The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-26


loose. Capt Lassierre says they attempt
| ed TO capture the carcass. but that II was
! too heavy 70 pull in without some pur-
chase. which the small skim did not afford.
FLORIDA.
The Pensacola Athletic Club now has 100
/ members.
! J. NJ. Ouarterman. of Palatka. died Fri
/ day morning Of consumption.
AT Gainesville. Friday morning. Dennis
lawson, COlOrcd, charged with murder,
I pleaded guilty TO manslaughter and was
sentenced to twelve months in the peni-
Tertiary.
/ Mrs. Abrams, of Titusville, a lady So
| years old. met with a serious accident
| on Wednesday evening, by falling of the
/ steps leading up 10 the back porch Of
the house. breaking her arm above the ell
/ bow.
Ed Donohue, a young white man who
I was convicted Of arson in the criminal
/ court OF Escamba county early last year
and sentenced TO two years in the state
( penitentiary, has been pardoned. He had
( but a few more months TO serve.
Thursday the surveying party Of the Fer
| nandina Western crossed the ST. Mary's
/ river into Georgia. at point southwest Of
billiard. Mr.. Cook reports the country fiat,
but susceptible Of drainage. The survey Is
/ being pushed on towards Jasper
The large warehouse of Gum & Seek
| niger. of Tampa. situated on the river
/ bank, is sinking. II Is full Of groceries,
hay, grain, etc, and the loss win be con-
move the goods on account Of the danger.
Gus p. Anthony, on Monday made an ex-
/ change OF house and lot In Washington,
! Ga, for l2O acres of land al Hardeeville,
| about twelve miles south of Titusville.
Eight acres OF the land are planted in
orange trees the balance being pine and
hammock land.
A. S. Thompson, of Titusville, has sent
a challenge to George Adams. OF Jack
sonville who won the southern champion
ship at the bicycle races in North Caro-
lima a few days ago to race him for $780,
the race to be run at Titusville over the
half-mile road course. The race will be
for a gold medal, and the 800 a present,
or side bet.
In the circuit court at Gainesville Fri
day the entire day was occupied in the
! trial of Joe Holder for the murder of john
ME Parker at Lacrosse. The murder was
committed about four years ago at La
crosse. The two young men were en-
pioyed together in a cotton gin, and had
quarrel which led to a fight. and in the
seuffie Parker was cut with knife. from
the effects OF which he afterward died
At 1880 o'clock Friday morning the jury
reported that they had been unable to
reach verdict and asked to be dis
charged. Holder furnished bond in the
sum of $1,000 and the case was continued
until the next term of the circuit court
Lieut.. w. w. Carter of the Halifax Rifles
and publisher Of the Journal Davtona
Fla, and his wife arrived at st. Angus
tine Friday evening, from Jacksonville
en- route home from the encampment of
beach from Pablo on their wheels. The
distance. thirty-two miles, was covered
in two hours A boat went from St. Au-
gustine. in response to their signal on the
North beach point, and brought them to
ST. Augustine. After a nights rest. they
started on their wheels, via the Anastasia
island beach to Matanzas inlet, where
they Will be ferried across, and continue
on down the beach to Daytona thus scor-
ing the first continuous bicycle trip from
Pablo to Daytona.
The members of the Florida conference
college board of trustees held their annual
meeting Thursday. The former officers of
the board were reelected, excepting the
treasurer, who suggested that the treasu-
rer and financial agent be the same person,
which was adopted. and w II. Steinmeyer
was chosen to fill the two offices combined.
| A long time was given to a consideration
/ of the many applications for positions in
the college. Ten persons applied for the
1 presidency, and every place had numerous
/ applicants for it. The final result was
] reached with perfect unanimity, so far as
/ the presidency is concerned, and almost so
/ with regard 10 the other positions, and it is
as follows: Rev. J. T. Nolen, A. B.. b: D.,
/ president; Rev. f. A. Taylor, A. M, Rev.
/ 7. A. Jordan, A. b., b. D., professors in
! literary department, and Mrs. Lucy Moore
Lee, teacher Of music and art.
A large crowd gathered at the court
/ house at Fernandina Thursday to hear the
/ trial of the cases against the young pilot,
Jones Davis. There was no trial, how
ever, for after some consultation among
4 the attorneys the cases We're dismissed. 1t
/ is rumored that this action was taken for
/ two reasons. In the first place. il is said
l Davis did not bring the steamer Feliciana
| into Florida waters, but only piloted her
| over the Cumberland bar, which Il is ad-
/ mitted he had a right TO do under his IL
! eense from the Georgia commissioners.
! Then. 1t is said, there are other pilots who.
acting under licenses issued by the Georgia
| commissioners, have brought ships into
! Fernandina, and so are guilty of the Of
/ Tense charged against Davis, and that
tn haz haap at.r tod
/ the cases were pressed against Davis and
his conviction secured.
Thursday night Chief of Police NJ. ]. Tru-
man of Palatka, notified Policemen Radish
and Pullman that he desired them TO ac-
| company him IN order TO raid the dis
| reputable Legro house kept by Ida Stewart
| in the city. About 10 o clock they went out
/ to the house Chief Truman and Policeman
Pullman went TO one door and Policeman
Radish went to the other and demanded adj
/ mittance; the door was opened and Radish
entered. After he was admitted, he asked
| II Louis Densler was in the house. Densler
| answered that he was, and came forward
| and presented a pistol and fired at Police
| man Radish. Radish at once assured him
| If he would give up that he would not harm
| him. The negro then ran by Radish and
! fired at him again, burning Radish's face.
The negro made his escape from the house.
| Policeman Radish and the other officers
| then got together and shot at the negro
several times without effect. The negro
was finally captured.
Sanford Chronicle: The tannerv of
Messrs. Zapf & Rohrer is in most success
full operation. The new thirty horse power
boiler, manufactured at Chattanooga.
Tenn, was placed in position last week
and is now in permanent use. About fif-
teen cords or many tons of saw palmetto
| roots, are used every week, and the refuse
| after the fannie acid Is extracted. is used
along with one cord of wood per week m
keeping up the fires under the
boiler. The residue is great
amount of ashes weekly. Valua-
BILE for its large percentage of potash. max
ing an excellent fertilizer, and which IS Of
one hundred hides per week are convert Ell
into leather chiefly of three varieties. lace.
harness and uppers; for all of which there
are ready sales at fair prices. The whole
establishment, fitted up as it is with an
| the necessary accessories, is moving alonf,
IL the most prosperous manner.