The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-23

cabin Pritchard vas seen with his rife.
Robertson, aud then Dubberly, seized it,
trying to wrench it from him TO save the
wUman's life. In the struggle Pritchard
drew his pistol and shot Robertson. Both
white men returned the fire. Pritchard
emptied his pistol, so did Dubberly. Rober-
son fred only twice. Dubberly went to
the house for more cartridges, but found
Pritohard mortally wounded on his return.
FLORIDA
The pilots report sixteen feet OF water on
the bar at Jacksonville.
Henry Flagler emphatically denies that
he is to erect q g., 900, 900 hotel in Atlanta.
The ST. Johns county commissioners have
appropriated $50 for the encampment fund.
A prominent railroad man is responsible
for the statement that $1,000 crOssties have
been ordered for the Midland railroad, and
will be put on the line this summer.
The case of Miss Richie for shooting
young Bivens was called at Punta Gorda
| Tuesday and then postponed until yester-
day. Frank Clark Of Barlow has been en-
| gagged to assist in the defense. The mother
and father Of Bivens have arrived. Bivens
gave his testimony Tuesday 10 the justice.
| If Bivens lives the most charitable CON
| structiou will be put on the incident and
the matter hushed. The chances are against
Biveus living, though he is doing as we'll as
he possibly can. Miss Richie is under
guard.
At Jacksonville Tuesday little negro
boy was seen running down Bay street with
Officer Spruii In close pursuit. Soon the
little fellow darted down McQuaid's alley,
then to the river front and along the
wharves until in the rear Of the Root build
ing, when, seeing that escape was impossi-
ble he jumped into the river and disap-
| peared. He was searched for diligently
under the wharf but as nothing could be
seen OF him it is supposed that In the great
excitement of the moment he was drowned
without attempting to swim. The boy,
whose name is Paul Ford, had csc aped from
the city jail some time ago and the police
have been on the lookout for him ever
since.
Jacksonville Metropolis: One of the
closest shaves to death that ever happened
in jacksonville was at the Clyde
steamship dock at $50 o'clock a. IN.
Tuesday. John Valley. the Italian
drayman, who has been driving a dray horse
or mule here since the days OF Billy Bow
legs, was carelessly driving a black horse
attached to dray on the Clyde dock, and
when on the descent to the dock between the
freight house and office, going TO get load
from the former his horse become fright
ened at the noise Of other teams, piling of
iron piping and general confusion, reared
up and leaped over the railing next to the
freight office and plunged headlong into the
st. Johns river to depth of fifteen feet car
rying John, the dray and railing with him to
the bottom. John, after being dumped
from his comfortable seat on the dray. rose
to the surface with the horse, clinging to
the animals neck like death TO a dead pig.
Men about the dock rescued the half
drowned man, placed him on a box ia the
sun to dry, while the pony struck out il
search of dry land. He padded out into
Hogan creek slip, minus everything but the
bride, when he was caught by a colored
man in boat and led to shallow water near
the Alab Coal Company's dock, where
arrangements were made to get him on
terra firma again. All present expected to
see the horse go under while swimming
around hunting for a foothold, but fort
unateiy he was apparently unframed. The
dray remained beneath the freight Office on
the bottom of the river.
jacksonville Times Union: Lieut.. S. c
Boylston, commanding the Jacksonville
Light Infantry, had a squad out Tuesday
hunting up the men who had failed &c
report at the armory at the appointed time
to go to the encampment. The squad was
under command of Sergt. Baldwin and tbs
first place visited was the Carleton puar.
macy where Private B. l.. Sawyer was com
manded to fall in" Marching up Market
street they stopped at the county clerks of
fee for Private z. d. Cassdey, but Del
wasn't there; he happened to be in the
abstract Office of Bacon & Adams
and when he saw the squad STOP
at his office he scooted into
one of the rooms of the Law exchange
Leaving a guard on duty to watch for Dell
| Sergt. BALDWIN marched his men up into
the Law building andeknocked at the office
! door of Tom Ledwith Tom had thedoor
! locked, and had evidently forgotten that ii
was the day to 60 into camp, for he went
to the door, and upon opening it he was
| greeted with: Private Ledwith, you are
under arrest. Fall in" Tom got his hat
aud was soon tripping along the streets be-
tween the two soldiers forming the squad
Sergt Baldwin next called on Cromwell
Gibbons, and found that legal light sur
rounded by a number OF clients. Tht
sergeant said: Private Gibbons, you arr
under arrest" "Why. Mr.. Gibbons" sale
one of his lady clients, what have yol
been doingN Assuring her that he haC
/ committed no crime, the cardinal wa
forced to bid his client good day, for tn
| present at least. and putting on his coat anC
hat, fell in behind his brother lawyer. Thu
| three prisoners were not in the best O
humor, but obeyed their orders like trui
soldiers. Gibbons had his nice white flame
suit all wet and spiashed with mud, as die
Ledwith his coat, while Sawyer had the best
of it by wearing a rubber coat.