The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-10-01
FLORIDA.

The sisters OF St. Joseph OK OL. augustus
have opened schools for boys and girls in
Ybor City.
Ocala Capitol: The Times Unions quiet
ness on tie nomination OF Hen. Bob Da-
wilson TO the senatorship is due to the fact
that Mr. Davidson is related to the Stock
tons, and it thinks he will play easily into
the hands of Call alA refuse TO make strong
efforts to I'm seat him.
Mrs. Kennerly and son, Willie. who live
four miles from Hawthorn, started home
Monday afternoon in buggy. and when
two miles from here were caught by fall
ing tree, striking Willie on the head and
Mrs. Kennsrly on one arm and the legs.
Willie died at l o'clock a. m. Mrs Ken
nerly will probably recover.
| On Friday Marcus Giddens Of Tampa met
| with very peculiar accident While re-
| turning home in his buggy his rifle became
discharged lodging the contents in his arm,
| inficting a painful but not dangerous
wound Mr.. Giddens had his dog in the
| buggy with him, " hich got its Daw on the
trigger causing the gun to become dis
charged, the gun being cooked.
The little 6-year- old son of Police Officer
! W. II. Connors of Pensacola was thrown
from velocipede while going down en- in
clined plane on West Belmont street Sun
| day afternoon, sustaining a depressed
| fracture OF the Skull. Ut. INSuSHdWt as
| sisted by Dr.. w. H. Ross, trephined the
skull, and at last accounts the boy was do
| ing very well, although the case is a very
serious one.
Silas Foman, the celebrated snake
charmer Of jacksonville, has now forty
nine of these venomous serpents at his
| home in LaVilla. He intends to secure 100
choice ones for the worlds fair. He has
a dog which is trained and who always Sc
cures one when sent on a search. The larg-
est snake now in Silas' possession is eleven
feet long. 1t was captured near Villa Alex
andria across the river from Jacksonville a
few days ago.
Tampa Tribune: Louis Moses has let the
contract to Lamb q Tedford for the cree
tion of two-story frame building on Fiji
teenth street and Eighth avenue in the
Fourth ward, to cost 81 800. The building
will be 6Ox90 feet, and more than 0,CO0
feet Of lumber will be used in its construc-
ton. The lower floor will be divided into
four large and commodious store rooms.
The second story is designed and will prob
| ably be used as cigar factory. 1t will
| have a capacity for $50 hands.
George Booker and E. H. Brooks quar-
relied over business transaction at Tampa
Saturday. Brooks was wounded i'll the
leg, but bystanders prevented a continu-
ance of the fusilade Mr. Booker was tried
before the mayor Monday. The evidence
rendered in he case was to the effect that
Brooks began the assault aud that Booker
| simply acted in self-defense, whereupon he
was discharged from custody. The wound
recsived by Mr.. Brooks is very painful
| aud may oonfine him to his room for some
| time.
At Tampa Monday while James w
| Brooks was testifying in the mayors court
in the case of the city VS.. George Booker
charged with committing an assault, w. J.
Allen, city clerk, said very excitedly, "thati
a lie,' His honor Mayor Post imposed {
fine of $40 on Mr.. Allen for contempt O.
court. Hardly had this incident takeI
place before Mr.. Allen again interrupted
MIR. Brooks with the exclamation, you ar
a liar" whereupon the mayor ordered
the marshal to at once eject him from tn
court room. Mr. Allen picked up tw
books ne had aud left of his own accord
and as he passed Mr.. brooks be turne,
around and called him q vile name. An,
other remarks were cut short by Marsha
Boil, who. taking him by the arm, led hir
from the court room.