The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-23

surface, brush and fallen trees. In this way
be was dragged long distance before be-
| coming unlooseued, and was picked up in
au unconscious condition, bruised and
| bleeding. He remained for many hours Ia a
critical condition. but finally revived and
recovery is now hoped for.
There ywas considerable amusement on
Bay street. Jacksonville, Tuesday, when
Mrs. Henry Vesper, the wife of the WELL
known tailor, who has rooms In the
Palmetto block, walked down Bay street
with a cowhide thrown over her right
shoulder, and accompanied by her husband.
a great many who saw her we're curious to
know what she intended doing with the
cowhide, and followed her. She called at
the office on Market street, where l.. W.
Mordt was employed, walked in and took a
seat near the door, when Mr.. Vesper in
formed him that his wife had called to re-
sent the insult offered her Monday evening +,
and that she would cowhide him before be
left the building unless he paid bill that he
had contracted for clothes some time ago.
Mr.. Vail, in the same office, to avoid any
trouble aud TO disperse the crowd, said he
would see the bill. SO, paid. and suddenly
what promised few moments before TO be
a serious matter came to an end.
The first light house built on this conti-
nent was at st. Augustine, Fla, says the
a.
a lookout whence the Spanish people OF the
town could see vessels approaching from
Spain or get notice of the coming OF foes in
time to run away. The tower attracted the
attention OF Francis Drake as he was sailing
along the coast with his fleet of hiSh-pooped
ships on his way home from pillaging the
cities Of the Spanish main. 80 he
stopped long enough to loot the town
and destroy what he could not take
T., -
coquina rock, which the United States
had adopted for O light house, fell down,
but before that happened another one had
been constructed. Fire towers at the en-
trance to ports were established In the
earliest historic times Bonflres were built
on top OF them at night The most famous
light house of antiquity stood on the Isle of
PharoS, Off the city Of Alexandria, In
Egypt. 1t was one of the seven wonders
OF the world, and was put up during the
reign OF Ptolemy Philadelphia After
standing for 600 years, 1t was destroyed by
an earthquake. 1t is understood to have
been over 500 feet high.
Tampa tribune: Manuel Loreant, the
Greek barber, who has lived in Tampa for
ten or twelve years past up to three months
ago, made a murderous assault on his wife
at her home in the reservation Saturday
night about 8 O'Clock. According to Mrs.
Loreants story, their life has not been one
of perfect happiness for some time past and
three or four months ago they separated,
and Manuel left Tampa and went to Mobile
He returned hero late last Thursday on
sailboat and that night went to her house,
and looking through a window saw Mrs.
Loreant and her cousin sitting in the parlor
together. Their actions aroused his jeal-
ousY, and being of very excitable nature,
he went in tho house and frightened the
woman so badly that she sent up town for q
policeman to protect her. Saturday night
he returned to the house aud talked to her
in very threatening manner. He finally
started to leave, but when he reached the
door turned suddenly, drew a razor from
his pocket and slashed at his wite's throat.
She struck his arm and knocked it down,
and instesd of cutting her throat, as he
evidently intended, he cut fearful cash
about four inches long IN her left leg, be-
tween the knee and the thigh. He then
left the house and came up town, and Mar
shall Boil was notified shortly afterward
and found Loreant In Andreu's saloon tax
ing drink. and arrested him and put him
In jail.