The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-03-06

promptly and prevented the arrest The
marshal appealed to the bystauders to assist
him In carrying out the order Of bis court,
but the citizens arrayed themselves on the
would uuhesi.atingly stand by him and
Judge Martin, and would not permit the
marshal TO arrest Thornton. These facts
were reported 10 Judge Martin. who sent
for the marshal and demanded an explana-
ton. The marshal apologized and said be
did not understand the order of the court.
and IL he had he would not have attempted
to arrest Thornton in defiance OF the court"
FLORIDA.
Volusia county has two circuit court
terms aud six terms of the criminal court
each year.
Hon. John F. Dunn hes disposed OF his
northeast addition property at Ocala % ID.
c. w. Smith for $4,000.
P. McQuaid's death Initiated the bond Of
Postmaster MoAurray at Jacksonville.
The postmaster has secured T. McMurray as
bondsmau. A new bond for S75 900 was
filled out Thursday and sent to Washing
ton.
Maj. George P. Fowler, an attorney of
PalRtkA and United States commissioner,
has been debarred by Judge j. J. Finley
from practicing law. A master was ap-
pointed to take testimony 10 an investiga-
ton.
The petition gotten up for the purpose Of
ascertalning the sentiment of the people
OF Titusville in regard to the special tax for
the worlds fair appropriation was circulated
among the people last week aud resulted In
large majority against the appropriation.
At Hawthorne, last Saturday, while Miss
Ella Weeks, accompanied by the Misses May
Bell and Maud Barnell of Savannah, were
xral lyt~tcr Main fhoxr I'D ~
negroes, and one of the dusky colored women
drew a knife and slashed Miss Ella across
the face, cutting her nose and cheek.
The grand jury Of Volusia county adj
journed Thursday till tomorrow ostensibly
TO get more testimony In the Packwood
murder case. Before adjourning the jury
recommended that the county commission
ers NOW In session" levy tax Of l mill
toward the expenses Of an exhibit ot the
worlds fair.
Capt. G. H. Bent sent in his resignation
as superintendent Of the Indian River
Steamboat Company several days ago, and
on Tuesday. March l, General Superintend-
ent Coffin OF the Jacksonville, Tampa and
Key West railway arrived at Titusville TO
take Capt. Bent's place. Frank V. Gable
has been appointed general agent for the
Indian River Steamboat Company, acting
under orders from the general superin-
tendent
The democratic executive committee Of
Suwannes county met at the court house
at Live Oak Thursday aud accepted the
resignation of Hon. Robert +. Rogers as
chairman and elected in his stead from Dis
trict No. 6 the Hon. Robert A. Reid Of
Pine Mount. The vacancies from the diff
ferent districts were all filed and a meet
ing OF the committee called for April 5
next 70 arrange for the election Of delegates
to Tampa. F. M. Gornto was recon-
mended as supervisor OF registration.
At Key West last Sunday Jose Rodriguez.
cigarmaker working in e. H. Gato's
factory, was on the head Of Philbrick's
wharf tishiug. He was accompanied by his
two boys, aged respectively and 10 years.
While the father was busily engaged with
his lines, the little boys were playing with
some wooden wheels, running them up and
down the long wharf While thus engaged
the elder boy slipped aud pitcaed overheard,
his head, 1t Is supposed, striking the Schooner
Cora, which was lying alongside the wharf.
The tide was very rapid and the undertow
sucked him under the boat before any as
sistance could be rendered him.
On Monday an election was held at ST.
Petersburg to decide whether it should be
incorporated as q town or not. The
total vote polled was &C. There were
10 votes for incorporation and II against it.
On Tuesday an election was held TO fill the
town offices. The question was, wet or
dryT and the vote was by u large majority
for the latter. The temperance ticket re-
ceived the following vote: Mayor, David
Moffett, 81; councilmen, g. l.. King %. @.
Durant Is, A. Norwood %, Frank MassIe
%. J. G. Williams. Jr., 81; clerk, William
candidate for marshal, 13. Wet Ticket
Mayor, j. @. Williams, ST., 10; council,
men, II. W. Hiobs 6, II. Martin &c w.
Arson z. T. A. Whitfield Z, j. Baum / clerk,
J. K. Torres 5; marshal, S. A. Sloan 10.
Tampa Tribune: Friday morning, when
Rudolph Hartman, living near the Florida
Electrical Company's plant, arose, he found
that during the night burglars had been In
his house. His clothes that no had diveseed
himself OF on retiring at night had been
taken, aud with them his gold watch, pocket
book and few papers of value to him. The
clothing, gold watch and pocket took of q
boarder at the house named Kistenmacher
had also been taken. Klstenmacher is in
charge OF the 1ewelry Departments at 8. b.
Leonardo & Co. store. About O'Clock Fri.
day morning Mrs. Hartman woke her hus-
band and told him she heard some one in the
house. He, however, thought she was mis-
taken and made no invesriga ton. The
house of Archie Ross, next door, was en-
tered, but SO far as known the thieves
secured nothing and were probably fright
ened in some manner. On Tuesday, it is
supposed while the family was at supper, a
sneak thief entered the house of George
Rogers, in this same vicinity and decamped
with handsome new overcoat
Titusville Star: Capt. Charlie Smith of
Tropic, who arrived here with the schooner
Cygnus last Friday. related to US the mar
row escape Of the schooner Enterprise from
burning at the mouth of Banana creek on
the day previous The schooner Yves bound
for Miami and had on board as passengers
+. Klaustermayer and f. W. Crit
tenden OF Cleveland. O., and A. A. Linton
of GAINESVILLE. o. The schooner was beat
ing south against a heavy head wind and
one Of the passengers went into the cabin
to light his pipe when the bedding and
blankets caught fire, presumably from
the evaporation OF some gasoline of
which there was large can In the bow of
the vessel. Capt. Jack Mooney was soon
terrified to see his boat on fire, while the
passengers were so badly scared that they
could do nothing in the way of assisting to
extinguIsh the flames. Capt. Smith came
up with the schooner Cygnus, aud he and
his man boarded the Enterprise and beat
the fire out with blankets and by using
water. About this time the schooner was
brought to an anchor, from whence she
was lowed into Eau Gellie by Capt Carey
with the steam yacht Nyanzs The
sails and rigging we're destroyed, but
the hull of tue boat was not badly dau1-
aged, as the chRrred parts of the wood are
not more than an eighth of an inch deep
while the planking is full inch and quar-
tar 'rha loss 70 the hoat will arnonnt IN