, which is fixed
for Aug. /. When the doomed man
laid eyes upon the paragraph, he
burst out in a loud laugh, and
wanted to know on what day
Aug. | came. He was informed that it
cafe on Thursday, and then he laughed
again. Austin has never thought Of pre-
pairing himself for the other world, but mas
laughed at any such idea. He is a very
bad character, and looks upon death as be-
ing something amusing. As time draws
near for his execution he may change.
Austin Is confined to a cell alone, and is not
permitted TO miugle with the other prison
ers 1t is believed that he will be hanged
IN the Jail yard if the authorities do not
order the execution TO take place within the
walls of the Jail house.
An adjourned session Of the United States
court, Judge Swayne presiding, was opened
atJacksonville, Monday; decree was rem
dered in the case of the Central Trust Com
pany of New York against the Tavares.
Apopka and Gulf Railroad Company, over
ruling exceptions to the report Of Special
Master Philip Walter wherein the claim of
Amber and Taliaferro regarding sixty
bonds filed by them representing 100000
principal and Sl0,575 interest was con-
tirmed. 1t was also ordered that the report
OF Special Master Walter in the case Of the
Central Trust Company of New York
VS.. the Tavares, Apopka and Gulf rail-
road, with exceptions, be approved and con-
irmed in all things save as to the bonds
held by Henry r. jackson, wherein the
master finds that the said jackson is owner
of 100000 Of the bonds of the said defend
ants; exceptions sustained, and ordered that
said report of said special master be aud
the same is hereby amended to read that
Henry Z. jackson is the holder of said
bonds, numbered from 30S to 367, both in
elusive, to secure the sum of $50 900, with
interest from Sept. Z, 1887, amounting Mt
the date of said report to the sum of So l55,
this amendment to take effect from the i'll
ing of said report.
The Pensacola NeioS contains the follow
ing fuller account of kidnapping already
alluded to in special dispatch to the
MORNING NEWS: FRIDAY morning at
o'clock Martin Hernandez, aged about IL
years, was driving in from Seven Mile
House. In the buggy was the boys aunt,
Miss Caroline, sister of John Collins, the
barber. As the pair neared the BrewtOn
place, about three miles from town, they
met a man followed by a little child who
was crying They could not tell whether
the chill was male or female. The man
spoke to Miss Collins, calling her by a GER
tain name. The young lady replied, saying
that was not her name. The mau then told
her that she was a LIAR that he knew
who she was. Becoming frightened at
the lnau's looks and words, Miss
Collins directed her companion to drive
ahead, and they were soon away from the
spot. At some distances farther ON they
overlook ex-Policemsn Tom Burns, WHO
asked them if they had seen man with Il
little child on their journey. Burns IVES
walking toward the city. He was Informed
of the fact that a man and child were
some distance back, going the other way.
Burns became frantic and exclaimed. "My
Godl that's my CHILD" He asked the pair
in the buggy to go back with him, offering
them a dollar if they would do SO, but they
were too thoroughly frightened to think of
such thing. Burns then started after the
man and child on double-quick, since
which time no more has been heard of the
parties. Burns and three of his children
are inmates of the county poor house,