The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-27

The st. Cloud sugar mill began operations
at Kissimmee Wednesday.
Oranges and grape fruit are being shipped
from Lakeland now rapidly and it is said that
the fruit brings a fair price.
The county commissioners OF Lee county
have offered a reward Of 500 for the appre-
hension and conviction Of the party or parties
that attempted TO assassinate w. II. Towels
The circuit court at Orlando Wednesday
morning took up the case of Blocker for the
murder OF the old man at Mcdonald. Judge
Broome has issued orders forbidding any one
10 publish or to report for publication any OF
the evidence under penalty OF being sent TO
jail for contempt Of court. AS soon as this
case is disposed of, the court win take up the
case Of Walker for the same offense.
On Tuesday, Jesse, the 4-year-old son OF M
A. SWEET, at Macclenny, station on the
Florida Central and Peninsular railroad, was
out squirrel hunting, and after dlscharging
his gun several times stood on log in the
swamp to reload. Through some mishap the
butt OF the gun, after the load had been
rammed home, slipped from the log upon
which IL was resting, and IN Its fall the charge
was fired, taking effect In the lads upper left
arm and almost tearing it from his body. The
boy walked one-fourth Of o mile after being
so severely injured and upon reaching his
home, DR.. Williams the local physician, was
power to relieve the little sufferer, advised
that he be carried to Jacksonville amputation
Of the member being, in his opinion, the only
means OF saving his life. NJ. A. SWEET, the
IhLQGf OF Lle injured CHllQ. LOOK MIN 10 JdCA-
sonville and carried him to the ONCE OF DR..
r.. b. Burroughs. who, after putting the pa
tient under the influence of chloroform,
amputated the arm between the shoulder and
elbow.
Tampa Times: A disgrRceful row occurred
last night at Saulter s. Eave's barroom, on
Central avenue, place which has very I'M
saVory reputation. II seems that crowd or
negroes, among them several women, were
in back room of the saloon drinking and
carousing shortly after O'Clock when quar-
rel commenced between Albert Barnes and
Sallte Curry. The woman cursed Barnes ana
he knocked her down, and when she got up
knocked her down again A negro man then
handed the woman razor and while several
Of the men and women present held Barnes
cut him on the left arm and down
his left side, the cut in the side
being almost eight inches long and quite
who were holding him and ran. He was pur-
sued by about forty negroes, foremost in the
chase being William Butler, a policeman of
Fort Brooke. Butler had q 38-caliber re-
volver, and fired three shots at Barnes, the
hrrt shortly after leaving the saloon, the sec
ond near the Ayers residence on Fortune
street. and the last near Justice Broekway s
| residence. The last shot was the only one of
the three which hit Barnes, striking him in
the left bullock and bringing him TO the
ground. When Barnes fell the crowd of pur-
| bloodthirsty animals, rushed upon him
and began beating him with clubs
and kicking him, and, but for the in
reference Of several white men, who
were attracted TO the scene by the racket
they would doubtless have murdered the
man. While Barnes was on the ground one
OF the negroes cut a fearful cash in the back
of his neck with pocket knife, and he re-
ceived blow on hfs head from o club which
nearly fractured his skull The man S
wounds are serious. but not necessarily fatal,
though the doctor will not say yet what the
outcome viii DO. Butler and the woman who
cut Barnes were arrested Barnes Is the
same negro who attem pied to kill the yard
master of the Savannah, Florida and Western
railway, and was himself seriously wounded
at PORT pamDa last SOrinQ