The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-09

doctor, but told of an accident received by
her brother in stepping from train of cars,
/ the wheels OF which ran over his foot. Mrs.
/ Slocum was greatly distressed ard hurried
/ to Tallahassee, and from themes 10 Indiana,
/ but her brother died before she arrived
there. Gen. Slocum is in his usual good
health, NE are pleased 10 state.
The movement to establish a steamship
I liae between st. Augustine and New York
has been revived. The capital required at
the outset is $4,000, three-fiftns, or $50, 900,
being subscribed at ST. Augustine. 1t is
proposed to build a vessel Of light draft and
exceedingly strong, one that will carry
/ about AIS tons and draw about ten feet of
water. Il is expected tina. such a craft can
be constructed so as to make the trip in five
/ days, and 70 get ner ready for work on Dec.
next. II the craft proves to be a success,
which it can hardly fail TO be, another one
will be Immediately added to the line.
Jacksonville Metropolis: Capt. Thomas
s. Eells, marine agent al this place, showed
| a Metropolis reporter this morning some
curiOsitiss. One was a circular from Brazil,
Tearing stamp Of the l,000th part Of a
cents value. Cheap postage. Il wouldn't
last long il il could fall into the clutches Of
Gen. p II. John W. another was a
card Of invitation t. attend the meeting Of
1.-THE Old Settlers Of Chicago" to convene
in that city on May Is. He is the only one
left out Of 5000 who joined tbs association
ia 1882. He casually remarked that he lived
in the first brick house built in that city.
Capt. Eeils intends attending on May Is.
Pensacola Neacs: In the police court
Tuesday morning, an old white man named
Ben Barclay, when arraigned for drunken
ness preferred charges of very serious
nature against Officer Crowell, (colored)
of the police force. He claimed that the
officer had dubbed him numerically, and
attempted to rob him in conjunction with
some other person whom he did not know,
and that he was compelled to cry murder
to save himself The officer denied this,
but said that he had great difficulty in
bringing the prisoner to the station, and
was compelled to use nippers To some ex-
tent this statement Of the officer was cor
federated by other officers. The sentence
of the court was suspended In the case of
Barclay, and meeting of the police COM
mittee called 10 consider the charges against
Crowell
Pensacola Neps: Capt Bragg Of the
British ship Elle.Slie, now at the quarantine
station, left Pensacola year ago last jan
uary for Buenos Ayres. He was then
master Of the British bark Invaresk Four
days after he sailed the British bark Orient,
Capt. Collins, left this port, bound also for
Buenos Ay~es. A few weeks afterward the
Orient caught up with the Inyaresk and for
twenty-five days the two ships sailed in
each others company, the masters visiting
and dining with each other and exchanging
other courtesies during the whole time.
Capt. Collins on one occasion gave to Capt.
Bragg new main-top-gallant yard to re-
place one that had been broken during
blow. The vessels were finally parted in a
storm and the Invaresk arrived at Buenos
Ayres sixteen days ahead Of the Orient,
Capt. Bragg having given up the last
q aoA ool MOT
now meet again and with mutual pleasure
recount the incidents OF their last voyage
south.
Pensacola Netrs: Capt. William johnson.
Of the fishing smack q. L. Daboll, was yes
terday exhibiting one Of the most curiously
formed specimens of the fish family ever
seen hereabouts 1t was caught well off
shore in the gulf, aud its like was never be-
fore seen either by the hundreds Of men
who have fished on the gulf grounds for
twenty years or more, or by many masters
OF shins now in port, and who have seen
the strange fishes OF every part OF the
globe. La form it somewhat re sembled the
gar-fish, but to no known family of
that species does it belong. 1t has the
snout OF sword fish, the mouth of sucker,
the body Of an eel, and the tail Of rat 1t
| Is scaleless and of varying flesh tiuts in
color. In the works of the United States
fish commission 1t has no place, nor may
any reference to IL be found in the Smithso-
MAN Institutes publications. 1t is about
| four feet in length. Its snout Ia about nine
inches long, nearly round, being about four
inches in circumference. aud hollow through
out its length. 1t was caught with a hook
| and line
Pensacola NeiCs. A few weeks since
| FRANK Marks, who lives about three miles
| IN anorthwesteEly direction from Pensacola,
| lost his stable and chicken house by fire. A
horse that was in the stable and all the
| chickens in the house were burned up. Mr..
and Mrs Marks were absent at an entertain
ment the night of the fire, but the next
morning II vas discovered that kerosene oil
had also been poured on the dwelling house
with view OF burning it, which convinced
them that the burning of the other houses
| was the work Of an incendiary. Finally the
| suspicion of Mr. Marks was directed to Mrs.
Andrews and her 14-year-old daughter.
| who live in the same neighborhood.
Though neighbors, Mr.. Marks and Mrs.
Andrews were uEfriendly, and it is claimed
| that the lady had made threats of injury
| to Marks. An affidavit was made q few
| days since before Justice Maura charging
| Mrs. Andrews and her daughter with the
| crime, and warrants Of arrest issued for
| them. The case was heard before Justice
Maura yesterday, and though the evidence
| was mainly circumstantal the magistrate
considered it sufficient to require Ms.
| Andrews and her daughter to give bond ia
the sum Of $3.50 each for their appea. ance
at the criminal court.