The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-07

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| started in Lakeland.
The Mariana high school opened last
I Monday with $50 pupils.
George n. BENJAMIN is building a 22x3S
/ feet two-story building on his addition in
| West Tampa, to be used by Rev. H. B.
! Someillan as a school house.
Charles f. Worth of Tampa has re-
ceived letter from Hon. George W. VIII
son notifying him of his appointmnt as
deputy collector of internal revenue for
that Ohe Fifth division, the appointment
to go into effect Nov, l.
The wife of Robert Lewis, living on
Chittachatta creek, near Sumterville, who
was examined as to her sanity before
Judge Steele last week and adjudged in
sane was taken to the asylum by the ma
iron Of that institution Tuesday morning
The grand jury found true bills against
thirteen men at PanasOfkee for selling
whisky. This shows up pretty well for
dry town, and very small one at that,
Three have been arrested and placed in
Jail, but the others left for parts uu-
known.
At Ellaville Friday Jim Wells. colored.
was shot by an unknown negro with dou-
ble-barrel shotgun and badly wounded.
Wells was wanted in Columbia county for
attempt to murder. He has been dodg-
ing the sheriff since August 10 This
morning Sheriff Hawkins from Live OAK
came over and got him. He has one arm
shot Off, and is shot in the body and may
die
The Orange County School board, which
closed its regular monthly session. Thurs
day, adopted a rule changing the hours for
the daily sessions of the public schools of
the county for the primary and second
grade pupils. Heretofore the sessions
nave been from $50 a m. to p. m, and
under the new rule the sessions for the
grades mentioned will be from $50 to 2:3O
with recess of half hour at noon.
Monticello Constitution: Two negroes
came into town Tuesday representing. so
they said, colored minstrel troupe. They
rented the opera house but Ii turned out
that the same two constituted lock- stock
and barrel of the troupe. About two dozen
of the boys purchased tickets and were
ready to see the performance. They soon
found that the sO-Called show was a
sWindle and pelted the two negroes with
some ancient eggs. At last accounts one
OF the actors was down in the branch
trying to say the Lords prayer and prom
Using never to do so again.
Orlando Reporter: J. Feinberg accom-
pllshed a tailoring feat Friday morning
which is hard to beat At 63O o'clock a
man gave Feinberg an order for a pair
OF trousers, selecting the goods and in
slstlng that they must be finished by the
time the 9:l5 train came along from Tam
pa. At exactly 8 o'clock the trousers
were finished, and in a few moments after
that they were delivered at the South
Florida baggage room, where the custom
er, donned them and departed happy in
the possession Of perfect fitting trousers
made to order in two hours and a half
Robert Fisher, young coIored man who
has charge of G. b. Green's place on Lake
Lucerne, met with serious accident
Thursday, which viii result in the loss
of one of his hands. Robert was out hunt
Ing short distance from Orlando, when
a heavy shower came up and wet his
shotgun. In wiping the rain from the gun
he held his left hand over the muzzIe
while he wiped of the barrels with his
right hand. In some way his hand struck
the hammers, causing the discharge of
the gun. The entire charge of shot en-
tered his left hand, decorating the fin
gers and palm so badly that it is thought
the hand will have to be amputated at the
wrist.
Mariana Journal; On Monday last
Judge Barnes pronounced judgment dis
barring W.. o. Butler of Chipley from
practice of law in this state The pro-
ceedings against Mr. Butler was insti-
tuted by the filing of petition before the
judge on Sept. u by the several members
of Marianna's bar for a rule against Mr.
Butler to show cause why his name
should not be stricken from the roll of
attorneys. The charge brought against
him, in this petition, was TO the effect
| that he represented professionally, as an
attorney, one J. NJ. Harper in July, 1893
] who was defendant in a suit pending at
! that time in the Justice court of George
! W. Cook, justice of the peace in and for
! the Seventh district of Washington coun-
! ty, wherein the firm of Hagerman, Nc
| Kinnon Co, composed of c. w. Hager-
nan, A. d. McKinnon and ]. NJ. Criglar
were plaintiffs, and that so representing
the said John NJ. Harper as his attorney,
! Mr.. Butler did on the 18th day of July
! 1893, write his client Harper as follows:
! Chipley Fla, July II, 1S93.-Mr. John NJ
| Harper, Orange, Fla: Dear Sir: Mr..
! Jones and ]. M. Criglar has been begging
me TO consent to try your case on next
| Saturday and l consented to do So pro-
| vided you could get here and get all your
| witness here. Now, ] do not want to
try the case yet, and if you will arrange
| to keep some of your witnesses away l
! would much prefer to have II continued.
| Criglar will not be able to keep his wit
nesses here longer than next Saturday, so
he tells me himself hence my reason for
wanNng to continue it. You can see
| the point in the case yourself without
! my saying more. II you can't come
/ yourself on account of sickness or on
| account Of getting hurt in some way send
me letter on saturday morning saying
| that you are sick or foil and got hurt In
some way so that l can get a continuance
l think this would be better than to try
and keep your witnesses away for they
| might force you to trial without them
did this to make It appear that we were
| anxious to get a trial, and that we did not
| want to continue it. l wrote you yester-
day. the letter will be handed you by OF
/ through Mr.. Criglar himself. Let me hear
from you by return mail saying that you
received my letter and that you will be on
| hand certain on next Saturday so that
can show IL to the court on my motion for
continuance so that l can satisfy him
that we are anxious for a trial, and but
for your sickness or that you got hurt in
some way, which you can write TO me or
Saturday morning, that we would be-
ready for trial You understand what
want and / hope you Will carry our my IN,
! structions to the letter. We must gati
this case certain and sure and will do SO
now II we but do our duty. Yours re-
| spectfully, w. o. Butler. "And your pc
titioners charge that the advice which
was given by the said William O. Butler
to his said client I'm said letter was unpro
fessional. and intended to perpetrate q