The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-30
GEORGIA

At Sanford John e. Pace has begun work
under his contract for grading the streets
preparatory to Smelling them.
The steamer Comet of the Beach & Miller
line, capsized in Lake Crescent a few days
ago with 400 boxes Of oranges on board.
At Jacksonville, Tuesday morning, Willie
T1llman, the 5year-old son of Della Tillman.
was pushed into the fire by his younger
brother and horribly burned. The boy SUI
Tered great agony all through the day, and
died at 1880 O'Clock Tuesday night.
For some time there has been discussion
as TO the relative merits Of the two sloOp
yachts WabUn and Martha of Palatka. K
purse has been finally arranged, and this
afternoon the contestants will battle for The
purse and hono1s. one interesting feature is
that only one man shall sail in each boat, ana
the course is 10 miles.
A lady of Fernandida who possessed a vaIu-
able diamond ring missed her jewels Satur-
dry. She had been making pies and thought
the bar on which the stones were set had be
come detached from tue ring and would be
found in the pie crust, but the last pie was
eaten without finding the diamonds and the
owner is very much distre ssed
There will be no newspaper consolidation
at Sumtervllle. Editor Walpole, after more
mature consideration, decided that he could
not give up his journal and as the trade was
made late Saturday evening. and no delivery
had or any payment made on the day for de-
livery, he few the track" The trade with
Editor 1fllman, however. is bona flde and
with this issl 1illman sewers his connection
with the Times, and next week it will be
Editor Graham.
In the criminal court at Orlando Tuesday
Judge Butt issued peremptorg order to the
sheriff directing him TO arrest and pace In
lhe county jail George 3. Dorm, who was fined
In November last upon a conviction in This
court, Tor selling liquor at Winter ark with
out license. The tine imposed was $50 and
costs which amounted in the aggreVate 10
about 500, about one-half of viii b has been
paid, hence the order OF the court The war.
rant directs the sheriff to incarcerata the Of
lender in the county jail and hold him there
until the further orders of the court.
most distressing accident occurred at
NestVnle, IN Holmes county tuesday even
ing, at the residence of John Neel a we'll
known merchant Of that town, in which his
little 5-Near-old son Herbert lost his life he
little fellow ana his elder brother who is 7
years OF age, was playing in a room where a
loaded gun was standing. he elder brother
was attempting to make a wooden gun and
PICKED up the loaded one TO see how il was
charged The gun was accidentally fred and
the load entered little Herber.s head tear
ing 1t nearly of and killing him instantly.
St. Augustine Press: The railroad and
hotels owned by IL. NJ. tlagler are now in
such condition that there is no need OF any
more work being done on them. so in all pro- .
ablllty 10 more lmproE ements win be made
until early in the fan. The East Coast Line
Is now finished to West Palm
Eeach. II had been hoped thai
the work would be pushed right
ahead until Biscayne Bay was reached fct
owing TO the condition of Mr.. Flauler S health
the extension will not be made until bout
next September Numerous improvements
were TO be made in this ty this SIMMER. but
under ne present outlook nothing win lie
done until the other work is starieL
VEST jupiter was the scene Of "a fatal shoot
ing ARRAY Wednesday. Tom PANE ana L.
Clayton became involved in diniculty which
eliminated in Clayton shooting at Paine five
times, While he was in a crowd around the
campfire. All Of them were negroes and
scattered at the first shot Paine was shot
through the hip. and Aleck Williams was in
his last struggles, with bullet through the
back Of his head. It came out over the eve
RE died IN less than an hour. He had taken
no part in the fight, but was merely a by.
stander Paine was sent of to the hospital
for treatment The coroner jury returned a
verdict for the murder OF Aletk Williams
against Clayton, who has not yet teen cap
tured.