The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-15

mortal C Il on saturday, near the ErglLsh
/ mill, near St. Augustine Luckily. conf
/ rade caught his had at the moment the
/ revolver went eff, and the bullet only
/ clipped piece out Of his skull.
/ At Dade City, the board Of county com
! missioners a. it, last sitting Appropriated
! 81 500 for building and furnishing purposes
] 10 the graded and comm schools OF Pasco
/ county: 800 OF this amount was given to
| finish the graded school building.
| The contest in Pasco's county site election
has been filed. Tie principal grounds
! alleged ara that voters were Illegally regis
! tered, and that the election was premature
I also that votes wore cast by voters who did
/ not live in the county six mouths prior TO
! the election.
Cyrus Brown, a colored man who lived
/ near the Baptist church in West Gaines
\ ville died a few days ago at the advanced
| age Of 100 years A short time ago the
death OF a man named Montgomery, near
Melrose, who had reached the extreme age
of l35 was noted. Such instances of lon
| gevity speak well for the state.
G. g. Martin of Baltimore is in Bombay
for = few days. He intends to put in a large
dry goods store in few days. Usually this
time of the year is the dullest, but business
| seems TO be as good this summer as it has
been in any winter The merchants have
a splendid trade, and the mill men say that
| the lumber market was never better.
The Methodist church at Sanford was
struck by lightning Tuesday, the bolt strik-
ing the comb of the building, running down
the south side of the shed, ripping off afew
shingles, then down the flue along the stove
pipe and set fire to lot of paper in the
stove. But 50 or $40 worth OF damage was
done. The fire department was quickly on
hand and did all that was necessary.
A st. Augustine party interested in grape
culture went up the river on Sunday to hunt
for wild grapes, but when they attempted
TO land they could not without undressing.
So one of them, a well known dry goods
merchant in North City, volunteered and
started out to get some of the luscious
grapes, but the treacherous sedge grass
would not bear his weight and all of a sud
den he was up to his neck in the blacklist of
black mud, and but for the timely help of
a colored man would now be twanging his
golden harp on far distant shore.
Several months ago there was great ex-
cltement at Warrington. The Pensacola
aud Memphis Railroad Company was to
build a railroad and have the terminus at
that place. Visions of prosperity foated
through the minds of the people. They
pictured Warrington a thriving city, with
plenty of money in circulation. That was
six months ago. Since then the peoples
ardor has gradually cooled. The railroad
company went to the trouble OF getting the
right of way on the government lands, and
surveying and stalking, and has done moth
ing yet.
Deputy United States Marshal Moody
arrived at Jacksonville Monday from
White Springs, Hamilton county, with
j. l.. Skipworth and j. l.. Guilliams, ar
rested as parties concerned in the postofiice
conspiracy at that place about a month ago
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before United States Commissioner Walter
and he, not thinking the evidence sufficient,
ordered their discharge. The two postoffice
inspectors upon whose complaint tho arrests
were made, after the discharge was ordered
requested that the prisoners be retained in
custody until they could actertain if they
could not be held on another charge. The
inspectors soon decided that the prisoners
were not amenable for any other violations
and they were discharged.
Bill Westmoreland, who is to be hanged
at Jacksonville to-day, is approaching his
doom with the utmost nonchalance. He
doesn't appear to have the slightest fear
whatever, and tells the story of his crime
without any apparent regret. When asked
Tuesday if he would have killed his wife if
| he hadn't been drunk, he answered yes, that
he had fully made up his mind to kill her,
and carried out his purpose He added
would MOI have been captured. He says
that he did not want to kill old man Gill
bert, who was with his wife, so fired low at
him. Bill is very much averse to talking
with outsiders, and doesn't like to be both
cred with questions, 50 all alleged inter
views with him are apt to be largely imagi-
native.
st. Augustine NeaoS: The passengers on a
| north bound train were witnesses of a rough
md 10 fferltf an, Got IL
| passenger wanted to buy a 80 cent book
from the agent on the train and rendered a
$40 bill for the same, which the agent could
! not change. A gentleman sitting near
offered to change the bill, aud by some mis-
! lake gave 85 instead Of a $40 bill.
| The mistake was not discovered for a
while, and when it was the gentleman
who had bought the book quickly made it
| known, and asking the passenger who had
given the change about it, he said he would
count his money and see; which he did,
and finding he had $40 too much, promptly
| handed it over. Somehow, the other party
! had an idea he meant to swindle him, and
| made remark to that effect, which was
! immediately resented, and the gentleman
handed over little more change, with the
result that doctor had to attend to the
case.
Two companies of the Fourth artillery
are expected to arrive a. Fort Barraneas
about September. 1t is not yet definitely
! settled where the headquarters of the reyi-
ment will he. Fort Barrancas is very roorny.
| cool and healthful, and is built on a hill
which enhances its value. The barracks is
a large three-story building, built of brick.
and well ventilated The officers quarters
are also roomY and comfortable Lieut.. :.
| {. w. Brooks, who is now in charge
| of the post, has received orders to
proceed to West Point There he will
be ordnance instructor. Lieut.. Brooks has
made many friends during his saort stay at
the post, and his going away is very much
| regretted. He will leave there about Aug.
20. Fort Plckens Is now being repaired
slightly. There are many cracks in the
wall of the fort aud they are being filed
with cement. This place needs repairing
badly, but, like all government property
around there, it is allowed to go to wreck
Money was asked for to repair Fort Bar
rancas. Nine thousand dollars was asked
for, AMI 81 900 was granted.
AZ jacksonville, at about AS o'clock yes
terday morning fire broke out in the two
story wooden warehouse on Bay near
Second street. in LaVilla, occupied by
Louis Lehman as lager beer storage and
bOttling establishment Mr.. Lohman is
agent for the Christian Moerlein Brewing
Company of Cincinnati, and the warehouse
was usually stored with the products of
that company. About 3:15 o'clock the fire
was gotten under control, and a survey of
the field showed the following buildings
destroyed: l.. Lohman's beer re-
| friparator building aud Jo4+l;,