The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-03

/ better element OF CuhanS ana americans aie
determined that they shall work unmolesteo.
They were met az the wharf BY q large mum
her OF citizens and escorted TO the Russell
House without molestation.
The farmers around Sanderson have got
about all their cotton to market. George p.
CanoTa has closed his gin. after turning on
800 bales. The gin belonging to the estate OF
+. j. Poas is still running. and Will close with
about SOD bales. The most OF the cotton was
sold At such low prices that the farmers have
not all been able to settle up their accounts
for last years supplies, which leaves them IN
bad shape for another crop.
From a raid made Saturday midnight by
the police on disorderly houses at Tampa the
receipts Of the mayors court Monday were
s5O0 Slxty-four cases were aocketeo, lily,
seven being against men and women and
boys found in these houses The police took
bonds from all arrested. and this morning
every bond, even Of negroes, was forfeited.
The receipts are the largest in single ses-
sion Of mayors court ever known there
The Episcopal convention Of the diocese OF
Florida is to be held at Key West on Jan. IL.
The railroads throughout the state have made
rate Of IL fares for the round tripfrOm any
point to Port Tampa, and. from Port Tampa
to Key West via the Plant steamship line
the fare will be So for the round trip An
excursion Will also be run from Key West TO
Havana for the benefit OF those desiring to
make a trip to the island, for which rate Of
SIS has been provided. The excursion from
Port Tampa will be personally conducted By
Capt. r. T. Patton.
A tramp recently walked boldly into the
house OF a gentleman residing on the public
road a short distance from Jasper and de-
manded OF the lady something TO eat. and or
dered her to get II quick. The family Is three
in number-an old man afflicted with rheu-
matism, the old lady and a ll-year-old boy.
| The old man was helpless, the old lady was
frightened nearly to death. but was going to
comply with the demand. but the boy. more
thoughtful and not easily frightened, ran TO
room and came out with pistol IN hand The
tramp noticing it, vacated the premises with
a double quick" motion that soon took him
beyond pistol range
Rev Or Josiah Tyler. now at LonRwood,
who has labored among the Zulus Of South
eastern Africa for forty years as mission
airy. gave some very Interesting descriptions
lately, both at Longwood chapel and at the
Congregational church in that town. He was
assisted by his daughter, who sang in the
Zulu language. and brought Zulu bed, pill
low. covering, snun jars war-shield, etc. DR..
| Tyler's headquarters we're at Natal. He has
written a book entitled Forty Years Among
the Zulus," giving a description Of his life in
Zululand. He is at present, as he says him
SELF, prisoner in this country, as his children
| and his doctor do not think 1t best for him to
return to Africa; but he is very anxious to 20
back and take up his work there again.
The civil service examination for positions
! as clerks and carriers in the postoffice at
| Jacksonville, will be held n that city Feb. 10.
| Applications for these positions will be re-
| ceiyed by the clerk Of the board at the post
| ONCE up to the close of business hours on
! Monday, Jan. 81. The civil service examiner
in a circular, states that examinations
are open 10 all reputable cltiZenS, VINO may
| desire TO enter the postal service, without re-
| gard to political Affiliations All such citi-
| zens. whether democrats or republicans, or
| neither, are invited to apply. They will be
! examined. graded and certified with entire
/ impartiality, and wholly without regard to
| their political views, or TO any consideration
except their efficiency, as shown by the
| grades they obtain in the examination.
At Arcadia Sunday morning at about 2
o'clock Justice I. J, Lawton was aroused by
the screams Of woman. Mr.. Lawton jumped
I L.. sod
| the sound at Il. NJ Watts house, Just across
| the street from him He dressed as quickly
as possible, and, taking his gun, started
out just in time TO see a large-siZed man max
| ing quick steps up the street Mr., Lawton
| fired two shots. but with no effect. Mr. Watts
| is out on camp hunt, and no one was in the
| house but Mrs Watts and Mrs. Bass, the
wife Of G. Quinn Bass, who escaped from jail
| on last Wednesday night, and who is under
! life sentence. Bass is a desperate man, and
he told 1t openly that he was going to kill his
wife il he got out Of Jail. 1t is supposed that
he was trying to get into the house to carry
out his threat.
The following is from the correspondence
of the Florida Citizen: Nine years ago negro
in this county named Dan Tysen was shot
near the Georgia line by another negro. He
was sitting by his wife at the time, and his
head was literally blown OF. A few months
later his widow gave birth to a boy, who
| will be years old next June. That boy is a
wonderful freak Of nature. From his neck
| to his feet he measures about / foot 6
| inches, his limbs are small and wasted. vet
he weighs i27 pounds This remarkable
| weight due to his head, which measures
| foot and inches in diameter and 4
| feet and IL inches in circumference. Ger
| tainly the child can neither stand nor sit, but
| keeps its lying posture and laughs, talks and
| sings like any other child. Its method OF
loeomotion is to roll on his head by throwing
| his legs over ii. He is in perfect health"
Orlando Reporter; d. NJ Sinclair, the bold
! thief whom we referred to in Saturday 8
! paper as having carried on fpr some time a
| high handed swindling scheme. was captured
| at Dade City Saturday night. II was he
| whom Sheriff Anderson was after when he
went 10 Starke on Friday. The sheriff Of
Bradford county made the arrest. Sinclair,
| who has been operating under a mum Der of
| "altases," must have accumulated consider
| able money by purchasing, on credit, many
| car loads OF orange box material, and selling
| them for cash at much less than 1t is worth at
| the mills. He was only out the freight on the
stun, and the business was pretty nearly all
| clean profit to him. He will doubtless he
| sent up for a long term. When the state
| courts are done with him the federal authori-
ties will take him in charge for using the
| mails for fraudulent purposes. The case has
been referred to Postof1ce Inspector +. O.
Tate, now in this city, who will take action in
| behalf OF the government.
| AT Jacksonville day or two ago, Police
man Fritz arrested Alfred Ward alias
| shorty" young white man. at the instga-
tion of one Peter Byrne, who charged him
| with being suspicious character and at
| tempting to rob him Byrne says that he had
been down to Corbetts training quarters
| and came up to the city saturday morning
| and got little full and inquired of Ward the
way to the Travellers hotel Ward said that
| he would show him the way to the hotel, but
| Instead wendell their way towards the back
| streets. When he realized that they were
not going in the right direction he told Ward
! so, but Ward insisted that they we're coins
| the right way, and asked Byrne IL he had a
| revolver. Byrne by this time was fully aware
that Ward was attempting foul play, and TOLD
HIM that he had revolver when he really
hadnone. Ward then attempted to grappl,
with him, when he ran, pursued by Ward. HI
fortunately, however, made his way TO the
hotel and was followed into the once by
| Ward, who demanded pay for his service, anc
became so insolent that he was thrown out o.
| the hotel by the porter. He was afterwarC
| arrested and Monday morning was sentenced