The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-30


utensils. The beast was killed Monday
evening by Mrs Livingston's husband.
FLORIDA. !
James Weeks, sheriff of Clay county,
has rendered his resignation to Gov.
Mitchell.
The body of John Hetherington of Fort
Pierce, who has been missing for two
house north of St Lucie. From all re-
ports he hanged himself.
The young child of ]. II. Letournau and
grandchild Of Capt L. r. Richards of
Eden, died Monday night from strangula-
ton. caused by swallowing button with
which it was playing. Death was almost
Immediate
Senator n. A. Bitch returned to Phoenix
ness of his daughter, Miss Lillian. The
condition of this young lady has been
very serious for several days, but Is
thought 10 be slightly improving
Two negroes. John Green and Henry
Brown, were drowned Tuesday in Blue
Springs Four negroes were in boat,
and. during a playful attempt to fHghten
each other by tipping the boat it cap
sized. Two escaped by swimming. The
run is now being dragged for the other two
bodies.
The heavy rain storm at St Augustine
Sunday evening was accompanied by hail
stones as large as pigeon eggs, pelting all
things for eight minutes, without doing
any other damage than cutting down some
of the young vegetable plants. The storm
laid down the kindling wood mil belong
ing to George A. Bruer, at the north end
Of town.
All of the stationery pertaining to the
collection of the income tax has been re-
turned by G.. W. Wilson, collector of in
ternal revenue at Jacksonville from his
office to the department in Washington.
Mr.. Wilson had also dispensed with the
services of Oscar A. Sloan, deputy for the
collection of the income tax and Thomas
ID. Watts, the income tax stenographer.
Secretary T. J. AppIeyard Of the state
Senate, who is interested in the Jackson
Vile and Tampa Bay Improved Railway
Company, has received a letter from his
associates in Ohio, asking him to meet
them in Cincinnati as soon as the legisla-
ture adjourns for the purpose of agreeing
upon plans for the commencement OF the
construction of the road. This road Is to
be operated by electricity.
A special from Brent's Station, Escam-
bia county, states that John b. Vaughn
a former representative in the Legislators
from Escambia county. had a narrow es-
cape from death at his saw mill there A
S-lnch zeal plank, twenty-four feet long,
was on the carriage which was moving
rapidly. The plank got caught in the saw
and was hurled with great violence for
thirty feet. striking Mr.. Vaughn on the
left shoulder He was knocked down and
severely injured. If he had been standing
rev inches further to the left, he would
have been killed instantly.
The Tammany nominations for city Of
ncers OF Pensacola were made Monday
night The ticket is as follows: Pat Nc
Hugh. for mayor; +. A. Wallace. marshal;
:; l. Johnson treasurer; n. Mick oerting,
Cahan, James McGauhey and L. J. Griffin.
icounolimen at large; and for precinct
Broughton, c. j. Heinberg, James Swee
ney John Phffer, L. Hilton Green. r. NJ.
Carey. Jr;. and W. H. Northrup The
tse present mayor, w. Il. Anderson. at
the head
The vote in the lower house Of the state
legislature on Mr.. Wal!s silver coinage
resolution, which passed that body Sat-
urdayt shows a decided reluctance among
4 the members to go, on record. Out OF six
y-e9ght votes only thirty-six were polled,
as toIows: Yeas-Bates, Bowies, Dancy
lEllis, Gregory, .Hendry, Herpdon, Kelly
McAiilly, McAlpin, McCreary,' McSween,
Moore, oliver, Pinkham, Plummer, Skin
ner, Smith, Stone and. Wall-20. Nays
Jennings, Ballard, Bennett, Brown, Chap
man. Clark Of Jefferson. Harp. Harris,
knowles, Sewell, Shaffer, sullivan, Wells,
Whstner and Wilder-l6,
Gee PARRISH who was shot near Statke
Sunday, is still living There Is no foun-
datton in fact for the rumQr that Sheriff
full duty in this case. Monday H. NJ
Parrish applied to the, county judge for a
! warrant for Charlie Phillips, but refused
| to make the necessary affidavit, and hence
no warrant was issued. No less than
| five or six different persons have been ac-
Guessed of doing the shooting. However,
IL ~.
Parrish placed a warrant for the accused
| In the hands of the sheriff, with the in
junction not to serve it till he, Parrish,
was seen again at night.
Trouble has invaded the camp of the
Tampa Rifles, Company B of the Fifth
| Battalion. majority of the members of
| the company have asked Capt. c. c. Whit
aker to resign. his position. He refuses
| 10 do this, and the same members have
| sent petition to Gov. Mitchell asking
him to remove Capt. Whitaker. Friction
has existed between the captain and
company Tor some time. A climax was
reached when the Fifth Battalion band
went to Tallahassee to the encampment
with the Island City Guards of Key West,
| instead of waiting until the next night
for the Tampa company. This is said to
be due to the fact of a difference be-
| tween Capt. Whitaker and the leader of
| the band. On the return from Tallahas
see, shortly before arriving at Tampa
! Capt Whitaker, in a speech to the menu
bers of the company, said that as soon
as they were ready to elect his successor
he would resign. The boys took him at
his word. and at the meeting of the
company the next week the captain was
| informed that the company was ready TO
| elect his successor, and asked for his
it in, and further declared that not enough
| members were in the company to
! compel him to resign. a motion was
| then made and carried, with ONLY two dis
senting votes that a COMMITTEES he an
pointed to ask for his resignation. and
i this committee the captain had to APP
. ! punt as ne pfcSlutQ at lile meeting. cant.
| Whitaker still refused to resign, and the
petition to the governor was circula ted
and on Monday i was forwarded to Talla-
hassee. Capt Whitaker left for Talla-
! hassee on Monday, but IL is not known
whether his mission was in connection
| with this matter.
A special to the Jacksonville Times
Union from Sumteryille says; "A case
before County Judge Steele Monday that
excited considerable interest was shat OF
the state vs.. George W. Wade. a young
man from the south end of the county
who was charged with being too intimate
| with certain young maiden, and who
loved not wisely. but too well. Some
time since he left the county. A warrant
was procured, but he escaped arrest un-