The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-07-13

feet eight inches high, weighs about SO
pounds gross, and IS a year and four months
old.
The eye of little Lucille Harrison Of Mon
ticello, which was burned last week and
about which 50 much anxiety was felt by
the family and friends, is getting we'll 1t
Will heal almost, f not entirely, without a
scar.
Mrs. Wirick, wife II John f. Wirick Of
Jefferson county, went last week to visit
her sister at Live Oak. Wednesday night
she was suddenly taken sick, and died
Thursday morning. She had not been
away from home before in twenty years.
The negroes Of Jefferson county met at
! Aucilla Tuesday to send delegates to the
convention 70 nominate candidates for the
legislature They seem to be afraid to trust
, Long since his appointment of late 70 the
committee by J. w. Tompkins Of Lake
City.
Two colored prisoners, Cuff Foster and
! William Powell, scaled the Jefferson Jail yard
fence at Monticello Tuesday, and effected
their escape They were under arrest, the
former for forgery, and the latter for lar
ceny, and awaiting trial at the next circuit
court.
Monticello Constitution: The convict
| camp at Welonee was the scene of an I'M
| usual demonstration on the Fourth of July.
E. b. Bailey gave the men uHder his charge
a holiday and help d them to prepare for
its enjoyment There was a big barbec re
and an abundant dinner for all who were
present. The amusements of the day con-
sisted in boxing, westling, foot racing, base
| ball and singing. The last named is said to
have been particularly fine. The crowd
present was estimated at several hundred,
| including many ladies.
The Key West Equator Democrat says:
"Rumor had it lately that State Health
| officer Porter was coming to build a fumi-
eating station here The fact is, this is
| mistake. Controller Barnes in mis- inter
probation of the law omitted providing the
special tax for the health board and hence
they have no funds with which to build
fumigating stations Citizens of Tampa
loaned the money toput up he station there,
and if Key West was willing to do the
| same the station would be built. However,
the board will build it next year, and mean
time views as to the best location if sub
mitted to the state board will be acceptable
and probably aid them in determining the
best location for the station, in or accessible
| to this harbor." The sundry civil appro-
priation bill, as reported to the United
States Senate at Washington Thursday,
contains an appropriation of $4,000 for
disinfecting machinery for use at Key
West.
OTIanuO hecOTu: An eXaSperatlng incl
dent recently occurred on the south bound
noon train on the South Florida railroad
The train was about forty minutes behind
time, and the engineer was running as fast
as allowed in order to regain the lost time.
An aged woman was on board the train,
and had ticket for Troy, a
small place few miles south
Of Orlando. The train was going at
the rate of about fifty miles an hour, and
Al aplxy tyla ft,ef e
at which station no stop was made, a
man came hurriedly up to Capt. Ander-
son, the conductor, saying that a woman
wanted to get off. Surprising that she had
failed to do so at the proper time, the cap
tain vigorously pulled the bell cord, the
brakes we're applied, and the train quickly
brought to a dead standstill, preparatory to
running back. Going to the woman, he
asked her what her station was, whereupon
she replied that 'she simply wanted to get
of at Troy, the next station, but sns didn't
have no idea that he could stop the train
that soon. and thought it about time he was
slackening up"
Orlando Record: Tuesday peculiar and
well nigh fatal accident occurred in this
city at Magnolia house. A colored man by
the namc of Spencer Curtis, who was en-
ployed painting the floor Of the porches of
the hotel. was taken with an epileptc fit, to
in some manner or other became submerged
in some water which was in bath tub
sta ding on the piazza near by where he was
working. AT the time of the accident there
was no one near him, but fortunately Miss
WEIGH, one of the employees of the hotel,
saw him few minutes after he had fallen,
and Immediately summoned to his assist
ance his brother, who was working in the
front part of the house, and who answered
just in the nick of time to save him, for if
the unfortunate man had remained a min
ute longer III his dangerous position he
would have been beyond recovery. His
brother lifted him from out of the tub and
placed him on his back on the piazza, and
with the assistance of others about the
hotel, who, hearing the commotion, had
rushed to his aid, he was brought back to
consciousness.
Tampa NetUS: Tuesday noon H. J. Min
mich shot Steve Knight four times, NOR
tally wOunding him. After the shooting
Minnich went to field near by and told q
man who was at work to get his buggy and
c4rry knight home, which was done. Dr.
Wall was sent for and upon stripping him
found four bullet holes in his body-one in
the left shoulder, one in the center Of the
body just under the breast bone, one in the
left side just under the heart, and another
in the right side just over the hip. Knights
statement is that he was going by Min
nichs house and stopped to get some
whip strings, and went to the
barn to get them. After cutting the strings
he was tying them on hissaddle and talking
to Mrs Minnich, when Minnlch came up
and commenced shooting. That after the
shooting he heard Minnich trying TO get his
wife to say that he was attempting to rape
her, which he denied was the fact. Min
nichs statement is that he returned from
Jacksonville and found knight and Mrs
Minnich upstairs in his house in IA COM
promising situation. Knight died at 4 go
O'Clock The sheriff now has Minnich
under arrest He made no effort to escape,
but remained at his house until the officer
went for him.
GEORGIA POLITICS.