The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-20

HR. Adams, whose arm was crushed at
Harris Road junction Sunday afternoon, died
at Jacksonville Monday night. His arm was
amputated by Dr. H. d. Burroughs Monday
morning but II was found that he had been
injured internally.
Henry S. Chubb who mas been appointed
by the United states court, receiver OF the
Florida Midland railroad, completed the in
yentory Of the company property Saturday
and the transfer of the entire plant was for
mally made to him.
G. G. Haskell. formerly treasurer Of the
South Florida railroad, with headquarters at
Sanford, is having one Of the stores in the
postortce block At Jacksonville handsomely
fitted up and will occupy II in q few days with
o Wholesale butter and cheese store.
President It. B. Plant expects to return TO
the Tampa Bays hotel IN about six weeks.
Mrs. Plant may come with him il her physt.
clan thinks it is advisable. She is suffering
with spinal trouble with which She has been
afflicted ever since she had the typhoid fever
two years ago.
Tampa Times: The bill filed for the fore
closure OF mortgage by the Solicitors Loan
and Trust company VS. the Tampa Street
Railway and Power company is said to be the
largest foreclosure ever made in this county.
! Sparkman s. Sparkman, attorneys for the
Solicitors Loan and Trust company say
that the company holds bonds of the railway
company amounting to S2l7,5O0 and took this
| have been filed in the county court and cir
! cult court against the railway company for
! service that oamount TO about $500.
! Arcadia Arcadian: james Prescott, charged
! with assault with intent to murder Stephen
/ Skipper near Avon Park on last Sunday,
| surrendered to Sheriff Bethea at the Jail
| Thursday night. The preliminary examlna-
| tion was postponed until Dec "a, when it is
| tend the trial. Prescott's right eye is black
| and blue and his right arm shows the signs OF
| having been badly beaten. He says that
| Skipper beat him over the head with ahickory
| gff nd hnf n Il ~ IN oil ia
! fence. Shippers condition is still critical
! and he Is not considered out OF danger Pres
! colt gave bond for his appearance at the pre-
ltminary hearing before County Judge Poser.
The correspondent at Palatka Of the MORN
| ING NEWS writes as follows: Mrs. j. A. Kim
mons, OF EVlnSton, is visiting her mother,
| Mrs. Deyall OF this city, Palatka people,
like many others, are suffering with
| influenza, though there are few severe cases.
| Mrs. Barrett, who has been victim
| is improving. Ono Of Palatka's old land
marks, the Jacksonville, Tampa and Key
| West passenger sht d, on Laurel street was
| blown down last week. After outstanding
| two violent storms il succumbed to a compare
lively light wlnd.-J. H. Seigler, an old citi-
zen of this place, but lately OF Ashevine, N. c.,
has arrived and will soon be followed by his
family. They will occupy one OF their resi-
dences.-The paving of our principal
thoroughfare, Lemon street. has at last begun
and is being rapidly pushed forward. This is
o good work and will, no doubt, be a great
benefit to Palatka. The material used is lime
I SUOMI tOCh drought from AlGtuuA county,
which furnishes one Of the best OF pavements.
Tampa Times: The preliminary hearing be
fore County Judge harrison of the case Of
Alex Scarborough charged with intent to
murder lasted from 10 o'clock Saturday
morning TO O'Clock in the evening. On the
evidence, which was purely circumstantial he
was committed to jail in default OF 500 bond
to appear before the county criminal court
| j. r. KerSey was shot in his home in the Peru
neighborhood about 1850 o'clock on the night
OF Sept. by some one in ambush outside
Tracks leading up to the fen where the UNI
| known assailant stood were made by large
| rubber boots. and those leading away from
the place were made by man in leather
| boots About two weeks previous to the
shooting Alex. Scarborough, who had been
employed building fence about pasture in
the vicinity, complained TO a netghlor that
| some one had broken down the fence to let
cattle through. He also remarked that there
| would be no trouble in getting some tramp
! about Tampa to put the offender out of the
| way, but If II was hersey who did il he did
not want anything to happen to him tkersey)
| Tor he thought as much OF kersey as If he was
| his own brother When Kersey was shot
this remark and the suspicious actions OF
Scarborough, who left the neighborhood al
once and concealed himself, pointed strongly
TO HIM, and he was arrested
Orlando Record: On Friday afternoon the
grand jury in the United States court at Jack,
sonville brought in an indictment against one
OF the officials OF the suspended First Nation
al Bank of this city, who have been under in.
yeStigation before the United States grand
jury, upon warrants sworn out by Bank Elk,
aminer Mcdonald while he was here making
an examination into the banks condition soon
after its suspension in July last. IL is gener-
ally thought in Jacksonville that this one In
dtctment is all that will DO found, though un.
der the United States statute the court is not
barred from finding a true bill for three years
A conviction under the indictment just
found against o. I. Poyntz is five years in
the penitentiary Messrs. e *. Foster and
Arthur f. Odlin represented Mr.. Poyntz be-
fore the court. Besides the one against
whom an indictment has been found there
were the following who. under bond, appeared
before the court: President Nat Poyntz:
Cashier James l.. Giles and Directors j. b.
Parramore, w. r. ONeal and J. Ii. Lee
While there has been no order OF discharge
Of the five parties last mentioned the consen,
sus OF opinion is that the charges against
them have been disposed of. ". r. Ammo
represented Nat Poyntz; Beggs & Palmer and
J. n. STRIPPING conducted the case of James
L. Giles, while J, b. Parramore was in the
hands Of J. n. Stripping; Eeggs s Palmer
! represented j, II. Lee