The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-22

"Stevedore" Jack. who is also a sailor run
ner, is behind the bars of the county Jail at
! Pensacola. charged with the abduction of
the I4-year~old daughter Of Wesley Duncan.
well known colored man. There is a
mystery surrounding the case, which Jack
son refuses TO clear up.
l.. S. Russell, whose place Is two miles
west of Gainesville, has thirty-five acres OF
| cabbage in fair condition, and if there
should be a rainfall IN a few days he will
have at least 800 crates of cabbage for
shipment. Mr.. Russell also has some rs, DOC
| fine tobacco plants which he will put out
| Immediately after the first rain.
w. NJ Bull, who was required to find
security to keep the peace with all the peo-
! pie Of the state of Florida, and particularly
with his wife, gave that surety Tuesday and
was released from imprisonment. J. s.
Shannon and Mr.. Giddings OF East Gaines
| vile, went on the bond. Mr.. Bull also gave
bond for the payment Of $50 and cost.
A. M. Kitchener. the owner Of the Garlic
ton hotel, at Jacksonville, signed a lease
Wednesday leasing the Carleton for the
summer to s. II. Peck, formerly of the Du-
| val hotel, who will keep the Carleton open
| during the entire summer. Mr.. Pook will
take charge next Tuesday morning. Mr..
Kitchener will go north for the summer.
Little Herbert Craft of Tampa met with
a dangerous if not serious accident Tuesday
during recess at the graded school. He had
| climbed into the top Of pine tree, when he
lost his hold and fell TO the ground, dis
lance OF about thirty feet. Herbert is stiff
and sore, but no bones are broken. The
chief injuries seem to be in the side and
back, but it is hoped the little man will be
about all right in few days.
The annual election OF officers of the
Colored State Teachers Association, in ses-
sion at Gainesville, resulted as follows
Prof. I. DeS. Tucker, president of the State
Normal and Agricultural College at Talla-
hassee, elected president; Prof. b. W.
Arnett, Jr., president Of Edward Waters
College, jacksonville, secretary; Mrs Me-
Lester Of Sanford vice president; Will!
McRae OF Gainesville, treasurer.
Fernandina Mirror: One of the most
agreeably surprised men ever seen In Fer
nRndtna was p. |. Courier, assistant chief
Of the fire department, last Saturday even
| ing when he was most Unexpectedly waited
| upon by several gentlemen and presented a
| handsome German silver speaking trumpet.
1t was the gift OF Charles G. Mann. fore
man of No. 2, and was presented by T. A.
Hall in behalf of that gentleman.
DeLand Record: The conviction OF John
| Chapman for assault upon a little 1l-year-
| old colored girl at Orange City week before
| last rids the county OF one of the most no.
q
with an impudent, most vicious COUNTIES
nance, and is the party suspected Of many
| crimes committed at Orange City the past
few years, and her citizens doubtless feel
relieved. He goes to the penitentiary, at
hard labor, for two years.
At Jacksonville Tuesday DIR. Sollaoe
Mitchell performed a very delicate opera
ton on Eddie Seward, the boy whose skull
was crushed in jumping from the Pablo
train. The little fellow is now in the
frankie Schumacher hospital and upon ex-
aiming the skull the doctor found the
bone had pressed down on his BRAIN about a
half inch. This he removed, taking out
| fourteen pieces. Eddie is now doing nicely
and DR.. Mitchell has high hopes of his pull
| ing through.
Tampa Tribune: Mrs. Emmett Greesop,
who lives on the Bay. west of Hyde Park
avenue, lighted large lamp, set it on the
floor In the dining room between two
chairs, placed pair Of tongs on the chairs
and set an iron on the tongs over the lamp
to heat. Mrs. Greeson then left the room
Later on her Oldest son, Merit Greeson, went
into the dining room and found that the
iron had slipped Off the tongs, smashed the
lamp and set everything but the tongs in a
blaze. By his GOODNESS young Greeson no
| doubt saved the house, but one OF the chairs
was ruined and the other and the floor
badly damaged.
Senator J. W esley Bryant, while return
ing to Lakeland from Barlow in a private
conveyance last Saturday night after the
convention had adjourned, lost his pocket
book, containing e., 472 70-$5 Is in cash
| and the remainder in checks, notes and
other negotiable papers. The two hackmen
| who drove the team were kept under sur
Vigilance, which resulted in the arrest of
one Of them-Fletcher Carter, a negro, who
las hitherto borne good reputation. They
threatened to lynch him, and he confessed
having found the pocket book, from which
he took 81 49, tbs he hid in the hay loft
and threw the remainder away. The whole
amount was secured.
| DeLand Record N. s. Hazen of
Highland Park, was tried and convicted for
wilfully and maliciously killing Sam Will
sons dog. While Sam was driving by the
accused residence a few weeks past the dog
entered Hazens place and began chasing
the chickens. whereupon Hazeu shot twice
at the dog, the second shot doing the work
after the dog had got into the road. 1t was
valuable dog and Sam brought the gentle
man into court. The indictment was found
under the statute governing cases for malici-
GUS killing of beasts. After the verdict was
returned, Sewell P. Hayes, Hazen's attorney,
moved for an arrest of Judgment upon the
| ground that dog WAS not a beast, in the
eyes of the law. but an animal, and that his
client cannot be fined or imprisoned under
that statute, but that the case comes under
the statute for maliciously killing of ami
mails The court so decided, the verdict set
aside, and Mr.. Hszen pleaded guilty TO ma.
liclously killing of animal, which cost him
$50 and costs
Pensacola Ne,cS A. c. Taylor and his
brother, Samuel A. Taylor, run a curpen-
tine orchard and still near Blakely, in
Baldwin county, Alabama. On Tuesday last
Samuel Taylor, VINO is the overseer, left
home to inspect the boxes throughout the
orchard and has not been seen since. The
same evening Taylor's poney came up to the
house Of one Long, neighhor living five
miles from the Teylors. The bride was
tied up and the strrups crossed across the
saddle, to which was tied a memorandum
book. In this was written in Taylor's
handwriting the following: Folks, | bid
you all good-by, for am going to die.
| Good-by Georgia, good-by." Georgia is
| his wife to whom he has been married only
ten days. His brother organized search
ing party, and on the banks of Burns lake
freshly cut on magnolia tree, was a large
cross with the initials S. A. t. Underneath
were the words down to day Suppcs,r e
he had drowned himself the lake was
dragged, but no trace Of his body has yet
bean Jound.
The county convention Of the democracy
OF Jefferson county was called to order at
| Monticello Wednesday by John X, Turn