The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-23

/ he took the above method Of settling up his
/ affairs. He Is thoroughly honest and rela-
/ Die, and VIII pay every cent OF his debts.
NIr. and Mrs James Given Of Cedar Key are
/ in Jacksonville. They have purchased the
little steamer Active, now there. OF Mr..
LOuter Of Sanford Friday afternoon as Mrs.
Given was going down to Andrews ship yard
on East Bay street she dropped her pocket
book in the street car and did not miss u until
q half hour after when she felt for some
change. She started on the hunt. and luckily
struck the car she came down in. She asked
the conductor II he had found the pocket
book. and before he could answer gentleman
In the car said: I did. and here II is hand
ing II 10 the lady. she offered him reward
OF IS but he declined 10 take it. She insisted
on his taking something. and he accepted $40.
~ rs said there were about s2utJ IN the DOCK
They paid Sl-UuU cash then for the steamer.
On Wednesday last fire broke out on the
east side Of the river opposite Melbourne, II
Is supposed from emhers where brush had
been burned in the new road and which were
supposed to be entirely eEtinguished. The
names swept down before the strong north
wind almost 10 Melbourne Beach. The pine
apple plantations Of r. p. Branch, Mrs q. v
HOgg. DR.. Hall :. H King and even
John Henry's were injured by the hot air.
On some places only two OF three rows OF
plants on the north side were hurt, and
Others were injured TO that depth all around.
Dr Halls pretty residence came very near
destruction. The artesian well which the
doctor had put down last fall had force
enough 10 cover the house with protecting
sheet OF water and saved the building. The
tenant houses OF Mr. ellis and Mr.. whiting
also had narrow escapes.
Titusville Star: An item in the Sanford
Journal OF last week, reads The steamer
Jennie went up the river a few days ago heay-
lily laden with freight She got aground on
the north bar at Lake Harvey. The late ex-
perience OF the Susie MAY and the Jennie
shows how low the water is In the St. Johns.
IhlS reminds US Of the times long ago when
all the freight for the Indian river came via
a
the st. Johns was not naviFable any farther
up than this lake. For several months some
times in the early summer il became neceS-
Sary to haul the produce and wares for indian
river twenty-five miles overland. Contrast that
Of fifteen years ago with the splendid transpOr-
tatiOn Of to-day with upward OF dozen trains
day where we then had one little steamer
week, ana you can grasp some idea of the de-
YelOpmcnt of the Indian river country.
Tampa Tribune: For several days the
familiar. figure Of cX-City Marshal Boil has
been seen on our streets. To some his mis-
sion was a mystery. but TO those on the inside
track everything was plain. AS has been re
peatedly published in the public prints Of
this city, ne Is deputy sheriff of Key West,
and has been successful in working up
famous murder case which bah1ed for three
years the skill OF the officials Of that city and
county. one Drucilla AmbrOsto was a party
10 the crime. but turned states evidence, A
dispute arose in a bad house between John
Dorset and a lewd woman. She struck him in
the head with a soda water bottle and he fell.
Blake johnson ran in, kicked and stabbed him,
He was rolled in a blanket ana cast into the
gulf. The blood dripped through the floor on
a Cuban family below, who gave the alarm.
The AmbrostO woman saw the row and was
wiping up the blood when parties arrived She
aftcrward turned states evidence. Blake
Johnson is now in jail. a man named Leg
get tcOloredl is a relative OF Johnson, and has
spent considerable money TO get Drucilla
out Of the way A few weeks ago he forced
her on a spOnging vessel bound for this port.
and met her here. He then carried her to
Jacksonville, thence to Savannah to Charles
ton and finally to Florence, s. c.. where he
dropped her in a pennilcss condition. The
authorities at Key West telegraphed all over
the country for information, finally locating
her In South Carolina. Deputy sheriff Boil
went for and brought her TO this city several
day night when he took her back to Key
West.