The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-11

the necessity Of a sea-waH or some other
means or saving the banks and preserving
Beach street as boulevard, extending over a
mile ana a half along the beautiful Halifax.
The city council has decided upon the follow
ing method: A slope Of thirty feet. grassed
from the lower to the upper bridge
mile in extent. and riprapping
from the lower bridge south. a distance OF
over 1000 feet. The voter for or against
bonds Will vote with his eyes open as TO the
intention Of the council. About 5000 viii ne
required for this double experiment. The
reason for two methods is, thai above tle
point Of CONJUNCTION the shore is sloplng and
below these IS bank Of from TWO TO Tour
feet, making parapet practicable.
Pensacola News. Frederick Hurd. keeper
of the White Point beeOn light came 10 the
city Tue day and reported at the custom
house that at about O'Clock Monday eve
ming oct. 30 the schooner Ovilla, Of this
port, of about seven tons register. belonging
TO Charles Rushing, Of White Point. was to-
tally consumed 10y fire. Mr. Rushing, his
wife and children we're sick al the time. The
schooner was lying about $50 yards from the
beach. and no one had been seen on board for
four days. II was low tide, and she was high
out OF the water. When Mr.. Rushing saw the
urc from his house. ne Jumped out OF bed,
and, with a fever on him. ran through the
water and leaped on board. he found the IN
terror all on ire. and wTS@unable to save any
thing. In fact. he had to Jump overheard to
save himself. The Ovilla was a new vessel,
and was Mr., Rushing sole dependence for
supporting his family. Owing to the
low tide and the hight OF the schooner out Of
water, she was entirely destroyed, and, I'M
fortunately, Mr. Rushing held no insurance
on her Mr.. Rushing says that when he
reached the schooner the smell Of kerosene
oil was very strong, and Mr.. Hurd is satisfied
that she was set on fire by some person.
Judge Swayne, in the United States court
at Jacksonville, Thursday, passed upon mat
ters as follows: In the suit Of the Pennsyl-
wanna Company for Insurance on Lives and
Granting AnnuitieS VS.. the Jacksonville,
Tampa and Key West Railroad Company
Intervention of NJ. $. C0tter & Co, the court
ordered that the railroad company was justly
indebted to the petitioners in the sum Of
Sl3,455 30 and that that the sum was an equit-
able lien upon all and singular the property
of the railroad company. now IN possession Of
y. H. DuTkee, as receiver. prior and
superior to the liens of complainant herein,
and all other mortgage liens. The receiver
was ordered to pay Cotter 60 the above
amount. Entry of an appeal was made in the
case Of W. Bayard Cutting, trustee, vs.. the
Tavares. Orlando and Atlantic Railroad Com
panv from the decree OF this court dated
yesterday, and from each and every order
ana decree in SAID cause since the decree of
confirmation Of sale. in said cause, to the
United States circuit court of appeals of the
Fifth judicial circuit The appeal was or
dered granted upon the filing OF supercedeas
bond in the sum of $4,000. An order was also
made in the case of james b. COlgroVe, libel
liant. VS. the steamer Edmarth ct al, wherein
the ibellant IS to recover ~. 791 16 principal
and t74 49, interest and costs. and that said
steamer Edmarth, her engines boats tackle
apparel and furniture to be condemned and
sold therefor.