The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-19

% viii be ~ some use to that section
Three eNamluatlons OF the stream all
have resuites ln adverse reports the last
Of which was sent in day or two age
The government engineers find the stream
utterly unworthy OF The expenditure that
would De required TO make 81 navisahle-
The patrons Of the Newberry school
made the board OF public instruction Of
Alacnla county deed TO lot In the
town of NeWberrT upon which 90 erect
a new school building. The building was
erected and turned over 20 the school
board LAST week r. was discovered that
me new building had been erected upon
the wrong lot. ana while the county had
paid for the school building the board
had no control over Il as 10 stood upon
property owned bv a private individual
The mistake was rectincf Saturday when
an exchange or deeds was made
The maulamus case OF Thad w. Grace,
formerly teacher OF Jackson county,
against County Superintendent WOold-
r.lze. 90 compel him as superintendent
OF public instruction 20 reiustate the
certificate OF the first grade issued TO
Mr.. Grace. which had been revoked by
the county superintendent on the grounds
or gross immortality, mas been decided
at .laranna by Judse Barnes in favor
before Judge Barnes during the month
OF December and the matter mas been
under Amusement of the court until last
week, when he handed down his decision,
as above stated
At Egypt last Friday afternoon frankie
Hay, nesro boy years Of age, was
about lU years of age. named ollie Far
mer. Farmer had got hold Of "a gun
owned by Rus Reese. and met Frankie
as he and his sister We're going 10 a
uelehbOr's for bucket of water When
Farmer came up to the other TWO chill
dren he said. Now ! have got you.
frankie. and I'm going TO shoot you"
The little child was greatly terrified, as
was also the sister. and said. Don't
you shoot me- Ollie amt done nothin.
70 you Please don shoot me- Bnt
the gun was fired. ana the load found
lodging place in the little Fellows
arm and side. Sunday morning the
wounded boy died. Farmer says he did
not know the gun was loaded.
Edward Galpin an aged white man. is
lying in an unconscious and dangerous
condition al Highland Park. three miles
east OF DeLand. from the effects of blows
on the head by clubs. Galpin had been
keeping the store of -. =. Dibhin About
p. IN. Saturday he was assaulted by two
negroes, who beat him over the head with
clubs, their evident intention being to Kill
and rob him. Galpin managed TO walk
few hundred yards TO the residence Of
Mrs. Besant, when he shortly became de-
liriOus, and IL was with difficulty that
he was restrained for treatment He fin
ally fell in stupor, and DR. George
Davis, who was summoned from DeLand.
says that the wounds viii prove fatal, as
the patient is suffering from a compound
fracture Of the skull. Sheriff kurtz of
Highland Park is on The trail of the assail-
ants.
There is one negro in Marion county
VINO AdS not forgotten ldkOEE SHOWN MN
when poor and ragged dependent boy
The assistance then proffered him so en-
Outraged his ambition that he has grown
into self-respecting, worthy citizen. pros
porous and giving to others In his homes.
lie, an example worthy of emulation. This
man of color met his beneiactor the
other day and said. "Once upbn time
you helped me to Victuals and clothes
and TO start in life. IL has never been
forgotten, and now ! am in q position TO
assist you. If YOU need 1t, YOU can draw
on me at sight for So .O00 / have IL in
the bank The prefer was as highly
appreciated as though il had been taken
and it convinced the person who had con-
terred taVOrs on the COlOred man when
a boy of the truth of the saying that 1T
Is more blessed to give than TO receive"
Some time ago the controller Of the
state of Florida, Hon. w. ID. Bloxham
levied on the property of the Consumers
Electric Light and Street Railroad Com
pany Tor the non-payment of taxes due
the state OF Florida by the old Tampa
Street Railway Company The Consum-
ers' road contended that they bought the
property at q receivers sale last June,
free from all liens, and that the 10000
paid for the property into the hands of
the receiver represented the property,
and that the state should proceed against
that fund for its taxes. The controller
however, diSregarded the previous sale
and ordered the sheriff of HilsborouCh
county to levy on the Consumers prop
erty. Saturday morning the Consumers
railroad Company applied for an in
junction before Judge Phillips. to re-
strain the seizure of their property for
the taxes, and the court granted the
Injunction, holding that the proper thing
Tor the state to do was TO apply to the
court to have the taxes paid out of the
fund in the registry of the court, repre-
senting the property Of the old street
railway company.
A case was tried in the United States
circuit court, for the Northern district Of
Florida, at Tampa Friday, involving some
interesting points Of law. The case was
that of Ramsdell VS.. the Florida Com
mercial Co, ejectment Mr.. Ramsdell was
represented by n. b. X. Petungin, ESQ
and Il. i. Wilson, and the Commercial
Company by Messrs. r. w. q w. NJ
Davis. The legislature of Florida, in 1879
made grant of lands to the Florida
Southern Railroad company and subse-
quently the board of trustees of the in
ternal Improvement fund conveyed to S
/. WALES a great many thousands of acres
OF this same land. These lands We're sub
sequently purchased from Wales by va
rious parties The Florida Southern
of this land to the Florida Commercial
company Ramsdel who had purchased
from Wales, brought suit in eieCtment
against the Commercial Co., in the United
States court. Ramsdeil held deed from
the trustees of the Internal Improvement
Fund The Florida Southern Railroad
company never held paper title. but de-
pended upon its statutory grant. The
Commercial company, holding under the
railroad company, took the same posi-
ton. The statutory grant was older than
the deed to Wales. Judge Locke held
| that the statutory grant must prevail and
that the deed to Wales was void because
OF want of power in the trustees to convey
after the legislature had made the grant
to the railroad company There was not
much land involved in the immediate
suit. but it settles the question as to a
| great many thousand acres.