The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-31

pal of the Madison high school Prot W J.
O'Dam had been unanimously iudOrsed for
the position.
The contract for the erection Of a two-storv
brick building for Oc2la Hose Company No.
/ on the old jail lot recently purchased boy the
city. has been awarded 10 Allen Mcintosh,
and WoTlswas commenced Wednesday morn
lnE-
The Ocala summer normal school closed
I Thursday. This school has been decided
success. and the teachers are highly com
mended for their untiring zeal and efforts 70
make il So he average attendance for the
. two months was 25O.
The store Of }. C. And-eau. at the corner OF
Ocean and Church streets, Jacksonville. was
entered on Tuesday night OF early Nednes-
1 day morning by thieves and good maui was
made. The thieves seemed to re In the gro.
Gerry business ana wanted 10 lay iu fall
stock without extra charge. Flour. sugar
codce and ether articles 70 the amount Of SO
was taken. The thief or thieves. had a
wagon i'm which TO transport the goods. The
track was very plain yesterday morning where
they had driven up 10 the door.
The Florida Monthly Publishing Company
OF Tampa filed articles Of incorporation
Wednesday. il is capitalized at $4,000 The
I directors are. John T. Hcarn- Peter @.
Knight G.. Durant. l.. y. tennessee William
d. Henderson Judge Charles r. Harrison and
Dr. j. p Wall. The company is formed TO
publish a monthly journal descriptive OF and
IN the Interests of the state. The hrst nun
Der Will appear in OCTOBER. That, with the
November aud Deem err numbers, VIII be
initIatory copies the regular vOIume begin
ming with the January number.
Wednesday afternoon Orlando was visited
with the heaviest ram OF the season. The
wind blew gale during a short period OF
time. but so far as heard from, beyond the
breaking OF few branches from the trees no
harm was done. Heavy electrical discharges
were frequent during the height of the storm
and reports say that in the pine woods out
side Of the city many trees were struck.
During the storm lightning struck the resi-
NJ Z. orr or r.
ing away portion OF the roof and setting the
building on fire. After the uerccness OF the
storm had abatcd, fire alarm was turned in.
but when the department reached the mouse
the fire was out. and WOTkmCu we're engaged
in repairing the roof to keep the water out.
w. S. Collins a delivery clerk and day
Waterman at the savannah. Florida and
western railroad at jacksonville. was struck
in the head by a negro dTayman named MiUgO
WASHINGTON Wednesday morning and danger
Ously injured. Washington has been very
annoying to the clerks at the depot recently,
ana has had several rows with them of
trivial nature. Wednesday, morning at II 80
O'Clock washington was in the freight yard
after load Of watermelons He wanted to
use some lumber that was the property of he
ia lr0ad TO keep the fruit on his dray. When
he started 10 pick it up. he r'aS told by Mr..
Collins 10 let it alone, as they had use for 10.
lie made a saucy reply. and was ordered out
OF the yard by the Waterman. He then he
came very abusive aud sand that he would
not move. Mr.. Collins approached to eject
MN iDTclNIE4 ana as ne moved forward
WASHINGTON took The board seat of his cart and
struck Collins over the head cutting a cash
"a out an inch long over his left eye, tniiict-
Ing dangerous il not fatal injuries.
An exciting and what came near terminating
in fatal encounter occurred on sunday
morning az the laptSmal pond of Pleasant
Hili church, in the western part Of A'aehua
county The good people of that vicinity had
assembled at the pond TO administer the
sacrament of baptism TO six candidates, and
as She services were in progress and a party
named WOOcy was making his way to the
waters edge, he was acCOsted by.JOhn Cox.
Wooley halted, after having been repeatedly
ordered TO do so. Robert Cox placed
his hands upon him. ana Wooley,
apprehendlng trouble was heard to remark.
Hold ON. men; don't push it on me
here The request was not needed, and
placing his arms about WOOley5 neck, Rob
ert Cox began to apply a knife vigorously to
has back while his luther beat Wooley over
the head with a large hickory club. Wooley
then pulled his pistol and tired several times
Fortunately nobody was struck by the flying
missiles. and the only harm done as a result
OF the shooting was the burning of Robert
CON's face with pow der. Men, women and
children fed from the scene in wild con
fusion, out further trouble was avoided by
the interference of friends. Wooley has
given himself up to the proper authorities.
John and Robert Cox will be arrested and
tried for attempted murder and disturbing
public worship.