The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-12
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nothing has been found either of the mon
ey or the men, except an old one-arned
tramp, who is held on suspicion The
work of the burglars has all the indica-
lions of being done by persons who we'll
understood what they We're doing. The
total loss to Mr.. Terrell will hardly be less
than $1,000. Nothing was taken except
cash.
By far the most severe storm that has
visited that section within the memory
of the Oldest inhabitant passed through
Bronson Tuesday night. The wind was
from the southwest and at times reached
nearly cyclonic proportions. About three
miles of railroad was washed out and
fish houses, the city hall and a number of
residences and business houses have been
blown and washed down. 1t is reported
that the water came up in the depot,
which is ten feet above the high water
mark, and that the tide came out as far
as Sumner, six miles from Cedar
Keys. There are eighty-seven wash
outs on the railroad track between the
No. IA tank and Sumner, a distance of
three miles. The damage to oranges,
cotton, sugar-cane, etc, in that section is
considerable.
Carrabele has just passed through one
Of the worst gales ever experienced. It
was a regular West Indian tornado Sat
uIudy uiEill the VIM IIGSneneQ up from
the northeast and Sunday all day it blew
unusually brisk. Monday morning all
small boats went up the river, and at 2
o'clock the wind increased to a gale As
night came on it increased in fury till
about O'Clock, when it was at it's worst
blowing at least rs or 50 miles an hour,
and the tide rose twelve feet above the
high water mark. Wednesday morning
all was fair and bright, so far as the ele-
ments were concerned, but all the boats
amounting to twelve or fifteen in num-
Der, save the Alice and the Addie were
ashore, some total wrecks and others
aground. The drift Of logs and lumber
did great damage to the small boats
All the shanties on the river bank have
been washed away, about fifteen houses
blown down and the river bank from
the railroad depot, up the river, for
mile and a half is one total wreck of
lumber, logs, barges and boats The dam
age Is at least $4,000. The three-masted
schooner Grace Brady dragged her an
chors in the gale and is now ashore near
Picketts bar. The Norwegian bark Lin
sey took all her upper top masts down
and is safely riding at her anchors, as is
also the schooner Morse.
J. d. Shepherd who was indicted by
the grand jury at Orlando Tuesday for
killing his brothcr-in-law. Luther Walker.
was arraigned before Judge Broome i'm
the circuit court Wednesday He pleaded
not guilty. The judge denied a motion for
change Of venue, but granted a motion
Tor continuance OF the case until the first
Monday in November. The accused is a
well known sawmill man, whose place of
business and home are a few miles from
Orlando. He has wife and four children.
the latter ranging in ages from 4 to p
years, his wife being a sister OF the man
he killed. Shepherd committed the muir
der on Sunday morning in April last.
walker had frequently chlded Shepherd
Tor alleged cruel treatment Of his. shep-
herds, wife, and they had engaged In
several quarrcls over the matter on the
day preceding the murder. Walker had
procured a warrant for Shepherds arrest.
and the latter was bound over TO keen the
peace. The next morning. Sunday. Shcp-
| herd sent for his brOther-in-law to come
over 20 his house 10 talk the matter over.
intlmatng an amicable adjustment OF The
trouble, but when Walker approached
his, Shepherds, premises the latter came
. from behind his house and leyelluR "A shot
gun. discharged its load into Walker
body, instantly killing him. The accused
ia 81 an eccentric and irritable disposition.
ana 10 Boz unlcrst TODD that hts lawyers wan
make insanity the line Of defense.