The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-30

Clarke will be held 10 await the result Ct ltli-
in injuries.
FLORIDA
A long distance telephone line connecting
Pensacola with the navy yard and Fort Bar.
raucas was completed Monday 10 works
timely and viii be Of great benefit TO the
community.
The resurveyinC at Archer Of the town lots
owned by the Florida Land ana Town I'm
prOvement COmpEnv- ana which we're part of
the original town plat. has been arOut com
p eted This looks as If the owners auticI-
pated revival in real estate here soon.
A negro named Floyd Curtis while chop
ping ~ standing pine tree one and a naIf niles
south Of Archer during the progress of o se-
we're thunder storm on Friday last. was ably
shocked by bolt Of lightning. which came
down the tree knocking the Ak out Of his
hand and laying MN PROSTATE ana uu'un-
sciOus for some time. he was taken home.
and has teen confined TO mis- bed ever since.
lie VIII recover.
Conductor h. Stenhauser OF the East Coast
Line caught a tarpou. or silver king. feet N
inches lOus and weighing 40 pounds. ia the
~. Lucie river near Fort Pierce Tuesday
morning. he had considerable trouble ia
OF his fingers of Then he came very near
drowning in the river. Mr.. Steuhauecr
bruised MS Inn very badly. and also nearly
disOcated his right elbow.
The automatic beacon light invented by
Capt ROrert helms OF South jacksonville,
previously described in this paper, seems TO
be gaining considerable prominence in mara
time circles and rs regarded as a most won
denM expense saving device by all familiar
with marine and harlOr llHhtlng The latest
authority on the practiauIllty of the new in
vepton is Capt Brown OF the government
buoy tender lslarld. VINO warmly luOOrscs 10.
Sunday last while comin~ home from the
81 ONCE reefs IN the sloOp Dolphin, Fred Ran
d0lph spied a schooner capaized in the whirl-
wind between the east end of dog Island and
the mainland. The Dolphin immediately
went to the assistance of the schooner which
proved to have on coat three small children.
two men and Two ladies. he parity was
from "a fa9e .ie, and had been to Dog Island
on pleasure trip. They were safely landed
at Carrd0Clls.
Monday night the wholesale drug store OF
| Nook LAYTON, on rast Bay street. Jack
sOnvIlle. was entered through the rear tran
som and several packages Of collected post
age stamps were taken from the show case in
the rear Of the store The prOprlctOrs think
that the theft was committed by boy. as
man could hardly have entered throu gh the
small opening. The stamps were all can
Celled ana were only valuable to collectors Of
the same on account OF their foreign relation.
Col. George IL. Warning, Jr.. OF Newport.
r. l.. whose knowledge on matters perfaIning
10 sewage Is well known the country over,
is in Tallahassee viewing, in company with
several city ot1clais, the surrounding cOun-
try, as well as the lay OF the Land inside the
city, for the purpose of estimating the cost OF
putting IN complete system of thorough
drainage. Tuesday an informal meeting OF
hotel verandas for the purpose Of getting the
cOlOnels views.
Pensacola News: There are three hand
some prizes displayed 10 the show window Of
a lewelry store on PalafoN street, Pensacola,
which have been greatly admired by all who
have seen them. One is a beautiful silver
cup twelve inches or more in hight Hastily
engraved and which is to be presented to the
winner OF the single scull race in the races OF
the Pensacola Boat Club on Bayou TeXar on
| the afternoon OF Aug 30. This cup bears an
| inscription showing that il is the gift OF
Wills @. Murray OF the club. The other two
prizes displayed are handsome gold medals,
and viii be awarded 10 the winners in the
| double scull race.
At 1890 O'Clock Tuesday morning at Dns-
more I Ia. station on the savannah, Florida
and Western railroad. aOout ten miles west
Of Jacksonville. Nathan Lyons fired a load of
! buckshot from double-barreed gun into
| Lloyd spells. seven OF the shots lodging in
! spells right Leg and one in the left leg
During dance at DinSmOre Monday night
| Nathan Lyons and VIII JOyncr had some
| words about Joyners wife, and after the
| dance Lyons secured a dOuble-barrel shot
| gun ana went cunning for Joyner. and meet
| ing Spells ne threw his gun TO his shoulder
/ and shot him as stated thinking, ne said
| afterWard, he was shooting Joyner.
! RockIedge is saddened by the accidental
drowning Of the Syear-Old son of Capt. and
/ Mrs. antonio CauOVa. The little fellow was
/ on the wharf in front Of the house with fish
! spear tied to his wrist. and when he cast the
spear it dragged him into the water. The
! boy struggled manfully. and his little sister
/ sprang in also TO assist him. An old negro
! man, hearing their cries. ran to their assist
/ ance- Uut too late. The water is very deep
| ard the boy was dead when taken out. The
/ girl is still vomiting wafer and blood. and the
! old negro is celirlous with fever. Capt. Ca
/ nova is at one OF the northern watering
| places, and will not reach hom9 in time for
! the burial
The train over the savannah Florida and
! Western railway. which arrived in Jackson
! vile Tuesday morning, had aboard ii yOun
man in the last stages Of consumption. who
| had started from Hope. Ark, TO 20 to h.
| brother at Haines City, Fla. Mr.. and Mrs
] w. W. smith were aboard the train, GuC
! when the conductor told them ABOUT the con
/ dltton OF the Young man tWhO mad become I'm
! consctOusl they al once went 10 the car h,
was in and looked after him. giving hin
I stlmuiants ana kind attention, which seemed
to revive him, AT Callahan fresh milk wa,
/ obtained, which. with the Stimulauts. enabled
him TO sit up and feeDly converse. ON reach
ing Jacksonville he requested to he allowed
TO continue his journey though still very
feeble man.
Tuesday night between - and 1 o'clocl, tn,
residents in the vicinity OF Harmony Baptis
Z church. on west state street. Jacksonville
/ were aroused from their slumbers by shrlek
and screams, loud and piercing, coming from
| the church. At first IL was thought tina
someone had been killed, but from resident,
and the police this morning II was learue,
/ that the noise was raised oy crowd of col
ored women who had got religion az tn,
! church. his morning gentleman Twin.
/ near the said church went TO the police sta
| ton TO swear out warrant against the dis
! turDers. One OF the deaUOns of the Churcl
SAID afterward that i've girls were CONVEX C..
that night ana were now all IN q trance an,
must not be bothered until they come to-"
YOUNG PEEL HAS A RECORD.
AS a Man About Town He Was