The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-31

in Orange county. and twenty-nine miles i n
construction.
At Key West thieves are stealing the
flowers from the graves in the cemetery
and adding to the olfense by breaking the
vases.
Grand Sire Underwood OF the Independ-
ent Order Dad Fellows is expecting TO pay
! the Florida lodges of the order visit IN
the near future
Charles BIggs, cashier for H. Drew &
Bro. Of jacksonville, has been arrested on "a
charge Of sealing money and goods Eronn
the store Of the drm.
John Stewart was accidentally shot in
the thigh at Sanford Friday by one Port
lack. The wound is said TO be not a serious
one Both parties are colorei.
The LOOMS Mandatory Company's
building at Fernandina was formally
opened Friday. A parade of the fire de-
| partment was enc of the features OK the
day.
Surgeon General Hamilton, q. s. A,
arrived IN Jacksonville, Saturday, on the
fast mail train and left at once for South
Florida with President Ingraham Of the
South Florida railroad, in the private car
OF that gentleman.
A quaint old sword of uncertain age is
| displayed in the windows OF w. Lyon u
Co. of ST. Augustine. 1t has an Old bone
handle, and Is said to be quiet ancient. 1t
was unear ned in the old fort, :.and may pos
sibly be an ancient Spanish. weapon.
The following changes have been made in
Florida postmasbers: Robert Crowder, ap-
pointed at Citronville Citrus county. vice
l.. O. Parrish. resigned; Z. NJ. Carroll, at
L2ngview, jackson county, vice ii. S Smith.
resigned; g. w. LRing, at Scotia d. Gads-
den county, vice I. ID. Scott, resigned.
At Tampa, Thursday night, Leven Arm
wood, q colored policsman, arrested George
Hill, another colored man, for disorderly
conduct. Armwood turned his back to Hill
for moment, when the latter drew pistol
and shot at him five times. two of the shots
taking effect IN the officers back. How
ever, neither of them are very serious
wounds, and Armwood will recover. Hill
was arrested Friday.
Officer Canova Of ST. Augustine was
rudeiy awakened from his dreams at police
headquarters on Christmas night by a ter
rible BLACK beast who uttered terrifying
cries as he advanced toward the sleeper.
Mr.. Canova drew his trusty club and dealt
the animal blow with paralyzing effect
On turning on the gas he found his antago-
mist to be huge William goat that the boys
had struggled into his room.
The Tampa Tribune says: A complete
abstract of all the Disston land in the county
has been ordered from Tho Abstract Com.
pany' of which Mr.. W. b. Henderson is
president and John R Ssingley secretary.
This is big job for the new company, and
it looks as ii the sale of these lands will GER
tainly be consummated. The abstract when
finished will be over sixteen feet long and
will contain over 400 entries, covering over
100, 600 acres.
Fernandina Mirror: A colored man call
ing himself John Alien has cen stopping in
the vicinity of Hart's road for the last two
weeks. Thursday night he stopped with
William Green, colored, and yesterd "
morning he told Green that he had a bench
warrant for his arrest; that he was United
States depu Y marshal. and was going to
take him TO Jacksonville. Greea said, go,
60 long; | haven't time to fool with you
Allen replied that he would shoot him il he
did not go with him, placing a gun to
his shoulder at the same time. Green's SON.
in-law stepped between them, and said he
should not shoot apybody. Allen then
threatened TO shoot him if he didn't get out
of the way, which no did; and then Allen
fred at Green, filling his head, throat and
breast with No. 4 shot. Green was taken
to his house. and word sent in by wire, when
Deputy Sheriff Robinson went out and
arrested Allen He showed his papers
for Gresn's arrest, and also his au-
oLOAAeJ a. SbtSC0 1btAst@o Ahai cudls Oub
Robinson told him to keep them in his
pocket; that he could show them to
the proper authorities here, and he
was brought in and landed in Jail. Gin
hearing before Judge Sc NY Ter this morn
ing the facts we're disclosed that Allen had
been appointed a special United States
deputy to arrest Green for contempt of
court, he having been subpenaed to appear
before that court in Jacksonville, the sub
epna being served by leaving it at his
house, and failed to appear when called
ance. as was shown in the examination.
Judge Schuyler held Allen to await the
result of Green's injuries, which are quite
likely to prove fatal.