The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-31

! h witaess the ute Of confirmation, which
was administered 10 five young ladies. TneY
we're the Misses Elena Neldar, Josephine
! jackson. Elsie Alexander, Jennie Ste wart,
/ and Mrs. Watson
The little dummy engine of the Winter
! Park railroad, which was employed to pull
the first train over that road, has been en-
tirely abandoned, and now stands on the
side track west Of the ice factory, fOrlorn,
! silent looker-on at the new and perfect
WORKING locomotive " ich is daily convey
! ing the construction train over the road.
Joe Robinson, fireman Of the passenger
train running to Daytona, recently fell
from the train near the junction beyond
! Yelvington. aud was run over by the cars,
receiving SUCH ujuries that he died within
! two hours after he was taken to PalRtka. 1t
! is only known that, while the train was in
| motion. be passed over the tender as If to
| 60 back, aud vas seen BY brakeman draw
| ing his mutllated b dy from under the car.
Two Italians became engaged in quar-
rel al Pensacola, Monday mJrni e. on the
wharf adjoining Neri's chandler store. In
| the fracas Quelf struck Ettrace with a
Ratchet just above the left ear. The
W apon cut quite a cash in the skull,
| through which the brain could be easily
| discerned The surgeon who called to at
| tend the wounded man made a careful ex-
| animation, and said if Ettrace lived ten
days his chances for recovery were good.
The Ferua1dina city council have author
lied a special committee of that body TO
&C cept proposition for the purchase Of the
city bonds to be issued for the purpose of
inauguratinG public improveme IS. Not
withdrawing the dsad vanta yes Of the last
year, they have succeeded in disposing of
the bonds at 90 cents on the dollar. They
are to bear 6 per cent. int est. The first
issue will amount to about $40 600, which is
more than the estimated cost of the water
works.
Mr.. Shyster Of Ocala, had double barrel
shot gun the stock of which he intended to
mend, and with that object in view he took
it to Sweets blacksmith shoD. The ques-
ton WIS put: as it losdedp as he was
about to place the barrel in the fre-"Oh.
no, the gun is not loaded" A few minutes
after ward the heat caused the gun (Which
by the way was loaded to discharge its
contents, sea toring the fire and hes in all
directions, and causing a half dozen by
ISLANDERS to turn pale with fright. Forum
ately no one Glanced to be in the line of the
gun and all were vastly more scared taan
hurt, the owner not the least among them.
Senator o ,terhout of Tunkhannock Pa,
will be remembered by good any Lake
Helen people He spent a few mo tbs at
the Harlan House last winter While he
was there or just before he came, Mrs.
h)pu sueu MIN lot DTedcD OF promise. a
week or so ago when the case was called for
tri1l at Philadelphia, the prosecutor didn't
appear and the case was stricken from the
list, and day or so after ward the following
note from the Senator appeared in the
Philadelphia Press: Il see that the KOon-
Osterhout case has been stricken from the
trial list, giving as reason that | am very
sick man, probably on my deathbed. While
| have not been well for the last SIX weeks
| I'M hat kar nd 70 -
the winter in Florida"
A special from Sanford says that Senator
Quay passed through there Jan. 20 und
for Indian river. Several attempts were
made to interview him, but the doughty
Pennsylvania said he had come TO Florida
To fish and hunt, and not to try to get votes.
The party go to the lower Indian river, on
the east coast, aud where the most famous
hunting grounds of the state are. As E a.
Guuby, the "oriyinal" Florida Harrison
delegate, lives in Orlando, only twenty odd
miles from Sanford, 1t IL said that much
curiosity was manifested when it was
learned afterward that ths senator made
MANY inquiries about Gunby. Gunby and
John E. Hartridge (democ~atl are the two
aspirants for the United States judgeship.
left vacant by the death Of Judge Settle,
and it is said that Gunby will be appointed.
The evening train on the Silver Springs.
Orlando and Gulf railroad met with quite
a serious, and which might have proved a
disastrous, accident Saturday evening, on
its wav to Ocala from Homosassa, near
Park Place, in Citrus county. Il appears
the truck Of q box car became detached
broke the coupling and threw the car across
the track. The passenger coaches in the
rear struck the wrecked car with such
force as to seriously de nolish the end OF
the first cosch, scattering boxes and
packages around in such lively manner
aud the persons in it as TO seriously crush
the leg Of Harry Holey, one OF the en-
ginears Of the road, and knocking the wind
out of Mr.. Leckie by throwing him agai st
mailing desk that was being arranged in
the car, and completely demoralizing a ne
gro brakeman, who thought his headlight
had been extinsuished forever. Fortunately
the train was only moving at the rate of six
miles an hour.
Mr.. Johnson, one of the tie contractors
on the Silver Springs, Orlando and Gulf
railroad, at Crystal river, paid off his mon
Monday, most Of the wealth went, as it
always does, with the colored laborer on
such occasions, the way of the 'skin game. "
PETE Ashley found himself mipus his hard
earned wages by night, and to make up for
his hard luck, preyed upon a fellow work
man last night, relieving him of cit 80
in cash, a pair of new shoes, and a re-
volver, and "lit" out and went up to
the next station, CltrOnelle, to take the
morning train to Ocala. But as the boys
had money they proposed to come TO Ocala
and enjoy the forbidden pleasures of the
social club, and when the robber boarded
the train, all OF the ga &, some twenty in
number, went for the desooiler, and for a
little while it looked as if they would eat
up the offender. Without ceremony ey
searched him, and found $l3 so of the
money and the revolver; the shoes were
non est.
The State Medical Association convened
at st. Augustine Tue day IN the rooms of
the Young Mems Christian Association.
Tho meeting was called to order by DR..
Dewitt W. Webb Of ST. Augustine. Rev.
w. l.. Citizens, Of Trinity Episcopal
church, offered an impressive opening
PRAYER. President r. A. Lancaster, NJ. D.,
of GlueSville, occupied the Goa r, and A.
w. Knight, NJ. D.. of Jacksonville, acted
as secretary. w. w. Dswhurst of ST. Au-
gustins arose and welcomed the physi-
clans Of Florida to st. Augustine
The secretary then called the roll The fol-
lowing members answered to their names:
A. Anderson E. M. Alba, l.. Alexander, A.
s. Baldwin, K. b. Burroughs, r. II. Cald-
well, II. 2. Daniel. c. Drew, Jr., r. II.
Dean, w. NJ. Ellis, j. D. Fernandez, Thomas
7. Gary, w, i. Hulett, A. w. KnIg0t, II.
A. Lancaster, Neal Mitchell, Solace Mitch
ell, DR.. Matthews Dr.. Merrill, j. X. Ranev,
s. Striuger, w. F. Shine, f. r. Smith, p.
II. Strauss, Dewitt Webb and King Wylly.
DIR. Jerome COchrane, State health officer
OF Alabama; DIR. Smith Of Kentucky, Dr.