The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-25
FLORIDA.

The democratic executive committee Of
Gadsden county will meet next Saturday.
1xt IA Inutto vi ondtay7 On Parish
aged 49, accidentally shot and killed him
self,
1ftusville must either organize a volunteer
nre department, put in water works or pay
higher insurance.
A monster shark was caught of Barling's
dock at St Augustine Monday. 1t measured
teet2 inches in length.
A hundred and seventy-five cigar-makers
from Key West reached Tampa Sunday TO
work In the local factories,
Some wonderful phosphate beds have been
discovered by j. w. Seymour and son in
some lands near Bay City, in fernando
county.
The strike in Gonzales, Mora & Cos. cigar
factory at Tampa was settled Friday by mn
tual concessions. The house resumed work
Monday morning
John Tillis, son Of j. II. Tillis, shot negro
on his premises, in Gadsden county last Sat
urday. one arm OF the negro was amputated,
and he Is improving.
DR.. H. Caruthers, who died in St Angus
tine on last Saturday at the advanced age Of
% years, was resident Of Tarrytown. N Y,
put mad been spending winters in this city
Tor many years past
Edmund c. Weeks, marshul of the north
ern district OF Florida for the past four years,
has been appointed by Justice White to sue
ceed himself until the president makes an ap-
pointment to fill the place.
Plundering the wreck of vessel is the
charge that Joseph Bailey and Frank Vincent
were being tried for Monday in the United
states court at Jacksonville. The vessel was
the fishing schooner Uncle Sam wrecked on
the gulf coast within the boundary of Hamil-
ton county. The men were charged with
stealing an anchor and a number of other
articles. valued in all at 500. They were
tried before jury, and were represented by
+. I. Axtell. After hearing the evidence
Judge Swayne ordered the jury to bring a
verdict OF not guilty, and ordered the prison
ers discharged
A woman ran across Bay street at the foot
OF Main street at Jacksonville Monday shout
ing: you stole my husband from me! You
stole my hus band from mel" The words
were addressed by Mrs. b. A. Sawyer to Mrs
Z Elizabeth Chiconie, who was walking ahead
OF her, crossing the street, and as the two
women came together in front Of Huau's
cigar store Mrs. Sawyer raised her umbrella
struck Mrs. Chiconie on the head and
knocked her down. One OF the onlookers
separated the women before any further diff
hculty took place, and Mrs. Chconie was
escorted to a carriage and driven home
Previous to the attack on the street Mrs.
sawyer had assaulted Mrs. Chiconie in dry
goods store.
I Near Stewart, on the line OF the East Coast
railroad last Friday Deputy Sheriff Jones'
the son Of County Judge Jones was on the
sOuthbound train, looking for three highway
men, who had stopped workmen of the rail
road the day before, and compelled them to
give up $40 at the point of pistols. Conductor
ftunnlcutt stopped the train to put of three
men under one OF the coaches. One of the
men on the truss rod was captured and car
rled to the baggage car The second one was
shot while trying to escape and the third es-
capped The man who was shot. was carried
on down to West Palm Beach, and is reported
as being at the point of death The next day
the deputy captured two suspicious charac-
tiers, and they were brought here and lodged
In jail. They acknowledged that they we're
the men who robbed the workmen, and also
said that the man shot was one of their part
ners, who assisted in the job.
Ten thousand dollars damages will very
| likely be sued for in the United States court
by George Dunford, the A. p. A. man who
was run out OF Palatka on Sunday by mob
which bruised him quite badly and threat
ened TO give him coat of tar and feathers
Dunford is still in Jacksonville. and has been
in consultation with an attorney In regard 20
| bringing sultfor damages. Being British
subject he consulted r. p. Axtell, the British
| vice-consul, in regard to claiming damages
| against the people of the United states Mr.
| Axtell heard his story and told him he could
| do nothing in that line, as the authorities had
| done all they could for his protection. Dun
| ford is an enthusiastic A. T.. A. man and is
no doubt, counting largely on being aided by
| the association IN prosecuting his damage
! suit. The men who assailed Marshal Nix
| Sunday were arraigned In Justice CoX's court
| at Palatka, Monday, on a charge Of assault
! They were Identified by Nix, and were fined
| s. and costs each Nix left Monday for his
| home in Asheville, N. c. All the excitement
| has quoted down, aud it is impossible to find
| a man in town who will admit that he belongs
| to the A. 2. A.