The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-30

loaded and shipped from there TO points north
These cattle are collected from the rs lli'a.
principally south OF Plant City bat that being
the most important railroad center, WITH con
venieHces for loading and shipping for the vast
cattle5ranges below, the cattle men gam an I'm -
Iortadt point by driving their stock 70 RANT
City. The books OF the Florida Central anu
Peninsuiar road show that Plant Cuy snlps
more cattle than any depot in al their system
Eighteen miles OF roadbed and right Of way
in Putnam county, belonging TO the Anclote
Railway Com pany, was levied upon saturday
by the sheriff and will be sold on the first Mon
day in May. The levy was made by virtue OF
an execution issued upon Judgment Tor sew
eral thousand dollars, recently recovered III INC
circuit court at Ocala by Hooker q Allen, at
torneys for Mckay. the contractor who opened
the right Of way and graded the roadbed Inh'
through Marion, Sumter, fernando and Pasco
counties, in each of which levies have been
made similar to that in Putnam counties.
Al Tampa Saturday. the suit OF the Singer
Manufacturing Company VS.. Manuel Armandtt,
an action to replevin a sewing machine. was
dec ded by the jury in favor of the defendant.
O.. B. Sparkman and NJ. b. Macf arlane aI'-
peared for the prosecutor and Smith q Peoples
for the defense. A man in the employ or the
Singer Manufacturing Company collected
moneys due the company on sewing machine.
Inasmuch as he collected from other parties in
a like manner, in total sum OF several thou
sand dollars, the suit Is very important one 10
its bearings on others that may be instituted.
The prosecution claim that the man represent
ing them was not empowered to collect.
At jacksonville Monday morning Policeman
Clark arrested Ed Pierson, a young colored
man, az the instigation Of M. Cohen, the Jew
eler charging him with attempting to steal
diamond ring. Person, IL seems, went into
Mr. Cohens store and made out as if ne wanted
TO purchase a ring. Mr.. Cohen took several
rings out of the case to be exhibited there. The
negro finally decided not to purchase and
started out Of the store. when Mr.. Cohen dis
covered that he ring short, and called
him back. The negro was highly indignant at
being accused of the theft, but Mr.. Cohen made
a search of his clothes and made him pull off
his shoes, when the ring dropped out on the
floor. Pierson answers to the description OF the
man who entered the residence OF John Commit,
in Springfield, last Friday, and stole several
dollars worth Of jewelry
Jacksonville Metropolis: There is at present
loading in Fernandina the schooner Henry M.
Tilton, which had a most remarkable expert
ence few months ago. The Tilton is the YES
sci which was last year sunk at sea by q shot
from a cannon, the particulars of which Capt.
Small tells as follows to the Fernandina NeJ1S
OF Saturday The vessel was on her way from
Nav Haven, and while going out by Sandy
Hook. and when three miles off shore, those
aboard were startled by tremendous crash, the
causp of which they could not at first determine,
but they were not long in finding 1t was a shot
from 14-inch gun which the government was
testing. Notwithstanding that the test was be-
the vessel was the same distance of shore, tn g
ball which first passed through 7-foot sand
bank, had sufficient force TO penetrate through
nine sets of solid white oak timbers, which
placed side by side measured II feet in thick
ness, and pass out between the main and miZ-
zen rigging. The vessel was under full sail when
struck, but filed rapidly and sank in 80 feet Of
water. She was afterwardi raised by the gov
ernment at a cost of SlS0OO was thoroughly re-
built and now ranks Al.