The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-15

At a meeting of the new council al Pen
sacola Wednesday night Mayor McHugh
nominated the following officers, and they
We're promptly confirmed: City clerk,
Felix Glackmeyer: harbor master John
Holland; city attorney, w. A. Blount:
city physician. Or. Il. l.. simpson; The
council subsequently elected Joseph
Brown as harbor commissioner.
The DeLand board of public works held
meeting Wednesday night, and approved
the contracts made by the city council for
corporation. When the work under con-
tract has been completed, about $4,000
viii have been expended in public improve
ment during the past six months, $4,000
OF which have gone on the streets.
Charles Martin, a colored restaurant
Keeper at Barlow, was killed by the cars
Thursday morning. Attempting to jump
on the rapidly moving train. he was
drawn under the wheels and one arm
cut off. The side of his head was fearfully
crushed. He lived but a few moments.
The tram was carrying about 500 eXcur-
sionists from points south to Tampa.
The sheriff and deputies arrived at Ar
cadia Wednesday morning with John Luz
cas-, the man who killed Dempsey ID.
Crews at Crews home, at Crewsville, on
the 10th. They expected a lynching party
to attack them, but no attempt was madei
as he was well guarded. Lucas was wound
ed in the side with a glancing load of
bird shot. and is expected to be entirely
well in a short time. Everybody regrets
the occurrence, as both were prominent
ClllZeHS OF lne county, Win large Iaml-
lies.
There was a rough-and-tumble fight be-
tween two cOlored women about five miles
west of Gainesville Wednesday, Emma
Huckleberry and Liza Brown engaged in
an alteration. Liza was the more power
full of the two, and when friends under
took to take her off Emma. Lizas brother
appeared upon the scene, and with pistol
in one hand and a razor In the other, de-
manded fair play. The fight lasted for
about fifteen minutes and was a most bru-
tai encounter. Emmas face was torn in
several places by Liza's teeth, and the
doctor had to make several stitches.
The Florida Mercantile Company OF
Tampa lost a case of goods in a peculiar
and mysterious way not long since. Fail
ing to receive a case of goods which they
had ordered, they notified the wholeSa le
goods bad been forwarded. and a tracer
was sent after them. After a search the
bill of lading, receipted by a dray driver,
was found in the business Office of their
store. The only solution of the mystery
seems TO be that the dray driver kept
the goods after receipting the bill of lad
ing, and in some way managed to sliD
the bill into the office without the knoWl-
edge of any of the firm.
The schooner Ida NJ. Southland of New
York is at Fernandina taking on cargo
of nearly 100000 feet of lumber for Rob
inson & Booth. The Southland is the
largest three-masted schooner on the
eastern coast. She carries a cargo of
l,40O tons or 10000 feet Of lumber on a
draught Of eighteen feet, and is one or
the finest fitted up sailing vessels carry
ing the American flag. She made the trip
from New York TO Fernandna In four
days. Her spars are something immense,
and an engine in her forecastle handles
its great sails She was built at Waids-
boro, Me, in the latter part of 1892 The
Southland is 1872 feet long.