The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-18

road by tying an old horse on the track to be
killed. and also Of aggravated assault upon
their brother-in-iaw John White, the princi-
PAL witness against them They we're each
sentenced o. Imprisonment In the county Jail
for q period Of Two years and four months.
and 20 uay costs. Saturday the board OF par
dous. ia session at Tallahassee, granted them
O full pardon. After serving tWenty-One
months in the county jan they we're released
Monday.
Tamna Times: A. F Brown. OF New
smyrna. who accompanied the press excur-
sion 20 havana. struck oil OF rather honey
bic secured o contract with capitalists there
% take charge OF a Zee ranch at a high sal-
lry. and be VIII 90 back in two months to
begin work Mr. Browns bee ranch in No-
lEs-a county produces from fourteen to
twenty tons of honey annually. but the Cuban
raneh is expected 70 yield 100 tons Of purest
honey auruai-y- II VIII be exported to this
-t-y, where il retails for cents, while TIE
price in Cuua Is only cents per pound. The
reduction Of the tariff on honey win give
quite a. impetus TO its production in Cuba.
saws Nr. Brown. who has had a wide expert
ence in This business.
Tampa Times About clock Friday morn
Iug b, g. Porter went out Ia the yard at the
residence Of his father in-law, W. J. Allen
where be lives As he started to the house
Mr. Allen called out. Who's thereY" and
before De had chance 70 answer. fred vol
Lev az the man he saw approaching the house.
he msu rushed on into the house without
further welcome Of that sort. ana Mr.. Allen
WIS astoufshed 20 md be had shot Mr.. Porter.
The gun was loaded with No. shot and nearly
tue whole lead went into a post OF the Verauda.
Had IL lot leel for that Mr Porter would no
DOUBT have teeu killed. He received four
shots. one IN each leg. one In his Left arm and
one u his shoulder DR.. Wall pro-ed for the
balls but could not find them, None Of the
wounds are thought to be serious and Mr.
Porter has not Deen laid up by il.
81. Augustine Press: Saturday while Capt
John Masters, Of the steamer Myth. and Mr..
Latham, OF the Casa Marina were out drum
tUb
they are not likely TO forget very soon. While
dreamlly waiting for a bite their reveries
were suddenly disturbed ~ a violent commo-
ton In the water. ana their boat began to
move without any apparent motive, so far as
its internal construction was concerned. On
sped the boat aud It's two occupants looked
thoroughly enjoying this new. though
sensational mode Of Iocomotiou
They finally concluded that a big
shark was having a little fun at their ex-
pense, but as the boat continued to 90 faster
and faster towards the bar, they began to get
a little alarmed. When nearing the red buoy.
the water began to foam. and a portion OF
large body prOlruded itself from il The two
gentlemen had read enough to know that they
we're nearly in the clutches Of the dreaded
octopus or devil fish The anchor rope was
cut without ceremony, and they pulled for
the shore with all their might and main.
Capt. Mckay relates that while in Havana
last week his ship, the Olivette, was boarded
by Capt Lloyd Phoenix, owner OF the yacht
Intrepid who told him he was just back from
a cruise In the west Caribbean sea and at the
Grand Comant Island. near the now famous
RoncaGOr reef where the Inflated United
States man of war kearsarge was wrecked
He had found numerous relics OF the lost yes
sci, and had secured and had on board the
ships bell and log books and the tablet com
her victory over the confederate
states cruiser Alabama in the
naval duel fought between these YES
sells in the English channel in the
year 1864. 1t will be remem-
bered that the commander'of the vanquis he'd
vessel which sank to the bottom OF the sea in
less than two hours after the commencement
of the battle was Raphael Semmes. BY a
strange coincidence, the name of the
wrecker who plundered and then fred the
kearsarge was Raphael Semmes Borden. 1t
was thought THAI all the hearsarRe's ammu-
milton was taken away when she was de-
serted, and the wreckers after taking overg-
thing portable, poured kerosene over the
decks anu fired the ship. But to their sur
prise terrific explosion followed that scat
tered them in every direction into the sea-
He also told Capt. Mckay that large amount
OF the Kearsarge's supplies and fixtures flags,
bunting, etc, was scattered among the vari-
GUS islands of the group.