The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-09

for the assistance OF some friends IL neces-
sary.
Starke Telegraph: Last Saturday night,
Feb. y, \. c. WaInrights handsome new
dwelling house was burr ed 70 the ground.
This house wss nearly complete, only lsck-
ing doors and windows, and cost Mr..
Wainwright $500. The house was 10 be I'm
ished and occupied next week. TIE fire was
Of incendiary origin. 1t occurred at l
o'clock Saturday night Man and horse
tracks were easily discovered, also a bottle
that had contained kerosene oil.
Starke Telegraph: During the wind storm
Of last Thursday a man riding mule in the
neighborhood of Mr.. Brownlee's, came very
near being struck with falling tree. The
man saw the tree coming and jumped of his
mule and ran, just getting out Of the way
before the tree struck the mule, knocking il
down and stunning it for some minutes.
The saddle was completely demolished. The
mule recovered and went about its way in
good spirits, but considerably the worse for
the experience.
A telegram dated March has been re-
ceived by Alex. Lynch, register Of the
United States land Office at Gainesville,
from Lewis A. Croft, commissioner Of the
United States land Office at Washington, to
the effect that the timber culture and pre-
emption law was on the last day Of tie
sespiOn Of congress repealed. so that here
after no presumption entries will be allowed
in any OF the land offices of the United
States. Hereafter only homestead entries
will be allowed.
St. Augustine Democrat: About two
weeks ago man apparently about 80 years
age and young girl about IA or Is years
arrived in this city and secured board a. a
small hotel. The girl would have readily
passed for his daughter, but such was not
the case, as subsequent facts prove. About
three days after their arrival doctor was
called in and this young girl gave birth to a
child. The baby was turned over to the
keeping OF a negro woman who resides
about two miles south of St Augustine,
where she is at present. The scoundrel that
blasted that young girls life has deserted
her and no doubt sic is left in destitute cir
cumstances.
A telegram was received last Wednesday
by Deputy United States Marshal S. E.
Rowe of Silver Springs Park, asking him to
send five horses and four men at once to
Mariana TO join in the hunt for moonshin-
ers with MessrS. McRae and Ball of Ocala.
Horses were secured in Ocala, and d. NJ
Roddsfer of Citra. V. Boyle OF Silver
Springs Park. aud Deputy Marshal Rowe
left that night for the scene of operation. IL
is claimed that there ara several whisky
stills on the line of Florida, Alabama and
Georgia, and the government is after them
with all the power it has behind it. If it does
take Ocala horses and Marion county repub-
licans to do the work.
Starke Telegraph: Last Saturday wild
engine passing south Just ahead OF the
passenger train, in charge of engineer Will
Boone, ran into Mrs Breeze, an elderly
lady and quite deaf. She was walking on
the track toward home Boone blew the
whistle and reversed the engine but 20 no
avail. The lady was struck by the steam
chest and thrown several feet in the air and
landed in the ditch beside the track. The
engine was stopped and help soon gathered
The old lady was teDderlY lifted and carried
into Mrs. Sparkman's house. DR.. Powell
who was summoned, made a thorough ex-
animation and reported that no great
damage was done, although the bruises
were severe.
Tampa NetCs: One hundred and thirty
| seven Webb tickets were thrown out by the
! inspectors Of the election because q line
was printed across the ticket where a name
had been omitted for the convenience of
the voter to write whosever name he
| wished. It has been the common custom
heretofore to print tickets in that way. 1t
is not device or Distinguishing mark. On
| these tickets the name of Archibald Ross
| for councilmau-at-large was priuted Also
! the name Of John T. Wall, Sr., for council
man of the first ward. With these tickets
thrown out Herman Glogowski bad ten
| majority over Ross. If they had been
| counted Ross would have been elected by
over 100 majority.
The municipal election made Tuesday
| lively at Tampa. The returns will show
[ DR.. Post elected mayor over R. F. Webb by
! 1877 votes. Webb votes were thrown out in
the First ward. 1t was claimed they were
not printed according to law. w. j. Allen
is probably elected clerk over Lamont Bar
ley by small majority Boil is reelected
marshal. Elias is elected assessor, Leonardo
| clerk, BiQelOW and Papy ra-eIected council
men of the Third ward, George 4. McFar-
lane and William I. Haskins couucllmen Of
the Second ward, w. 3. Henderson and G.
B. Sparkman councllmen of the First ward.
Webb will contest for the mayoralty DIR.
Post has served three terms as mayor of the
town OF Tampa. All Cubans elected coun-
| cilmen in the Fourth ward