The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-24
THE MORNING NEWS: THURSDAY JANUARY "a. 1889:

Brown. and the latter. securing another
Nlnches' er. concealed mself in the bushes
and TTe1 two shots AZ Smith. 9th Of which
took e-tsc.-CRe bul.st striking him aud
Passing through the kr==. while the other
passed through TIE calf q the same leg.
Smith opened fire o. his wOll1-OS assassin,
tut IS Il was a dark night failed % learn
Nnethsr or not his shots had taken effect.
Inc wounded man was ta1el - PalatEa
oa-uT1aT morning. where lie was attended
oy D Cyr1s, after wlicl he was taken 10
nls hone at Rocbsl.e, The negro who in
Heed the injury has To- since been seen.
A. Orlando Monday man met J. Ed
wa q Allen, who tried e make hin believe
he knew him in jacksonville. Mr.. Allen
colld not recall the mans name, though ne
thought his face was familiar. The man
begged Mr.. Allen to help him. that he was
out OF work and his clothes were 50 worn
out that be dlsliked 70 20 home in such
condition Mr.. Allen, taking compassion
on him, took him 20 bis room az the Sum
merlin and fttei him Ut with suit Of
clothes entire. This was IN the forenoon.
In the afternoon Mr.. Allen had occasion TO
return TO his room. and. on getting there,
he met this man again Just outs de. On
going IN Mr.. Allen saw his room had been
ransacked, and coming out saw the fellow
making tracks. He took after him, and,
soon ove-bauhng hin. found he had his
gold watch, a lot Of hanikerchiefs, neck
ties, gloves. etc. Mr. Allen took him into
custody, AID he now lansuishes in jail
The ass ssnent rolls f Walton county,
says TIE DeFuniak sigma. are in a most de-
ploraele shape. Although neatly written
up, a correct description IS the exception,
not the rule, while at lea $4,000 worth OF
taxable property in DeFualak alone escapes
taxation. Taxes are now being daily paid
by property owners who receive very IN
definite descriptions Of their property, and
the result is thar there Is much complaint.
This neglect on the part Of tax assessors has
thrown cloud over TIE title Of q great deal
Of property and may lead % much expen-
siye litigation. Il has been promised that
Mr.. Garrett, the asseSsOr-elect, would
remedy these evils and give correct de-
scripuon Of all lands as well as full assess
ment Of all real and personal property, and
now as be stands up0a tie threshold Of his
administration Of the assessors office, his
attention has been called 70 these matters,
the people feeling satisfied that this is all
that will be necessary 70 induce him to
apply tbs remedy
Sanford Hascotts: Il is rumored that the
state board of health will cut of all com
municatiOn with Cuoa this summer, which
means that a severe blow VIII be dealt 20
South Florida Stop through trade and
you will stop business by rail. You cut of
most, il not ell trains. What IS land worth
south Of 80 without railroads! The iron
steamships Of the regular Cuba trade are 50
built that at the end OF every trip
they can be thoroughly washed
and fumigated from truck 70
kelson If need be- The owners are not
blind to their own interests. The better
the public is protocol the better It Is for
them. Where travellers have the most con-
fidencs that line is patroAizsd the best.
Smuggling is getting u be . regular bust
ness on the west coast. Rum, cigars and
tobacco are the principal, II not the only
articles which are run il. Rum costs 25
cents per gallon in Cuba and Is sold for
81 here. These mas Y, dirty Spanish fisher
30 en- are the smugy=rs. There Is where the
yellow fever comes from.