The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-07

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! postponed for a few weeks.
At meeting Of the city council a. Or
( lando Friday night. II was decided to call
/ a special election % decide the question
( Of authorizing the city 10 borrow g.
the money 10 De used better TO provide
the city with the means Of fighting fires.
Tho southbound passenger trair on inc
Z Florida Central and Peninsular was dc
layeQ several hours Friday by a north
7 bound freight train, which had been
wrecked about two miles south Of Ocala-
Several box cars were badly smashed
on the track.
The firm Of H. Baars & Co Of Pensa-
cola, from September. 1898, to September
1894, loaded 14l vessels with cargoes Ak
gregatfng lZb.05o.2li feet Of timber and
lumber. This firm is without doubt tie
United States.
Alachua county's finances are in the
poorest condition they have been for
years. Up 10 Thursday night there was
not q cent In the road tax fund. and but
very little IN any of the other funds The
paying or the expense for criminal prose-
eutions has drained the treasury almost
barren.
The old adage that troubles never come
singly. Is not without foundation. Mrs.
Sylvester Hartsfeld of Leon county had
just buried her husband a few days ago,
ana had a child lying al the point of
death, when a boy foOling with a pistol
that he didn't know was loaded" acct
dentally shot her through the hand.
Henry Hendricks. a white boy aged rs.
was shot by young negro named Jack
son at the flying jenny" in y Dor City
about o'clock Friday night The ball
entered behind the ear and imbe1ded it,
self firmly in the bone. Several attempts
were necessary 10 extract II after IL had
been taken hold of by the instrument
states Attorney II. G. MacFarlane Of
Tampa has resigned his office, and the
friends Of w. A. Carter are circulating
a petition indOrsing him for the office.
Judge g. y. Sparkman acted as states
attorney during court al Braidentown.
The many friends Of T. NJ. Weir are urE-
ing him for appointment 10 the Office Of
supervisor Of registration.
Friday night n peculiar procession was
seen on the streets Of Ybor. A large crowd
was marching down the street near the
street car track, and at first il was thought
to be a funeral procession. The moon
peeped out from behind cloud, and dis
a train OF friends following them. A num-
Der Of them were bearing the train of
the brides white satin dress.
Herman Hutchings of Rock Mines. in
Citrus county, happened to a very painful
accident day or two ago. He had been
out in his buggy hunting and was return
Ing home, when his gun, which was
placed IN front of him, slipped through
a hole in the buggy bed. striking the
hammer, and the entire load of hirdshot
passed through the aeshy part of his left
arm near the elbow and also tore off the
upper part of his left ear, burning his
face badly with powder.
Kissimmee Leader; Prof. Robert Ridge
way, William Palmer and Il. j. Brown Of
Washington, II. c., whom the Leader
mentioned about month ago as having
gone down the river 70 secure specimens
of animals, birds, reptiles and insects
Tor the Atlanta exposition, returned from
their trip on the steamer Roseada last
Sunday. They succeeded in securing
about 400 specimens. which will make
quite display from this section at At
lanta. After the close of the exposition
they will be taken TO the Smithsonian
Institute at Washington.
William Rawls, the negro man lynched
chungl at Newnansville Tuesday night,
was always in trouble with some one. He
was born and reared at NewnansVille
His father was hung at Bronson several
years ago for murder. When first arrested
he told his wife good-by and to take good
care of the children, as he never ex-
pected to return to them When the mob
seized him he yelled, oh, my God, Jesus!
Oh, Jesus, save me! Save metz These
screams could be heard for half a mile.
In fact. those who were near the business
portion of the town could distinguish ey-
cry word he said.
The tax assessor of Orange county has
issued a circular ordering a reduction ON
the value OF orange groves, pure and
simple, without reference to land and
Improvements; If killed TO the ground
and is sprouting out from the stump. Is
per cent Will be taken off from the value
OF 1884 On those putting out from the
large limbs, small limbs killed, 50 per
duce small crop this year. % per cent
of. on those that viii produce one-fourth
to one-half crop, no reduction will be
made: On those entirely killed, value same
as other farming lands.
1t is very likely that before another
season the passenger station and freight
depot Of the DeLand branch will be moved
down from the present site to what is
known as the Clough property at DeI.and
At present the railroad terminus Is lust
across the street from the College Arms
hotel. and Mr.. Stetson is anxious to have
1t moved. Last summer he offered the
railroad company So 900 to move the sta
tion and depot few hundred yards west
to the Woodland boulevard crossing. The
railroad company declined. Mr.. Stetson
now offers to give the railroad companv
the Clough property If the removal of tho
depot shall be effected The offer has
been practically accepted.
Miss Isabella Pinder of Spanish Wells
in the Bahama Islands is at Key West
She is 35 years old, thirty-six inches high
and weighs less than fifty pounds. Her
physical development is perfect She is
on a visit to her cousin, General Abe
Sawyer, who is 81 years old fortv-one
inches high and weighs fifty-five pounds.
The Indian River hotel property al
Titusville, which has been i'm dispute for
some time past is now owned by Fred T.
Taylor wealthy and prominent resident
OF Grand Rapids, Mich. ID. s. Hutchin-
son of Trenton, n. j.. exchanged il for
viii spend several thousand dollars in
making improvements inside and outside
the hotel