The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-02-06

W. p. Jones that was to be called in tie
I superior court which was in session At that
! time in Waynesboro All the parties To the
I affair we're ~ Town in attendance upon court
/ but did not meet until late in the afternoon.
The tragedy occurred in the store OF Louis
! Cohen. Jones ard McNorrill both
traded with Cohen, and uniuck-
/ lily happened 70 meet Nobody seems TO know
/ exactly how the difficulty started Parties who
were present say that the shooting occurred In
! the twinkling OF an eye, and was over before
/ they could scarcely realize what had happened
/ After the firing had ceased IL was discovered
/ that !. NJ Jones was fatally wounded. AT the
time he was shot Mr. McNOrrills wound was
not considered fatal and under the szilful
treatment Of Dr. Louis X Ford. in about two
weeks he was able 10 be removed TO his country
home.
a special from Knoxville, Ca, says: DOW
Walker, prominent negro farmer who lived
about eight miles from this place on lands
owned by Miss Bell Gibson and Mrs NJ b. Wal
ker, was shot and instantly killed by two I'M
known parties Friday night between Z and :
O'Clock. The body was examined by the coro-
ners jury Saturday. The examination dis
closed the fact that three balls. supposed TO
have been fred from Winchester rides, had en-
tered the body. The parties who did the killing
came up TO the yard gate and called Walker
out on business Upon reaching the gate he
was asked for his money. He replied that he
had no money. This seemed to enrage the IN
welcome visitors and they ushered the negro
into his house with threats that II lie DID not
give up his money they would take his life. The
negro still protested claiming to have no
money. His assailants then opened fire upon
the negro. killing him instantly. There were
two other negro men In the room, both Of
whom received bullets. One received wound
in the abdomen that is pronounced serious but
not fatal. The murderers are supposed to have
been white men in disguise. They escaped and
have not been heard from. Dow was an humble
negro, well thought OF by all who knew him.
FLORIDA.
na ota 10 hat all r~orcnpal
be paid before March l while the limit for pay
ing taxes on real estate without a penalty,
does not expire until the asst day of March.
Mr. Boardman of Dayton, o., who came
south last week with the OHIO excursionists, has
decided to remain IN Pensacola with view o.
establishing plant for the manufacturing of
all kinds of fruit extracts.
over 200 tourists arrived at Titusville Monday
afternoon to take she steamer st. Sebastian for
Rockledge and the lower river. The first of the
week Hotel Indian River was comfortably en-
Pertaining over geo guests.
A new lodge Of Knights OF Pythias has been
formed at Pensacola with a membership Of
twenty. five. It will be known as Rathbone
lodge, and a charter has been applied for. This
will make three lodges Of this order in Penss
cola.
The search for the body of the missing
stevedore, Mack hcClelland of Pensacola, is
being vigorously prosecuted. Ten days have
elapsed since he left home to 20 up the bay in a
boat, and there can be no doubt that he was
drowned, as he has not been seen or heard Of
since
Creary & McClintock of Pensacola have pur-
chased from the government the side wheel
steamer Putnam OF about $50 tons, formerly
used as a light house tender. They will
thoroughly overhaul the Putnam's machinery
at their foundry there, and also re6t her
throughout. She will then be sent to Boston,
where she has been sold TO parties, to be placed
in the coast trade between Boston and Lynn.
Titusville Star: The water in Banana creek
has been 80 low for the past two weeks caused
by the heavy northery winds, that navigation
via steamer has been entirely cut Off, and the
mails and supplies for the Cauaveral Club have
bsen transported solely by sailboat. Capt.
Jehords. who has charge of the steamer Canav-
eral, belonging to the club was in town
Wednesday with a sallboat and reported only
about twelve inches of water In the divides at
Heath 1t must have been almost dry there
several days ago.
A painful accident happened to Mrs. A. NJ
Nicholson at Madison a few days ago She
was drying a pair Of gloves that had been
cleaned with gasoline over lamp when, by
some means, they iEnited very quickly and
with such heat that her clothing and hair
were ablaEe before she had time to realize the
situation. She screamed for assistance, which
was quickly rendered and the flames subdued.
Her face had been painfully burned; hands
being especially painful, and fears are yet
entertained that she may lose the use of them
The steamer e. W, Menefee was discovered
to be on fire about O'Clock Friday morning
WINE lying at the ranroad Whafr at Pensacola
The flames had gained such Roadway, however,
that the boat was almost a total loss before the
fire was extinguished. All the upper works
were burned away and the machinery badly
damaged The fire burned flercely below deck
and did great damage there. The Menefee is
jointly owned by Capt |. H Rodgers and j. j.
Bowes. She was valued at IS, 900 and there was
insurance upon her for So, O0O Capt Rodgers
says that he considers the boat total loss, and
cannot say that it would be worth while TO at
tempt to repair her. The fire liz supposed to
have originated in the cooks gallery, where it
was first discovered.