The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-12


of his being in time for the opening Of
court Monday morning. and walked 10
Jacksonville, distance of thirty-six
miles.
A few days ago, in company with a
friend, reporter of the Jasper News
halted at the gate OF J. b. Taylor, who
lives three miles south from that place.
Seeing the house and yard fun of children,
the Inquiry was made, Why, Mr Taylor,
are all these your Children Yes, yes"
he replied. Il reckon so. I've got nine by
my first wife and sixteen by my present
wife, twenty-five in all They're all here 1
reckon
At Jacksonville Monday Judge Locke
granted motion of the complainant in
the case of John II. Collins VS.. the City
Of Jacksonville for appeal to the United
states supreme court and issued an or
der to that effect in the United States
district court. A bond for $500 was filed
by the complainant, signed by John II.
GOWN, as principal, and >. 3. Hubbard,
J. H. Durkee. James p. TaliaferrO, j.
ties.
The last issue of the Manatee Advocate
says that on Monday morning as Jailer
Porter carried breakfast 70 three prison
ers confined in the Jail the prisoners
slammed the door against the 1ailer and
ran out through the open door. Mr.. Por-
ter took after them, calling for help. They
took a south course and entered bay
head, from which they soon escaped. The
sheriff, jailer and some citizens were in
hot pursuit, but at last reports they were
still at large.
F. S. Collins was in the Office Of the
New Smyrna Breeze a few days ago and
informed them of a very mysterious case
which has recently come to light down the
Indian river, few miles north of Titus
Vile A young man named Charles
StrOther, who recently came from there,
found an old pair of trousers and an old
pistol near by. Going on little further he
found several bones, which he says were
undoubtedly human bones, one Of them
being whole rib.
ganization of the Hotel Escambia Com
pany In Pensacola, with a capitol Of $50,
000 Until the first election W. d. Chip
ley will be president; II. Bars. vice pres
ident, and w. III. Movies secretary and
treasurer. In the hands of this company
Hotel Escambia, heretofore kept open
during the winter months only, is being
thoroughly renovated, and will be OPP
ened on Jan. /. and hereafter will be
kept open the year round.
A difficulty took place at Williston Sat
urday afternoon between ]. Il. Peacock
and w. p. Edwards, IN which the latter
was seriously hurt. The dispute arose
over an account between the two gentle
mem in which Peacock denied owing so
which Edwards claimed. Peacock struck
Edwards over the eye with a heavy ink
stand. and gave him a severe wound. The
two then secured shot guns and would
have done some bloody work had IT not
been for the interference of friends. ,f.
Newberry is building up rapidly. There
are five good residences under construction
and ten small buildings. Messrs. d. A.
Clark & Co. will do a large naval store
business. The phosphate mines are all in
operation and several additional mines
will soon be opened. The Victoria Phos-
plate Company, in the limits of town,
has gone down some fifty feet and il is
said the grade runs higher than when
operating under the surface. This mine
is operated by the firm Of Little Bros. of
| Jacksonville.
1t will be remembered that Ernest Yae-
| ger of Leesburg was reported to be in
Now Orleans WI he hoH a,FNa
to dispose of two bricks, which he sup
| posed to be gold and for which he had
| PAID S6,OO When Haeger presented his
| bricks at the United States mint he was
| informed that they were brass. Mr.. Yae-
/ ger was member of the banking firm OF
| Jaeger Bros. Bank of Leesburg A num-
/ banks condition and have found that none
/ of it's funds had been used Mr. Yaeger
! used his own private money.
! Tampa Times: A mad woman, with a
! long, white apron flying in the wind, her
/ bare head exposed to the sun, a cleaning
/ nickel plated revolver flashing in the
| light as she ran down Franklin street and
! dashed through the court house to the
/ city hall, created no little excitement
/ Saturday afternoon on that busy thor
/ oughfare. The trouble began in the res
/ taurant kept by John Smith and wife in
/ j.. S. Macfarlane's house, on Franklin
near Cass street. Mr.. Macfarlane went
there as usual 10 collect his rent Mr.
Smith was a week behind and said he
could not pay the amount due until he
sold out. The two men had some words
/ and Mr. Macfarlane knocked Mr. Smith
down. officer Aman walked In and ar
rested Mr.. Smith and said nothing t.
1 Macfarlane, who went his way The ar
] rest of her husband. who had not STRUCK
/ blow, so Infatuated Mrs. Smith that she
/ rushed up stairs. got her pistol anC
started out to shoot Macfarlane, but she
4 failed to find him.
James Rayess, aged %, a Cuban by
birth. has been employed by Contractor
! Rich at Tomoka as wood-chopper for the
| Jacksonville. st. Augustine and Indar
| River railroad for the past four month.
! on the evening of Nov. q, ne amused
! himself by drawing indecent pictures
| Among them was one of the daughter o.
/ H. NJ. Bryant, showing her in a mud,
/ state Rayess wrote Miss Bryant's nam,
I under the sketch, and showed il around
! to the loungers present. His artistic eff
/ fort came to the notice of Special Off
/ Ger Bryant the father of the subject O.
4 the sketch, who secured the picture and
warrant for Rayess' arrest from Justice
/ w D. Foulk of Ormond. Mr.. Bryant wa.
| not able to locate Rayess till SATURDAY.
! when he was brought before the jus
! tice In his examination 1t came out tina
he had been arrested az St. Augustin,
for the same offense, but had escaped be
fore being brought TO trial. This bein.
the case, Justice Foulk held him in $40
/ bail in default of which he was taken [,
DeLand to await trial before the specia
sessions. The penalty for this offense il
7 a fine of not less than 500, or imprison
ment for not more than five years, o.
both.