The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-07

loss, there being no insurance
Just before the United States court adj
! journed at Jacksonville Tuesday Judge
Locke handed down an order in the case
Of j. II. COlvin vs. the city Of Jackson
willie, refusing the INDUCTION asked for,
and denying the motion made by the
] complainant to further amend the
amended bill by adding other property
holders. so that the taxes on the assess
able property would then be above 5000
thus bringing the case into the 5uris-
/ dictiOn Of the court. This decision dis
misses the case from this court.
Tie schooner Pearl. Capt. Bradley. ar
| rived from Biscayne Bay, where she has
! been for some days waiting for favorable
Z weather The captain reports favorable
/ weather on the trip up. While coming
/ through the cut the schooner scraped
I against reef and a small hole was made
in her side. As soon as Il was ascertained
/ that leak had been sprung, the captain
/ sprang overheard and going under water
/ managed to stop the leak. There were
/ eight passengers aboard, but none Of them
knew that leak had been sprung.
The artesian well which Commandant
/ Whiting is having sunk at the navy yard
continues to excite the lvliest interest.
At a depth of ], 1856 feet a flow of water
/ was struck that is so strongly impreg-
| mated with gas that the officers are in dis
/ pair Of reaching pure water which is so
I much desired. The water is flowing out
at the rate of 14.400 gallons per day. A
! temporary box has been erected over the
well and gas burners attached. The light
IS almost as brilliant as that furnished
/ by pure gas. Commandant Whiting re-
/ ported the facts to the department at
] Washington, and has been instructed to
have the well sunk 300 feet deeper, or
until fresh water is found.
DR.. W. f. Anderson. who is a member
n a ct al hra na r.FF
circus at Pensacola Tuesday with his wife
and children, and directly after its close
the entire party had narrow escape from
/ death. They We're returning from the ex-
hibition grounds in a carriage when the
horses took fright on Barcelona street
ana ran away. At the corner of BARGE
Iona and Gregory streets the carriage was
overturned by the street car tracks and
badly wrecked. DR.. Anderson and his
family were thrown out with great vio-
lence. The doctor received a severe
| shoek and his wife was painfully bruised.
but fortunately their injuries were not
serious. The children and Miss Virginia
Hargls, young sister of Mrs. Anderson,
escaped with slight bruises.
The case of r. d. Canova of GIynn
county, Ga, VS.. c. F. Pons, sheriff of
Baker county, for false Imprisonment and
assault, was called up in the United States
district court at Jacksonville Wednesday.
D
June A jury was sworn in to assess dam
ages, composed of S. S. Buell.. Il. NJ Price.
MOTHS Myerson, II. r. Bemis, +. NJ Iron
monger, Jr, J. j. Cole, T. S. c. Crosby.
r.. NJ. Chapman, S. c. Melbourne. Frank
=. Mooney, Frank s. Gray and w. H. Nc
Cormick The plaintiff made his state
ment regarding his arrest at Sanderson
In January last by Pons and his impris-
onment there. He was subsequently taken
10 Macclenny and after some talk over
the matter was released, because, as he
expressed il, they were relatives The Jury
was out half an hour and brought in a YER
dlct OF 500 for the plaintiff, which NJ. c.
Jordan, who represented Canova, said
was all that he wanted. Sheriff Pons was
| not represented.
For long time II. M. Flagler has been
considering the advsability of making
some extensive alterations on the second
iloor of the Casino at st. Augustine and
when he arrives tonight he will settle the
question. The plan has already been talked
of considerably, so that nearly everyone
familiar with the affairs of the Casino
knows what the change is to be- The idea
is TO make the seating capacity of the
Casino more than double what it is at
present. In order to accomplish this end
| II viii be necessary to cover the swim
ming pool over with "a thick glass floor.
! strongly supported, so as to make the
second story of the building one immense
auditorium, with a seating capacity of over
1000 people, and perhaps large stage. To
accomplish this, however it will deprive
the elegant swimming pool of some of its
advantages, such as the swinging rings.
balcony dives, etc. 1t is almost certain
/ that the alteration win be made perhaps
| at the close of the coming season The
/ Casino has been crowded many times. and
more room would have been quite accepta-
Bile, and still larger crowds are expected.
T. L. Brush is a stranger who arrived at
| Jacksonville Tuesday morning from his
home near Waycross Ga, to transact
| some business. Tuesday night he attended
the trained animal show and had as adj
/ joining seatmates two very stylish young
men, with whom he engaged in conversa-
| ton. When the performance was over
/ the three of them went out together, and
/ by request of one of the men they went
/ down to a saloon and had two or three
/ glasses of beer together, after which they
strolled off down the street ito do the
town" Mr.. Bush says that they had walk
ed several blocks and seemed to be getting
near the suburbs, when he said he guessed
he would go back. The two men consent
ed and the three of them started back
| the way that they had come. Returning
| they had gone about a block and had
reached dark place when one of the men
suddenly showed revolver in his face
and Kissed, DIN you, don't you holler,
Otner
man then went through his pockets, Sc
curing a silver watch and chain and $40
in money. They then turned and ran off
in the darkness.
Jacksonville Times Union: Tramps have
been read of time and time again but it
is very probable that a cat has never been
heard of in that role, yet such an oc-
currence occurred Monday The train
! leaving Orlando at 1880 a. m and arriv-
ing here at $40 p. m. was the conveyance
on which Puss had the audacity to
steal ride. 1t was a white and black
feline, and she was first discovered riding
on the trucks at Waldo, and Immediately
the passengers became very mucn inter
ested in their tramp. At Baldwin the
car for Jacksonville is switched off. and
the train continues to Fernandina. II
was here that little scrap occurred.
| The conductor insisted on carving Puss
on with him to Fernandina, and the pas
sengers insisted on bringing her to Jack
sonville. The passengers finally suc
ceeded in carrying their point and Puss
was placed on the trucks of the car com
ing to this city. She made the trip safely
and upon her arrival here was taken in