The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-02-26

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At Monticello on Wednesday morning
about 3 O'Clock, the night Waterman,
George Whitehurst, was ON his rounds and
seeing a light in the store of Wise 81 Loeb,
went 20 the side window and looked in.
He discovered "a negro helping himself to
some goods. Mr.. Loeb and the hotel porter
were called and assisted in arresting the
negro. Sui, equently, while the Waterman
was in the store the negro drew revolver
and escaped. The Waterman wounded him
in the shoulder, and later in the night he
was fecautured in his brothers. house.
A party Of surveyors have been for some
time engaged in a hydrostatic survey of a
part of the st. Johns river, and have ac-
complished the triangulation from Mayport
to Radies point. Recently these surveyors
have been extending their lines in the
neighborhood of New Berlin, between
Dudns and Charles creeks, for the purpose
it is said Of learning the feasibility of Dig
cling a canal to avoid the shoal between
Radies point and the Dunn's point light
house. The exis ence Of this shoal impairs
to a serious extent, the value of the depth
Of water on the bar resulting from the
jetty system Of works now accomplished.
The surveyors have their headquarters at
New Berlin.
y
about fifteen miles north Of Lake City, was
shot and killed about o'clock Wednesday
night by unknown parties. The shooting
was done through window, near which he
was sitting at the time nursing, IL Is said, a
little grandchild. His assailant must have
obtained very close quarters outside the
window, as the murdered mans neck
was broken in several places, his head
being almost literally shot off his
shoulders, and number Of buckshot taking
deep effect in the shoulder. Death was, Of
course, instantaneous The murdered man
leaves a wife and several married children
including a widowed daughter VINO, with
her children, resided with him, and who
were all mainly de nendent upon him. He
was brother of George g. Keene of Co
lumbia county. There is no clew to the per-
petrators OF the deed.
Eustis Lake Region J. w. Taft of Chi
cage, who has been reader of the Lake
Region for several years. spent a few days
in Eustls this week. Last year Mr.. Taft
went from here to Cuba, and on the occasion
Of a pleasant call, a few days ago, at our
Office we asked him, "Whe,e are you goi
this seasonF To which he replied, "Cen-
trail America. | saw a notes in your
paper some time since to the effect that the
ocean steamship Mascotte of the Plant sys-
tenn would make a tour of inspection to
Central and South American points for the
purpose of looking up business and estab-
fishing trade, aud that they would start
from Tampa about this time. | wrote to
the managers asking to be allowed to be-
come a passenger on the trip, and as the
answer | received was not unfavorable, |
am off for Tam a tomorrow, and if the
trip is made | expec5 to be among the
party" Mr.. Taft is man of large means,
and has evinced his faith in Florida by
making many investments here.
Orlando Record: In the circuit court this
morning, before MS honor, Judge Broome,
the matter of the motion requiring Mai. J.
II. Allen to show cause why his name should
not be stricken from the roll of ATTORNEYS,
came up. Andrew Johnson, Esq, the petit
| toner, in his petition charges the respon-
| dent, Maj. Allen, with having collected GER
| tain moneys, while he was a member of the
| firm of johnson & Allen, and with having
| appropriated the same to his personal use,
| instead of turning them over to the clients
| of the firm. The petition is quite lengthy
and specifies the charges in detail, and.
| furthermore, charges the respondent,
Maj. Allen, with having been guilty
| of violation OF personal and pro-
fessional honor, breach of etiquette exist
| ing between members Of the bar, and con-
| duct unbecoming a lawyer and gentle
| man. Major Allen, in his answer to the
| charges contained in the petition, waived
| all technical rights and TO ms and Joined
| ISSUE. In his answer he emphatically de-
| MES the allegations in toto, and exhibits
sundry receipts and letters in proof. The
| answer Furthermore states that 1.-THE
| charges are damnably false and that the
| petitioner has willfully and maliciously
lied" After hearing the petition and an
swer, the court stated that he would APP
point master to take the testimony in the
matter.