The morning news., 1892-03-14

| X q. FLEMING, Superintendent
thrown from the track Thursday afternoon
| near Sharon and some damage was done.
The engine left the track and ran down a
small embankment, and the tender was
| thrown across the rails. Engineer Low re-
ceived few scratches, but nothing serious.
All told, 500 viii cover the damages.
Ocala Banner: The county commission
ers, desirous TO get their bearings and as
certain if they had authority to order levy
OF one mill for a state exhibit at the worlds
fair. called on r. A. Burford, ESQ.,, for a
legal opinion. He said they bad no such
power; that it resided solely IN the legisla-
ture to make the appropriation, or for tire
| legislature 10 give to the county commits
| sioners power 10 levy 1t.
Anna Blanch. 2 years and 6 months old,
daughter of John L. DeLifus Of Spring
Glenn on the Jacksonville and Atlantic
railroad, was burned to death Friday. The
grass near the DeIifus residence was on fire
and several little children. including the
| one burned, were playing near by. The
| little girls dress caught and before assists
ance could be rendered she was fatally
burned and lived only short time.
A canvass of the votes of Manatee county
| by the commissioners on Tuesday last COM
mitted the county 10 favor Of the worlds
| fair appropriation bv 2 70 l. Argument
was listened to by the commissioners both
| for and against until the adjournment.
| The subject was resumed Wednesday morn
ing, resulting In an order for the appropri-
alton and the drawing OF warrant, sub
| ject only to an adverse opinion Of its legal
ity by the supreme court.
Orange City Times: Another six days
test has been made of the water supply at
the water works well. closed on Wednesday.
| About 900, 900 gallons per day was pumped
without affecting the head in the least. All
doubt of the sufficlency of the supply is now
set at rest +. G. Rowell returns to Eau
Claire on Monday. Bids will be adver-
tised for and the contract let for putting in
the plant, which we are assured will be
ready for use next spring.
According to the records in the United
States land office at Gainesville there are
| $500 900 acres Of vacant surveyed land re
naming open to homestead in the state
and 700,00 acres of unsurveyed land. DUR,
ing the month Of February sixty final
| proofs were made, comprising ,422 acres;
| 1l5 homesteads, representing 14,010 acres,
were entered, and AZ cash entries, compris-
| ing S55 acres, were received. Besides this
| a large number Of entries we're rel scted on
account of imperfect descriptions and other
| errors in applications for land.
DIR. T. A. Hawkins and two young men,
| all of st. Mary's, were out fishing in sail
boat Wednesday afternoon, when the boat
| capsizod The young men succeeded in
getting DR.. Hawkins on top OF the boats
bottom, clinging to the sides themselves
and In this position they remained from 2
O'Clock until about 2 o'clock. when they
| were rescued by the steamer Martha. DIR.
Hawkins, who Is 70 years old, was insensi-
BILE for considerable time, but finally re-
vived. The entire party were almost
| frozen before they we're picked up.
About a month ago it will be remem-
bered that Conductor Vickery of the Flor
ida Central aud Peninsular railroad had
| some trouble with some negroes who got
| on the front OF his train and when driven
| off got on at the rear. Upon the conductor
again attempting 10 drive them off one
| drew pistol and fired, the bail passing
through the leg of Vickery's trousers aud
hitting ]. E. Wooding of Mscclenny. The
officers have been looking for the scoun-
drels ever since At Jacksonville Friday
Deputy Sheriff Vinzant arrested John II i.
Hamilton, Shedrick Martin and Willie
Robinson, all colored. They were taken
| before Justice Williams and the last two
used as witnesses against Hamilton, who
| was convicted and committed in default of
| $500 bond.
Jacksonville Metropolis: The case of
| Charles e. Welborn in the criminal court
| OF record, came up again Friday, and the
| prisoner again proved his shrewdness and
surprised many present by the way he
| handled his case in his own behalf. He has
| evidently got spuuk, as we'll as cheek and a
smattering of law. After the opening of
the court Welborn arose and moved for q
continuance of the case. and filed alengthY
| bill specifying the ground upon which he
asked continuance. The main one was
| that he had not had time and opportunity
! TO secure witnesses or depositions material
to his defense. He admitted being Charles Z.
Welb)rn, accused Of stealing railroad
tickets from the Florida Central and Pc
ninsular railroad ticket Office in this city,
but denied the accusation, and argued that
he was in the city of New York on Nov. l,
1891, the date alleged in the bill of informa-
tion as the time the tickets were stolen.
This he said he could prove. Also that he
had letter now in New York received
from party in Jacksonville in December
showing that from him (the Jacksonville
| partly he purchased the tickets he had.
This letter he desired to procure, and also
deroSitions as to his being in New York
and receiving said letter. Solicitor Call
said he was willing to admit certain allega-
tions in the petition, and was ready to go
to trial. Welborn then asked that he might
put in an amended plea for continuance and
this was granted, and be consumed about an
hour drawing 1t up. He presented it to the
court. and it stated further grounds why a
continuance should be granted to procure
| proper evidence in his own behalf. Well
born swore to the allegations made in his
pleas, and continuance until the next
term OF court, April 20. was granted. and
court adjourned and Jailer Fallon hand.
cuffed Welborn and led him back to the
county jail. He took his papers with him,
| saving be wanted to use them in drawing up
other papers to be used in the case. We'll
born made a good showing for himself and
won some sympathy from the spectators.
who expressed themselves after court ad-
journed. Capt. A. o. MacDonell, general
ticket agent OF the Florida Central and Pc
ninsular railroad, and clerks in his Office
were present., as we're two witnesses from
Norfolk, Va. There is question as to the
value Of the tickets stolen, some placing
them at $500 and others at nothing above
printed blanks.
SOUTH CAROLINA
On motion Of p. A. Wilcox, an attorney,
OF Florence, before Judge Wallace, bail he's