The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-06

The State Medical Association was in session
at Jacksonville yesterday and the day before.
Saturday night Louis JACKSON shot aud NOR
tally wounded two Other negro S al heuducE,
striking one IN the head aud the other In the
shoulder. He was arrested.
Gen, Rees commanding the First brigade Of
the Florida division Of theUnted COME crate
Veterans mas appointed Miss Faya OF Jackson
vile. daughter of Gen. William Baya, com
mander Of 4. f. Lee camp, as sponsor or tie
brigade during the reunion at JacksO vile.
aartin Griffin, Jr.. was reelected mayor of
Palatka Tuesday without Oppus tiOn-tLe FIRST
time y one has b en- SO honored in many
years. J.. C. stephens, G. Rowton, 5. D.
POiuts, Charles A. McLarty, II. Hongereld, A.
Granger and J. d. JeuOrds were elected alder
men. All were democratic nominees.
The expected trouble between the Italian Ia
borers and the French Phospa ate mpaay at
Anthony eliminated Monday. The lahorers
struck Tor higher wages on Saturday aud were
given raise on Monday morning Then the
negro labOrers kicked and wanted raise, but
were refused, consequently they struck and ro-
fused to work. The premises have been barred
against them.
No arrests have been made as yet for the
Marot murder near ZellwoOd, though some of
the officers think that they have q Clew The
county commissioners have offered reward of
$500 for the apprehension and conviction of the
rarity parties who murdered MarOt. Efforts
Will be made to induce the governor to make a
similar offer. Meanwhile the officers are max
ing every effort to r II the culprit down.
Upon the arrival of the train at Ttusylle
Tuesday night three turbulent negroes at
tempted some violence with ono OF tie train
hands MIR. HER aud George Sherhouse inter
fered in an eHdeavor TO queli the disturbance
whereupOn the negroes opened fire with re
VOlVors at the gentlemen, and q general fuSilade
ensued, several bystanders taking part in the
melee in driving the negroes away. Marshal
Henry Titus, upon hearing the nrng, rushed to
the scene of the battle and, drawing his pistol
fired at what he supposed was a negro but it
turned out TO be his brother. Fortunately lie
missed his ann, aud no harm was done Only
one of the desperadoes was arrested HIS name
IS Alexander Stewart. On his person were
found four pistols.
Jacksonville Metropolis Perhaps as das-
hardly piece of work ES has ever been COM
United IN this community was perpetrated in
North Springfield, near the Evergreen GENE.
terry on the she'll road last night and Sunday
nlg1t, by some villain or villains. who ma.ici-
ously street cred a barbed wire taut across the
road about the hight of an ordinary persons
chest anu left it there to MAIN or probably kill
some person or animal Sunday night about
$50 O'Clock the wire driven into by lady
who came very near being thrown out of the
buggy by the horse rearing when it struck the
wire. Monday night four cycle riders NJ.
Coleman, +. Lloyd, Charles A. Clark and Harry
q. houston-had the misfortune, while riding
at high speed, to strike the same wire which
gashed Mr.. Coleman quite badly on the arm
and injured the wheels Of his bicycle badly
Fortunately the wire broke in the middle when
IL was strucK, which very probably saved some
Droken nm S and ugly SasneS. The boys we're
hlghly indignant and as soon as they recovered
from the shock they rushed into the woods on
both sides of the road aud would have made it
not Tor the perpetrators had they been caught.