The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-17


means be neglected.
The effects Of lightning were shown In q
very peculiar manner at Anthony recently,
In striking snail water oak standing near
the postoffice; the bark was pulled from the
tree completely, and although no wood was
broken off, the trunk was so completely
shattered that the tree was shortly after
ward bent over by a strong wind. Another
peculiar feature Of the occurrence is that
this small tree should have been struck IN
preference to a taller one, there being
several tall ones near.
At Pablo. Sunday, Ed W. Vail OF the
Florida Abstract Company, with two com
panions, went out in boat beyond the surf
to fish. After being out some time Mr..
Vail concluded to swim ashore, as the boat
had no oars, and his companions, thinking
there was not much risk. consented. Inc
distance from the boat TO the shore, now
ever, was farther than Mr.. Vail estimated,
and, when about Fifty yards from the boat,
he suddenly gave out and attempted to
touch bottom, when falling to do 80 be De-
came alarmed and shouted for assistance
and struck out for the boat With diff
Guilty his companions got to him and threw
him out long fishing pole, with which he
was drawn to the boat in very exhausted
condition, he having sunk once.
Pensacola Nel0s: The Ne,os was shown
yesterday a leaf Of tobacco raised near
Cypress station, and a half dozen cigars
made OF tobacco raised near Sneads sta
tioD. This tobacco was grown from seed
distributed in the winter by the Louisville
aud Nashville Railroad Company. At that
time O premium as offered for forty acres,
60 be selected in the county in which the
tobacco was raised, for the best 100-pound
specimen from each county. The tobacco
shown us looks well, and burns with white
ash. Next Sunday, ii not sooner, the NeWS
will publish the arrangements for the to-
bacoo exhibition, which is to occur on Oct.
II, in Pensacola. The lowest rates ever
known will be given from all stations on
the Pensacola aud Atlantic aud FlomatOn
divisions, and our citizens may expect TO see
a large number Of visitors on that day
Tobacco buyers will be invited to be present
The wrecked steamship Sapphire, which
ran ashore on Fowey rocks, about 200 miles
to the northwsrd of Key West, on Monday
last, was assisted BY a number OF vessels
from Key West, which saved her and took
her to port Friday A very serious accident
occurred to two of the steamships crew as
she was approaching the dock, which will
probably result fatally in one case. 1t
seems that one OF the men was handling a
can OF gasoline, which, through some acct
dent, exploded and caught on fire. He was
saturated with the oil, and his clothes
having caught fire, be ran screaming all
over the deck, when another OF the crew
threw a large coat over him and tried to
smother the fire. In doing so the latter's
clothes also caught fire, and when they
were finally rescued by other members OF
the Grew, it was found that they were both
seriously burned, and that the first one
probably cannot recover.
The people In the neighborhood of Craw-
fordville and Sopohoppy had quite an ex-
citing chase after a bold negro burglar on
the Aug. 10. The negro had been working
on the new railroad line in course of con-
struction through the county, and had been
camping near the residence OF John Law
horn, who was keeping little commiSsary
store. The morning Of the robbery the
negro went up to the residence of Mr.. Law
horn, who was absent, and asked his little
son to change so cents for him. The little
boy took the 80 cents from the negro (who
followed the little fellow and went into the
house, the negro stopping on the porch. The
boy went to a trunk in full sight of the ne
gro and got the necessary change. The ne
gro then left, but soon returned, finding
nobody in the house. Mrs. Lawhorn and
the children happened to have gone down
into the field some distance away. The
negro seized the trunk to which he saw the
boy go for his change and fed to the woods
Stopping a short distance away he burst
open the trunk and found las he afterward
told the sheriff., "instead of 800, more
money than 1 ever saw BEFORE" 500.
Shortly after this the burly scoundrel
made tracks," Mrs. Lawhorn returned to
the house and, missing the trunk, gave an
alarm to her nelghbors, who soon gave
chase. Instead of going through the woods
the robber made directly for the main road
leading to Carrabelle, a seaport town in
Franklin county. aud ran with all
speed. Several citizens on fast horses,
taking his tracks down the road,
went with all speed after him. In
about two hours time they came upon
him running as fast as if he had just started
Maj. Tully was the first to come up with
him and he commanded him to stop, where
upon the negro retorted: stop, and be
-m Then he turned from the road. AT
this juncture the ma or raised his trusty
double-barrel gun and fred on him, and but
for the fact OF his turning around and run.
ming directly back, passing within a few
yards of Mr.. Tully instead Of plunging into
the recesses of dismal swamp, just In the
direction in which he had started when he
left the road, no one would have though;
the major had hit him. 1t was not long
however, before the negro was clenr out
Of sight, and when the posse of pursuert
came up they held a council and de
termined that they would tie their horses
and take up the further chase on foot, as II
was impossible to ride through the thick
underbrush that covered the direction IL
which he had gone. So they marched into
the jungle abreast, separating several yards
1t was not long before yell from one OF
the hunters announced that he had not only
found the negroes tracks. but had found the
villain himself; and sure enough they had
found him; the majors unerring aim had
done its work. Every shot had taken effect
in his back and he became weakened and
lay down under there of an old hurricane
tree, with nothing but his legs visible. He
was dragged out IN short order and now
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